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RI Gen L § 46-25-37 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 46 - Waters and Navigation|Chapter 46-25 - Narragansett Bay Commission|Section 46-25-37 - Bonds authorized - Maturity - Certification and endorsement.

§ 46-25-37. Bonds authorized — Maturity — Certification and endorsement.(a) The general treasurer is hereby authorized and empowered, with the approval of the governor and in accordance with the provisions of this chapter, to issue, from time to time, bonds in the name and behalf of the state, and in such amounts as may be specified, from time to time, by the governor in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed eighty-seven million, seven hundred thousand dollars ($87,700,000) to be designated as "Narragansett Bay water quality management district commission loan of 1980". The bonds shall be in denominations of one thousand dollars ($1,000) each, or multiples thereof, and shall be payable in any coin or currency of the United States, which at the time of payment shall be legal tender for public or private debts. The bonds shall bear such date or dates, mature at such time or times not exceeding twenty (20) years from their respective date of issue, bear interest payable semiannually at such rate or different varying rates, be payable at such time or times, at such place or places, be subject to such terms of recall or redemption, with or without premium, be in such form with or without interest coupons attached carrying such registration, conversion, reconversion, transfer, debt requirement, acceleration, and other provisions as may be fixed by the general treasurer, with the approval of the governor, upon each issue of the bonds at the time of each issue.(b) Whenever the governor shall approve the issuance of the bonds, he or she shall certify the approval to the secretary of state; the general treasurer shall countersign the bonds and affix the seal of the state. The approval of the governor shall be endorsed on each bond so approved with a facsimile of his or her signature.History of Section.P.L. 1980, ch. 342, § 1.
RI Gen L § 46-25-38 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 46 - Waters and Navigation|Chapter 46-25 - Narragansett Bay Commission|Section 46-25-38 - Proceeds: Narragansett Bay water quality management district commission fund.

§ 46-25-38. Proceeds: Narragansett Bay water quality management district commission fund.The general treasurer is hereby directed to deposit the proceeds of the sale of the bonds, including any premium or premiums and any accrued interest which may be received from the sale thereof, in one or more of the depositories in which the funds of the state may be lawfully kept, in the account to be known as "Narragansett Bay water quality management district commission fund", to be used as follows:(1) For the project within the district;(2) As prescribed in § 46-25-42, in the case of premiums or accrued interest,(3) In the event that the amount received from the sale of the bonds exceeds the amount necessary for the planning, construction, extension, and improvement of the project, the surplus shall be used to the extent possible to retire the bonds as they may become due,(4) Provided, however, that six million dollars ($6,000,000) of the proceeds of the fund may be utilized for the purposes of the Blackstone Valley sewer district and an additional nine million dollars ($9,000,000) of the proceeds may be utilized for the purposes of the Pawtuxet River district commission.History of Section.P.L. 1980, ch. 342, § 1; P.L. 1990, ch. 434, art. 2, § 2.
RI Gen L § 46-25-38.1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 46 - Waters and Navigation|Chapter 46-25 - Narragansett Bay Commission|Section 46-25-38.1 - Narragansett Bay environmental enforcement fund.

§ 46-25-38.1. Narragansett Bay environmental enforcement fund.There is hereby established a separate fund within the "Narragansett Bay water quality management district commission fund" to be called the "Narragansett Bay environmental enforcement fund". This fund shall be administered by the executive director of the commission. The fund shall consist of such sums as the commission may, from time to time, deposit, or the sums recovered by any administrative or civil enforcement action brought under the authority of this chapter. All interest earned on the sums shall become part of the fund. All sums in the fund shall be expended in accordance with § 46-25-24 for the purposes set forth below:(1) Emergency response activities. These activities shall include, but not be limited to, site inspections, investigatory reports, collection, monitoring, and analysis of samples of wastewater, air and/or soil waste disposal or spill response, analysis, and containment.(2) Enforcement activities. These funds may also be used to support activities related to enforcement of the provisions of this chapter, and the rules and regulations adopted pursuant thereto, regarding illegal discharges and spills to the facilities, including, but not limited to, legal activities to enforce the provisions of this chapter and secure contributions from violators as well as ancillary services, personnel, or equipment to support the activities enumerated in this section.(3) Additional activities. These activities shall include, but not be limited to, professional and emergency response training for employees, environmental research and development projects, public information and education, and technical assistance provided by the commission to any state, federal, or municipal agency.(4) Bay bond debt retirement. Those funds which have not been committed for projects within a three (3) year period following their deposit into the fund may be used to pay the long term debt service on bonds issued pursuant to this chapter.History of Section.P.L. 1989, ch. 221, § 1; P.L. 1996, ch. 397, § 1.
RI Gen L § 46-25-39 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 46 - Waters and Navigation|Chapter 46-25 - Narragansett Bay Commission|Section 46-25-39 - Temporary notes.

§ 46-25-39. Temporary notes.(a) The general treasurer is hereby authorized and empowered, with the approval of the governor, and in accordance with provisions of this chapter, to borrow upon temporary notes issued in anticipation of the issuance of the bonds, from time to time, in the name and behalf of the state, sums of money for the purposes set forth in § 46-25-4.(b) The notes shall be signed by the general treasurer and countersigned by the secretary of state, and shall be issued at such time or times in such amounts, at such rates of interest, with such provisions of prepayment, with or without premium, acceleration, and other terms as may be fixed by the general treasurer, with the approval of the governor.(c) The notes may be issued from time to time for periods not exceeding two (2) years, and may be refunded or renewed from time to time, by the issue of other notes for periods not exceeding two (2) years, but the notes, including all refundings and renewals thereof, shall bear maturity dates not later than five (5) years from the date of each original issue. The total sum of the terms of the notes plus the term of the bonds, which the issuance of the notes anticipate, shall not exceed twenty-five (25) years in duration.(d) The proceeds of the sale of the notes, inclusive of any premiums and any accrued interest which may be received from the sale thereof, shall be applied to the purposes for which the notes are issued, and shall be deposited by the general treasurer in the account described in § 46-25-38.History of Section.P.L. 1980, ch. 342, § 1.
RI Gen L § 46-25-40 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 46 - Waters and Navigation|Chapter 46-25 - Narragansett Bay Commission|Section 46-25-40 - Advances from general fund in anticipation of the issue of notes or bonds.

§ 46-25-40. Advances from general fund in anticipation of the issue of notes or bonds.The general treasurer is authorized, from time to time, with the approval of the governor, in the anticipation of the issue of notes or bonds under the authority of this chapter, to advance to the fund, to be used for the purposes specified in § 46-25-38, any funds of the state not specifically held for any purpose; provided, however, that all the advances shall be returned to the general fund forthwith upon the receipt by the fund of proceeds from the issue of notes or bonds.History of Section.P.L. 1980, ch. 342, § 1.
RI Gen L § 46-25-41 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 46 - Waters and Navigation|Chapter 46-25 - Narragansett Bay Commission|Section 46-25-41 - Bonds and notes tax exempt general obligations of state.

§ 46-25-41. Bonds and notes tax exempt general obligations of state.All bonds and notes issued under the authority of this chapter shall be exempt from taxation in the state and shall be general obligations of the state, and the full faith and credit of the state are hereby pledged for the due payment of the principal and the interest on each of the bonds and notes as the bonds and notes shall become due.History of Section.P.L. 1980, ch. 342, § 1.
RI Gen L § 46-25-42 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 46 - Waters and Navigation|Chapter 46-25 - Narragansett Bay Commission|Section 46-25-42 - Terms and conditions of sales - Applications of premiums and accrued interest - Validity not affected by change in office.

§ 46-25-42. Terms and conditions of sales — Applications of premiums and accrued interest — Validity not affected by change in office.(a) Any bond or note issued under the authority of this chapter shall be sold from time to time at not less than the principal amount thereof, on such terms and conditions as the general treasurer, with the approval of the governor, shall be deemed to be for the best interest of the state. The purchaser of any of the bonds or notes shall pay accrued interest to the date of delivery of the bonds or notes.(b) Any premiums or accrued interest, which may be received as the result of the sale of bonds or notes, shall be applied to the payment of debt service costs.(c) Any bonds or notes issued under the provisions of this chapter and any coupons on any bonds, if properly executed by the manual or facsimile signature, as the case may be, of officers of the state in office on the date of execution, shall be valid and binding according to their tenor, notwithstanding that, before the delivery thereof and payment therefor, any or all of the officers shall for any reason have ceased to hold office.History of Section.P.L. 1980, ch. 342, § 1.
RI Gen L § 46-25-43 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 46 - Waters and Navigation|Chapter 46-25 - Narragansett Bay Commission|Section 46-25-43 - Investment of receipt pending expenditures.

§ 46-25-43. Investment of receipt pending expenditures.All moneys in the fund, not immediately required for payment pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, may be invested by the state investment commission, as established by chapter 10 of title 35, pursuant to the provisions of that chapter; provided, however, that the securities in which the fund is invested shall remain a part of the funds, as shall other securities for which the funds may from time to time, pursuant to that chapter, be exchanged, and provided, further, that the income from the investment shall become part of the fund, and shall be used to the extent possible to pay debt service costs.History of Section.P.L. 1980, ch. 342, § 1.
RI Gen L § 46-25-44 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 46 - Waters and Navigation|Chapter 46-25 - Narragansett Bay Commission|Section 46-25-44 - Payment of bond issue expenses, interest, and principal.

§ 46-25-44. Payment of bond issue expenses, interest, and principal.For the purpose of paying any expenses incurred by the general treasurer in the issuance of the bonds or notes under the authority of this chapter, and any interest and any principal becoming payable, from time to time on the bonds or notes issued under the authority of this chapter and then outstanding, the state controller is hereby authorized and directed to draw his or her orders upon the general treasurer for the payment of the expenses, interest, and principal out of the fund. In the event that the amount available in the fund is not sufficient for this purpose, a sum sufficient is hereby annually appropriated out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated for the payment of the expenses, interest, and principal.History of Section.P.L. 1980, ch. 342, § 1.
RI Gen L § 46-25-45 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 46 - Waters and Navigation|Chapter 46-25 - Narragansett Bay Commission|Section 46-25-45 - Appropriation.

§ 46-25-45. Appropriation.For the purpose of paying initial expenses of administration and operation of the commission, there is hereby appropriated, out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated, the sum of two hundred thousand dollars ($200,000), and the state controller is hereby authorized and directed to draw his or her orders upon the general treasurer for the payment of that sum, or so much thereof as may be required, from time to time, upon receipt by the controller of proper vouchers signed by the director of the department of administration and approved by the governor.History of Section.P.L. 1980, ch. 342, § 1.
RI Gen L § 46-25-46 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 46 - Waters and Navigation|Chapter 46-25 - Narragansett Bay Commission|Section 46-25-46 - Repealed.

§ 46-25-46. Repealed.
RI Gen L § 46-25-47 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 46 - Waters and Navigation|Chapter 46-25 - Narragansett Bay Commission|Section 46-25-47 - Applicability of election laws.

§ 46-25-47. Applicability of election laws.All laws relating to elections, as set forth in title 17 as amended, shall as far as consistent herewith, apply to the election authorized hereunder.History of Section.P.L. 1980, ch. 342, § 1.
RI Gen L § 46-25-48 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 46 - Waters and Navigation|Chapter 46-25 - Narragansett Bay Commission|Section 46-25-48 - Termination of existence of commission.

§ 46-25-48. Termination of existence of commission.If the people shall reject the proposition submitted to referendum under the provisions of § 46-25-46, the existence of the commission shall terminate on June 30, 1981, unless its existence is extended by the general assembly, and all its rights and properties shall pass as provided in § 46-25-4.History of Section.P.L. 1980, ch. 342, § 1.
RI Gen L § 46-25-49 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 46 - Waters and Navigation|Chapter 46-25 - Narragansett Bay Commission|Section 46-25-49 - Severability.

§ 46-25-49. Severability.If any provisions of this chapter or of any rule, regulation, or order made thereunder, or the application thereof to any person or circumstances, is held invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, the remainder of this chapter, rule, regulation, or order, and the application of the provision to other persons or circumstances shall not be affected thereby. The invalidity of any section or sections or parts of any section or sections of this chapter shall not affect the validity of the remainder of this chapter, and it is hereby declared to be the legislative intent that this chapter would have been enacted if the invalid parts had not been included therein.History of Section.P.L. 1980, ch. 342, § 1.
RI Gen L § 46-25-50 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 46 - Waters and Navigation|Chapter 46-25 - Narragansett Bay Commission|Section 46-25-50 - Authority to borrow in anticipation of user fees or state or federal funds.

§ 46-25-50. Authority to borrow in anticipation of user fees or state or federal funds.Pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, the commission is hereby authorized and empowered, with the approval of the governor, to borrow in anticipation of the receipt of user fees or state or federal funds.History of Section.P.L. 1981, ch. 91, § 2.
RI Gen L § 46-25-51 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 46 - Waters and Navigation|Chapter 46-25 - Narragansett Bay Commission|Section 46-25-51 - Commission notes.

§ 46-25-51. Commission notes.(a) Money borrowed by the commission pursuant to § 46-25-50 shall be evidenced by notes. The principal and interest of all notes of the commission issued in anticipation of the receipts of state or federal funds shall be payable no later than the fourth anniversary of the date of issue thereof, and shall be payable from state or federal funds which the commission reasonably anticipates receiving or any other funds either legally available to the commission or appropriated for that purpose. The principal and interest of all notes of the commission, issued in anticipation of user fees, shall be payable within one year of the date of issue thereof and may be renewed, and the principal amount of the notes shall not exceed in the aggregate eighty percent (80%) of the actual receipts received by the commission from user fees in its next prior fiscal year.(b) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this chapter, all notes shall be deemed to be negotiable instruments under the laws of the state of Rhode Island, subject only to the provisions for registration contained therein.(c) The notes or any issue thereof shall be in a form and contain such other provisions as the commission may determine, and the notes or resolutions or proceedings authorizing the notes or any issue thereof may contain, in addition to any provisions, conditions, covenants, or limitations authorized by this chapter, any provisions, conditions, covenants, or limitations which the commission is authorized to include in any resolution or resolutions authorizing notes.(d) The commission may issue such notes in such manner, either publicly or privately, on such terms as it may determine to be in its best interest. The notes may be issued under the provisions of this chapter without obtaining the consent of any department, division, commission, board, body, or agency of the state, without any other proceedings or the happening of any conditions or things other than those proceedings, conditions, or things which are specifically required by this chapter, and by the provisions and resolutions authorizing the issuance of the notes.History of Section.P.L. 1981, ch. 91, § 2; P.L. 1982, ch. 264, § 1; P.L. 1996, ch. 349, § 1; P.L. 1996, ch. 399, § 1.
RI Gen L § 46-25-52 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 46 - Waters and Navigation|Chapter 46-25 - Narragansett Bay Commission|Section 46-25-52 - Security for notes.

§ 46-25-52. Security for notes.(a) The principal of and interest on any notes issued by the commission may be secured by a pledge of the general credit of the commission.(b) Any resolution under which notes of the commission are authorized to be used (and any trust indenture established thereby) may contain provisions for vesting in a trustee, or paying agent, such properties, rights, powers, and duties in trust as the commission may determine.History of Section.P.L. 1981, ch. 91, § 2.
RI Gen L § 46-25-53 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 46 - Waters and Navigation|Chapter 46-25 - Narragansett Bay Commission|Section 46-25-53 - Exemption from taxation.

§ 46-25-53. Exemption from taxation.The commission shall not be required to pay state taxes of any kind, and the commission, its projects, property, and moneys and, except for estate, inheritance, and gift taxes, any notes issued under the provisions of this chapter, and the income (including gain from sale or exchange) therefrom, shall at all times be free from taxation of every kind by the state and by the municipalities and all political subdivisions of the state.History of Section.P.L. 1981, ch. 91, § 2.
RI Gen L § 46-25-54 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 46 - Waters and Navigation|Chapter 46-25 - Narragansett Bay Commission|Section 46-25-54 - Notes as legal investments.

§ 46-25-54. Notes as legal investments.The notes of the commission are hereby 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, savings banks and savings 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.History of Section.P.L. 1981, ch. 91, § 2.
RI Gen L § 46-25-55 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 46 - Waters and Navigation|Chapter 46-25 - Narragansett Bay Commission|Section 46-25-55 - Noteholders' rights not to be affected by state.

§ 46-25-55. Noteholders' rights not to be affected by state.The state does hereby pledge to and agree with the holders of any notes issued under this chapter, that the state will not limit or alter the rights hereby vested in the commission to fulfill the terms of any agreements made with the holders until the notes, together with the interest thereon, with interest on any unpaid installments of interest, and all costs and expenses in connection with any action or proceeding by or on behalf of the holders, are fully met and discharged. The commission is authorized to include this pledge and agreement of the state in any agreement with the holders of the notes.History of Section.P.L. 1981, ch. 91, § 2.
RI Gen L § 46-25-56 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 46 - Waters and Navigation|Chapter 46-25 - Narragansett Bay Commission|Section 46-25-56 - Credit of state not pledged.

§ 46-25-56. Credit of state not pledged.Notes issued under the provisions of this chapter shall not constitute a debt, liability, or obligation of the state or of any political subdivision thereof other than the commission, or a pledge of the faith and credit of the state or any political subdivision other than the commission, but shall be payable solely from the revenues or assets of the commission legally available for that purpose. Each note issued under this chapter shall contain on the face thereof a statement to the effect that the state shall not be obligated to pay the note or interest thereon, and that neither the faith and credit nor the taxing power of the state or any political subdivision thereof other than the commission is pledged to the payment of the principal or of the interest on the obligation.History of Section.P.L. 1981, ch. 91, § 2.
RI Gen L § 46-25-57 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 46 - Waters and Navigation|Chapter 46-25 - Narragansett Bay Commission|Section 46-25-57 - Sale of rights to uncollected assessments and user fees that are due and payable.

§ 46-25-57. Sale of rights to uncollected assessments and user fees that are due and payable.The executive director, with the approval of the chairperson of the commission and the director of the department of administration, is authorized to sell to a bank or other financial institution the rights of the commission to receive assessment and user fees which are due and payable as of the end of the commissioner's fiscal year and are uncollected at the time of the sale. Terms and conditions of the sale shall be determined by the executive director, with the approval of the chairperson and the director of the department of administration. Any agreement between the commission and a bank or other financial institution, executed under this section, shall be filed with the secretary of state, but need not be filed or recorded under the Uniform Commercial Code. The executive director shall act as the sole collecting agency for the bank or financial institution, and shall exercise the rights under this chapter as to collection, enforcement of liens, and sale for nonpayment with respect to the assessments and user fees.History of Section.P.L. 1986, ch. 349, § 2.