Title 42, Title 42 Affairs and Government

(a) The licensing decision issued by the siting board shall constitute the sole, final, binding, and determinative regulatory decision within the state for the purposes of siting, building, operating, or altering a major energy facility. (b) Any person aggrieved by a decision of …

(a) Members of the siting board, or agents of the board, while engaged in the performance of their duties, may at all reasonable times enter any premises, buildings, or other places belonging to, or controlled by, an applicant for a license under this chapter, and inspect the pre…

The filing of an application under this chapter constitutes consent by the applicant(s) and its (their) affiliates to the jurisdiction of this state for the purposes of discovery relevant to the application.

The exercise of the powers granted by this chapter or the provisions thereof shall not apply to chapter 19 of title 23, and shall not apply to any matter over which any agency, department, or instrumentality of the federal government has exclusive jurisdiction or has jurisdiction…

(a) Failure to comply with any promulgated board rule, regulation, requirement or procedure for the licensing of energy facilities shall constitute grounds for suspension or dismissal, with or without prejudice in its discretion, of licensing proceedings, provided that the applic…

(a) There is created an account to be known as the “energy facility siting account”, an account within the public utilities commission in the general fund, hereinafter referred to as the “account”, for the purpose of providing the financial means for the board to purchase materia…

The provisions of this chapter shall be construed liberally to effectuate its purposes. If any provision of this chapter or of any rule, regulation, or determination made under this chapter, or the application of this chapter to any person, agency, or circumstances, is held inval…

(a) This chapter shall take effect upon its passage and shall operate prospectively and shall not apply to any electric cogeneration energy facility capable of operating at a gross capacity of more than forty megawatts (40 MW) but less than eighty megawatts (80 MW) that, prior to…

It shall be the policy of this state to assure that: (1) The facilities required to meet the energy needs of this and succeeding generations of Rhode Islanders are planned for, considered, and built in a timely and orderly fashion; (2) Construction, operation, and/or alteration o…

(a) To assist the board in achieving the policy objectives set forth in § 42-98-2, the owners of any proposed energy facility, whether or not the facility qualified as a major energy facility, shall make an informational filing with the board at the time of first application to a…

(a) “Agency” means any agency, council, board, or commission of the state or political subdivision of the state. (b) “Alteration” means a significant modification to a major energy facility, which, as determined by the board, will result in a significant impact on the environment…

No person shall site, construct, or alter a major energy facility within the state without first obtaining a license from the siting board pursuant to this chapter.

(a) There is established the siting board which shall be a part of state government. The siting board shall consist of three (3) members, as follows: the chairperson of the public utilities commission, who shall serve as chairperson of the siting board; the director of the depart…

When the term of office of a member of the siting board expires or otherwise terminates, and that person has participated in hearing all or a substantial part of the evidence in a proceeding before the board, that person shall remain a member of the siting board for the sole purp…

(a)(1) The siting board is the licensing and permitting authority for all licenses, permits, assents, or variances that, under any statute of the state or ordinance of any political subdivision of the state, would be required for siting, construction, or alteration of a major ene…

(a) The rules and regulations promulgated by the board pursuant to § 42-98-7(c) shall prescribe the form and contents of applications under this chapter. The applications shall contain at least the following, where applicable: (1) Identification of the proposed owner(s) of the fa…

(a) Within sixty (60) days following the board’s docketing of an application, the board shall, on not less than forty-five (45) days’ notice to all agencies, subdivisions of the state, and the public, convene a preliminary hearing on the application to determine the issues to be …

(a) Upon receiving a utility company application, the board shall immediately notify, in writing, the councils of the towns and cities affected by the construction. (b) The board shall have at least one public hearing in each town or city affected prior to holding its own hearing…