R.I. Gen. Laws § 45-24-45 — RI Code / Title 45 / Chapter 45-24 / Section 45-24-45
§ 45-24-45. General provisions  Publication and availability of zoning ordinances.
Status: in_force

(a) Printed copies of the zoning ordinance and map(s) of a city or town shall be available to the general public and revised to include all amendments. A reasonable charge may be made for copies to reflect printing and distribution costs.

(b) Upon publication of a zoning ordinance and map, and any amendments to them, the city or town clerk shall send a copy, without charge, to the state law library.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 45-2-31.2 — RI Code / Title 45 / Chapter 45-2 / Section 45-2-31.2
§ 45-2-31.2. Business registration fee  Town of Warren.
Status: in_force

(a) All wholesale, retail, commercial, professional service or manufacturing businesses, whether by sole proprietorships, partnerships, corporations or any business entity, shall register their business, company, trade, or office situated in the town of Warren with the town clerk of the town of Warren. Each registration shall contain the name of the firm or business; the name of the owner(s) or operator(s) of the firm or business; the type of business to be conducted; and other basic information.

(b) There shall be a fee for each registration. The registration fee shall be set by town council ordinance.

(c) Upon registration of a business, a registration certificate shall be issued to the registrant. No other business of the same trade name shall be allowed to register once a certificate of registration has been issued without the approval of the prior registrant in writing. Every registration certificate shall expire the 31st day in December and shall be renewed annually upon payment of the required fee. No certificate shall be renewed if the business fails to provide proof from the tax collector that all municipal taxes have been paid to date. Every certificate of registration shall be placed in a conspicuous location in each business establishment.

(d) Any business required to obtain a liquor, victualling, or any other license to operate under any other section of the general laws shall be exempt from paying the fee required by this statute.

(e) Any person, whether as principal, agent, employee, or otherwise, who violates any of the provisions of this chapter, shall be fined not to exceed twenty-five dollars ($25.00) per day for each offense. Any fine imposed under this statute and/or the ordinance promulgated by the town council pursuant to this section may be appealed to the Warren municipal court. The fines shall inure to the town and each day that the violation continues shall be deemed to constitute a separate offense.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 45-31-4 — RI Code / Title 45 / Chapter 45-31 / Section 45-31-4
§ 45-31-4. Finding of obstacles to private redevelopment.
Status: in_force

It is further found and declared:

(1) That it is impossible for private enterprise alone to remedy these conditions of blight without the additional aids granted by this chapter;

(2) That these blighted and substandard conditions tend to further obsolescence, deterioration, and disuse because of the lack of incentive to the individual landowner and his or her inability to improve, modernize, or rehabilitate his or her own particular property while the condition of other neighborhood properties remains unchanged;

(3) That, as a consequence, the process of deterioration of a blighted and substandard area frequently cannot be halted or corrected except by redevelopment of the entire area, or portions of the area; and

(4) That in many instances the private assembly of the lands in blighted and substandard areas for the purposes of replanning and redevelopment is so difficult and costly that it is uneconomical and, as a practical matter, impossible for individual owners independently or collectively to undertake to remedy these conditions because of the lack of the legal power necessary for, and the excessive costs involved in, the private assembly and improvement of the real property of the area.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 45-24-59 — RI Code / Title 45 / Chapter 45-24 / Section 45-24-59
§ 45-24-59. Administration  Fees.
Status: in_force

A zoning ordinance adopted pursuant to this chapter may provide for reasonable fees, in an amount not to exceed actual costs incurred, to be paid by the appellant or applicant for the adequate review and hearing of applications, the issuance of zoning certificates, and for the recording of the decisions.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 45-47-10 — RI Code / Title 45 / Chapter 45-47 / Section 45-47-10
§ 45-47-10. Insurance commissioner  Regulations.
Status: in_force

The insurance commissioner is authorized to issue regulations that are necessary or desirable to implement this chapter, including, but not limited, to the name, address, and telephone number of a designated official for each taxing jurisdiction from whom certifications may be obtained.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 45-57-10 — RI Code / Title 45 / Chapter 45-57 / Section 45-57-10
§ 45-57-10. Establishment of the road district.
Status: in_force

The road district will be established when approved by majority vote of the electors under the following procedures: Ballots shall be distributed by certified mail to every elector as defined in § 45-57-2. Ballots shall include copies of this act and instructions for ballot submission with at least a thirty (30) days response period. Ballot procedural language shall be certified by the board of canvassers of the town of Tiverton. Completed ballots shall be returned to the board of canvassers, which shall certify the results. The approval vote will be conducted at no cost to the town of Tiverton.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 45-54-10 — RI Code / Title 45 / Chapter 45-54 / Section 45-54-10
§ 45-54-10. Revenue bonds.
Status: in_force

(a) The corporation is authorized to provide by resolution for the issuance, at one time or from time to time, of revenue bonds of the corporation for the purpose of paying all or part of the cost of any one or more projects, the construction or acquisition of which is authorized by this chapter. The principal of and the interest on the bonds are payable from the funds provided for payment. The bonds of each issue shall be dated, bear interest at the rate or rates that the corporation determines, payable from time to time, shall mature at a time or times not exceeding fifty (50) years from their date or dates, as may be determined by the corporation, and may be redeemable before maturity, at the option of the corporation, at the price or prices and under terms and conditions that may be fixed by the corporation prior to the issuance of the bonds. The corporation shall determine the form of the bonds, including any interest coupons to be attached to them, and shall fix the denomination or denominations of the bonds and the place or places of payment of the principal and interest, which may be at any bank or trust company within or without the state. The bonds shall be signed by the chairperson of the corporation, or a facsimile of the signature shall be impressed or imprinted on the bonds and attested by the manual or facsimile signature of the secretary of the corporation, and any coupons attached to the bonds shall bear the facsimile signature of the chairperson of the corporation. In case any officer whose signature, or the facsimile of whose signature, appears on any bonds or coupons ceases to be an officer before the delivery of the bonds, the signature or the facsimile is nevertheless valid and sufficient for all purposes, the same as if he or she had remained in office until the delivery. The bonds may be issued in coupon or in registered form, or both, as the corporation may determine, and provision may be made for the registration of any coupon bonds as to principal alone and, also, as to both principal and interest, for the reconversion into coupon bonds of any bonds registered and coupon bonds. The corporation may sell bonds in a manner, either at public or private sale, and for a price, as it may determine will best effect the purpose of this chapter.

(b) The proceeds of the bonds of each issue shall be used for the payment of the cost of the project or projects for which the bonds have been issued, and shall be disbursed in a manner and under restrictions, if any, that the corporation may provide in the resolution authorizing the issuance of the bonds or in the trust agreement securing the bonds. If the proceeds of the bonds of any issue, by error of estimates or otherwise, are less than the cost, additional bonds may in like manner be issued to provide the amount of the deficit, and, unless otherwise provided in the resolution authorizing the issuance of the bonds or in the trust agreement securing the bonds, are deemed to be of the same issue and shall be entitled to payment from the same fund without preference of priority of the bonds first issued. If the proceeds of the bonds of any issue exceed the cost, the surplus shall be deposited to the credit of the sinking fund for the bonds or may be applied to the payment of the cost of any project thereafter financed under the provisions of this chapter.

(c) Prior to the preparation of definitive bonds, the corporation may, under like restrictions, issue interim receipts or temporary bonds, with or without coupons, exchangeable for definitive bonds when definitive bonds have been executed and are available for delivery. The corporation may also provide for the replacement of any bonds which become mutilated or are destroyed or lost. Bonds may be issued under the provisions of this chapter without obtaining the consent of any department, division, commission, board, bureau, or agency of the state, and without any other proceedings or the happening of any other conditions or things, other than those proceedings, conditions, or things which are specifically required by this chapter.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 45-31-26 — RI Code / Title 45 / Chapter 45-31 / Section 45-31-26
§ 45-31-26. Relocation payments authorized  Definitions.
Status: in_force

Every redevelopment agency created pursuant to § 45-31-9 has the power to make relocation payments to transients or eligible individuals, families, and business concerns for moving expenses and losses of property resulting from their displacement by any redevelopment project undertaken pursuant to the provisions of chapters 31  33 of this title subsequent to January 1, 1961, subject to the following conditions:

Definitions:

(1) Business concern includes a corporation, firm, partnership, individual, or other entity engaged in some type of business or profession necessitating fixtures, equipment, stock in trade, or other tangible property for the carrying on of the business or profession. Nonprofit organizations and institutions such as churches and hospitals are included.

(2) Eligible individual or family means an individual or family owning furniture in housing accommodations.

(3) Family means a group of two (2) or more persons living together and related by blood, marriage, or adoption; or two (2) or more single persons not related by blood, marriage or adoption, who are living together in a single housekeeping unit.

(4) Individual means a person who is not a member of a family as defined in subdivision (3).

(5) Occupied room includes all furnished rooms except bathrooms, hallways, and closets.

(6) Relocation payments means payments by a redevelopment agency to transients, eligible individuals or families, and business concerns for their reasonable and necessary moving expenses and any actual direct losses of personal property to business concerns, except good will or profit, resulting from their displacement from any redevelopment project.

(7) Transient means a displaced individual or family not owning furniture but occupying housing accommodations.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 45-59-7 — RI Code / Title 45 / Chapter 45-59 / Section 45-59-7
§ 45-59-7. Creation of authority.
Status: in_force

(a) After the hearing, the city or town council may approve the petition by ordinance or resolution which will contain a finding to the effect that:

(1) The petition has been submitted by persons who own real property located within the proposed district, and in any proposed subdistrict, constituting in the aggregate sixty percent (60%) of the aggregate assessed valuation of all real property not exempt from taxation by law; and

(2) A majority of the area of the land located within the proposed district is devoted to commercial and retail uses.

(b) For purposes of the finding required by subdivision (a)(1) of this section, the city or town council may conclusively rely on the records of the city or town assessors to determine the ownership of real property located within the proposed district (barring actual notice to the contrary).

(c) Upon the approval of the petition by the city or town council, a management district and a district management authority will thereby be created. The city or town council may approve or disapprove the petition; it will have no authority to create a management district or district management authority which differs from that sought by the petition.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 45-62-1 — RI Code / Title 45 / Chapter 45-62 / Section 45-62-1
§ 45-62-1. Legislative findings.
Status: in_force

The general assembly recognizes and declares that:

(1) Many man-made dams in Rhode Island provide important values to local communities, including the protection of public safety and private property; the protection of drinking water supplies, recreational opportunities, and electrical supplies; the preservation and enhancement of scenic beauty; and the conservation of fish and wildlife resources.

(2) In order to protect the values that dams provide, or mitigate the risk posed by dams that no longer serve any useful purpose, dams must be properly operated, maintained, repaired and/or removed.

(3) The costs of properly operating, maintaining, repairing and/or removing dams are often significant and recurring in nature. In order to meet these costs, local communities should be able to form dam management districts as one of several financial tools available to them.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 45-59-26 — RI Code / Title 45 / Chapter 45-59 / Section 45-59-26
§ 45-59-26. Applicability of other laws.
Status: in_force

(a) District management authorities will be subject to the provisions of chapter 14.1 of title 37 (Minority Business Enterprise), chapter 2 of title 38 (Access to Public Records) and chapter 46 of title 42 (Open Meetings) of the general laws. District management authorities will also be subject to the provisions of chapter 14 of title 36 (Code of Ethics) of the general laws except as follows: (1) the directors and officers of the directors will not be required to file the financial statement required by § 36-14-16, and (2) a director or officer of a district management authority will not have an interest which is in substantial conflict with the proper discharge of his or her duties and of his or her responsibilities under this chapter if any benefit or detriment accrues to him or her or any person within his or her family or any business associate, or any business by which the person is employed or in which the person has an interest or which the person represents, by virtue of the ownership or occupation of real property located within the management district.

(b) District management authorities will not be subject to laws or ordinances relating to the purchasing of property or services or the making of contracts and, except as provided in subsection (a) above, will not be subject to laws or ordinances relating generally to municipalities or to municipal agencies or departments.

(c) Employees of district management authorities will not be considered to be public or municipal employees.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 45-24-46 — RI Code / Title 45 / Chapter 45-24 / Section 45-24-46
§ 45-24-46. Special provisions  Modification.
Status: in_force

(a) A zoning ordinance shall provide for the issuance of modifications from the literal dimensional requirements of the zoning ordinance in the instance of the construction, alteration, or structural modification of a structure or lot of record. The zoning enforcement officer is authorized to grant modification permits. The zoning ordinance shall permit modifications that are fifteen percent (15%) or less of any dimensional requirements specified in the zoning ordinance but may permit modification up to twenty-five percent (25%). Within ten (10) days of the receipt of a request for a modification, the zoning enforcement officer shall make a decision as to the suitability of the requested modification based on the following determinations:

(1) The modification requested is minimal to a reasonable enjoyment of the permitted use to which the property is proposed to be devoted;

(2) If the modification is granted, neighboring property will neither be substantially injured nor its appropriate use substantially impaired;

(3) The modification requested does not require a variance of a flood hazard requirement, unless the building is built in accordance with applicable regulations; and

(4) The modification requested does not violate any rules or regulations with respect to freshwater or coastal wetlands.

(b) Upon an affirmative determination, in the case of a modification of five percent (5%) or less, the zoning enforcement officer shall have the authority to issue a permit approving the modification, without any public notice requirements. In the case of a modification of greater than five percent (5%), the zoning enforcement officer shall notify, by first class mail, all property owners abutting the property which is the subject of the modification request, and shall indicate the street address of the subject property in the notice, and shall publish in a newspaper of local circulation within the city or town that the modification will be granted unless written objection by anyone who is entitled to notice under this section is received within fourteen (14) days of the public notice. If written objection is received within fourteen (14) days, the request for a modification shall be scheduled for the next available hearing before the zoning board of review on application for a dimensional variance following the standard procedures for such variances, including notice requirements provided for under this chapter. If no written objections are received within fourteen (14) days, the zoning enforcement officer shall grant the modification. The zoning enforcement officer may apply any special conditions to the permit as may, in the opinion of the officer, be required to conform to the intent and purposes of the zoning ordinance. The zoning enforcement officer shall keep public records of all requests for modifications, and of findings, determinations, special conditions, and any objections received. Costs of any notice required under this subsection shall be borne by the applicant requesting the modification.

(c) Neighborhood character-based modifications (NCBM). The zoning enforcement officer is authorized to grant NCBM on any parcel with a public water and sewer connection, and for purposes of residential use, from the literal dimensional requirements of the zoning ordinance in the instance of the construction, alteration, creation, or structural modification of a dwelling unit, provided that:

(1) Such modifications shall only be granted for dimensional relief from frontage, lot width, and lot depth, up to the average dimensions of the comparable existing built environment;

(2) The average dimensions of the comparable existing built environment shall be calculated as follows:

(i) Comparable existing parcels shall mean all parcels that are:

(A) Within two hundred feet (200²) of the subject property; and

(B) In the same base zone; and

(C) Used for residential purposes.

(ii) The average dimensions shall be confirmed by a professional land surveyor.

(iii) The average dimensions are to be determined without any additional review of zoning or building code analysis of the legality of the existing dimensions of the comparable existing parcels;

(3) Within ten (10) days of the receipt of a request for NCBM, the zoning enforcement officer shall make a decision as to the suitability of the requested modification based on the following determinations:

(i) The modification requested does not require a variance of a flood hazard requirement, unless the building is built in accordance with applicable regulations; and

(ii) The modification requested does not violate any rules or regulations with respect to freshwater or coastal wetlands; and

(iii) The NCBM does not violate any provisions regarding separation included in the state building or fire code;

(4) Upon an affirmative determination, in the case of an NCBM modification of equal to or less than thirty percent (30%) of the requirements of the zoning district, the zoning enforcement officer shall have the authority to issue a permit approving the modification, without any public notice requirements. In the case of an NCBM modification of greater than thirty percent (30%), the zoning enforcement officer shall notify, by first class mail, all property owners abutting the property which is the subject of the NCBM modification request, and shall indicate the street address of the subject property in the notice, and shall publish in a newspaper of local circulation within the city or town that the modification will be granted unless written objection is received within fourteen (14) days of the public notice. If written objection is received from any party entitled to notice under this section within fourteen (14) days, the request for a modification shall be scheduled for the next available hearing before the zoning board of review on application for a dimensional variance following the standard procedures for such variances, including notice requirements provided for under this chapter. If no written objections are received within fourteen (14) days, the zoning enforcement officer shall grant the modification. The zoning enforcement officer may apply any special conditions to the permit as may, in the opinion of the officer, be required to conform to the intent and purposes of the zoning ordinance. The zoning enforcement officer shall keep public records of all requests for modifications, and of findings, determinations, special conditions, and any objections received. Costs of any notice required under this subsection shall be borne by the applicant requesting the modification.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 45-56-1 — RI Code / Title 45 / Chapter 45-56 / Section 45-56-1
§ 45-56-1. Purpose of Westerly downtown center special services district.
Status: in_force

The town of Westerly may establish by ordinance of its legislative body as provided in this chapter, within its confines, a downtown center special services district to promote the economic and general welfare of its citizens and property owners through the preservation, enhancement, protection and development of the economic health of the municipality. The term municipality as used in this chapter means only the town of Westerly.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 45-24-52 — RI Code / Title 45 / Chapter 45-24 / Section 45-24-52
§ 45-24-52. Adoption  Review by planning board or commission.
Status: in_force

Among its findings and recommendations to the city or town council with respect to a proposal for adoption, amendment, or repeal of a zoning ordinance or zoning map, the planning board or commission shall:

(1) Include a statement on the general consistency of the proposal with the comprehensive plan of the city or town, including the goals and policies statement, the implementation program, and all other applicable elements of the comprehensive plan; and

(2) Include a demonstration of recognition and consideration of each of the applicable purposes of zoning, as presented in § 45-24-30.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 45-25-19 — RI Code / Title 45 / Chapter 45-25 / Section 45-25-19
§ 45-25-19. Rental and tenant restrictions not binding on obligee on default.
Status: in_force

Nothing contained in §§ 45-25-17 and 45-25-18 shall be construed as limiting the power of an authority, with respect to a housing project, to vest in an obligee the right, in the event of a default by the authority, to take possession of the project or cause the appointment of a receiver, free from all the restrictions imposed by those sections.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 45-25-10.6 — RI Code / Title 45 / Chapter 45-25 / Section 45-25-10.6
§ 45-25-10.6. City of Pawtucket housing authority.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding the provisions of § 45-25-10, commencing March 1, 2012, the housing authority of the city of Pawtucket is expanded in size from five (5) members to seven (7) members. Said additional members shall be appointed by the mayor to serve for terms of four (4) and five (5) years, respectively from the date of their appointment. Two (2) of the seven (7) members shall be residents under an existing lease of a public housing facility or resident under an existing lease who is being assisted under the Housing Choice Voucher (Section 8) tenant based program in the city of Pawtucket and be at least eighteen (18) years of age. Said residents shall be appointed for a five (5) year term by the mayor who shall make the appointment from a list of persons submitted to the mayor by the executive director of the housing authority. The list shall contain no fewer than four (4) nominees. If fewer than four (4) nominees wish to be considered for appointment, the mayor may select one resident from the number of nominees who wish to be considered. The method of selection of the residents to the list shall be determined by the mayor. If said resident member no longer lives in public housing, his or her office shall be deemed vacated.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 45-29-25 — RI Code / Title 45 / Chapter 45-29 / Section 45-29-25
§ 45-29-25. Confirmation of appraisers report  Use of deposit  Execution.
Status: in_force

(a) The report of the appraisers, after being so corrected in case of an appeal as to conform to the findings on appeal, shall be confirmed, and, thereupon, execution or executions shall issue accordingly, as upon a judgment in due course of law, with interest, at the rate of six percent (6%) per annum from the date when the city became entitled to enter upon and take possession of and use the land or interest or estate in it.

(b) The balance, if any, of any sum of money in the registry of the court after the payment to any claimant objecting, of the sum of seventy-five percent (75%) of the appraised value of his or her property condemned remains in the registry of the court, subject to its further order, and shall be ordered used in satisfaction of any unpaid part of final awards, respectively, with interest and costs, to the extent required. If the balance is insufficient, then execution shall issue against the city for the deficiency. Any excess not otherwise required shall be ordered repaid to the city or the authority depositing it. To avoid conflicting executions, the court may order executions to be issued in adjusted amounts.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 45-41-7 — RI Code / Title 45 / Chapter 45-41 / Section 45-41-7
§ 45-41-7. Additional appropriations.
Status: in_force

If, following the initial appropriation which establishes a self insurance fund, from time to time, in the opinion of the city or town council, the addition of moneys to the fund is required to adequately insure the assets and liabilities of the city or town, not otherwise insured, the city or town council shall request, in accordance with the terms of the laws then applicable, an additional appropriation of moneys of the city or town not otherwise appropriated. Any unexpended balance of any or all of these appropriations shall be carried forward to succeeding fiscal years.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 45-25-8 — RI Code / Title 45 / Chapter 45-25 / Section 45-25-8
§ 45-25-8. Corporate powers of authority.
Status: in_force

(a) When the application has been made, filed, and recorded, the authority shall constitute a public body and a body corporate and politic under the name proposed in the application. The secretary of state shall make and issue to the commissioners, a certificate of incorporation pursuant to this chapter, under the seal of the state, and record the certificate of incorporation with the application.

(b) The boundaries of the authority shall be coterminous with the territorial boundaries of the city.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 45-25-24 — RI Code / Title 45 / Chapter 45-25 / Section 45-25-24
§ 45-25-24. Power of state public bodies to cooperate in projects.
Status: in_force

For the purpose of aiding and cooperating in the planning, undertaking, construction, or operation of housing projects located within the area in which it is authorized to act, any state public body may upon terms, with or without consideration, that it may determine:

(1) Dedicate, release, sell, convey or lease any of its interest in any property, or grant easements, licenses, or any other rights or privileges to a housing authority or the federal government;

(2) Cause parks, playgrounds, recreational, community, educational, water, sewer or drainage facilities, or any other works which it is otherwise empowered to undertake, to be furnished adjacent to or in connection with housing projects;

(3) Furnish, dedicate, close, pave, install, grade, regrade, plan or replan streets, roads, roadways, alleys, sidewalks, or other places which it is otherwise empowered to undertake;

(4) Plan or replan, zone or rezone any part of the state public body; make exceptions from building regulations and ordinances; any city also may change its map;

(5) Cause services to be furnished to the housing authority of the character which the state public body is otherwise empowered to furnish;

(6) Enter into agreements with respect to the exercise by the state public body of its powers relating to the repair, elimination or closing of unsafe, unsanitary, or unfit dwellings;

(7) Employ (notwithstanding the provisions of any other law) any funds belonging to or within the control of the state public body, including funds derived from the sale or furnishing of property or facilities to a housing authority, in the purchase of the bonds or other obligations of a housing authority; and exercise all the rights of any holder of those bonds or other obligations;

(8) Appropriate money for the use of a local housing authority;

(9) Do any and all things, necessary or convenient to aid and cooperate in the planning, undertaking, construction, or operation of housing projects;

(10) Incur the entire expense of any public improvements made by the state public body in exercising the powers granted in this chapter; and

(11) Enter into agreements (which may extend over any period, notwithstanding any provision or rule of law to the contrary), with a housing authority, respecting action to be taken by the state public body pursuant to any of the powers granted by this chapter. If at any time title to, or possession of, any project is held by any public body or governmental agency authorized by law to engage in the development or administration of low rent housing or slum clearance projects, including any agency or instrumentality of the United States of America, the provisions of the agreements shall inure to the benefit of and may be enforced by the public body or governmental agency. Any sale, conveyance, lease, or agreement provided for in this section, may be made by a state public body without appraisal, public notice, advertisement, or public bidding, notwithstanding any other laws to the contrary.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 45-62-2 — RI Code / Title 45 / Chapter 45-62 / Section 45-62-2
§ 45-62-2. Declaration of purpose.
Status: in_force

The purpose of this chapter is to authorize the cities and towns of the state to adopt ordinances creating dam management districts (district) for dams, the boundaries of which may include all or part of a city or town as specified by the ordinance. These ordinances shall be designed to prevent threats to public safety and public and private property caused by the failure or breach of dams and to protect the values associated with dams through the implementation of dam repairs, maintenance, management and/or removal. Dam management districts created pursuant to this chapter shall be bodies corporate and politic, having an existence separate and apart from the town or city and from the state, for the purpose of managing dams and providing for dam safety within the boundaries of the district.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 45-50-30 — RI Code / Title 45 / Chapter 45-50 / Section 45-50-30
§ 45-50-30. Liberal construction.
Status: in_force

This chapter being necessary for the welfare of the state and its inhabitants shall be liberally construed in order to effectuate its purposes.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 45-2-9 — RI Code / Title 45 / Chapter 45-2 / Section 45-2-9
§ 45-2-9. Continuation in force of town and city laws.
Status: in_force

The acts, laws, and orders of towns and cities shall continue in force until altered or annulled by vote of the town or city, or by law.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 45-12-22.2 — RI Code / Title 45 / Chapter 45-12 / Section 45-12-22.2
§ 45-12-22.2. Monitoring of financial operations  Corrective action.
Status: in_force

Subsections (a) through (h) below shall apply to cities and towns.

(a) The chief financial officer of each municipality and each school district within the state shall continuously monitor financial operations by tracking actual versus budgeted revenue and expense.

(b) The chief financial officer of the municipality shall submit a report on a monthly basis to the municipalitys chief executive officer, each member of the city or town council, and school district committee certifying the status of the municipal budget from all fund sources, including the school department budget from all fund sources, or regional school district budget from all fund sources. The chief financial officer of the municipality shall also submit budget-to-actual financial information on or before the 25th day succeeding the last day of the sixth, ninth, and twelfth month of each fiscal year to the division of municipal finance pursuant to the provisions outlined in subsection (d) certifying the status of the municipal budget, including the school budget that has been certified by the school department. The chief financial officer of the school department or school district shall certify the status of the school districts budget and shall assist in the preparation of these reports. The monthly report and budget-to-actual financial information as required in this section shall be in a format prescribed by the division of municipal finance, the commissioner of education, and the state auditor general. The budget-to-actual financial information and the monthly reports shall contain a statement as to whether any actual or projected shortfalls in budget line items are expected to result in a year-end deficit; the projected impact on year-end financial results, including all accruals and encumbrances; and how the municipality and school district plans to address any such shortfalls. In the event that the school reporting is not provided, then state education aid may be withheld pursuant to the provisions of §16-2-9.4(g).

(c) In order to facilitate electronic upload to the Transparency Portal, as defined herein, the chief financial officer of the municipality shall also submit, as part of the annual audited financial statements of the municipality, a municipal-data report for the municipalitys general fund containing content and in a format designated by the division of municipal finance and the office of the auditor general. Such municipal-data report shall be included in the scope of the annual audit and shall be included in the municipalitys financial statements as supplementary information.

(d) All budget-to-actual financial information as required in subsection (b), municipal-data report as required in subsection (c), and reports required pursuant to the provisions of §44-35-10 shall be submitted to the division of municipal finance through the use of the divisions Transparency Portal, in the format required by the division of municipal finance, which will be located on the divisions website. The division of municipal finance will create a finalized report from all information submitted through the Transparency Portal (Transparency Report). The division of municipal finance will submit the Transparency Report to the municipality to be signed by the chief executive officer, chief financial officer, superintendent of the school district, and chief financial officer for the school district. All signed Transparency Reports shall be posted to the municipalitys website within ten (10) business days of receipt of such report. The municipalities shall provide a copy of the signed Transparency Report to the commissioner of education, the office of the auditor general, the municipalitys council president, and the school committee chair. In addition, a copy of the signed Transparency Report, which has been designated by the division of municipal finance for inclusion in the municipalitys audited financial statements, shall be provided by the municipality to its auditor.

(e) If any of the budget-to-actual financial information required under subsection (b) project a year-end deficit, the chief financial officer of the municipality shall submit to the state division of municipal finance, the commissioner of education, and the auditor general a corrective action plan, signed by the chief executive officer and chief financial officer, on or before the last day of the month succeeding the close of the fiscal quarter in which budget-to-actual financial information is required, that provides for the avoidance of a year-end deficit or structural deficit that could impact future years, and the school superintendent shall also comply with the provisions of §16-2-11(c) to assist in this effort. The plan may include recommendations as to whether an increase in property taxes and/or spending cuts should be adopted to eliminate the deficit. The plan shall include a legal opinion by municipal counsel that the proposed actions under the plan are permissible under federal, state, and local law. The state division of municipal affairs may rely on the written representations made by the municipality in the plan and will not be required to perform an audit.

(f) If the division of municipal finance concludes the plan required hereunder is insufficient and/or fails to adequately address the financial condition of the municipality, the division of municipal finance can elect to pursue the remedies identified in §45-12-22.7.

(g) The monthly reports and budget-to-actual financial information required shall include the financial operations of any departments or funds of municipal government, including the school department or the regional school district, notwithstanding the status of the entity as a separate legal body. This provision does not eliminate the additional requirements placed on local and regional school districts by §§16-2-9(f) and 16-3-11(e)(3).

(h) The Transparency Portal shall be an electronic interface that will be implemented, maintained, and monitored by the state division of municipal finance with the assistance of the state department of administration. In addition, the division of municipal finance shall post to its website a list of participating and non-participating entities for each reporting cycle identified under subsections (b), (c), and required reports pursuant to §44-35-10.

Subsections (i) through (m) below shall apply to fire districts.

(i) The treasurer/chief financial officer or other fiduciary, as applicable, of the fire district within the state shall continuously monitor the fire districts financial operations by tracking actual versus budgeted revenue and expense.

(j) The treasurer/chief financial officer or other fiduciary, as applicable, of the fire district shall submit a quarterly report on or before the 25th day of the month succeeding the end of each fiscal quarter to the division of municipal finance and the state auditor general certifying the status of the fire districts budget. Each quarterly report submitted must be signed by the chair of the governing body and the treasurer/chief financial officer. The report shall be submitted to the members of the governing body and the members of the town council. The quarterly reports shall be in a format prescribed by the division of municipal finance and the state auditor general. The reports shall contain a statement as to whether any actual or projected shortfalls in budget line items are expected to result in a year-end deficit; the projected impact on year-end financial results including all accruals and encumbrances; and how the fire district plans to address any such shortfalls.

(k) If any of the quarterly reports required under subsection (j) above project a year-end deficit, the treasurer/chief financial officer or other fiduciary, as applicable, of the fire district shall submit to the division of municipal finance and the state auditor general a corrective action plan signed by the chair of the governing body and treasurer/chief financial office, or other fiduciary as applicable, of the fire district on or before the last day of the month succeeding the close of the fiscal quarter, that provides for the avoidance of a year-end deficit or structural deficit that could impact future years. The plan may include recommendations as to whether an increase in property taxes and/or spending cuts should be adopted to eliminate the deficit. The plan shall include a legal opinion by legal counsel that the proposed actions under the plan are permissible under federal, state, and local law. Said plan shall be sent to the members of the fire districts governing body and the members of the town council. The division of municipal finance may rely on the written representations made by the governing body of the fire district in the plan and will not be required to perform an audit.

(l) If the division of municipal finance concludes the plan required hereunder is insufficient and/or fails to adequately address the financial condition of the fire district, the division of municipal finance can elect to pursue the remedies identified in §45-12-22.7.

(m) The reports and plans required above shall also include, but not be limited to, a comprehensive overview of the financial operations of the fire district, including a list of the value of the fire districts assets (tangibles and intangibles) and liabilities.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 45-31-12 — RI Code / Title 45 / Chapter 45-31 / Section 45-31-12
§ 45-31-12. Appointment and compensation of agency members.
Status: in_force

When the legislative body of a community first adopts a resolution as provided for in § 45-31-10, the mayor or the president of the town council shall appoint five (5) resident electors of the community as members of the agency subject to the approval of the legislative body; provided, however, that if authorized by resolution of the legislative body at any time, the mayor or president of the town council shall appoint two (2) additional resident electors of the community as members of the agency, subject to the approval of the legislative body, for a total of seven (7) members. No member of the agency may be an elected officer or an employee of the community. The powers of the agency shall be vested in the members of the agency then in office. Members shall receive their actual and necessary expenses, including travel expenses, and may receive other compensation as the legislative body may prescribe. The redevelopment agency in the city of Providence shall consist of the mayor, ex officio, and seven (7) members. Five (5) of the members shall be resident electors of the city of Providence and appointed by the mayor; and shall serve for the term designated in § 45-31-13; and shall not be an elected officer or employee of the city of Providence. Two (2) members shall be members of the city council elected by that council from its members to serve for a term ending the first Monday in January, 1975; and shall thereafter be elected for a term of four (4) years. The powers of the agency shall be vested in the members then in office. Members shall receive their actual and necessary expenses, including travel expenses, and may receive other compensation as the legislative body may prescribe. Provided, further that the redevelopment agency in the town of Burrillville shall consist of seven (7) members, five (5) members of which shall be regular voting members whose tenure shall be in accordance with this section and two (2) members of which shall serve as alternate members whose term of appointment shall be two (2) years. Provided, further that the redevelopment agency in the town of Bristol shall consist of eight (8) members who are residents of the community, five (5) members of which shall be regular voting members whose tenure shall be in accordance with this section and three (3) members of which shall serve as alternate members whose term of appointment shall be two (2) years. Alternate members shall be designated as first alternate, second alternate, and third alternate and shall be allowed to participate in all agency affairs except that alternate members shall only be allowed to vote in their respective order as first, second, and third alternate in the event a regular voting member is unable to vote for any reason whatsoever.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 45-3-14 — RI Code / Title 45 / Chapter 45-3 / Section 45-3-14
§ 45-3-14. Quorum.
Status: in_force

Whenever the inhabitants of any town do not exceed three thousand (3,000) by the last census, whether national or state, preceding the holding of a town meeting, seven (7) electors at least shall be necessary to constitute a legal town meeting; and whenever the inhabitants of any town exceed that number, fifteen (15) electors at least shall be necessary to constitute the meeting; provided, that whenever both the warden or moderator and clerk of any ward or district meeting held in any city or town are present, they shall constitute a quorum for the opening of the polls for voting for all civil officers, except for warden and clerk.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 45-25-18.8 — RI Code / Title 45 / Chapter 45-25 / Section 45-25-18.8
§ 45-25-18.8. Termination.
Status: in_force

If a decision to terminate a right of use and occupation is upheld by the board upon review, an action to regain possession of the premises shall not be brought until the right of use and occupation has been terminated by lawful notice. If an action to regain possession of the premises is brought by the authority, the tenant has a right to a trial de novo on the issue of whether there was just cause to terminate the tenants right of use and occupancy.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 45-50-10 — RI Code / Title 45 / Chapter 45-50 / Section 45-50-10
§ 45-50-10. Acquisition and construction of projects  Lease or sale  Conveyance to authority  Request for project.
Status: in_force

(a)(1) In order to benefit the people of the municipality and to provide for their general health and welfare and to maintain the high standards of municipal public facilities and public equipment, the authority is authorized and empowered to acquire and construct public facilities and to acquire public equipment; and to maintain, renovate, repair, and operate the public facilities and equipment; and to issue revenue bonds of the authority, payable from the revenues derived from leasing of these projects, to finance the projects. Development of these projects may be initiated by the authority only upon request of the chief executive officer, if any, and the city or town council. Any request by the chief executive officer and the council to initiate a project pursuant to this chapter shall take the form of a proposal by the chief executive officer approved by the council. If there is no chief executive officer, development of these projects may be initiated by the authority only upon the request of the city or town council. Any request by the city or town council to initiate a project pursuant to this chapter shall take the form of a resolution. The chief executive officer, if any, or a member of the council designated by the council, if there is no chief executive officer, is authorized to enter into a contract of lease for and on behalf of the city or town with the authority for the leasing of the initiated projects upon terms and conditions agreed to by the chief executive officer, if any, or the council, if there is no chief executive officer, and the authority.

(2) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, express school committee approval continues to be required of any project relating to the management and control of public school property, including, but not limited to, the initiation of a public school project, school site selection.

(b) Without limiting the generality of the preceding, the authority is expressly empowered to lease or sell a project or any part of it to the municipality. Any lease by the authority to the municipality may be for a period, upon terms and conditions, with or without an option to purchase, that the authority may determine.

(c) The provisions of any charter, other laws or ordinances, general, special, or local, or of any rule or regulation of the state or any municipality, restricting or regulating in any manner the power of any municipality to lease (as lessee or lessor) or sell property, real, personal, or mixed, shall not apply to leases and sales made with the authority pursuant to this chapter.

(d) Any municipality, notwithstanding any contrary provision of any charter, other laws or ordinances, general, special or local, or of any rule or regulations of the state or any municipality, is authorized and empowered to lease, lend, pledge, grant, or convey to the authority, at its request, upon terms and conditions that the chief executive officer, if any, or where no chief executive officer exists, the city or town council of the municipality, may deem reasonable and fair and without the necessity for any advertisement, order of court, or other action or formality, any real property or personal property which may be necessary or convenient to effectuation of the authorized purpose of the authority, including public roads and other real property already devoted to public use; and, subject to what has been stated, the municipality consents to the use of all lands owned by the municipality which are deemed by the authority to be necessary for the construction or operation of any project.

(e) The authority is authorized and empowered to contract for the acquisition of any of its projects or portions of them by the federal government; and to contract with any state, federal, or municipal agencies for the performance of any services essential or convenient to its purposes under this chapter.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 45-15-6 — RI Code / Title 45 / Chapter 45-15 / Section 45-15-6
§ 45-15-6. Town or council meeting to levy tax to pay judgment against town.
Status: in_force

On judgment being obtained for a debt, damages, or demand, in case the treasurer does not have sufficient money of the town or city in his or her hands to satisfy and pay the judgment obtained and the charges expended in defending the suit, the treasurer shall make application to any justice of the peace in the town or city, and the justice shall grant a warrant to the town sergeant, requiring the town sergeant to warn the electors of the town to hold a town meeting, at a time and place to be appointed, or to the mayor of the city requiring the mayor to call a special meeting of the city council of the city, for the speedy ordering and making a tax, to be collected for the reimbursement of the treasurer.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 45-45-2 — RI Code / Title 45 / Chapter 45-45 / Section 45-45-2
§ 45-45-2. Reimbursement of cost by state excluded.
Status: in_force

No provision of this chapter shall be construed to be a state mandated cost subject to reimbursement by the state pursuant to chapter 13 of this title.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 45-15-2 — RI Code / Title 45 / Chapter 45-15 / Section 45-15-2
§ 45-15-2. Suits in name of town.
Status: in_force

Every civil action brought by a town shall be brought in the name of the town unless otherwise directed specially by law.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 45-53-3.2 — RI Code / Title 45 / Chapter 45-53 / Section 45-53-3.2
§ 45-53-3.2. Approved monitoring agent program.
Status: in_force

(a) There is hereby established an approved monitoring agent program (the program). Effective July 1, 2022, the Rhode Island housing resources commission (the commission) established pursuant to chapter 128 of title 42 shall appoint and oversee approved monitoring agents as part of this program.

(b) On or before July 1, 2023, the commission shall promulgate rules and regulations pursuant to chapter 35 of title 42 (administrative procedures) for the implementation of the program, which shall include a process for the selection and approval of monitoring agents. These rules and regulations shall be prepared to ensure the selection and appointment of organizations that shall be capable of monitoring and ensuring that municipally subsidized housing developments remain affordable, and that income-eligible buyers and tenants are occupying these units. The commission shall appoint these monitoring agents, who shall serve for terms of not more than five (5) consecutive years; provided that, the term of an approved monitoring agent may be renewed by the commission.

(c) As used in this section, the term LMI means low- and moderate-income housing and includes area median-income levels as established by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).

(d) Specific duties of approved monitoring agents shall include, but not be limited to, the following:

(1) To oversee, monitor, and ensure that tenants in LMI rental units meet income limits annually and that monthly rental rates are consistent with the low- and moderate-income guidelines and the recorded deed restrictions;

(2) To oversee, monitor, and ensure that LMI homeownership units continue to serve as the owners year-round principal residences; monitor and ensure that any proposed refinance of a LMI unit during the period in which a deed restriction is in effect is in compliance with program requirements: in the case of the resale of any LMI unit during the period in which a deed restriction is in effect, the maximum sales price is consistent with the recorded deed restriction and that the proposed buyer of the LMI unit meets the income limits as defined within the recorded deed restriction;

(3) To oversee, monitor and ensure any LMI accessory dwelling unit being counted is in compliance with the following requirements:

(i) An annual lease; and

(ii) The accessory dwelling unit is occupied by a household whose income does not exceed eighty percent (80%) of the area median income (AMI), adjusted for family size; and

(iii) The cost of rent, heat, and utilities other than telephone, cable, and internet, based on the number of the bedrooms in the unit does not exceed thirty percent (30%) of the gross annual household income for a household with eighty percent (80%) or less of area median income, adjusted for family size as certified by the selected approved monitoring agent;

(4) Any other provision contained in chapter 24 of this title that reasonably relates to affordable housing compliance and enforcement; and

(5) Such other duties as the commission sets forth in its rules and regulations for the monitoring agents.

(e) The commission shall also promulgate rules and regulations providing for the terms of engagement of the approved monitoring agents, standards for approval and recertification of the approved monitoring agents, and establish reporting requirements for the approved monitoring agents to the commission.

(f) Effective July 1, 2025, all responsibilities of the commission related to the program shall be transferred to the executive office of housing.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 45-53-16 — RI Code / Title 45 / Chapter 45-53 / Section 45-53-16
§ 45-53-16. Electronic permitting.
Status: in_force

(a) On or before October 1, 2025, every municipality in the state shall adopt and implement one electronic permitting platform established pursuant to § 23-27.3-108.2 to utilize for all development applications under this chapter. For purposes of this section, electronic permitting means use of computer-based tools and services that automate and streamline the application process to include, but not be limited to, task-specific tools for: applications; submission of plans; completed checklists and checklist documents; reports; plan review; permitting; scheduling; project tracking; staff and technical review committee comments; fee calculation and collection.

(b) The state building commissioner, with the assistance of the office of regulatory reform and the division of statewide planning, pursuant to the provisions of § 23-27.3-108.2 may promulgate rules and regulations to implement the provisions of this section.

(c) The local towns and cities shall charge each applicant an additional one-tenth percent (.1%) of the total application fee for each application submitted. This additional amount shall be transmitted monthly to the state building office at the department of business regulation, and shall be used to staff and support the purchase or lease and operation of one web-accessible service and/or system to be utilized by the state and municipalities for the uniform, statewide electronic submission, review and processing of development applications as set forth in this section.

(d) On or before October 1, 2025, notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter to the contrary, all acts, requirements, filings, and documents necessary to comply with the application process shall be conducted by means of electronic permitting.

(e) The department of business regulation shall reimburse annual fees and costs associated with compliance with this program in accordance with procedures established by the department.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 45-59-5 — RI Code / Title 45 / Chapter 45-59 / Section 45-59-5
§ 45-59-5. Contents of petition  Signers.
Status: in_force

(a) The written petition will be signed by persons who own real property located within the proposed district, and if the petition provides for one or more subdistricts, within the subdistricts, constituting, in the aggregate, sixty percent (60%) of the aggregate assessed valuation of all real property, not exempt from taxation by law. The written petition will set forth:

(1) A statement requesting the creation of a management district and a district management authority.

(2) The name of the district management authority.

(3) A description of the proposed management district and any subdistrict sufficient to reasonably identify the boundaries of the proposed district and a map delineating the boundaries of the management district and any subdistrict. The boundaries of a district or subdistrict may be described by reference to streets or highways.

(4) The purposes for which the district management authority is to be created which may be all of the purposes set forth in this chapter or only those specifically set forth in the petition. The purposes of the district management authority in any subdistrict may be different from those in a management district.

(5) Any limitations on the powers of the district management authority which may include limitations on the amount of the special tax assessment which the district management authority is permitted to make.

(6) A statement that more than fifty percent (50%) of area of the land located within the proposed district is devoted to commercial and retail uses.

(7) The factors upon which the special tax assessment provided in this chapter will be based which factors may be any one or a combination of: (i) assessed valuation as of the date provided in § 44-5-1, (ii) square footage of land or improvements, (iii) linear footage along street fronts, (iv) formulas reflecting that different areas or zones within the management district will have greater or lesser benefit from the activities to be undertaken by the district management authority, (v) formulas establishing different assessment levels for different classes of real property, or (vi) any other method which reasonably apportions the expenses of the activities of the district management authority among the owners of real property within the management district which is benefited by the activities of the district management authority. Different factors may be used for the purposes of a special tax assessment in a subdistrict.

(8) The name of a non-profit corporation designated by the petitioners as being representative of the business community within the municipality which will have the appointive powers provided in this chapter with respect to the governing board. The non-profit organization will be one which has qualified under § 501(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 [26 U.S.C. § 501(c)], as amended, and has received a determination letter from the Internal Revenue Service confirming its status (which determination letter continues to be in full force and effect.)

(b) In addition, the petition may designate one or more persons who are authorized on behalf of the petitioners to modify or amend the petition prior to the passage of the ordinance or resolution.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 45-52-8 — RI Code / Title 45 / Chapter 45-52 / Section 45-52-8
§ 45-52-8. District treasurer.
Status: in_force

(a) The district treasurer, before he or she proceeds to discharge the duties of his or her office, shall give bond to the district in the sum and with surety that the voters may determine, conditioned for the faithful discharge of the duties of his or her office. The bond shall be deposited with the district clerk.

(b) The treasurer shall pay out no moneys other than those moneys authorized to be expended by vote of the district.

(c) The district treasurer shall, at the annual district meeting, make a statement of his or her accounts, in writing, showing the several sums received and paid by him or her during the previous year, and showing in detail the persons to whom, and the purpose for which, the payments were made.

(d) The accounts shall be audited annually by a person or persons as the district may direct.

(e) The district treasurer shall retain all his or her vouchers or receipts for the payments charged in the account, to be kept on file with other papers of his or her office.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 45-19-1.3 — RI Code / Title 45 / Chapter 45-19 / Section 45-19-1.3
§ 45-19-1.3. Notice of lien.
Status: in_force

No lien is effective, unless a written notice containing the name and address of the employee, the date that the employee became wholly or partially incapacitated, the name and location of the employer, and the name of the person or persons, firm or firms, corporation or corporations, alleged to be liable to the employee for the injuries received or sickness contracted, is filed in the office of the city or town clerk, if the employer is a municipality, or the office of the department of administration, if the employer is the state of Rhode Island prior to the payment of any moneys to the employee, or the employees attorneys or legal representatives as compensation for the injuries or sickness. The employer shall mail a copy of the notice to any insurance carrier which has insured the person, firm, or corporation against the liability.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 45-9-14 — RI Code / Title 45 / Chapter 45-9 / Section 45-9-14
§ 45-9-14. No state guarantee.
Status: in_force

Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to pledge the credit and assets of the state to pay the obligations or indebtedness, including bonded indebtedness, of any municipality or fire district.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 45-7-6 — RI Code / Title 45 / Chapter 45-7 / Section 45-7-6
§ 45-7-6. Fees of clerk.
Status: in_force

The fees of town clerks, and of other officers who perform the same duties, are as follows:

(a) For receiving and filing a certificate of attachment of real estate ......................................... $ .35

(b) For receiving and filing an account under the lien law ......................................... .35

(c) For recording every certificate of marriage ......................................... .25

(d) For recording every birth or death ......................................... .15

(e) For every certificate of the qualification of a voter ......................................... .25

(f) For drawing bond and license for keeping tavern ......................................... 1.00

(g) For allowing a discharge of a mortgage on the record ......................................... .50

(h) For receiving an appeal bond and filing it ......................................... .25

(i) For every warrant or citation ......................................... .75

(j) For receiving and filing every certificate of death ......................................... .15

(k) For every summons for witnesses ......................................... .25
R.I. Gen. Laws § 45-48-7 — RI Code / Title 45 / Chapter 45-48 / Section 45-48-7
§ 45-48-7. Public hydrants  Taking of private property.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may establish public hydrants in public places as it may see fit and prescribe for what purposes the public hydrants are used, all of which it may change in its discretion.

(b) For the purpose of this chapter the district has and enjoys all the authority and power conferred upon the electors or town council of any town, by the provisions of chapter 15 of title 39, Water Supply, and of all acts in amendment of it and in addition, and, when exercising this power and authority, is subject to all the duties and liabilities imposed by that chapter and acts upon towns and town councils.

(c) Upon taking any private property or interest therein, the district shall deposit in the superior court, for the payment of compensation on account of the property or properties, or interests, so taken, any sum that the court determines to be amply sufficient to satisfy the claims of all persons interested in the property (and the court may, in its discretion, take evidence to determine the sum to be deposited); the use of the funds for that purpose is a fixed obligation of the district to the extent required for that purpose; the full faith and credit of the district are deemed pledged to pay compensation as may be awarded or agreed upon; and the treasurer shall pay the compensation from any available funds, which include, but are not limited to, the funds so deposited. Upon application of the district, the court may refund to the district any money on deposit which is determined to be in excess of the amount needed.

(d) The notice specified in § 39-15-6 shall be given to the interested party personally or left at his or her last and usual place of abode in this state with some person living there. If the party is absent from this state and has no last and usual place of abode in this state occupied by that person, the notice shall be left with the persons, if any, in charge of or having possession of the land involved and another copy shall be mailed to the address of the absent party if the address is known to the officer or person making the service.

(e) If any property or right is taken in which an infant or other person not capable in law to act in his or her own behalf is interested, the superior court may appoint a guardian ad litem for the infant or other person if the infant or other person is not represented in Rhode Island by a guardian or conservator. Any guardian ad litem, or guardian or conservator, may, with the approval of the superior court, agree with the district on the compensation to be paid and, upon receipt of the compensation, release to the district all claims for damages on behalf of the infant or other incapacitated person.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 45-26-3 — RI Code / Title 45 / Chapter 45-26 / Section 45-26-3
§ 45-26-3. Grounds for resolution of need.
Status: in_force

The town council shall adopt a resolution declaring that there is a need for a town authority to function in the town if it finds:

(1) That unsanitary or unsafe inhabited dwelling accommodations or blighted areas exist in the town; or

(2) That there is a shortage of safe or sanitary dwelling accommodations in the town available to persons of low income at rentals or prices they can afford.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 45-39-1 — RI Code / Title 45 / Chapter 45-39 / Section 45-39-1
§ 45-39-1. Declaration of need and purpose.
Status: in_force

It is declared that, due to the unpredictability of nature, various cities and towns in this state have been unable to supply sufficient water to meet the needs of their inhabitants, and that, from time to time, the lack of water has produced grave emergencies for which there has been no legal solution. It is further declared that it is the purpose of this chapter to alleviate this problem.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 45-21-9 — RI Code / Title 45 / Chapter 45-21 / Section 45-21-9
§ 45-21-9. Prior service credit of members joining by election  Purchase of credit for prior service.
Status: in_force

(a) No employee of a participating municipality whose membership in the retirement system is contingent on his or her own election to join under § 45-21-8(c), shall receive prior service credit unless the employee makes application for membership within one year from the effective date of participation of the municipality by which the employee is employed. Any employee who elects not to join this retirement system, as provided in § 45-21-8(b), may thereafter be admitted to membership, but no employee shall receive credit for prior service unless the employee applies for membership within one year from the effective date of participation of the municipality by which the employee is employed.

(b) Any member who becomes an employee after the effective date of participation by a municipality into the system, has the privilege of purchasing credit for prior service with the city or town of which the employee is now employed. This privilege does not become effective until a member has had at least one year of service following his or her latest reentry into membership with the system, and credit is granted only when the member makes a lump sum payment of six percent (6%) of the rate of compensation in effect on the date of reentry, plus regular interest, compounded annually from that date to the date of purchase. The maximum period of service that may be purchased under this section is ten (10) years. Upon granting prior service under the provisions of this section, the board shall bill the applicable city or town for its share of the total liability for the prior service. Effective July 1, 2012, any purchase requested under this paragraph shall be made by a member at full actuarial cost.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 45-9-18 — RI Code / Title 45 / Chapter 45-9 / Section 45-9-18
§ 45-9-18. Additional powers of receiver.
Status: in_force

The receiver shall be entitled to exercise all powers under the general laws, this chapter, the state constitution, any special act, any charter provision or ordinance that any elected official or any body of the city, town, or fire district may exercise, acting separately or jointly; provided, however, that with respect to any such exercise of powers by the receiver, the elected officials or the body shall not rescind, nor take any action contrary to, such action by the receiver so long as the receivership continues to exist.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 45-27-9 — RI Code / Title 45 / Chapter 45-27 / Section 45-27-9
§ 45-27-9. Terms includible in bonds or obligations.
Status: in_force

In connection with the issuance of bonds and/or the incurring of any obligations under a lease, and in order to secure the payment of those bonds and/or obligations, the authority has power:

(1) To pledge by resolution, trust indenture, mortgage (subject to limitations imposed), or other contract all or any part of its rents, fees, or revenues.

(2) To covenant against mortgaging all or any part of its property, part of its property, real or personal, then owned or acquired, or against permitting or suffering any lien on its property.

(3) To covenant with respect to limitations on its right to sell, lease, or otherwise dispose of any housing project or any part of the project, or with respect to limitations on its right to undertake additional housing projects.

(4) To covenant against pledging all or any part of its rents, fees, and revenues to which its right then exists or the right to which may come into existence, or against permitting or suffering any lien on them.

(5) To provide for the release of property, rents, fees, and revenues from any pledge or mortgage, and to reserve rights and powers in, or the right to dispose of, property which is subject to a pledge or mortgage.

(6) To covenant as to the bonds to be issued pursuant to any resolution, trust indenture, mortgage, or other instrument and as to the issuance of bonds in escrow or otherwise, and as to the use and disposition of the proceeds.

(7) To covenant as to what other, or additional debt, may be incurred by it.

(8) To provide for the terms, form, registration, exchange, execution, and authentication of bonds.

(9) To provide for the replacement of lost, destroyed, or mutilated bonds.

(10) To covenant that the authority warrants the title to the premises.

(11) To covenant as to the rents and fees to be charged, the amount (calculated as may be determined) to be raised each year, or other period of time, by rents, fees, and other revenues, and as to the use and disposition to be made of these revenues.

(12) To covenant as to the use of any or all of its property, real or personal.

(13) To create or to authorize the creation of special funds in which there shall be segregated:

(i) The proceeds of any loan and/or grant;

(ii) All of the rents, fees, and revenues of any housing project or projects or parts of those revenues;

(iii) Any moneys held for the payment of the costs of operation and maintenance of the housing projects, or as a reserve for the meeting of contingencies in the operation and maintenance of the housing projects;

(iv) Any moneys held for the payment of the principal and interest on its bonds or the sums due under its leases and/or as a reserve for those payments; and

(v) Any moneys held for any other reserves or contingencies, and to covenant as to the use and disposal of the moneys held in those funds.

(14) To redeem the bonds, and to covenant for their redemption and to provide the terms and conditions for their redemption.

(15) To covenant against extending the time for the payment of its bonds or interest on them, directly or indirectly, by any means or in any manner.

(16) To prescribe the procedure, if any, by which the terms of any contract with bondholders may be amended or abrogated, the amount of bonds the holders of which must consent thereto, and the manner in which consent may be given.

(17) To covenant as to the maintenance of its property, its replacement, the insurance to be carried on the property, and the use and disposition of insurance moneys.

(18) To vest in an obligee of the authority the right, in the event of the failure of the authority to observe or perform any covenant on its part to be kept or performed, to cure the default and to advance any moneys necessary for that purpose, and the moneys so advanced may be made an additional obligation of the authority with interest, security, and priority as may be provided in any trust indenture, mortgage, lease, or contract of the authority with reference thereto.

(19) To covenant and prescribe as to the events of default and terms and conditions upon which any or all of its bonds become or may be declared due before maturity, and to the terms and conditions upon which that declaration and its consequences may be waived.

(20) To covenant as to the rights, liabilities, powers, and duties arising upon the breach by it of any covenant, condition, or obligation.

(21) To covenant to surrender possession of all or any part of any housing project or projects upon the happening of an event of default (as defined in the contract), and to vest in an obligee the right without judicial proceedings to take possession and to use, operate, manage, and control the housing projects or any part of the projects, and to collect and receive all rents, fees, and revenues arising from the housing projects in the same manner as the authority itself might do, and to dispose of the moneys collected in accordance with the agreement of the authority with the obligee.

(22) To vest in a trustee or trustees the right to enforce any covenant made to secure, pay, or in relation to the bonds, provide for the powers and duties of the trustee or trustees, to limit liabilities, and provide the terms and conditions upon which the trustee or trustees or the holders of bonds or any proportion of them may enforce the covenant.

(23) To make covenants other than and, in addition to, the covenants expressly authorized, of like or different character.

(24) To execute all instruments necessary or convenient in the exercise of the powers granted or in the performance of its covenants or duties, which may contain covenants and provisions, in addition to previously above specified, as the government or any purchaser of the bonds of the authority may reasonably require.

(25) To make covenants and to do any and all acts and things that may be necessary or convenient or desirable in order to secure its bonds, or in the absolute discretion of the authority tend to make the bonds more marketable; notwithstanding that the covenants, acts, or things may not be enumerated in this section; it being the intention to give the authority power to do all things in the issuance of bonds and in the provisions for their security that are not inconsistent with the constitution of the state, and no consent or approval of any judge or court shall be required; provided, that the authority has no power to mortgage all or any part of its property, real or personal, except as provided in § 45-27-10.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 45-7-2 — RI Code / Title 45 / Chapter 45-7 / Section 45-7-2
§ 45-7-2. Deputy clerk.
Status: in_force

Town clerks may, by and with the approbation of the town council, appoint a deputy, whenever the appointment is necessary. The appointed deputy has all the powers and can perform all the duties which are incumbent on the town clerk, being so qualified by taking the oath of office.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 45-52-12 — RI Code / Title 45 / Chapter 45-52 / Section 45-52-12
§ 45-52-12. Powers of and suits by and against the district.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may have a common seal and, in its corporate name, may sue and be sued, prosecute, and defend, in any court and elsewhere, and enjoy all the other powers generally incident to corporations.

(b) The district may take, purchase, and hold real estate and personal estate, and alienate and convey that real and personal estate, and subject to limitations contained in this chapter, may borrow money and incur indebtedness. All real and personal estate held by the district and not used for commercial purposes is exempt from all taxation. The district may hold real estate located outside of the jurisdictional bounds of the district for use of wells and watershed areas, and establish water lines outside the bounds.

(c) The district may raise, by a tax on real estate, sums of money that are necessary to pay district debts or to defray the charges and expenses of the district, and pay the sums out of the treasury; provided, that the tax is voted at a legal meeting of the voters of the district.

(d) The district may at any legal meeting grant and vote sums of money that it judges necessary:

(1) For the installation, renewal, replacement, purchasing, and procuring of implements and apparatus, wells, and distribution systems, for a district water system.

(2) For the purpose of supplying the inhabitants of the district with water for fire protection and a domestic water supply for the inhabitants of the district.

(3) For the purpose of providing for the collection and disposal of garbage.

(4) For the purpose of improving the property of the district and purchasing additional property.

(5) For the purchase of sites for the erection and repair of district structures.

(6) For the establishment of water lines, pipes, conduits, hydrants, and other district structures.

(7) For the making and repairing of sidewalks, and cleaning the streets and public beaches.

(8) For the improvement in any manner it may deem fit of any property belonging to the district.

(9) For the purpose of creating a reserve fund, not to exceed in the aggregate, forty thousand dollars ($40,000) for the extinguishment of debts or for the future replacement of property.

(10) For all necessary charges and expenses arising within the district, incidental or not, to the district.

(e) The acts, ordinances and bylaws of the district shall continue in force until altered or annulled by vote of the district or by law.

(f) No person may commence an action against the district or any of its officers for damage suffered to person or property by reason of defect, want of repair of any of the districts property, or by reason of injury suffered to person or property by reason of lack of care and diligence on the part of the district, its officers, or servants, in the performance of any of the acts authorized in this chapter.

(h) Every suit, whether in law or equity, brought by the district, is brought in the name of the district unless otherwise directed by law.

(i) All the outstanding notes, indebtedness, and contracts of the district shall be paid and fulfilled according to its tenor, and all district works authorized to be prosecuted shall be prosecuted, and all indebtedness authorized to be incurred on account may be incurred, according to the tenor of the authority.

(j) The district may also borrow money from time to time for the preceding purposes, and issue its notes or bonds, which shall be binding upon the district in the same manner as city or town notes or bonds are binding upon the city or town issuing them, but the district shall not have outstanding, at any one time, notes or bonds of a face value of more than one and one-half percent (1.5%) of the total assessed value of this taxable property within the district, but the giving of a new note or bond for a preexisting debt, or for money borrowed and applied to the payment of the preexisting debt, is excepted from the provisions of this section, and the amount of any sinking fund shall be deducted in computing the indebtedness.

(k) The district may enter into agreements with the towns of Westerly, Charlestown, and South Kingstown or other corporations from time to time, in relation to the supply of water to the district.

(l) The district may, from time to time, make and ordain all ordinances, bylaws, and regulations for the district, not repugnant to law which it may deem necessary for the preservation of the health of its inhabitants; prevention and abatement of nuisances; for the promotion of cleanliness; to prevent the indecent exposure of anyone bathing in any of the waters within the district; for the care and management of parks and grounds belonging to the district; for the control and regulation of parking of motor vehicles on property belonging to the district and in other places within the district in cooperation with the authorities of the town of Charlestown; and generally, all other ordinances, managing, and directing of the affairs of the district not repugnant to the laws of the state and to the ordinances of the town of Charlestown.

(m) The district may impose penalties for the violation of ordinances, bylaws, and regulations, not exceeding in the amount of one hundred dollars ($100) or imprisonment not exceeding ten (10) days, for any offense, unless other penalties, or penalties within other limits, are especially prescribed by the statutes of the state, to be prosecuted before the district court of the fourth division by some officer appointed for that purpose, and to be received to the use of the district.

(n) The district may appoint all necessary officers for the execution of its ordinances, bylaws, and regulations; may define their duties and fix their compensation; and may relieve any officers at pleasure.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 45-46-3 — RI Code / Title 45 / Chapter 45-46 / Section 45-46-3
§ 45-46-3. Powers of councils.
Status: in_force

The city or town council of any city or town is authorized to adopt, pursuant to the purposes of this chapter, the provisions of the model erosion and sediment control ordinance as provided in § 45-46-5. To assist in the implementation of ordinances and programs adopted pursuant to this chapter, a city or town council may adopt an erosion and sediment control plan.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 45-27-17 — RI Code / Title 45 / Chapter 45-27 / Section 45-27-17
§ 45-27-17. Validation of prior agreements.
Status: in_force

All agreements, and undertakings of housing authorities established pursuant to the housing authorities law, entered into before March 8, 1943, relating to financing or aiding in the development or operation of any housing projects, including (without limiting the generality of the foregoing) loan and annual contributions contracts, agency contracts, and leases, agreements with municipalities or other public bodies (including those pledged or authorized to be pledged for the protection of the holders of any notes or bonds issued by housing authorities or which are otherwise made a part of the contract with those holders of notes or bonds) relating to cooperation in aid of housing projects, furnishing of municipal services and facilities and the elimination of unsafe and unsanitary dwellings, and contracts for the construction of housing projects, together with all proceedings, acts, and things undertaken or done before March 8, 1943 with reference thereto, are hereby validated, and declared legal in all respects.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 45-38-1 — RI Code / Title 45 / Chapter 45-38 / Section 45-38-1
§ 45-38-1. Declaration of need and purpose.
Status: in_force

It is declared that for the benefit of the people of the state of Rhode Island, the increase of their commerce, welfare, and prosperity, and the improvement of their health and living conditions, it is essential that this and future generations of youth be given the fullest opportunity to learn and to develop their intellectual and mental capacities; that it is essential that educational institutions within the state be provided with appropriate additional means to assist youth in achieving the required levels of learning and development of their intellectual and mental capacities; and that it is the purpose of this chapter to provide a measure of assistance and an alternative method to enable educational institutions in the state to provide the facilities and structures which are sorely needed to accomplish the purposes of this chapter, all to the public benefit and good. It is also the purpose of this chapter to provide the state and its cities and towns with the power to acquire title by gift to one or more educational facilities and to lease or sell those facilities to any educational institution within the state so as to furnish an additional means for the development of educational facilities without the use of public funds. It is further declared that the acquisition of title to those educational facilities, and the lease or sale of those facilities as provided under this chapter, is a public purpose and shall be regarded as performing an essential governmental function in carrying out the provisions of this chapter.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 45-24-61.1 — RI Code / Title 45 / Chapter 45-24 / Section 45-24-61.1
§ 45-24-61.1. Procedure  Tolling of expiration periods.
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding any other provision set forth in this chapter, all periods pertaining to the expiration of any approval issued pursuant to the local ordinances promulgated under this chapter shall be tolled until June 30, 2017. For the purposes of this section, tolling shall mean the suspension or temporary stopping of the running of the applicable permit or approval period.

(b) Said tolling need not be recorded in the land evidence records to be valid; however, a notice of the tolling must be posted in the municipal planning department, and near the land evidence records.

(c) The tolling shall apply only to approvals or permits in effect on November 9, 2009, and those issued between November 9, 2009, and June 30, 2017, and shall not revive expired approvals.

(d) The expiration dates for all permits and approvals issued before the tolling period began will be recalculated as of July 1, 2017, by adding thereto the number of days between November 9, 2009, and the day on which the permit or approval would otherwise have expired. The expiration dates for all permits and approvals issued during the tolling period will be recalculated as of July 1, 2017, by adding thereto the number of days between the day the permit or approval was issued and the day the permit or approval otherwise would have expired.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 45-60-2 — RI Code / Title 45 / Chapter 45-60 / Section 45-60-2
§ 45-60-2. Block Island housing trust fund.
Status: in_force

(a) There is created a special designated account to be known as the Block Island housing fund. The fund shall be administered by the board and expenditures from the fund are made only to implement and effectuate the policies and purposes of this chapter. Funds shall consist of monies or in-kind donations from whatever source. These may include, but are not limited to, monies from the general treasury of the town, seasonal house rental taxes of no more than one percent (1%) of prevailing market rate, contributions from private or public sources, loans from private or financial institutions, grants, gifts or bequests.

(b) No funds shall be transferred from the housing trust account for investment or any other purpose without prior approval by the housing trust board.

(c) Unexpended balances and any earnings shall not revert to the town general fund but shall remain in the housing fund for use in accord with the purposes of this chapter.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 45-42-3 — RI Code / Title 45 / Chapter 45-42 / Section 45-42-3
§ 45-42-3. Mutual aid  Campus police officer and special police officer.
Status: in_force

(a) Any public or private educational institution of higher learning located in this state, with a police or other public safety department consisting of campus police officers appointed pursuant to chapter 52 of title 16, or special police officers appointed pursuant to chapter 2.1 of title 12, may enter into a mutual aid agreement with the city or town in which the institution is primarily located, solely for the purpose of providing emergency assistance in response to specific incidents at the request of the police chief of the city or town. Officers appointed under these chapters must have satisfactorily completed a training academy certified by the Police Officers Commission on Standards and Training.

(b) The mutual aid agreement will not be effective until formally approved by the city or town council in which the institution is located, after a public hearing and by the governing body or office of the institution of higher learning.

(c) The special police officers responding to a request for emergency assistance pursuant to a duly approved mutual aid agreement shall have the same authority, powers, duties, privileges, and immunities for jurisdictional purposes as a duly appointed police officer of the city or town making the request.

(d) The special police officers responding to the request for emergency assistance under the mutual aid agreement shall be subject to, and considered within, the control and authority of the requesting chief of police for the duration of the emergency and until released by the requesting chief of police.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 45-57-7 — RI Code / Title 45 / Chapter 45-57 / Section 45-57-7
§ 45-57-7. Assessments.
Status: in_force

(a) The electors of the district, at annual or special meeting of the district, have the power to order the imposition and collection of thosemonetary assessments upon lots of record with the district which they deem necessary for the payment of common expenses incurred or to be incurred in fulfillment of the purposes of the district and of this chapter.

(b) Assessments shall be determined for each lot of record equally, without regard to the lot location, size or value of the land or of any improvements thereon, and without regard to the benefit of any individual lot owner.

(c) The amount of assessments hereunder shall be determined by a majority vote of the electors voting, upon recommendation of the board of directors and consideration of the treasurers annual report.

(d) Notwithstanding subsections (a) through (c), any common expense incurred by the district as the result of misconduct by an individual lot owner or owners may be assessed exclusively against the offending lot owner or owners.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 45-21-14 — RI Code / Title 45 / Chapter 45-21 / Section 45-21-14
§ 45-21-14. Computation of years of service.
Status: in_force

(a) The retirement board fixes and determines, by appropriate rules and regulations, how much service in any year is equivalent to a year of service, but in computing the service or in computing the compensation it shall credit no period of more than a months duration during which a member was absent without pay, nor shall more than one year of service be credited on account of all service in one calendar year.

(b) Notwithstanding any other section of law, no member of the retirement system is permitted to purchase service credit for any portion of a year for which he or she is already receiving service credit in this retirement system.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 45-15-15 — RI Code / Title 45 / Chapter 45-15 / Section 45-15-15
§ 45-15-15. Prosecution of claims for damage by riotous assembly.
Status: in_force

All claims arising under the provisions of §§ 45-15-13 and 45-15-14 shall proceed as provided in § 45-15-5.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 45-12-11 — RI Code / Title 45 / Chapter 45-12 / Section 45-12-11
§ 45-12-11. Authority for issuance of indebtedness excess.
Status: in_force

The state director of revenue may, upon petition by the city or town council, authorize the city or town to incur indebtedness in excess of the limit of three percent (3%) of the full assessed value of the taxable property within the city or town imposed by § 45-12-2 whenever the director determines that the sum appropriated by any city or town or the funds available are insufficient to pay the necessary expenses of the city or town. For this purpose the state director of revenue may require any information concerning the financial condition of the city or town that the director may deem necessary for the proper exercise of that authority.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 45-24-31_45-24-31 — RI Code / Title 45 / Chapter 45-24 / Section 45-24-31_45-24-31
§ 45-24-31. Definitions. [Effective until January 1, 2026.]45-24-31. Definitions. [Effective January 1, 2026.]
Status: in_force

Where words or terms used in this chapter are defined in § 45-22.2-4 or § 45-23-32, they have the meanings stated in that section. In addition, the following words have the following meanings. Additional words and phrases may be used in developing local ordinances under this chapter; however, the words and phrases defined in this section are controlling in all local ordinances created under this chapter:

(1) Abutter. One whose property abuts, that is, adjoins at a border, boundary, or point with no intervening land.

(2) Accessory dwelling unit (ADU). A residential living unit on the same lot where the principal use is a legally established single-family dwelling unit or multi-family dwelling unit. An ADU provides complete independent living facilities for one or more persons. It may take various forms including, but not limited to: a detached unit; a unit that is part of an accessory structure, such as a detached garage; or a unit that is part of an expanded or remodeled primary dwelling.

(3) Accessory use. A use of land or of a building, or portion thereof, customarily incidental and subordinate to the principal use of the land or building. An accessory use may be restricted to the same lot as the principal use. An accessory use shall not be permitted without the principal use to which it is related.

(4) Adaptive reuse. Adaptive reuse, as defined in § 42-64.22-2.

(5) Aggrieved party. An aggrieved party, for purposes of this chapter, shall be:

(i) Any person, or persons, or entity, or entities, who or that can demonstrate that their property will be injured by a decision of any officer or agency responsible for administering the zoning ordinance of a city or town; or

(ii) Anyone requiring notice pursuant to this chapter.

(6) Agricultural land. Agricultural land, as defined in § 45-22.2-4.

(7) Airport hazard area. Airport hazard area, as defined in § 1-3-2.

(8) Applicant. An owner, or authorized agent of the owner, submitting an application or appealing an action of any official, board, or agency.

(9) Application. The completed form, or forms, and all accompanying documents, exhibits, and fees required of an applicant by an approving authority for development review, approval, or permitting purposes.

(10) Buffer. Land that is maintained in either a natural or landscaped state, and is used to screen or mitigate the impacts of development on surrounding areas, properties, or rights-of-way.

(11) Building. Any structure used or intended for supporting or sheltering any use or occupancy.

(12) Building envelope. The three-dimensional space within which a structure is permitted to be built on a lot and that is defined by regulations governing building setbacks, maximum height, and bulk; by other regulations; or by any combination thereof.

(13) Building height. For a vacant parcel of land, building height shall be measured from the average, existing-grade elevation where the foundation of the structure is proposed. For an existing structure, building height shall be measured from average grade taken from the outermost four (4) corners of the existing foundation. In all cases, building height shall be measured to the top of the highest point of the existing or proposed roof or structure. This distance shall exclude spires, chimneys, flag poles, and the like. For any property or structure located in a special flood hazard area, as shown on the official FEMA Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs), or depicted on the Rhode Island coastal resources management council (CRMC) suggested design elevation three foot (3²) sea level rise (CRMC SDE 3 SLR) map as being inundated during a one-hundred-year (100) storm, the greater of the following amounts, expressed in feet, shall be excluded from the building height calculation:

(i) The base flood elevation on the FEMA FIRM plus up to five feet (5²) of any utilized or proposed freeboard, less the average existing grade elevation; or

(ii) The suggested design elevation as depicted on the CRMC SDE 3 SLR map during a one-hundred-year (100) storm, less the average existing grade elevation. CRMC shall reevaluate the appropriate suggested design elevation map for the exclusion every ten (10) years, or as otherwise necessary.

(14) Cluster. A site-planning technique that concentrates buildings in specific areas on the site to allow the remaining land to be used for recreation, common open space, and/or preservation of environmentally, historically, culturally, or other sensitive features and/or structures. The techniques used to concentrate buildings shall be specified in the ordinance and may include, but are not limited to, reduction in lot areas, setback requirements, and/or bulk requirements, with the resultant open land being devoted by deed restrictions for one or more uses. Under cluster development, there is no increase in the number of lots that would be permitted under conventional development except where ordinance provisions include incentive bonuses for certain types or conditions of development.

(15) Common ownership. Either:

(i) Ownership by one or more individuals or entities in any form of ownership of two (2) or more contiguous lots; or

(ii) Ownership by any association (ownership may also include a municipality) of one or more lots under specific development techniques.

(16) Community residence. A home or residential facility where children and/or adults reside in a family setting and may or may not receive supervised care. This does not include halfway houses or substance-use-disorder-treatment facilities. This does include, but is not limited to, the following:

(i) Whenever six (6) or fewer children or adults with intellectual and/or developmental disability reside in any type of residence in the community, as licensed by the state pursuant to chapter 24 of title 40.1. All requirements pertaining to local zoning are waived for these community residences;

(ii) A group home providing care or supervision, or both, to not more than eight (8) persons with disabilities, and licensed by the state pursuant to chapter 24 of title 40.1;

(iii) A residence for children providing care or supervision, or both, to not more than eight (8) children, including those of the caregiver, and licensed by the state pursuant to chapter 72.1 of title 42;

(iv) A community transitional residence providing care or assistance, or both, to no more than six (6) unrelated persons or no more than three (3) families, not to exceed a total of eight (8) persons, requiring temporary financial assistance, and/or to persons who are victims of crimes, abuse, or neglect, and who are expected to reside in that residence not less than sixty (60) days nor more than two (2) years. Residents will have access to, and use of, all common areas, including eating areas and living rooms, and will receive appropriate social services for the purpose of fostering independence, self-sufficiency, and eventual transition to a permanent living situation.

(17) Comprehensive plan. The comprehensive plan adopted and approved pursuant to chapter 22.2 of this title and to which any zoning adopted pursuant to this chapter shall be in compliance.

(18) Day care  Daycare center. Any other daycare center that is not a family daycare home.

(19) Day care  Family daycare home. Any home, other than the individuals home, in which day care in lieu of parental care or supervision is offered at the same time to six (6) or less individuals who are not relatives of the caregiver, but may not contain more than a total of eight (8) individuals receiving day care.

(20) Density, residential. The number of dwelling units per unit of land.

(21) Development. The construction, reconstruction, conversion, structural alteration, relocation, or enlargement of any structure; any mining, excavation, landfill, or land disturbance; or any change in use, or alteration or extension of the use, of land.

(22) Development plan review. See §§ 45-23-32 and 45-23-50.

(23) District. See zoning use district.

(24) Drainage system. A system for the removal of water from land by drains, grading, or other appropriate means. These techniques may include runoff controls to minimize erosion and sedimentation during and after construction or development; the means for preserving surface and groundwaters; and the prevention and/or alleviation of flooding.

(25) Dwelling unit. A structure, or portion of a structure, providing complete, independent living facilities for one or more persons, including permanent provisions for living, sleeping, eating, cooking, and sanitation, and containing a separate means of ingress and egress.

(26) Extractive industry. The extraction of minerals, including: solids, such as coal and ores; liquids, such as crude petroleum; and gases, such as natural gases. The term also includes quarrying; well operation; milling, such as crushing, screening, washing, and flotation; and other preparation customarily done at the extraction site or as a part of the extractive activity.

(27) Family member. A person, or persons, related by blood, marriage, or other legal means, including, but not limited to, a child, parent, spouse, mother-in-law, father-in-law, grandparents, grandchildren, domestic partner, sibling, care recipient, or member of the household.

(28) Floating zone. An unmapped zoning district adopted within the ordinance that is established on the zoning map is effective only when an application for development, meeting the zone requirements, is approved and the approved plan is recorded.

(29) Floodplains, or Flood hazard area. As defined in § 45-22.2-4.

(30) Freeboard. A factor of safety expressed in feet above the base flood elevation of a flood hazard area for purposes of floodplain management. Freeboard compensates for the many unknown factors that could contribute to flood heights, such as wave action, bridge openings, and the hydrological effect of urbanization of the watershed.

(31) Groundwater. Groundwater and associated terms, as defined in § 46-13.1-3.

(32) Halfway house. A residential facility for adults or children who have been institutionalized for criminal conduct and who require a group setting to facilitate the transition to a functional member of society.

(33) Hardship. See § 45-24-41.

(34) Historic district or historic site. As defined in § 45-22.2-4.

(35) Home occupation. Any activity customarily carried out for gain by a resident, conducted as an accessory use in the residents dwelling unit. For the purposes of this chapter, home occupation does not include remote work activities as defined in § 45-24-37.

(36) Household. One or more persons living together in a single-dwelling unit, with common access to, and common use of, all living and eating areas and all areas and facilities for the preparation and storage of food within the dwelling unit. The term household unit is synonymous with the term dwelling unit for determining the number of units allowed within any structure on any lot in a zoning district. An individual household shall consist of any one of the following:

(i) A family, which may also include servants and employees living with the family; or

(ii) A person or group of unrelated persons living together. The maximum number may be set by local ordinance, but this maximum shall not be less than one person per bedroom and shall not exceed five (5) unrelated persons per dwelling. The maximum number shall not apply to NARR-certified recovery residences.

(37) Incentive zoning. The process whereby the local authority may grant additional development capacity in exchange for the developers provision of a public benefit or amenity as specified in local ordinances.

(38) Infrastructure. Facilities and services needed to sustain residential, commercial, industrial, institutional, and other activities.

(39) Land development project. As defined in § 45-23-32.

(40) Lot. Either:

(i) The basic development unit for determination of lot area, depth, and other dimensional regulations; or

(ii) A parcel of land whose boundaries have been established by some legal instrument, such as a recorded deed or recorded map, and that is recognized as a separate legal entity for purposes of transfer of title.

(41) Lot area. The total area within the boundaries of a lot, excluding any street right-of-way, usually reported in acres or square feet.

(42) Lot area, minimum. The smallest land area established by the local zoning ordinance upon which a use, building, or structure may be located in a particular zoning district.

(43) Lot building coverage. That portion of the lot that is, or may be, covered by buildings and accessory buildings.

(44) Lot depth. The distance measured from the front lot line to the rear lot line. For lots where the front and rear lot lines are not parallel, the lot depth is an average of the depth.

(45) Lot frontage. That portion of a lot abutting a street. A zoning ordinance shall specify how noncontiguous frontage will be considered with regard to minimum frontage requirements.

(46) Lot line. A line of record, bounding a lot, that divides one lot from another lot or from a public or private street or any other public or private space and shall include:

(i) Front: the lot line separating a lot from a street right-of-way. A zoning ordinance shall specify the method to be used to determine the front lot line on lots fronting on more than one street, for example, corner and through lots;

(ii) Rear: the lot line opposite and most distant from the front lot line, or in the case of triangular or otherwise irregularly shaped lots, an assumed line at least ten feet (10²) in length entirely within the lot, parallel to and at a maximum distance from, the front lot line; and

(iii) Side: any lot line other than a front or rear lot line. On a corner lot, a side lot line may be a street lot line, depending on requirements of the local zoning ordinance.

(47) Lot size, minimum. Shall have the same meaning as minimum lot area defined herein.

(48) Lot, through. A lot that fronts upon two (2) parallel streets, or that fronts upon two (2) streets that do not intersect at the boundaries of the lot.

(49) Lot width. The horizontal distance between the side lines of a lot measured at right angles to its depth along a straight line parallel to the front lot line at the minimum front setback line.

(50) Manufactured home. As used in this section, a manufactured home shall have the same definition as in 42 U.S.C. § 5402, meaning a structure, transportable in one or more sections, which, in the traveling mode, is eight (8) body feet or more in width or forty (40) body feet or more in length, or, when erected on site, is three hundred twenty (320) or more square feet, and which is built on a permanent chassis and designed to be used as a dwelling with a permanent foundation connected to the required utilities, and includes the plumbing, heating, air-conditioning, and electrical systems contained therein; except that such term shall include any structure that meets all the requirements of this definition except the size requirements and with respect to which the manufacturer voluntarily files a certification required by the United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development and complies with the standards established under chapter 70 of Title 42 of the United States Code; and except that such term shall not include any self-propelled recreational vehicle.

(51) Mere inconvenience. See § 45-24-41.

(52) Mixed use. A mixture of land uses within a single development, building, or tract.

(53) Modification. Permission granted and administered by the zoning enforcement officer of the city or town, and pursuant to the provisions of this chapter to grant dimensional relief from the zoning ordinance to a limited degree as determined by the zoning ordinance of the city or town, but not to exceed twenty-five percent (25%) of each of the applicable dimensional requirements, except as set forth in § 45-24-46(c).

(54) Nonconformance. A building, structure, or parcel of land, or use thereof, lawfully existing at the time of the adoption or amendment of a zoning ordinance and not in conformity with the provisions of that ordinance or amendment. Nonconformance is of only two (2) types:

(i) Nonconforming by use: a lawfully established use of land, building, or structure that is not a permitted use in that zoning district. A building or structure containing more dwelling units than are permitted by the use regulations of a zoning ordinance is nonconformity by use; or

(ii) Nonconforming by dimension: a building, structure, or parcel of land not in compliance with the dimensional regulations of the zoning ordinance. Dimensional regulations include all regulations of the zoning ordinance, other than those pertaining to the permitted uses. A building or structure containing more dwelling units than are permitted by the use regulations of a zoning ordinance is nonconforming by use; a building or structure containing a permitted number of dwelling units by the use regulations of the zoning ordinance, but not meeting the lot area per dwelling unit regulations, is nonconforming by dimension.

(55) Overlay district. A district established in a zoning ordinance that is superimposed on one or more districts or parts of districts. The standards and requirements associated with an overlay district may be more or less restrictive than those in the underlying districts consistent with other applicable state and federal laws.

(56) Performance standards. A set of criteria or limits relating to elements that a particular use or process must either meet or may not exceed.

(57) Permitted use. A use by right that is specifically authorized in a particular zoning district.

(58) Planned development. A land development project, as defined in subsection (39), and developed according to plan as a single entity and containing one or more structures or uses with appurtenant common areas.

(59) Plant agriculture. The growing of plants for food or fiber, to sell or consume.

(60) Preapplication conference. A review meeting of a proposed development held between applicants and reviewing agencies as permitted by law and municipal ordinance, before formal submission of an application for a permit or for development approval.

(61) Setback line or lines. A line, or lines, parallel to a lot line at the minimum distance of the required setback for the zoning district in which the lot is located that establishes the area within which the principal structure must be erected or placed.

(62) Site plan. The development plan for one or more lots on which is shown the existing and/or the proposed conditions of the lot.

(63) Slope of land. The grade, pitch, rise, or incline of the topographic landform or surface of the ground.

(64) Special use. A regulated use that is permitted pursuant to the special-use permit issued by the authorized governmental entity, pursuant to § 45-24-42. Formerly referred to as a special exception.

(65) Structure. A combination of materials to form a construction for use, occupancy, or ornamentation, whether installed on, above, or below the surface of land or water.

(66) Substandard lot of record. Any lot lawfully existing at the time of adoption or amendment of a zoning ordinance and not in conformance with the dimensional or area provisions of that ordinance.

(67) Use. The purpose or activity for which land or buildings are designed, arranged, or intended, or for which land or buildings are occupied or maintained.

(68) Variance. Permission to depart from the literal requirements of a zoning ordinance. An authorization for the construction or maintenance of a building or structure, or for the establishment or maintenance of a use of land, that is prohibited by a zoning ordinance. There are only two (2) categories of variance, a use variance or a dimensional variance.

(i) Use variance. Permission to depart from the use requirements of a zoning ordinance where the applicant for the requested variance has shown by evidence upon the record that the subject land or structure cannot yield any beneficial use if it is to conform to the provisions of the zoning ordinance.

(ii) Dimensional variance. Permission to depart from the dimensional requirements of a zoning ordinance under the applicable standards set forth in § 45-24-41.

(69) Waters. As defined in § 46-12-1(23).

(70) Wetland, coastal. As defined in § 45-22.2-4.

(71) Wetland, freshwater . As defined in § 2-1-20.

(72) Zoning certificate. A document signed by the zoning enforcement officer, as required in the zoning ordinance, that acknowledges that a use, structure, building, or lot either complies with, or is legally nonconforming to, the provisions of the municipal zoning ordinance or is an authorized variance or modification therefrom.

(73) Zoning map. The map, or maps, that are a part of the zoning ordinance and that delineate the boundaries of all mapped zoning districts within the physical boundary of the city or town.

(74) Zoning ordinance. An ordinance enacted by the legislative body of the city or town pursuant to this chapter and in the manner providing for the adoption of ordinances in the city or towns legislative or home rule charter, if any, that establish regulations and standards relating to the nature and extent of uses of land and structures; that is consistent with the comprehensive plan of the city or town as defined in chapter 22.2 of this title; that includes a zoning map; and that complies with the provisions of this chapter.

(75) Zoning use district. The basic unit in zoning, either mapped or unmapped, to which a uniform set of regulations applies, or a uniform set of regulations for a specified use. Zoning use districts include, but are not limited to: agricultural, commercial, industrial, institutional, open space, and residential. Each district may include sub-districts. Districts may be combined.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 45-70-5 — RI Code / Title 45 / Chapter 45-70 / Section 45-70-5
§ 45-70-5. Advisory committee.
Status: in_force

The state planning council shall appoint an advisory committee to assist in the development of the education program that shall include, but not be limited to, representatives from the American Planning Association (R.I. Chapter), American Council of Engineering Companies  Rhode Island, Grow Smart Rhode Island, Rhode Island League of Cities and Towns, Rhode Island Builders Association, University of Rhode Island coastal resource center, and the office of housing and community development. The division of statewide planning shall provide administrative support to and facilitate meetings of the advisory committee to meet at a minimum of once a year to evaluate and make improvements to the training program.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 45-38-3 — RI Code / Title 45 / Chapter 45-38 / Section 45-38-3
§ 45-38-3. Powers.
Status: in_force

In addition to any other powers which it may now have, and notwithstanding any law to the contrary, the state and any municipality have, without any other authority, the following powers:

(1) To acquire by gift, from a nonbusiness corporation formed under the provisions of chapter 6 of title 7, one or more educational facilities located within this state, and which may be located within or partially within the municipality.

(2) To lease to any educational institution within the state any or all of its educational facilities for rentals and upon terms and conditions and for a period or periods that the governing body of the appropriate municipality may deem advisable or, in respect of the state, or a department, board, body, or commission of the state, as the governor may deem advisable; provided, that the lease or leases require that the payment of all costs of operation, maintenance, and upkeep of the educational facilities will be paid by the lessee, sublessee, or occupant and that under no circumstance will the state or municipality be obligated, directly or indirectly, for the payment of those costs.

(3) To sell and convey all or any part of any educational facility owned by it at a public or private sale, with or without advertisement, and to do all acts necessary to the accomplishment of sale or conveyance.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 45-48-11 — RI Code / Title 45 / Chapter 45-48 / Section 45-48-11
§ 45-48-11. Issuance of bonds.
Status: in_force

For the purpose of raising money to carry out the provisions of this chapter, the district is authorized and empowered to issue bonds under its corporate bond and seal. The bonds of each issue shall be dated, bear interest at a rate or rates, and mature at a time or times not exceeding forty (40) years from their dates of issue, as may be determined by the officers of the district, and may be made redeemable before maturity at a price or prices and under terms and conditions that may be fixed by the officers of the district prior to the issue of the bonds. The officers of the district shall determine the form of the bonds, including interest coupons to be attached to them, and the manner of their execution, and shall fix the denomination or denominations of the bonds and the place or places of payment of the principal and interest, which may be at any bank or trust company within or without the state. The bonds shall bear the seal of the district or a facsimile of the seal.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 45-44-8 — RI Code / Title 45 / Chapter 45-44 / Section 45-44-8
§ 45-44-8. Composition of board.
Status: in_force

The homestead board shall be composed of no fewer than three (3) nor more than five (5) members.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 45-55-4 — RI Code / Title 45 / Chapter 45-55 / Section 45-55-4
§ 45-55-4. Definitions.
Status: in_force

The words defined in this section have the following meanings whenever they appear in this chapter, unless the context in which they are used clearly requires a different meaning or a different definition is prescribed for a particular section, group of sections or provision.

(1) Business means any corporation, partnership, individual, sole proprietorship, joint stock company, joint venture, or any other legal entity through which business is conducted.

(2) Change order means a written order signed by the purchasing agent, or contractor directing or allowing the contractor to make changes which the changes clause of the contract authorizes the purchasing agent or contractor to order without the consent of the contractor or purchasing agent.

(3) Construction means the process of building, altering, repairing, improving, or demolishing any public structures or building, or other public improvements of any kind to any public real property. It does not include the routine maintenance or repair of existing structures, buildings, or real property performed by salaried employees of the municipality in the usual course of their job.

(4) Contract means all types of agreements, including grants and orders, for the purchase or disposal of supplies, services, construction, or any other item. It includes awards; contracts of a fixed-price, cost, cost-plus-a-fixed-fee, or incentive type; contracts providing for the issuance of job or task orders; leases; letter contracts, purchase orders, and construction management contracts. It also includes supplemental agreements with respect to any of the preceding. Contract does not include labor contracts with employees of the municipality.

(5) Contract modification means any written alteration in the specifications, delivery point, rate of delivery, contract period, price, quantity, or other contract provisions of any existing contract, whether accomplished by unilateral action in accordance with a contract provision, or by mutual action of the parties to the contract. It includes bilateral actions, as supplemental agreements, and unilateral actions, as change orders, administrative changes, notices of termination, and notices of the exercise of a contract option.

(6) Contractor means any person having a contract with a municipality.

(8) Data means recorded information, regardless of form or characteristic.

(8) Designee means a duly authorized representative of a person holding a superior position.

(9) Employee means an individual drawing a salary from a municipality, whether elected or not, and any nonsalaried individual performing personal services for any municipality.

(10) May means permissive.

(11) Municipality means the individual cities and towns of the state of Rhode Island.

(12) Negotiation means contracting by either of the methods described in §§ 45-55-6, 45-55-7, and 45-55-8.

(13) Person means any business, individual, organization, or group of individuals.

(14) Procurement means the purchasing, buying, renting, leasing, or otherwise obtaining of any supplies, services, or construction. It also includes all functions that pertain to the obtaining of any supply, service, or construction item, including description of requirements, selection and solicitation of sources, preparation and award of contract, and all phases of contract administration.

(15) Purchasing officer means the person designated in each municipality or quasi public agency pursuant to section 45-55-3.

(16) Regulations means rules and regulations adopted by the individual cities or towns, concerning the implementation of the provisions of this chapter.

(17) Services means the rendering, by a contractor, of its time and effort rather than the furnishing of a specific end product, other than reports which are merely incidental to the required performance of services. Services does not include labor contracts with employees of governmental agencies.

(18) Shall means imperative.

(19) Supplemental agreement means any contract modification which is accomplished by the mutual action of the parties.

(20) Supplies means all property, including, but not limited, to leases of real property, printing and insurance, except land or permanent interest in land.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 45-67-6 — RI Code / Title 45 / Chapter 45-67 / Section 45-67-6
§ 45-67-6. Membership of board of utility commissioners.
Status: in_force

(a) The board of utility commissioners shall consist of five (5) members, no less than three (3) of whom shall be residents of the town of New Shoreham as defined by the Revised Ordinances of the town of New Shoreham, Chapter 2, Article I, Section 2-2. A majority of the board shall constitute a quorum and a majority of the members shall be necessary for all actions taken by the board. No vacancy in the membership of the board shall impair the right of a quorum to exercise all the rights and perform all the duties of the board. The initial elected members of the board of utility commissioners shall be elected with staggered terms of two (2) years and four (4) years. The three (3) candidates receiving the most votes will serve four-year (4) terms; the two (2) candidates receiving the next highest number of votes will serve two-year (2) terms. Thereafter, the members of the board of utility commissioners of the utility district shall be elected for a term of four (4) years by ballot of qualified electors.

(b) The election of the initial board of utility commissioners shall be administered by the town of New Shoreham using the list of qualified electors provided by BIPCo.

(c) Each member of the board of utility commissioners shall be a qualified elector. A qualified elector shall be eligible to be a candidate for election to the board; provided, however, that they shall first have filed a declaration of candidacy with the secretary of the board of utility commissioners not later than thirty (30) calendar days prior to the scheduled date of the election through which such person seeks to be elected. In the event of a vacancy occurring on the board of utility commissioners by reason of death, resignation, or other cause, the board itself may select an eligible candidate to fill the vacancy until the next annual election. In the event that an active account is in the name of a corporation or other entity, the designated qualified elector of such an entity shall also be eligible to be a candidate for election to the board.

(d) The board of utility commissioners shall elect each year from among its members:

(1) A chairperson;

(2) A vice chairperson;

(3) A secretary; and

(4) A treasurer.

(e) The board of utility commissioners shall establish and adopt bylaws for the management and conduct of the utility districts affairs and other aspects of the governance of the utility district not otherwise controlled by this chapter.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 45-10-7 — RI Code / Title 45 / Chapter 45-10 / Section 45-10-7
§ 45-10-7. Expenses of post audit.
Status: in_force

The cost and expenses of the post audit shall be borne by each city and town.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 45-19-19 — RI Code / Title 45 / Chapter 45-19 / Section 45-19-19
§ 45-19-19. City and town ordinances providing for retirement of sick or injured police officers or fire fighters.
Status: in_force

The city or town councils of the various cities and towns may provide, by ordinance or through collective bargaining, for the retirement of the personnel of their police and fire departments who have been on leave of absence from their employment due to sickness contracted or injuries sustained in the performance of their duties; provided, that no ordinance is contrary to any pension cost of living increase or escalator clause in a collective bargaining agreement, and provided, further, that no ordinance provides for a disability retirement allowance of less than sixty-six and two-thirds percent (662/3%) of a retirees annual salary at the time of retirement nor more than one hundred percent (100%) of a retirees annual salary.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 45-43-3 — RI Code / Title 45 / Chapter 45-43 / Section 45-43-3
§ 45-43-3. Powers.
Status: in_force

(a) The council has the power to:

(1) Study area governmental problems common to two (2) or more members of the council as it deems appropriate, including, but not limited to, matters affecting health, safety, welfare, education, economic conditions, and regional development;

(2) Promote cooperative arrangements and coordinate action among its members; and

(3) Make recommendations for review and action to the members and other public agencies that perform functions within the region.

(b) The council may, by appropriate action of the governing bodies of the member governments, exercise other powers that are exercised or capable of exercise by the member governments and necessary or desirable for dealing with problems of mutual concern; provided, that the exercise of power for the creation, construction, or operation of new regional solid waste disposal facilities is contingent upon the approval of the solid waste management corporation.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 45-54-19 — RI Code / Title 45 / Chapter 45-54 / Section 45-54-19
§ 45-54-19. Capital reserves.
Status: in_force

To assure the continued operation and solvency of the corporation for the carrying out of its corporate purposes, the corporation may create and establish one or more special funds ( referred to as capital reserve funds in this chapter), and may pay into each capital reserve fund:

(1) Any monies appropriated and made available by the state for the purpose of the fund;

(2) Proceeds from the sale of notes or bonds to the extent provided in the resolution or resolutions of the corporation authorizing their issuance; and

(3) Any other moneys that may be made available to the corporation, for the purpose of the fund, from any other source.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 45-55-13.1 — RI Code / Title 45 / Chapter 45-55 / Section 45-55-13.1
§ 45-55-13.1. Exclusion of multi-cities or towns insurance corporations and cooperative risk management programs.
Status: in_force

The provisions of this chapter do not apply to entities organized pursuant to § 45-5-20.1. Those entities are exempt from all of the provisions of this chapter.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 45-9-20 — RI Code / Title 45 / Chapter 45-9 / Section 45-9-20
§ 45-9-20. Orders of the receiver.
Status: in_force

In the event a receiver is appointed pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, powers of the fire district governing body or powers of the city or town council exercisable by resolution or ordinance shall be exercised by order of the receiver.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 45-60-4 — RI Code / Title 45 / Chapter 45-60 / Section 45-60-4
§ 45-60-4. Allocation system.
Status: in_force

(a) In determining the allocation of funds available for the purposes of this chapter, the board shall evaluate each proposal on the basis of the following criteria which may include, but not be limited to:

(1) The need for a timely response to unpredictable circumstances or special opportunities to serve the purposes of this chapter;

(2) The level of funding or other participation by private or public sources in the activity being considered for funding by the board;

(3) What resources will be required in the future to sustain the project;

(4) The long-term effect of proposed activity and the likelihood that the activity will result in the preservation of affordability in perpetuity;

(5) The boards allocation system shall include a method, defined by rule, that evaluates the need for, impact of, and quality of, activities proposed by applicants.

(b) Affordable housing projects must result in units which remain affordable for the maximum time allowed by law; the housing board shall retain first right of refusal in the event of sale or transfer of such properties for which funds from this trust fund have been used.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 45-29-8 — RI Code / Title 45 / Chapter 45-29 / Section 45-29-8
§ 45-29-8. Jury trial of damages  Payment.
Status: in_force

Upon filing of the petition referred to in § 45-29-7, the superior court shall cause twenty (20) days notice of the pendency of the petition to be given to the authority by serving the chairperson of the authority with a certified copy of the petition, and may proceed after that notice to the trial; and the trial shall determine all questions of fact relating to the value of the land, or interest in it, and the amount thereof, and judgment shall be entered upon the verdict of the jury, and execution issued against the money so deposited in court and in default against any other property of the authority.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 45-25-18.7 — RI Code / Title 45 / Chapter 45-25 / Section 45-25-18.7
§ 45-25-18.7. Hearings.
Status: in_force

(a) The tenant or applicant affected has a right to a hearing and review by the board where a determination is made by the project management or by the housing authority:

(1) That an applicant is denied admission to public housing;

(2) That a tenants right of use and occupation is terminated; or

(3) That any obligation of a tenant is increased or otherwise altered;

(b) The tenant or applicant shall be given written notice of any determination affecting his or her status, and the reasons therefor, and notice of his or her right to a hearing, and within seven (7) days of delivery of the notice, the tenant or occupant may petition the board, in writing, for a hearing and review. Upon receiving that petition, the board shall set a date for the hearing and inform the tenant or applicant of the date, time, and place of the hearing.

(c) If the tenant or applicant fails to petition for a hearing within seven (7) days, he or she will be held to have waived his or her right to the hearing, but he or she will not be held to have waived his or her right to contest the propriety of the authoritys action in any later court proceeding.

(d) The tenant or applicant is entitled to a fair hearing before the board and has the right to be represented by counsel.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 45-5-1 — RI Code / Title 45 / Chapter 45-5 / Section 45-5-1
§ 45-5-1. Management of affairs of town.
Status: in_force

The town council of each town has full power to manage the affairs and interests of the town, and to determine all matters and things as by law come within its jurisdiction.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 45-32-6 — RI Code / Title 45 / Chapter 45-32 / Section 45-32-6
§ 45-32-6. Selection of project areas  Formulation of redevelopment plans.
Status: in_force

The redevelopment agency may of its own motion, or at the direction of the legislative body, select one or more project areas comprising all or a portion of a redevelopment area, and formulate a redevelopment plan for each project area. Redevelopment plans may be prepared by the planning commission in the event the members of the agency have not been appointed or at the request of the agency.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 45-22-9 — RI Code / Title 45 / Chapter 45-22 / Section 45-22-9
§ 45-22-9. Effect of chapter.
Status: in_force

All local planning boards and commissions affected by the provisions of this chapter shall be reconstituted in accordance with the provisions of this chapter, except as provided in § 45-22-3, with regard to the existing membership of any city or town planning board or commission.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 45-21-10 — RI Code / Title 45 / Chapter 45-21 / Section 45-21-10
§ 45-21-10. Information furnished as to members  Classification.
Status: in_force

It is the duty of each participating municipality to submit to the retirement board a statement showing the name, title, compensation, duties, date of birth, and length of service of each member, and any other information that the retirement board requires. The retirement board shall then classify each member in one of the following groups:

(1) Group 1. Laborers, mechanics, and workers engaged in duties requiring principally physical exertion; and clerical, administrative, professional, and technical workers engaged in duties requiring principally mental exertion;

(2) Group 2. Members of the fire department of the participating municipality and members of the police department of the participating municipality;

(3) Or in any other group which may be recommended by the actuary on the basis of the service and mortality experience and approved by the retirement board.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 45-50-25 — RI Code / Title 45 / Chapter 45-50 / Section 45-50-25
§ 45-50-25. Actions authorized by resolution.
Status: in_force

Any action taken by the authority under the provisions of this chapter may be authorized by resolution at any regular or special meeting, and each resolution shall take effect immediately and need not be published or posted.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 45-22-3 — RI Code / Title 45 / Chapter 45-22 / Section 45-22-3
§ 45-22-3. Membership.
Status: in_force

(a) Unless the local ordinances allow for a combined review board as set forth in §§ 45-22-1 and 45-24-56.1, a municipality shall provide for the creation of a planning board or commission and the appointment of its members, including alternate members, pursuant to § 45-22-2, and for the organization of such board or commission. The board or commission shall consist of no less than five (5) members and up to two (2) alternates, and appointments shall be made for terms of such length that the terms of no more than one third ( ) of the members of the board or commission expire each year. Any vacancy occurring in the membership of a planning board or commission shall be filled by the appointing authority for the remainder of the unexpired term. Any member of a planning board or commission may be removed from office by the appointing authority for due cause, following a public hearing.

(b) Vacancies to the planning board or commission occurring after May 4, 1972, shall be filled in the manner prescribed in this section, except as provided in § 45-22-1 in cities or towns operating under a home rule charter.

(c) [Deleted by P.L. 2024, ch. 288, § 1 and P.L. 2024, ch. 289, § 1.]

(d) [Deleted by P.L. 2024, ch. 288, § 1 and P.L. 2024, ch. 289, § 1.]
R.I. Gen. Laws § 45-6-2 — RI Code / Title 45 / Chapter 45-6 / Section 45-6-2
§ 45-6-2. Imposition of penalties for ordinance violations.
Status: in_force

Town and city councils may impose penalties for the violation of ordinances and regulations, not exceeding in amount five hundred dollars ($500) or imprisonment not exceeding thirty (30) days in some jail or house of correction, and/or require restitution in cases involving property damage or personal injury in an amount up to twenty-five hundred dollars ($2,500) and/or require community restitution for a not-for-profit entity for not more than fifty (50) hours for any one offense, to be prosecuted by some officer appointed for that purpose, and to be recovered to the use of the town or city, or of the person or persons, and in the proportions, that the councils in their ordinances and regulations designate.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 45-23-50 — RI Code / Title 45 / Chapter 45-23 / Section 45-23-50
§ 45-23-50. Special provisions  Development plan review.
Status: in_force

(a) Municipalities may provide for development plan review, as defined in §§ 45-23-32 and 45-24-49 of the Rhode Island Zoning Enabling Act of 1991, as part of the local regulations. In these instances, local regulations must include all requirements, procedures, and standards necessary for proper review and recommendations of projects subject to development plan review to ensure consistency with the intent and purposes of this chapter and with § 45-24-49 of the Rhode Island Zoning Enabling Act of 1991. The local regulations and/or ordinances shall identify the permitting authority with the responsibility to review and approve applications for development plan review, which shall be designated as the planning board, technical review committee, or administrative officer. The local regulations and/or ordinances shall provide for specific categories of projects that may review and approve an application administratively as well as categories that are required to be heard by the designated planning board, or authorized permitting authority.

(b) The authorized permitting authority may waive requirements for development plan approval where there is a change in use or occupancy and no extensive construction of improvements is sought. The waiver may be granted only by a decision by the permitting authority finding that the use will not affect existing drainage, circulation, relationship of buildings to each other, landscaping, buffering, lighting, and other considerations of development plan approval, and that the existing facilities do not require upgraded or additional site improvements. The application for a waiver of development plan approval review shall include documentation, as required by the permitting authority, on prior use of the site. the proposed use, and its impact.

(c) The authorized permitting authority may grant waivers of design standards as set forth in the local regulations and zoning ordinance. The local regulations shall specifically list what limited waivers an administrative officer is authorized to grant as part of their review.

(d) Review stages. Administrative development plan review consists of one stage of review, while formal development plan review consists of two (2) stages of review, preliminary and final. The administrative officer may combine the approval stages, providing requirements for both stages are met by the applicant to the satisfaction of the administrative officer.

(1) Application requesting relief from the zoning ordinance.

(i) Applications under this chapter that require relief that qualifies only as a modification under § 45-24-46 and local ordinances may proceed by filing an application under this chapter and a request for a modification to the zoning enforcement officer. If such modification is granted the application shall then proceed to be reviewed by the administrative officer as to completeness pursuant to the applicable requirements of this section. If the modification is denied or an objection is received as set forth in § 45-24-46, such application shall proceed under unified development review pursuant to § 45-23-50.1.

(ii) Applications under this section that require relief from the literal provisions of the zoning ordinance in the form of a variance or special use permit, shall be reviewed by the planning board under unified development review pursuant to § 45-23-50.1, and a request for review shall accompany the preliminary plan application.

(e) Submission requirements. Any applicant requesting approval of a proposed development under this chapter, shall submit to the administrative officer the items required by the local regulations. Requests for relief from the literal requirements of the zoning ordinance and/or for the issuance of special-use permits or use variances related to projects qualifying for development plan review shall be submitted and reviewed under unified development review pursuant to § 45-23-50.1.

(f) Certification. The application shall be certified, in writing, complete or incomplete by the administrative officer within twenty-five (25) days or within fifteen (15) days if no street creation or extension is required, and/or unified development review is not required, according to the provisions of § 45-23-36(c). If an applicant also submits for a modification to the zoning enforcement officer, the running of the time period set forth herein will not begin until the decision on the modification is made as set forth in § 45-24-46. The running of the time period set forth in this section will be deemed stopped upon the issuance of a written certificate of incompleteness of the application by the administrative officer and will recommence upon the resubmission of a corrected application by the applicant. However, in no event will the administrative officer be required to certify a corrected submission as complete or incomplete less than ten (10) days after its resubmission. If the administrative officer certifies the application as incomplete, the officer shall set forth in writing with specificity the missing or incomplete items.

(g) Timeframes for decision.

(1) Administrative development plan approval. An application shall be approved, denied, or approved with conditions within twenty-five (25) days of the certificate of completeness or within any further time that is agreed to in writing by the applicant and administrative officer.

(2) Formal development plan approval.

(i) Preliminary plan. Unless the application is reviewed under unified development review, the permitting authority will approve, deny, or approve with conditions, the preliminary plan within sixty-five (65) days of certification of completeness, or within any further time that is agreed to by the applicant and the permitting authority.

(ii) Final plan. For formal development plan approval, the permitting authority shall delegate final plan review and approval to the administrative officer. The officer will report its actions in writing to the permitting authority at its next regular meeting, to be made part of the record. The final plan shall be approved or denied within forty-five (45) days after the certification of completeness, or within a further amount of time that may be consented to by the applicant, in writing.

(h) Failure to act. Failure of the administrative officer or the permitting authority to act within the period prescribed constitutes approval of the preliminary plan, and a certificate of the administrative officer as to the failure to act within the required time and the resulting approval shall be issued on request of the application.

(i) Vested rights. Approval of development plan review shall expire two (2) years from the date of approval unless, within that period, a plat or plan, in conformity with approval, and as defined in this act, is submitted for signature and recording as specified in § 45-23-64. Validity may be extended for an additional period upon application to the administrative officer or permitting authority, whichever entity approved the application, upon a showing of good cause.

(j) Modifications and changes to plans.

(1) Minor changes, as defined in the local regulations, to the plans approved at any stage may be approved administratively, by the administrative officer. The changes may be authorized without an additional planning board meeting. All changes shall be made part of the permanent record of the project application. This provision does not prohibit the administrative officer from requesting recommendation from either the technical review committee or the permitting authority if the permitting authority is not the administrative officer. Denial of the proposed change(s) shall be referred to the permitting authority for review as a major change.

(2) Major changes, as defined in the local regulations, to the plans approved at any stage may be approved only by the permitting authority and must follow the same review and hearing process required for approval of preliminary plans, which shall include a public hearing, if originally required as part of the projects approvals.

(3) The administrative officer shall notify the applicant in writing within fourteen (14) days of submission of the written request for a change if the administrative officer determines that there has been a major change to the approved plans.

(k) Appeal. A decision under this section shall be considered an appealable decision pursuant to § 45-23-71.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 45-21-43.1 — RI Code / Title 45 / Chapter 45-21 / Section 45-21-43.1
§ 45-21-43.1. Actuarial cost method.
Status: in_force

(a) To determine the employer contribution rate for any participating municipality, the actuary shall compute the costs under chapters 21 and 21.2 of title 45 using the entry age normal cost method.

(b) The determination of the employer contribution rate for fiscal year 2013 shall include a re-amortization of the unfunded actuarial accrued liability (UAAL) over a closed twenty-five (25) year period. After an initial period of five (5) years, future actuarial gains and losses occurring within a plan year will be amortized over individual new twenty (20) year closed periods.

(c) The determination of the employer contribution rate commencing with fiscal year 2017 shall include a re-amortization of the current unfunded actuarial accrued liability as of June 30, 2014, over a closed twenty-five (25) year period. Future actuarial gains and losses occurring within a plan year will be amortized over individual new twenty (20) year closed periods. Employers shall have the one-time option before August 1, 2015, to remain under the amortization schedule set forth in subsection (b) above.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 45-4-9 — RI Code / Title 45 / Chapter 45-4 / Section 45-4-9
§ 45-4-9. Failure by electors to elect officer.
Status: in_force

If any town, on the day of any election for town officers, fails to elect any of the officers whom they may lawfully choose, except town clerk, town council, and town treasurer, the officers shall be elected by the town council of the town at its next meeting; provided, that town councils may postpone the election of any of the officers to some future meeting. The several towns have full power to delegate to their respective town councils the election of any of the officers whom the town may lawfully choose, except town clerk, town council, and town treasurer.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 45-50-3 — RI Code / Title 45 / Chapter 45-50 / Section 45-50-3
§ 45-50-3. Legislative findings  Applicability of chapter  Resolution of need required for authority to function.
Status: in_force

(a) It is declared that a need exists to authorize all municipalities which issue significant amounts of general obligation debt or which have large operating budgets to possess powers enabling the implementation of alternative financing techniques.

(b) This chapter applies to any municipality which has during the three (3) calendar years preceding adoption of the resolution provided for in subsection (d);

(1) Issued in the aggregate in excess of sixty million dollars ($60,000,000) in general obligation debt (excluding tax and revenue anticipation debt and long term advanced refunding bonds); or

(2) Had an annual operating budget in excess of thirty-nine million dollars ($39,000,000).

(c) This chapter also applies to any municipality that has been expressly authorized by public law to approve the establishment of such an authority for the purposes of undertaking projects, as defined by this chapter, within a specified district of the municipality.

(d) The authority of any city or town shall not transact any business or exercise any powers under this chapter, unless and until the city or town council, by resolution, declares, at any time, that there is need for an authority to function in the city or town, and the public finance management board, created by § 42-10.1-1, shall, by resolution, approve the creation of each authority. Neither the state nor the public finance management board shall have any liability as a result of the performance of the duty or exercise of the power described in this chapter.

(e) Any authority created under this chapter is subject to the provisions of chapter 2 of title 38 (Access to Public Records) and chapter 46 of title 42 (Open Meetings) and, in addition, the members of the authority are subject to the provisions of chapter 14 of title 36 (Code of Ethics).
R.I. Gen. Laws § 45-33-11 — RI Code / Title 45 / Chapter 45-33 / Section 45-33-11
§ 45-33-11. Recitals as to purpose of bonds.
Status: in_force

In any suit, action, or proceedings involving the validity or enforceability of any bonds of an agency or their security, any bond reciting in substance that it has been issued by the agency to aid in financing a redevelopment project or for code enforcement projects, shall be conclusively deemed to have been issued for a redevelopment project of character, and the project conclusively deemed to have been planned, located, and constructed in accordance with the purposes and provisions of chapters 31  33 of this title, or, if issued for a code enforcement project or projects, conclusively deemed to have been issued for a code enforcement project or projects of character, and the project or projects conclusively deemed to have been planned, located, and carried out in accordance with the purposes and provisions of appropriate federal legislation.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 45-24-55 — RI Code / Title 45 / Chapter 45-24 / Section 45-24-55
§ 45-24-55. Administration  Maintenance of zoning ordinance.
Status: in_force

The city or town clerk is the custodian of the zoning ordinance and zoning map or maps created under the ordinance. A zoning ordinance designates:

(1) The officer(s) or agency(ies) responsible for the maintenance and update of the text and zoning map comprising the zoning ordinance. Changes which impact the zoning map shall be depicted on the map within ninety (90) days of the authorized change(s); and

(2) The office or agency responsible for the review of the zoning ordinance at reasonable intervals; and, whenever changes are made to the comprehensive plan of the city or town, for the identification of any changes necessary and for the forwarding of these changes to the city or town council.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 45-23-28 — RI Code / Title 45 / Chapter 45-23 / Section 45-23-28
§ 45-23-28. Continuation of ordinances  Supersession  Relation to other statutes.
Status: repealed

(a) Any land development and subdivision review ordinance, regulation or rule, or amendment, enacted after December 31, 1994 shall conform to the provisions of this chapter. All lawfully adopted land development and subdivision review ordinances, regulations, and rules shall be brought into conformance with this chapter by December 31, 1995.

(b) All subdivision ordinances, regulations or rules adopted under authority of §§ 45-23-1 through 45-23-24, or any special subdivision enabling act that is in effect on July 21, 1992 remains in full force and effect until December 31, 1995, unless amended earlier so as to conform to the provisions of this chapter.

(c) Sections 45-23-1 through 45-23-24 and all special subdivision enabling acts in effect on July 21, 1992 are repealed effective December 31, 1995.

(d) Nothing contained in this chapter and no local ordinance, rule or regulation adopted under this chapter impairs the validity of any plat legally recorded prior to the effective date of the ordinance, rule or regulation.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 45-53-14 — RI Code / Title 45 / Chapter 45-53 / Section 45-53-14
§ 45-53-14. Database of low-income rental units.
Status: in_force

(a) The Rhode Island housing and mortgage finance corporation established pursuant to § 42-55-4 (the corporation) shall maintain an online database (database) of low-income housing tax credit developments that are designated only for households at or below sixty percent (60%) of area median income, adjusted for household size and subsidized housing developments, as referenced in the corporations Rhode Island resource guide, which are designated only for households at or below eighty percent (80%) of area median income, adjusted for household size (collectively low-income rental units) in the state on the corporations website. The corporation shall place an emphasis on the database containing the following:

(1) Current, updated information on the existing inventory of low-income rental units in the state;

(2) The contact person or entity and contact information pertaining to individual developments;

(3) To the extent the information is available, a copy of the application to apply for housing in individual developments; and

(4) Information pertaining to any special populations, including, but not limited to, elderly, disabled, homeless individuals, and victims of domestic violence, served by individual developments.

(b) This database shall be accessible to the public by July 1, 2023.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 45-58-8 — RI Code / Title 45 / Chapter 45-58 / Section 45-58-8
§ 45-58-8. Powers of the utility district.
Status: in_force

The utility district shall have the power:

(1) To acquire real or personal property and tangible or intangible personal property by voluntary purchase from the owner or owners of the property, and to the extent that the board of utility commissioners deems it advisable, to acquire property held by a corporation through acquisition of the stock of the corporation and dissolution of the corporation;

(2) To acquire real property, fixtures, and rights and interests in real property within its utility service area by eminent domain, subject to the supervision of the public utilities commission in the manner prescribed in § 39-1-31;

(3) To own, operate, maintain, repair, improve, enlarge, and extend, in accordance with the provisions of this chapter, any property acquired under this section all of which, together with the acquisition of the property, are hereby declared to be public purposes;

(4) To produce, purchase, acquire, distribute, and sell water and electricity at wholesale or retail within or without its utility service area subject to franchise rights of other utilities; to lay down, construct, own, operate, maintain, repair, and improve mains, pipes, wells, towers, and other equipment and facilities necessary, appropriate or useful for those purposes; and to contract with others for any or all of the foregoing purposes;

(5) To produce, buy, sell, and trade electric capability, power, or energy products or services at wholesale or retail; to purchase for its own use or for resale electric transmission service and ancillary services; and to engage in any other transaction with respect to electricity or electricity products that was heretofore authorized for the Pascoag fire district or investor-owned electric companies operating as domestic electric utilities within the state (including participation in generating facilities as authorized by chapter 20 of title 39); provided, that the utility district shall operate and be subject to regulation of its retail rates for electricity under title 39 of the general laws when operating within its utility service area;

(6) To acquire, own, lease, operate, maintain, repair, and expand facilities and equipment necessary, appropriate, or useful to the operation of other utilities, including, but not limited to, communications services such as internet service, high-speed data transfer, local and long-distance telephone service, community antenna television service, and to engage in the operation of such utilities;

(7) To sue and be sued;

(8) To adopt and alter a corporate seal;

(9) To acquire, hold, use, lease, sell, transfer, assign, or otherwise dispose of any property, real, personal, or mixed, or any interest therein, for its corporate purposes, and to mortgage, pledge, or lease any such property;

(10) To make and adopt bylaws for the management and regulation of its affairs;

(11) To borrow money for any of the purposes or powers granted to it under or by operation of this chapter, including the creation and maintenance of working capital, and to issue negotiable bonds, notes, or other obligations, to fund or refund the same, and to secure the obligation of such bond, notes, or other obligations in any case by pledge of, or security interest in, the revenues and property of the utility district.

(12) To fix rates (subject to the requirements of title 39 in the case of retail electric rates within its utility service area) and collect charges for the use of the facilities or services rendered by or any commodities furnished by the utility district;

(13) To contract in its own name for any lawful purpose that would effectuate the purposes and provisions of this chapter; to execute all instruments necessary to carry out the purposes of this chapter; and to do all things necessary or convenient to carry into effect and operation the powers granted by this chapter; and

(14) Until, and only until, such time as those utility bond obligations to which the Pascoag utility district succeeds under or by operation of this chapter shall have been retired, defeased, or otherwise satisfied in their entirety, to levy property tax assessments upon property owners within its utility service area for the purpose of supporting utility bond obligations of the Pascoag fire district outstanding as of April 4, 2001, in the same manner and to the same extent as the Pascoag fire district was authorized to do so under the act passed at the May session 1887, entitled An Act to Incorporate the Pascoag Fire District as thereafter amended and supplemented from time to time.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 45-31-16 — RI Code / Title 45 / Chapter 45-31 / Section 45-31-16
§ 45-31-16. Continuation of agencies created under prior law.
Status: in_force

Any redevelopment agency created pursuant to prior law shall be and constitutes the redevelopment agency for the community within the meaning of chapters 31  33 of this title, and has all of the rights, powers, duties, and exemptions provided for a redevelopment agency under chapters 31  33 of this title, and, notwithstanding any other provision of those chapters, no other redevelopment agency shall be created for the community.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 45-3-23 — RI Code / Title 45 / Chapter 45-3 / Section 45-3-23
§ 45-3-23. Compensation of district moderators and clerks.
Status: in_force

The moderators and clerks of voting districts and representative districts in all cities and towns shall severally receive as compensation for their services the minimum sum of seventy-five dollars ($75.00) per day.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 45-47-7 — RI Code / Title 45 / Chapter 45-47 / Section 45-47-7
§ 45-47-7. Parties to insurance contract.
Status: in_force

This chapter does not make any taxing jurisdiction a party to any insurance contract, nor is the insurer liable to any party for any amount in excess of the proceeds otherwise payable under its insurance policy.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 45-29-9 — RI Code / Title 45 / Chapter 45-29 / Section 45-29-9
§ 45-29-9. Consolidation of trials  Precedence in court.
Status: in_force

In case two (2) or more conflicting petitioners make claim to the same land, or to any interests in it, or to different interests in the same parcel of land, the superior court, upon motion, shall consolidate their several petitions for trial at the same time by the same jury, and may frame all necessary issues for the trial. All proceedings taken pursuant to the provisions of §§ 45-29-1  45-29-12 shall take precedence over all other civil matters then pending before the court, or if the superior court in and for the county in which the land, or interest in it, lies, not in session in that county, then the petition may be heard in the superior court for the counties of Providence and Bristol.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 45-48-3 — RI Code / Title 45 / Chapter 45-48 / Section 45-48-3
§ 45-48-3. Annual and special meetings  Voting.
Status: in_force

(a) The district shall hold an annual meeting on the first Tuesday in June in every year.

(b) Special meetings of the district shall be called by the clerk upon order of the administrative board or upon written application of at least five (5) electors; and whenever the subject of ordering a tax is to be acted on at any special meeting, the tax shall be mentioned in the notice. It is the duty of the clerk to fix a suitable place for the holding of all meetings, and to give notice of each meeting, both annual and special, by posting a notice in at least three (3) public places within the town at least ten (10) days before the meeting, and the notice shall contain a statement of the time and place when and where a meeting will be held for the purpose of correcting and canvassing the voting list to be used at the annual or special meeting, and it is the duty of the assessors of taxes of the district to canvass and correct the voting list in the same manner, as near as may be, or as provided by law for boards of canvassers.

(c) No vote, except upon an adjournment, or in the annual election of officers, shall be taken at any meeting of the district unless at least seven (7) electors are present at the meeting. On demand of at least one-fifth ( ) of the qualified electors of the district present at any meeting for a ballot on any question pending at the meeting, the ballot shall be allowed; and all votes except on motion to adjourn, or on amendment to any pending proposition, shall be required by the moderator to be so taken, that the votes affirmative and negative may be by him or her counted, and the results entered by the clerk on the minutes of the meeting.

(d) It is the duty of the clerk of the district to fix a suitable place within the district for the holding of meetings and for giving notice of subsequent meetings.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 45-25-2 — RI Code / Title 45 / Chapter 45-25 / Section 45-25-2
§ 45-25-2. Declaration of necessity.
Status: in_force

It is declared that:

(1) Unsanitary or unsafe dwelling accommodations exist in various cities of the state, and that these unsafe or unsanitary conditions arise from overcrowding and concentration of population, the obsolete and poor condition of the buildings, improper planning, excessive land coverage, lack of proper light, air and space, unsanitary design and arrangement, lack of proper sanitary facilities, and the existence of conditions which endanger life or property by fire and other causes; that in all these cities many persons of low income are forced to reside in unsanitary or unsafe dwelling accommodations;

(2) In various cities there is a lack of safe or sanitary dwelling accommodations available to all the inhabitants, and that consequently many persons of low income are forced to occupy overcrowded and congested dwelling accommodations;

(3) These conditions cause an increase in and spread of disease and crime and constitute a menace to the health, safety, morals, and welfare of the citizens of the state and impair economic values; that these conditions cannot be remedied by the ordinary operations of private enterprises;

(4) The clearance, replanning, and reconstruction of the areas in which unsanitary or unsafe housing conditions exist and the providing of safe and sanitary dwelling accommodations for persons of low income are public uses and purposes for which public money may be spent and private property acquired;

(5) It is in the public interest that work on these projects be instituted as soon as possible in order to relieve unemployment which now constitutes an emergency; and

(6) The necessity in the public interest for the provision enacted by these chapters, is declared a matter of legislative determination.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 45-33-8 — RI Code / Title 45 / Chapter 45-33 / Section 45-33-8
§ 45-33-8. Terms and covenants permissible in bonds.
Status: in_force

In connection with the issuance of bonds, an agency, in addition to its other powers, has power:

(1) To pledge all or any part of its net rents, fees, or revenues to which its right then exists or may thereafter come into existence.

(2) To encumber (by mortgage, deed of trust, or otherwise) all or any part of its real or personal property, then owned or thereafter acquired.

(3) To covenant against pledging all or any part of its rents, fees, and revenues, or against encumbering all or any part of its real or personal property, to which its right or title then exists or may thereafter come into existence, or against permitting or suffering any lien on revenues or property; to covenant with respect to limitations on its right to sell, lease, or otherwise dispose of any redevelopment project or any part of it; and to covenant as to what other or additional debts or obligations may be incurred by it.

(4) To covenant as to the bonds to be issued and as to the issuance of those bonds in escrow or otherwise, and as to the use and disposition of the proceeds of those bonds; to provide for the replacement of lost, destroyed, or mutilated bonds, to covenant against extending the time for the payment of its bonds or interest on them; and to redeem the bonds, and to covenant for their redemption and to provide the terms and conditions of the bonds.

(5) To covenant, as to the consideration of rents and fees to be charged in the sale or lease of a redevelopment project or projects, or any part of it, the amount to be raised each year or other period of time by rents, fees, and other revenues, and as to the use and disposition to be made of the rents, fees, and other revenues; and to create or to authorize the creation of special funds for moneys held for redevelopment or other costs, debt service, reserves, or other purposes, and to covenant as to the use and disposition of the moneys held in those funds.

(6) To prescribe the procedure, if any, by which the terms of any contract with bondholders may be amended or abrogated, the amount of bonds the holders of which must consent thereto, and the manner in which the consent may be given.

(7) To covenant as to the use of any or all of its real or personal property; and to covenant as to the maintenance of its real and personal property, the replacement of it, the insurance to be carried, and the use and disposition of insurance moneys.

(8) To covenant as to the rights, liabilities, powers, and duties arising upon the breach by it of any covenant, condition, or obligation; and to covenant and prescribe as to events of default and terms and conditions upon which any or all of its bonds or obligations become or may be declared due before maturity, and as to the terms and conditions upon which the declaration and its consequences may be waived.

(9) To vest in a trustee or trustees or the holders of bonds or any proportion of them, the right to enforce the payment of the bonds or any covenants securing or relating to the bonds; to vest in a trustee or trustees the right, in the event of a default by the agency, to take possession of any redevelopment project or part of it, and to collect the rents and revenues arising from the bonds, and to dispose of the moneys in accordance with the agreement of the agency with the trustee or trustees; to provide for the powers and duties of a trustee or trustees, and to limit the liabilities; and to provide the terms and conditions upon which the trustee or trustees or the holders of the bonds or any proportion of them may enforce any covenant or rights securing or relating to the bonds.

(10) To exercise all or any part or combination of the powers granted by this section; and to make covenants and to do any and all acts and things that may be necessary or convenient or desirable in order to secure its bonds, or, in the discretion of the agency, except as otherwise provided in chapters 31  33 of this title, that will tend to make the bonds more marketable, notwithstanding that the covenants, acts, or things may not be enumerated in this section.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 45-47-4 — RI Code / Title 45 / Chapter 45-47 / Section 45-47-4
§ 45-47-4. Inclusion of provision in policies.
Status: in_force

All policies issued in this state after January 1, 1983, shall include a provision containing a summary of this chapter, the provision to be approved by the insurance commissioner prior to its inclusion in any policy in the state. By entering into a contract of insurance with this provision, the insured and the insurer are deemed to have agreed to all lawful procedures pursuant to this chapter.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 45-10-5 — RI Code / Title 45 / Chapter 45-10 / Section 45-10-5
§ 45-10-5. Filing of audit report.
Status: in_force

The accountants making the post audit required by § 45-10-4 shall submit a report on their examination of the financial statements to the city or town audited, and the town or city clerk of the city or town shall file duplicate copies of the post audit with the state director of revenue and the state auditor general not later than six (6) months after the close of the fiscal year. The copy of the report filed with the director of revenue shall be a public record. The auditor general may, in his or her discretion, grant extensions in the filing of the audit report only upon reasonable cause for the extension being demonstrated by the municipality. In those cases, the determination of the auditor general as to the existence of reasonable cause shall be deemed conclusive.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 45-21-42.2 — RI Code / Title 45 / Chapter 45-21 / Section 45-21-42.2
§ 45-21-42.2. Fiscal impact of proposed legislation impacting the retirement system.
Status: in_force

Proposed legislation which directly impacts the retirement system can potentially affect the benefits of all plan participants and beneficiaries. Since it is in the best interests of plan participants and beneficiaries to determine the financial consequences of any proposed legislation which would directly impact the liability to the retirement system of participating municipalities, such legislation shall not be approved by the general assembly unless an explanatory statement or note, prepared and paid for by the retirement system, is appended to the proposed legislation which actuarially calculates, based upon approved retirement board assumptions, the projected twenty (20) year cost of the proposed legislation. These statements or notes shall be known as pension impact notes, and they shall accompany each such bill or resolution prior to consideration by the chamber in which the bill or resolution originated. The reasonable cost of preparing pension impact notes shall be charged as an administrative expense and paid from the retirement systems restricted receipts account established pursuant to § 36-8-10.1. Only the chair of the senate committee on finance with the approval of the president of the senate can request a pension impact note on proposed legislation that originates in the senate. Only the chair of the house committee on finance with the approval of the speaker of the house can request a pension impact note on proposed legislation that originates in the house. The governor can request a pension impact note on proposed legislation recommended in the appropriation acts required by §§ 35-3-7 or 35-3-8. This section shall be in addition to the requirements of chapter 12 of title 22. If one or more participating municipalities requests an actuarial study or other study that impacts only the liability of the participating municipality making the request, the participating municipality making the request shall pay any and all costs associated with the preparation of the study or report.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 45-29-18 — RI Code / Title 45 / Chapter 45-29 / Section 45-29-18
§ 45-29-18. Time allowed for commencement of condemnation proceedings by city.
Status: in_force

The power to condemn shall not be exercised by the city unless proceedings to condemn have been begun by it within the next six (6) months after the filing of the surveys or maps as provided in § 45-29-16.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 45-21-56 — RI Code / Title 45 / Chapter 45-21 / Section 45-21-56
§ 45-21-56. Credit for other municipal service.
Status: in_force

(a) Any member who was employed by a municipality, as defined in § 45-21-2, which did not elect to accept this chapter, as provided in § 45-21-4, shall be given credit for that service for the various purposes of this system; provided, that the member pays to the retirement system a lump sum amount equal to the full actuarial cost of that credit as certified by the retirement board.

(b) The retirement board shall fix and determine rules and regulations to govern the provisions of this section.

(c) If any member who was employed by a participating municipality is subsequently hired by a different participating municipality, his or her service credits from the former employer shall transfer in toto to the current employer. The retirement system shall transfer all prior employee contributions to the account of the current employing municipality and calculate the full actuarial value of the accrued benefit with the former employing municipality. If the full actuarial value of the accrued benefit with the former employer is greater than the total employee contributions transferred, the retirement system shall also transfer the difference between the full actuarial value of the accrued benefit with the former employer and the employees contributions from the account of the former employing municipality to the account of the current employing municipality.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 45-45-1 — RI Code / Title 45 / Chapter 45-45 / Section 45-45-1
§ 45-45-1. Providence police and fire departments  Retired employees.
Status: in_force

All retired Group 2 employees of the city of Providence, as defined in § 45-21-10, and all beneficiaries of Group 2 employees who have retired or are deceased shall, on the first day of January of the year following the date of retirement or death, receive a cost of living retirement adjustment in addition to the retirement allowance, in an amount equal to three percent (3%) of the retirement allowance, not compounded. In each succeeding year thereafter, during the month of January, the retirement allowance shall be increased an additional three percent (3%) of the retirement allowance, not compounded, to be continued during the lifetime of that employee or beneficiary.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 45-2-31.5 — RI Code / Title 45 / Chapter 45-2 / Section 45-2-31.5
§ 45-2-31.5. Town of Warren  Delegation of local licensing authority.
Status: in_force

In the town of Warren, the town council is authorized to provide, by ordinance, for the administrative issuance and renewal of all licenses the council is authorized to issue pursuant to this title or any other section of the general laws, with the exception of licenses that require their issuance or renewal after a public hearing, and provided that all applications and licenses shall meet the requirements and conditions set forth in applicable provisions of the general laws.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 45-4-13 — RI Code / Title 45 / Chapter 45-4 / Section 45-4-13
§ 45-4-13. Bond of tax collectors.
Status: in_force

(a) Every collector of taxes shall give bond, with sufficient surety, for the faithful performance of his or her trust, to the town treasurer of the town for which the collector is chosen, in any sum the town or the town council determines, not exceeding double the amount of the tax with the collection of which the collector is charged. Whenever any town elects its town treasurer as collector of taxes for the town, the bond to be given by the collector under the provisions of this section shall be given to the town, and delivered to the town council for safekeeping, and upon the happening of any breach of the condition of the bond, an action on the bond may be commenced in the name of the town to which it was given.

(b) Any collector of taxes, for any fire district that is covered by any other bond held by the district which gives sufficient coverage and protection for his or her duties as determined by the board of commissioners of the district, is exempt from the requirements of this section.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 45-2-67 — RI Code / Title 45 / Chapter 45-2 / Section 45-2-67
§ 45-2-67. Town of South Kingstown  Municipal court.
Status: in_force

(a) The town council of the town of South Kingstown may establish a municipal court and confer upon that court original jurisdiction, notwithstanding any other provisions of the general laws, to hear and determine causes involving the violation of any ordinance; provided, however, that any defendant found guilty of any offense, excluding violations outlined in subsection (b) of this section, may, within seven (7) days of conviction, file an appeal from the conviction to the Washington County superior court and be entitled in the latter court to a trial de novo.

(b) The town council of the town of South Kingstown may establish a municipal housing court and confer upon the court original jurisdiction, notwithstanding any other provisions of the general laws, to hear and determine causes involving the violation of the zoning ordinances of the town and any violation of the provisions of chapter 24 of this title (the Rhode Island zoning enabling act of 1991); any violation of chapter 24.1 of this title (the historical zoning act); any violation of chapter 24.2 of this title (minimum housing standards act); any violation of chapter 24.3 of this title (housing maintenance and occupancy code); any violation of chapter 23 of this title (subdivision and land development act); any violation of any local South Kingstown ordinance or regulation enacted pursuant to these chapters; and any violation of the provisions of chapter 27.3 of title 23 (the Rhode Island state building code); and any violation of the provisions of those regulations promulgated by the state building code commission entitled SBC-1 Rhode Island state building code; SBC-2 Rhode Island state one and two (2) family dwelling code; SBC-3 Rhode Island state plumbing code; SBC-4 Rhode Island state mechanical code; SBC-5 Rhode Island state electrical code; SBC-6 state property maintenance code; SBC-8 Rhode Island state energy conservation code; and SBC-19 Rhode Island state fuel and gas code; and provided, further, that any party aggrieved by a final judgment, decree, or order of the South Kingstown housing court may, within twenty (20) days after entry of this judgment, decree, or order, file an appeal to the Washington County superior court and be entitled in the latter court to a trial de novo.

(c) With respect to violations falling under the jurisdiction of the South Kingstown housing court, as outlined in subsection (b) of this section, the town council may also confer upon the housing court, in furtherance of the courts jurisdiction, the power to proceed according to equity:

(1) To restrain, prevent, enjoin, abate, or correct a violation;

(2) To order the repair, vacating, or demolition of any dwelling existing in violation;

(3) To otherwise compel compliance with all of the provisions of those ordinances, regulations, and statutes; and

(4) To order a dwelling into receivership and to order the removal of any cloud on the title to the building or property that shall be binding upon all those claiming by, through, under, or by virtue of any inferior liens or encumbrances pursuant to chapter 44 of title 34.

(d) The town council of the town of South Kingstown is authorized and empowered to appoint a judge and clerk of the municipal court. The town council of the town of South Kingstown is also authorized to appoint a judge and clerk of the housing court, who may be, but is not required to be, the same person(s) holding the judgeship over the municipal court. The town council is authorized and empowered to enact ordinances governing the personnel, operation, and procedure to be followed in the court and to establish a schedule of fees and costs and to otherwise provide for the operation and management of the court. The municipal court may impose a fine not in excess of five hundred dollars ($500) for each offense. The court is empowered to administer oaths, compel the attendance of witnesses, and punish persons for contempt.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 45-53-3_45-53-3 — RI Code / Title 45 / Chapter 45-53 / Section 45-53-3_45-53-3
§ 45-53-3. Definitions. [Effective until January 1, 2026.]45-53-3. Definitions. [Effective January 1, 2026, inclusive of existing language in § 45-53-3.]
Status: in_force

The following words, wherever used in this chapter, unless a different meaning clearly appears from the context, have the following meanings:

(1) Adjustment(s) means a request or requests by the applicant to seek relief from the literal use and dimensional requirements of the municipal zoning ordinance and/or the design standards or requirements of the municipal land development and subdivision regulations. The standard for the local review boards consideration of adjustments is set forth in § 45-53-4(d)(3)(iii)(E)(II).

(2) Affordable housing plan means a component of a housing element, as defined in § 45-22.2-4(1), that addresses low- and moderate-income housing needs in a city or town that is prepared in accordance with guidelines adopted by the state planning council, and/or to meet the provisions of § 45-53-4(e)(1) and (f).

(3) Approved affordable housing plan means an affordable housing plan that is part of an approved and unexpired local comprehensive plan as provided for in § 45-22.2-8, § 45-22.2-9, or § 45-22.2-12.

(4) Comprehensive plan means a comprehensive plan adopted and approved by a city or town pursuant to chapter 22.2 of this title.

(5) Consistent with local needs means reasonable in view of the state and local need for low- and moderate-income housing, considered with the number of low-income persons in the city or town affected and the need to protect the health and safety of the occupants of the proposed housing or of the residents of the city or town, to promote better site and building design in relation to the surroundings, or to preserve open spaces, and if the local zoning or land use ordinances, requirements, and regulations are applied as equally as possible to both subsidized and unsubsidized housing. Local zoning and land use ordinances, requirements, or regulations are consistent with local needs when imposed by a city or town council after a comprehensive hearing in a city or town where:

(i) Low- or moderate-income housing exists which is: (A) In the case of an urban city or town which has at least 5,000 occupied year-round rental units and the units, as reported in the latest decennial census of the city or town, comprise twenty-five percent (25%) or more of the year-round housing units, and is in excess of fifteen percent (15%) of the total occupied year-round rental units; or (B) In the case of all other cities or towns, is in excess of ten percent (10%) of the year-round housing units reported in the census.

(ii) The city or town has promulgated zoning or land use ordinances, requirements, and regulations to implement a comprehensive plan that has been adopted and approved pursuant to chapters 22.2 and 22.3 of this title, and the housing element of the comprehensive plan provides for low- and moderate-income housing in excess of either ten percent (10%) of the year-round housing units or fifteen percent (15%) of the occupied year-round rental housing units as provided in subsection (5)(i).

(iii) Multi-family rental units built under a comprehensive permit may be calculated towards meeting the requirements of a municipalitys low- or moderate-income housing inventory, as long as the units meet and are in compliance with the provisions of § 45-53-3.1.

(6) Infeasible means any condition brought about by any single factor or combination of factors, as a result of limitations imposed on the development by conditions attached to the approval of the comprehensive permit, to the extent that it makes it financially or logistically impracticable for any applicant to proceed in building or operating low- or moderate-income housing within the limitations set by the subsidizing agency of government or local review board, on the size or character of the development, on the amount or nature of the subsidy, or on the tenants, rentals, and income permissible, and without substantially changing the rent levels and unit sizes proposed by the applicant.

(7) Letter of eligibility means a letter issued by the Rhode Island housing and mortgage finance corporation in accordance with § 42-55-5.3(a).

(8) Local review board means the local planning board or commission as defined by § 45-22.2-4.

(9) Low- or moderate-income housing shall be synonymous with affordable housing as defined in § 42-128-8.1, and further means any type of housing whether built or operated by any public agency or any nonprofit organization or by any limited equity housing cooperative or any private developer, that is subsidized by a federal, state, or municipal government subsidy under any program to assist the construction or rehabilitation of affordable housing and that will remain affordable through a land lease and/or deed restriction for ninety-nine (99) years or such other period that is either agreed to by the applicant and town or prescribed by the federal, state, or municipal government subsidy program but that is not less than thirty (30) years from initial occupancy.

(i) Any housing unit that qualifies under this subsection (9) and under § 42-128-8.1 shall be counted as one whole unit toward the municipalitys requirement for low- or moderate-income housing.

(ii) Any mobile or manufactured home(s) that meet the requirements of § 42-128-8.1(d)(1)(ii) but are not subsidized by a federal, state, or municipal government subsidy and/or do not have a deed restriction or land lease as described in this subsection (9), shall count as one-half (Â½) of one unit for the purpose of the calculation of the total of low- or moderate-income year-round housing within a city or town, as long as a municipality contracts with a monitoring agent to verify that the requirements of § 42-128-8.1(d)(1)(ii) are met for these units. Such units shall not be required to meet the income verification requirements of § 42-128-8.1. The monitoring agent shall provide a listing of the eligible units to Rhode Island Housing, who shall provide a report as to the qualifying mobile or manufactured homes under this subsection (9) to the governor, speaker of the house of representatives, senate president, and secretary of housing on an annual basis, beginning on or before December 31, 2025.

(iii) Low- or moderate-income housing also includes rental property located within a municipality that is secured with a federal government rental assistance voucher.

(iv) For the period beginning on or after July 1, 2024, any housing unit that qualifies as low- or moderate-income housing under this subsection (9) and under § 42-128-8.1 and any rental property secured with a federal government rental assistance voucher that does not otherwise meet the other requirements to qualify as low- or moderate-income housing under this section shall be counted as one whole unit toward the municipalitys requirement for low- or moderate-income housing, as long as a municipality confirms with the issuing authority that the voucher is in good standing and active.

(10) Meeting local housing needs means as a result of the adoption of the implementation program of an approved affordable housing plan, the absence of unreasonable denial of applications that are made pursuant to an approved affordable housing plan in order to accomplish the purposes and expectations of the approved affordable housing plan, and a showing that at least twenty percent (20%) of the total residential units approved by a local review board or any other municipal board in a calendar year are for low- and moderate-income housing as defined in § 42-128-8.1.

(11) Monitoring agents means those monitoring agents appointed by the executive office of housing pursuant to § 45-53-3.2 and to provide the monitoring and oversight set forth in this chapter, including, but not limited to, §§ 45-53-3.2 and 45-53-4.

(12) Municipal government subsidy means assistance that is made available through a city or town program sufficient to make housing affordable, as affordable housing is defined in § 42-128-8.1(d)(1); such assistance shall include a combination of, but is not limited to, direct financial support, abatement of taxes, waiver of fees and charges, and density bonuses and/or internal subsidies, zoning incentives, and adjustments as defined in this section and any combination of forms of assistance.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 45-9-15 — RI Code / Title 45 / Chapter 45-9 / Section 45-9-15
§ 45-9-15. Inconsistent provisions.
Status: in_force

Insofar as the provisions of this chapter are inconsistent with the provisions of any charter, other laws, or ordinances, general, special, or local, or of any rule or regulation of the state or any municipality or fire district, the provisions of this chapter are controlling.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 45-21-39 — RI Code / Title 45 / Chapter 45-21 / Section 45-21-39
§ 45-21-39. Credit of interest.
Status: in_force

The retirement board shall annually allow regular interest, as may be prescribed by the retirement board, on the various reserves of the retirement system from the interest and dividends earned from investments.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 45-25-16 — RI Code / Title 45 / Chapter 45-25 / Section 45-25-16
§ 45-25-16. Compliance with federal wage requirements.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this chapter or in any other provision of law, the authority may agree to any conditions attached to federal financial assistance relating to the determination of prevailing salaries or wages or payment of not less than prevailing salaries or wages or compliance with labor standards, in the development or administration of projects, and may include in any contract awarded or entered into in connection with a project, stipulations requiring that the contractor and all subcontractors comply with requirements as to minimum salaries or wages and maximum hours of labor, and comply with any conditions which the federal government may have attached to its financial aid of the project.