Section 250-RICR-120-05-8.6 - General LimitationsA. Unless the Director determines, pursuant to § 8.11 of this Part, that a shortage of fuel oil meeting the requirements of this regulation exists, no person shall store for sale, offer for sale, sell or deliver for use in Rhode Island and no person shall use any fuel oil having a sulfur content in excess of that in Table 1 (§ 8.6(A)(1) of this Part) except as provided in § 8.10 of this Part. 1. Table 1 Fuel Type | Percent by weight | Effective date(s) |
Distillate Oil or Biodiesel | 0.5% (5000 ppm) | Current requirement |
Distillate Oil or Biodiesel | 0.05% (500 ppm) | July 1, 2014 through June 30, 2018 |
Distillate Oil or Biodiesel | 0.0015% (15 ppm) | On and after July 1, 2018 |
Residual Oil or Alternative Fuel | 1.0% | Current requirement |
Residual Oil or Alternative Fuel | 0.5% | On and after July 1, 2018 |
B. No person shall store for sale, offer for sale, sell or deliver for use in Rhode Island and no person shall use any solid fossil fuel containing more than 0.55 pounds of sulfur per million Btu heat release potential.250 R.I. Code R. 250-RICR-120-05-8.6