Rhode Island General Laws
Chapter 46-15.3 - Public Drinking Water Supply System Protection
Section 46-15.3-7.7. - Water suppliers — Temporary exemption.

§ 46-15.3-7.7. Water suppliers — Temporary exemption.
Those water suppliers, and all others subject to the provisions of this chapter, who, at the time that this chapter takes effect, have in process the development of a water supply management plan, or component thereof, as required under any provision of the general laws, shall be temporarily exempt from having to comply with this chapter, for a period of five (5) years following the submission of a water supply management plan required under other provisions of the general laws.
History of Section.P.L. 1997, ch. 360, § 3.

Structure Rhode Island General Laws

Rhode Island General Laws

Title 46 - Waters and Navigation

Chapter 46-15.3 - Public Drinking Water Supply System Protection

Section 46-15.3-1. - Short title.

Section 46-15.3-1.1. - Legislative findings.

Section 46-15.3-2. - Designation of water resources board — Selection of treasurer.

Section 46-15.3-3. - Purposes and powers.

Section 46-15.3-4. - Definitions.

Section 46-15.3-5. - Water quality protection charge.

Section 46-15.3-5.1. - Water supply systems management plans.

Section 46-15.3-6. - Repealed.

Section 46-15.3-7. - Water quality protection component.

Section 46-15.3-7.3. - Rules governing content of programs, components, review, evaluation, funding, and implementation.

Section 46-15.3-7.4. - Excluding requirement of state mandated cost.

Section 46-15.3-7.5. - Completion and filing of water supply system management plans.

Section 46-15.3-7.6. - Expeditious review of water supply system management plans.

Section 46-15.3-7.7. - Water suppliers — Temporary exemption.

Section 46-15.3-8. - Notice of imposition of charge — Actions to contest validity.

Section 46-15.3-9. - Collection of charges.

Section 46-15.3-10. - Water quality protection funds.

Section 46-15.3-11. - Disbursements from the funds.

Section 46-15.3-12. - Dissolution.

Section 46-15.3-13. - Severability — Construction.

Section 46-15.3-14. - Repealed.

Section 46-15.3-15. - Repealed.

Section 46-15.3-16. - Actions by the department of health.

Section 46-15.3-17. - Actions by the department of environmental management.

Section 46-15.3-18. - Actions by the division of planning of the department of administration.

Section 46-15.3-19. - Actions by the division of public utilities and carriers and the public utilities commission.

Section 46-15.3-20. - Enforcement.

Section 46-15.3-21. - Fees, rates and charges.

Section 46-15.3-22. - Billing and collection of fees, rates, and charges.

Section 46-15.3-23. - Sanitary device retrofitting.

Section 46-15.3-24. - Financing water supply system management.

Section 46-15.3-25. - Transfer of charges to Rhode Island infrastructure bank.