2002 Signature 2002 Veto 2002 No Action 2001 Veto 2001 No Action 2000 Signature 2000 Veto 2000 No Action 1999 Signature 1999 Veto 1998 Signature 1998 Veto 1998 No Action 1997 Signature 1997 Veto 1996 Signature 1996 Veto 1995 Signature 1995 Veto 1995 No Action		July 3, 1995 TO THE HONORABLE, THE SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES: In accordance with the provisions of R.I. Gen. Laws § 43-1-4, I am transmitting herewith, with my disapproval, H-6187, Substitute A, as amended, " An Act Relating to Health and Safety - Refuse Disposal." This legislation would allow solid waste to be stored in the vehicle or proper receptacle of a solid waste hauler at its place of business for up to seventy-two (72) hours prior to disposal. The purpose of the bill is to allow storage during times when the state central landfill is not open. The Department of Environmental Management already allows storage to take place in individual cases in extraordinary situations. This bill, however, would create an automatic blanket exception available in any situation. As such, the bill could create a significant nuisance problem Ñ particularly in warm weather Ñ by allowing garbage trucks to sit for up to three days in a trash hauler's yard. Additionally, landfill odors could increase since the decayed garbage will be more pungent when dumped. Finally, the DEM would have no ability to track how long the garbage has been stored. Without a costly enforcement mechanism to monitor hundreds of trucks, storage could exceed seventy-two hours without detection. For the foregoing reasons I disapprove of H-6187, Substitute A, as amended, and respectively urge your support for this veto. Sincerely, Lincoln Almond Governor