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2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 42 - State Affairs and Government › Chapter 42-62 - Catastrophic Health Insurance Plan Act › Article 4 - Administration › Section 42-62-18. - Designation of responsibilities.

§ 42-62-18. Designation of responsibilities.
(a)
To the extent not otherwise designated in this chapter, the governor may designate a department as having responsibility for the implementation of a specific duty required by this chapter. The governor shall report that designation to the general assembly no later than the following year, and each house of the general assembly shall have thirty (30) days within which to disapprove any of the designated delegations and to substitute by passage of new legislation different delegations.
(b)
To the extent that existing health-related functions within departments or divisions need to be removed to another department for the purposes of more efficient administration, or to the extent that new divisions need to be established to meet the purposes of this chapter, the governor shall make the determinations and shall include the determinations within his or her report to the general assembly.
History of Section.
P.L. 1974, ch. 50, § 1; P.L. 1979, ch. 289, § 1; P.L. 1980, ch. 256, § 1; P.L. 1985, ch. 181, art. 21, § 1; P.L. 1990, ch. 65, art. 25, § 2.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 42 - State Affairs and Government › Chapter 42-62 - Catastrophic Health Insurance Plan Act › Article 4 - Administration › Section 42-62-19. - Implementation of chapter.

§ 42-62-19. Implementation of chapter.
The governor may delay the implementation of any provision of this chapter for one year after the governor makes a finding to be reported to the first subsequent session of the general assembly that a provision of this chapter has been found to be unconstitutional or has been superseded or modified by an act of the United States.
History of Section.
P.L. 1974, ch. 50, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 42 - State Affairs and Government › Chapter 42-62 - Catastrophic Health Insurance Plan Act › Article 4 - Administration › Section 42-62-20. - Interstate agreements.

§ 42-62-20. Interstate agreements.
The governor is authorized to enter into agreements with appropriate officials of a sister state or of the United States to carry out any of the duties of this chapter.
History of Section.
P.L. 1974, ch. 50, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 42 - State Affairs and Government › Chapter 42-62 - Catastrophic Health Insurance Plan Act › Article 4 - Administration › Section 42-62-21. - Health cost report.

§ 42-62-21. Health cost report.
(a)
The governor shall provide for a health cost report to be made not later than December 31 to the general assembly on legislative and administrative steps required:
(1)
To provide a more comprehensive protection against the costs of health services provided pursuant to this chapter to persons without health insurance;
(2)
To control the rising cost of health services;
(3)
To provide for more efficient administration of health services by the state;
(4)
To establish more efficient and uniform rate setting processes for the state’s purchase of health services and goods;
(5)
To reduce out-of-pocket costs of health services to persons residing in the state;
(6)
To establish a uniform reporting system for vendors for the costs of health services; and
(7)
To respond to other changes in health finance, planning, and regulation that may be required in Rhode Island in the event of the passage of a national health insurance act.
(b)
The report shall be made in consultation with the budget officer, the director of the department of health, the directors of the departments of behavioral healthcare, developmental disabilities and hospitals, of human services, and of business regulation, and with representatives of insurers, of the Rhode Island Medical Society, of the Hospital Association of Rhode Island, of employers’ organizations, and of employees’ organizations.
History of Section.
P.L. 1974, ch. 50, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 42 - State Affairs and Government › Chapter 42-62 - Catastrophic Health Insurance Plan Act › Article 4 - Administration › Section 42-62-22. - Annual report on the health condition of the state and health expenditures.

§ 42-62-22. Annual report on the health condition of the state and health expenditures.
The director of the department of health shall make an annual report to the governor and the members of the general assembly not later than January 30 of each year outlining in specific detail the health conditions of the people of the state, the level of health services available to the people of the state, the amount of funds spent in the previous year by public and private agencies and consumers for health services and unmet health needs of the people of the state, the amounts of moneys disbursed for the entitlements established under this chapter, and the amounts of moneys which may be needed according to actuarial estimates to meet these entitlements in the following two (2) years.
History of Section.
P.L. 1974, ch. 50, § 1; P.L. 1979, ch. 289, § 1; P.L. 1980, ch. 256, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 42 - State Affairs and Government › Chapter 42-62 - Catastrophic Health Insurance Plan Act › Article 4 - Administration › Section 42-62-26. - Mammograms and Pap smears — Coverage mandated.

§ 42-62-26. Mammograms and Pap smears — Coverage mandated.
Any insurer, as defined in this chapter, shall afford health insurance coverage for mammograms and Pap smears, in accordance with guidelines established by the American Cancer Society.
History of Section.
P.L. 1988, ch. 532, § 4.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 42 - State Affairs and Government › Chapter 42-62 - Catastrophic Health Insurance Plan Act › Article 4 - Administration › Section 42-62-27. - Mammograms — Quality assurance standards.

§ 42-62-27. Mammograms — Quality assurance standards.
A mammogram eligible for reimbursement under § 42-62-26 shall be reimbursed only if the facility in which the mammogram has been taken and processed, and the licensed physician interpreting the mammogram, both meet state-approved quality assurance standards for taking, processing, and interpreting mammograms. The director of health shall have the authority to promulgate rules and regulations necessary to carry out the provisions of this section.
History of Section.
P.L. 1989, ch. 217, § 5.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 42 - State Affairs and Government › Chapter 42-62 - Catastrophic Health Insurance Plan Act › Article 4 - Administration › Section 42-62-28. - Pap smears — Quality assurance standards.

§ 42-62-28. Pap smears — Quality assurance standards.
A Pap smear eligible for reimbursement under § 42-62-26 shall be reimbursed only if the laboratory in which the Pap smear is processed is licensed by the Rhode Island department of health specifically to perform cervical cytology, or is accredited by the American Society of Cytology, or is accredited by the College of American Pathologists, or is a hospital accredited by the joint commission on accreditation of health care organizations or the American Osteopathic Association at the time the Pap smear is processed.
History of Section.
P.L. 1989, ch. 217, § 12.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 42 - State Affairs and Government › Chapter 42-63.1 - Tourism and Development › Section 42-63.1-1. - Purpose.

§ 42-63.1-1. Purpose.
The purpose of this chapter is to establish an operating program to promote and encourage tourism, to coordinate tourism activities within the state, and to establish a fund to promote and encourage tourism; and to promote and develop conventions and related exhibitions, meetings, banquets and other events customarily incident thereto in facilities established pursuant to chapter 99 of this title.
History of Section.
P.L. 1986, ch. 506, § 2; P.L. 1995, ch. 371, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 42 - State Affairs and Government › Chapter 42-63.1 - Tourism and Development › Section 42-63.1-4. - Use of funds.

§ 42-63.1-4. Use of funds.
Subject to §§ 42-63.1-3(2), 42-63.1-3(3), and 42-63.1-12, an entity which receives funds pursuant to this chapter shall use the funds to promote and encourage tourism to coordinate tourism activities and to further economically develop the state by and through tourism activities, and to promote and develop conventions and related exhibition, meeting, banquet and other events customarily incident to tourism activities in facilities established pursuant to Chapter 99 of this title.
History of Section.
P.L. 1996, ch. 177, § 2.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 42 - State Affairs and Government › Chapter 42-63.1 - Tourism and Development › Section 42-63.1-7. - Administration of the fund.

§ 42-63.1-7. Administration of the fund.
The department of environmental management shall: (1) develop the criteria by rules and regulations necessary for defining eligible projects; (2) prepare and adopt rules regulating its activities and establish procedures consistent with the purpose of this chapter.
History of Section.
P.L. 1986, ch. 506, § 2.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 42 - State Affairs and Government › Chapter 42-63.1 - Tourism and Development › Section 42-63.1-8. - Local hotel taxes.

§ 42-63.1-8. Local hotel taxes.
Local communities which, prior to September 1, 1986, having taxing authority to assess a hotel tax on transient lodging such as Providence Public Laws 1980, chapter 84; Newport Public Laws 1981, chapter 263, and Warwick Public Laws 1985, chapter 13, shall not impose a tax on or after September 1, 1986.
History of Section.
P.L. 1986, ch. 506, § 2.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 42 - State Affairs and Government › Chapter 42-63.1 - Tourism and Development › Section 42-63.1-9. - Exemption.

§ 42-63.1-9. Exemption.
This chapter is exempt from the provisions of §§ 45-13-7 — 45-13-10.
History of Section.
P.L. 1986, ch. 506, § 2.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 42 - State Affairs and Government › Chapter 42-63.1 - Tourism and Development › Section 42-63.1-10. - Review and reporting.

§ 42-63.1-10. Review and reporting.
(a)
The Rhode Island economic development corporation shall at least once every five (5) years, commencing in 1993, study the effectiveness of the tax in fulfilling the purposes set forth herein and report to the general assembly on its findings.
(b)
The corporation shall call upon the resources and assistance of other state agencies and the University of Rhode Island department of resource economics in the preparation of its report.
History of Section.
P.L. 1993, ch. 317, § 1; P.L. 1995, ch. 370, art. 12, § 6.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 42 - State Affairs and Government › Chapter 42-63.1 - Tourism and Development › Section 42-63.1-12. - Distribution of tax to Rhode Island Convention Center Authority.

§ 42-63.1-12. Distribution of tax to Rhode Island Convention Center Authority.
(a)
For returns and tax received on or before December 31, 2015, the proceeds of the hotel tax generated by any and all hotels physically connected to the Rhode Island Convention Center shall be distributed as follows: twenty-seven percent (27%) shall be deposited as general revenues; thirty-one percent (31%) shall be given to the convention authority of the city of Providence; twelve percent (12%) shall be given to the greater Providence-Warwick convention and visitor’s bureau; thirty percent (30%) shall be given to the Rhode Island convention center authority to be used in the furtherance of the purposes set forth in § 42-99-4.
(b)
For returns and tax received after December 31, 2015, the proceeds of the hotel tax generated by any and all hotels physically connected to the Rhode Island Convention Center shall be distributed as follows: twenty-eight percent (28%) shall be given to the convention authority of the city of Providence; twelve percent (12%) shall be given to the greater Providence-Warwick convention and visitor’s bureau; and sixty percent (60%) shall be given to the Rhode Island Commerce Corporation established in chapter 64 of title 42.
(c)
The Rhode Island Convention Center Authority is authorized and empowered to enter into contracts with the Greater Providence-Warwick Convention and Visitors’ Bureau in the furtherance of the purposes set forth in this chapter.
(d)
For returns and tax received on or after July 1, 2018, the proceeds of the hotel tax generated by any and all hotels physically connected to the Rhode Island Convention Center shall be distributed as follows: thirty percent (30%) shall be given to the convention authority of the city of Providence; twenty percent (20%) shall be given to the greater Providence-Warwick convention and visitor’s bureau; and fifty percent (50%) shall be given to the Rhode Island Commerce Corporation established in chapter 64 of title 42.
History of Section.
P.L. 1995, ch. 371, § 2; P.L. 1996, ch. 177, § 3; P.L. 1998, ch. 422, § 1; P.L. 2000, ch. 55, art. 29, § 1; P.L. 2001, ch. 20, § 1; P.L. 2001, ch. 22, § 1; P.L. 2005, ch. 117, art. 16, § 2; P.L. 2015, ch. 141, art. 11, § 2; P.L. 2018, ch. 47, art. 4, § 15.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 42 - State Affairs and Government › Chapter 42-63.1 - Tourism and Development › Section 42-63.1-13. - Annual report.

§ 42-63.1-13. Annual report.
Each entity which administers a regional tourism district pursuant to § 42-63.1-5 shall submit to the state budget office, the chairperson of the house finance committee, and the chairperson of the senate finance committee by the first day of March and the first day of September of each year, a complete and detailed report, for the prior six (6) month period ending thirty (30) days prior to the reporting date, setting forth: (1) the district’s operations and accomplishments; and (2) the district’s receipts and expenditures of funds received pursuant to § 42-63.1-3.
History of Section.
P.L. 1995, ch. 371, § 2.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 42 - State Affairs and Government › Chapter 42-63.1 - Tourism and Development › Section 42-63.1-14.1. - Properties listed on hosting platform websites.

§ 42-63.1-14.1. Properties listed on hosting platform websites.
Notwithstanding the provisions of § 42-63.1-14(a), a hosting platform shall not conduct business involving a short-term rental property if that property has not been registered with the department of business regulation. Any future property that is added to the hosting platform website for rent must first be registered with the department of business regulation before it appears on any website for rent.
History of Section.
P.L. 2021, ch. 425, § 2; P.L. 2021, ch. 429, § 2.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 42 - State Affairs and Government › Chapter 42-63.2 - Child Day Care Facilities in Industrial Parks › Section 42-63.2-1. - Definitions.

§ 42-63.2-1. Definitions.
As used in this chapter, the following words and terms shall have the following meanings:
(1)
“Child day care facility” means a facility that requires a license from the department of children, youth, and families under chapter 72.1 of this title.
(2)
“Director” means the director of the department of human services.
(3)
“Industrial park” means a tract of land which is developed and set aside exclusively for the use of two or more manufacturing, warehousing, or other non-retail commercial or industrial facilities.
(4)
“Nonprofit development corporation” means and includes: (i) a corporation organized pursuant to § 7-6-4(3), and (ii) an entity defined in § 42-34-6(6).
History of Section.
P.L. 1987, ch. 432, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 42 - State Affairs and Government › Chapter 42-63.2 - Child Day Care Facilities in Industrial Parks › Section 42-63.2-2. - Grants for child day care facilities.

§ 42-63.2-2. Grants for child day care facilities.
The director shall establish and administer a program of grants to nonprofit development corporations for the purpose of planning, site preparation, construction, expansion, or renovation of licensed child day care facilities in industrial parks. The total of grants under this section to any one nonprofit development corporation shall not exceed one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000). The total of all grants under this section shall not exceed one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) in any fiscal year.
History of Section.
P.L. 1987, ch. 432, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 42 - State Affairs and Government › Chapter 42-63.2 - Child Day Care Facilities in Industrial Parks › Section 42-63.2-3. - Sliding fee scale required.

§ 42-63.2-3. Sliding fee scale required.
Every applicant for a grant under this chapter shall agree to establish an income-based sliding fee scale that will enable low-income families to use the day care facility for which the grant is requested.
History of Section.
P.L. 1987, ch. 432, § 2.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 42 - State Affairs and Government › Chapter 42-63.2 - Child Day Care Facilities in Industrial Parks › Section 42-63.2-4. - Rules and regulations.

§ 42-63.2-4. Rules and regulations.
The director shall prepare and adopt any rules and regulations that are necessary and appropriate to implement the provisions of this chapter.
History of Section.
P.L. 1987, ch. 432, § 2.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 42 - State Affairs and Government › Chapter 42-63.4 - New Shoreham Tourism Council, Inc. › Section 42-63.4-1. - New Shoreham tourism council bureau — Creation.

§ 42-63.4-1. New Shoreham tourism council bureau — Creation.
(a)
There is authorized, created and established a public corporation of the town of New Shoreham having a distinct legal existence from the state and not constituting a department of state government, which is a governmental agency and public instrumentality of the town of New Shoreham, to be known as the “New Shoreham Tourism Council, Inc.” with the powers set forth in this chapter.
(b)
The New Shoreham Tourism Council shall consist of seven (7) members who are residents of the Town of New Shoreham. The members shall be appointed by the town council of New Shoreham. The members of the New Shoreham Tourism Council shall serve for a term of two (2) years and shall elect from their members a chairperson.
(c)
The exercise by the corporation of the powers conferred by this chapter shall be deemed and held to be the performance of an essential governmental function of the town of New Shoreham for public purposes. It is the intent of the general assembly by enactment of this chapter to vest in the corporation all powers, authority, rights, privileges, and titles which may be necessary to enable it to accomplish the purposes herein set forth, and this chapter and the powers granted hereby shall be liberally construed in conformity with those purposes.
(d)(1)
The corporation and its corporate existence shall continue until terminated by law or until the corporation shall cease entirely and continuously to conduct or be involved in any business whatsoever in furtherance of its purposes.
(2)
Upon termination of the existence of the corporation, all its rights and properties shall pass to and be vested in the state. At no time shall the assets or other property of the corporation inure to the benefit of any person or other corporation or entity.
History of Section.
P.L. 1992, ch. 28, § 2; P.L. 2005, ch. 241, § 6; P.L. 2005, ch. 319, § 6.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 42 - State Affairs and Government › Chapter 42-63.4 - New Shoreham Tourism Council, Inc. › Section 42-63.4-3. - Purposes.

§ 42-63.4-3. Purposes.
The New Shoreham Tourism Council, Inc. is authorized, created and established for the following purposes:
(1)
To establish an operating program to promote and encourage tourism;
(2)
To coordinate tourism activities of New Shoreham and within the state.
(3)
To establish a fund to promote and encourage tourism; and
(4)
To aid the town of New Shoreham in resolving problems which may arise due to growth in the tourism industry and to improve the quality of life of New Shoreham.
History of Section.
P.L. 1992, ch. 28, § 2.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 42 - State Affairs and Government › Chapter 42-63.4 - New Shoreham Tourism Council, Inc. › Section 42-63.4-4. - General powers.

§ 42-63.4-4. General powers.
Except to the extent inconsistent with any specific provision of this chapter, the corporation shall have the power:
(1)
To sue and be sued, complain and defend, in its corporate name;
(2)
To have a seal, which may be altered at pleasure and to use the seal by causing it, or a facsimile of the seal, to be impressed or affixed, or in any other manner reproduced;
(3)
To purchase, take, receive, lease, or otherwise acquire, own, hold, improve, use and otherwise deal in and with, personal property, or any interest in personal property, wherever situated;
(4)
To sell, convey, mortgage, pledge, lease, exchange, transfer, and otherwise dispose of all or any part of its property and assets for such consideration and upon such terms and conditions as the corporation shall determine;
(5)
To make and execute agreements of lease, conditional sales contracts, installment sales contracts, loan agreements, mortgages, construction contracts, operation contracts, and other contracts and instruments necessary or convenient in the exercise of the powers and functions of the corporation granted by this chapter;
(6)
To conduct its activities, carry on its operations, and have offices and exercise the powers granted by this chapter, within or outside of the state;
(7)
To elect or appoint officers, and agents of the corporation, and define their duties and fix their compensation;
(8)
To make and alter by-laws, not inconsistent with this chapter, for the administration and regulation of the affairs of the corporation; these by-laws may contain provisions indemnifying any person who is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, in the manner and to the extent provided in § 7-1.2-814 of the business corporation act;
(9)
To hire and fire employees as necessary to properly conduct the daily operation of the corporation; and
(10)
To have and exercise all powers necessary or convenient to effect its purposes.
History of Section.
P.L. 1992, ch. 28, § 2; P.L. 2005, ch. 36, § 27; P.L. 2005, ch. 72, § 27.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 42 - State Affairs and Government › Chapter 42-63.4 - New Shoreham Tourism Council, Inc. › Section 42-63.4-5. - Funding.

§ 42-63.4-5. Funding.
Section 44-18-36.1 shall be applicable to this chapter.
History of Section.
P.L. 1992, ch. 28, § 2.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 42 - State Affairs and Government › Chapter 42-63.4 - New Shoreham Tourism Council, Inc. › Section 42-63.4-6. - Tax exemption.

§ 42-63.4-6. Tax exemption.
The gross receipts of sales to and from the New Shoreham Tourism Council, Inc. are exempted from the taxes imposed by chapter 18 of title 44, for the storage, use and other consumption in this state of tangible personal property.
History of Section.
P.L. 1992, ch. 28, § 2.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 42 - State Affairs and Government › Chapter 42-63.4 - New Shoreham Tourism Council, Inc. › Section 42-63.4-7. - Audits and reporting requirements.

§ 42-63.4-7. Audits and reporting requirements.
The books of the New Shoreham Tourism Council, Inc., as they pertain to the revenues derived from the hotel tax, shall be audited by an independent certified public accountant annually who shall make a report to the speaker of the house of representatives, the president of the senate, the governor, and the New Shoreham town council.
History of Section.
P.L. 1992, ch. 28, § 2; P.L. 2001, ch. 180, § 108; P.L. 2005, ch. 241, § 6; P.L. 2005, ch. 319, § 6.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 42 - State Affairs and Government › Chapter 42-63.4 - New Shoreham Tourism Council, Inc. › Section 42-63.4-8. - Severability.

§ 42-63.4-8. Severability.
The provisions of this chapter are severable and if any provision or part of this chapter shall be held invalid or unconstitutional or inapplicable to any person or circumstances, any invalidity, unconstitutionality or inapplicability of any provision or part of this chapter shall not affect or impair the remaining provisions of this chapter.
History of Section.
P.L. 1992, ch. 28, § 2; P.L. 1998, ch. 441, § 29.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 42 - State Affairs and Government › Chapter 42-63.5 - Providence Place Project › Section 42-63.5-5. - Consent to condemnation — Real property requirements.

§ 42-63.5-5. Consent to condemnation — Real property requirements.
The state gives its consent, as required pursuant to § 42-64-9(a), to the condemnation by the EDC of any interest in any parcels of land within the Project Site which are owned by the state or any state agency, subject, in the case of parcels under the control of the department of transportation, to: (1) approval by the department to protect the integrity of highways or other related structures and the public safety relating thereto, and (2) receipt by the department of the value of any interest so condemned. The transactions and conveyances contemplated by this chapter need not otherwise comply with any particular provisions of any other general or special law which may be applicable thereto, including, but not limited to, chapters 6, 7, and 7.1 of title 37; provided, however, that the authority of any officials of the state or the EDC who act affirmatively to carry out the purposes of this chapter and implementation of the development of the Providence Place Project, shall not be diminished by the provisions of this section, including for example and without limitation, those officers as the director of administration and the executive director of the EDC, and actions such as execution and delivery of: (1) a deed or deeds to the EDC for all or any portion of the Project Site, (2) the Public Investment and HOV agreement, (3) the Ground Lease, and (4) the agreement regarding Providence Place Mall, as well as any other documents or certificates necessary or desirable to effect and carry out the development and construction of the Providence Place Project.
History of Section.
P.L. 1995, ch. 400, § 2.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 42 - State Affairs and Government › Chapter 42-63.5 - Providence Place Project › Section 42-63.5-6. - Convention center garage parking.

§ 42-63.5-6. Convention center garage parking.
Notwithstanding the provisions of any other general or special law, the Rhode Island Convention Center Authority is authorized and directed to make available for the use of validated retail shoppers, one thousand (1,000) parking spaces in the Convention Center North Garage during the months of November, December and January of each year of the term of the Ground Lease as it may be extended, provided that the Convention Center North Garage continues to be open for parking. The rates payable to the Convention Center Authority for parking by Mall shoppers with the shopping validation required for parking in the Providence Place Garage shall be: (1) during the first ten (10) years of the term of the Parking Garage Lease, one dollar ($1.00) for the first three (3) hours and after three (3) hours at the market rate charged in the Convention Center North Garage, and (2) after ten (10) years, for the first three (3) hours at the same rate then applicable in the Providence Place Garage for Mall shoppers with applicable validation, but in no event less than one dollar ($1.00) as adjusted by any increase in the Consumer Price Index, and after three (3) hours at the market rate charged in the Convention Center North Garage.
History of Section.
P.L. 1995, ch. 400, § 4.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 42 - State Affairs and Government › Chapter 42-63.5 - Providence Place Project › Section 42-63.5-7. - Additional agreements of the state.

§ 42-63.5-7. Additional agreements of the state.
Notwithstanding the provisions of any other general or special law or any rules or regulation of any department, agency, public corporation or instrumentality of the state, in order to induce the developer and its lenders to invest or finance the necessary funds for the Providence Place Project, the state makes the following additional agreements:
(1) State fees.
To cap the fees for the project payable to the state and any agency thereof by the developer, including without limitation, fees to the Coastal Resources Management Council, the Narragansett Bay Water Quality Management District Commission, the State Building Code Commission, the state fire marshal and the division of elevator inspectors of the department of labor and training, to a maximum combined payment for all of these permits of seven hundred ten thousand dollars ($710,000), to be payable to the department of administration and allocated by the director of administration among the departments, agencies, public corporations and instrumentalities of the state as the director of administration shall designate for the payment of state fees relating to the project.
(2) Pedestrian infrastructure improvements.
To design, permit and construct, or at its option exercised by written notice to the developer by the director of administration on or before the date which is one year from November 8, 1995, to pay to the developer, two million dollars ($2,000,000) payable on or before the date eighteen (18) months from the date the developer commences construction of the project, and require the developer to design, permit and construct the pedestrian infrastructure improvements, consisting of: (i) the pedestrian skybridge which will connect the Mall with the Westin Hotel, (ii) the sidewalks surrounding the Mall including, without limitation, plantings, light poles, benches, railings and kiosks, and (iii) the extension of the Riverwalk over or under Francis Street on both sides of the river into the Project Site, all as more particularly described in the Public Investment and HOV Agreement. If the director of administration elects to pay the developer to design, permit and construct the Pedestrian Infrastructure Improvements, that determination shall be conclusive, and notwithstanding the provisions of any other general or special law to the contrary, the design, permitting and construction of the public infrastructure improvements by the developer or any contractor or other agent of the developer shall not be subject to any state purchasing, state construction, or state public works statute applicable solely to public construction projects, but shall be subject to all design and construction reviews and approvals applicable to private construction projects, including, without limitation, the design approval of the Capital Center Commission which shall be applicable in any event.
History of Section.
P.L. 1995, ch. 400, § 4.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 42 - State Affairs and Government › Chapter 42-63.5 - Providence Place Project › Section 42-63.5-7.1. - Providence place project usury exemption.

§ 42-63.5-7.1. Providence place project usury exemption.
All loans made and other forms of credit extended to any one or more of Providence Place Group Limited Partnership, Providence Place Group, LLC, PPG Development of Rhode Island, Inc., and/or their respective successors and assigns, in connection with its or their acquisition, ownership, development, operation and/or financing of the Providence Place Project, as defined in this chapter, shall be exempt from usury laws now or hereafter in effect in the state, including, without limitation, those embodied in § 6-26-2, as amended, with the effect that all loans and extensions of credit as defined in this chapter shall be exempt from any maximum rate or other limitation on the amount of interest which may be reserved, charged or taken with respect thereto.
History of Section.
P.L. 1997, ch. 31, § 1; P.L. 1998, ch. 441, § 30.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 42 - State Affairs and Government › Chapter 42-63.5 - Providence Place Project › Section 42-63.5-8. - Severability.

§ 42-63.5-8. Severability.
If any provision of this chapter or the application of this chapter to any person or circumstance is held invalid, that invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of this chapter, which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end the provisions of this chapter are declared to be severable.
History of Section.
P.L. 1995, ch. 400, § 4.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 42 - State Affairs and Government › Chapter 42-64 - Rhode Island Commerce Corporation › Section 42-64-1. - Short title.

§ 42-64-1. Short title.
This chapter shall be known as “The Rhode Island commerce corporation Act.”
History of Section.
P.L. 1974, ch. 100, § 14; P.L. 1986, ch. 198, § 38; P.L. 1995, ch. 370, art. 12, § 8; P.L. 2013, ch. 243, § 3; P.L. 2013, ch. 490, § 3.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 42 - State Affairs and Government › Chapter 42-64 - Rhode Island Commerce Corporation › Section 42-64-1.1. - Change of name.

§ 42-64-1.1. Change of name.
(a)
The corporation known as the “Rhode Island Economic Development Corporation” shall now be known as the “Rhode Island Commerce Corporation.” Whenever in any general law, public law, rule, regulation and/or bylaw, reference is made to the “department of economic development” or the “Rhode Island port authority and economic development corporation,” or the “Rhode Island economic development corporation,” the reference shall be deemed to refer to and mean the “Rhode Island commerce corporation,” which may also be referred to as the “commerce corporation.”
(b)
Whenever in any general or public law, reference is made to the “director of the department of economic development” or the “executive director of the Rhode Island port authority and economic development corporation,” the reference shall be deemed to refer to and mean the “executive director of the Rhode Island economic development corporation.” Upon the appointment of a secretary of commerce; whenever in any general or public law, reference is made to the “director of the department of economic development” or the “executive director of the Rhode Island port authority and economic development corporation,” or the “executive director of the Rhode Island economic development corporation,” the reference shall be deemed to refer to and mean the chief executive officer of the Rhode Island commerce corporation, who shall also be the secretary of the Rhode Island executive office of commerce.
(c)
Whenever in any general or public law, reference is made to the “economic development council,” the reference shall be deemed to refer to and mean the “board of directors of the Rhode Island commerce corporation.”
(d)
Nothing in this act shall be construed to change or modify the corporate existence of the former Rhode Island economic development corporation, which shall now be known as the “Rhode Island commerce corporation,” or to change or modify any contracts or agreements of any kind by, for, between, or to which the economic development corporation is a party or to effect in any way the property or assets of the Rhode Island economic development corporation. The commerce corporation is the successor in interest to the Rhode Island economic development corporation and the secretary of state shall change the name of the corporation on the articles of incorporation on file with the secretary of state from the Rhode Island economic development corporation to the Rhode Island commerce corporation effective as of January 1, 2014.
History of Section.
P.L. 1995, ch. 370, art. 12, § 7; P.L. 2013, ch. 243, § 3; P.L. 2013, ch. 490, § 3; P.L. 2014, ch. 7, § 1; P.L. 2014, ch. 8, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 42 - State Affairs and Government › Chapter 42-64 - Rhode Island Commerce Corporation › Section 42-64-4. - Creation.

§ 42-64-4. Creation.
(a)
There is authorized, created, and established a public corporation of the state having a distinct legal existence from the state and not constituting a department of state government, which is a governmental agency and public instrumentality of the state, to be known as the “Rhode Island commerce corporation,” and which may be referred to as the “commerce corporation,” with those powers that are set forth in this chapter, for the purposes of acquiring and developing real and personal property, and providing financing to others as set forth in this chapter, providing and promoting and encouraging the preservation, expansion and sound development of new and existing industry, business, commerce, agriculture, tourism, recreational, and renewable energy facilities, promoting thereby the economic development of the state and the general welfare of its citizens.
(b)
The exercise by the corporation of the powers conferred by this chapter shall be deemed and held to be the performance of an essential governmental function of the state for public purposes. It is the intent of the general assembly by the passage of this chapter to vest in the corporation all powers, authority, rights, privileges, and titles which may be necessary to enable it to accomplish the purposes herein set forth, and this chapter and the powers granted hereby shall be liberally construed in conformity with those purposes.
(c)
The corporation and its corporate existence shall continue until terminated by law or until the corporation shall cease entirely and continuously to conduct or be involved in any business whatsoever in furtherance of its purposes; provided, that no termination shall take effect, so long as the corporation shall have bonds, notes, or other obligations outstanding, unless adequate provision shall have been made for the payment thereof pursuant to the documents securing the obligations or to the terminating law. Upon termination of the existence of the corporation, all of its rights and properties shall pass to and be vested in the state. At no time shall the assets or other property of the corporation inure to the benefit of any person or other corporation or entity.
History of Section.
P.L. 1974, ch. 100, § 14; P.L. 1976, ch. 277, § 13; P.L. 1986, ch. 198, § 38; P.L. 1995, ch. 370, art. 12, § 8; P.L. 2006, ch. 236, § 10; P.L. 2006, ch. 237, § 10; P.L. 2013, ch. 243, § 3; P.L. 2013, ch. 490, § 3.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 42 - State Affairs and Government › Chapter 42-64 - Rhode Island Commerce Corporation › Section 42-64-5. - Purposes.

§ 42-64-5. Purposes.
The Rhode Island commerce corporation is authorized, created, and established to be an agency under the jurisdiction of the state’s lead agency for economic development, the executive office of commerce, and to be the operating agency of the state to carry out the policies and procedure as established by the secretary, governor and the board of directors for the following purposes:
(1)
To promote and encourage the preservation, expansion, and sound development of new and existing industry, business, commerce, agriculture, tourism, and recreational facilities in the state, which will promote the economic development of the state and the general welfare of its citizens; and
(2)
With respect to real property other than federal land or land related to federal land, to undertake any project, except a residential facility; and
(3)
With respect to federal land or land related to federal land, to undertake any project, except as those responsibilities are assigned to the Quonset Development Corporation; and
(4)
To create an organization that is responsive to the needs and interests of businesses of all sizes within the state of Rhode Island and to be structured to be customer centric to enhance commerce in the state utilizing all available resources.
History of Section.
P.L. 1974, ch. 100, § 14; P.L. 1976, ch. 277, § 2; P.L. 1995, ch. 370, art. 12, § 8; P.L. 2004, ch. 351, § 1; P.L. 2004, ch. 360, § 1; P.L. 2013, ch. 243, § 3; P.L. 2013, ch. 490, § 3.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 42 - State Affairs and Government › Chapter 42-64 - Rhode Island Commerce Corporation › Section 42-64-7.4. - Water supply facilities.

§ 42-64-7.4. Water supply facilities.
(a)
The Rhode Island commerce corporation is authorized and empowered to acquire and construct water supply facilities; to maintain, repair, and operate those facilities; and to issue revenue bonds of the corporation payable solely from revenues derived from the leasing of those water supply facilities to finance them. Development of these projects may be initiated by the corporation upon request of a municipality or municipalities seeking to undertake the project either singly or jointly.
(b)
Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the corporation is expressly empowered to lease or sell water supply facilities or any part of those facilities to any municipality. A lease by the corporation to any municipality may be for any period, upon any terms and conditions, with or without an option to purchase, as the corporation may determine.
(c)
The provisions of any other laws or ordinances, general, special, or local, or of any rule or regulation of the state or any municipality, restricting or regulating in any manner the power of any municipality to lease, as lessee or lessor, or sell property real, personal, or mixed, shall not apply to leases and sales made with authority pursuant to this section; and insofar as the provisions of this section are inconsistent with the other laws of this state, general, special, or local, restricting the power of any municipality to enter into a lease or to sell property, the provisions of this section shall be controlling.
(d)
Any municipality, notwithstanding any contrary provision of law, is authorized and empowered to lease, lend, grant, or convey to the corporation, at its request upon those terms and conditions that the proper authorities of a municipality may deem reasonable and fair and without the necessity for any advertisement, order of court, or other action or formality, other than the regular and formal action of the authorities concerned, any real property or personal property which may be necessary or convenient to effectuation of the authorized purposes of the corporation including real property already devoted to public use; and subject to the aforesaid, the state consents to the use of all lands owned by it, including land lying under water, and which are deemed by the corporation to be necessary for the construction or operation of any water supply facilities.
History of Section.
P.L. 1983 (S.S.), ch. 332, art. III, § 2; P.L. 2013, ch. 243, § 3; P.L. 2013, ch. 490, § 3.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 42 - State Affairs and Government › Chapter 42-64 - Rhode Island Commerce Corporation › Section 42-64-7.5. - Acceptance of federal grants.

§ 42-64-7.5. Acceptance of federal grants.
In addition to any of its other powers and responsibilities, the Rhode Island commerce corporation is authorized and empowered to accept any grants made available by the United States government or any agency of the United States government, and the corporation, with the approval of the governor, is authorized and empowered to perform any acts and enter into all necessary contracts and agreements with the United States or any agency of the United States as may be necessary in any manner and degree that shall be deemed to be in the best interests of the state. The proceeds of any grants received shall be paid to the general treasurer of the state and deposited in a separate fund to be used solely for the purposes of the grant or grants.
History of Section.
P.L. 1995, ch. 370, art. 12, § 7; P.L. 2013, ch. 243, § 3; P.L. 2013, ch. 490, § 3; P.L. 2014, ch. 7, § 1; P.L. 2014, ch. 8, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 42 - State Affairs and Government › Chapter 42-64 - Rhode Island Commerce Corporation › Section 42-64-7.6. - Transfer of functions from the governor’s office of intergovernmental relations.

§ 42-64-7.6. Transfer of functions from the governor’s office of intergovernmental relations.
(a)
All functions formerly administered by the governor’s office of intergovernmental relations in the executive department relating to community development block grants are hereby transferred to the department of administration, division of planning.
(b)
In addition to any of its other powers and responsibilities, the Rhode Island commerce corporation is authorized and empowered to accept any grants made available by the United States government or any agency of the United States government, and the corporation, with the approval of the governor, is authorized and empowered to perform any acts and enter into all necessary contracts and agreements with the United States or any agency of the United States as may be necessary in any manner and degree that shall be deemed to be in the best interest of the state. The proceeds of the received grants shall be paid to the general treasurer and deposited in a separate fund to be used solely for the purposes of the grant or grants.
History of Section.
P.L. 1995, ch. 370, art, 12, § 7; P.L. 2013, ch. 243, § 3; P.L. 2013, ch. 490, § 3.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 42 - State Affairs and Government › Chapter 42-64 - Rhode Island Commerce Corporation › Section 42-64-7.7. - Grant of powers to the corporation.

§ 42-64-7.7. Grant of powers to the corporation.
The Rhode Island commerce corporation is granted all of the powers necessary and convenient to perform the functions transferred to the Rhode Island commerce corporation pursuant to §§ 42-64-7.5 and 42-64-7.6.
History of Section.
P.L. 1995, ch. 370, art. 12, § 7; P.L. 2013, ch. 243, § 3; P.L. 2013, ch. 490, § 3.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 42 - State Affairs and Government › Chapter 42-64 - Rhode Island Commerce Corporation › Section 42-64-7.10. - Preservation and support of the fishing industry and other current uses at Newport and Galilee.

§ 42-64-7.10. Preservation and support of the fishing industry and other current uses at Newport and Galilee.
With respect to the ports of Newport and Galilee, the department of environmental management shall maintain, manage and operate these ports in a manner that is consistent with their current use, for not less than ninety-nine (99) years, so that the commercial fishing industry is guaranteed the use of not less than the current portion of these ports as is currently being employed to support the commercial fishing industry and to guarantee the commercial fishing industry not less than the current amount of dockage being occupied on July 7, 1999.
History of Section.
P.L. 1999, ch. 469, § 3.