TITLE 30

Military Affairs and Defense

CHAPTER 30-15

Emergency Management

SECTION 30-15-41



   § 30-15-41  Approval of emergency response

plans for the transportation of liquefied natural gas. –

(a) Findings. The General Assembly hereby recognizes the paramount

importance of establishing an emergency response plan for the transportation of

liquefied natural gas within the state. The General Assembly hereby declares

also that the establishment of the emergency response plan is in the interest

of the public health, safety, and welfare as a means to protect against the

potential hazards presented by the transportation of liquefied natural gas.



   (b) No emergency response plan for the transportation of

liquefied natural gas through the waters of Narragansett Bay and/or Mount Hope

Bay shall be issued or implemented by the Rhode Island emergency management

agency prior to the approval of the aforementioned emergency response plan by

the general assembly and the city or town councils of Bristol, Jamestown,

Middletown, Newport, Portsmouth, Tiverton, and Warren.



History of Section.

(P.L. 2008, ch. 208, § 1.)