{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-42-103-1","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-103-1","heading":"Declaration of policy.","body":"The general assembly finds and declares that the improper treatment, storage, or disposal of solid and hazardous waste generated in this state poses a significant threat to the integrity of the environment and the public health; that ensuring the proper treatment, storage, or disposal of solid and hazardous waste is a public purpose in the best interests of all citizens of this state; and that the only way to accomplish this purpose is to provide for the siting, design, construction, operation, and use of environmentally acceptable solid and hazardous waste facilities.","path":["Title 42 State Affairs and Government","Chapter 103 Waste Facilities Siting"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE42/42-103/42-103-1.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:00:08Z","sha256":"3d637891dfbed3907f9b86f6650cc3d09f4d14ff4378504c123a27c8b77f6773","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-42-102-13","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-42-103-2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}