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RI Gen L § 42-13-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-13 - Department of Transportation|Section 42-13-1 - Establishment - Head of departments - Powers.

§ 42-13-1. Establishment — Head of departments — Powers.(a) There shall be a department of transportation. The head of the department shall be the director of transportation, appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the senate, who shall carry out the provisions of this chapter and, except as otherwise provided by this title, the provisions of chapters 2 and 4 of title 1; chapters 8 and 10 of title 24; chapter 13 of title 31; chapter 12 of title 37; and of all other general laws heretofore carried out by the director of public works and the department of public works, the Rhode Island turnpike and bridge authority, and the council on highway safety. The director shall also be responsible for preparation of short-range plans, project plans, and implementation programs for transportation; for port and waterways facilities where the principal purpose is transportation and management of port properties, warehouses, and state piers which function primarily as transportation facilities; and for maintaining an adequate level of rail passenger and freight services, including the administration of any financial or technical assistance which may be made available to operators of railroad transportation facilities; provided, however, that all contracts for the construction, reconstruction, maintenance, and repairs of all public roads and bridges, public buildings and all other properties of the state government, and the purchase of all equipment, materials, and supplies used in accordance therewith shall be negotiated by the purchasing agent in the department of administration.(b) The director shall adopt and promulgate state regulations which will set standards for future state, city and town construction and maintenance of sidewalks and curbs, in a manner which will make the use of the sidewalks more easily accessible to people who are disabled. Said standards shall require the installation of curb cuts and/or ramps at both ends of any pedestrian crosswalk.The director shall adopt and promulgate a procedure to process all claims pursuant to § 24-8-35, for damages to motor vehicles caused by potholes on state highways and in all instances have the final determination as to the merits of each claim.(c) The director shall promulgate and adopt regulations which will prohibit any contractors who have been convicted of fraud, bid-rigging, or a violation of any state or federal antitrust law from bidding on any construction projects administered by the department for a period of five (5) years from the date of any of the above convictions.History of Section.P.L. 1970, ch. 111, § 2; P.L. 1977, ch. 62, § 1; P.L. 1979, ch. 16, § 2; P.L. 1985, ch. 506, § 1; P.L. 1994, ch. 70, art. 21, § 2; P.L. 1999, ch. 83, § 116; P.L. 1999, ch. 130, § 116; P.L. 2010, ch. 206, § 2; P.L. 2010, ch. 213, § 2.
RI Gen L § 42-13-1.1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-13 - Department of Transportation|Section 42-13-1.1 - Flag personnel and police officers for state highway projects.

§ 42-13-1.1. Flag personnel and police officers for state highway projects.The director of the department of transportation, or his or her designee, shall have the power with respect to all state highway and bridge projects to determine the necessity for and the number of civilian flag personnel or police officers, as the requirements of highway safety may dictate, at the discretion of the director or his or her designee.History of Section.P.L. 1987, ch. 342, § 1.
RI Gen L § 42-13-2.1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-13 - Department of Transportation|Section 42-13-2.1 - Duties of the department - Rhode Works project.

§ 42-13-2.1. Duties of the department — Rhode Works project.(a) It shall be the responsibility of the department to identify the businesses affected and the specific impact of rhode works projects on small businesses and to deliver and communicate this information to the department of commerce. The department shall identify the traffic flow to Rhode Island small business commercial areas as it relates to road and bridge closings due to rhode works projects, and the realignment of the Newport Bridge ramps, identify road and bridge closings, parking restrictions, and alterations in traffic patterns to accommodate road and bridge repairs, including proposed dates of work, road closures, and re-routing of any traffic and parking patterns.(b) During construction season (April through October), the department shall share the information collected in subsection (a) with the commerce corporation to allow at least two (2) months for the commerce corporation to assist small businesses affected by rhode works projects in the affected communities and neighborhoods as set forth in subsection (c). During emergencies, the department will contact the commerce corporation in order to coordinate a plan of action in the affected area. The department will meet with the commerce corporation on a regular basis in order to review upcoming projects and coordinate a plan of action for the affected businesses.(c) The commerce corporation shall provide those affected businesses in the construction areas with a list of available resources, programs, and services that, if utilized, might minimize the economic and financial impact upon those businesses during road and bridge construction, including, but not limited to, contact by the commerce corporation to affected businesses and if desired, meeting with affected businesses during construction.History of Section.P.L. 2018, ch. 123, § 1; P.L. 2018, ch. 228, § 1.
RI Gen L § 42-13-3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-13 - Department of Transportation|Section 42-13-3 - Relations with other governmental agencies.

§ 42-13-3. Relations with other governmental agencies.The department of transportation is hereby authorized to cooperate with the appropriate agencies of the federal government, this state, or other states, and regional agencies in the planning, design, construction, operation, and maintenance of transportation facilities and programs. The department is authorized to apply for and accept funds from federal and regional agencies to carry out any of its functions, and to contract with the federal government and regional agencies concerning the use and disposition of those funds.History of Section.G.L. 1956, § 42-13-3; P.L. 1970, ch. 111, § 2.
RI Gen L § 42-13-4 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-13 - Department of Transportation|Section 42-13-4 - Liberal construction.

§ 42-13-4. Liberal construction.This chapter and §§ 24-12-50, 31-10-19, 31-13-1, 39-18-2, 39-18-20, and 46-9-5 shall be construed liberally in aid of their stated purpose.History of Section.P.L. 1970, ch. 111, § 9.
RI Gen L § 42-13-5 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-13 - Department of Transportation|Section 42-13-5 - Severability.

§ 42-13-5. Severability.If any provision of this chapter and §§ 24-12-50, 31-10-19, 31-13-1, 39-18-2, 39-18-20, and 46-9-5 or of any rule or regulation made thereunder, or the application thereof to any person or circumstance, is held invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, the remainder of the act, rule, or regulation, and the application of the provision to other persons or circumstances shall not be affected thereby. The invalidity of any section or sections of this chapter and §§ 24-12-50, 31-10-19, 31-13-1, 39-18-2, 39-18-20 and 46-9-5 shall not affect the validity of the remainder.History of Section.P.L. 1970, ch. 111, § 10.
RI Gen L § 42-13-6 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-13 - Department of Transportation|Section 42-13-6 - Price readjustments - Public works contracts.

§ 42-13-6. Price readjustments — Public works contracts.(a) Notwithstanding the provisions of any law to the contrary, the state and any municipality may adjust unit prices for crude oil, residual fuel oil, and liquid asphalt used in bituminous concrete, required in order to complete performance of construction contracts awarded on or before December 31, 1973; provided, that the cost f.o.b. the supplier has increased more than twenty percent (20%) between the date the bids were publicly opened and read and the date the crude oil, residual fuel oil, and liquid asphalt used in bituminous concrete were purchased, and that the increase in cost of said crude oil, residual fuel oil, and liquid asphalt used in bituminous concrete was the result of national shortages as a result of the energy crisis, so-called.(b) The state and any municipality shall not enter into any such renegotiation of the contract unless it has first obtained Federal Highway Administration approval for matching funds; and provided further that any such supplemental agreement shall release the state or municipality from any and all further claims from the contractor with regard to the substance of that agreement.(c) Price adjustments authorized by this section shall be computed to compensate the contractor only for the difference in cost of crude oil, residual fuel oil, and liquid asphalt used in bituminous concrete between said dates with no allowance for overhead or profit and with consideration given to the profit potential to the contractor on the construction contract. In arriving at the adjusted unit price, the determination of the state or municipality shall be final as to: (1) which unit prices are to be adjusted as a result of the energy crisis, so-called; (2) the cost of crude oil, residual fuel oil, and liquid asphalt used in bituminous concrete at the date the bids were opened; (3) the cost of crude oil, residual fuel oil, and liquid asphalt used in bituminous concrete at the date of purchase; (4) the quantity to be adjusted; and (5) the price adjustment due the contractor.(d) Upon request by the state or municipality, the contractor shall make his or her records available for audit by the state or municipality to verify the increased costs.History of Section.G.L. 1956, § 42-13-6; P.L. 1975, ch. 263, § 1.
RI Gen L § 42-13-6.1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-13 - Department of Transportation|Section 42-13-6.1 - Price readjustments - Certain public works contracts.

§ 42-13-6.1. Price readjustments — Certain public works contracts.(a) Notwithstanding any provision of the general or public laws to the contrary, the department of transportation may adjust for changes in the unit prices for steel required in order to complete performance of highway and bridge construction contracts awarded on or before July 1, 2004.(b) Price adjustments authorized by this section shall be computed to compensate the contractor only for the difference between:(1) The cost of steel at the date the bids were opened; and(2) The cost of steel at the date of purchase with no allowance for overhead or profit on the construction contract.(c) In arriving at the adjusted unit price, the determination of the state department of transportation shall be final as to:(1) Cost of steel at the date the bids were opened;(2) The cost of steel at the date of purchase;(3) The quantity to be adjusted; and(4) The price adjustment due the contractor. The methodology for calculating the price adjustment will be determined by the department of transportation.(d) Upon request by the department of transportation, the contractor shall make his, her or its records available for audit by the state or municipality to verify the increased costs.History of Section.P.L. 2004, ch. 433, § 1; P.L. 2004, ch. 525, § 1.
RI Gen L § 42-13-7 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-13 - Department of Transportation|Section 42-13-7 - Transfer of services from department of transportation.

§ 42-13-7. Transfer of services from department of transportation.There are hereby transferred to the department of administration:(1) Those functions of the department of transportation which were administered through or with respect to departmental programs in the performance of strategic planning as defined in § 42-11-10(c);(2) All officers, employees, agencies, advisory councils, committees, commissions, and task forces of the department of transportation who were performing strategic planning functions as defined in § 42-11-10(c); and(3) So much of other functions or parts of functions and employees and resources, physical and funded, related thereto of the director of transportation as are incidental to and necessary for the performance of the functions transferred by subdivisions (1) and (2).History of Section.P.L. 1985, ch. 181, art. 29, § 9.
RI Gen L § 42-13-8 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-13 - Department of Transportation|Section 42-13-8 - Maintenance of drainage systems - Consent decree compliance.

§ 42-13-8. Maintenance of drainage systems — Consent decree compliance.The Rhode Island department of transportation (RI DOT) shall, on or before December 15 of each year, provide an annual report to the speaker of the house of representatives and the president of the senate illustrating its compliance with the consent decree issued by the United States District Court in the case of United States of America v. Rhode Island Department of Transportation (Civil Action No. CV-15-433), which requires maintenance of drainage systems in compliance with all applicable federal, state, and local laws, ordinances or regulations.History of Section.P.L. 2016, ch. 509, § 1.
RI Gen L § 42-13.1-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-13.1 - The Rhode Island Bridge Replacement, Reconstruction, and Maintenance Fund|Section 42-13.1-1 - Short title.

§ 42-13.1-1. Short title.This chapter shall be known and may be cited as "The Rhode Island Bridge Replacement, Reconstruction, and Maintenance Fund Act of 2016."History of Section.P.L. 2016, ch. 3, § 2; P.L. 2016, ch. 4, § 2.
RI Gen L § 42-13.1-3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-13.1 - The Rhode Island Bridge Replacement, Reconstruction, and Maintenance Fund|Section 42-13.1-3 - Definitions.

§ 42-13.1-3. Definitions.As used in this chapter, the following words and terms shall have the following meanings, unless the context shall indicate another or different meaning:(1) "Availability payment" means a payment by the department under a contract for a toll facility or any other facility that is based on the availability of the facility at a specified performance level and may include, without limitation, compensation for operations, maintenance, and financing of the facility.(2) "Department" means the department of transportation, or, if the department shall be abolished, the board, body, or commission succeeding to the principal functions thereof or upon whom the powers given by chapter 5 of title 37 to the department shall be given by law.(3) "Large commercial truck" shall be defined pursuant to the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) vehicle classification schedule as any vehicle within Class 8 - single trailer, three (3) or four (4) axles, up to and including Class 13 - seven (7) or more axle multi-trailer trucks, as such classifications may be revised from time to time by the FHWA.(4) "Other vehicle" means any vehicle that has not been defined pursuant to this chapter as a large commercial truck.(5) "Passenger vehicle" shall be defined pursuant to the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) vehicle classification schedule as any vehicle within Class 1, 2, and 3 as such classifications may be revised from time to time by the FHWA.(6) "Radio frequency identification transponder" or "RFID" means a toll collection system approved by the department that may consist of a toll tag placed inside the vehicle and an overhead antenna that reads the toll tag and collects the toll.(7) "Toll evader" means, for the purposes of this chapter, any registered owner of any large commercial truck that passes through any electronic tolling location as authorized pursuant to § 42-13.1-4 and who does not pay the required toll and/or fees, fines, or penalties within the maximum allowable period specified under § 42-13.1-11.(8) "Toll facility" means equipment or capital improvements funded in whole or in part by toll revenue, or required to effectuate toll collection.(9) "Turnpike and bridge authority" means the Rhode Island turnpike and bridge authority (RITBA), a public instrumentality of the state of Rhode Island, created by the general assembly pursuant to chapter 12 of title 24.History of Section.P.L. 2016, ch. 3, § 2; P.L. 2016, ch. 4, § 2.
RI Gen L § 42-13.1-4 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-13.1 - The Rhode Island Bridge Replacement, Reconstruction, and Maintenance Fund|Section 42-13.1-4 - Authority to collect tolls on large commercial trucks only.

§ 42-13.1-4. Authority to collect tolls on large commercial trucks only.(a) The department is hereby authorized to fix, revise, charge, and collect tolls for the privilege of traveling on Rhode Island bridges to provide for replacement, reconstruction, maintenance, and operation of Rhode Island bridges. The tolls shall be fixed after conducting a cost-benefit analysis and providing an opportunity for public comment. The tolls shall be collected on large commercial trucks only and shall not be collected on any other vehicle; provided, however, no vehicle shall be tolled other than a tractor or truck tractor as defined in 23 C.F.R. 658.5, pulling a trailer or trailers. No act authorizing tolls on passenger vehicles pursuant to this chapter shall take effect until it has been approved by the majority of those electors voting in a statewide referendum. The secretary of state shall certify the results of the statewide referendum. Tolls on large commercial trucks may be implemented utilizing all-electric toll collection methodologies on a cash-less basis, or utilizing any other methodologies determined by the department.(b) Subject to § 42-13.1-14, the department will establish a program to limit the assessment of the tolls upon the same individual large commercial truck using a RFID to once per toll facility, per day in each direction, or an equivalent frequency use program based upon individual large commercial truck use.(c) Subject to § 42-13.1-14, the total amount of tolls imposed upon the same individual large commercial truck using a RFID for making a border-to-border through trip on Route 95 Connecticut to Route 95 Massachusetts, or the reverse, shall not exceed twenty dollars ($20.00).(d) Subject to § 42-13.1-14, the daily maximum amount of the tolls collected upon the same individual large commercial truck using a RFID shall not exceed forty dollars ($40.00).(e) Tolls shall not be subject to supervision or regulation by any commission, board, bureau, agency, or official of the state or any municipality or other political subdivision of the state except the department.History of Section.P.L. 2016, ch. 3, § 2; P.L. 2016, ch. 4, § 2.
RI Gen L § 42-13.1-5 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-13.1 - The Rhode Island Bridge Replacement, Reconstruction, and Maintenance Fund|Section 42-13.1-5 - Collection of tolls on passenger cars and other vehicles expressly prohibited.

§ 42-13.1-5. Collection of tolls on passenger cars and other vehicles expressly prohibited.Notwithstanding any other provisions of this statute, the department is expressly prohibited from collecting tolls hereunder on other vehicles, herein defined to include motorcycles, passenger cars, and all other vehicles classed one through seven (7) pursuant to the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) vehicle classification schedule.History of Section.P.L. 2016, ch. 3, § 2; P.L. 2016, ch. 4, § 2.
RI Gen L § 42-13.1-6 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-13.1 - The Rhode Island Bridge Replacement, Reconstruction, and Maintenance Fund|Section 42-13.1-6 - Rhode Island bridge replacement, reconstruction and maintenance fund established.

§ 42-13.1-6. Rhode Island bridge replacement, reconstruction and maintenance fund established.(a) There is hereby created a special account in the intermodal surface transportation fund, as established in § 31-36-20, to be known as the Rhode Island bridge replacement, reconstruction, and maintenance fund ("the fund").(b) The fund shall consist of all those monies received by the department under this chapter, including:(1) The monies received through the collection of tolls on bridges in Rhode Island;(2) Any fees, fines, or penalties collected pursuant to this chapter; and(3) Investment earnings on amounts credited to the fund.(c) Unexpended balances and any earnings thereon shall not revert to the general fund but shall remain in the Rhode Island bridge replacement, reconstruction, and maintenance fund. There shall be no requirement that monies received into the fund during any given calendar year or fiscal year be expended during the same calendar year or fiscal year.History of Section.P.L. 2016, ch. 3, § 2; P.L. 2016, ch. 4, § 2.
RI Gen L § 42-13.1-7 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-13.1 - The Rhode Island Bridge Replacement, Reconstruction, and Maintenance Fund|Section 42-13.1-7 - Designation of toll bridges.

§ 42-13.1-7. Designation of toll bridges.The director of the department may designate any Rhode Island bridge on the National Highway System as a toll bridge in order to facilitate the financing of replacement, reconstruction, and maintenance of Rhode Island's system of bridges.History of Section.P.L. 2016, ch. 3, § 2; P.L. 2016, ch. 4, § 2.
RI Gen L § 42-13.1-8 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-13.1 - The Rhode Island Bridge Replacement, Reconstruction, and Maintenance Fund|Section 42-13.1-8 - Amount of tolls.

§ 42-13.1-8. Amount of tolls.The department's authority to fix and adjust the amount of tolls shall be determined by the costs of replacement, reconstruction, maintenance, and operation of Rhode Island's system of bridges and/or any portion or portions thereof, including costs associated with the acquisition, construction, operation, and maintenance of the toll facilities and administrative costs in connection therewith.History of Section.P.L. 2016, ch. 3, § 2; P.L. 2016, ch. 4, § 2.
RI Gen L § 42-13.1-9 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-13.1 - The Rhode Island Bridge Replacement, Reconstruction, and Maintenance Fund|Section 42-13.1-9 - Limitations on use of revenue.

§ 42-13.1-9. Limitations on use of revenue.All revenue collected pursuant to this chapter and deposited to the Rhode Island bridge replacement, reconstruction, and maintenance fund shall be used to pay the costs associated with the operation and maintenance of the toll facility, and the replacement, reconstruction, maintenance, and operation of Rhode Island bridges on the National Highway System or any other use permitted under 23 U.S.C. § 129.History of Section.P.L. 2016, ch. 3, § 2; P.L. 2016, ch. 4, § 2.