The proposed bill, titled the "High Heat Waste Facility Act," aims to enhance health and safety regulations in Rhode Island by prohibiting the construction and operation of new high-heat waste facilities. These facilities are defined as those that utilize processes such as combustion, incineration, gasification, pyrolysis, hydropyrolysis, solvolysis, or depolymerization, which expose solid waste, segregated solid waste, recyclable materials, construction and demolition debris, post-use polymers, or recovered feedstock to temperatures exceeding 400 degrees Fahrenheit.

The bill includes various definitions related to waste management, clarifying terms such as "gasification," "pyrolysis," and "recyclable materials" to delineate the scope of what constitutes a high-heat waste facility. Specifically, it states that no permits or licenses shall be issued for the construction or operation of new high-heat waste facilities, and no applications for such permits or licenses will be granted by the state.

This prohibition is intended to prevent the establishment of facilities that may pose risks to public health and the environment. The act will take effect immediately upon passage.