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| 5 | 5 | | 2023 -- H 6127 |
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| 7 | 7 | | LC001686 |
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| 9 | 9 | | S TATE OF RHODE IS LAND |
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| 10 | 10 | | IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
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| 11 | 11 | | JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2023 |
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| 12 | 12 | | ____________ |
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| 14 | 14 | | A N A C T |
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| 15 | 15 | | RELATING TO PARKS AND RECREATION AREAS -- TOWN FORESTS, PARKS, AND |
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| 16 | 16 | | RECREATION SYSTEMS |
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| 17 | 17 | | Introduced By: Representatives Morales, Sanchez, Cruz, Potter, and Speakman |
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| 18 | 18 | | Date Introduced: March 03, 2023 |
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| 19 | 19 | | Referred To: House Municipal Government & Housing |
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| 22 | 22 | | It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: |
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| 23 | 23 | | SECTION 1. Chapter 32-3 of the General Laws entitled "Town Forests, Parks, and 1 |
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| 24 | 24 | | Recreation Systems" is hereby amended by adding thereto the following section: 2 |
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| 25 | 25 | | 32-3-13. Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) -- Park restrooms. 3 |
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| 26 | 26 | | (a) Any public park the size of one acre or more shall be required to have an Americans 4 |
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| 27 | 27 | | with Disabilities Act (ADA) public restroom for the public to use during park hours. If there is a 5 |
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| 28 | 28 | | lack of sewage lines and the development of a standard ADA public restroom is not feasible, the 6 |
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| 29 | 29 | | park will be required to offer at least two (2) port-a-potties or another restroom alternative. If a 7 |
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| 30 | 30 | | port-a-potty is deployed, regular maintenance and sanitization shall be required. 8 |
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| 31 | 31 | | (b) All public parks will be required to comply by July 1, 2025; however, extensions may 9 |
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| 32 | 32 | | be requested from the department of environmental management. 10 |
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| 33 | 33 | | (c) The department shall be charged with overseeing the compliance of all public parks 11 |
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| 34 | 34 | | with subsection (a) of this section and may promulgate rules and regulations it deems necessary to 12 |
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| 35 | 35 | | implement the provisions of this section. 13 |
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| 36 | 36 | | SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage. 14 |
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| 42 | 42 | | LC001686 - Page 2 of 2 |
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| 43 | 43 | | EXPLANATION |
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| 44 | 44 | | BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL |
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| 45 | 45 | | OF |
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| 46 | 46 | | A N A C T |
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| 47 | 47 | | RELATING TO PARKS AND RECREATION AREAS -- TOWN FORESTS, PARKS, AND |
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| 48 | 48 | | RECREATION SYSTEMS |
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| 49 | 49 | | *** |
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| 50 | 50 | | This act would require any public park the size of one acre or more to provide American 1 |
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| 51 | 51 | | with Disabilities Act (ADA) public restrooms, if feasible, with enforcement and compliance 2 |
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| 52 | 52 | | delegated to the department of environmental management (DEM), or alternatively two (2) port-a-3 |
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| 53 | 53 | | potties by July 1, 2025. 4 |
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| 54 | 54 | | This act would take effect upon passage. 5 |
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