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RI Gen L § 37-10-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 37 - Public Property and Works|Chapter 37-10 - Eastern States' Exposition Building|Section 37-10-1 - Building authorized.

§ 37-10-1. Building authorized.The state of Rhode Island is hereby authorized and empowered to construct, operate, and maintain a Rhode Island building at the eastern states' exposition at West Springfield, in the commonwealth of Massachusetts, to be designated and constructed for the purpose of exhibiting the resources, products, and general development of the state of Rhode Island, and for advertising its agricultural, industrial, recreational, and educational possibilities.History of Section.P.L. 1956, ch. 3675, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 37-10-1.
RI Gen L § 37-10-2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 37 - Public Property and Works|Chapter 37-10 - Eastern States' Exposition Building|Section 37-10-2 - Repealed.

§ 37-10-2. Repealed.History of Section.P.L. 1956, ch. 3675, § 2; G.L. 1956, § 37-10-2; Repealed by P.L. 1979, ch. 351, § 3. The legislative authority for the eastern states' exposition commission was to have ceased as of June 30, 1979 by P.L. 1978, ch. 387, § 1.
RI Gen L § 37-10-3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 37 - Public Property and Works|Chapter 37-10 - Eastern States' Exposition Building|Section 37-10-3 - Acceptance and deposit of contributions.

§ 37-10-3. Acceptance and deposit of contributions.(a) The director of the department of environmental management shall act as an agent of the state for the purpose of receiving, by means of public subscription, gifts, and bequests, and shall deposit all money so received in any bank or banks in this state in which the funds of the state may be lawfully kept, in a special account to be known as the "eastern states' exposition fund."(b) When the director of the department of environmental management shall have obtained by public subscription as aforesaid the sum of at least fifty thousand dollars ($50,000), he or she shall certify that fact to the director of administration and shall deliver unto the general treasurer such money as he or she shall have received, as herein provided and as heretofore received pursuant to the provisions of chapter 2053 of the public laws of 1948.(c) In the event that the money received by the director of the department of environmental management which, when added to the sum appropriated pursuant to § 4 of chapter 3675 of the public laws of 1956, shall be insufficient to cover the total cost of constructing, equipping, landscaping, and site improvement for the Rhode Island building at the eastern states' exposition, as indicated in a firm budget for the same to be prepared by the director of administration, the director of the department of environmental management shall continue to act for the purpose of receiving the additional money or gifts in kind as are needed to complete the same. No construction or contract for construction of the building shall be entered into until the additional money or gifts in kind have been received, credited, and delivered as aforesaid.History of Section.P.L. 1956, ch. 3675, § 3; G.L. 1956, § 37-10-3; P.L. 1979, ch. 351, § 4.
RI Gen L § 37-10-4 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 37 - Public Property and Works|Chapter 37-10 - Eastern States' Exposition Building|Section 37-10-4 - Disbursement of funds.

§ 37-10-4. Disbursement of funds.The sum appropriated in § 4 of chapter 3675 of the public laws of 1956 and all sums received by the general treasurer pursuant to § 37-10-3 shall be maintained in a special account. The state controller is hereby authorized and directed to draw his or her orders upon the general treasurer for the payment of such sums, or so much thereof as may be required from time to time, upon receipt by him or her of vouchers duly authenticated and approved by the director of administration.History of Section.P.L. 1956, ch. 3675, § 4; G.L. 1956, § 37-10-4.
RI Gen L § 37-10-5 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 37 - Public Property and Works|Chapter 37-10 - Eastern States' Exposition Building|Section 37-10-5 - Title to land.

§ 37-10-5. Title to land.No construction or contract for construction of the building shall be entered into until title to the land is gratuitously conveyed to the state of Rhode Island.History of Section.P.L. 1956, ch. 3675, § 5; G.L. 1956, § 37-10-5.
RI Gen L § 37-10-6 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 37 - Public Property and Works|Chapter 37-10 - Eastern States' Exposition Building|Section 37-10-6 - Construction, operation and maintenance of building.

§ 37-10-6. Construction, operation and maintenance of building.The building shall be constructed under the direction of the director of administration. The operation and maintenance of the building shall be under the supervision of the director of administration.History of Section.P.L. 1956, ch. 3675, §§ 6, 7; G.L. 1956, § 37-10-6.
RI Gen L § 37-10-7 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 37 - Public Property and Works|Chapter 37-10 - Eastern States' Exposition Building|Section 37-10-7 - Use of building - Appropriation.

§ 37-10-7. Use of building — Appropriation.(a) The director of the Rhode Island economic development corporation, with the advice of the director of the department of environmental management, may rent the building or parts of the building for exhibition and other rental purposes to those persons who will promote the general development of the state by advertising the agricultural, industrial, recreational, and educational possibilities of the state. All rents or rates shall be paid to and receipted for by the general treasurer for use by the state. The operation and maintenance of the exhibitions and other rental purposes shall be under the supervision of the director of the Rhode Island economic development corporation.(b) The general assembly shall annually appropriate such sums as it may deem necessary for the operation and maintenance of the building, for the operation and maintenance of the exhibitions, and for other purposes of this chapter.History of Section.P.L. 1956, ch. 3675, § 8; G.L. 1956, § 37-10-7; P.L. 1959, ch. 113, § 1; P.L. 1979, ch. 351, § 4.
RI Gen L § 37-11-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 37 - Public Property and Works|Chapter 37-11 - Insurance of State Property|Section 37-11-1 - Agreements for comprehensive coverage.

§ 37-11-1. Agreements for comprehensive coverage.The director of administration, with the approval of the governor, is hereby authorized and directed to enter into agreements with one or more insurance companies for comprehensive insurance coverage on state property to protect the state against loss from fire and other risks.History of Section.P.L. 1948, ch. 2090, § 1; impl. am. P.L. 1951, ch. 2727, art. 1, § 3; G.L. 1956, § 37-11-1.
RI Gen L § 37-11-2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 37 - Public Property and Works|Chapter 37-11 - Insurance of State Property|Section 37-11-2 - Restoration and replacement of property out of insurance proceeds.

§ 37-11-2. Restoration and replacement of property out of insurance proceeds.Whenever state property is damaged or destroyed, the officer, board, division, department, or commission having charge of the state property shall promptly report the loss to the director of administration. The director of administration shall forthwith make an investigation for the purpose of determining whether or not the restoration or replacement of any of the property is necessary or desirable. The restoration or replacement as the director of administration shall deem necessary or desirable shall be paid for out of the recoveries from the insurance hereinbefore authorized. An appropriation is hereby made of so much of the recoveries as shall be required to pay the costs of the restoration and replacement ordered by the director. The state controller is hereby authorized and directed to draw his or her orders upon the general treasurer for the payment out of the insurance recoveries of such sums as may from time to time be required to pay for any restoration or replacement, upon receipt by the controller of proper vouchers approved by the director of administration.History of Section.P.L. 1948, ch. 2090, § 2; impl. am. P.L. 1951, ch. 2727, art. 1, § 3; G.L. 1956, § 37-11-2; P.L. 1988, ch. 129, art. 9, § 4.
RI Gen L § 37-12-2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 37 - Public Property and Works|Chapter 37-12 - Contractors' Bonds|Section 37-12-2 - Rights of persons furnishing labor and materials.

§ 37-12-2. Rights of persons furnishing labor and materials.Every person who shall have performed labor and every person who shall have furnished or supplied labor, material, or equipment in the prosecution of the work provided for in the contract, in respect of which a payment bond is furnished under § 37-12-1, and who has not been paid in full therefor before the expiration of a period of ninety (90) days after the day on which the last of the labor was performed or furnished by him or her, or material or equipment furnished or supplied by him or her for which a claim is made, shall have the right to sue on the payment bond for the amount, or the balance thereof, unpaid at the time of institution of the suit and to prosecute the action to final execution and judgment for the sum or sums justly due him or her; provided, however, that any person having direct contractual relationship with a subcontractor but no contractual relationship express or implied with the contractor furnishing the payment bond shall have a right of action upon the payment bond upon giving written notice to the contractor within ninety (90) days from the date on which the person furnished or performed the last of the labor, or furnished or supplied the last of the material or equipment for which the claim is made, stating with substantial accuracy the amount claimed and the name of the party to whom the labor was furnished or performed or the material or equipment was furnished or supplied. The notice shall be served by mailing the same by certified mail, postage prepaid, in an envelope addressed to the contractor at any place he or she maintains an office, conducts his or her business, or his or her residence.History of Section.P.L. 1934, ch. 2105, § 2; P.L. 1938, ch. 2644, § 2; G.L. 1938, ch. 79, § 2; impl. am. P.L. 1939, ch. 660, § 100; impl. am. P.L. 1956, ch. 3717, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 37-12-2; P.L. 1973, ch. 216, § 1; P.L. 1975, ch. 148, § 1.
RI Gen L § 37-12-3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 37 - Public Property and Works|Chapter 37-12 - Contractors' Bonds|Section 37-12-3 - Remedies of creditors and state - Priority of claims.

§ 37-12-3. Remedies of creditors and state — Priority of claims.The remedy on the bond shall be by a civil action brought in the superior court for the counties of Providence and Bristol and in any suit brought on the bond the rights of the state shall be prior to those of all creditors. These rights shall include penalties, assessed under § 37-13-14.1(b) for nonpayment or late payment of wages due. The rights of persons who shall have performed labor as aforesaid shall be prior to the rights of all other creditors, and there shall be no priorities among laborers or among other creditors under the bond. The state, either after having recovered a judgment against the contractor on the contract or without having recovered a judgment, may bring a suit on the bond against the contractor and surety on the bond, and may join as parties defendant in the suit any persons claiming to have rights under the bond as creditors; and, if it has not brought such a suit, it may at any time before a final and conclusive decree, intervene and become a party in any suit brought, as hereafter provided in this chapter, by any person claiming to be a creditor under the bond.History of Section.P.L. 1934, ch. 2105, § 3; G.L. 1938, ch. 79, § 3; G.L. 1956, § 37-12-3; P.L. 2016, ch. 537, § 1.
RI Gen L § 37-12-4 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 37 - Public Property and Works|Chapter 37-12 - Contractors' Bonds|Section 37-12-4 - Intervention by creditor in suit brought by state.

§ 37-12-4. Intervention by creditor in suit brought by state.Any person claiming to be a creditor under the bond may at any time intervene and become a party in any pending suit brought as aforesaid by the state on the bond, and by so intervening may have the rights to the person adjudicated in the suit.History of Section.P.L. 1934, ch. 2105, § 4; P.L. 1938, ch. 2644, § 2; G.L. 1938, ch. 79, § 4; impl. am. P.L. 1939, ch. 660, § 100; G.L. 1956, § 37-12-4; P.L. 1973, ch. 216, § 1.
RI Gen L § 37-12-5 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 37 - Public Property and Works|Chapter 37-12 - Contractors' Bonds|Section 37-12-5 - Time limitation on creditors' actions.

§ 37-12-5. Time limitation on creditors' actions.No suit instituted under § 37-12-2 shall be commenced after the expiration of two (2) years, or under the maximum time limit as contained within any labor or material payment bond required under § 37-12-1, whichever period is longer, after the day on which the last of the labor was furnished or performed or material or equipment was furnished or supplied by any person claiming under the section.History of Section.P.L. 1934, ch. 2105, § 5; P.L. 1938, ch. 2644, § 2; G.L. 1938, ch. 79, § 5; impl. am. P.L. 1939, ch. 660, § 100; G.L. 1956, § 37-12-5; P.L. 1973, ch. 216, § 1; P.L. 1975, ch. 148, § 1.
RI Gen L § 37-12-6 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 37 - Public Property and Works|Chapter 37-12 - Contractors' Bonds|Section 37-12-6 - Intervention in suit brought by creditor - Consolidation of suits.

§ 37-12-6. Intervention in suit brought by creditor — Consolidation of suits.When a suit has been so brought on the bond by a person claiming to be a creditor under the bond and is pending, any other person claiming to be a creditor under the bond may intervene and become a party in the first suit thus brought and pending and by so intervening may have the rights of the other person adjudicated in the suit. If two (2) or more of the suits be filed in the court on the same day, the one in which the larger sum shall be claimed shall be regarded as the earlier suit. All suits brought upon the bond as provided in this chapter shall be consolidated together by the court and heard as one suit.History of Section.P.L. 1934, ch. 2105, § 6; P.L. 1938, ch. 2644, § 2; G.L. 1938, ch. 79, § 6; impl. am. P.L. 1939, ch. 660, § 100; G.L. 1956, § 37-12-6; P.L. 1973, ch. 216, § 1.
RI Gen L § 37-12-7 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 37 - Public Property and Works|Chapter 37-12 - Contractors' Bonds|Section 37-12-7 - Notice of pendency of suit.

§ 37-12-7. Notice of pendency of suit.In any suit brought under the provisions of this chapter such personal notice of the pendency of the suit as the court may order shall be given to all such known creditors and persons claiming to be creditors under the bond as shall not have entered their appearances in the suit and, in addition to the notice, notice of the pendency of the suit shall be given by publication in some newspaper published in this state of general circulation in the city or town or every city or town in which the work covered by the contract was carried on, once a week for three (3) successive weeks, in such form as the court may order. The court, however, may dispense with the notices if satisfied that sufficient notices shall have been given in some other suit brought under the provisions of this chapter.History of Section.P.L. 1934, ch. 2105, § 9; G.L. 1938, ch. 79, § 9; G.L. 1956, § 37-12-7.
RI Gen L § 37-12-8 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 37 - Public Property and Works|Chapter 37-12 - Contractors' Bonds|Section 37-12-8 - Certified copies of documents.

§ 37-12-8. Certified copies of documents.Any person claiming to be a creditor under the bond and having filed a claim with the respective department, in accordance with the requirements of § 37-12-2, shall have the right, at any time when the person could under this chapter file a suit or intervene in a pending suit, to require the respective department to furnish to the person certified copies of the contract, proposal, plans specifications, and bond.History of Section.P.L. 1934, ch. 2105, § 7; P.L. 1938, ch. 2644, § 2; G.L. 1938, ch. 79, § 7; impl. am. P.L. 1939, ch. 660, § 100; G.L. 1956, § 37-12-8.
RI Gen L § 37-12-9 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 37 - Public Property and Works|Chapter 37-12 - Contractors' Bonds|Section 37-12-9 - Payment into court by surety - Discharge.

§ 37-12-9. Payment into court by surety — Discharge.The surety on the bond may pay into the registry of the court, for distribution among those who may be or become entitled thereto under the decree of the court, the penal sum named in the bond less any amount which the surety may have paid to the state in satisfaction of the liability of the surety to the state under the bond, and then shall be entitled to be discharged from all further liability under the bond.History of Section.P.L. 1934, ch. 2105, § 8; G.L. 1938, ch. 79, § 8; G.L. 1956, § 37-12-9.
RI Gen L § 37-12-10 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 37 - Public Property and Works|Chapter 37-12 - Contractors' Bonds|Section 37-12-10 - Retainers relating to contracts for public works, sewer, or water main construction.

§ 37-12-10. Retainers relating to contracts for public works, sewer, or water main construction.(a) Upon substantial completion of the work required by a contract aggregating in amount less than five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000) for the construction, reconstruction, alteration, remodeling, repair, or improvement of sewers and water mains, or any public works project defined in § 37-13-1, the awarding authority may deduct from its payment a retention to secure satisfactory performance of the contractual work not exceeding five percent (5%) of the contract price.(b) There shall also be deducted and retained from the contract price an additional sum sufficient to pay the estimated cost of municipal police traffic control on any public works project. Municipalities shall directly pay the officers working traffic details and shall bill and be reimbursed by the withholding authority for which the contract is being performed every thirty (30) days until the project is complete.(c) Notwithstanding the foregoing, with respect to projects located within the town of Warren, the withholding authority shall hold an amount from the contract price that shall be reasonably sufficient to pay the estimated cost of municipal police traffic control. The withholding authority shall pay to the town of Warren within seventy-two (72) hours of written demand the actual costs of police traffic control associated with said project on an ongoing basis.History of Section.P.L. 1979, ch. 377, § 1; P.L. 1989, ch. 368, § 1; P.L. 1996, ch. 378, § 1; P.L. 2004, ch. 22, § 1; P.L. 2010, ch. 276, § 1; P.L. 2010, ch. 288, § 1; P.L. 2018, ch. 170, § 2.
RI Gen L § 37-12-11 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 37 - Public Property and Works|Chapter 37-12 - Contractors' Bonds|Section 37-12-11 - Substitution of securities for retained earnings.

§ 37-12-11. Substitution of securities for retained earnings.(a) Where any public works contract as defined by § 37-13-1 provides for the retention of earned estimates by the state of Rhode Island, the contractor may, from time to time, withdraw the whole or any portion of the amount retained for payments to the contractor pursuant to the terms of the contract, upon depositing with the general treasurer either;(1) United States treasury bonds, United States treasury notes, United States treasury certificates of indebtedness, or United States treasury bills;(2) Bonds or notes of the state of Rhode Island; or(3) Bonds of any political subdivision in the state of Rhode Island.(b) No amount shall be withdrawn in excess of the market value of the securities at the time of deposit or of the par value of the securities, whichever is lower. The general treasurer shall, on a regular basis, collect all interest or income on the obligations so deposited and shall pay the interest or income, when and as collected, to the contractor who deposited the obligations. If the deposit is in the form of coupon bonds, the general treasurer shall deliver each coupon as it matures to the contractor. Any amount deducted by the state, or by any public department or official thereof, pursuant to the terms of the contract, from the retained payments otherwise due the contractor, shall be deducted, first from that portion of the retained payments for which no security has been substituted, then from the proceeds of any deposited security. In the latter case, the contractor shall be entitled to receive interest, coupons, or income only from those securities which remain after the amount has been deducted. The securities so deposited shall be properly endorsed by the contractor in such manner so as to enable the general treasurer to carry out the provisions of this section.History of Section.P.L. 1968, ch. 140, § 1.
RI Gen L § 37-12.1-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 37 - Public Property and Works|Chapter 37-12.1 - Substitution of Security for Retained Earnings of Architects and Engineers|Section 37-12.1-1 - Definitions.

§ 37-12.1-1. Definitions.Terms used in this chapter shall be construed as follows:(a) "Designers" means any person, firm, or corporation duly authorized pursuant to the laws of this state to engage in the practice of architecture and/or engineering within this state.(b) "Public works contract" means a contract to perform design or planning services by a designer with the state, any agency, or governmental subdivisions thereof.(c) "Retained earnings" means any money or earned estimates withheld from a designer pursuant to the terms of a public works contract.History of Section.P.L. 1991, ch. 161, § 1.
RI Gen L § 37-12.1-2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 37 - Public Property and Works|Chapter 37-12.1 - Substitution of Security for Retained Earnings of Architects and Engineers|Section 37-12.1-2 - Substitution of security for retained earnings by designers.

§ 37-12.1-2. Substitution of security for retained earnings by designers.(a) Where any public works contract provides for the holding of retained earnings from a designer, the designer may from time to time withdraw the whole or any portion of the amount retained upon either depositing with the general treasurer:(1) United States treasury bonds, United States treasury notes, United States treasury certificates of indebtedness, or United States treasury bills;(2) Bonds or notes of the state of Rhode Island; or(3) Bonds of any political subdivision of the state of Rhode Island.(b) With respect to the deposit of securities, the general treasurer shall, on a regular basis, collect all interest or income on the securities so deposited and shall pay the interest or income when and as collected to the designer depositing the securities. If the security is in the form of coupon bonds, the general treasurer shall deliver each coupon as it matures to the designer.History of Section.P.L. 1991, ch. 161, § 1.
RI Gen L § 37-12.1-3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 37 - Public Property and Works|Chapter 37-12.1 - Substitution of Security for Retained Earnings of Architects and Engineers|Section 37-12.1-3 - Deduction from retained earnings.

§ 37-12.1-3. Deduction from retained earnings.In the event that pursuant to the terms of the public works contract it is necessary to deduct any sum from retained earnings, the state or governmental unit or agency thereof shall first apply the deduction against sums not withdrawn and thereafter from the proceeds of the sale of any securities deposited or from the income earned on those securities, whichever is applicable.History of Section.P.L. 1991, ch. 161, § 1.