R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-32-5 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-32 / Section 42-32-5
§ 42-32-5. Annual appropriation.
Status: in_force

The general assembly shall annually appropriate, out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated, a sum sufficient to carry out the purposes of this chapter; and the state controller is hereby authorized and directed to draw his or her orders upon the general treasurer for the payment of such sum or so much thereof as may be required from time to time, upon the receipt by him or her of properly authenticated vouchers.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-162-4 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-164 / Section 42-162-4
§ 42-164-4. Certification cancellation.
Status: in_force

(a) The secretary shall cancel certification of a program participant who applies using false information.

(b) The secretary of state may cancel a program participants certification for any of the following reasons:

(1) The program participant does not notify the secretary that he or she has obtained a name change; provided, the program participant may reapply under their new name;

(2) The program participant fails to notify the secretary of state of a change in actual or mailing address; or

(3) Mail forwarded to the program participants address is returned as nondeliverable; provided that, before terminating a program participants certification due to nondeliverable mail, the program shall attempt to contact the participant by telephone and email to resolve the mail delivery and address issue.

(c) The secretary of state shall send a notice of cancellation to the program participant, setting forth the reasons for cancellation, and attempt to notify the participant by telephone and email. The program participant shall have sixty (60) days to appeal the cancellation decision.

(d) Program participants may withdraw from the program with written notice to the secretary.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-3-4 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-3 / Section 42-3-4
§ 42-3-4. Bristol County.
Status: in_force

The towns of Bristol, Warren, and Barrington, shall constitute the county of Bristol; and Bristol shall be the county town.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-10-17 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-10 / Section 42-10-17
§ 42-10-17. Annual report to general assembly.
Status: in_force

(a) The general treasurer shall present to the general assembly on or before the tenth (10th) day of October in each year a report of the business transacted by the general treasurers office during the fiscal year or period next preceding, showing receipts and payments from the general treasury and from all other funds and accounts under the general treasurers control. The general treasurer shall report the balance on hand in each of those funds at the close of the last fiscal year or period, the banks in which the funds are deposited, and the rate of interest paid thereon. The general treasurer shall give in the report a detailed statement of the receipts of the state treasury showing the several sources of revenue, the amount received from each source, and the account of taxes received, but only an abstract of the report shall be printed.

(b) The report shall include, so long as any state funds or pension funds remain invested in any corporation doing business in South Africa, a report showing which investments have been sold in the previous year in conformity with the requirements of § 35-10-12, the aggregate value of those investments at the time of divestment, and the aggregate value of those investments as a percentage of total investment at the end of the previous year.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-133-10 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-133 / Section 42-133-10
§ 42-133-10. Exemption from taxation.
Status: in_force

The exercise of the powers granted by this chapter shall be in all respects for the benefit of the people of the state, and the corporation, and any trust established by the corporation, shall not be required to pay taxes of the state or any political subdivision of the state of any kind, including any tax or assessment on any property owned by the corporation, or any trust established by the corporation, under the provisions of this chapter or upon the income from any property. Any bonds issued by the corporation under the provisions of this chapter, their transfer, and the income from them (including any profits made on their sale), shall at all times be free from taxation by the state or any political subdivision or other instrumentality of the state, excepting inheritance, estate, and gift taxes.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-55-20 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-55 / Section 42-55-20
§ 42-55-20. Notes and bonds as legal investments.
Status: in_force

The notes and bonds of the corporation shall be legal investments in which all public officers and public bodies of this state, its political subdivisions, all municipalities and municipal subdivisions, all insurance companies and associations and other persons carrying on an insurance business, all banks, bankers, banking institutions including savings and loan associations, building and loan associations, trust companies, savings banks and savings associations, investment companies and other persons carrying on a banking business, all administrators, guardians, executors, trustees, and other fiduciaries, and all other persons who are now or may hereafter be authorized to invest in bonds or in other obligations of the state, may properly and legally invest funds, including capital, in their control or belonging to them. The notes and bonds are also made securities which may properly and legally be deposited with and received by all public officers and bodies of the state or any agency or political subdivision of the state and all municipalities and public corporations for any purpose for which the deposit of bonds or other obligations of the state is now or may hereafter be authorized by law.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-56-39 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-56 / Section 42-56-39
§ 42-56-39. Prison impact statement.
Status: in_force

All acts, bills, and resolutions having an effect on the revenues, expenditures, fiscal liability, bed space, staff, or programs of the department of corrections, which can be calculated with reasonable accuracy, by establishing or extending a mandatory minimum term of imprisonment which is not subject to suspension, probation, or parole, excepting appropriation measures carrying specified dollar amounts, shall be accompanied by a brief explanatory statement or note which sets forth the estimated dollar effect thereof taking into consideration additional bed space, staff, and programs required if enacted. This statement or note shall be known as a prison impact statement and shall be attached to the end of each act, bill, or resolution prior to consideration of the house in which the act, bill, or resolution originated. This prison impact statement shall specify the effect in dollar amounts and additional bed space, additional staff, and additional programs for the current fiscal year and estimates for the next two (2) succeeding fiscal years. The appropriate chairperson of the house or senate committee may request a prison impact statement. Requests for these prison impact statements shall be in a form and substance that is deemed appropriate by the chairperson and shall be forwarded through the house or senate fiscal advisor to the state budget officer who shall then be responsible, in cooperation with the director of corrections, for its preparation within thirty (30) days of the request.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-133-18 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-133 / Section 42-133-18
§ 42-133-18. Chapter controlling over inconsistent provisions.
Status: in_force

Insofar as the provisions of this chapter are inconsistent with the provisions of any other law or ordinance, general, special or local, the provisions of this chapter shall be controlling.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-159-3 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-159 / Section 42-159-3
§ 42-159-3. Membership of the commission.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission shall consist of nineteen (19) members as follows:

(1) The director of the department of environmental management, or designee;

(2) The president of the Narragansett Bay Yacht Association, or designee;

(3) The chief executive officer of US Sailing, or designee;

(4) The chief executive officer of SAIL TO PREVAIL, or designee;

(5) The Southern Regional Director of the New England Inter-Collegiate Sailing Association, or designee;

(6) The executive director of Sail Newport, or designee;

(7) The president/chief executive officer of Discover Newport, or designee;

(8) The chairperson of the board of directors of the Rhode Island Marine Trades Association (RIMTA), or designee;

(9) A representative of the city of Newport, to be appointed by the mayor of the city of Newport;

(10) One representative each from four (4) Rhode Island yacht clubs, to be appointed by the president of the Narragansett Bay Yachting Association; and

(11) Six (6) representatives from the general public, three (3) of whom shall be appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives, one of whom shall be appointed for a term of one year, one of whom shall be appointed for a term of two (2) years and one of whom shall be appointed for a term of three (3) years; and three (3) of whom shall be appointed by the president of the senate, one of whom shall be appointed for a term of one year, one of whom shall be appointed for a term of two (2) years and one of whom shall be appointed for a term of three (3) years.

(b) The chair of the commission shall be elected from among the membership by the commission members. In the event of the absence or disability of the chairperson, the members of the commission shall elect a temporary chairperson by a majority vote of those present and voting.

(c) Should any member cease to be an officer or employee of the unit or agency the member is appointed to represent, his or her membership on the commission shall terminate immediately. Any vacancy on the commission shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment.

(d) Ten (10) members of the commission shall constitute a quorum.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-64-31 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-64 / Section 42-64-31
§ 42-64-31. Other statutes.
Status: in_force

Nothing contained in this chapter shall restrict or limit the powers of the Rhode Island commerce corporation arising under any laws of this state except where those powers are expressly contrary to the provisions of this chapter; provided, however, that the corporation shall not have any power to create, empower or otherwise establish any corporation, subsidiary corporation, corporate body, any form of partnership, or any other separate entity, without the express approval and authorization of the general assembly. Except as otherwise provided, this chapter shall be construed to provide a complete additional and alternative method for doing the things authorized hereby and shall be regarded as supplemental and in addition to the powers conferred by other laws. The issuance of all bonds, notes, and other obligations of the corporation under the provisions of this chapter need not comply with the requirements of any other statute applicable to the issuance of bonds, notes, and obligations, and contracts for the construction and acquisition of any project undertaken pursuant to this chapter need not comply with any provision of any other state law applicable to contracts for the construction and acquisition of state owned property, except that the provisions of § 37-13-1 et seq. (prevailing wage); § 37-16-2 et seq. (public works arbitration); and § 37-12-1 et seq. (contractors bonds) for the construction and acquisition of state or municipally owned property shall be applicable. No proceedings or notice of approval shall be required for the issuance of any bonds, notes, and other obligations or any instrument of security except as provided in this chapter.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-29-12 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-29 / Section 42-29-12
§ 42-29-12. Action on sheriffs bond.
Status: in_force

Any person injured by the breach of the bond of any deputy sheriff may, after recovering judgment against the deputy sheriff, the deputy's executors, or administrators, in an action brought for the default, misfeasance, or nonfeasance of such deputy sheriff, cause a suit to be instituted upon the bond, as set out in § 42-29-11, at his or her own cost, in the name of the general treasurer, to his or her own use.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-64-7.12 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-64 / Section 42-64-7.12
§ 42-64-7.12. Transfer of functions to the Quonset Development Corporation.
Status: in_force

(a) The powers, duties, and responsibilities of the Rhode Island economic development corporation for improving, using, managing, selling, conveying, mortgaging, exchanging, transferring or otherwise, disposing real and personal property located in the town of North Kingstown known as the Quonset Point/Davisville industrial park, including, but not limited to, former Navy lands associated with the Quonset Point naval air station and the Davisville naval construction battalion are hereby transferred to the Quonset Development Corporation as may be mutually agreeable to the corporation and the Quonset Development Corporation.

(b) The powers, duties, and responsibilities of the corporation to improve, operate, manage, and regulate utilities associated with Quonset Point/Davisville industrial park are hereby transferred to the Quonset Development Corporation.

(c) The functions of the Quonset Davisville Management Corporation, established pursuant to § 42-64-7.1(a)(2)(i), are hereby transferred to the Quonset Development Corporation.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-64-7.8 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-64 / Section 42-64-7.8
§ 42-64-7.8. Sewer treatment facilities, connections, sewer user fees, charges, and assessments.
Status: in_force

(a) The Rhode Island commerce corporation shall have full and complete authority to limit, deny, or cause appropriate direct or indirect connections to be made between any building or property located in the Quonset Point/Davisville Industrial Park, or from any location outside the boundaries of the Quonset Point/Davisville Park and discharging into the corporations sewage treatment facility. The corporation shall prescribe those rules and regulations for sewer connections that in the opinion of the corporation are necessary and appropriate for the maintenance and operation of the sewer treatment facility. No person shall make any connection from any structure to any sewer or appurtenance thereto discharging to the sewage treatment facility without first being granted a written permit from the corporation in accordance with its rules and regulations. The Rhode Island commerce corporation shall have full and complete power and authority to compel any person within the Quonset Point/Davisville Industrial Park, for the purpose of sewage disposal, to establish a direct connection on the property of the individual, firm, partnership, or corporation, or at the boundary thereof to the corporations sewage treatment facility. These connections shall be made at the expense of the individual, firm, partnership, or corporation. The term appurtenance as used herein shall be construed to include adequate pumping facilities, whenever the pumping facilities shall be necessary to deliver sewage to the sewage treatment facility.

(b) The Rhode Island commerce corporation shall assess any person having a direct or indirect connection to the Quonset Point/Davisville Industrial Park sewage treatment facility the reasonable charges for the use, operation, maintenance and improvements to the facility.

(c) The Rhode Island commerce corporation shall proceed under the provisions of this chapter to collect the fees, charges, and assessments from any individual, firm, partnership, or corporation so assessed. Each entity so assessed shall pay the fees, charges, or assessments within the time frame prescribed by the rules and regulations of the corporation. The Rhode Island commerce corporation may collect the fees, charges, and assessments in the same manner in which taxes are collected by municipalities, with no additional fees, charges, assessments, or penalties (other than those provided for in chapter 9 of title 44). All unpaid charges shall be a lien upon the real estate of the individual, firm, partnership, or corporation. The lien shall be filed in the records of land evidence for the city or town in which the property is located and the corporation shall simultaneously with the filing of the lien give notice to the property owner. Owners of property subject to a lien for unpaid charges are entitled to a hearing within fourteen (14) days of the recording of the lien.

(d) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (c), the Rhode Island commerce corporation is authorized to terminate the water supply service of any individual, firm, partnership, or corporation for the nonpayment of sewer user fees, charges, and assessments. The corporation shall notify the user of termination of water supply at least forty-eight (48) hours prior to ceasing service. The corporation may assess any individual, firm, partnership, or corporation any fees, charges, and assessments affiliated with the shut off and restoration of service.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-145-2 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-145 / Section 42-145-2
§ 42-145-2. Terms of office  Chairperson.
Status: in_force

The members shall be appointed for terms of three (3) years except that of the three (3) members originally appointed by each of the appointing authorities; one shall be appointed for a term of one year, one shall be appointed for a term of two (2) years, and one for a term of three (3) years. The members shall annually elect one of them as chairperson of the commission.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-28-22 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-28 / Section 42-28-22
§ 42-28-22. Retirement of members.
Status: in_force

(a) Whenever any member of the state police hired prior to July 1, 2007, has served for twenty (20) years, the member may retire therefrom or they may be retired by the superintendent with the approval of the governor, and in either event a sum equal to one-half (Â½) of the whole salary for the position from which the member retired determined on the date the member receives their first retirement payment shall be paid the member during life.

(b) For purposes of this section, the term whole salary means:

(1) For each member who retired prior to July 1, 1966, whole salary means the base salary for the position from which the member retired as the base salary for that position was determined on July 31, 1972;

(2) For each member who retired between July 1, 1966, and June 30, 1973, whole salary means the base salary for the position from which the member retired as the base salary, implemented by the longevity increment, for that position was determined on July 31, 1972, or on the date of the members retirement, whichever is greater;

(3) For each member who retired or who retires after July 1, 1973, whole salary means the base salary, implemented by the longevity increment, holiday pay, and clothing allowance, for the position from which the member retired or retires.

(c)(1) Any member who retired prior to July 1, 1977, shall receive a benefits payment adjustment equal to three percent (3%) of the members original retirement, as determined in subsection (b) of this section, in addition to the members original retirement allowance. In each succeeding year thereafter during the month of January, the retirement allowance shall be increased an additional three percent (3%) of the original retirement allowance, not compounded, to be continued until January 1, 1991. For the purposes of the computation, credit shall be given for a full calendar year regardless of the effective date of the service retirement allowance. For purposes of this subsection, the benefits payment adjustment shall be computed from January 1, 1971, or the date of retirement, whichever is later in time.

(2) Any member of the state police who retires pursuant to the provisions of this chapter on or after January 1, 1977, shall on the first day of January, next following the third anniversary date of the retirement receive a benefits payment adjustment, in addition to their retirement allowance, in an amount equal to three percent (3%) of the original retirement allowance. In each succeeding year thereafter during the month of January, the retirement allowance shall be increased an additional three percent (3%) of the original retirement allowance, not compounded, to be continued until January 1, 1991. For the purposes of the computation, credit shall be given for a full calendar year regardless of the effective date of the service retirement allowance.

(3) Any retired member of the state police who is receiving a benefit payment adjustment pursuant to subsections (c)(1) and (c)(2) of this section shall beginning January 1, 1991, and ending June 30, 2012, receive a benefits payment adjustment equal to fifteen hundred dollars ($1,500).

(d) The benefits payment adjustment as provided in this section shall apply to and be in addition to the retirement benefits under the provisions of § 42-28-5, and to the injury and death benefits under the provisions of § 42-28-21.

(e)(1) Any member who retires after July 1, 1972, and is eligible to retire prior to July 1, 2012, and who has served beyond twenty (20) years shall be allowed an additional amount equal to three percent (3%) for each completed year served after twenty (20) years, but in no event shall the original retirement allowance exceed sixty-five percent (65%) of the members whole salary as defined in subsection (b) hereof or sixty-five percent (65%) of the members salary as defined in subsection (b) hereof in the members twenty-fifth (25th) year whichever is less.

(2) Each member who retired prior to July 1, 1975, shall be entitled to all retirement benefits as set forth above or shall be paid benefits as set forth in subsection (b)(1) with whole salary meaning the base salary for the position from which the member retired as the base salary for the position was determined on July 1, 1975, whichever is greater.

(f)(1) Any member who retires, has served as a member for twenty (20) years or more, and who served for a period of six (6) months or more of active duty in the armed service of the United States or in the merchant marine service of the United States as defined in §2 of chapter 1721 of the Public Laws, 1946, may purchase credit for such service up to a maximum of two (2) years; provided that any member who has served at least six (6) months or more in any one year shall be allowed to purchase one year for such service and any member who has served a fraction of less than six (6) months in the members total service shall be allowed to purchase six (6) months credit for such service.

(2) The cost to purchase these credits shall be ten percent (10%) of the members first year salary as a state policeman multiplied by the number of years and/or fraction thereof of such armed service up to a maximum of two (2) years. The purchase price shall be paid into the general fund. For members hired on or after July 1, 1989, the purchase price shall be paid into a restricted revenue account entitled state police retirement benefits and shall be held in trust.

(3) There will be no interest charge provided the member makes such purchase during their twentieth (20th) year or within five (5) years from May 18, 1981, whichever is later, but will be charged regular rate of interest as defined in § 36-8-1 as amended to date of purchase from the date of the members twentieth (20th) year of state service or five (5) years from May 18, 1981, whichever is later.

(4) Any member who is granted a leave of absence without pay for illness, injury, or any other reason may receive credit therefor by making the full actuarial cost as defined in § 36-8-1(10); provided the employee returns to state service for at least one year upon completion of the leave.

(5) In no event shall the original retirement allowance exceed sixty-five percent (65%) of the members whole salary as defined in subsection (b) hereof or sixty-five percent (65%) of the members salary as defined in subsection (b) hereof in the members twenty-fifth (25th) year, whichever is less.

(6) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no more than five (5) years of service credit may be purchased by a member of the system. The five-year (5) limit shall not apply to any purchases made prior to January 1, 1995. A member who has purchased more than five (5) years of service credits before January 1, 1995, shall be permitted to apply those purchases towards the members service retirement. However, no further purchase will be permitted. Repayment in accordance with applicable law and regulation of any contribution previously withdrawn from the system shall not be deemed a purchase of service credit.

(g) The provisions of this section shall not apply to civilian employees in the Rhode Island state police; and, further, from and after April 28, 1937, chapters 8  10, inclusive, of title 36 shall not be construed to apply to the members of the Rhode Island state police, except as provided by §§ 36-8-3, 36-10-1.1, 42-28-22.1, and 42-28-22.2, and § 36-8-1(5) and (8)(a) effective July 1, 2012.

(h) Any member of the state police other than the superintendent of state police, who is hired prior to July 1, 2007, and who has served for twenty-five (25) years or who has attained the age of sixty-two (62) years, whichever shall first occur, shall retire therefrom.

(i)(1) Any member of the state police, other than the superintendent, who is hired on or after July 1, 2007, and who has served for twenty-five (25) years, may retire therefrom or the member may be retired by the superintendent with the approval of the governor, and shall be entitled to a retirement allowance of fifty percent (50%) of the members whole salary as defined in subsection (b) hereof.

(2) Any member of the state police who is hired on or after July 1, 2007, may serve up to a maximum of thirty (30) years, and shall be allowed an additional amount equal to three percent (3.0%) for each completed year served after twenty-five (25) years, but in no event shall the original retirement allowance exceed sixty-five percent (65%) of his or her whole salary as defined in subsection (b) hereof.

(j) Effective July 1, 2012, any other provision of this section notwithstanding:

(1) Any member of the state police, other than the superintendent of state police, who is not eligible to retire on or prior to June 30, 2012, may retire at any time subsequent to the date the members retirement allowance equals or exceeds fifty percent (50%) of average compensation as defined in § 36-8-1(5)(a), provided that a member shall retire upon the first to occur of:

(i) The date the members retirement allowance equals sixty-five percent (65%); or

(ii) The later of the attainment of age sixty-two (62) or completion of five (5) years of service; provided however, any current member as of June 30, 2012, who has not accrued fifty percent (50%) upon attaining the age of sixty-two (62) shall retire upon accruing fifty percent (50%); and upon retirement a member shall receive a retirement allowance which shall equal:

(A) For members hired prior to July 1, 2007, the sum of (i), (ii), and (iii) where:

(i) is calculated as the members years of total service before July 1, 2012, multiplied by two and one-half percent (2.5%) of average compensation for a members first twenty (20) total years,

(ii) is calculated as the members years of total service before July 1, 2012, in excess of twenty (20) years not to exceed twenty-five (25) years multiplied by three percent (3%) of average compensation, and

(iii) is the members years of total service on or after July 1, 2012, multiplied by two percent (2%) of average compensation as defined in § 36-8-1(5)(b).

(B) For members hired on or after July 1, 2007, the members retirement allowance shall be calculated as the members years of total contributory service multiplied by two percent (2%) of average compensation.

(C) Any member of the state police who is eligible to retire on or prior to June 30, 2012, shall retire with a retirement allowance calculated in accordance with subsections (a) and (e) above except that whole salary shall be defined as final compensation where compensation for purposes of this section and § 42-28-22.1 includes base salary, longevity, and holiday pay.

(D) Notwithstanding the preceding provisions, in no event shall a members final compensation be lower than their final compensation determined as of June 30, 2012.

(2) In no event shall a members original retirement allowance under any provisions of this section exceed sixty-five percent (65%) of their average compensation.

(3) For each member who retires on or after July 1, 2012, except as provided in subsection (j)(1)(ii)(C) above, compensation and average compensation shall be defined in accordance with § 36-8-1(5)(a) and (8), provided that for a member whose regular work period exceeds one hundred forty-seven (147) hours over a twenty-four-day (24) period at any time during the four-year (4) period immediately prior to the members retirement, that member shall have up to four hundred (400) hours of their pay for regularly scheduled work earned during this period shall be included as compensation and/or average compensation for purposes of this section and § 42-28-22.1.

(4) This subsection (j)(4) shall be effective for the period July 1, 2012, through June 30, 2015.

(i) Notwithstanding the prior subsections of this section, and subject to subsection (j)(4)(ii) below, for all present and former members, active and retired members, and beneficiaries receiving any retirement, disability or death allowance or benefit of any kind, whether for or on behalf of a non-contributory member or contributory member, the annual benefit adjustment provided in any calendar year under this section shall be equal to (A) multiplied by (B) where (A) is equal to the percentage determined by subtracting five and one-half percent (5.5%) (the subtrahend) from the Five-Year Average Investment Return of the retirement system determined as of the last day of the plan year preceding the calendar year in which the adjustment is granted, said percentage not to exceed four percent (4%) and not to be less than zero percent (0%), and (B) is equal to the lesser of the members retirement allowance or the first twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) of retirement allowance, such twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) amount to be indexed annually in the same percentage as determined under (4)(i)(A) above. The Five-Year Average Investment Return shall mean the average of the investment returns for the most recent five (5) plan years as determined by the retirement board. Subject to subsection (j)(4)(ii) below, the benefit adjustment provided by this subsection (j)(4)(i) shall commence upon the third (3rd) anniversary of the date of retirement or the date on which the retiree reaches age fifty-five (55), whichever is later. In the event the retirement board adjusts the actuarially assumed rate of return for the system, either upward or downward, the subtrahend shall be adjusted either upward or downward in the same amount.

(ii) Except as provided in subsection (j)(4)(iii), the benefit adjustments under this section for any plan year shall be suspended in their entirety unless the funded ratio of the employees retirement system of Rhode Island, the judicial retirement benefits trust, and the state police retirement benefits trust, calculated by the systems actuary on an aggregate basis, exceeds eighty percent (80%) in which event the benefit adjustment will be reinstated for all members for such plan year.

In determining whether a funding level under this subsection (j)(4)(ii) has been achieved, the actuary shall calculate the funding percentage after taking into account the reinstatement of any current or future benefit adjustment provided under this section.

(iii) Notwithstanding subsection (j)(4)(ii), in each fifth plan year commencing after June 30, 2012, commencing with the plan year ending June 30, 2017, and subsequently at intervals of five (5) plan years, a benefit adjustment shall be calculated and made in accordance with subsection (j)(4)(i) above until the funded ratio of the employees retirement system of Rhode Island, the judicial retirement benefits trust, and the state police retirement benefits trust, calculated by the systems actuary on an aggregate basis, exceeds eighty percent (80%).

(iv) The provisions of this subsection (j)(4) shall become effective July 1, 2012, and shall apply to any benefit adjustment not granted on or prior to June 30, 2012.

(v) The cost-of-living adjustment as provided in this subsection (j)(4) shall apply to and be in addition to the retirement benefits under the provisions of § 42-28-5 and to the injury and death benefits under the provisions of § 42-28-21.

(5) This subsection (j)(5) shall become effective July 1, 2015.

(i)(A) As soon as administratively reasonable following the enactment into law of this subsection (j)(5)(i)(A), a one-time benefit adjustment shall be provided to members and/or beneficiaries of members who retired on or before June 30, 2012, in the amount of two percent (2%) of the lesser of either the members retirement allowance or the first twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) of the members retirement allowance. This one-time benefit adjustment shall be provided without regard to the retirees age or number of years since retirement.

(B) Notwithstanding the prior subsections of this section, for all present and former members, active and retired members, and beneficiaries receiving any retirement, disability or death allowance or benefit of any kind, the annual benefit adjustment provided in any calendar year under this section for adjustments on and after January 1, 2016, and subject to subsection (j)(5)(ii) below, shall be equal to (I) multiplied by (II):

(I) shall equal the sum of fifty percent (50%) of (1) plus fifty percent (50%) of (2) where:

(1) is equal to the percentage determined by subtracting five and one-half percent (5.5%) (the subtrahend) from the five-year average investment return of the retirement system determined as of the last day of the plan year preceding the calendar year in which the adjustment is granted, said percentage not to exceed four percent (4%) and not to be less than zero percent (0%). The five-year average investment return shall mean the average of the investment returns of the most recent five (5) plan years as determined by the retirement board. In the event the retirement board adjusts the actuarially assumed rate of return for the system, either upward or downward, the subtrahend shall be adjusted either upward or downward in the same amount.

(2) is equal to the lesser of three percent (3%) or the percentage increase in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) as published by the U.S. Department of Labor Statistics determined as of September 30 of the prior calendar year.

In no event shall the sum of (1) plus (2) exceed three and one-half percent (3.5%) or be less than zero percent (0%).

(II) is equal to the lesser of either the members retirement allowance or the first twenty-five thousand eight hundred fifty-five dollars ($25,855) of retirement allowance, such amount to be indexed annually in the same percentage as determined under (j)(5)(i)(B)(I) above. The benefit adjustments provided by this subsection (j)(5)(i)(B) shall be provided to all retirees entitled to receive a benefit adjustment as of June 30, 2012, under the law then in effect, and for all other retirees the benefit adjustments shall commence upon the third anniversary of the date of retirement or the date on which the retiree reaches their Social Security retirement age, whichever is later.

(ii) Except as provided in subsection (j)(5)(iii), the benefit adjustments under subsection (j)(5)(i)(B) for any plan year shall be suspended in their entirety unless the funded ratio of the employees retirement system of Rhode Island, the judicial retirement benefits trust, and the state police retirement benefits trust, calculated by the systems actuary on an aggregate basis, exceeds eighty percent (80%) in which event the benefit adjustment will be reinstated for all members for such plan year. Effective July 1, 2024, the funded ratio of the employees retirement system of Rhode Island, the judicial retirement benefits trust, and the state police retirement benefits trust, calculated by the systems actuary on an aggregate basis, of exceeding eighty percent (80%) for the benefit adjustment to be reinstated for all members for such plan year shall be replaced with seventy-five percent (75%).

In determining whether a funding level under this subsection (j)(5)(ii) has been achieved, the actuary shall calculate the funding percentage after taking into account the reinstatement of any current or future benefit adjustment provided under this section.

(iii) Notwithstanding subsection (j)(5)(ii), in each fourth plan year commencing after June 30, 2012, commencing with the plan year ending June 30, 2016, and subsequently at intervals of four plan years: (A) A benefit adjustment shall be calculated and made in accordance with subsection (j)(5)(i)(B) above; and (B) Effective for members and/or beneficiaries of members who retired on or before June 30, 2015, the dollar amount in (j)(5)(i)(B)(II) of twenty-five thousand eight hundred fifty-five dollars ($25,855) shall be replaced with thirty-one thousand twenty-six dollars ($31,026) until the funded ratio of the employees retirement system of Rhode Island, the judicial retirement benefits trust, and the state police retirement benefits trust, calculated by the systems actuary on an aggregate basis, exceeds eighty percent (80%). Effective July 1, 2024, the funded ratio of the employees retirement system of Rhode Island, the judicial retirement benefits trust, and the state police retirement benefits trust, calculated by the systems actuary on an aggregate basis, of exceeding eighty percent (80%) shall be replaced with seventy-five percent (75%).

(iv) Effective for members and/or beneficiaries of members who have retired on or before July 1, 2015, a one-time stipend of five hundred dollars ($500) shall be payable within sixty (60) days following the enactment of the legislation implementing this provision, and a second one-time stipend of five hundred dollars ($500) in the same month of the following year. These stipends shall be payable to all retired members or beneficiaries receiving a benefit as of the applicable payment date and shall not be considered cost of living adjustments under the prior provisions of this section.

(6) Any member with contributory service on or after July 1, 2012, who has completed at least five (5) years of contributory service but who has not retired in accordance with subsection (j)(1) above, shall be eligible to retire upon the attainment of the members Social Security retirement age as defined in § 36-8-1(20).

(7) In no event shall a members retirement allowance be less than the members retirement allowance calculated as of June 30, 2012, based on the members years of total service and whole salary as of June 30, 2012.

(k) In calculating the retirement benefit for any member, the term base salary as used in subsection (b)(3) or average compensation as used in subsection (j) shall not be affected by a deferral of salary plan or a reduced salary plan implemented to avoid shutdowns or layoffs or to effect cost savings. Basic salary shall remain for retirement calculation that which it would have been but for the salary deferral or salary reduction due to a plan implemented to avoid shutdowns or layoffs or to effect cost savings.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-125-1 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-125 / Section 42-125-1
§ 42-125-1. Short title.
Status: in_force

This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the Rhode Island Greenways Act of 1995.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-29-15 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-29 / Section 42-29-15
§ 42-29-15. Pleadings and effect of judgment on bond.
Status: in_force

In every suit on such bond, the declaration shall set forth the condition of the bond and assign the breach or breaches relied upon in the action, and judgment in the suit shall not be a bar to any other action on the bond assigning other breaches.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-157-11 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-157 / Section 42-157-11
§ 42-157-11. Exemptions from the shared responsibility payment penalty.
Status: in_force

(a) Establishment of program. The exchange shall establish a program for determining whether to grant a certification that an individual is entitled to an exemption from the shared responsibility payment penalty set forth in § 44-30-101(c) by reason of religious conscience or hardship.

(b) Eligibility determinations. The exchange shall make determinations as to whether to grant a certification described in subsection (a) of this section. The exchange shall notify the individual and the tax administrator for the Rhode Island department of revenue of the determination in a time and manner as the exchange, in consultation with the tax administrator, shall prescribe. In notifying the tax administrator, the exchange shall adhere to the data privacy and data security standards adopted in accordance with 45 C.F.R. § 155.260. The exchange shall only be required to notify the tax administrator to the extent that the exchange determines the disclosure is permitted under 45 C.F.R. § 155.260.

(c) Appeals. Any person aggrieved by the exchanges determination of eligibility for an exemption under this section has the right to an appeal in accordance with the procedures contained within chapter 35 of this title.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-64-28 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-64 / Section 42-64-28
§ 42-64-28. Annual financial reports and performance report.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall approve and the Rhode Island commerce corporation shall submit to the governor, the president of the senate, the speaker of the house of representatives, and the secretary of state, within eleven (11) months after the close of its fiscal year, complete and detailed financial reports and a performance report. These reports shall cover the corporation and its subsidiaries and shall be posted electronically on the general assembly and the secretary of states websites as prescribed in § 42-20-8.1.

(b) The financial reports shall set forth the corporations:

(1) Operations;

(2) Receipts and expenditures during the fiscal year in accordance with the categories and classifications established by the corporation for its operating and capital outlay purposes including a listing of all private consultants engaged by the corporation on a contract basis and a statement of the total amount paid to each private consultant, a listing of any staff supported by these funds, and a summary of any clerical, administrative, or technical support received;

(3) Assets and liabilities at the end of its fiscal year including a schedule of its leases and mortgages and the status of the reserve, special, or other funds;

(4) Schedule of the bonds and notes outstanding at the end of its fiscal year together with a statement of amounts redeemed and incurred during the fiscal year;

(5) The reports shall be prepared by independent certified public accountants in accordance with generally accepted principles of accounting.

(c) The performance report shall include:

(1) A summary of performance during the previous fiscal year including accomplishments, shortcomings in general and relative to plan, and actions to be taken to remedy such shortcomings;

(2) For all board meetings and public hearings held by the corporation: the subjects addressed, decisions rendered, actions considered and their disposition; and, the minutes of these meetings and hearings if requested by the governor, the president of the senate, the speaker of the house of representatives, or the secretary of state;

(3) Rules or regulations promulgated by the board or corporation, a summary of studies conducted, policies and plans developed, approved, or modified, and programs administered, initiated, or terminated;

(4) A synopsis of hearings, complaints, suspensions, or other legal matters related to the authority of the board or corporation;

(5) A summary of any training courses held pursuant to § 42-64-8(a)(4);

(6) A briefing on anticipated plans and activities in the upcoming fiscal year; and findings and recommendations for improvements;

(7) Compliance with the reporting requirements of the general laws.

(d) The director of the department of administration shall be responsible for the enforcement of the provisions of this section.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-122-5 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-122 / Section 42-122-5
§ 42-122-5. Procedure for designation of non-state owned land as a natural area preserve.
Status: in_force

(a) The director may approve non-state owned land as a natural area preserve only upon the recommendation of the natural heritage preservation commission (established under § 42-17.5-4) and only after a public hearing and upon notice. The notice required under this section shall set forth a description of the proposed action, including a description of the land to be offered, and the time and place of the hearing. The notice shall conform to the requirements of § 42-35-1 et seq.

(b) The natural heritage preservation commission shall review requests from municipalities, private land conservation organizations, and private landowners desiring designation of a parcel of land as a natural area preserve, and make recommendations to the director. Any request must include the written consent of the private landowner before any review shall commence. In making recommendations, it shall be guided by the natural heritage program and other relevant sources of information about critical environmental resources. The natural heritage preservation commission may also, on its own initiative, make recommendations for designation of areas to the director.

(c) To be designated a natural area preserve the property owner must voluntarily grant to the state of Rhode Island a conservation easement, which shall include the reasons for the designation, and prepare a management plan for the preserve that defines the methods by which the educational, scientific, biological, geological, paleontological, and/or scenic purposes of the designation shall be carried out. The conservation easement shall be recorded in the land evidence records in the city or town where the parcel is located.

(d) In areas under the jurisdiction of the coastal resources management council (CRMC), the director shall coordinate with the CRMC areas to be proposed for inclusion within the program.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-72-17.1 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-72 / Section 42-72-17.1
§ 42-72-17.1. Location of facilities.
Status: in_force

No facility or portion of a facility of the Rhode Island Training School for Youth shall be located on any portion of the property within the city of Cranston known as the John O. Pastore Center as described in § 22-7.4-34 which is south of Howard Avenue, so called.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-64-21 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-64 / Section 42-64-21
§ 42-64-21. Notes and bonds as legal investments.
Status: in_force

The notes and bonds of the Rhode Island commerce corporation are made securities in which all public officers and bodies of this state and all municipalities and municipal subdivisions, all insurance companies and associations, and other persons carrying on an insurance business, all banks, bankers, trust companies, saving banks and saving associations, including savings and loan associations, building and loan associations, investment companies, and other persons carrying on a banking business, all administrators, guardians, executors, trustees, and other fiduciaries, and all other persons whatsoever who are now or may hereafter be authorized to invest in bonds or other obligations of the state, may properly and legally invest funds, including capital, in their control or belonging to them.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-159-6 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-159 / Section 42-159-6
§ 42-159-6. Authority.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission is authorized to accept and empowered to accept and expend funds made available by the United States government or any agency thereof, in order to carry out the commissions efforts to manage financial support for sailing events. In coordination with the Rhode Island Sailing Foundation, the commission is authorized to solicit grants and charitable funds or in-kind contributions from public and private individuals and organizations to fund projects and programs. The proceeds of grants received shall be paid to the general treasurer of the state and be deposited by them in a separate fund to be utilized for the purposes of those grants, and in the manner and degree as shall be deemed to be in the best interest of the state.

(b) The allocation of any funds received shall be decided by a majority vote of voting members in attendance at a meeting duly convened for the conduct of business by the commission.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-136-3 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-136 / Section 42-136-3
§ 42-136-3. Definitions.
Status: in_force

As used in this chapter:

(1) Direct light means light emitting generally in a downward direction by a lamp, off a reflector or through a refractor of a lighting unit.

(2) Fully shielded lighting unit means a lighting unit that is constructed in such a manner that all light emitted, either directly from the lamp or indirectly by reflection or refraction from any part of the lighting unit, is projected below the horizontal.

(3) Glare means direct light emitted by a lighting unit that causes reduced visibility of objects or momentary blindness.

(4) Lamp means the component of a lighting unit that produces light.

(5) Lighting unit means a complete lighting unit, including a lamp or lamps together with the parts designed to distribute the light, to position and protect the lamps and to connect the lamps to the power supply.

(6) Light pollution means a general sky glow caused by the scattering of artificial light in the atmosphere.

(7) Lumen means a specific standard unit of measurement of luminous flux.

(8) Outdoor light fixtures means outdoor artificial illuminating devices, installed or portable, used for flood-lighting, roadway and area lighting, general illumination or advertisement.

(9) Partially shielded lighting unit means a lighting unit that is constructed in such a manner that more than zero (0) but less than ten percent (10%) of the light emitted, either directly from the lamp or indirectly by reflection or refraction from any part of the lighting unit, is projected above the horizontal.

(10) Permanent outdoor lighting unit means any fixed lighting unit or system of lighting units that is outdoors and that is intended to be used for seven (7) days or longer.

(11) Roadway lighting means permanent outdoor lighting units that are specifically intended to illuminate roadways for automotive vehicles.

(12) Unshielded lighting unit means a lighting unit that is constructed in such a manner that more than ten percent (10%) of the light emitted, either directly from the lamp or indirectly by reflection or refraction from any part of the lighting unit, is projected above the horizontal.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-136-4 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-136 / Section 42-136-4
§ 42-136-4. Outdoor lighting control.
Status: in_force

(a) Permanent outdoor lighting unit installation. The installation of any new or replacement permanent outdoor lighting unit by or for a state agency shall meet the following conditions:

(1) The new or replacement luminare permits are no more than two percent (2%) of the total lumen in the zone of ninety (90) to one hundred eighty (180) degrees vertical angle if the rated output of the lumen is greater than thirty-two hundred (3,200) lumens.

(2) The minimum allowance specified by an applicable recommendation or regulation shall be used. The average minimum allowance adequate for the intended purpose shall be used if no lighting recommendation or regulation is applicable, giving full consideration to energy conservation and glare.

(3) Reflectorized roadway markers, lines, warning signs, informational signs, or other passive means shall be utilized for roadway lighting except at intersections of two (2) or more streets or highways unless it is determined that the purpose of the lighting installation or replacement cannot be achieved by these means.

(4) Adequate consideration shall be given to conserving energy and minimizing glare and light pollution.

(b) Exceptions. The following instances shall be exempt from the requirements of subsection (a):

(1) Where federal laws, rules, or regulations preempt state regulations.

(2) Where fire, police, rescue or repair personnel need light for temporary emergencies or road repair work.

(3) Where there are special requirements, such as sports facilities, historic decorative considerations, or flag lighting. All such lighting shall be selected and installed to shield the lamp or lamps from direct view to the greatest extent possible and to minimize upward lighting and light pollution.

(4) Where there is substantial nighttime pedestrian traffic in an urban area and an engineer experienced in outdoor lighting has deemed it necessary to permit the installation of partially shielded lighting units.

(5) Where it has been determined that a reasonable safety and security interest exists that cannot be addressed by another method without increasing the cost or reducing the effectiveness of the lighting.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-51-11 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-51 / Section 42-51-11
§ 42-51-11. Mary Brennan fellowship fund.
Status: in_force

(a) There is established the Mary Brennan fellowship fund (the fellowship fund), which shall be utilized to create a fellowship program for students and young adults with disabilities.

(b) These fellowships shall provide a semester-long, part-time placement with the commission in Rhode Island, working on disability policy and research. Each fellow will be assigned to a specific placement, providing assistance to the commission in disability policy. Mentor experiences will introduce the fellows to disability policy issues and actions at the local, state and federal levels. The fellowships will offer students an opportunity to:

(1) Gain perspective on the role and responsibility of the commission;

(2) Knowledge of national/state disability programs;

(3) Policy issues and research;

(4) Meet with decision makers, experts and critics in disability and related policy fields; and

(5) Develop networks with local, regional, and national based experts, and researchers who can assist in career development and future endeavors.

(c) The commission will provide each fellow with a stipend of at least one thousand five hundred dollars ($1,500) and reimbursement for authorized travel.

(d) This fellowship program is designed for individuals with demonstrated interest in policy and research affecting people with disabilities. Applicants must have:

(1) [Deleted by P.L. 2018, ch. 146, § 1 and P.L. 2018, ch. 238, § 1.]

(2) [Deleted by P.L. 2018, ch. 146, § 1 and P.L. 2018, ch. 238, § 1.]

(3) Leadership ability;

(4) The endorsement of a current or former supervisor or teacher;

(5) [Deleted by P.L. 2018, ch. 146, § 1 and P.L. 2018, ch. 238, § 1.]

(6) The ability to participate in the semester-long program for at least two hundred and forty (240) hours during the spring and fall semesters or in the summer.

(e) The commission shall give preference in its selection of fellows to Rhode Island residents who are:

(1) Students and young adults with disabilities, and then to;

(2) College students enrolled in a course of study in education or human services for persons with disabilities.

(f) The general assembly shall appropriate annually the sums it deems necessary to implement the purposes of this section.

(g) The commission is authorized and empowered to receive donations and grants from sources including, but not limited to, the federal government, governmental and private foundations, and corporate and individual donors; these donations and grants to be deposited in the fellowship fund. The commission may create additional fellowships from available funds.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-55-12 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-55 / Section 42-55-12
§ 42-55-12. Procedure prior to financing of housing developments undertaken by housing sponsors.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, the corporation is not empowered to finance any housing development undertaken by a housing sponsor pursuant to §§ 42-55-6 and 42-55-7 unless, prior to financing any housing development under this chapter, the corporation finds:

(1) That there exists a shortage of decent, safe, and sanitary housing at rentals or prices which persons and families of low or moderate income can afford within the general housing market area to be served by the proposed housing development;

(2) That private enterprise and investment have been unable, without assistance, to provide an adequate supply of decent, safe, and sanitary housing in the general housing market area at prices which persons or families of low and moderate income can afford or to provide sufficient mortgage financing for residential housing for occupancy by those persons or families;

(3) That the housing sponsor or sponsors undertaking the proposed housing development in this state will supply well-planned, well designed housing for persons or families of low and moderate income and that those sponsors are financially responsible institutions;

(4) That the housing development to be assisted pursuant to the provisions of this chapter will be of public use and will provide a public benefit;

(5) That the housing development will be undertaken and the housing sponsor or sponsors regulated pursuant to the authority and within the restrictions provided for by this chapter.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-116-25.1 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-116 / Section 42-116-25.1
§ 42-116-25.1. Defeasance of corporation bonds.
Status: in_force

Upon termination of the corporation all funds from assets formerly held by the corporation shall be paid to the general fund upon receipt.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-135-2 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-135 / Section 42-135-2
§ 42-135-2. Membership of council.
Status: in_force

(a) The council shall be composed of twelve (12) members as follows:

(1) The directors of the following state departments, or their designees:

(i) Administration;

(ii) Health;

(iii) Behavioral healthcare, developmental disabilities and hospitals;

(iv) Human services;

(v) Elderly affairs;

(vi) Corrections;

(vii) Children, youth and families;

(2) Two (2) members of the senate, one to be appointed by the president of the senate, and one to be appointed by the senate minority leader;

(3) Two (2) members of the house of representatives, one to be appointed by the speaker, and one to be appointed by the house minority leader; and

(4) One representative of the University of Rhode Island School of Pharmacy, to be appointed by the dean of the school.

(b) Members of the council shall hold office for three (3) years. Should any member cease to be an officer or employee of the unit or agency he or she is appointed to represent, his or her membership on the council shall terminate immediately. Any vacancy on the council shall be filled for the unexpired term by the appointing authority in the same manner as the original appointment.

(c) The members of the council shall elect a chairperson and vice chairperson by a majority vote of those present and voting.

(d) The council shall meet at least quarterly.

(e) The council shall include representatives of the Rhode Island Pharmaceutical Association, the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America, the Healthcare Distribution Management Association, and other essential organizations as it deems necessary for the proper execution of its powers and duties.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-117-4 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-117 / Section 42-117-4
§ 42-117-4. Request for status as a project of critical economic concern.
Status: in_force

A person through the governor may apply to the Rhode Island economic development corporation and request that his or her project be classified as a project of critical economic concern. The Rhode Island economic development corporation shall render a written decision on the request within forty-five (45) days of the filing and receipt of the request. If the project is found to be a project of critical economic concern, the Rhode Island economic development corporation may issue a certificate of critical economic concern. A certificate of critical economic concern shall expire two (2) years from the date of issuance. However, a certificate of critical economic concern may be extended for an additional period of two (2) years at the discretion of the executive director of the Rhode Island economic development corporation.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-46-11 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-46 / Section 42-46-11
§ 42-46-11. Reported violations.
Status: in_force

Every year the attorney general shall prepare a report summarizing the complaints received pursuant to this chapter, which shall be submitted to the legislature and which shall include information as to how many complaints were found to be meritorious and the action taken by the attorney general in response to those complaints.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-35-16 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-35 / Section 42-35-16
§ 42-35-16. Review by supreme court.
Status: in_force

Any party in interest, if aggrieved by a final judgment of the superior, family, or district court rendered in proceedings brought under § 42-35-15, may, within twenty (20) days from the date of entry of the judgment, petition the supreme court of the state of Rhode Island for a writ of certiorari to review any questions of law involved. The petition for a writ of certiorari shall set forth the errors claimed. Upon the filing of such a petition with the clerk of the supreme court, the supreme court may, if it sees fit, issue its writ of certiorari to the superior, family, or district court to certify to the supreme court the record of the administrative proceeding under review, or so much thereof as was submitted to the superior, family, or district court by the parties, together with any additional record of the proceedings in the superior, family, or district court.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-155-7 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-155 / Section 42-155-7
§ 42-155-7. Audit of quasi-public corporations.
Status: in_force

(a) Commencing January 1, 2015, and every five (5) years thereafter, each quasi-public corporation shall be subject to a performance audit, conducted in compliance with the generally acceptable governmental auditing standards or the standards for the professional practice of internal auditing, by the chief of the office of internal audit and program integrity. The chief, in collaboration with the quasi-public corporation, shall determine the scope of the audit. To assist in the performance of an audit, the chief, in collaboration with the quasi-public corporation, may procure the services of a certified public accounting firm, which shall be a subcontractor of the office of internal audit and program integrity, and shall be under the direct supervision of the office of internal audit and program integrity. The chief of the office of internal audit and program integrity shall establish a rotating schedule identifying the year in which each quasi-public corporation shall be audited. The schedule shall be posted on the website of the office of internal audit and program integrity.

(b) The audit shall be conducted in conformance with chapter 7 of title 35 (Post Audit of Accounts).

(c) Each quasi-public corporation shall be responsible for costs associated with its own audit. The chief and each quasi-public corporation shall agree upon reasonable costs for the audit, not to exceed seventy-five thousand dollars ($75,000), that shall be remitted to the office of internal audit and program integrity.

(d) The results of the audit shall be made public upon completion and posted on the websites of the office of internal audit and program integrity and the quasi-public corporation.

(e) For purposes of this section, a performance audit shall mean an independent examination of a program, function, operation, or the management systems and procedures of a governmental or nonprofit entity to assess whether the entity is achieving economy, efficiency, and effectiveness in the employment of all available resources.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-163-6 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-163 / Section 42-163-6
§ 42-163-6. Administrative support to broadband advisory council.
Status: in_force

The commerce corporation shall be responsible for providing administrative and other support services to the council.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-55-5.3 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-55 / Section 42-55-5.3
§ 42-55-5.3. Letters of eligibility.
Status: in_force

The corporation shall issue all letters of eligibility for low- and moderate-income housing for applications made pursuant to chapter 53 of title 45.

(a) Evaluation of requests for letters of eligibility:

(1) The corporation shall establish for each application:

(i) The name and address of the applicant;

(ii) The address of the site and site description;

(iii) The number and type (homeownership or rental) of housing units proposed;

(iv) The name of the housing program under which project eligibility is sought;

(v) Relevant details of the particular project if not mandated by the housing program (including percentage of units for low- or moderate-income households, income eligibility standards, the duration of restrictions requiring low- or moderate-income housing); and

(2) The corporation shall determine:

(i) That the proposed project appears generally eligible under the requirements of the housing program, subject to final review of eligibility and to final approval;

(ii) That the subsidizing agency, or the corporation, has performed an on-site inspection of the site and has reviewed pertinent information submitted by the applicant;

(iii) That an initial pro forma has been reviewed and the project appears financially feasible on the basis of estimated development costs;

(iv) That the developer meets the general eligibility standards of the housing program; and

(v) That the applicant controls the site.

(b) The corporation shall provide a copy of the letter of eligibility to the administrative officer of the local review board of the city or town in which the project would be located.

(c) [Deleted by P.L. 2022, ch. 407, § 2 and P.L. 2022, ch. 408, § 2.]
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-12-17 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-12 / Section 42-12-17
§ 42-12-17. Agreements as to disability determinations  Funds.
Status: in_force

The department of human services with the approval of the governor is hereby authorized to enter into an agreement on behalf of the state with the secretary of Health, Education and Welfare of the United States to carry out the provisions of the federal Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. § 301 et seq., relating to the making of determinations of disability. The general treasurer is hereby authorized and directed to act as custodian of the moneys paid by the federal government to the state to carry out the agreement referred to in this section and shall disburse the moneys in accordance with the direction of the department of human services.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-8-21 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-8 / Section 42-8-21
§ 42-8-21. Microfilming of records.
Status: in_force

The secretary of state may photograph, micro-photograph, film, or otherwise reproduce all or any part of the records kept by the secretary in a manner and on film or paper that complies with the minimum standards of quality approved for reproducing records by the American National Standards Institute, and all these photographs, micro-photographs, films, or other reproductions shall be placed in conveniently accessible files and provisions made for examining and using them. The original records, from which such photographs, micro-photographs, non-erasable optical disks, films, or other reproductions have been made, or any part thereof, may be put in storage anywhere in this state for safe keeping, and any photograph, micro-photograph, optical disk or photocopy or other reproduction thereof shall be admissible as evidence, the same as the original is now; provided, that such copies meet the standards established pursuant to § 38-3-5.1.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-35-8 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-35 / Section 42-35-8
§ 42-35-8. Declaratory order.
Status: in_force

(a) A person may petition an agency for a declaratory order that interprets or applies a statute administered by the agency or states whether, or in what manner, a rule, guidance document, or order issued by the agency applies to the petitioner.

(b) An agency shall promulgate rules prescribing the form of a petition under subsection (a) and the procedure for its submission, consideration, and prompt disposition. The provisions of this chapter concerning formal, informal, or other applicable hearing procedure do not apply to an agency proceeding for a declaratory order, except to the extent provided in this section or to the extent the agency provides by rule or order.

(c) Not later than sixty (60) days after receipt of a petition under subsection (a), an agency shall issue a declaratory order in response to the petition, decline to issue the order, or schedule the matter for further consideration.

(d) If an agency declines to issue a declaratory order requested under subsection (a), it shall notify, promptly, the petitioner of its decision. The decision must be in a record and must include a brief statement of the reasons for declining. An agency decision to decline to issue a declaratory order is subject to judicial review for abuse of discretion. An agency failure to act within the applicable time under subsection (c) is subject to judicial action under § 42-35-15.

(e) If an agency issues a declaratory order, the order must contain the names of all parties to the proceeding, the facts on which it is based, and the reasons for the agencys conclusion. If an agency is authorized not to disclose certain information in its records to protect confidentiality, the agency may redact confidential information in the order. The order has the same status and binding effect as an order issued in a contested case and is subject to judicial review under § 42-35-15.

(f) An agency shall publish each currently effective declaratory order on its agency website.

(g) An agency shall maintain a current and publicly accessible index of all of its currently effective declaratory orders on its website; file the index with the secretary of state; make the index readily available for public inspection; and make available for public inspection and, for a reasonable charge, copying the full text of all declaratory orders to the extent inspection is permitted by law of this state other than this chapter. Declaratory orders are effective only if filed with the secretary of state.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-69-4 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-69 / Section 42-69-4
§ 42-69-4. Powers and duties.
Status: in_force

The commission is authorized and empowered:

(a) To accept as a gift or a donation, or otherwise acquire from the Republic of Cape Verde, title to and possession of the schooner Ernestina, formerly known as the Effie M. Morrissey, one hundred and twenty (120) tons, launched in Essex, Massachusetts, in the year 1894, to be permanently berthed in the waters of Rhode Island;

(b) To hold, administer, control, operate, and repair the vessel for educational or training purposes, including training of students or cadets, oceanographic and fisheries research and training, scientific study, exhibitions, participation in celebrations and festivals, and to sail the vessel for those purposes upon the oceans, the seas, and all navigable waters and to fly the flag of the state of Rhode Island;

(c) To charge fees or tuition to students, trainees, cadets, or others who are carried on voyages or trips for educational or training purposes;

(d) To operate a museum or exhibit, either aboard or off the vessel, to illustrate the past history of the vessel or of similar vessels and to charge and receive admission fees from the general public to visit the museum or exhibit;

(e) To receive and accept from any federal agency grants for or in aid of the acquisition or operations of the vessel, and to receive and to accept contributions from any source of either money, property, labor or other things of value, to be held, used, invested, reinvested, and applied only for the purposes for which the grants and contributions may be made, and which may be expended under the order or the approval of the commission without specific appropriation;

(f) To appoint a director for a term not exceeding three (3) years to supervise and manage the daily operations of the commission, who may also serve as officer in charge of the schooner Ernestina/Morrissey, provided he or she is so qualified, and to engage the services of those employees that it deems necessary; and

(g) To cooperate with, and/or enter into any agreements with other states, and the United States Department of State, for the purpose of furthering the objectives of this chapter.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-64-2 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-64 / Section 42-64-2
§ 42-64-2. Legislative findings.
Status: in_force

(a) It is found and declared that there exists in our state a condition of substantial and persistent unemployment and underemployment which causes hardship to many individuals and families, wastes vital human resources, increases the public assistance burdens of the state, impairs the security of family life, contributes to crime and delinquency, prevents many of our youths from continuing their education, impedes the economic and physical development of municipalities and adversely affects the welfare and prosperity of our state; that many existing industrial, manufacturing, recreational and commercial facilities in our state are obsolete and inefficient, and dilapidated; that many of these facilities are under-utilized or in the process of being vacated, creating additional unemployment; that technological advances and the provision of modern and efficient industrial, manufacturing, recreational and commercial facilities in other states will speed the obsolescence and abandonment of existing facilities, causing serious injuries to the economy of our state; that the drastic curtailment of federal military installations in our state presently being undertaken and the announcement by the United States government of plans to relocate large numbers of military personnel and their families presently on duty in this state has and will further result in an additional loss of employment and aggravate the overall unemployment conditions of the state; that new industrial, manufacturing, recreational, and commercial facilities are required to attract and house new industries and thereby reduce the hazards of unemployment; that unaided efforts of private enterprises have not met and cannot meet the needs of providing those facilities due to problems encountered in assembling suitable building sites, lack of adequate public service, unavailability of private capital for development, and the inability of private enterprise alone to plan, finance and coordinate industrial, recreational, and commercial development; that the economic insecurity attendant to chronic and new unemployment and the absence of new employment opportunities constitutes a serious menace for the safety, morals, and general welfare of the people of our state.

(b) It is further found and declared that the decision of the United States government to close certain military facilities located within the state (including those located in the towns of North Kingstown, Portsmouth, Middletown and Charlestown, and the city of Newport) and to dispose of the property comprising those facilities will, because many residents of the state were employed by the United States government at those facilities, aggravate the condition of employment and underemployment mentioned above. The United States government is authorized and intends to make available to the state or to an instrumentality thereof, the property to be disposed of and by virtue of the provisions of Public Laws 1939, chapter 696, certain land in the town of North Kingstown shall revert to the state upon the abandonment by the United States government of the naval base located there. With comprehensive planning and adequate financing, the property can be converted to industrial, manufacturing, recreational, and commercial uses which will promote a healthy and growing economy, thereby encouraging new industries and commercial enterprises to locate in the state, enabling existing industries and commercial enterprises to remain and expand, and alleviating the condition of unemployment and underemployment that now exists.

(c) It is further found and declared that notwithstanding the decision of the United States government to dispose of the property mentioned above, there will continue to be a shortage of property in the state for industrial, manufacturing, recreational, and commercial development. The expansion of the economy, while increasing the need for that property, will continually diminish the supply of that property. Private enterprise has encountered difficulty in providing new industrial, manufacturing, recreational, and commercial facilities in economically strategic areas of the state, because of the problems in assembling tracts of property suitable for those purposes and the cost of providing adequate public services to serve the development.

(d) It is further found and declared that the acquisition and development of property for industrial, manufacturing, recreational, and commercial purposes (including the property to be disposed of by the United States government and that land reverting to the state pursuant to the provisions of Public Laws 1939, chapter 696) and the disposition thereof, must be undertaken on a comprehensive statewide basis so as to assure that new industrial, manufacturing, recreational, and commercial sites are adequately served by appropriate transportation facilities and public services and that those sites are located in any manner as to provide for the orderly economic growth and development of the state, while at the same time conserving the environment. Local planning and development agencies and institutions are insufficient to provide for that comprehensive statewide planning and development.

(e) It is further found and declared that the appropriate development of the property to be disposed of by the United States government and that land reverting to the state pursuant to Public Laws 1939, chapter 696 will require development not only for industrial and commercial purposes but also for transportation, residential, recreational, utility, institutional, civic, and community purposes.

(f) It is further found and declared that there exists in the state blighted or substandard areas, or areas which are becoming blighted and substandard, including obsolete and dilapidated buildings and structures, defective construction, outmoded and obsolete design, lack of proper sanitary facilities, or adequate fire and safety protection, excessive land coverage, insufficient light and ventilation, illegal uses and conversions, inadequate maintenance, buildings abandoned or not utilized in whole or in part, obsolete systems of utilities, poorly or improperly designed street patterns and intersections, inadequate access to areas, inadequate transportation facilities, all of which hamper or impede proper and economic growth of the area as well as the state as a whole.

(g) It is further found and declared to be the public policy of the state to encourage the expansion and development of the states harbors and ports; to foster and improve the handling of waterborne commerce from and to any port of this state and other states and foreign counties; to seek to effect consolidation of the ports of this state and to promote a spirit of cooperation among these ports in the interest of the state as a whole; to initiate and further plan for the development of the ports of this state and to keep informed as to the present and future requirements and needs of the ports of this state; also to furnish proper and adequate airport facilities within this state and to encourage the integration of these facilities so far as practicable.

(h) In the furtherance of these goals, it is the policy of the state to retain existing industries and to induce, encourage, and attract new industries through the acquisition, construction, reconstruction, and rehabilitation of industrial, manufacturing, recreational, and commercial facilities, as well as transportation, residential, environmental, utility, public service, institutional, and civic and community facilities, and to develop sites for those facilities.

(i) It is declared to be the policy of the state to promote a vigorous and growing economy, to prevent economic stagnation, and to encourage the creation of new job opportunities in order to ameliorate the hazards of unemployment and underemployment, reduce the level of public assistance, increase revenues to the state and its municipalities, and to achieve a stable diversified economy.

(j) The purpose of this chapter is to create the Rhode Island commerce corporation having an existence separate and apart from the state, with the power and authority to acquire and develop property within the state and to provide financing for the purposes set forth above in this chapter.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-64-7.7 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-64 / Section 42-64-7.7
§ 42-64-7.7. Grant of powers to the corporation.
Status: in_force

The Rhode Island commerce corporation is granted all of the powers necessary and convenient to perform the functions transferred to the Rhode Island commerce corporation pursuant to §§ 42-64-7.5 and 42-64-7.6.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-55-8 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-55 / Section 42-55-8
§ 42-55-8. Supervision of housing sponsors and healthcare sponsors.
Status: in_force

The corporation shall have the power to supervise housing sponsors of multi-family residential housing units and single family residential housing units designed by the sponsor for occupancy primarily by persons and families of low and moderate income or sponsors of healthcare facilities and their real and personal property in the following respects:

(1) The corporation may prescribe uniform systems of accounts and records for housing sponsors and healthcare sponsors and may require them to make reports and give answers to specific questions on those forms and at times necessary for the purposes of this chapter;

(2) Through its agents or employees, the corporation may enter upon and inspect the lands, buildings, and equipment of a housing sponsor or healthcare sponsor, including all parts thereof, and may examine all books and records with reference to capital structure, income, expenditures, and other payments of a housing sponsor or healthcare sponsor;

(3) The corporation may supervise the operation and maintenance of any housing development, housing project, or healthcare facilities, and may order any repairs that may be necessary to protect the public interest or the health, welfare, or safety of the housing development or housing project occupants or healthcare facility user;

(4) The corporation may fix, and alter from time to time, a schedule of charges for any housing development, housing project, or healthcare facility;

(5) The corporation may determine standards for, and may control resident selection by a housing sponsor or healthcare sponsor;

(6) The corporation may require any housing sponsor or healthcare sponsor to pay to the corporation any fees that it may prescribe in connection with the examination, inspection, supervision, auditing, or other regulation of the housing sponsor;

(7) The corporation may order any housing sponsor or healthcare sponsor to do, or to refrain from doing, those things necessary to comply with the provisions of law, the rules and regulations of the corporation, and the terms of any contract or agreement to which the housing sponsor or healthcare sponsor may be a party;

(8) The corporation may regulate the retirement of any capital investment or the redemption of stock where the retirement or redemption when added to any dividend or other distribution shall exceed in any one fiscal year ten percent (10%) (or such lesser amount as may be determined by the rules and regulations of the corporation) of the original face amount of any investment or equity in any housing sponsor or healthcare sponsor;

(9) The corporation may prescribe regulations specifying the categories of cost which shall be allowable in the construction or rehabilitation of a housing development or housing project or healthcare facility. The corporation may require any housing sponsor or healthcare sponsor to certify the actual housing development or healthcare facility costs upon completion of the housing development or healthcare facility, subject to audit and determination by the corporation. Notwithstanding the provisions of this subsection, the corporation may accept, in lieu of any certification of housing development or healthcare facility costs, any other assurances of the housing development or healthcare facility costs, in any form or manner whatsoever, as will enable the corporation to determine with reasonable accuracy the amount of the housing development or healthcare facility costs.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-64-7 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-64 / Section 42-64-7
§ 42-64-7. Additional general powers.
Status: in_force

In addition to the powers enumerated in § 42-64-6, except to the extent inconsistent with any specific provision of this chapter, the Rhode Island commerce corporation shall have power:

(1) To undertake the planning, development, construction, financing, management, operation of any project, and all activities in relation thereto.

(2)(i) To sell, mortgage, lease, exchange, transfer, or otherwise dispose of or encumber any port project, (or in the case of a sale, to accept a purchase money mortgage in connection with any port project) or to grant options for any purposes with respect to any real or personal property or interest in real or personal property, all of the foregoing for consideration as the corporation shall determine. Any lease by the corporation to another party may be for any part of the corporations property, real or personal, for any period, upon any terms or conditions, with or without an option on the part of the lessee to purchase any or all of the leased property for any consideration, at or after the retirement of all indebtedness incurred by the corporation on account thereof, as the corporation shall determine.

(ii) Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the corporation is expressly empowered to lease or sell any part of the real or personal property owned or controlled by the corporation to the state, or any department of the state or to any municipality. The provisions of this section or of any other laws of this state (other than this chapter) restricting the power of the state, its departments or any municipality, to lease or sell property, or requiring or prescribing publication of notice of intention to lease or sell, advertising for bids, the terms of contracts of lease or sale, that would in any manner interfere with the purpose of this section, which is to provide for the mutual cooperation by and between the corporation and the state, its departments or any municipality, to the fullest extent possible, are not applicable to leases and sales made pursuant to this section.

(3) To prepare or cause to be prepared plans, specifications, designs, and estimates of costs for the construction, reconstruction, rehabilitation, improvement, alteration, or repair of any project, and from time to time to modify those plans, specifications, designs, or estimates.

(4) To manage any project, whether then owned or leased by the corporation, and to enter into agreements with the state or any municipality or any agency or their instrumentalities, or with any person, firm, partnership, or corporation, either public or private, for the purpose of causing any project to be managed.

(5) To provide advisory, consultative, training, and educational services, technical assistance, and advice to any person, firm, partnership, or corporation, whether it is public or private, in order to carry out the purposes of this chapter.

(6) Subject to the provisions of any contract with note holders or bond holders to consent to the modification, with respect to rate of interest, time of payments of any installment of principal or interest, security or any other term of any mortgage, mortgage loan, mortgage loan commitment, contract, or agreement of any kind to which the corporation is a party.

(7) In connection with any property on which it has made a mortgage loan, to foreclose on that property or commence an action to protect or enforce any right conferred upon it by law, mortgage, contract, or other agreement and to bid for and purchase the property at any foreclosure or any other sale, or to acquire or take possession of the property; and in that event the corporation may complete, administer, pay the principal of, or interest on any obligations incurred in connection with the property, dispose of, and otherwise deal with the property in a manner as may be necessary or desirable to protect the interest of the corporation therein.

(8) As security for the payment of principal and interest on any bonds or notes or any agreements made in connection therewith, to mortgage and pledge any or all of its projects and property, whether then owned or thereafter acquired, and to pledge the revenues and receipts from all or part thereof, and to assign or pledge the leases, sales contracts, or loan agreements, or other agreements on any portion or all of its projects and property and to assign or pledge the income received by virtue of the lease, sales contracts, loan agreements, or other agreements.

(9) To invest any funds of the corporation, including funds held in reserve or sinking funds, or any moneys not required for immediate use or disbursement at the discretion of the corporation, in: (i) obligations of the state or the United States, (ii) obligations of the principal and interest of which are guaranteed by the state or the United States, (iii) obligations of agencies and instrumentalities of the state or the United States, (iv) certificates of deposits of banks and trust companies or shares of building loan associations organized under the laws of the state or doing business in the state, or (v) any obligations, securities, and other investments as shall be specified in resolutions of the corporation.

(10) To engage the services of consultants on a contract basis for rendering professional and technical assistance and advice, and to employ architects, engineers, attorneys, accountants, construction, and financial experts and any other advisors, consultants, and agents as may be necessary in his or her judgment, and to fix their compensation.

(11) To contract for and to accept any gifts or grants or loans or funds or property or financial or other assistance in any form from the United States or any agency or instrumentality of the United States or from the state or any agency or instrumentality of the state or from any other source and to comply, subject to the provisions of this chapter, with the terms and conditions of this contract.

(12) To enter into agreements with any municipality or political subdivision, either directly or on behalf of any other party which holds legal title to all or any portion of a project as the lessee from the corporation designated pursuant to § 42-64-20(c), providing that the corporation or the lessee shall pay annual sums in lieu of taxes to the municipality or political subdivision of the state in respect to any real or personal property which is owned by the corporation or the lessee and is located in the municipality or political subdivision.

(13) To borrow money and to issue negotiable bonds and notes, and to provide for the rights of the holders of these bonds and notes, for the purpose of providing funds to pay all or any part of the cost of any port project or for the purpose of refunding any of these bonds issued.

(14) To construct, acquire, own, repair, develop, operate, maintain, extend, and improve, rehabilitate, renovate, furnish, and equip one or more port projects and to pay all or any part of the costs of these bonds and notes from the proceeds of bonds of the corporation or from any contribution, gift, or donation or other funds made available to the corporation for those purposes.

(15) To fix, charge and collect rents, fees, tolls, and charges for the use of any port project and to alter and investigate rates, and practices of charging, which affect port projects so as to increase commerce in the state.

(16) To prescribe rules and regulations deemed necessary or desirable to carry out the purposes of this chapter including rules and regulations to insure maximum use and proper operation of port projects.

(17) To establish penalties for violations of any order, rule, or regulation of the corporation, and a method of enforcing these penalties.

(18) To develop, maintain, and operate foreign trade zones under those terms and conditions that may be prescribed by law.

(19) To impose administrative penalties in accordance with the provisions of § 42-64-9.2.

(20) To make assessments and impose reasonable and just user charges, and to pay for those expenses that may be required by law or as may be determined by the corporation to be necessary for the maintenance and operation of the sewage treatment facility.

(21) To establish a sewage pretreatment program, and to require as a condition to the grant or re-issuance of any approval, license, or permit required under the program that the person applying for the approval, license or permit, pay to the corporation a reasonable fee based on the cost of reviewing and acting upon the application and based on the costs of implementing the program. In addition, where a violation of any of the provisions of this title or any permit, rule, regulation, or order issued pursuant to this title have occurred, the violator shall reimburse the corporation for the actual costs of implementing and enforcing the terms of the permit, rule, regulation or order as a condition to the grant or re-issuance of any approval.

(22) To assist urban communities revitalize their local economics.

(23) To provide assistance to minority businesses and to neighborhoods where there is insufficient economic and business investment.

(24) To support and assist entrepreneurial activity by minorities and by low and moderate income persons.

(25) To issue bonds and notes of the type and for those projects and for those purposes specified in any Joint Resolution of the General Assembly adopted by the Rhode Island house of representatives and the Rhode Island senate; pursuant to chapter 18 of title 35 of the general laws entitled the Rhode Island Public Corporation Debt Management Act; and to make such determinations, enter into such agreements, to deliver such instruments and to take such other actions as it shall deem necessary or desirable to effectuate the financing of such projects.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-116-40 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-116 / Section 42-116-40
§ 42-116-40. Court-approved settlements.
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding any provisions of law to the contrary, a person, corporation, or other entity who has resolved its liability to the Rhode Island depositors economic protection corporation, the receiver of Rhode Island share and deposit indemnity corporation or the receiver of any state-chartered financial institution in a judicially-approved good faith settlement is not liable for claims for contribution or equitable indemnity regarding matters addressed in the settlement. The settlement does not discharge any other joint tortfeasors unless its terms provide, but it reduces the potential liability of the joint tortfeasors by the amount of the settlement.

(b) The provisions of this section apply solely and exclusively to settlements of liabilities to the Rhode Island depositors economic protection corporation, the receiver of the Rhode Island share and deposit indemnity corporation and the receiver of any other state-chartered financial institution and shall not be construed to amend or repeal the provisions of chapter 6 of title 10 relating to contributions among joint tortfeasors, other than as specifically provided in this section.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-143-1 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-143 / Section 42-143-1
§ 42-143-1. Council established.
Status: in_force

There is hereby created a Rhode Island science and technology advisory council to consist of thirteen (13) members: three (3) of whom shall be appointed by the governor, with two (2) of those so appointed to be designated by the governor as co-chairs; six (6) of whom shall be the members of the science and technology advisory council, as established by executive order 05-07; one of whom shall be appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives; one of whom shall be appointed by the house minority leader; and one of whom shall be appointed by the president of the senate; and one of whom shall be appointed by the senate minority leader. The membership of said council shall receive no compensation for their services. The council shall support the states research institutions, promote entrepreneurial development, enable all organizations to become more innovative, and perform any other advisory functions as the legislature may designate.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-7-5 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-7 / Section 42-7-5
§ 42-7-5. Transfer of functions from the department of community affairs to the governors office of energy assistance.
Status: in_force

(a) There is hereby transferred to the governors office of energy assistance, or its successor, those functions formerly administered by the department of community affairs relating to:

(1) Home energy assistance program; and

(2) Weatherization program.

(b) In addition to any of its other powers and responsibilities, the department is authorized and empowered to accept any grants made available by the United States government or any agency thereof, and the department, with the approval of the governor, is authorized and empowered to perform those acts and enter into all necessary contracts and agreements with the United States of America or any agency thereof that may be necessary in the manner and degree that shall be deemed to be in the best interests of the state. The proceeds of any grants so received shall be paid to the general treasurer of the state and deposited by the general treasurer in a separate fund and shall be utilized for the purposes of that grant or those grants.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-14-2.1 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-14 / Section 42-14-2.1
§ 42-14-2.1. Reporting by certain insurers  Settlements.
Status: in_force

(a) Every insurer or entity exempt pursuant to § 27-16-2.6 or entity permissibly self-insured pursuant to § 42-14.1-2 providing professional liability insurance to licensed healthcare professionals or licensed healthcare facilities shall send a complete report to the board of medical licensure and discipline established pursuant to chapter 37 of title 5, or the board of examiners in dentistry established pursuant to chapter 31.1 of title 5 and the department of business regulation as to any claim, notice, settlement, judgment, or arbitration award of a claim or action for damages for death or personal injury caused by such persons negligence, error, or omission in practice or the persons rendering of unauthorized professional services. The report shall be sent within thirty (30) days after service of such arbitration award on the parties or notice of the claim, settlement, judgment, or arbitration award.

(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, an insurer or entity exempt pursuant to § 27-16-2.6 or entity permissibly self-insured pursuant to § 42-14.1-2 providing professional liability coverage to licensed healthcare professionals or licensed healthcare facilities shall have the contractual right to settle any claim up to the limits of the policy without the insureds consent, unless the policy by its express terms prohibits the insurer from settling any claim without the consent of the insured.

(c) All insurers doing business in the state of Rhode Island or entity exempt pursuant to § 27-16-2.6 or entity permissibly self-insured pursuant to § 42-14.1-2 providing professional liability insurance for healthcare professionals or licensed healthcare facilities shall file an annual report with the commissioner of insurance. This report must be filed for each year by March 1 of the next year. The information required for each year shall include, for each rating class:

(1) The number of insured;

(2) The total premiums paid;

(3) The total number of claims made, the years in which the incidents giving rise to the claims occurred, and the total number of those claims outstanding at the end of the year;

(4) The total amount of claims paid, the years in which the incidents giving rise to the claims occurred, and the amount of the costs that can be identified with these claims for investigation, processing, and defense of these claims; and

(5) The number of lawsuits filed.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-87-3 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-87 / Section 42-87-3
§ 42-87-3. Discriminatory acts.
Status: in_force

The discriminatory acts prohibited by § 42-87-2 include, but are not limited to, the following activities:

(1) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, no person or entity licensed or regulated by the state, or having received financial assistance from the state, or doing business within the state, shall:

(i) Deny an otherwise qualified person with a disability the opportunity to participate in or benefit from any aid, benefit, or service;

(ii) Afford an otherwise qualified person with a disability an opportunity to participate in or benefit from any aid, benefit, or service that is not equal to that afforded others;

(iii) Provide an otherwise qualified person with a disability with an aid, benefit, or service that is not as effective as that provided to others;

(iv) Provide different or separate aid, benefits, or services to otherwise qualified persons with a disability or to any class of otherwise qualified persons with a disability unless that action is necessary to provide otherwise qualified persons with a disability with aid, benefits, or services that are as effective as those provided to others;

(v) Aid or perpetuate discrimination against an otherwise qualified person with a disability by providing significant assistance to an agency, organization, or person that discriminates on the basis of disability in providing any aid, benefit, or service to beneficiaries of the recipients program;

(vi) Deny an otherwise qualified person with a disability the opportunity to participate as a member of planning or advisory boards; or

(vii) Otherwise limit an otherwise qualified person with a disability in the enjoyment of any right, privilege, advantage, or opportunity enjoyed by others receiving an aid, benefit, or service.

(2) Notwithstanding any inconsistent terms of any collective bargaining agreement, no otherwise qualified person with a disability shall, solely on the basis of disability, who with reasonable accommodation and with no major cost can perform the essential functions of the job in question, be subjected to discrimination in employment by any person or entity receiving financial assistance from the state, or doing business within the state. The provisions of this subsection (2) apply to the following activities:

(i) Recruitment, advertising, and the processing of applications for employment;

(ii) Hiring, upgrading, promotion, award to tenure, demotion, transfer, layoff, termination, right to return from layoff, and rehiring;

(iii) Rates of pay or any other form of compensation and changes in compensation;

(iv) Job assignments, job classifications, organizational structures, position descriptions, lines of progression, and seniority lists;

(v) Leave of absence, sick leave, or any other leave;

(vi) Fringe benefits available by virtue of employment, whether or not administered by the recipient;

(vii) Selection and financial support for training, including apprenticeship, professional meetings, conferences, and other related activities, and selection for leaves of absence to pursue training;

(viii) Employer sponsored activities including social or recreational programs; and

(ix) Any other term, condition, or privilege of employment.

(3) Any persons with a disability shall be entitled to full and equal access, as other members of the general public, to all housing accommodations offered for rent, lease, or compensation in this state, subject to the conditions and limitations established by law and applicable alike to all persons.

(4) Every person with a disability who has a personal assistive animal, or who obtains a personal assistive animal, shall be entitled to full and equal access to all housing and other public accommodations provided for in this chapter and shall not be required to pay extra compensation for the personal assistive animal, but shall be liable for any damage done to the premises by a personal assistive animal. For the purposes of this subsection (4), a personal assistive animal is an animal specifically trained, by a certified animal training program, to assist a person with a disability perform independent living tasks.

(5) No qualified individual with a disability, as defined in the Americans with Disabilities Act, 42 U.S.C. § 12101 et seq., nor any individual or entity because of a known relationship or association with an individual with a disability shall be:

(i) Discriminated against on the basis of disability in the full and equal enjoyment of the goods, services, facilities, privileges, advantages, or accommodations of any place of public accommodation or commercial facilities covered by the Americans with Disabilities Act, 42 U.S.C. § 12101 et seq.;

(ii) Excluded from participation in or be denied the benefits of the services, programs, or activities of, or be subjected to discrimination by, a public entity covered by the Americans with Disabilities Act, 42 U.S.C. § 12101 et seq.; and

(iii) Subject to discrimination in employment by a public entity or employer covered by the Americans with Disabilities Act, 42 U.S.C. § 12101 et seq.

(6) The application, exemptions, definitions, requirements, standards, and deadlines for compliance with subsection (5) shall be in accordance with the requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act, 42 U.S.C., § 12101 et seq., and the federal regulations pertaining to the Act, 28 C.F.R. Part 36, 28 C.F.R. Part 35, and 29 C.F.R. Part 1630.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-75-5 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-75 / Section 42-75-5
§ 42-75-5. Organization of commission.
Status: in_force

The members of the commission shall meet and annually elect one of their number as chairperson, another as vice-chairperson, and another as secretary. The chairperson shall be the chief executive officer of the commission. Five (5) members shall be necessary for any action taken by the commission. No vacancy in the membership of the commission shall impair the right of a quorum to exercise all of the rights and perform all of the duties of the commission. Meetings of the commission shall be held at stated times, and upon one weeks notice, in writing, at the call of the chairperson. The members of the commission shall serve without compensation.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-28-16 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-28 / Section 42-28-16
§ 42-28-16. Statewide police telecommunications system.
Status: in_force

The division of state police is hereby authorized and empowered to provide for the installation, operation, and maintenance of a computerized telecommunications system for the purpose of promptly collecting, exchanging, disseminating, and distributing information relating to police and divisional problems of the state and the several cities and towns. The system is to be installed, operated, and maintained in accordance with rules and regulations adopted from time to time by the superintendent of state police and units thereof located in such state departments and agencies and in such cities and towns as have organized police headquarters and are approved by the superintendent, and may connect directly or indirectly with similar systems in other states. The superintendent of state police is authorized to provide for the location of receiving system computer site and to employ the necessary personnel for its operation. The system shall be called the Rhode Island Law Enforcement Telecommunications System or RILETS. The state departments and agencies and the cities and towns are authorized to provide at their own expense, within the appropriations provided by law, for the location of the terminal and telecommunications equipment and for the personnel and supplies for their proper operation. The character of communication sent and the time, place, and manner of sending messages and all matters in connection with the RILETS system shall be under the control and management of the superintendent of state police.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-10-8 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-10 / Section 42-10-8
§ 42-10-8. Office of treasurer  Hours open.
Status: in_force

The office of the general treasurer shall be in the state house, and shall, except as provided by § 25-1-5, be kept open daily, except Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-116-8 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-116 / Section 42-116-8
§ 42-116-8. Officers.
Status: in_force

(a) An executive director, who shall be a person professionally skilled and experienced in law, finance, or public administration, shall be appointed by the board of directors. An executive director may be removed at any time for cause by the board. The executive director shall administer the affairs of the corporation, including, without limiting the generality of the foregoing matters, contracting, asset administration, personnel and administration, under the supervision of the board in accordance with those authorizations that the board may from time to time reasonably adopt and continue in force. The board may also appoint persons to hold the offices of secretary and the treasurer to the corporation, including assistant secretaries and assistant treasurers in whom may be vested any of the powers of the secretary and the treasurer, respectively, or may appoint a director or employee of the corporation to exercise those duties. The secretary shall be the custodian of the seal and of the books and records of the corporation and shall keep a record of the proceedings of the board of directors. The secretary may cause copies to be made of all minutes and other records and documents of the corporation and may give certificates under its official seal to the effect that the copies are true copies and all persons dealing with the corporation may rely upon these certificates. The treasurer has charge of the books of account and accounting records of the corporation and is responsible under the supervision of the executive director for financial control for the corporation. Upon the recommendation of the executive director, the board shall also appoint and establish compensation, benefits, and other terms of employment for other officers and employees of the corporation that it deems reasonable and necessary. Officers and employees of the corporation, other than the executive director, serve at the pleasure of the board or under contracts of employment; provided, however, that no contract of employment, except for that of the executive director, exceeds a term of three (3) years, which may be renewed upon the expiration for successive terms. No person employed by the board is subject to the provisions of the classified service.

(b) Present or past directors, officers, employees, or agents of the corporation may be indemnified by the corporation to the extent allowed by and in accordance with the indemnification provisions applicable to nonprofit corporations pursuant to § 7-6-6. The corporation shall be a public body for purposes of § 9-1-31.1.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-11-10 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-11 / Section 42-11-10
§ 42-11-10. Statewide planning program.
Status: in_force

(a) Findings. The general assembly finds that the people of this state have a fundamental interest in the orderly development of the state; the state has a positive interest and demonstrated need for establishment of a comprehensive, strategic state planning process and the preparation, maintenance, and implementation of plans for the physical, economic, and social development of the state; the continued growth and development of the state presents problems that cannot be met by the cities and towns individually and that require effective planning by the state; and state and local plans and programs must be properly coordinated with the planning requirements and programs of the federal government.

(b) Establishment of statewide planning program.

(1) A statewide planning program is hereby established to prepare, adopt, and amend strategic plans for the physical, economic, and social development of the state and to recommend these to the governor, the general assembly, and all others concerned.

(2) All strategic planning, as defined in subsection (c) of this section, undertaken by all departments and agencies of the executive branch unless specifically exempted, shall be conducted by or under the supervision of the statewide planning program. The statewide planning program shall consist of a state planning council, and the division of planning, which shall be a division within the department of administration.

(c) Strategic planning. Strategic planning includes the following activities:

(1) Establishing or identifying general goals;

(2) Refining or detailing these goals and identifying relationships between them;

(3) Formulating, testing, and selecting policies and standards that will achieve desired objectives;

(4) Preparing long-range or system plans or comprehensive programs that carry out the policies and set time schedules, performance measures, and targets;

(5) Preparing functional, short-range plans or programs that are consistent with established or desired goals, objectives, and policies, and with long-range or system plans or comprehensive programs where applicable, and that establish measurable, intermediate steps toward their accomplishment of the goals, objectives, policies, and/or long-range system plans;

(6) Monitoring the planning of specific projects and designing of specific programs of short duration by the operating departments, other agencies of the executive branch, and political subdivisions of the state to ensure that these are consistent with, and carry out the intent of, applicable strategic plans; and

(7) Reviewing the execution of strategic plans, and the results obtained, and making revisions necessary to achieve established goals.

(d) State guide plan. Components of strategic plans prepared and adopted in accordance with this section may be designated as elements of the state guide plan. The state guide plan shall be comprised of functional elements or plans dealing with land use; physical development and environmental concerns; economic development; housing production; energy supply, including the development of renewable energy resources in Rhode Island, and energy access, use, and conservation; human services; climate change and resiliency; and other factors necessary to accomplish the objective of this section. The state guide plan shall be a means for centralizing, integrating, and monitoring long-range goals, policies, plans, and implementation activities related thereto. State agencies concerned with specific subject areas, local governments, and the public shall participate in the state guide planning process, which shall be closely coordinated with the budgeting process.

(e) Membership of state planning council. The state planning council shall consist of the following members:

(1) The director of the department of administration as chairperson;

(2) The director, policy office, in the office of the governor, as vice-chairperson;

(3) The governor, or the governors designee;

(4) [Deleted by P.L. 2019, ch. 88, art. 4, § 13.]

(5) The secretary of housing or designee;

(6) The highest-ranking administrative officer of the division of planning, as secretary;

(7) The president of the Rhode Island League of Cities and Towns or the presidents designee;

(8) The executive director of the Rhode Island League of Cities and Towns;

(9) Three (3) chief elected officials of cities and towns appointed by the governor after consultation with the Rhode Island League of Cities and Towns, one of whom shall be from a community with a population greater than 40,000 persons; one of whom shall be from a community with a population of between 20,000 and 40,000 persons; and one of whom shall be from a community with a population less than 20,000 persons;

(10) One representative of a nonprofit community development or housing organization appointed by the governor;

(11) Four (4) public members, appointed by the governor, one of whom shall be an employer with fewer than fifty (50) employees; one of whom shall be an employer with greater than fifty (50) employees; one of whom shall represent a professional planning or engineering organization in Rhode Island; and one of whom shall represent a chamber of commerce or economic development organization;

(12) Two (2) representatives of private, nonprofit, environmental or environmental justice advocacy organizations, both to be appointed by the governor;

(13) The director of planning and development for the city of Providence;

(14) The director of the department of transportation;

(15) The director of the department of environmental management;

(16) The director of the department of health;

(17) The chief executive officer of the commerce corporation;

(18) The commissioner of the Rhode Island office of energy resources;

(19) The chief executive officer of the Rhode Island public transit authority;

(20) The executive director of Rhode Island housing;

(21) The executive director of the coastal resources management council; and

(22) The director of the Rhode Island emergency management agency.

(f) Powers and duties of state planning council. The state planning council shall have the following powers and duties:

(1) To adopt strategic plans as defined in this section and the long-range state guide plan, and to modify and amend any of these, following the procedures for notification and public hearing in accordance with the provisions of chapter 35 of this title, and to recommend and encourage implementation of these goals to the general assembly, state and federal agencies, and other public and private bodies; approval of strategic plans by the governor; and to ensure that strategic plans and the long-range state guide plan are consistent with the findings, intent, and goals set forth in § 45-22.2-3, the Rhode Island comprehensive planning and land use regulation act;

(2) To coordinate the planning and development activities of all state agencies, in accordance with strategic plans prepared and adopted as provided for by this section;

(3) To review and comment on the proposed annual work program of the statewide planning program;

(4) To adopt rules and standards and issue orders concerning any matters within its jurisdiction as established by this section and amendments to it;

(5) To establish advisory committees and appoint members thereto representing diverse interests and viewpoints as required in the state planning process and in the preparation or implementation of strategic plans. At minimum, the state planning council shall appoint permanent committees:

(i) A technical committee, comprised of public members from different geographic areas of the state representing diverse communities. This committee shall advise the state planning council on issues related to local comprehensive planning and land use. This committee shall also advise the state planning council on any other matter referred to it by the council; and

(ii) An executive committee consisting of major participants of a Rhode Island geographic information system with oversight responsibility for its activities; and

(iii) A transportation advisory committee, made up of diverse representation, including, but not limited to, municipal elected and appointed officials; representatives of various transportation sectors, departments, and agencies; and other groups and agencies with an interest in transportation operations, maintenance, construction, and policy, who shall review transportation-related plans and amendments and recommend action to the state planning council;

(6) To adopt, amend, and maintain, as an element of the state guide plan or as an amendment to an existing element of the state guide plan, standards and guidelines for the location of eligible, renewable energy resources and renewable energy facilities in Rhode Island with due consideration for the location of such resources and facilities in commercial and industrial areas, agricultural areas, areas occupied by public and private institutions, and property of the state and its agencies and corporations, provided these areas are of sufficient size, and in other areas of the state as appropriate;

(7) To act as the single, statewide metropolitan planning organization for transportation planning, and to promulgate all rules and regulations that are necessary thereto; and

(8) To assist the Rhode Island infrastructure bank in establishing review criteria, evaluating applications, approving and issuing grants, and to assist municipalities pursuant to the provisions of chapter 11.4 of this title, and any rules or regulations promulgated thereunder.

(g) Division of statewide planning.

(1) The division of statewide planning shall be the principal staff agency of the state planning council for preparing and/or coordinating strategic plans for the comprehensive management of the states human, economic, and physical resources. The division of statewide planning shall recommend to the state planning council specific guidelines, standards, and programs to be adopted to implement strategic planning and the state guide plan and shall undertake any other duties established by this section and amendments thereto.

(2) The division of statewide planning shall maintain records (which shall consist of files of complete copies) of all plans, recommendations, rules, and modifications or amendments thereto adopted or issued by the state planning council under this section. The records shall be open to the public.

(3) The division of statewide planning shall manage and administer the Rhode Island geographic information system of land-related resources, and shall coordinate these efforts with other state departments and agencies, including the university of Rhode Island, which shall provide technical support and assistance in the development and maintenance of the system and its associated database.

(4) The division of statewide planning shall coordinate and oversee the provision of technical assistance to political subdivisions of the state in preparing and implementing plans to accomplish the purposes, goals, objectives, policies, and/or standards of applicable elements of the state guide plan and shall make available to cities and towns data and guidelines that may be used in preparing comprehensive plans and elements thereof and in evaluating comprehensive plans and elements thereby.

(h) [Deleted by P.L. 2011, ch. 215, § 4, and by P.L. 2011, ch. 313, § 4.]

(i) The division of planning shall be the principal staff agency of the water resources board established pursuant to chapter 15 of title 46 (Water Resources Board) and the water resources board corporate established pursuant to chapter 15.1 of title 46 (Water Supply Facilities).
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-20-16 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-20 / Section 42-20-16
§ 42-20-16. Recycling plans.
Status: in_force

(a) All state departments and agencies shall present a recycling plan to the department of environmental management by June 30, 1991. The plan will follow procedures and methods as prescribed by the current rules and regulations governing the commercial solid waste recycling plan.

(b) The department of behavioral healthcare, developmental disabilities and hospitals and the department of corrections shall also provide, within the plan described in subsection (a), an evaluation of the cost, health, and safety implications of using reusable food service utensils, plates, and cups as alternatives to using disposable food service products.

(c) The department of behavioral healthcare, developmental disabilities and hospitals and the department of corrections shall, in addition, provide an assessment of implementing a pilot program to recycle polystyrene food service products as a recycling alternative.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-51-6.1 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-51 / Section 42-51-6.1
§ 42-51-6.1. Hearing boards.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissions chairperson shall appoint five (5) commissioners as the hearing board for the purpose of conducting hearings and rendering decisions on matters relating to the provisions of chapter 87 of this title and §§ 37-8-15.1 and 42-46-13 within the jurisdiction of the commission.

(b) Three (3) commissioners shall constitute a quorum of a hearing board.

(c) The hearing board is empowered to:

(1) Receive, investigate, and act upon charges of unlawful practices within its jurisdiction; and

(2) In connection with any investigation or hearing held on any matter within its jurisdiction to hold hearings, administer oaths, take the testimony of any person under oath, and to require the production for examination of any books and papers relating to any matter under investigation or in question before the hearing board.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-55-10 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-55 / Section 42-55-10
§ 42-55-10. Terms and conditions of the purchase and sale to mortgage lender of loans  Loans to mortgage lenders.
Status: in_force

(a) No obligation purchased from a mortgage lender shall be eligible for purchase or commitment to purchase by the corporation unless at or before the time of transfer to the corporation the mortgage lender certifies that in its judgment the loan would in all respects be a prudent investment for its own account.

(b) The corporation shall purchase mortgage loans at a purchase price equal to the outstanding principal balance; provided, however, that a discount from the principal balance or the payment of a premium may be employed to effect a fair rate of return, as determined by the rate of return on comparable investments under market conditions existing at the time of the purchase. In addition to this payment of outstanding principal balance, the corporation shall pay the accrued interest due on the date the loan or obligation is delivered against the payment.

(c) Loans purchased or sold may include, but shall not be limited to, loans which are insured, guaranteed, or assisted by the United States or a governmental agency or instrumentality thereof or for which there is a commitment by the United States or a governmental agency or instrumentality thereof to insure, guaranty, or assist that loan.

(d)(1) The corporation shall from time to time adopt, modify, or repeal rules and regulations governing the making of loans to mortgage lenders and the purchase and sale of mortgage loans and the application of the proceeds thereof, including rules and regulations as to any or all of the following:

(i) Procedures for the submission of requests or the invitation of proposals for the purchase and sale of mortgage loans or for loans to mortgage lenders;

(ii) Limitations or restrictions as to the number of family units, location, or other qualifications or characteristics of residences to be financed by those mortgage loans;

(iii) Restrictions as to the interest rates on those mortgage loans or the return realized by mortgage lenders;

(iv) Requirements as to commitments by mortgage lenders with respect to the application of the proceeds of that purchase or loan;

(v) Schedules of any fees and charges necessary to provide for the expenses and reserves of the corporation; and

(vi) Any other matters related to the duties and the exercise of the powers of the corporation under this section.

(2) These rules and regulations shall be designed to effectuate the general purposes of this chapter and the following specific objectives:

(i) The expansion of the supply of funds in the state available for mortgage loans for residential housing for occupancy by persons and families of low and moderate income;

(ii) Provision of the additional housing needed to remedy the shortage of adequate housing in the state and eliminate the existence of a large number of substandard dwellings; and

(iii) The restriction of the financial return and benefit on those mortgage loans to that level necessary to protect against the realization by mortgage lenders of a financial return or benefit in excess of prevailing market conditions.

(e) The corporation may from time to time make loans to mortgage lenders so as to furnish, as rapidly as possible, funds to mortgage lenders for eligible mortgages.

(f) Loans to mortgage lenders shall be general obligations of the respective mortgage lenders owing them and shall bear the date or dates, shall mature at the time or times, shall be evidenced by a note, bonds, or other certificate of indebtedness, shall be subject to prepayment, and shall contain other provisions consistent with this section, all as the corporation shall by resolution determine.

(g) Any other provision of this chapter to the contrary notwithstanding, the interest rate or rates and other terms of the loans to mortgage lenders made from the proceeds of any issue of bonds of the corporation shall be at least sufficient so as to assure the payment of the bonds, and the interest on the bonds as they become due, from the amounts received by the corporation in repayment of loans and interest on the loans.

(h) The corporation shall require as a condition of each loan to a mortgage lender that mortgage lender shall on or prior to the one hundred-eightieth (180th) day (or an earlier day that shall be prescribed by the rules and regulations of the corporation) following the receipt of the loan proceeds have entered into written commitments to make, and shall proceed as promptly as practicable to make and disburse from those loan proceeds, eligible mortgages in an aggregate principal amount equal to the amount of the loan.

(i)(1) The corporation shall require that the loans to mortgage lenders shall be additionally secured as to the payment of both principal and interest by a pledge of and lien upon collateral security in those amounts that the corporation shall by resolution determine to be necessary to assure the payment of the loans and the interest on the loans as they become due. The collateral security shall consist of:

(i) Direct obligations of, or obligations guaranteed by, the United States;

(ii) Bonds, debentures, notes, or other evidences of indebtedness, satisfactory to the agency, issued by any of the following federal agencies: bank for cooperatives, federal intermediate credit bank, federal home loan bank system, export-import bank of Washington, federal land banks, the federal national mortgage association, or the government national mortgage association;

(iii) Direct obligations of, or obligations guaranteed by, the state; or

(iv) Mortgages insured or guaranteed by the United States or an instrumentality of the United States as to payments of principal and interest;

(v) Mortgages secured by real estate on which there is located single family residential housing and which is insured by a mortgage guaranty insurance company licensed to do business by the state and approved by the corporation;

(vi) Uninsured mortgages secured by real estate on which there is located single family residential housing; or

(vii) Those other obligations and securities that the corporation shall by resolution determine to be necessary to assure the payment of those loans and the interest as they become due.

(2) The corporation may require in the case of any or all mortgage lenders that the collateral be lodged with a bank or trust company located in the state designated by the corporation as custodian. In the absence of the requirement, a mortgage lender shall upon receipt of the loan proceeds from the corporation enter into an agreement with the corporation containing those provisions that the corporation shall deem necessary to adequately identify and maintain that collateral and service it and shall provide that the mortgage lender shall hold the collateral as an agent for the corporation and shall be held accountable as the trustee of an express trust for the application and disposition thereof and the income therefrom solely for the uses and purposes in accordance with the provisions of the agreement. A copy of each agreement and any revisions or supplements shall be filed with the secretary of state and no further filing of other action under chapter 9 of title 6A or any other law of the state shall be required to perfect the security interest of the corporation in that collateral or any additions or substitutions, and the lien and trust for the benefit of the corporation created shall be binding from and after the time made against all parties having claims of any kind in tort, contract, or otherwise against the mortgage lender. The corporation may also establish any additional requirements that it shall deem necessary with respect to pledging, assigning, setting aside, or holding that collateral and making substitutions or additions to it and disposition of income and receipts from it.

(j) The corporation shall require the submission to it by each mortgage lender to which the corporation has made a loan of evidence satisfactory to the corporation of the making of eligible mortgages as required by this section and prescribed by rules and regulations of the corporation and in connection therewith may inspect the books and records of the mortgage lender.

(k) The corporation may require as a condition of any loans to mortgage lenders those representations and warranties that it shall determine to be necessary to secure those loans and carry out the purposes of the chapter.

(l) All eligible mortgages made as required by this section shall comply with the applicable provisions of the laws of the state, and, where federal law or the law of another jurisdiction governs the affairs of the mortgage lender, shall comply with applicable provisions of that law.

(m) Compliance by any mortgage lender with the terms of this section and its undertaking to the corporation with respect to the making of eligible mortgages may be enforced by a decree of the superior court for the county of Providence. The corporation may require as a condition of any loan to any mortgage lender the consent of the mortgage lender to the jurisdiction of the superior court for the county of Providence over this proceeding. The corporation may also require agreement by any mortgage lender, as a condition of the loan to the mortgage lender, to the payment of penalties to the corporation for violation by the mortgage lender of any provision of this section or its undertaking to the corporation with respect to the making of eligible mortgages, and those penalties shall be recoverable at the suit of the corporation.

(n) If at any time the corporation shall determine that an adequate supply of funds exists in regular banking channels for eligible mortgages, the corporation shall discontinue making loans to mortgage lenders until the time that the corporation may subsequently determine that the supply of funds available for eligible mortgages is again inadequate.

(o) For the purposes of this section, the term eligible mortgage means a loan made by a mortgage lender and secured by a mortgage upon residential property, healthcare facilities, or housing for the elderly; provided that each mortgage loan shall be made to the original mortgagor from the proceeds of a loan made by the corporation to the mortgage lender pursuant to this section of the chapter.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-58-1 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-58 / Section 42-58-1
§ 42-58-1. Commission established.
Status: in_force

There shall be an American and Canadian French cultural exchange commission to consist of nine (9) members, all of whom shall be American citizens of French Canadian ancestry and residents of the state; three (3) of whom shall be appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives; three (3) of whom shall be appointed by the senate president; and three (3) of whom shall be appointed by the governor. This commission shall establish, maintain, and develop cultural ties between French-Canadians and Franco-Americans; foster a special interest in the historical and cultural background of both groups, as well as in the economic, political, social, and artistic life of the countries involved; and shall help establish or promote French language programs in the schools of the state.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-57-3 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-57 / Section 42-57-3
§ 42-57-3. Organization of foundation.
Status: in_force

(a) The foundation shall consist of the director of the department of environmental management, or the directors designee, a representative of the division of parks and recreation appointed by the director of the department of environmental management, and three (3) public members, appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the senate. In making appointments under this section, the governor shall solicit and give due consideration to the recommendations of the following persons, communities, and organizations:

(1) Rhode Island historical preservation commission;

(2) City of Newport; and

(3) Fort Adams Trust board of directors.

(4) [Deleted by P.L. 2023, ch. 23, §1 and P.L. 2023, ch. 24, § 1.]

(5)  (9) [Deleted by P.L. 2013, ch. 146, § 1 and P.L. 2013, ch. 196, § 1.]

In making appointments under this section, the governor shall also give due consideration to the appointment of persons with expertise and experience in the fields of American history, military history, historic preservation, museums, education, historic architecture, and/or engineering.

(b) The director of the department of environmental management, or the directors designee, shall act as chairperson.

(c) The power of the foundation shall vest in and be exercised by or under the authority of its members, three (3) of whom shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business.

(d) Employees of the foundation shall be selected and appointed by the foundation, and shall be vested with those powers and duties that the foundation may determine.

(e) The governor shall thereupon nominate three (3) members: one of whom shall serve an initial term of one year; one of whom shall serve an initial term of two (2) years; and one of whom shall serve an initial term of three (3) years. Thereafter, all appointed members shall be appointed to serve three-year (3) terms. In the event the senate is not in session on the effective date of this act, the governor may make temporary appointments which shall only be in effect until such time as the senate reconvenes at which time the governor shall appoint three (3) members.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-56-5.1 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-56 / Section 42-56-5.1
§ 42-56-5.1. Justice reinvestment.
Status: in_force

(a) The department, in conjunction with the performance management staff at the office of management and budget, shall monitor the implementation of justice reinvestment policies for the period from 2017 to 2022, utilizing a benefit-cost model, such as the one developed and supported by the Pew-MacArthur Results First Initiative, including:

(1) Adoption and use of screening and assessment tools to inform judicial and executive branch decisions regarding arraignment and bail, pretrial conditions and supervision, probation and parole supervision, correctional programs, and parole release;

(2) Use of court rules designed to accelerate the disposition and improve the procedural fairness of pretrial decisions, including violations of bail, filing, deferred sentence, and probation;

(3) Use of judicial sentencing benchmarks designed to:

(i) Guide purposeful, limited probation and suspended sentence terms; and

(ii) Achieve proportionate sanctions for violations;

(4) Progress by the department of corrections, division of rehabilitative services, in achieving the initiatives required by § 42-56-7;

(5) The feasibility of implementing additional law enforcement training in responding to people with behavioral health and substance abuse needs, and of providing for one or more suitable locations for such people to be referred for treatment; and

(6) Barriers to reentry and the availability and effectiveness of programs designed to increase employability and employment of people in the criminal justice system.

(b) The department shall attempt to report on data analyzing key decision points with information broken out by offense, risk, and appropriate demographic data whenever available. The report must provide, or report on efforts to provide, relevant measures including the following:

(1) The number of people for whom a pre-arraignment report is conducted under § 12-13-24.1, and the number who are affected by each subdivision of subsection (a) of this section;

(2) The number of people who are eligible for pre-trial diversion opportunities and the number of people selected for diversion programs;

(3) Length of probation terms and suspended sentences imposed;

(4) Sanctions imposed by probation officers and by courts and the violations triggering the sanctions;

(5) Pre-trial lengths of stay including length prior to probation violation hearings;

(6) Volume and characteristics of people on probation caseloads, including limited and high intensity caseloads;

(7) Restitution amounts imposed and percentage of collections by increment of time under correctional control;

(8) Community-based cognitive behavioral treatment programs funded, including the amount of funding received by each program and the number of high-risk probation clients served;

(9) Batterers intervention programs funded to increase or refine treatment, including the amount of funding received by each program and the number of clients served; and

(10) Amounts of victim restitution assessed and collected.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-133-20 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-133 / Section 42-133-20
§ 42-133-20. Severability.
Status: in_force

If any clause, sentence, paragraph, section, or part of this chapter shall be adjudged by any court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, that judgment shall not affect, impair, or invalidate the remainder of this chapter, but shall be confined in its operation to the clause, sentence, paragraph, section, or part directly involved in the controversy in which that judgment shall have been rendered.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-4-6 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-4 / Section 42-4-6
§ 42-4-6. Lifesaving medal.
Status: in_force

The secretary of state is hereby authorized and directed to provide a suitable medal and certificate that would be awarded with official ceremony by the governor on the part of any firefighter, volunteer firefighter, police, or other citizen who saves human life in this state.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-117-8 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-117 / Section 42-117-8
§ 42-117-8. Rules and regulations.
Status: in_force

Each state agency and the Rhode Island economic development corporation shall promulgate rules and regulations in accordance with chapter 35 of this title to implement this chapter.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-167-9 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-167 / Section 42-167-9
§ 42-167-9. Renaming.
Status: in_force

Wherever in the general or public laws, or any rule or regulation, any reference to the office of housing and community development or department of housing shall appear, it shall mean the executive office of housing created pursuant to this chapter.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-12-29 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-12 / Section 42-12-29
§ 42-12-29. Childrens health account.
Status: in_force

(a) There is created within the general fund a restricted receipt account to be known as the childrens health account. All money in the account shall be utilized by the executive office of health and human services (executive office) to effectuate coverage for the following service categories: (1) Home health services, which include pediatric private duty nursing and certified nursing assistant services; (2) Cedar comprehensive, evaluation, diagnosis, assessment, referral and evaluation (CEDAR) services, which include family center services, home-based therapeutic services, personal assistance services and supports (PASS), and kids connect services; and (3) Child and adolescent treatment services (CAITS). All money received pursuant to this section shall be deposited in the childrens health account. The general treasurer is authorized and directed to draw the general treasurers orders on the account upon receipt of properly authenticated vouchers from the executive office.

(b) Beginning July 1, 2017, a portion of the amount collected pursuant to § 42-7.4-3, up to the actual amount expended or projected to be expended by the state for the services described in subsection (a) of this section, less any amount collected in excess of the prior years funding requirement as indicated in subsection (c) of this section, but in no event more than the limit set forth in subsection (d) of this section (the child health services funding requirement), shall be deposited in the childrens health account. The funds shall be used solely for the purposes of the childrens health account, and no other.

(c) The executive office shall submit to the general assembly an annual report on the program and costs related to the program, on or before February 1 of each year. The executive office shall make available to each insurer required to make a contribution pursuant to § 42-7.4-3, upon its request, detailed information regarding the childrens health programs described in subsection (a) and the costs related to those programs. Any funds collected in excess of funds needed to carry out the programs shall be deducted from the subsequent years funding requirements.

(d) The total amount required to be deposited into the childrens health account shall be equivalent to the amount paid by the executive office for all services, as listed in subsection (a), but not to exceed twelve thousand five hundred dollars ($12,500) per child, per service, per year.

(e) The childrens health account shall be exempt from the indirect cost recovery provisions of § 35-4-27.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-23-4 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-23 / Section 42-23-4
§ 42-23-4. Secretary of commission.
Status: in_force

The commission on interstate cooperation may elect one of its own members as secretary who, notwithstanding any other provisions in this chapter contained, shall receive such compensation as the commission shall determine and who shall hold office at the discretion of the commission. In case of a vacancy in the office of secretary, the vacancy shall be filled by the commission. The secretary shall keep minutes of all commission meetings.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-26-13.1 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-26 / Section 42-26-13.1
§ 42-26-13.1. Staff, facilities, and supplies.
Status: in_force

The executive director of the public safety grant administration office shall provide the committee with such staff, facilities, equipment, and supplies necessary for its operation and maintenance.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-56-24 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-56 / Section 42-56-24
§ 42-56-24. Earned time for good behavior or program participation or completion.
Status: in_force

(a) A person serving a sentence of a violation of § 11-5-1 (where the specified felony is murder), § 11-23-1, § 11-26-1.4, § 11-37-2, § 11-37-8.1, or § 11-37-8.3 shall not be eligible to earn time off their term or terms of incarceration for good behavior.

(b) The director, or the directors designee, shall keep a record of the conduct of each prisoner, and for each month that a prisoner who has been sentenced to imprisonment for six (6) months or more and not under sentence to imprisonment for life, appears by the record to have faithfully observed all the rules and requirements of the institutions and not to have been subjected to discipline, and is serving a sentence imposed for violation of sexual offenses under § 11-37-4, § 11-37-6, § 11-37-8, or § 11-9-1.3 there shall, with the consent of the director of the department of corrections, or the directors designee, upon recommendation to him or her by the assistant director of institutions/operations, be deducted from the term or terms of sentence of that prisoner the same number of days that there are years in the term of his or her sentence; provided, that when the sentence is for a longer term than ten (10) years, only ten (10) days shall be deducted for one months good behavior; and provided, further, that in the case of sentences of at least six (6) months and less than one year, one day per month shall be deducted.

For the purposes of this subsection computing the number of days to be deducted for good behavior, consecutive sentences shall be counted as a whole sentence. This subsection recognizes the serious nature of sex offenses; promotes community safety and protection of the public; and maintains the ability of the department of corrections to oversee the rehabilitation and supervision of sex offenders.

(c) For all prisoners serving sentences of more than one month, and not serving a sentence of imprisonment for life or a sentence imposed for a violation of the offenses identified in subsection (a) or (b) of this section the director, or the directors designee, shall keep a record of the conduct of each prisoner, and for each month that prisoner has faithfully observed all the rules and requirements of the institutions and has not been subjected to discipline, there shall, with the consent of the director of the department of corrections or the directors designee and upon recommendation by the assistant director of institutions/operations, be deducted from the term or terms of sentence of that prisoner ten (10) days for each months good behavior.

(d) For every day a prisoner shall be shut up or otherwise disciplined for bad conduct, as determined by the assistant director, institutions/operations, subject to the authority of the director, there shall be deducted one day from the time he or she shall have gained for good conduct.

(e) The assistant director, or the assistant directors designee, subject to the authority of the director, shall have the power to restore lost good conduct time in whole or in part upon a showing by the prisoner of subsequent good behavior and disposition to reform.

(f) For each month that a prisoner who has been sentenced to imprisonment for more than one month and not under sentence to imprisonment for life has faithfully engaged in institutional industries there shall, with the consent of the director, upon the recommendation to the director by the assistant director, institutions/operations, be deducted from the term or terms of the prisoner an additional two (2) to five (5) days a month.

(g) Except those prisoners serving a sentence imposed for violation of subsection (a) or (b) of this section, for each month that a prisoner who has been sentenced to imprisonment for more than one month and not under sentence to imprisonment for life has participated faithfully in programs that have been determined by the director or the directors designee to address that prisoners individual needs that are related to his/her criminal behavior, there may, with the consent of the director and upon the recommendation of the assistant director, rehabilitative services, be deducted from the term or terms of the prisoner up to an additional five (5) days a month. Furthermore, whenever the prisoner has successfully completed such program, there may; with the consent of the director and upon the recommendation by the assistant director, rehabilitative services, be deducted from the term or terms of the prisoner up to an additional thirty (30) days.

(h)(1) A person who is serving a term or terms of a probation sentence of one year or longer, including a person who has served a term of incarceration followed by a probation sentence, except those serving a term of probation for a sentence in violation of § 11-5-1 (where the specified felony is murder or sexual assault), § 11-23-1, § 11-26-1.4, § 11-37-2, § 11-37-8.1, or § 11-37-8.3 shall upon serving three years of their probation sentence be eligible to earn time off their term or terms of the probation sentence for compliance with court-ordered terms and conditions of probation. Calculation of these credits shall commence upon the probationers completion of all terms of incarceration.

(2) The director, or the directors designee, shall keep a record of the conduct of each probationer. For each month that the probationer has not had a judicial finding of a violation of conditions of probation, there shall, with the consent of the director of the department of corrections, or designee, upon recommendation of the assistant director of institutions/operations, or designee, be deducted from the term or terms of the probationers sentence ten (10) days for each months compliance with the terms and conditions of his or her probation.

(3) For each month that a violation of probation is pending the probationer shall not be eligible to earn probation compliance credits. In the event there is a judicial determination that the probationer did not violate his or her terms and conditions of probation, credit will be awarded retroactive to the date of the filing of the probation violation. In the event there is a judicial determination that the probationer did violate his or her terms and conditions of probation, the probationer shall not be awarded compliance credits for the time during which the violation was pending, and further, the court may order revocation of prior earned compliance credits.

(4) The probation department of the department of corrections shall keep a record of the probationers sentence to include the persons end of sentence date based on earned credits for compliance with their terms and conditions of probation.

(5) This section shall apply to all individuals sentenced to probation, including those sentenced prior to enactment of the statute. However, the award of probation compliance credits shall be prospective only from the date of enactment of the statute.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-137-7 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-137 / Section 42-137-7
§ 42-137-7. Grants, appropriations, and gifts.
Status: in_force

The select commission shall be empowered to apply for any grants, appropriations, or gifts from any federal, state, or local agency, private foundation, or individual. Any grants, appropriations, or gifts shall be deposited in the general fund and subject to the appropriation process.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-106-4 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-106 / Section 42-106-4
§ 42-106-4. Purpose and duties.
Status: in_force

(a) The purpose of the fund shall be to remedy existing pollution of the bay and to prevent future pollution of the bay, through sewer pollution control projects and contaminated sediment remedy and/or prevention programs. The state shall finance projects and programs with the proceeds of the aqua fund bonds at the direction of the director of the department of environmental management with the advice of the advisory council. The projects to be implemented with the bond revenue and the sums to be assigned to each project shall be as follows:

(1) Planning and program implementation for the financing of monies to provide for the preparation of statewide programs, policies, and implementation of the following anti-pollution projects and the administration thereof:

(i) Pretreatment;

(ii) Sediment and sludge abatement and remedy;

(iii) Urban runoff; and

(iv) Water supply to wastewater treatment ability.

(2) Develop a pilot or prototypical implementation project for subsections (a)(1)(i)  (a)(1)(iv) of this section and the administration thereof.

(3) Wastewater treatment for the financing of monies to provide revolving low-interest loan funds to certain private entities for wastewater treatment and sewage disposal and revolving loan funds, additional state matching funds, and/or grants to cities and towns for municipal wastewater treatment projects and the administration thereof.

(4) Pretreatment, facilities and equipment for the financing of monies to provide for revolving low-interest loans to cities and towns and/or certain private entities for pretreatment, pretreatment facilities, and pretreatment equipment and the monitoring, enforcement, and administration of pretreatment facilities.

(5) Urban run-off abatement for the financing of monies to provide for revolving low-interest loans and grants to communities for urban run-off prevention programs; one half of the funds to be for revolving low-interest loans and one-half for grants and the administration thereof.

(b) Provided further that the administration of any individual project listed above shall not exceed four percent (4%) of the sum allocated to that project. To enable the director to carry out the purposes of this chapter, the director may engage in the following activities and any others the director deems appropriate:

(1) Accumulate and analyze the necessary data to determine which areas of the bay would most benefit from a targeted sewer pollution control program and/or a contaminated sediment remedy program.

(2) Effectuate those recommendations of the Narragansett Bay project that the council deems appropriate.

(3) Seek matching funds from the federal government for sewer pollution control projects and contaminated sediment remedy and/or prevention programs.

(4) Develop common initiatives with the commonwealth of Massachusetts for cleaning the bay.

(5) Make loans to cities and towns for sewer pollution control projects and contaminated sediment prevention programs.

(6) Make grants to cities and towns for contaminated sediment remedy programs.

(7) Contract with private firms for contaminated sediment remedy and/or prevention programs.

(8) Expend not more than fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) in each fiscal year of the proceeds of the aqua fund bonds, for the purpose of engaging any professional and other support staff that the council may deem necessary to accomplish its purpose.

(9) Make low-interest revolving loans to certain private entities serving more than twenty (20) dwellings to repair and improve sewer lines and disposal systems that directly contaminate Narragansett Bay and/or its tributaries.

(10) Take any other steps that are necessary to finance bay projects that will produce the greatest pollution reduction and sediment recovery results with the most efficient application of public funds. The director shall file an annual financial report on the aqua fund with the governor and the general assembly no later than January 15 of each year, commencing January, 1990.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-27-2 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-27 / Section 42-27-2
§ 42-27-2. Powers and duties of commission.
Status: in_force

(a) It shall be the duty of the Rhode Island atomic energy commission:

(1) To make studies as to need, if any, for changes in laws and regulations administered by any agency of the state that would arise from the presence within the state of special nuclear materials and by-product materials and from the operation herein of production or utilization facilities, and, on the basis of those studies, to make such recommendations to the governor and the general assembly for the enactment of laws or amendments to laws or the promulgation of regulations as may appear necessary and appropriate;

(2) To advise the governor and the general assembly with respect to atomic industrial development within the state;

(3) To coordinate the development and regulatory activities of the state relating to the industrial and commercial uses of atomic energy;

(4) To cooperate with the federal Atomic Energy Commission and with like commissions or agencies of the other states in all matters relating to the purposes herein set forth;

(5) To contract for, construct, and operate a nuclear reactor within the state for the purpose of research, experimentation, training personnel, testing of materials and techniques, and for such other purposes related thereto that the commission shall deem necessary for the health, welfare, and economy of the people of this state; and in this respect to cooperate with and make available, under proper safeguards, the use of the reactor by the colleges, universities, and industries of this state and to contract for and engage engineers, technicians, and other assistance.

(b) The commission may select a director of the commission and may charge fees for the use of reactor facilities.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-26-9 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-26 / Section 42-26-9
§ 42-26-9. Administration  Public safety grant administration office.
Status: in_force

The director of public safety shall appoint a qualified individual from the department of public safety who shall be responsible for the following:

(1) Supervise and be responsible for the administration of the policies established by the policy board;

(2) Establish, consolidate, or abolish any administrative subdivision within the public safety grant administration office and appoint and remove for cause the heads thereof, and delegate appropriate powers and duties to them;

(3) Establish and administer projects and programs for the operation of the public safety grant administration office;

(4) Appoint and remove employees of the public safety grant administration office and delegate appropriate powers and duties to them;

(5) Make rules and regulations for the management and the administration of policies of the public safety grant administration office and the conduct of employees under his or her jurisdiction;

(6) Collect, develop, and maintain statistical information, records, and reports as the public safety grant administration office may determine relevant to its functions;

(7) Transmit bimonthly to the policy board a report of the operations of the public safety grant administration office for the preceding two calendar months;

(8) Execute and carry out the provisions of all contracts, leases, and agreements authorized by the public safety grant administration office with agencies of federal, state, or local government, corporations, or persons;

(9) Perform such additional duties as may be assigned to him or her by the governor, the policy board, or by law; and

(10) Exercise all powers and perform all duties necessary and proper in carrying out his or her responsibilities.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-89-1 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-89 / Section 42-89-1
§ 42-89-1. Providence County Court House.
Status: in_force

The Providence County Court House shall be named and known as the Frank Licht Judicial Complex.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-45-3 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-45 / Section 42-45-3
§ 42-45-3. Officers of the historical preservation and heritage commission.
Status: in_force

The commission shall annually elect from its members a chairperson and secretary. Six (6) voting members of the commission shall constitute a quorum, and no vacancy in the membership of the commission shall impair the right of a quorum to exercise all the rights and perform all of the duties of the commission. Meetings of the commission shall be held upon the call of the chairperson, or a majority of the commission, upon due written notice mailed or delivered at least forty-eight (48) hours in advance of the meeting.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-35-12 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-35 / Section 42-35-12
§ 42-35-12. Orders.
Status: in_force

Any final order adverse to a party in a contested case shall be in writing or stated in the record. Any final order shall include findings of fact and conclusions of law, separately stated. Findings of fact, if set forth in statutory language, shall be accompanied by a concise and explicit statement of the underlying facts supporting the findings. If a party, in accordance with agency rules, submitted proposed findings of fact, the order shall include a ruling upon each proposed finding. Parties shall be notified either personally or by mail of any order. Included with the final order shall be a separate notice advising the parties of the availability of judicial review, the appeal period and the procedure for filing an appeal, and providing a reference to the statutory authority. If the agency fails to provide such notice, the time for taking an appeal shall be extended for an additional thirty (30) days beyond the time otherwise authorized by law. Upon request, a copy of any final order stated in the record shall be delivered or mailed forthwith to each party and to the partys attorney of record.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-66-17 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-66 / Section 42-66-17
§ 42-66-17. Disclosure of financial interest.
Status: in_force

(a) Any licensed or certified adult daycare program that refers clients to any healthcare facility licensed pursuant to chapter 17 of title 23 or to a residential care/assisted living facility licensed pursuant to chapter 17.4 of title 23 or to a licensed/certified adult daycare program in which the referring entity has a financial interest shall, at the time a referral is made, disclose the following information to the client: (1) that the referring entity has a financial interest in the facility or provider to which the referral is being made; (2) that the client has the option of seeking care from a different facility or provider that is also licensed and/or certified by the state to provide similar services to the client.

The referring entity shall also offer the client a written list prepared by the office of healthy aging of all such alternative licensed and/or certified facilities or providers.

(b) Noncompliance with this section shall constitute grounds to revoke, suspend, or otherwise discipline the licensee or to deny an application for licensure by the director, or may result in imposition of an administrative penalty in accordance with chapter 17.10 of title 23.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-133-5 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-133 / Section 42-133-5
§ 42-133-5. General powers.
Status: in_force

(a) The corporation shall have all the powers necessary and convenient to carry out and effectuate the purposes and provisions of this chapter, including, but not limited to, the power to:

(1) Sue and be sued, complain and defend, in its corporate name;

(2) Have a seal which may be altered at pleasure, and use the seal by causing it, or a facsimile thereof, to be impressed or affixed or in any other manner reproduced; provided, however, that the failure to affix the seal does not affect the validity of an instrument executed on behalf of the corporation;

(3) Adopt, promulgate, amend, and repeal bylaws, not inconsistent with provisions in this chapter, for the administration and regulation of the corporations affairs and the implementation of its functions;

(4) Conduct its activities, carry on its operations, and have offices and exercise the powers granted by this chapter;

(5) Purchase, take, receive, or otherwise acquire, own, hold, use, and otherwise deal in and with, intangible personal property, or any interest therein, including the states tobacco receipts or any portion thereof;

(6) Invest and reinvest its funds in such manner as shall be determined by the board or by contract with its bondholders (and such investments shall not be subject to chapter 10.1 of title 35);

(7) Make and execute all contracts or agreements necessary, proper, or convenient for the exercise of the powers and purposes of the board and the corporation; borrow money through the execution and delivery of bonds, and make, execute and deliver financing agreements relating thereto in the exercise of the powers and purposes of the board and the corporation;

(8) Make and execute all agreements for the purpose of managing and controlling the funds transferred between the corporation and the state, and any trust created by the state or the corporation, and governing the investment and the monitoring and record keeping of such funds and investment income thereon, for purposes of maintaining the exemption from federal income tax of interest on bonds and for other purposes;

(9) Make and execute, amend and terminate all agreements in the nature of interest rate swaps, forward security supply contracts, agreements for the management of interest rate risks, agreements for the management of cash flow, and other agreements of a similar nature, with respect to bonds issued pursuant to this chapter;

(10) Procure insurance, guarantees, letters of credit, and other forms of collateral or security or credit support from any public or private entity, including any department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States or the state, for the payment of any bonds, including the power to pay premiums or fees on any insurance, guarantees, letters of credit, and other forms of collateral or security or credit support;

(11) Make and execute all contracts and expend funds to obtain accounting, management, legal, financial consulting, trusteeship and other professional services necessary or convenient to the operations of the corporation;

(12) Expend funds for the costs of administering the operations of the corporation;

(13) Request the attorney general, on behalf of the state, to notify the independent auditor of the sale and instruct the independent auditor to direct the escrow agent to disburse to the corporation, so that it may receive and accept from the escrow agent, all or a portion of the states tobacco receipts;

(14) With respect to all or such portion of the states tobacco receipts as may be acquired by the corporation, direct the attorney general to enforce, in the name of the state and, if permissible, to enforce directly through the corporations own attorneys in the name of the state, with notice to the attorney general, the master settlement agreement; provided, that the board may not give any approval to any amendment to the master settlement agreement or the qualifying statute without notice to the attorney general and the approval of the general assembly. This power constitutes a part of the contractual obligation owed to the holders of any bonds;

(15) Create and establish, or cause to be created and established, under the laws of this state or another state, a trust fund with regard to monies paid to the corporation which monies shall include, but not be limited to, such portion of the states tobacco receipts as may be sold to the corporation and not pledged to the payment of bonds or subsequently released from the pledge for payment of the bonds and which, in accordance with any sale agreement with the state, is to be paid to the state, including such portion of the proceeds of any bonds designated for the purchase of the states tobacco receipts and designated for deposit in the fund, together with all interest thereon; and all securities or investment income and other assets acquired by and through the use of the monies belonging to the fund and any other monies deposited in the fund. Monies in the fund shall be used solely and only for the payment of all amounts due and to become due to the state, and shall not be used for any other purpose. Monies deposited in the trust fund shall not be available for the payment of any claim against the corporation or any debt or obligation of the corporation, including any bonds issued by the corporation; and

(16) Do all other things necessary or convenient to exercise powers granted or reasonably implied by this chapter or that may be necessary for the furtherance and accomplishments of the purposes of the corporation.

(b) As long as any bonds of the corporation are outstanding, the corporation shall not take any action that materially and adversely affects the rights of the holders of its bonds.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-73-3 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-73 / Section 42-73-3
§ 42-73-3. Staff.
Status: in_force

The child advocate may appoint those assistants that may be deemed necessary whose powers and duties shall be similar to those imposed upon the child advocate by law and any other staff as is deemed necessary. The duties of the assistants and other staff members shall be performed under and by the advice and direction of the child advocate.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-128-8.1 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-128 / Section 42-128-8.1
§ 42-128-8.1. Housing production and rehabilitation.
Status: in_force

(a) Short title. This section shall be known and may be cited as the Comprehensive Housing Production and Rehabilitation Act of 2004.

(b) Findings. The general assembly finds and declares that:

(1) The state must maintain a comprehensive housing strategy applicable to all cities and towns that addresses the housing needs of different populations including, but not limited to, workers and their families who earn less than one hundred twenty percent (120%) of median income, older citizens, students attending institutions of higher education, low- and very-low income individuals and families, and vulnerable populations including, but not limited to, persons with disabilities, homeless individuals and families, and individuals released from correctional institutions.

(2) Efforts and programs to increase the production of housing must be sensitive to the distinctive characteristics of cities and towns, neighborhoods, and areas and the need to manage growth and to pace and phase development, especially in high-growth areas.

(3) The state in partnership with local communities must remove barriers to housing development and update and maintain zoning and building regulations to facilitate the construction, rehabilitation of properties and retrofitting of buildings for use as safe affordable housing.

(4) Creative funding mechanisms are needed at the local and state levels that provide additional resources for housing development, because there is an inadequate amount of federal and state subsidies to support the affordable housing needs of Rhode Islands current and projected population.

(5) Innovative community planning tools, including, but not limited to, density bonuses and permitted accessory dwelling units, are needed to offset escalating land costs and project financing costs that contribute to the overall cost of housing and tend to restrict the development and preservation of housing affordable to very-low income, low-income, and moderate-income persons.

(6) The gap between the annual increase in personal income and the annual increase in the median sales price of a single-family home is growing, therefore, the construction, rehabilitation and maintenance of affordable, multi-family housing needs to increase to provide more rental housing options to individuals and families, especially those who are unable to afford homeownership of a single-family home.

(7) The state needs to foster the formation of cooperative partnerships between communities and institutions of higher education to significantly increase the amount of residential housing options for students.

(8) The production of housing for older citizens as well as urban populations must keep pace with the next twenty-year (20) projected increases in those populations of the state.

(9) Efforts must be made to balance the needs of Rhode Island residents with the ability of the residents of surrounding states to enter into Rhode Islands housing market with much higher annual incomes at their disposal.

(c) Strategic plan. The executive office of housing, in conjunction with the statewide planning program, shall develop every five (5) years, a five-year (5) strategic plan for housing, which plan shall be adopted as an element of the state guide plan, and which shall include quantified goals, measurable intermediate steps toward the accomplishment of the goals, implementation activities, and standards for the production and/or rehabilitation of year-round housing to meet the housing needs including, but not limited to, the following:

(1) Older Rhode Islanders, including senior citizens, appropriate, affordable housing options;

(2) Workers, housing affordable at their income level;

(3) Students, dormitory, student housing and other residential options;

(4) Low-income and very-low income households, rental housing;

(5) Persons with disabilities, appropriate housing; and

(6) Vulnerable individuals and families, permanent housing, single-room occupancy units, transitional housing and shelters.

(d) As used in this section and for the purposes of the preparation of affordable housing plans as specified in chapter 22.2 of title 45, words and terms shall have the meaning set forth in chapter 22.2 of title 45, chapter 53 of title 45, and/or § 42-11-10, unless this section provides a different meaning or unless the context indicates a different meaning or intent.

(1) Affordable housing means residential housing that has a sales price or rental amount that is within the means of a household that is of moderate income or less. In the case of dwelling units for sale, housing that is affordable means housing in which principal, interest, taxes, which may be adjusted by state and local programs for property tax relief, and insurance constitute no more than thirty percent (30%) of the gross household income for a household with less than one hundred and twenty percent (120%) of area median income, adjusted for family size. Provided, however, that exclusively for the residents of New Shoreham, their affordable housing eligibility standards shall include households whose adjusted gross income is less than one hundred forty percent (140%) of their residents median income, adjusted for family size. In the case of dwelling units for rent, housing that is affordable means housing for which the rent, heat, and utilities other than telephone constitute no more than 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.

(i) Affordable housing shall include all types of year-round housing, including, but not limited to: manufactured housing; housing originally constructed for workers and their families; accessory dwelling units; housing utilizing rental vouchers and/or tenant-based certificates under Section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937, as amended; and assisted living housing, where the sales or rental amount of such housing, adjusted for any federal, state, or municipal government subsidy, is less than or equal to thirty percent (30%) of the gross household income of the low and/or moderate income occupants of the housing.

(ii) Mobile and manufactured homes shall be included as affordable housing if such home constitutes a primary residence of the occupant or occupants; and such home is located within a community owned by the residents or the land containing the home is owned by the occupant or occupants; and such home was constructed after June 15, 1976; and such home complies with the Manufactured Home Construction and Safety Standards of the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development.

(iii) In that New Shoreham has reached its ten percent (10%) low- and moderate-income housing goal, and for so long as they maintain at least ten percent (10%) of their year-round housing stock as low- and moderate-income housing as defined in § 45-53-3(5)(ii), and inasmuch as there are provable economic impacts related to the municipalities substantial offshore location, residential housing units produced for sale in which principal, interest, taxes, which may be adjusted by state and local programs for property tax relief, and insurance constitute no more than thirty percent (30%) of the gross household income for a household with less than one hundred forty percent (140%) of the area median income, adjusted for family size, shall be counted towards the municipalities low-and moderate-income housing inventory as defined in § 45-53-3(9).

(2) Affordable housing plan means a plan prepared and adopted by a town or city either to meet the requirements of chapter 53 of title 45 or to meet the requirements of § 45-22.2-10(f), which require that comprehensive plans and the elements thereof be revised to conform with amendments to the state guide plan.

(3) Approved affordable housing plan means an affordable housing plan that has been reviewed and approved in accordance with § 45-22.2-9.

(4) Moderate-income household means a single person, family, or unrelated persons living together whose adjusted gross income is more than eighty percent (80%) but less than one hundred twenty percent (120%) of the area median income, adjusted for family size.

(5) Seasonal housing means housing that is intended to be occupied during limited portions of the year.

(6) Year-round housing means housing that is intended to be occupied by people as their usual residence and/or vacant units that are intended by their owner for occupancy at all times of the year; occupied rooms or suites of rooms in hotels are year-round housing only when occupied by permanent residents as their usual place of residence.

(e) The strategic plan shall be updated and/or amended as necessary, but not less than once every five (5) years.

(f) Upon the adoption of the strategic plan as an element of the state guide plan, towns and cities shall bring their comprehensive plans into conformity with its requirements, in accordance with the timetable set forth in § 45-22.2-10(f); provided, however, that any town that has adopted an affordable housing plan in order to comply with the provisions of chapter 53 of title 45, which has been approved for consistency pursuant to § 45-22.2-9, shall be deemed to satisfy the requirements of the strategic plan for low- and moderate-income housing until such time as the town must complete its next required comprehensive community plan update.

(g) Guidelines. The executive office of housing shall advise the state planning council and the state planning council, with the approval of the secretary of housing, shall promulgate and adopt no less than every five (5) years, guidelines for higher density development, including, but not limited to: (1) Inclusionary zoning provisions for low- and moderate-income housing with appropriate density bonuses and other subsidies that make the development financially feasible; and (2) Mixed-use development that includes residential development, which guidelines shall take into account infrastructure availability; soil type and land capacity; environmental protection; water supply protection; and agricultural, open space, historical preservation, and community development pattern constraints.

(h) The statewide planning program shall maintain a geographic information system map that identifies, to the extent feasible, areas throughout the state suitable for higher density residential development consistent with the guidelines adopted pursuant to subsection (g).

(i) Notwithstanding subsection (d)(1) of this section, the secretary of housing is authorized to develop a four-year (4) pilot program sunsetting on December 31, 2029, to explore alternative underwriting criteria to aid in the development of affordable dwelling units for sale to moderate-income households. Alternative underwriting criteria shall be limited to no more than thirty-eight percent (38%) of gross household income. For the purpose of this section, moderate-income households are defined as households earning between one hundred percent (100%) and one hundred twenty percent (120%) area median income, adjusted for Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) and household size. Any dwelling unit for sale developed under the pilot program and otherwise meeting the requirements of the definition of low- or moderate-income housing in § 45-53-3 shall be eligible as low- and moderate-income housing. As part of the annual integrated housing report, as defined in § 42-64.34-1(iv), the secretary of housing shall provide updates on the status of the pilot program and any related outcomes.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-2-8 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-2 / Section 42-2-8
§ 42-2-8. Execution of state process.
Status: in_force

All civil and criminal processes issued under the authority of this state or of any department, division, or officer thereof may be served and executed on any lot, piece, parcel, or tract of land acquired by the United States under the authority of this chapter, and in any buildings or structures that may be erected thereon, in the same manner as if jurisdiction had not been ceded under the authority of this chapter.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-131-2 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-131 / Section 42-131-2
§ 42-131-2. Membership of council.
Status: in_force

(a) The council shall be composed of twenty-four (24) members as follows:

(1) The lieutenant governor;

(2) The president of the senate or the presidents designee;

(3) The speaker of the house or the speakers designee;

(4) The majority leader of the house of representatives or the majority leaders designee;

(5) The minority leader of the house of representatives or the minority leaders designee;

(6) The minority leader of the senate or the minority leaders designee;

(7) The chairperson of the house finance committee or the chairpersons designee;

(8) The chairperson of the senate finance committee or the chairpersons designee;

(9) Three (3) state executive branch officials appointed by the governor, one of whom shall be the chief of the office of municipal affairs in the department of administration;

(10) Three (3) city and/or town officials appointed by the president of the Rhode Island League of Cities and Towns;

(11) The executive director of the League of Cities and Towns;

(12) Two (2) members of the Rhode Island Public Expenditure Council, one of whom shall be the executive director of said council and one of whom shall be appointed by the president of said council;

(13) Two (2) members appointed by the president of the Rhode Island School Committee Association;

(14) The mayor of the city of Providence or the mayors designee;

(15) The president of the Providence city council or the presidents designee; and

(16) Four (4) members being representatives of the Rhode Island congressional delegation.

(17) President of the senate effective January 1, 2003.

(b) Members of the council shall hold office for three (3) years. Should any member cease to be an officer or employee of the unit or agency he or she is appointed to represent, his or her membership on the council shall terminate immediately. Any vacancy on the council shall be filled for the unexpired term by the appointing authority in the same manner as the original appointment.

(c) The lieutenant governor shall serve as chairperson and the vice chairperson of the council shall be designated by the governor from among the members. In the event of the absence or disability of both the chairperson and vice chairperson, the members of the council shall elect a temporary chairperson by a majority vote of those present and voting.

(d) The council is subject to review by the general assemblys legislative oversight commission as defined in chapter 14 of title 22.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-11-2.9 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-11 / Section 42-11-2.9
§ 42-11-2.9. Division of capital asset management and maintenance established.
Status: in_force

(a) Establishment. Within the department of administration there shall be established the division of capital asset management and maintenance (DCAMM). Any prior references to the division of facilities management and/or capital projects, if any, shall now mean DCAMM. Within the DCAMM there shall be a director of DCAMM who shall be in the classified service and shall be appointed by the director of administration. The director of DCAMM shall have the following responsibilities:

(1) Oversee, coordinate, and manage the operating budget, personnel, and functions of DCAMM in carrying out the duties described below;

(2) Review agency capital-budget requests to ensure that the request is consistent with strategic and master facility plans for the state of Rhode Island; and

(3) Promulgate and adopt regulations necessary to carry out the purposes of this section.

(b) Purpose. The purpose of DCAMM shall be to manage and maintain state property and state-owned facilities in a manner that meets the highest standards of health, safety, security, accessibility, energy efficiency, and comfort for citizens and state employees and ensures appropriate and timely investments are made for state property and facility maintenance.

(c) Duties and responsibilities of DCAMM. DCAMM shall have the following duties and responsibilities:

(1) To oversee all new construction and rehabilitation projects on state property, not including property otherwise assigned outside of the executive department by Rhode Island general laws or under the control and supervision of the judicial branch;

(2) To assist the department of administration in fulfilling any and all capital-asset and maintenance-related statutory duties assigned to the department under chapter 8 of title 37 (public buildings) or any other provision of law, including, but not limited to, the following statutory duties provided in § 42-11-2:

(i) To maintain, equip, and keep in repair the statehouse, state office buildings, and other premises, owned or rented by the state, for the use of any department or agency, excepting those buildings, the control of which is vested by law in some other agency;

(ii) To provide for the periodic inspection, appraisal, or inventory of all state buildings and property, real and personal;

(iii) To require reports from state agencies on the buildings and property in their custody;

(iv) To issue regulations to govern the protection and custody of the property of the state;

(v) To assign office and storage space, and to rent and lease land and buildings, for the use of the several state departments and agencies in the manner provided by law;

(vi) To control and supervise the acquisition, operation, maintenance, repair, and replacement of state-owned motor vehicles by state agencies;

(3) To generally manage, oversee, protect, and care for the states properties and facilities, not otherwise assigned by Rhode Island general laws, including, but not limited to, the following duties:

(i) Space management, procurement, usage, and/or leasing of private or public space;

(ii) Care, maintenance, cleaning, and contracting for such services as necessary for state property;

(iii) Capital equipment replacement;

(iv) Security of state property and facilities unless otherwise provided by law;

(v) Ensuring Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) compliance;

(vi) Responding to facilities emergencies;

(vii) Managing traffic flow on state property;

(viii) Grounds keeping/landscaping/snow-removal services;

(ix) Maintenance and protection of artwork and historic artifacts;

(x) On or before August 31, 2022, and each April 1 thereafter to submit to the division of municipal finance a comprehensive list of all real property owned by the state as of the preceding December 31 to facilitate the purposes of § 45-13-5.1. The comprehensive list and all other information provided shall be in a format prescribed by the division of municipal finance. The division of municipal finance shall subsequently provide to DCAMM a certified list of all properties eligible under § 45-13-5.1 for identification in the statewide database established under subsection (d) of this section. Any changes to the comprehensive list of all real property owned by the state after the list has been supplied to the division of municipal finance shall require notification to the division of municipal finance within thirty (30) days;

(4) To manage and oversee state fleet operations.

(d)(1) All state agencies shall participate in a statewide database and/or information system for capital assets, that shall be established and maintained by DCAMM.

(2) Beginning January 1, 2023, all state agencies, departments, boards, commissions, corporations, authorities, quasi-state agencies, councils, or other political subdivisions that utilize real property shall provide DCAMM any information, documentary and otherwise, that may be necessary or desirable to facilitate the purposes of subsection (c)(3)(x) of this section by March 1 annually, or subsection (d)(1) of this section as required by DCAMM. The administrative head of each submitting entity shall attest to the accuracy and completeness of the information in writing.

(e) Offices and boards assigned to DCAMM. DCAMM shall oversee the following boards, offices, and functions:

(1) Office of planning, design, and construction (PDC);

(2) Office of facilities management and maintenance (OFMM);

(3) [Deleted by P.L. 2018, ch. 47, art. 3, § 7.]

(4) [Deleted by P.L. 2018, ch. 47, art. 3, § 7.]

(5) [Deleted by P.L. 2025, ch. 278, art. 3, § 17.]

(6) [Deleted by P.L. 2018, ch. 47, art. 3, § 7.]

(7) Office of state fleet operations (§ 42-11-2.4(d)).

(f) The boards, offices, and functions assigned to DCAMM shall:

(1) Exercise their respective powers and duties in accordance with their statutory authority and the general policy established by the director of DCAMM or in accordance with the powers and authorities conferred upon the director of DCAMM by this section;

(2) Provide such assistance or resources as may be requested or required by the director of DCAMM or the director of administration;

(3) Provide such records and information as may be requested or required by the director of DCAMM or the director of administration; and

(4) Except as provided herein, no provision of this chapter or application thereof shall be construed to limit or otherwise restrict the offices stated above from fulfilling any statutory requirement or complying with any valid rule or regulation.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-122-2 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-122 / Section 42-122-2
§ 42-122-2. Purposes.
Status: in_force

(a) To provide the highest level of protection to the states most environmentally sensitive natural areas;

(b) To promote the health and welfare of the people of Rhode Island by promoting the preservation of areas of unique natural interest for scientific, educational, recreational, cultural, and scenic purposes as a link to the states heritage; and

(c) To allow significant public and privately owned lands of critical environmental concern to be designated as natural area preserves.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-28-33 — RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-28 / Section 42-28-33
§ 42-28-33. Exceeding appropriations.
Status: in_force

It shall be unlawful for the superintendent or anyone acting for the superintendent or on behalf of the division to incur in behalf of the state any obligation or make any expenditure for any purpose in excess of the amount appropriated therefor.