§ 46-23-22 - Solid waste disposal licenses – Hearings. - Rhode Island Statutes

SECTION 46-23-22

   § 46-23-22  Solid waste disposal licenses– Hearings. – The chairperson of the coastal resources management council and thecommissioner of the environmental protection branch of the department ofenvironmental management shall coordinate concurrent hearings on solid wastedisposal license applications; provided, however, that the chairperson and thecommissioner of the environmental protection branch of the department ofenvironmental management may designate a hearing officer or subcommittee tohear all matters pertaining to the application and; provided further, that thehearing officer may be from the department of environmental management, thecoastal resources management council hearing officer, a subcommittee, or an adhoc hearing officer. The commissioner of coastal resources management with theapproval of the chairperson may waive jurisdiction in those instances where thecommissioner finds that there is no substantive coastal resources issue or thatanother agency or branch has adjudicated or addressed the issue.