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RI Gen L § 37-2.5-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 37 - Public Property and Works|Chapter 37-2.5 - Prohibition on Contracting With Iran|Section 37-2.5-1 - Legislative findings.

§ 37-2.5-1. Legislative findings.It is hereby found by the general assembly as follows:(1) In imposing sanctions on Iran, the United States Congress and the President of the United States have determined that the illicit nuclear activities of Iran, combined with its development of unconventional weapons and ballistic missiles, and its support of international terrorism, represent a serious threat to the security of the United States and its allies around the world.(2) The International Atomic Energy Agency has repeatedly called attention to Iran's unlawful nuclear activities, and as a result, the United Nations Security Council has adopted four (4) rounds of sanctions designed to compel the government of Iran to cease those activities and comply with its obligations under the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, commonly known as the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty.(3) The human rights situation in Iran has steadily deteriorated since the fraudulent elections of 2009, as evidenced by the brutal repression, torture, murder and arbitrary detention of peaceful protestors, dissidents and minorities.(4) On July 1, 2010, President Obama signed into law the Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act of 2010, which expressly authorizes state and local governments to prevent investment in, including prohibiting entry into or renewing contracts with, companies operating in Iran and includes provisions that preclude companies that do business in Iran from contracting with the United States government.(5) It is the intention of the general assembly to implement this authority granted under Section 202 of the Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act of 2010.(6) There are moral and reputational reasons for state and local governments to not engage in business with foreign companies that have business activities benefiting foreign states, such as Iran, that pursue illegal nuclear programs, support acts of terrorism and commit violations of human rights.(7) Short-term economic profits cannot be a justification to circumvent even in spirit those international sanctions designed to thwart Iran from developing nuclear weapons.(8) The concerns of this general assembly regarding Iran are strictly the result of the actions of the government of Iran and should not be construed as enmity toward the Iranian people.History of Section.P.L. 2013, ch. 173, § 2; P.L. 2013, ch. 225, § 2.
RI Gen L § 37-2.5-3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 37 - Public Property and Works|Chapter 37-2.5 - Prohibition on Contracting With Iran|Section 37-2.5-3 - Certain persons, entities prohibited from bidding on certain public contracts, maintenance of list.

§ 37-2.5-3. Certain persons, entities prohibited from bidding on certain public contracts, maintenance of list.(a) A person or entity that, at the time of bid or proposal for a new contract or renewal of an existing contract, is identified on a list created pursuant to subsection (b) as a person or entity engaging in investment activities in Iran as described in § 37-2.5-2(b), shall be ineligible to, and shall not, bid on, submit a proposal for, or enter into or renew, a contract with the state for goods or services.(b) Within ninety (90) days of the effective date of this act, the treasurer shall, using credible information available to the public, develop a list of persons or entities it determines engage in investment activities in Iran as described in § 37-2.5-2(b).(c) The treasurer shall update the list annually.(d) Before finalizing an initial list pursuant to subsection (b) or an updated list pursuant to subsection (c) of this section, the treasurer shall do the following before a person or entity is included on the list:(1) Provide ninety (90) days written notice of its intent to include the person or entity on the list. The notice shall inform the person or entity that inclusion on the list would make the person or entity ineligible to bid on, submit a proposal for, or enter into or renew, a contract for goods or services with the state; and(2) Provide a person or entity with an opportunity to comment in writing that it is not engaged in investment activities in Iran. If the person or entity demonstrates to the treasurer that the person or entity is not engaged in investment activities in Iran as described in § 37-2.5-2(b), the person or entity shall not be included on the list, unless the person or entity is otherwise ineligible to bid on a contract as described in § 37-2.5-5(a)(3).(3) The treasurer shall make every effort to avoid erroneously including a person or entity on the list.History of Section.P.L. 2013, ch. 173, § 2; P.L. 2013, ch. 225, § 2.
RI Gen L § 37-2.5-4 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 37 - Public Property and Works|Chapter 37-2.5 - Prohibition on Contracting With Iran|Section 37-2.5-4 - Certification required.

§ 37-2.5-4. Certification required.(a) The state shall require a person or entity that submits a bid or proposal or otherwise proposes to enter into or renew a contract to certify, at the time the bid is submitted or the contract is renewed, that the person or entity is not identified on a list created pursuant to § 37-2.5-3(b) as a person or entity engaging in investment activities in Iran described in § 37-2.5-2(b).(b) The certification required shall be executed on behalf of the applicable person or entity, by an authorized officer or representative of the person or entity.(c) In the event that a person or entity is unable to make the certification required because it or one of its parents, subsidiaries, or affiliates, as defined in § 37-2.5-2(a)(4), has engaged in one or more of the activities specified in § 37-2.5-2(b), the person or entity shall provide to the state, prior to the deadline for delivery of such certification, a detailed and precise description of such activities, such description to be provided under penalty of perjury.(d) The certifications provided under subsection (a) of this section and disclosures provided under subsection (c) of this section shall be disclosed to the public.History of Section.P.L. 2013, ch. 173, § 2; P.L. 2013, ch. 225, § 2.
RI Gen L § 37-2.5-5 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 37 - Public Property and Works|Chapter 37-2.5 - Prohibition on Contracting With Iran|Section 37-2.5-5 - False certification - Penalties.

§ 37-2.5-5. False certification — Penalties.(a) If the treasurer determines, using credible information available to the public and after providing ninety (90) days written notice and an opportunity to comment in writing for the person or entity to demonstrate that it is not engaged in investment activities in Iran, that the person or entity has submitted a false certification pursuant to § 37-2.5-4, and the person or entity fails to demonstrate to the treasurer that the person or entity has ceased its engagement in the investment activities in Iran within ninety (90) days after the determination of a false certification, the following shall apply:(1) Pursuant to an action under subsection (b) of this section, a civil penalty in an amount that is equal to the greater of one million dollars ($1,000,000) or twice the amount of the contract for which the false certification was made;(2) Termination of an existing contract with the state as deemed appropriate by the state; and(3) Ineligibility to bid on a contract for a period of three (3) years from the date of the determination that the person or entity submitted the false certification.(b) The treasurer shall report to the attorney general the name of the person or entity that the state determines has submitted a false certification under § 37-2.5-4, together with its information as to the false certification, and the attorney general shall determine whether to bring a civil action against the person or entity to collect the penalty described in subdivision (a)(1). Only one civil action against the person or entity to collect the penalty described in subdivision (a)(1) may be brought for a false certification on a contract. A civil action to collect such penalty shall commence within three (3) years from the date the certification is made.History of Section.P.L. 2013, ch. 173, § 2; P.L. 2013, ch. 225, § 2.
RI Gen L § 37-2.5-6 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 37 - Public Property and Works|Chapter 37-2.5 - Prohibition on Contracting With Iran|Section 37-2.5-6 - Written notice to Attorney General.

§ 37-2.5-6. Written notice to Attorney General.The governor shall submit to the attorney general of the United States a written notice describing this act within thirty (30) days after its effective date.History of Section.P.L. 2013, ch. 173, § 2; P.L. 2013, ch. 225, § 2.
RI Gen L § 37-2.6-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 37 - Public Property and Works|Chapter 37-2.6 - Anti-Discrimination in State Contracts|Section 37-2.6-1 - Short title.

§ 37-2.6-1. Short title.This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Anti-Discrimination in State Contracts Act."History of Section.P.L. 2016, ch. 477, § 1.
RI Gen L § 37-2.6-2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 37 - Public Property and Works|Chapter 37-2.6 - Anti-Discrimination in State Contracts|Section 37-2.6-2 - Definitions.

§ 37-2.6-2. Definitions.(a) The following words and phrases when used in this chapter shall have, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, the meanings given to them in this section as follows:(1) "Boycott" means to blacklist, divest from, sanction, or otherwise refuse to deal with a person, firm, or entity, or a public entity of a foreign state, when the action is based on race, color, religion, gender, or nationality of the targeted person, firm, entity, or public entity of a foreign state. Boycott does not include:(i) A decision based on a bona fide business or economic reasons;(ii) A boycott against a public entity of a foreign state when the boycott is applied in a nondiscriminatory manner; and(iii) Boycotts or divestments of particular jurisdictions that are specifically authorized or required by federal law or state law.(2) "Public entity" means the state, or any political subdivisions of the state, including, but not limited to, any of its agencies, departments, institutions, or school districts.(3) A "jurisdiction with whom the state can enjoy open trade" means states that are members of the World Trade Organization.History of Section.P.L. 2016, ch. 477, § 1.
RI Gen L § 37-2.6-3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 37 - Public Property and Works|Chapter 37-2.6 - Anti-Discrimination in State Contracts|Section 37-2.6-3 - Discrimination in state contracts prohibited.

§ 37-2.6-3. Discrimination in state contracts prohibited.A public entity shall not enter into a contract with a business to acquire or dispose of supplies, services, information technology, or construction unless the contract includes a representation that the business is not currently engaged in, and an agreement that the business will not during the duration of the contract engage in, the boycott of any person, firm, or entity based in, or doing business with, a jurisdiction with whom the state can enjoy open trade, and/or the boycott of any public agencies, entities, or instrumentalities of the jurisdiction with whom the state can enjoy open trade.History of Section.P.L. 2016, ch. 477, § 1.
RI Gen L § 37-2.6-4 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 37 - Public Property and Works|Chapter 37-2.6 - Anti-Discrimination in State Contracts|Section 37-2.6-4 - Applicability and exemptions.

§ 37-2.6-4. Applicability and exemptions.This section shall not apply if a business fails to meet the requirements of § 37-2.6-3, but contracts to provide the goods or services for at least twenty percent (20%) less than the lowest certifying business. And provided further, this section shall not apply to contracts with a total potential value of less than ten thousand dollars ($10,000).History of Section.P.L. 2016, ch. 477, § 1.
RI Gen L § 37-3-1 - 37-3-9 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 37 - Public Property and Works|Chapter 37-3 - Acquisition of Federal Surplus Property|Section 37-3-1 - 37-3-9 - Repealed.

§ 37-3-1 — 37-3-9. Repealed.History of Section.P.L. 1945, ch. 1606, §§ 1-3; P.L. 1948, ch. 1988, § 1; G.L. 1956 § 37-3-1 — 37-3-8; P.L. 1977, ch. 162, § 1; Repealed by P.L. 1992, ch. 420, § 1, effective July 1, 1992.
RI Gen L § 37-3.1-1 - 37-3.1-4 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 37 - Public Property and Works|Chapter 37-3.1 - Quonset Point Naval Air Station Property|Section 37-3.1-1 - 37-3.1-4 - Repealed.

§ 37-3.1-1 — 37-3.1-4. Repealed.History of Section.Former §§ 37-3.1-1 — 37-3.1-4 (P.L. 1974, ch. 40, § 1; P.L. 1975, ch. 169, § 1) were repealed by P.L. 1975, ch. 249, § 2.
RI Gen L § 37-3.2-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 37 - Public Property and Works|Chapter 37-3.2 - Quonset Point Naval Air Station Property Lease|Section 37-3.2-1 - Definitions.

§ 37-3.2-1. Definitions.As used in this chapter, the following words and phrases shall have the following meanings unless the context shall indicate another or different meaning or intent:(1) "Quonset Point buildings" means the buildings at the site of Quonset Point naval air station in the town of North Kingstown and situated on the reverter real property, or the surplus real property, including, without being limited to, the following: buildings number 1, 2, 16, 17, 60, 151, 374, 375, 406, 483, 484, 488, 536, 537, DG12 and DT38.(2) "Reverter real property" means that real property more fully described in P.L. 1939, ch. 696, together with all later additions or accretions thereto resulting from filling in or otherwise, title to which has reverted or will revert to the state pursuant to the provisions of P.L. 1939, ch. 696.(3) "Reverter personal property" means the personal property (which may include any of the Quonset Point buildings to the extent that they are deemed to be personal property) located on the reverter real property.(4) "Surplus real property" means such real property as shall be transferred, assigned, or conveyed to the state by the United States pursuant to the provisions of § 13 (g) of the surplus property act of 1944, 50 U.S.C. App. § 1622 (g), or pursuant to the provisions of any other applicable law of the United States.(5) "Surplus personal property" means such personal property, in addition to the reverter personal property, as shall be transferred, assigned, or conveyed to the state by the United States pursuant to the provisions of § 13 (g) of the surplus property act of 1944 or pursuant to the provisions of any other applicable law of the United States.History of Section.P.L. 1975, ch. 249, § 1.
RI Gen L § 37-3.2-2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 37 - Public Property and Works|Chapter 37-3.2 - Quonset Point Naval Air Station Property Lease|Section 37-3.2-2 - Acquisition of title to property.

§ 37-3.2-2. Acquisition of title to property.Notwithstanding any special or general law to the contrary, the governor is authorized, empowered, and directed, with the approval of the state properties committee, to acquire, in the name of the state of Rhode Island, from the United States, title to the reverter personal property, the surplus real property, the surplus personal property, and the real and personal property located at the naval construction battalion center in the village of Davisville, town of North Kingstown, and the real and personal property located at the naval complex in the county of Newport.History of Section.P.L. 1975, ch. 249, § 1.
RI Gen L § 37-3.2-3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 37 - Public Property and Works|Chapter 37-3.2 - Quonset Point Naval Air Station Property Lease|Section 37-3.2-3 - Lease of property.

§ 37-3.2-3. Lease of property.(a) The governor is authorized, empowered, and directed, with the approval of the state properties committee to enter into an agreement or agreements to lease, and then to lease, not more than approximately one hundred seventy-five (175) acres of land comprising part of the reverter real property and part of the surplus real property, together with the Quonset Point buildings and all other improvements on the real property, and any of the reverter personal property and the surplus personal property located on the real property or in those buildings or related to the use and occupation thereof, to electric boat division of general dynamics corporation, a Delaware corporation, for an initial term and one or more renewal terms not exceeding, in the aggregate, thirty (30) years and for rents and upon other terms, conditions, and agreements, including provisions with respect to arbitration of disputes, for other consideration, and with powers to assign, mortgage, or otherwise dispose of the leasehold estate, as the governor and the state properties committee shall approve.(b) If the Rhode Island economic development corporation, or any subsidiary corporation thereof, (the same being hereinafter referred to as "the corporation") shall acquire title to any of the reverter real property, the reverter personal property, the surplus real property, the surplus personal property, or any other personal property, then, to that extent, the corporation shall be authorized and empowered, with the approval of the state properties committee, to enter into an agreement or agreements to lease, and then to lease (or, as to Rhode Island port authority and economic development corporation, to sublease through any subsidiary corporation thereof) not more than approximately one hundred seventy-five (175) acres of the land comprising part of the reverter real property and part of the surplus real property, together with the Quonset Point buildings and all other improvements on that real property, and any of the reverter personal property and the surplus personal property located on the real property or in the buildings or related to the use and occupation thereof, and any other personal property which it may acquire, to electric boat division of general dynamics corporation, a Delaware corporation, for an initial term and one or more renewal terms not exceeding, in the aggregate, thirty (30) years and for rents and upon other terms, conditions, and agreements, for other consideration, and with such powers to assign, mortgage, or otherwise dispose of the leasehold estate, as the corporation and the state properties committee shall approve.History of Section.P.L. 1975, ch. 249, § 1; P.L. 1976, ch. 277, § 8.
RI Gen L § 37-3.2-4 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 37 - Public Property and Works|Chapter 37-3.2 - Quonset Point Naval Air Station Property Lease|Section 37-3.2-4 - Management of leased property.

§ 37-3.2-4. Management of leased property.If the governor shall enter into an agreement or agreements to lease, or a lease, with electric boat division of general dynamics corporation, a Delaware corporation, pursuant to the authority hereinbefore conferred upon him or her, he or she shall further be authorized and empowered, with the approval of the state properties committee, to engage the Rhode Island economic development corporation, or any subsidiary corporation thereof, to manage for and on behalf of the state any property which shall be subject to an agreement or agreements to lease, or a lease, and, as agent of the state, to discharge the state's responsibilities under that agreement or lease and exercise all authorities conferred upon the state thereby, upon the terms and conditions as the governor and the state properties committee shall approve.History of Section.P.L. 1975, ch. 249, § 1.
RI Gen L § 37-3.2-5 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 37 - Public Property and Works|Chapter 37-3.2 - Quonset Point Naval Air Station Property Lease|Section 37-3.2-5 - Transfer of property.

§ 37-3.2-5. Transfer of property.The governor is authorized, empowered, and directed, with the approval of the state properties committee, to transfer, assign, and convey to the Rhode Island economic development corporation, or any subsidiary corporation thereof, any part or all of the property which is subject to an agreement or agreements to lease, or a lease, or which is intended to be subject to an agreement, agreements, or lease, all in accordance with the provisions of this chapter, upon such terms and conditions, and for such consideration, as the governor and the state properties committee shall approve, the property thereafter to be used or disposed of by the corporation in accordance with the provisions of this chapter and its corporate purposes. The authority herein granted to the governor shall be in addition to any other authority conferred upon him or her by law.History of Section.P.L. 1975, ch. 249, § 1.
RI Gen L § 37-3.2-6 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 37 - Public Property and Works|Chapter 37-3.2 - Quonset Point Naval Air Station Property Lease|Section 37-3.2-6 - State authorized to sue or be sued.

§ 37-3.2-6. State authorized to sue or be sued.The state is authorized to sue, and consents to be sued, in its own name in connection with any of the foregoing.History of Section.P.L. 1975, ch. 249, § 1.
RI Gen L § 37-3.2-7 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 37 - Public Property and Works|Chapter 37-3.2 - Quonset Point Naval Air Station Property Lease|Section 37-3.2-7 - Certain prior transactions ratified.

§ 37-3.2-7. Certain prior transactions ratified.The execution and delivery by the governor, with the approval of the state properties committee, of a certain "instrument of severance and transfer of interests" dated November 11, 1975, and the execution and delivery by Quonset Point land corporation, a subsidiary public corporation of the Rhode Island economic development corporation, of a certain "instrument of severance" dated November 14, 1976, is hereby approved, ratified, and confirmed in all respects.History of Section.P.L. 1976, ch. 277, § 9; P.L. 1977, ch. 115, § 1.
RI Gen L § 37-4-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 37 - Public Property and Works|Chapter 37-4 - Automotive Equipment|Section 37-4-1 - Maintenance and repair.

§ 37-4-1. Maintenance and repair.Maintenance and repair of automotive equipment of the state, not otherwise or specifically assigned to any other department or agency by law, shall be vested in the department of administration, provided, however, that the maintenance and repair of motor vehicles used by the department of human services shall be vested in the department of human services.History of Section.P.L. 1939, ch. 660, § 109; impl. am. P.L. 1951, ch. 2727, art. 1, § 2; G.L. 1956, § 37-4-1.
RI Gen L § 37-4-2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 37 - Public Property and Works|Chapter 37-4 - Automotive Equipment|Section 37-4-2 - Automotive equipment fund established.

§ 37-4-2. Automotive equipment fund established.The general treasurer is hereby authorized and directed to establish an account to be known as the "automotive equipment fund," which shall be administered in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.History of Section.P.L. 1945, ch. 1643, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 37-4-2.
RI Gen L § 37-4-3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 37 - Public Property and Works|Chapter 37-4 - Automotive Equipment|Section 37-4-3 - Transfers from motor equipment service rotary fund.

§ 37-4-3. Transfers from motor equipment service rotary fund.From time to time, as the governor shall direct, there shall be transferred to the automotive equipment fund such portions of the surplus then remaining in the motor equipment service rotary fund previously established by executive order.History of Section.P.L. 1945, ch. 1643, § 2; G.L. 1956, § 37-4-3.