§ 23-25.2-1 - Legislative findings – Purpose of chapter. - Rhode Island Statutes

SECTION 23-25.2-1

   § 23-25.2-1  Legislative findings –Purpose of chapter. – The general assembly finds: that the public health, safety, and welfare arebeing jeopardized by the contamination of drinking water by pesticides; thatsuitable remedies may be beyond the immediate financial resources of thepersons affected; and that the public interest would be served by a reductionin the quantity of chemical pesticides used in this state. The purposes of thischapter are: (1) to establish a fund to provide both emergency relief forpesticide contamination and financial support for pest control methods thatreduce or eliminate reliance upon chemical pesticides, and (2) to establish apesticide relief advisory board to make recommendations to the director of thedepartment of environmental management regarding the fund, and to advise thedirector on pesticides and public health dangers associated with their use inthis state.