The proposed bill, titled the "High Heat Waste Facility Act," aims to prohibit the construction and operation of new high-heat waste facilities in Rhode Island. This act defines a "high-heat waste facility" as any facility that uses processes such as combustion, incineration, gasification, pyrolysis, hydropyrolysis, solvolysis, or depolymerization to expose solid waste, recyclable materials, construction and demolition debris, post-use polymers, or recovered feedstock to temperatures exceeding 400 degrees Fahrenheit.

The bill introduces a new chapter in Title 23 of the General Laws, which includes definitions for key terms related to high-heat waste facilities, such as "gasification," "pyrolysis," and "recovered feedstock." It explicitly 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.

The act is set to take effect immediately upon passage.