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H8133 • 2026

AN ACT RELATING TO FISH AND WILDLIFE -- LICENSING (Assesses a fee of one cent ($0.01) per every ten thousand (10,000) gallons of wastewater treatment facility effluent discharge.)

AN ACT RELATING TO FISH AND WILDLIFE -- LICENSING (Assesses a fee of one cent ($0.01) per every ten thousand (10,000) gallons of wastewater treatment facility effluent discharge.)

Passed Legislature

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Sponsor
Solomon
Last action
2026-03-31
Official status
Committee recommended measure be held for further study
Effective date
Not listed

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Bill History

  1. 2026-03-31 Committee

    Committee recommended measure be held for further study

  2. 2026-03-27 Rhode Island General Assembly

    Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/31/2026)

  3. 2026-02-27 Rhode Island General Assembly

    Introduced, referred to House Environment and Natural Resources

Official Summary Text

AN ACT RELATING TO FISH AND WILDLIFE -- LICENSING (Assesses a fee of one cent ($0.01) per every ten thousand (10,000) gallons of wastewater treatment facility effluent discharge.)

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H8133

2026 -- H 8133
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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND
IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY
JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2026
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A N A C T
RELATING TO FISH AND WILDLIFE -- LICENSING

Introduced By:
Representative Joseph J. Solomon

Date Introduced:
February 27, 2026

Referred To:
House Environment and Natural Resources
It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:
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SECTION 1. Section 20-2-44 of the General Laws in Chapter 20-2 entitled "Licensing" is
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hereby amended to read as follows:
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20-2-44. Shellfish transplant program.
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(a)
In addition to any appropriation made pursuant to § 20-2-28.2, the general assembly
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shall appropriate from the general fund to the division of marine fisheries the amount it deems
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necessary for the purpose of maintaining a shellfish transplant program for the fiscal year ending
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June 30, 2000, and thereafter, the division of marine fisheries shall develop a sustainable shellfish
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management plan.
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(b) On and after July 1, 2026, there shall be assessed and collected against all wastewater
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treatment facilities, as defined in § 42-17.4-4, a fee of one cent ($0.01) per every ten thousand
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(10,000) gallons of wastewater treatment facility effluent discharge from that facility. The fees
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collected under this section shall be used to support the shellfish transplant program. Provided, the
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provisions of this subsection shall apply both to public and privately-owned wastewater treatment
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facilities.
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SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage.
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EXPLANATION
BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL
OF
A N A C T
RELATING TO FISH AND WILDLIFE -- LICENSING
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This act would provide that on and after July 1, 2026, there would be assessed and collected
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a fee of one cent ($0.01) per every ten thousand (10,000) gallons of wastewater treatment facility
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effluent discharge. The fees collected under this section shall be used to support the shellfish
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transplant program.
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This act would take effect upon passage.
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