§ 30-15-41 - Approval of emergency response plans for the transportation of liquefied natural gas.
SECTION 30-15-41
§ 30-15-41 Approval of emergency responseplans for the transportation of liquefied natural gas. – (a) Findings. The General Assembly hereby recognizes the paramountimportance of establishing an emergency response plan for the transportation ofliquefied natural gas within the state. The General Assembly hereby declaresalso that the establishment of the emergency response plan is in the interestof the public health, safety, and welfare as a means to protect against thepotential hazards presented by the transportation of liquefied natural gas.
(b) No emergency response plan for the transportation ofliquefied natural gas through the waters of Narragansett Bay and/or Mount HopeBay shall be issued or implemented by the Rhode Island emergency managementagency prior to the approval of the aforementioned emergency response plan bythe general assembly and the city or town councils of Bristol, Jamestown,Middletown, Newport, Portsmouth, Tiverton, and Warren.