{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-23-19.17-2","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 23-19.17-2","heading":"Prohibition on new high-heat medical waste processing facilities.","body":"Notwithstanding any other law, rule, or regulation to the contrary, no permit or license shall be issued for the construction or operation of a new high-heat medical waste processing facility, and no application for a permit or license for such a facility shall be granted or issued by the state if the facility:\n(1) Is within two thousand feet (2,000′) of any waters as defined in § 46-12-1;\n(2) Is within two thousand feet (2,000′) of open space or any state management area, or park, or land held by any entity in trust for public use;\n(3) Is within two thousand feet (2,000′) of any floodplains, or flood hazard area as defined in § 45-22.2-4;\n(4) Is within one mile of a pre-existing public or private school providing education of any grades 1 through twelve (12), a college or university, a childcare center, a preschool, an assisted living facility, or a nursing facility;\n(5) Is within one mile of any area zoned for residential use; or\n(6) Is located in an environmental justice municipality.","path":["Title 23 Health and Safety","Chapter 19.17 High-Heat Waste Facility Act of 2021"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE23/23-19.17/23-19.17-2.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T19:56:54Z","sha256":"9385fdbb498f01300ad207726bbce9af629e0f62678b5bb00e9032044ce980cf","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-23-19.17-1","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-23-19.18-1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}