§ 39-3-43 - Kent County water authority. - Rhode Island Statutes

SECTION 39-3-43

   § 39-3-43  Kent County water authority.– (a) Notwithstanding any special or general law to the contrary, the Kent CountyWater Authority, absent a force majeure, shall provide qualified biotechnologymanufacturing facilities located in the Kent County Water district withuninterrupted water supply, provided said supply is not less than eight hundredthousand (800,000) gallons per day. This section shall not limit water intendedfor public health and safety including residential use, non-residentialsanitary uses and fire response.

   (b) The Kent County Water Authority shall forthwith developand implement water conservation efforts pursuant to section 1.7.3 of therevised Rules and Regulations of the Kent County Water Authority.

   (c) The Kent County Water Authority shall provide a writtenreport to the speaker of the house, the senate president, and chairmen of thehouse and senate committees on finance detailing compliance with the provisionsof this act no later than October 1, 2006, and on the first day of October ineach subsequent year during the effective term of this section.

   (d) For the purposes of this section, the following words andphrases shall be defined as follows:

   (1) "Biotechnology manufacturing facility" means themanufacturing facilities of a company primarily engaged in commercialbiological research, development, manufacturing or the sale of biotechnologyproducts.

   (2) "Qualified" means a biotechnology company with existingmanufacturing facilities located within the Kent County Water District as ofJanuary 1, 2006.