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RI Gen L § 45-55-16 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 45 - Towns and Cities|Chapter 45-55 - Award of Municipal Contracts|Section 45-55-16 - Prohibition against the use of lead based paints.

§ 45-55-16. Prohibition against the use of lead based paints.When purchasing paint products or contracting or subcontracting for painting, construction, improvement, completion, or repair of any public buildings, public road, public bridge, or public construction, all municipalities, as defined by § 45-55-4(11), are prohibited from the use of lead based paint.History of Section.P.L. 1993, ch. 382, § 3.
RI Gen L § 45-55-17 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 45 - Towns and Cities|Chapter 45-55 - Award of Municipal Contracts|Section 45-55-17 - Penalties.

§ 45-55-17. Penalties.Any person who knowingly and intentionally violates any provision of this chapter shall be subject to a misdemeanor, punishable by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars ($500), or by imprisonment for not more than one year, or both.History of Section.P.L. 2012, ch. 453, § 1.
RI Gen L § 45-56-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 45 - Towns and Cities|Chapter 45-56 - Westerly Downtown Center Special Services District|Section 45-56-1 - Purpose of Westerly downtown center special services district.

§ 45-56-1. Purpose of Westerly downtown center special services district.The town of Westerly may establish by ordinance of its legislative body as provided in this chapter, within its confines, a downtown center special services district to promote the economic and general welfare of its citizens and property owners through the preservation, enhancement, protection and development of the economic health of the municipality. The term "municipality" as used in this chapter means only the town of Westerly.History of Section.P.L. 1998, ch. 135, § 1.
RI Gen L § 45-56-2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 45 - Towns and Cities|Chapter 45-56 - Westerly Downtown Center Special Services District|Section 45-56-2 - Powers of the downtown center special services district.

§ 45-56-2. Powers of the downtown center special services district.The downtown center special services district constitutes a body politic and corporate and the ordinance establishing the district confers upon the district the following powers and other powers as are provided in the chapter:(1) To sue or be sued;(2) To acquire, hold and convey any estate, real or personal;(3) To contract;(4) To borrow money, provided any obligation incurred for this purpose is discharged not more than one year after it was incurred, and the district may pledge any revenues to be received pursuant to § 45-56-6 against the obligation;(5) To recommend to the legislative body of the municipality in which the district is located the imposition of a levy upon the taxable interests in real property within the district, the revenues from which may be used in carrying out any of the powers of the district;(6) To construct, own, operate and maintain public improvements; and(7) To provide, within the district, some or all of the other services which the municipality is authorized to provide, except that the ordinance may not confer upon the district the power to provide elementary or secondary public education services; and, provided, further, that the ordinance may not confer upon the district the power to provide services which are then being provided within any portion of the area included in the district by any multi-town body or authority.History of Section.P.L. 1998, ch. 135, § 1.
RI Gen L § 45-56-3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 45 - Towns and Cities|Chapter 45-56 - Westerly Downtown Center Special Services District|Section 45-56-3 - Powers regarding motor vehicle parking.

§ 45-56-3. Powers regarding motor vehicle parking.In addition to the powers enumerated in § 45-56-2, the ordinance establishing the downtown center special services district may confer upon the district some or all of the following powers:(1) To construct, acquire, or obtain a lease-hold interest in a motor vehicle parking facility, within or without the district;(2) To operate a motor vehicle parking facility, within or without the district;(3) To lease or sublease to other parties motor vehicle parking facilities; and(4) To enter into, fund and perform agreements which reduce the cost of motor vehicle parking to residents of the district and to employees of, and those doing business with, businesses located within the district.History of Section.P.L. 1998, ch. 135, § 1.
RI Gen L § 45-56-5 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 45 - Towns and Cities|Chapter 45-56 - Westerly Downtown Center Special Services District|Section 45-56-5 - Board of commissioners of district - Contract awards.

§ 45-56-5. Board of commissioners of district — Contract awards.The ordinance establishing the downtown center special services district shall provide that the business of the district shall be conducted by a board of commissioners, and by any agents that the ordinance may authorize them to designate, and the ordinance shall further provide the number, qualifications and manner of election of the commissioners. All orders or contracts for expenditures by the board on behalf of the downtown center special services district which are greater than five thousand dollars ($5,000) shall be awarded to the lowest responsible qualified bidder only after a public invitation to bid, which shall be advertised in a newspaper having circulation in the downtown center special services district.History of Section.P.L. 1998, ch. 135, § 1.
RI Gen L § 45-56-6 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 45 - Towns and Cities|Chapter 45-56 - Westerly Downtown Center Special Services District|Section 45-56-6 - Tax levy for benefit of district.

§ 45-56-6. Tax levy for benefit of district.(a) An ordinance establishing a downtown center special services district shall provide the time and manner for determining the levy on real property within the district which is recommended by the board of commissioners of the district pursuant to § 45-56-2(5).(b) In order to provide that different areas, and different land use categories, within the downtown center special services district may share equitably in the funding of the district in proportion to the different benefits to be derived, an ordinance establishing the downtown center special services district may divide the district into subdistricts, and the ordinance may further provide a separate basis for the determination of the levy recommended pursuant to § 45-56-2(5) on taxable interests in real property within each subdistrict.(c) (1) An ordinance establishing the downtown center special services district may create, for taxing purposes only, different categories of land use within the district, and the ordinance may further provide a separate basis for the determination of the levy recommended pursuant to § 45-56-2(5) on each category of land use.(2) If an ordinance establishing a district divides the district into subdistricts, and if the ordinance also creates different land use categories, the ordinance may also provide a basis for the determination of the levy recommended pursuant to § 45-56-2(5) on taxable interests in real property in a land use category in a subdistrict which is different from the basis for determining the levy recommended on taxable interests in real property in the same land use category in another subdistrict or in other subdistricts.(d) An ordinance establishing the downtown center special services district shall provide that, when the board of commissioners of the district shall, in a timely manner, recommend to the legislative body of the municipality in which the district is located a levy upon the taxable interests in real property within the district, pursuant to § 45-56-2(5) and pursuant to the ordinance, it is the obligation of the legislative body to impose the levy as a municipal levy, and the levy shall be in addition to the regular municipal levy, and it is the obligation of the municipality to collect the levy for the benefit of the district. All moneys received by the board of commissioners of the district or by a municipality on behalf of the district shall be paid into the general fund of the municipality where an account is maintained of the moneys for the benefit of the district. Notwithstanding any provision of the general laws, public laws or any special act or any municipal charter to the contrary, the treasurer of the municipality shall disburse funds in accordance with an annual budget adopted by the board of commissioners of the district.History of Section.P.L. 1998, ch. 135, § 1.
RI Gen L § 45-57-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 45 - Towns and Cities|Chapter 45-57 - Winnisimet Farm Road District|Section 45-57-1 - Creation - Corporate powers.

§ 45-57-1. Creation — Corporate powers.(a) There is hereby created a special preservation and management district to be known as the Winnisimet Farm Road District.(b) The district consists of those lots of record listed on the town of Tiverton tax assessor's plat map 1-7 Block 179, including cards numbered:1  1a  2  2a  3  3a  3b  4  4a  5  6  7  7a  8  8a  9  9a  10  10a  11a  11b  12  12a  13  13a  14  14a  15  15a  16  16a  17  17a 20  26  27  28  29  30  32  33  34  35  36 37  38  39  40  41  42  43  44  45  46  47 48  50  52  53  54  55  56  57  58  59  60 61  62  63  64  65  66  67  67a  68  69  70 71  72  73  74  74a(c) The district includes privately owned lots as well as common properties owned by the Winnisimet Farm Association, including ponds, beach accesses, open land and streets and associated improvements, to wit, Hamilton Circle, Indian Point Road, Penny Pond Road, Winnisimet Drive, Arrowhead Drive and Sachem Road.(d) Lots owned by the Winnisimet Farm Association as common property are not lots of record for purposes of voting rights or assessments.(e) Should any lots be created for future individual ownership, either from common property owned by the Winnisimet Farm Association, or from privately owned property, such newly created lots will be lots of record under the provisions of this act, with future owners incurring all rights and obligations of this chapter.(f) As used in this chapter, the term "Winnisimet Farm Association" means that neighborhood association previously incorporated under the laws of this state as a nonprofit corporation, which corporation owns the common properties and roads within the district.(g) The district may have a common seal, sue and be sued, and enjoy the powers generally incident to corporations.History of Section.P.L. 1999, ch. 79, § 2.
RI Gen L § 45-57-2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 45 - Towns and Cities|Chapter 45-57 - Winnisimet Farm Road District|Section 45-57-2 - Elections.

§ 45-57-2. Elections.(a) Every owner listed on recorded deeds of any lot or lots of record within the district is an elector of the district and is eligible to vote in the election of officers of the district and in the ballots for all propositions brought before any annual or special meeting.(b) In the event that the owner of record of any lot or lots is a corporation, partnership, trust or other non-natural person or entity, then the entity shall be deemed an elector and shall be entitled to cast one vote on any matter to come before the electors.History of Section.P.L. 1999, ch. 79, § 2.
RI Gen L § 45-57-3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 45 - Towns and Cities|Chapter 45-57 - Winnisimet Farm Road District|Section 45-57-3 - Annual and special meetings - Voting.

§ 45-57-3. Annual and special meetings — Voting.(a) The district will hold an annual meeting during the month of October in every year.(b) Special meetings of the district shall be called by the secretary upon order of the board of directors or upon written application of at least fifteen (15) electors; and whenever the subject of ordering an assessment is to be acted on at any special meeting, the assessment must be mentioned in the notice. It is the duty of the secretary to fix a suitable place for the holding of all meetings and to give notice of each meeting, both annual and special, by posting a notice in at least one public place within the town of Tiverton and mailing or hand delivering the notice to each elector in the district, at least ten (10) days before the meeting, and the notice will contain a statement of the time and place when and where the meeting will be held. One notice may be mailed or hand delivered where more than one elector resides, addressed to all electors there residing. It is the duty of the secretary of the district to maintain and correct the voting list on a regular basis, using ownership records of the town of Tiverton.(c) No vote, except upon an adjournment, or in the annual election of officers, may be taken at any meeting of the district unless at least fifteen (15) electors are present at the meeting. On demand of at least one fifth (⅕) of the qualified electors of the district present at any meeting for a ballot on any question pending at the meeting, the ballot will be allowed; and all votes except on motion to adjourn, or on amendment to any pending proposition, will be required by the secretary to be so taken, the votes affirmative and negative may be counted by the secretary, and the result entered by the secretary on the minutes of the meeting.History of Section.P.L. 1999, ch. 79, § 2.
RI Gen L § 45-57-4 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 45 - Towns and Cities|Chapter 45-57 - Winnisimet Farm Road District|Section 45-57-4 - Governing board - Elections - Officers.

§ 45-57-4. Governing board — Elections — Officers.(a) The electors of the district shall at annual meetings elect a board of directors comprised of seven (7) electors of the district, and then shall elect from the duly elected directors a president, a vice president, a treasurer and a secretary.(b) The directors shall serve for two year terms, and shall serve without compensation. No more than one elector from any lot of record may serve as a director at the same time.(c) The board of directors constitute the governing board of the district, and the duties of the board are prescribed in this chapter, and may be further defined by the bylaws of the district consistent with this chapter.(d) Any vacancy that may occur in the board of directors between annual meetings will be filled by some elector to be chosen by the other members of the board of directors to hold office until the next annual meeting, at which time the vacancy must be filled by a vote of the electors.(e) The electors of the district may, at any meeting, adopt and ordain bylaws, and, from time to time, rescind or amend the bylaws, as they deem necessary and proper for the purposes of this chapter and not repugnant to this chapter and not inconsistent with any other law; provided that the electors may appoint such committees as they may deem necessary, and may fix the compensation, if any, of all agents and employees of the district.History of Section.P.L. 1999, ch. 79, § 2.
RI Gen L § 45-57-5 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 45 - Towns and Cities|Chapter 45-57 - Winnisimet Farm Road District|Section 45-57-5 - Powers of the board of directors.

§ 45-57-5. Powers of the board of directors.The board of directors of the Winnisimet Farm Road District, in addition to any other powers conferred by this chapter, have the power:(a) To conduct the business and affairs of the district as approved at annual meetings by a majority vote of electors in attendance;(b) To adopt and amend budgets for revenues, and reserves, and to collect assessments;(c) To make contracts and incur liabilities on behalf of the district;(d) To regulate the use, maintenance, repair, replacement, and modification of common elements;(e) To file liens on lots of record for nonpayment of assessments;(f) To approve curb cuts for new construction within the district;(g) Subject to the provisions of this chapter, to expend and disperse monies as needed to accomplish the purpose of this chapter and of the district;(h) Subject to the provisions of this chapter, to acquire by purchase, lease, gift, devise real or personal property required for any district purpose;(i) Subject to provisions of this chapter, to lease or convey any real property owned by the district or to grant an easement or license with respect to such property, on such terms and conditions as the board may determine;(j) To maintain premises and to provide supervision, control and maintenance thereof;(k) To accept gifts of money and personalty;(l) To hire whatever employees, advisors and consultants which are deemed required from time to time to accomplish the district purposes;(m) To manage and control the property of the district and to insure that property against loss or damage from any risk whatsoever;(n) To place upon the ballot at any annual or special election any proposition which must be approved by the electors pursuant to § 45-57-6 of this chapter;(o) To purchase and maintain insurance to indemnify officers of the district; provided, however, that any officer shall be indemnified only if the officer, at the time the claim or cause of action arose or damages were sustained, was acting in the discharge of or within the scope of his or her authorized duties and that the claim or cause of action or damages sustained did not result from the intentional wrongdoing or gross negligence of that officer.History of Section.P.L. 1999, ch. 79, § 2.
RI Gen L § 45-57-6 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 45 - Towns and Cities|Chapter 45-57 - Winnisimet Farm Road District|Section 45-57-6 - Powers of governing board with approval of electors.

§ 45-57-6. Powers of governing board with approval of electors.The board of directors, when authorized by majority vote of the electors voting upon a proposition, have the power:(a) To acquire real property by purchase at prices or amounts authorized by duly adopted proposition;(b) To sell, transfer or permanently dispose of any real property, on such terms and conditions and at such prices as shall by proposition be authorized;(c) To take any further or additional action which, under the provisions of this chapter, must first be authorized by the adoption of a proposition.History of Section.P.L. 1999, ch. 79, § 2.
RI Gen L § 45-57-7 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 45 - Towns and Cities|Chapter 45-57 - Winnisimet Farm Road District|Section 45-57-7 - Assessments.

§ 45-57-7. Assessments.(a) The electors of the district, at annual or special meeting of the district, have the power to order the imposition and collection of thosemonetary assessments upon lots of record with the district which they deem necessary for the payment of common expenses incurred or to be incurred in fulfillment of the purposes of the district and of this chapter.(b) Assessments shall be determined for each lot of record equally, without regard to the lot location, size or value of the land or of any improvements thereon, and without regard to the benefit of any individual lot owner.(c) The amount of assessments hereunder shall be determined by a majority vote of the electors voting, upon recommendation of the board of directors and consideration of the treasurer's annual report.(d) Notwithstanding subsections (a) through (c), any common expense incurred by the district as the result of misconduct by an individual lot owner or owners may be assessed exclusively against the offending lot owner or owners.History of Section.P.L. 1999, ch. 79, § 2.
RI Gen L § 45-57-8 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 45 - Towns and Cities|Chapter 45-57 - Winnisimet Farm Road District|Section 45-57-8 - Unpaid assessments.

§ 45-57-8. Unpaid assessments.A reasonable interest charge, approved by the board of directors, may be added to assessments that remain unpaid after one year from the notification of the assessment, and may accumulate annually thereafter on the unpaid balance.History of Section.P.L. 1999, ch. 79, § 2.
RI Gen L § 45-57-9 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 45 - Towns and Cities|Chapter 45-57 - Winnisimet Farm Road District|Section 45-57-9 - Audits.

§ 45-57-9. Audits.An audit of the treasurer's financial records shall be conducted annually prior to the annual meeting by a person, firm or committee appointed by the board of directors. The audit report shall be included in the annual treasurer's report.History of Section.P.L. 1999, ch. 79, § 2.
RI Gen L § 45-57-10 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 45 - Towns and Cities|Chapter 45-57 - Winnisimet Farm Road District|Section 45-57-10 - Establishment of the road district.

§ 45-57-10. Establishment of the road district.The road district will be established when approved by majority vote of the electors under the following procedures: Ballots shall be distributed by certified mail to every elector as defined in § 45-57-2. Ballots shall include copies of this act and instructions for ballot submission with at least a thirty (30) days response period. Ballot procedural language shall be certified by the board of canvassers of the town of Tiverton. Completed ballots shall be returned to the board of canvassers, which shall certify the results. The approval vote will be conducted at no cost to the town of Tiverton.History of Section.P.L. 1999, ch. 79, § 2.
RI Gen L § 45-57-11 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 45 - Towns and Cities|Chapter 45-57 - Winnisimet Farm Road District|Section 45-57-11 - Implementation of the road district.

§ 45-57-11. Implementation of the road district.The Winnisimet Farm Road District shall be duly instituted when the majority vote of the electors, as certified by the board of canvassers, together with a copy of this act, are recorded in land evidence records of the town of Tiverton.History of Section.P.L. 1999, ch. 79, § 2.
RI Gen L § 45-57-12 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 45 - Towns and Cities|Chapter 45-57 - Winnisimet Farm Road District|Section 45-57-12 - Exemption from liability.

§ 45-57-12. Exemption from liability.Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, no person serving without compensation as a director, officer, or volunteer of the Winnisimet Farm Road District shall be liable to any person based solely on his or her conduct in the execution of the office or duty unless the conduct of the director, officer or volunteer with respect to the person asserting the liability constituted malicious, willful or wanton misconduct. As used in the section, "compensation" does not include a per diem or per meeting allowance, or reimbursement for out of pocket costs and expenses incurred in the service. Nothing in this section shall be construed to exempt a director, officer or volunteer from liability based upon his or her ownership and/or operation of a motor vehicle.History of Section.P.L. 1999, ch. 79, § 2.
RI Gen L § 45-57-13 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 45 - Towns and Cities|Chapter 45-57 - Winnisimet Farm Road District|Section 45-57-13 - Severability.

§ 45-57-13. Severability.This chapter shall be construed in all respects so as to meet all constitutional requirements. In carrying out the purposes and provisions of this chapter, all steps shall be taken which are necessary to meet constitutional or other legal requirements whether or not these steps are expressly required by statute. If, after the application of the foregoing provisions of this section, any of the provisions of this chapter, or its application to any circumstances, shall be held unconstitutional by any court of competent jurisdiction, that decision shall not affect or impair the validity of the application of those provisions to other circumstances of the validity of any other provisions of this chapter.History of Section.P.L. 1999, ch. 79, § 2.
RI Gen L § 45-58-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 45 - Towns and Cities|Chapter 45-58 - Pascoag Utility District|Section 45-58-1 - Short title.

§ 45-58-1. Short title.This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Pascoag Utility District Act of 2001".History of Section.P.L. 2001, ch. 12, § 1; P.L. 2001, ch. 47, § 1.