2017 Rhode Island General Laws
Title 23 - Health and Safety
Chapter 23-19.7 - Hazardous Waste Management Facilities
Section 23-19.7-5 - Siting and impact agreement required - Exceptions.

§ 23-19.7-5. Siting and impact agreement required - Exceptions.

(a)(1) No hazardous waste management facility shall be located or operated in any community nor shall any local permit for construction or substantial alteration of the facility be issued unless there is in force a siting agreement between the host community and the developer and, if required under this chapter, an impact agreement between a neighboring community and the developer.

(2) No hazardous waste management facility shall be located or operated in any community on property owned or leased by the state or any agency, corporation, or commission of the state, unless there is in force a siting agreement between the host community and the developer and, if required under this chapter, an impact agreement between a neighboring community and the developer.

(b) No siting and/or impact agreement shall be required of facilities for the management of hazardous waste which are generated on site as the term is defined under § 23-19.7-3(13), except under the following circumstances:

(1) Where the generator imports and employs hazardous wastes generated in another place as a feedstock; or

(2) Where changes in the management of hazardous waste generated on site require a new permit or amendment to an existing permit issued under the Hazardous Waste Management Act of 1978, chapter 19.1 of this title, and where, as a result, there is a significant increase in the risks to the public health and safety or to the environment beyond that associated with the generator's normal activities. Findings of significantly increased risk from any changes in the management of hazardous waste generated on site may be made by mutual agreement between the hazardous waste generator and the host community or by declaratory judgment obtained in superior court by either party.

(c) Nothing in this section shall be deemed to require a siting or impact agreement for a hazardous waste management facility in existence at the time of passage of this chapter which complies with the requirements and provisions of the Hazardous Waste Management Act of 1978, as amended, and which complies with all local requirements; provided, that any modification of hazardous waste management practices which requires a new permit or amendment to an existing permit issued under the Hazardous Waste Management Act of 1978, as amended, shall be subject to the provisions of this chapter.

History of Section.
(P.L. 1982, ch. 197, § 1.)