§ 42-6.2-1. Climate change coordinating council — Creation — Members.
There is hereby established within the executive branch of state government a Rhode Island executive climate change coordinating council (the “council”) comprised of officials from state agencies with responsibility and oversight relating to assessing, integrating, and coordinating climate change efforts. The council shall include, but not be limited to, the following members: the director of the department of environmental management; the executive director of the coastal resources management council; the director of the department of administration; the director of the department of transportation; the director of the department of health; the director of the emergency management agency; the commissioner of the office of energy resources; the director of the division of planning; the executive director of the Rhode Island infrastructure bank; the administrator of the division of public utilities and carriers; the chief executive officer of the Rhode Island public transit authority; the secretary of the executive office of health and human services; and the secretary of the Rhode Island commerce corporation.
History of Section.P.L. 2014, ch. 343, § 1; P.L. 2014, ch. 392, § 1; P.L. 2021, ch. 1, § 2, effective April 10, 2021; P.L. 2021, ch. 2, § 2, effective April 10, 2021.
Structure Rhode Island General Laws
Title 42 - State Affairs and Government
Chapter 42-6.2 - 2021 Act on Climate
Section 42-6.2-1. - Climate change coordinating council — Creation — Members.
Section 42-6.2-2. - Purpose of the council.
Section 42-6.2-3. - Support for the council.
Section 42-6.2-4. - Advisory board established — Members.
Section 42-6.2-5. - Science and technical advisory board established — Members.
Section 42-6.2-6. - Open government requirements.
Section 42-6.2-7. - Reporting.
Section 42-6.2-8. - Powers and duties of state agencies — Exercise of existing authority.
Section 42-6.2-9. - Statewide greenhouse gas emission reduction mandate.
Section 42-6.2-10. - Enforcement.