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R.I. Gen. Laws § 46-12.7-1. Purpose
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The legislature finds and declares that the release of oil or hazardous substances into the environment presents a real and substantial threat to the public health and welfare, to the environment, and to the economy of the state. The legislature therefore concludes that it is in …
R.I. Gen. Laws § 46-12.7-10. Claims against the fund
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(a) Any person may apply to the fund for compensation for damages and losses suffered as a result of an oil spill under any of the following conditions: (1) The responsible party or parties cannot be ascertained. (2) A responsible party is not liable for non-economic damages caus…
R.I. Gen. Laws § 46-12.7-11. Emergency loans
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In the event of an oil spill where more than ten thousand (10,000) gallons of oil have been discharged in the waters of the state, in any one day from a single event, the director, after a properly noticed public hearing, may make an emergency secured loan to any private individu…
R.I. Gen. Laws § 46-12.7-12. Recovery of expenditures from fund
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The attorney general, in consultation with the director, shall undertake actions to recover all costs to the funds from any responsible party for an oil spill into marine or estuarine waters for which expenditures are made from the fund. Payment of any claim or obligation from th…
