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Updates from Rhode Island’s Environme

Energy Leadership

Environmental Business Council of New England

Energy Environment Economy

EBC Rhode Island Chapter Progra

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Robert Atwood

Chair EBC Rhode Island Chapter

President,

Resource Options, a Division of ES&M

Environmental Business Council of New England

Energy Environment Economy

Welcome

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Thank you to our Host

Environmental Business Council of New England

Energy Environment Economy

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Christian Capizzo

 Attorney,

Shechtman, Halperin Savage, LLP

Environmental Business Council of New England

Energy Environment Economy

Welcome

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Janet Coit

Director

Department of Environmental Managemen

State of Rhode Island

Environmental Business Council of New England

Energy Environment Economy

Update from Rhode Island Department

Environmental Management

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RIDE

protecting our environgrowing our green ec

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who is DEM?

Protecting Rhode Island’sEnvironment

Promoting healthy waters,

lands & communities

Growing Rhode Island’sgreen economy

Promoting parks, beaches

& natural areas

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2015 in review

Promoting local food & seafood!

Expanding outdoor recreation: $2.4billion annually, 24,000 jobs supported

o Volvo Ocean Race: $47M to economy

Passing critical legislation: cesspoolphase-out and freshwater wetlands

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FY17 proposedbudget

Green Economy Bond$35M parks, bikeways, stormwater, brownfields & rec

$250K Regulatory Enforcementstaff support for the Office of Compliance & Insp

$150KLocal Agriculture & Seafood Act funding food-related small businesses & progra

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brownfields:RI leadership 

Addressed 770 sites since 1995

Cleaned up 5,500+ acres

New fund created by 2014bond; $5M invested

Green Economy Bond includes$5M to continue program

Hamlet MillsWoonsocket

Transformed into middle school in

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brownfields:2015 round

$3.

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$41

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PROJECTS14

Redevelops icoattracts investmcleans up wate

creates jobs!

Project:

Benefit:

South Street La

Award: $496,650

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brownfields:opportunities

Next grant round announced inJune; $1.75M available

Pursuing EPA grants to capitalize a

state-revolving loan fund & toassess brownfields sites statewide

Pursuing $5M in funding via theGreen Economy Bond

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current bill:tenant liability

Aligns statutory liability relief with federal law

Protects tenants from liability for contamination they did n

Provides property owners with resources to clean up & im

Promotes reuse of historical properties

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acting onstormwater 

Flood Mitigation Grants: $3M availableto help communities mitigate floodingthrough riverine restoration.

Green Infrastructure Grants: $3Mincluded in Green Economy Bond tohelp public, private entities installstormwater controls that improveresilience and water quality.

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LEAN governmentinitiative (LGI)

Governor Raimondosigned the LGIExecutive Order in 2015to make governmentmore responsive to thepeople it serves.

New this year :advanced LEANtraining; 20 participants

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LEAN:results at DEM

Improved customerservice

Sharpening business

practices

Promoting a culture ofcontinuous improvement

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LEAN:streamliningenforcement 

Templates forenforcement referrals

Checklists to ensurefiles are complete

Fast track Notices ofViolation

Newest tool:Expedited citation

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acting onclimate 

Local leadership: RI ranks 4th nationally on energy efficiencconstructing nation’s first offshore wind farm 

Regional efforts: By 2020, we will reduce CO2 emissions fro

plants by more than 50%

Continued Focus: Assessing & mitigating risk

o Wastewater Infrastructure Vulnerability Assessment

o Climate-impacts on fish, wildlife, wetlands & salt marshes

o Vulnerability Assessment of Coastal Areas

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clean energygrowth

Job creation up 40% over2015 levels

Renewable energy jobsincreased by 84% in last year

Local investment: 75% oflocal clean energy firmsserve in-state customers

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DEM: leadingby example 

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green facilities:lincoln woods 

Less water quality impacts

Passive ventilation, daylighting

Efficient utility systems

Solar power used for waterheating

Landscape design requiresminimal irrigation

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Christopher Kearns

Legislative Liaison

Office of Energy Resources

State of Rhode Island

Environmental Business Council of New England

Energy Environment Economy

Update from Rhode Island Office of Ene

Resources

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article 18:renewableenergy 

Extends Renewable Energy Fund

Expands virtual net metering: affordable housing, low/mincome households & private academic institutions

Allows 3rd party financing of renewable energy systems homeowners & businesses

Addresses challenges with renewable energy developmlocal property taxes on the equipment

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thank you

Janet CoitRIDEM Director401.222.2771 janet.coit@dem.ri.gov

Office of Energy Resources401.574.9113christopher.kearns@energy.ri.gov

Chris Kearns

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Open Discussion

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Topher Hamblett

Director of Policy

Save the Bay

Environmental Business Council of New England

Energy Environment Economy

RI DEM Enforcement Budget Initiativ

EBC Rhode Island Chapter Progra

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Updates from Rhode Island’s EnvironmeEnergy Leadership

Environmental Business Council of New England

Energy Environment Economy

EBC Rhode Island Chapter Progra