§ 42-98-3 - Definitions. - Rhode Island Statutes

SECTION 42-98-3

   § 42-98-3  Definitions. – (a) "Agency" means any agency, council, board, or commission of the state orpolitical subdivision of the state.

   (b) "Alteration" means a significant modification to a majorenergy facility, which, as determined by the board, will result in asignificant impact on the environment, or the public health, safety, andwelfare. Conversion from one type of fuel to another shall not be considered tobe an "alteration."

   (c) "Board" for purposes of this chapter refers to the sitingboard.

   (d) "Major energy facility" means facilities for theextraction, production, conversion, and processing of coal; facilities for thegeneration of electricity designed or capable of operating at a gross capacityof forty (40) megawatts or more; transmission lines of sixty-nine (69) Kv orover; facilities for the conversion, gasification, treatment, transfer, orstorage of liquified natural and liquified petroleum gases; facilities for theprocessing, enrichment, storage, or disposal of nuclear fuels or nuclearbyproducts; facilities for the refining of oil, gas, or other petroleumproducts; facilities of ten (10) megawatts or greater capacity for thegeneration of electricity by water power, and facilities associated with thetransfer of oil, gas, and coal via pipeline; any energy facility project of theRhode Island economic development corporation; the board may promulgateregulations to further define "major energy facility" to the extent furtherdefinition is required to carry out the purpose of this chapter, provided thatany waste to energy facility shall not be deemed a major energy facility forthe purposes of this chapter.

   (e) "Clean coal technology" means one of the technologiesdeveloped in the clean coal technology program of the United States Departmentof Energy, and shown to produce emissions levels substantially equal to thoseof natural gas fired power plants.