{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-23-23.1-2","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 23-23.1-2","heading":"Declaration of policy.","body":"The legislature finds and declares that air pollution may, at certain times and in certain places, so seriously affect the health, safety, and welfare of the people and resources of this state and so directly threaten the lives of large portions of the population as to warrant the provision of emergency powers as provided for in this chapter to prevent or minimize disasters of unforeseeable proportions.","path":["Title 23 Health and Safety","Chapter 23.1 Air Pollution Episode Control"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE23/23-23.1/23-23.1-2.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T19:56:56Z","sha256":"258b084657ed3d0a3280ea71587cfe336d6b31d3f304c524f0d6776024df38a3","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-23-23.1-1","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-23-23.1-3"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}