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RI Gen L § 39-3-11.1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 39 - Public Utilities and Carriers|Chapter 39-3 - Regulatory Powers of Administration|Section 39-3-11.1 - Changes in rates of publicly owned water authorities.

§ 39-3-11.1. Changes in rates of publicly owned water authorities.(a) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this chapter, the commission shall not have the power to suspend the taking effect of any change or changes in the rates, tolls, and charges filed and published in compliance with the requirements of §§ 39-3-10 and 39-3-11 by any public waterworks or water service owned or furnished by a city, town, or any other municipal corporation defined as a public utility in § 39-1-2, when the change or changes are proposed to be made solely for the purpose of making payments or compensation to any city or town for reimbursement of any loans or advances of money previously issued to any public waterworks or water service by any city or town under existing contracts or arrangements; provided, however, that the change or changes shall take effect subject to refund or credit pending further investigation, hearing, and order by the commission within eight (8) months after the effective date. The public waterworks or water service shall file with the commission the new rate schedule along with the documentary evidence of the indebtedness supporting the new rates. Further, the rate schedule shall be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the service area by the waterworks or water service at least ten (10) days prior to the effective date thereof.(b) The provisions of this section shall not be construed to bar recovery of loans or advances of money not otherwise reflected in existing rates, tolls, and charges issued to May 19, 1982.(c) In setting rates for publicly owned water authorities, the commission shall not require the payment of rental fees for fire hydrants from any municipality that has prohibited such fees by ordinance as provided in § 45-39-4 and has given notice to the commission of the ordinance.History of Section.P.L. 1982, ch. 428, § 1; P.L. 2011, ch. 189, § 1; P.L. 2011, ch. 278, § 1.
RI Gen L § 39-3-11.2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 39 - Public Utilities and Carriers|Chapter 39-3 - Regulatory Powers of Administration|Section 39-3-11.2 - [Repealed.]

§ 39-3-11.2. [Repealed.]History of Section.P.L. 1993, ch. 138, art. 37, § 1; P.L. 1994, ch. 70, art. 17, § 1; P.L. 1995, ch. 370, art. 28, § 1; P.L. 1996, ch. 100, art. 38, § 1; P.L. 1997, ch. 30, art. 11, § 1; P.L. 1998, ch. 31, art. 17, § 1; P.L. 1999, ch. 31, art. 16, § 1; P.L. 2000, ch. 55, art. 17, § 1; P.L. 2001, ch. 77, art. 21, § 1; P.L. 2002, ch. 65, art. 39, § 1; P.L. 2003, ch. 376, art. 35, § 1; P.L. 2004, ch. 595, art. 36, § 1; P.L. 2005, ch. 117, art. 18, § 1; P.L. 2006, ch. 246, art. 16, § 1; P.L. 2007, ch. 73, art. 31, § 1; P.L. 2008, ch. 93, § 4; P.L. 2008, ch. 100, art. 13, § 1; P.L. 2008, ch. 122, § 4; P.L. 2009, ch. 68, art. 9, § 1; Repealed by P.L. 2010, ch. 23, art. 10, § 3, effective July 1, 2010.
RI Gen L § 39-3-11.3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 39 - Public Utilities and Carriers|Chapter 39-3 - Regulatory Powers of Administration|Section 39-3-11.3 - Providence Water Supply Board transfer.

§ 39-3-11.3. Providence Water Supply Board transfer.Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, the Providence Water Supply Board shall transfer to the general fund of the city of Providence an amount equal to five percent (5%) per annum times the annual gross revenues of the Providence Water Supply Board for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2004, and for the next two (2) succeeding fiscal years. This transfer shall not be included as part of the Providence Water Supply Board's rates approved by a final unappealable order of the public utilities commission for the same three (3) fiscal years.History of Section.P.L. 2003, ch. 376, art. 7, § 12.
RI Gen L § 39-3-12 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 39 - Public Utilities and Carriers|Chapter 39-3 - Regulatory Powers of Administration|Section 39-3-12 - Burden of proof to sustain increased rates - Modification of requirements.

§ 39-3-12. Burden of proof to sustain increased rates — Modification of requirements.At any hearing involving any proposed increase in any rate, toll, or charge, the burden of proof to show that the increase is necessary in order to obtain a reasonable compensation for the service rendered shall be upon the public utility; provided, that the commission may, in its discretion and for good cause shown, allow changes within less time than required by the notice specified in § 39-3-11, and without holding the hearing and investigation therein provided for, or modify the requirements of § 39-3-11 with respect to filing and publishing tariffs, either in the particular instance or by general order applicable to special or particular circumstances or conditions, or may enter an interim order prescribing a temporary schedule of rates, tolls, and charges pending the completion of its investigation.History of Section.P.L. 1912, ch. 795, § 48; P.L. 1918, ch. 1651, § 1; G.L. 1923, ch. 253, § 48; G.L. 1938, ch. 122, § 45; P.L. 1949, ch. 2172, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 39-3-12; P.L. 1973, ch. 199, § 3.
RI Gen L § 39-3-12.1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 39 - Public Utilities and Carriers|Chapter 39-3 - Regulatory Powers of Administration|Section 39-3-12.1 - Information required of water utility.

§ 39-3-12.1. Information required of water utility.(a) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this chapter, no water company, supplier, or water utility regulated by the commission shall be allowed to file its rate schedules or notice of changes in rates unless it shall also file a statement containing the following information:(1) The status of its physical plant, including the volume of its water supply and the source of the supply.(2) The maintenance policy of the utility, to include the date distribution pipes were last installed, and the length of pipe installed for at least a ten-year (10) duration.(3) The name and cost of each chemical introduced into the water supply during the most recent six-month (6) period, including the amount used and the purpose for the use.(4) The policy of the utility toward future expansion and renovation of the physical plant, including the amount of funds expended within the preceding year and expected to be expended within the next year for expansion, renovation, equipment purchase, and/or research and development.(b) Copies of the statements will be filed with the city and town councils of those cities and towns serviced by the utility.History of Section.P.L. 1977, ch. 251, § 1.
RI Gen L § 39-3-12.2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 39 - Public Utilities and Carriers|Chapter 39-3 - Regulatory Powers of Administration|Section 39-3-12.2 - Certain advertising costs prohibited on rate base.

§ 39-3-12.2. Certain advertising costs prohibited on rate base.No electric utility, as defined in chapter 1 of this title, may include as part of its rate base any expense for advertising, either direct or indirect, that promotes the construction of a nuclear facility for the generation of electricity, and no utility so regulated may furnish support of any kind, direct or indirect, to any subsidiary, group, association, or individual for advertising and include the expense as part of its rate base. The commission shall promulgate such rules and regulations as are necessary to require public disclosure of all advertising expenses, of whatever kind, either direct or indirect, and to otherwise effectuate the provisions of this section.History of Section.P.L. 1979, ch. 410, art. 7, § 1.
RI Gen L § 39-3-13 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 39 - Public Utilities and Carriers|Chapter 39-3 - Regulatory Powers of Administration|Section 39-3-13 - Emergency suspension of rate schedules.

§ 39-3-13. Emergency suspension of rate schedules.The division shall have power, when deemed by it necessary to prevent injury to the business or interest of the people or any public utility of this state in case of any emergency to be judged of by the division, to permit any public utility to temporarily alter, amend, or suspend any existing rates, schedules, and order relating to or affecting any public utility or part of any public utility in this state.History of Section.P.L. 1912, ch. 795, § 44; G.L. 1923, ch. 253, § 44; G.L. 1938, ch. 122, § 41; G.L. 1956, § 39-3-13.
RI Gen L § 39-3-13.1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 39 - Public Utilities and Carriers|Chapter 39-3 - Regulatory Powers of Administration|Section 39-3-13.1 - Power to order refunds.

§ 39-3-13.1. Power to order refunds.The division shall have the power, when deemed by it necessary, to provide remedial relief from unjust, unreasonable, or discriminatory acts, or from any matter, act, or thing done by a public utility, which matter, act, or thing is in chapters 1 — 5 of this title, or otherwise, prohibited or declared to be unlawful, to order the public utility to make restitution to any party or parties, individually or as a class, injured by the prohibited or unlawful acts, by way of a cash refund, billing credit, or rate adjustment, or any other form of relief that the division may devise to do equity to the parties. Any award made in restitution shall carry interest from the date of the injury, at the rate of seven percent (7%) from the date of the order of the division.History of Section.P.L. 1975, ch. 276, § 1.
RI Gen L § 39-3-14 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 39 - Public Utilities and Carriers|Chapter 39-3 - Regulatory Powers of Administration|Section 39-3-14 - Accounting and records of utilities.

§ 39-3-14. Accounting and records of utilities.The division may, from time to time, establish and prescribe a system of forms of accounts to be used by all public utilities, or may classify the public utilities and prescribe a system of forms of accounts for each class thereof. The accounts of all public utilities shall be kept in accordance with the forms prescribed. The division may also, in its discretion, prescribe the forms of records and memoranda to be kept by the public utilities. The forms of accounts and the forms of records and memoranda prescribed and established by the division with respect to common carriers shall conform as nearly as may be to the similar forms from time to time established and prescribed by the Interstate Commerce Commission.History of Section.P.L. 1912, ch. 795, § 61; P.L. 1918, ch. 1651, § 2; G.L. 1923, ch. 253, § 58; G.L. 1938, ch. 122, § 54; G.L. 1956, § 39-3-14.
RI Gen L § 39-3-15 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 39 - Public Utilities and Carriers|Chapter 39-3 - Regulatory Powers of Administration|Section 39-3-15 - Security issues for which permission required.

§ 39-3-15. Security issues for which permission required.A public utility, as defined in § 39-1-2, may not, without application to and authority from the division, issue stocks, bonds, notes, or other evidences of indebtedness, payable more than twelve (12) months from the date of issue, when necessary for the acquisition of property; the construction, completion, extension, or improvement of its facilities; or for the improvement or maintenance of its service; or for the reorganization or readjustment of its indebtedness and/or capitalization; or for the discharge or lawful refunding of its obligations; or for the reimbursement of money actually expended from income or from any other money in the treasury of the public utility not secured or obtained from the issue of stocks, bonds, notes, or other evidences of indebtedness of the public utility.History of Section.G.L. 1923, ch. 253, § 62; P.L. 1936, ch. 2345, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 122, § 58; G.L. 1956, § 39-3-15; P.L. 1997, ch. 142, § 3; P.L. 2017, ch. 18, § 2; P.L. 2017, ch. 31, § 2.
RI Gen L § 39-3-16 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 39 - Public Utilities and Carriers|Chapter 39-3 - Regulatory Powers of Administration|Section 39-3-16 - [Repealed.]

§ 39-3-16. [Repealed.]History of Section.G.L. 1923, ch. 253, § 62; P.L. 1936, ch. 2345, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 122, § 58; Repealed by P.L. 1996, ch. 316, § 1, effective August 7, 1996.
RI Gen L § 39-3-17 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 39 - Public Utilities and Carriers|Chapter 39-3 - Regulatory Powers of Administration|Section 39-3-17 - Procedure for obtaining authority for security issues.

§ 39-3-17. Procedure for obtaining authority for security issues.(a) The proceedings for obtaining the consent and authority of the division for the security issue as provided in §§ 39-3-15 — 39-3-23 shall be as follows:(1) In case the stocks, bonds, notes, or other evidence of indebtedness are to be issued for money only, the public utility shall file with the division a statement, signed and verified by the president and secretary thereof, setting forth:(i) The amount and character of the stocks, bonds, or other evidence of indebtedness;(ii) The purposes for which they are to be issued;(iii) The terms upon which they are to be issued;(iv) The total assets and liabilities of the public utility in such detail as the division may require;(v) If the issue is desired for the purpose of reimbursement of money expended from income, as herein provided, the amount expended, when and for what purposes expended; and(vi) Such other facts and information pertinent to the inquiry as the division may require.(2) If the stocks, bonds, notes, or other evidence of indebtedness are to be issued, partly, or wholly for property or services or other consideration than money, the public utility shall file with the division a statement, signed and verified by its president and secretary, setting forth:(i) The amount and character of the stocks, bonds, or other evidence of indebtedness proposed to be issued;(ii) The purposes for which they are to be issued;(iii) The description and value of the property or services for which they are to be issued;(iv) The terms on which they are to be issued or exchanged;(v) The amount of money, if any, to be received from the same in addition to the property, service, or other consideration;(vi) The total assets and liabilities of the public utility in such detail as the division may require; and(vii) Such other facts and information pertinent to the inquiry as the division may require.(b) For the purpose of enabling the division to determine whether it should issue the order, it shall hold such hearings, make such inquiries or investigations, and examine such witnesses, books, papers, documents, and contracts as it may deem proper.History of Section.G.L. 1923, ch. 253, § 62; P.L. 1936, ch. 2345, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 122, § 58; G.L. 1956, § 39-3-17; P.L. 1997, ch. 326, § 106; P.L. 2020, ch. 79, art. 1, § 4.
RI Gen L § 39-3-18 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 39 - Public Utilities and Carriers|Chapter 39-3 - Regulatory Powers of Administration|Section 39-3-18 - Order of division as to security issue.

§ 39-3-18. Order of division as to security issue.The order of the division shall fix the amount, character, and terms of any issue, and the purposes to which the issue or any proceeds thereof shall be applied, and recite that the money, property, consideration, or labor procured or to be procured or paid for by the issue has been, or is reasonably required for the purposes specified in the order, and the value of any property, consideration, or service as the case may be, as found by the division, for which, in whole or in part, the issue is proposed to be made. No public utility shall, without the consent of the division, apply any issue or its proceeds to any purpose not specified in the order.History of Section.G.L. 1923, ch. 253, § 62; P.L. 1936, ch. 2345, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 122, § 58; G.L. 1956, § 39-3-18.
RI Gen L § 39-3-19 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 39 - Public Utilities and Carriers|Chapter 39-3 - Regulatory Powers of Administration|Section 39-3-19 - Unauthorized securities.

§ 39-3-19. Unauthorized securities.All stocks, bonds, notes, or other evidence of indebtedness, payable at periods of more than twelve (12) months after the date of issue thereof, issued by any public utility after April 30, 1936, without the consent or permission of the division, as provided in this chapter, shall be void and of no effect.History of Section.G.L. 1923, ch. 253, § 62; P.L. 1936, ch. 2345, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 122, § 58; G.L. 1956, § 39-3-19; P.L. 1997, ch. 326, § 106.
RI Gen L § 39-3-20 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 39 - Public Utilities and Carriers|Chapter 39-3 - Regulatory Powers of Administration|Section 39-3-20 - Securities of foreign utilities.

§ 39-3-20. Securities of foreign utilities.No foreign public utility corporation shall be required to apply to the division for authority to issue stocks, bonds, notes, or other evidence of indebtedness.History of Section.G.L. 1923, ch. 253, § 62; P.L. 1936, ch. 2345, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 122, § 58; G.L. 1956, § 39-3-20.
RI Gen L § 39-3-21 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 39 - Public Utilities and Carriers|Chapter 39-3 - Regulatory Powers of Administration|Section 39-3-21 - Penalty for false statements.

§ 39-3-21. Penalty for false statements.Any director, president, secretary, manager, officer, or other official of any public utility who shall knowingly make any false statement to secure the issue of any stock, bond, note, or other evidence of indebtedness, or who shall, by such false statement, procure the order of the division for the issue of any stock, bond, note, or other evidence of indebtedness, or issue with knowledge of fraud, negotiate, or cause to be negotiated, any stock, bond, or other evidence of indebtedness in violation of §§ 39-3-15 — 39-3-23 shall, upon conviction thereof, be fined not less than five hundred dollars ($500), or be imprisoned in the adult correctional institutions for not less than one year nor more than ten (10) years.History of Section.G.L. 1923, ch. 253, § 62; P.L. 1936, ch. 2345, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 122, § 58; impl. am. P.L. 1956, ch. 3721, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 39-3-21.
RI Gen L § 39-3-22 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 39 - Public Utilities and Carriers|Chapter 39-3 - Regulatory Powers of Administration|Section 39-3-22 - Security dividends - Distribution of proceeds of securities.

§ 39-3-22. Security dividends — Distribution of proceeds of securities.No public utility shall declare any stock, bond, or scrip dividend or divide the proceeds of the sale of any stock, bond, or scrip among its stockholders without the consent and permission of the division.History of Section.G.L. 1923, ch. 253, § 62; P.L. 1936, ch. 2345, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 122, § 58; G.L. 1956, § 39-3-22; P.L. 1966, ch. 83, § 1.
RI Gen L § 39-3-23 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 39 - Public Utilities and Carriers|Chapter 39-3 - Regulatory Powers of Administration|Section 39-3-23 - Charters amended - Availability of information.

§ 39-3-23. Charters amended — Availability of information.The charters of all corporations subject to regulation by the division as public utilities are hereby amended to the extent necessary to comply with the provisions of §§ 39-3-15 — 39-3-22 as amended; provided, however, that all information acquired under the provisions of the sections shall be available to the governor and to all members of the general assembly.History of Section.G.L. 1923, ch. 253, § 62; P.L. 1936, ch. 2345, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 122, § 58; G.L. 1956, § 39-3-23; P.L. 1966, ch. 83, § 2.
RI Gen L § 39-3-24 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 39 - Public Utilities and Carriers|Chapter 39-3 - Regulatory Powers of Administration|Section 39-3-24 - Transactions between utilities for which approval required.

§ 39-3-24. Transactions between utilities for which approval required.With the consent and approval of the division, but not otherwise:(1) Any two (2) or more public utilities doing business in the same municipality or locality within this state, or any two (2) or more public utilities whose lines intersect or parallel each other within this state, or furnish a like service or product within this state, may enter into contracts with each other that will enable the public utilities to operate their lines or plants in connection with each other.(2) Any public utility may purchase or lease all or any part of the property, assets, plant, and business of any other public utility or merge with any other public utility, and in connection therewith may exercise and enjoy all of the rights, powers, easements, privileges, and franchises theretofore exercised and enjoyed by any other public utility with respect to the property, assets, plant, and business so purchased, leased, or merged.(3) Any public utility may merge with any other public utility or sell or lease all or any part of its property, assets, plant, and business to any other public utility, provided that the merger or a sale or lease of all or substantially all of its property, assets, plant, and business shall be authorized by a vote of at least two-thirds (⅔) in interest of its stockholders at a meeting duly called for the purpose. Any stockholder who shall not have voted in favor of the merger, sale, or lease, either in person or by proxy, shall be entitled to the rights, and the corporation shall be subject to the duties, obligations, and liabilities set forth in §§ 7-1.2-1201 and 7-1.2-1202 with respect to dissenting stockholders and to corporations that sell, lease, or exchange their entire assets respectively.(4) Any public utility may directly or indirectly purchase the stock of any other public utility.History of Section.G.L. 1923, ch. 253, § 63; P.L. 1936, ch. 2345, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 122, § 59; G.L. 1956, § 39-3-24; P.L. 1985, ch. 376, § 1; P.L. 1997, ch. 142, § 3; P.L. 1999, ch. 247, § 1; P.L. 2005, ch. 36, § 24; P.L. 2005, ch. 72, § 24; P.L. 2017, ch. 18, § 2; P.L. 2017, ch. 31, § 2.
RI Gen L § 39-3-25 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 39 - Public Utilities and Carriers|Chapter 39-3 - Regulatory Powers of Administration|Section 39-3-25 - Proceedings for approval of transactions between utilities.

§ 39-3-25. Proceedings for approval of transactions between utilities.The proceedings for obtaining the consent and approval of the division for such authority shall be as follows: There shall be filed with the division a petition, joint or otherwise, as the case may be, signed and verified by the president and secretary of the respective companies clearly setting forth the object and purposes desired; stating whether or not it is for the purchase, sale, lease, or making of contracts or for any other purpose in § 39-3-24 provided; and also the terms and conditions of the same. The division shall upon the filing of the petition, if it deem a hearing necessary, fix a time and place for the hearing thereof. If, after the hearing, or, in case no hearing is required, the division is satisfied that the prayer of the petition should be granted; that the facilities for furnishing service to the public will not thereby be diminished; and that the purchase, sale, or lease and the terms thereof are consistent with the public interest, it shall make such order in the premises as it may deem proper and the circumstances may require.History of Section.G.L. 1923, ch. 253, § 63; P.L. 1936, ch. 2345, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 122, § 59; G.L. 1956, § 39-3-25; P.L. 1997, ch. 326, § 106.
RI Gen L § 39-3-26 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 39 - Public Utilities and Carriers|Chapter 39-3 - Regulatory Powers of Administration|Section 39-3-26 - Charters amended to authorize approved transactions.

§ 39-3-26. Charters amended to authorize approved transactions.The charters of all corporations subject to regulation by the division are hereby amended to the extent necessary to authorize the carrying out of any agreement, merger, purchase, sale, or lease approved by the division as provided in §§ 39-3-24 and 39-3-25.History of Section.G.L. 1923, ch. 253, § 63; P.L. 1936, ch. 2345, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 122, § 59; G.L. 1956, § 39-3-26; P.L. 1999, ch. 247, § 1.