Rhode Island General Laws Title 23. Health and Safety § 23-19.7-8. Siting agreements

(1) Facility construction, maintenance, closure, and post-closure procedures;

(2) Operating procedures and practices, the design of the facility and its associated activities;

(3) Monitoring procedures and practices necessary to assure and continue to demonstrate that the facility will be operated safely;

(4) The services to be provided the developer by the host community;

(5) The compensation, services, and special benefits that will be provided to the host community by the developer, and the timing and conditions of their provision;

(6) Any provisions for tax prepayments or accelerated payments, or for payments in lieu of taxes;

(7) Provisions for renegotiation of any of the terms, conditions, or provisions of the siting agreement subject to the provisions of this chapter;

(8) Provisions for resolving any disagreements in the construction and interpretation of the siting agreement that may arise between the parties;

(9) Provisions for direct monetary payments from the developer to the host community in addition to payments for taxes and special services and compensation for demonstrable adverse impacts;

(10) Provisions to assure the health, safety, comfort, convenience, and social and economic security of the host community and its citizens;

(11) Provisions to assure the continuing economic viability of the project;

(12) Provisions to assure the protection of the environment and natural resources including existing and potential drinking water sources;  and

(13) Provisions for reimbursement by the developer to the host community of reasonable costs associated with assessment, negotiation, and arbitration of a siting agreement.