2015 Emerging Environmental Priorities
A summary of emerging environmental priorities of The Environment Council of Rhode Island for 2015 on broad topics of Energy, Land/Water, Waste, Transportation, and Budget.
Government
The Faces of ECRI: 2015 Legislative Session
These individuals are lobbyists for their respective environmental organizations which are members of the Environment Council of Rhode Island (ECRI), and they regularly lobby on environmental issues on which ECRI has taken formal positions.
Creation of RI Climate Change Commission/Advisory Committee
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Establishes and appoints members to a climate change advisory committee.
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Legislative Agenda
Senate Committee Assignment:
ECRI Pro/Con:
Oppose
Creation of the Office of Inspector General
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Establishes the office of inspector general as an independent administrative agency charged with the purpose of preventing and detecting fraud, waste and abuse, and mismanagement in the expenditure of public funds.
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Legislative Agenda
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User Fees
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Allows the host municipality to share in all beach parking fee receipts, not just daily parking fee receipts.
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Legislative Agenda
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Road & Bridge Revolving Fund Administered by RI Clean Water Finance Agency
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Provides for a municipal road and bridge revolving fund to be administered by the Rhode Island Clean Water Finance Agency in order to lower the cost of borrowing for road and bridge projects of cities and towns.
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Legislative Agenda
ECRI Pro/Con:
Oppose
Permitting animal agriculture, primarily chickens, in municipal zoning
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Permits animal agriculture use within residential, industrial, and commercial municipal zoning.
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Legislative Agenda
Expedited Citation Process for Alleged DEM Noncompliance
This bill would allow the director of DEM to use an expedited citation process for alleged noncompliance.
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Restricting Emergency Rule-Making by DEM & Other Admin Agencies
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This act would establish a rigid schedule for the covered administrative agencies to publish and adopt rules and amendments. It would also prohibit the promulgation of an emergency rule or amendment without the written consent of the governor. This bill would cripple all of DEM's rule-making ability – especially in their Marine Fisheries and Fish & Wildlife divisions where regulatory changes are frequent and necessary.
Leg Agenda/Priority:
Legislative Agenda
ECRI Pro/Con:
Oppose
Statewide Solid Waste Plan Update-Element 171 State of Waste Review
Advisory Committee Review Powerpoint Presentation dated May 21, 2013. Michael O'Connell, Executive Director of RI Resource Recovery Corporation, presented this at the Annual Meeting of ECRI, June 10, 2013.
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