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RI Gen L § 37-8-7 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 37 - Public Property and Works|Chapter 37-8 - Public Buildings|Section 37-8-7 - Allotment of office space in State House - Furnishings.

§ 37-8-7. Allotment of office space in State House — Furnishings.The director of administration shall designate the rooms to be used by the committees, boards, departments, divisions, commissions, officers, or persons now or hereafter authorized by law to be provided with offices in the state house, and shall furnish the offices, to the extent of furnishings in the custody of the department of administration available therefor. Upon the request of any board, department, division, commission, or officer, the department of administration shall from time to time, as in the director's judgment may be necessary, repair and renew the furniture, furnishings, and other movables used or to be used in any office, and the cost of repair and renewal of the furniture, furnishings, and other movables or any additions thereto shall be paid upon vouchers approved by the director of administration from the appropriation made to be expended for that purpose. All furniture, furnishings, and movables shall remain in the care and custody of the department of administration.History of Section.P.L. 1902, ch. 1051, § 3; G.L. 1909, ch. 37, § 3; G.L. 1923, ch. 35, § 3; P.L. 1927, ch. 953, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 105, § 3; impl. am. P.L. 1951, ch. 2727, art. 1, § 3; G.L. 1956, § 37-8-7.
RI Gen L § 37-8-8 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 37 - Public Property and Works|Chapter 37-8 - Public Buildings|Section 37-8-8 - Battle flags and markers.

§ 37-8-8. Battle flags and markers.(a) The priceless battle flags and markers now belonging to the state of Rhode Island, and any that may hereafter be presented to this state, shall be maintained by the department of administration in embellished cases suitable for their display in the halls or foyers of the State House, and the cases shall be practically hermetically sealed for the purpose of protecting and preserving the battle flags and markers for future generations as the most eloquent testimonials of the patriotism and valor of our fathers. The battle flags and markers shall not be removed from the cases for any purpose other than for their necessary repair or preservation. The department of administration shall have full care, custody, and control of all the battle flags and markers, and the department is hereby authorized and directed to carry out and enforce the provisions and purposes of this section.(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the department of administration is authorized to remove, conserve, and indefinitely store any battle flag or marker it deems to be in such a state of deterioration that its removal from the State House encasements is necessary for its continued existence.(c) The department of administration is directed to study the condition of the State House historic battle flags and markers, the encasements in which they are housed and their method of display to ensure their continued survival while permitting, to the extent possible, continued public display of these historic artifacts. In conducting such study, the department shall seek input and guidance from persons with expertise in historic preservation, textile conservation, veterans' affairs and military history, as well as from members of the public. The department shall prepare a comprehensive set of recommendations for the conservation and display of these battle flags and markers. The department shall present its findings and recommendations to the governor, the speaker of the house, and the president of the senate not later than January 1, 2017.(d) The department is authorized to apply for and accept public or private funds to carry out this study and for the continued preservation and display of these battle flags and markers.History of Section.P.L. 1917, ch. 1461, §§ 1, 2; G.L. 1923, ch. 35, §§ 4, 5; G.L. 1938, ch. 105, §§ 4, 5; impl. am. P.L. 1951, ch. 2727, art. 1, § 3; G.L. 1956, § 37-8-8; P.L. 2015, ch. 263, § 1; P.L. 2015, ch. 281, § 1.
RI Gen L § 37-8-9 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 37 - Public Property and Works|Chapter 37-8 - Public Buildings|Section 37-8-9 - Governors' portraits.

§ 37-8-9. Governors' portraits.The secretary of state shall cause a portrait to be painted of each governor of the state as soon after the governor is inducted into office and also a portrait of any former governor of the state who may be living and whose portrait is not hung in the state house. Whenever any portrait is finished, the secretary of state shall deliver the portrait to the department of administration to be hung in the State House and the state controller is hereby authorized and directed to draw his or her order upon the general treasurer for a sum sufficient to pay for any portrait out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated upon receipt of vouchers approved by the secretary of state.History of Section.G.L. 1909, ch. 363, § 43; P.L. 1921, ch. 2076, § 1; G.L. 1923, ch. 416, § 45; G.L. 1938, ch. 632, § 8; impl. am. P.L. 1939, ch. 660 § 65; impl. am. P.L. 1951, ch. 2727, art. 1, § 3; G.L. 1956, § 37-8-9.
RI Gen L § 37-8-10 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 37 - Public Property and Works|Chapter 37-8 - Public Buildings|Section 37-8-10 - Hours State House open - Maintenance of good order.

§ 37-8-10. Hours State House open — Maintenance of good order.The department of administration shall fix the hours for opening and closing the State House, but the hours so fixed shall not prevent access by the public to the offices therein during the time when it is provided by law that they shall be kept open. It shall be the duty of the department to maintain good order in the State House and upon the grounds surrounding the State House. The capitol police, the bureau of police and fire of the city of Providence, and the superintendent of state police shall assign such number of officers for that purpose as the department may from time to time request.History of Section.P.L. 1902, ch. 1051, § 4; G.L. 1909, ch. 37, § 4; G.L. 1923, ch. 35, § 6; P.L. 1931, ch. 1719, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 105, § 6; impl. am. P.L. 1951, ch. 2727, art. 1, § 3; G.L. 1956, § 37-8-10; P.L. 2008, ch. 100, art. 9, § 7.
RI Gen L § 37-8-11 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 37 - Public Property and Works|Chapter 37-8 - Public Buildings|Section 37-8-11 - Operation of state house restaurant - Sales stands.

§ 37-8-11. Operation of state house restaurant — Sales stands.(a) The department may make such arrangements as it deems advisable for the operation of the restaurant in the State House. It may lease the restaurant and may regulate the sale of newspapers and other articles within the building. All money received by it from these or any other sources shall be paid to the general treasurer monthly.(b) All positions in the State House restaurant shall be in the classified service of the state. Employees of the restaurant on June 13, 1963, shall be granted permanent status in classified positions as determined by the personnel administrator. Notwithstanding any prior contractual bases of employment supported by the state house restaurant rotary fund, the employees are herewith specifically granted the longevity increases of employees in the classified service from the date of their original employment in the restaurant.History of Section.P.L. 1902, ch. 1051, § 5; G.L. 1909, ch. 37, § 5; G.L. 1923, ch. 35, § 7; P.L. 1931, ch. 1719, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 105, § 7; impl. am. P.L. 1951, ch. 2727, art. 1, § 3; G.L. 1956, § 37-8-11; P.L. 1963, ch. 214, § 1.
RI Gen L § 37-8-11.1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 37 - Public Property and Works|Chapter 37-8 - Public Buildings|Section 37-8-11.1 - Retirement of State House restaurant employees.

§ 37-8-11.1. Retirement of State House restaurant employees.Notwithstanding the provisions of any other law, the provisions of chapters 8, 9, and 10 of title 36, as amended, shall apply to the employees of the State House restaurant. Any employee shall also be permitted to purchase previous service credits in the retirement system for any periods of employment in the State House restaurant from August 1945, to the present, provided he or she makes written application to the retirement board on or before December 31, 1963, and pays into the retirement system in a lump sum payment the contributions of five percent (5%) of his or her total earnings for the period in which he or she seeks membership credit, plus interest at the rate of four percent (4%) per annum compounded annually up to July 1, 1947, and regular interest of two percent (2%) per annum compounded annually thereafter to date of payment.History of Section.P.L. 1963, ch. 214, § 2.
RI Gen L § 37-8-12 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 37 - Public Property and Works|Chapter 37-8 - Public Buildings|Section 37-8-12 - Illumination of State House.

§ 37-8-12. Illumination of State House.The department is hereby authorized and directed to maintain flood lights on the State House, so arranged as to illuminate the dome, which shall be illuminated nightly. The department is further authorized, in its discretion, to install other flood lights so arranged as to illuminate such other parts of the exterior of the building as it may determine, the lights to be used at such times as the department may deem fit and proper.History of Section.G.L. 1923, ch. 35, § 10; P.L. 1931, ch. 1719, § 2; G.L. 1938, ch. 105, § 11; impl. am. P.L. 1951, ch. 2727, art. 1, § 3; G.L. 1956, § 37-8-12.
RI Gen L § 37-8-13 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 37 - Public Property and Works|Chapter 37-8 - Public Buildings|Section 37-8-13 - Offices of department - Annual report.

§ 37-8-13. Offices of department — Annual report.The department shall have an office in the State House or in the state office building, and shall annually in the month of January make a report to the general assembly of its doings for the preceding calendar year.History of Section.P.L. 1902, ch. 1051, § 6; G.L. 1909, ch. 37, § 6; G.L. 1923, ch. 35, § 8; P.L. 1931, ch. 1719, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 105, § 10; impl. am. P.L. 1951, ch. 2727, art. 1, § 3; G.L. 1956, § 37-8-13.
RI Gen L § 37-8-14 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 37 - Public Property and Works|Chapter 37-8 - Public Buildings|Section 37-8-14 - Legislators' parking lot.

§ 37-8-14. Legislators' parking lot.The department of administration shall provide suitable parking facilities for all legislators, whereby each member of the legislature shall be assigned a parking area. The department shall appoint a member of the capitol police to be on duty in the legislative parking lot, during all sessions of the general assembly.History of Section.P.L. 1962, ch. 131, § 1.
RI Gen L § 37-8-15 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 37 - Public Property and Works|Chapter 37-8 - Public Buildings|Section 37-8-15 - Access for people with disabilities.

§ 37-8-15. Access for people with disabilities.The design of all public buildings to be constructed, leased, or rented by the state or any municipality of the state must be in compliance with all the standards promulgated by the Rhode Island State Building Code, chapter 27.3 of title 23, which make buildings and facilities accessible to and usable by people with disabilities.History of Section.P.L. 1964, ch. 189, § 1; P.L. 1978, ch. 95, § 1; P.L. 1997, ch. 150, § 13.
RI Gen L § 37-8-16 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 37 - Public Property and Works|Chapter 37-8 - Public Buildings|Section 37-8-16 - Walkie-talkies portable communications for capitol police.

§ 37-8-16. Walkie-talkies portable communications for capitol police.All members of the capitol police who are assigned to the state house shall be supplied and have on their person a portable communications device while on their tour of duty.History of Section.P.L. 1979, ch. 316, § 1; P.L. 2008, ch. 100, art. 9, § 7.
RI Gen L § 37-8-17 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 37 - Public Property and Works|Chapter 37-8 - Public Buildings|Section 37-8-17 - Repealed.

§ 37-8-17. Repealed.History of Section.P.L. 1980, ch. 79, § 1; Repealed by P.L. 1993, ch. 49, § 1, effective June 29, 1993. For present comparable provisions, see § 37-8-19.
RI Gen L § 37-8-17.1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 37 - Public Property and Works|Chapter 37-8 - Public Buildings|Section 37-8-17.1 - Energy efficient resources.

§ 37-8-17.1. Energy efficient resources.(a) In addition to the requirements set forth in § 37-8-19, the director of the department of administration, in consultation with the state energy office, shall establish, maintain, and implement a system of rebate incentives for the installation of energy efficient sources in state owned and leased buildings offered by the various public utilities providing those resources to the state.(b) Any public building that is owned by the state or any department, office, board, commission, or agency thereof, including state-supported institutions of higher education shall purchase or generate sixteen percent (16%) of their electricity from renewable energy resources by January 1, 2020, in accordance with the following schedule:By 2010, four and one-half percent (4.5%) of electricity used shall be from renewable energy resources, with an additional one percent (1%) of electricity purchased or generated in each of the following years 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014; and an additional one and one-half percent (1.5%) of electricity purchased or generated in each of the following years 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, and 2019, from renewable energy resources.(c) On or before June 1, 2009 the office of Energy Resources shall file a report with the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives detailing the progress of the program to include, but not be limited to, suggestions for achieving the stated goals for renewable energy resources.History of Section.P.L. 1991, ch. 39, § 1; P.L. 2001, ch. 142, § 2; P.L. 2008, ch. 256, § 1; P.L. 2008, ch. 421, § 1.
RI Gen L § 37-8-17.2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 37 - Public Property and Works|Chapter 37-8 - Public Buildings|Section 37-8-17.2 - Repealed.

§ 37-8-17.2. Repealed.History of Section.P.L. 1991, ch. 39, § 1; P.L. 1995, ch. 141, § 1; P.L. 1997, ch. 124, § 1; Repealed by P.L. 2009, ch. 5, art. 8, § 1, effective June 30, 2008.
RI Gen L § 37-8-18 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 37 - Public Property and Works|Chapter 37-8 - Public Buildings|Section 37-8-18 - Department of administration garage.

§ 37-8-18. Department of administration garage.All fees and charges collected from users of the parking garage located in the department of administration building shall be deposited as general revenues.History of Section.P.L. 1990, ch. 65, art. 44, § 1; P.L. 1995, ch. 370, art. 40, § 111.
RI Gen L § 37-8-19 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 37 - Public Property and Works|Chapter 37-8 - Public Buildings|Section 37-8-19 - Energy use in public buildings.

§ 37-8-19. Energy use in public buildings.(a) The director of the department of administration shall publish and maintain standards and guidelines for energy conservation and energy cost savings in new, renovated, and newly leased public buildings. The standards shall be, at a minimum, in compliance with the Rhode Island State Building Code, chapter 27.3 of title 23 and will exceed and supplement that code where it is determined to be cost effective to do so.(b) The standards shall address, at a minimum, lighting, heating, ventilation and air conditioning, building envelope, site orientation, use of passive solar energy, use of energy management systems, use of dual fuel burning capabilities, and use of any available financial subsidies or grants for energy conservation. The objective of the standards and guidelines will be to implement cost effective building design, to achieve energy efficiency, and to minimize the overall cost of constructing, renovating, operating, and maintaining public buildings.(c) All new, renovated, and newly leased public buildings shall be designed in compliance with the standards and guidelines which may be changed and updated periodically by the director.(d) Architects and engineers hired by the state will be required to comply with these standards and will also be required to meet with the statewide energy conservation officer and state building code commissioner, or their designees, commencing with the design phase to review the standards and guidelines and to determine how to incorporate them into the project design. A written authorization must be obtained from the statewide energy conservation officer before plans and specifications can be approved for a building permit by the building code commissioner.(e) The official in charge of supervising the design and construction of public buildings at each of the following state agencies shall have the opportunity to comment on all standards, guidelines, and any periodic changes to them before they become finalized by the director:(1) The university of Rhode Island, Rhode Island college, the department of MHRH, the community college of Rhode Island, the division of central services, the governor's energy office, and the state building code commission.(f) "Public building" for the purpose of this section shall mean any building owned by the state of Rhode Island or any building leased by the state of Rhode Island with a term of two (2) years or longer.History of Section.P.L. 1993, ch. 49, § 2; P.L. 2001, ch. 142, § 2.
RI Gen L § 37-8-20 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 37 - Public Property and Works|Chapter 37-8 - Public Buildings|Section 37-8-20 - Motorcycle designated parking at public buildings.

§ 37-8-20. Motorcycle designated parking at public buildings.(a) In order to encourage and/or accommodate motorcycle parking and to assure, whenever possible, that designated parking spaces for motorcycles are provided in parking areas adjacent to, or within sight of, state, city, and town buildings, every state department or state agency and every agency or institution maintained by a Rhode Island city or town is required to prepare a motorcycle parking plan. Provided, however, airports within the state are not required to comply with this requirement.(b) Motorcycle parking plans shall initially be prepared prior to November 1, 2012, and shall be promptly posted on the applicable website of the state, city, or town. In the event that a new state, city, or town building is constructed, a motorcycle parking plan shall be in effect within thirty (30) days that the building is open to the public.(c) Each motorcycle parking plan shall include, but not be limited to, the following provisions:(1) Wherever possible, designated parking spaces for motorcycles shall be provided in parking areas that are adjacent to, or within sight of, state, city, and town buildings;(2) The number and placement of designated motorcycle parking spaces shall be determined as a result of motorcycle utilization by employees of state, city, and town buildings, and with input from motorcycle owners;(3) Designated motorcycle parking places must be set aside and made available annually to state employees during the months of April through November, beginning on April 1, 2013; and(4) Signage designating motorcycle parking spaces shall be in place by April of each year.(d) Motorcycle parking plans may be revised as situations warrant, but must be reviewed at least once every five (5) years and revised, as necessary.(e) The unauthorized use of a designated motorcycle parking space will result in a fine against the registered owner of the offending vehicle in the amount of eighty-five dollars ($85.00).History of Section.P.L. 2012, ch. 192, § 1; P.L. 2012, ch. 201, § 1.
RI Gen L § 37-8.1-1 - 37-8.1-3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 37 - Public Property and Works|Chapter 37-8.1 - Public Facilities Asset Protection|Section 37-8.1-1 - 37-8.1-3 - Repealed.

§ 37-8.1-1 — 37-8.1-3. Repealed.History of Section.P.L. 1986, ch. 287, art. 5, § 2; P.L. 1987, ch. 118, art. 5, § 1; P.L. 1990, ch. 309, § 7; G.L. 1956, § 37-8.1-4; Repealed by P.L. 1999, ch. 31, art. 21, § 4, effective July 1, 1999.
RI Gen L § 37-9-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 37 - Public Property and Works|Chapter 37-9 - State Auditorium|Section 37-9-1 - Repealed.

§ 37-9-1. Repealed.History of Section.P.L. 1950, ch. 2425, § 1; P.L. 1952, ch. 2908, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 37-9-1; P.L. 1974, ch. 110, § 1; Repealed by P.L. 1990, ch. 65, art. 34, § 1, effective June 30, 1990.
RI Gen L § 37-9-2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 37 - Public Property and Works|Chapter 37-9 - State Auditorium|Section 37-9-2 - Policies for use of auditorium.

§ 37-9-2. Policies for use of auditorium.The director of administration is hereby authorized and empowered to determine and administer the policies of use which shall apply to the state auditorium in the Veterans' Memorial Building, at Providence, Rhode Island; to determine the patterns and standards of performance, entertainment, instruction, and other modes and purposes of use of the facilities of the state auditorium; and to determine prices, charges, schedules, contract terms, and conditions as well as any and all other matters brought about by the public and private use, presentation, and rental thereof.History of Section.P.L. 1950, ch. 2425, § 3; G.L. 1956, § 37-9-3; G.L. 1956, § 37-9-2; P.L. 1974, ch. 110, § 1; P.L. 1990, ch. 65, art. 34, § 2.
RI Gen L § 37-9-3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 37 - Public Property and Works|Chapter 37-9 - State Auditorium|Section 37-9-3 - Agreements for use.

§ 37-9-3. Agreements for use.The director of administration is hereby vested with the authority to enter into contracts and agreements for the use of the state auditorium.History of Section.P.L. 1950, ch. 2425, § 4; G.L. 1956, § 37-9-4; G.L. 1956, § 37-9-3; P.L. 1974, ch. 110, § 1; P.L. 1990, ch. 65, art. 34, § 2.
RI Gen L § 37-9-4 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 37 - Public Property and Works|Chapter 37-9 - State Auditorium|Section 37-9-4 - Selection of staff.

§ 37-9-4. Selection of staff.The director of administration shall select any clerical and other staff necessary to the administration of duties of the state auditorium.History of Section.P.L. 1950, ch. 2425, § 5; G.L. 1956, § 37-9-5; G.L. 1956, § 37-9-4; P.L. 1974, ch. 110, § 1; P.L. 1990, ch. 65, art. 34, § 2.
RI Gen L § 37-9-5 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 37 - Public Property and Works|Chapter 37-9 - State Auditorium|Section 37-9-5 - Repealed.

§ 37-9-5. Repealed.History of Section.P.L. 1950, ch. 2425, § 6; G.L. 1956, § 37-9-6; G.L. 1956, § 37-9-5; P.L. 1974, ch. 110, § 1; Repealed by P.L. 1990, ch. 65, art. 34, § 1, effective June 30, 1990.
RI Gen L § 37-9-6 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 37 - Public Property and Works|Chapter 37-9 - State Auditorium|Section 37-9-6 - Disposition of income.

§ 37-9-6. Disposition of income.All income and receipts derived from whatever source and arising out of the use of the auditorium shall be deposited as general revenues.History of Section.P.L. 1950, ch. 2425, § 7; G.L. 1956, §§ 37-9-6, 37-9-7; P.L. 1974, ch. 110, § 1; P.L. 1990, ch. 65, art. 34, § 2; P.L. 1995, ch. 370, art. 40, § 112.
RI Gen L § 37-9-7 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 37 - Public Property and Works|Chapter 37-9 - State Auditorium|Section 37-9-7 - Maintenance.

§ 37-9-7. Maintenance.The physical maintenance and management of the auditorium shall remain and be vested in the department of administration.History of Section.P.L. 1950, ch. 2425, § 8; impl. am. P.L. 1951, ch. 2727, art. 1, § 3; G.L. 1956, §§ 37-9-7, 37-9-8; P.L. 1974, ch. 110, § 1.