Introduced in the House on January 24, 2008, to expand regulatory authority over certain types of energy transportation to select municipalities by requiring the approval by the General Assembly and the ciity or town councils of Bristol, Jamestown, Middletown, Newport, Portsmouth, Tiverton, and Warren of any emergency response plan by teh Rhode Island Emergency Management Agency for the transportation of liquefied natural gas through the waters of Narragansett Bay and Mount Hope Bay.
The vote was 66 in favor, 1 opposed and 8 not voting
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