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2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 37 - Public Property and Works › Chapter 37-16 - Public Works Arbitration › Section 37-16-26. - Satisfaction of award.

§ 37-16-26. Satisfaction of award.
(a)
An award which requires the payment of a sum of money by a city, town, the state, or any body described in § 37-16-2 created or organized by or through the authority of any of them, shall be satisfied to the extent of payment of that sum by payment thereof to the party to whom the award was made by the treasurer or officer exercising the duties of a treasurer thereof from its general funds.
(b)
An award which requires the payment of a sum of money to a city, a town, or the state or any body described in § 37-16-2 created or organized by or through the authority of any of them shall be satisfied to the extent of payment of that sum by payment thereof to its treasurer or officer exercising the duties of a treasurer thereof who shall deposit the same in its general funds.
History of Section.
P.L. 1967, ch. 165, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 37 - Public Property and Works › Chapter 37-16 - Public Works Arbitration › Section 37-16-27. - Application to sureties.

§ 37-16-27. Application to sureties.
(a)
If a contractor principal on a bond furnished to guarantee performance or payment on a construction contract and the claimant are parties to a written contract with a provision to submit to arbitration any controversy thereafter arising under the contract, or subject to arbitration as provided in § 37-16-2(b), the arbitration provisions shall apply to the surety for all disputes involving questions of the claimant’s right of recovery against the surety. Either the claimant, the contractor principal, or surety may demand arbitration in accordance with the written contract or as provided in § 37-16-2(b) if applicable in one arbitration proceeding, provided that the provisions of § 37-16-3 shall be applicable to any demand for arbitration. The arbitration award shall decide all controversies subject to arbitration between the claimant, on the one hand, and the contractor principal and surety on the other hand, including all questions involving liability of the contractor principal and surety on the bond, but a claimant must file suit for recovery against the surety within the time limits set forth in §§ 37-12-2 and 37-12-5. The arbitration shall be in accordance with this chapter and the court shall enter judgment thereon as provided therein.
(b)
The arbitrator or arbitrators, if more than one, shall make findings of fact as to the compliance with the requirements for recovery against the surety, and those findings of fact shall be a part of the award binding on all parties to the arbitration.
History of Section.
P.L. 1982, ch. 397, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 37 - Public Property and Works › Chapter 37-17 - Physically Handicapped — Architectural Standards — Public Financed Buildings [Repealed.] › Section 37-17-1 - — 37-17-19. Repealed.

§ 37-17-1 — 37-17-19. Repealed.
History of Section.
G.L. 1956, §§ 37-17-1 — 37-17-19; P.L. 1969, ch. 222, § 1; P.L. 1974, ch. 235, § 1; Repealed by P.L. 1981, ch. 236, § 6. For powers of the state building standards committee, see § 23-27.3-100.1.5.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 37 - Public Property and Works › Chapter 37-18 - Narragansett Indian Land Management Corporation › Section 37-18-1. - Short title.

§ 37-18-1. Short title.
This chapter shall be known as the “Narragansett Indian Land Management Corporation Act”.
History of Section.
P.L. 1979, ch. 116, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 37 - Public Property and Works › Chapter 37-18 - Narragansett Indian Land Management Corporation › Section 37-18-2. - Definitions.

§ 37-18-2. Definitions.
(a)
“Corporation” means the Narragansett Indian land management corporation established by § 37-18-3.
(b)
“Federal recognition” means the formal acknowledgement of the existence of an American Indian tribe pursuant to 25 U.S.C. § 1707 and 25 Code of Federal Regulations, Part 83.
(c)
“Improvement” means land preparation and provision of public improvements such as streets, sewers, and water lines needed for commercial and residential development.
(d)
“Indian” means those descendants of the individuals named on the list established pursuant to the Acts of 1880, ch. 800, § 4.
(e)
“Indian corporation” means the Rhode Island non-business corporation known as the Narragansett Tribe of Indians.
(f)
“Land use plan” means the plan established by the division of statewide planning and accepted by the town and the corporation.
(g)
“Secretary of the interior” means the secretary of the United States department of the interior.
(h)
“State” means the state of Rhode Island.
(i)
“Town” means the town of Charlestown, Rhode Island.
History of Section.
P.L. 1979, ch. 116, § 2; P.L. 1985, ch. 386, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 37 - Public Property and Works › Chapter 37-18 - Narragansett Indian Land Management Corporation › Section 37-18-3. - Corporation established — Passage to state upon cessation of business.

§ 37-18-3. Corporation established — Passage to state upon cessation of business.
(a)
Subject to the provisions of § 37-18-12, there is hereby authorized, created, and established a permanent, public corporation of the state having a distinct legal existence from the state and not constituting a department of state government, to be known as the “Narragansett Indian land management corporation” with such powers as are set forth in this chapter for the purposes of acquiring, managing, and purchasing real property as provided in § 37-18-6(d).
(b)
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.
(c)
If, for any reason, the corporation shall cease entirely and continuously to conduct or be involved in any business whatsoever in furtherance of its purposes, all its duties, purposes, rights, and properties shall pass to and be vested in the state and the lands shall be held in trust for the Indians, as defined in this chapter, subject to the provisions of §§ 37-18-12 and 37-18-13.
History of Section.
P.L. 1979, ch. 116, § 3; P.L. 1985, ch. 386, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 37 - Public Property and Works › Chapter 37-18 - Narragansett Indian Land Management Corporation › Section 37-18-4. - Purposes.

§ 37-18-4. Purposes.
The corporation is authorized, created and established for the following purposes:
To manage and hold the real property acquired pursuant to the provisions of §§ 37-18-6(d) and 37-18-7 for the benefit of the descendants of those individuals of Indian ancestry set forth in the list established pursuant to P.L. 1880, ch. 800, § 4.
History of Section.
P.L. 1979, ch. 116, § 4.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 37 - Public Property and Works › Chapter 37-18 - Narragansett Indian Land Management Corporation › Section 37-18-7. - Transfer of property — Restrictions on use.

§ 37-18-7. Transfer of property — Restrictions on use.
(a)
Subject to the provisions of §§ 37-18-12, 37-18-13, and 37-18-14, upon the adoption of a land use plan accepted by the town and the corporation pursuant to § 37-18-10 and the satisfaction of the requirements set forth in § 37-18-8, the governor is authorized, empowered, and directed to transfer, assign, and convey to the corporation in fee simple all the right, title, and interest of the state in and to the following approximately nine hundred (900) acres of real estate located in the town;
(1)
The Indian Cedar Swamp management area;
(2)
Indian Burial Hill; and
(3)
The state land around Deep Pond.
(b)
Provided, however, that the state shall retain control of and public access shall be guaranteed to an adequate fishing area within the state land around Deep Pond, and provided, further, that the governor is only authorized, empowered, and directed to transfer, assign, and convey to the corporation the real estate which is located around Deep Pond upon the governor’s making a finding that the required and appropriate federal approval of the transfer has been obtained so that the transfer will not affect, in any adverse manner, any benefits received by the state under the Pittman Robertson Act, 16 U.S.C. § 669 et seq. and the Dingell Johnson Act, 16 U.S.C. § 777 et seq.
(c)
Upon the same findings and determinations outlined above, the governor is authorized, empowered, and directed to transfer, assign, and convey to the corporation and its assigns a mutually acceptable exclusive (except as to lateral crossing) right and easement to pass by foot and vehicle over a forty-five foot (45′) wide strip of state land located within the town between Kings Factory Road and Watchaug Pond, and to use an area at the end of the strip sufficiently large for the parking of automobiles and the launching of boats.
(d)
The authority herein granted to the governor shall be in addition to any other authority conferred upon him or her by law. The real estate conveyed by the state to the corporation pursuant to the provisions of this section shall be held in perpetuity for conservation purposes and shall not be improved or developed by the corporation.
History of Section.
P.L. 1979, ch. 116, § 7; P.L. 1985, ch. 386, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 37 - Public Property and Works › Chapter 37-18 - Narragansett Indian Land Management Corporation › Section 37-18-8. - Hunting, fishing, and trapping.

§ 37-18-8. Hunting, fishing, and trapping.
The corporation shall have the right to make rules and regulations regarding fish and game conservation on real estate held by the corporation; provided, however, that the corporation shall not issue those rules and regulations until it has consulted with the director of environmental management, and further provided that the corporation shall impose minimum standards for safety of persons and protection of wildlife and fish stock.
History of Section.
P.L. 1979, ch. 116, § 8.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 37 - Public Property and Works › Chapter 37-18 - Narragansett Indian Land Management Corporation › Section 37-18-9. - Exemption from taxation — Payments in lieu of taxes.

§ 37-18-9. Exemption from taxation — Payments in lieu of taxes.
(a)
The corporation shall not be required to pay any taxes or assessments upon or in respect to any property of the corporation levied by the town.
(b)
The corporation shall make payments in lieu of real property taxes and assessments to the town with respect to income producing projects of the corporation located in the town, and for police, fire, sanitation, health protection, and municipal services provided by the town to the real estate held by the corporation in the town. The payments in lieu of taxes shall be in such amounts as shall be agreed upon by the corporation and the town.
History of Section.
P.L. 1979, ch. 116, § 9.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 37 - Public Property and Works › Chapter 37-18 - Narragansett Indian Land Management Corporation › Section 37-18-10. - Land use plan.

§ 37-18-10. Land use plan.
(a)
All real property owned and held by the corporation shall be subject to a land use plan prepared by the office of state planning within the department of administration. No less than seventy-five percent (75%) of the land owned by the corporation, exclusive of the real property described in § 37-18-7, shall not be improved and developed and shall be held in perpetuity for conservation purposes, and the real property to be held in perpetuity for conservation purposes shall be delineated in the land use plan. The land use plan shall be mutually acceptable to the corporation and the town. Acceptance by the town of the plan shall not be unreasonably withheld. Upon acceptance of the plan by the town, the town shall amend its zoning ordinance adopted pursuant to chapter 24 of title 45 so as to conform to the plan. The zoning ordinance as amended shall govern the land use of real property owned by the corporation and the ordinance shall not be further amended in a manner inconsistent with the plan without the consent of the corporation; provided, however, that the ordinance shall not be amended in any manner affecting the land designated in the land use plan for conservation purposes.
(b)
The corporation shall not be entitled to use any portion of the real property to be owned and held by the corporation until such time as the land use plan is adopted by the corporation and accepted by the town.
History of Section.
P.L. 1979, ch. 116, § 10.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 37 - Public Property and Works › Chapter 37-18 - Narragansett Indian Land Management Corporation › Section 37-18-11. - Civil and criminal jurisdiction.

§ 37-18-11. Civil and criminal jurisdiction.
Except as otherwise provided, the corporation and all its authorized activities shall be subject to all the criminal and civil laws of the state and the town.
History of Section.
P.L. 1979, ch. 116, § 11.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 37 - Public Property and Works › Chapter 37-18 - Narragansett Indian Land Management Corporation › Section 37-18-12. - Expiration of the corporation.

§ 37-18-12. Expiration of the corporation.
Upon presentation of evidence to the Narragansett Indian land management corporation and the Rhode Island secretary of state that the Indian corporation known as the Narragansett Tribe of Indians has applied for and been granted by the United States government pursuant to 25 U.S.C. § 1707 and 25 Code of Federal Regulations, Part 83, federal recognition as an Indian tribe with inherent rights, powers, and responsibilities possessed by Indian tribes in the United States, the Narragansett Indian land management corporation shall expire thirty (30) days after the presentation of the evidence. Prior to its expiration, the corporation shall prepare and submit to the general assembly a final report of its termination activities.
History of Section.
P.L. 1979, ch. 116, § 12; P.L. 1985, ch. 386, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 37 - Public Property and Works › Chapter 37-18 - Narragansett Indian Land Management Corporation › Section 37-18-13. - Transfer of land to Indian tribe.

§ 37-18-13. Transfer of land to Indian tribe.
Upon the presentation of federal recognition to the Narragansett Indian land management corporation and the secretary of state, the Narragansett Indian land management corporation shall forthwith transfer and convey to the federally recognized Narragansett Tribe of Indians all powers, authority, rights, privileges, titles, and interest it may possess to any and all real property acquired, owned, and held for the benefit of those individuals of Indian ancestry set forth in the list established pursuant to P.L. 1880 ch. 800, § 4, and thereafter, the Narragansett Indian land management corporation shall have no further interest in the real property. All real property transferred by the Narragansett Indian land management corporation to the federally recognized Narragansett Tribe of Indians pursuant to this provision:
(a)
Shall be subject to the same conditions, restrictions, limitations, or responsibilities set forth in §§ 37-18-6(m)(2) and (m)(3), 37-18-8, 37-18-9, 37-18-10, and 37-18-11 hereof as are applicable to the corporation and all its authorized activities.
(b)
Shall be subject to the civil and criminal laws of the state of Rhode Island and the town of Charlestown, Rhode Island, except as otherwise provided herein.
History of Section.
P.L. 1985, ch. 386, § 2.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 37 - Public Property and Works › Chapter 37-18 - Narragansett Indian Land Management Corporation › Section 37-18-14. - Transfer of state land to the Indian tribes.

§ 37-18-14. Transfer of state land to the Indian tribes.
(a)
Upon presentation of federal recognition to the Narragansett Indian land management corporation and the secretary of state, the governor is authorized, empowered, and directed to transfer, assign, and convey to the Narragansett Tribe of Indians in fee simple all the right, title, and interest of the state in and to the following approximately nine hundred (900) acres of real estate located in the town;
(1)
The Indian Cedar Swamp management area;
(2)
Indian Burial Hill; and
(3)
The state land around Deep Pond.
(b)
Provided, however, that the state shall retain control of and public access shall be guaranteed to an adequate fishing area within the said state land around Deep Pond, and provided, further, that the governor is only authorized, empowered, and directed to transfer, assign, and convey to the Narragansett Tribe of Indians the real estate which is located around Deep Pond upon the governor’s making a finding that the required and appropriate federal approval of the transfer has been obtained so that the transfer will not affect, in any adverse manner, any benefits received by the state under the Pittman Robertson Act, 16 U.S.C. § 669 et seq. and the Dingell Johnson Act, 16 U.S.C. § 777 et seq.
(c)
Upon the same findings and determinations outlined above, the governor is authorized, empowered, and directed to transfer, assign, and convey to the Narragansett Tribe of Indians and its assigns a mutually acceptable exclusive (except as to lateral crossing) right and easement to pass by foot and vehicle over a forty-five foot (45′) wide strip of state land located within the town between Kings Factory Road and Watchaug Pond, and to use an area at the end of the strip sufficiently large for the parking of automobiles and the launching of boats.
(d)
The authority herein granted to the governor shall be in addition to any other authority conferred upon him or her by law. The real estate conveyed by the state to the Narragansett Tribe of Indians pursuant to the provisions of this section shall be subject to the civil and criminal laws of the state of Rhode Island and the town of Charlestown, Rhode Island, except as otherwise provided herein, and shall be held in perpetuity for conservation purposes and shall not be improved or developed by the Narragansett Tribe of Indians.
History of Section.
P.L. 1985, ch. 386, § 2.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 37 - Public Property and Works › Chapter 37-18 - Narragansett Indian Land Management Corporation › Section 37-18-15. - Severability.

§ 37-18-15. Severability.
If any clause, sentence, paragraph, section, or part of this chapter shall be adjudged by any court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, the judgment shall not affect, impair, or invalidate the remainder thereof but shall be confined in its operation to the clause, sentence, paragraph, section, or part directly involved in the controversy in which the judgment shall have been rendered.
History of Section.
P.L. 1985, ch. 386, § 2.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 37 - Public Property and Works › Chapter 37-19 - Howard Development Corporation [Repealed.] › Section 37-19-1 - — 37-19-11. Repealed.

§ 37-19-1 — 37-19-11. Repealed.
History of Section.
P.L. 1972, ch. 77, § 1; P.L. 1974, ch. 100, § 2; P.L. 1990, ch. 65, art. 86, § 2; Repealed by P.L. 1997, ch. 326, § 166, effective July 8, 1997.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 37 - Public Property and Works › Chapter 37-20 - Big River Reservoir Moratorium › Section 37-20-1. - Big River Reservoir — Development prohibited.

§ 37-20-1. Big River Reservoir — Development prohibited.
(a)
All land acquired by the state or any subdivision thereof for the development of the “Big River Reservoir” so-called, including any land acquired by the Big River — Wood River Reservoir Site Acquisition Act, P.L. 1964, ch. 133, shall not be sold nor shall the land be developed in any way. The state shall not allow any future development or continued development on that property, and the property shall be designated “open space” as defined in § 45-36-1(1) — (7).
Provided, however, that the foregoing shall not be construed to prohibit the use of the said property as a water reservoir, or for the development of wells and well sites together with any infrastructure necessary for the treatment, transmission, storage and distribution of drinking water if the water resources board determines that exploration or development of groundwater is appropriate, then it shall not require legislative action to remove the property from the “open space” for the purposes of groundwater development as defined in § 45-36-1(1) — (8).
(b)
Non-motorized bicycles are permitted upon and along land designated as the “Big River Management Area”. The water resources board, in consultation with the department of environmental management shall within thirty (30) days of the passage of this act adopt rules and regulations that include but are not limited to the appropriate designated areas and defined hours for said uses in the management area.
History of Section.
P.L. 1993, ch. 220, § 2; P.L. 1999, ch. 461, § 5; P.L. 2009, ch. 378, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 37 - Public Property and Works › Chapter 37-21 - Minority Business Development Compliance Act › Section 37-21-2. - Repealed.

§ 37-21-2. Repealed.
History of Section.
P.L. 1994, ch. 306, § 1; Repealed by P.L. 1997, ch. 30, art. 27, § 1, effective July 1, 1997.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 37 - Public Property and Works › Chapter 37-21 - Minority Business Development Compliance Act › Section 37-21-3. - Use of minority business development compliance funding.

§ 37-21-3. Use of minority business development compliance funding.
(a)
All sums appropriated for minority business development compliance account shall be used for the primary purpose of developing the monitoring and compliance functions relating to equal opportunity laws and the state’s minority business enterprise programs. The purpose of the program shall be to guarantee maximum minority business enterprise and minority workforce participation on state and federally funded construction projects, and to assure the fullest possible implementation of the state’s minority business enterprise procurement program.
(b)
Funds shall be used for compliance analysis, on-site monitoring, special studies, outreach to the minority business enterprise community, training and apprenticeship programs, general administration of the program, and related purposes.
History of Section.
P.L. 1994, ch. 306, § 1; P.L. 1995, ch. 370, art. 12, § 15; P.L. 1997, ch. 30, art. 27, § 1; P.L. 2011, ch. 363, § 37.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 37 - Public Property and Works › Chapter 37-21 - Minority Business Development Compliance Act › Section 37-21-4, 37-21-5. - Repealed.

§ 37-21-4, 37-21-5. Repealed.
History of Section.
P.L. 1994, ch. 306, § 1; Repealed by P.L. 1997, ch. 30, art. 27, § 1, effective July 1, 1997.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 37 - Public Property and Works › Chapter 37-22 - The I-195 Redevelopment Act of 2002 [Repealed.] › Section 37-22-1. - Repealed.

§ 37-22-1. Repealed.
History of Section.
P.L. 2002, ch. 111, § 1; P.L. 2002, ch. 427, § 1; Repealed by P.L. 2011, ch. 245, § 5; P.L. 2011, ch. 267, § 5, effective July 9, 2011.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 37 - Public Property and Works › Chapter 37-22 - The I-195 Redevelopment Act of 2002 [Repealed.] › Section 37-22-2. - Repealed.

§ 37-22-2. Repealed.
History of Section.
P.L. 2002, ch. 111, § 1; P.L. 2002, ch. 427, § 1; Repealed by P.L. 2011, ch. 245, § 5; P.L. 2011, ch. 267, § 5, effective July 9, 2011.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 37 - Public Property and Works › Chapter 37-22 - The I-195 Redevelopment Act of 2002 [Repealed.] › Section 37-22-3. - Repealed.

§ 37-22-3. Repealed.
History of Section.
P.L. 2002, ch. 111, § 1; P.L. 2002, ch. 427, § 1; Repealed by P.L. 2011, ch. 245, § 5; P.L. 2011, ch. 267, § 5, effective July 9, 2011.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 37 - Public Property and Works › Chapter 37-22 - The I-195 Redevelopment Act of 2002 [Repealed.] › Section 37-22-4. - Repealed.

§ 37-22-4. Repealed.
History of Section.
P.L. 2002, ch. 111, § 1; P.L. 2002, ch. 427, § 1; Repealed by P.L. 2011, ch. 245, § 5; P.L. 2011, ch. 267, § 5, effective July 9, 2011.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 37 - Public Property and Works › Chapter 37-22 - The I-195 Redevelopment Act of 2002 [Repealed.] › Section 37-22-5. - Repealed.

§ 37-22-5. Repealed.
History of Section.
P.L. 2002, ch. 111, § 1; P.L. 2002, ch. 427, § 1; Repealed by P.L. 2011, ch. 245, § 5; P.L. 2011, ch. 267, § 5, effective July 9, 2011.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 37 - Public Property and Works › Chapter 37-22 - The I-195 Redevelopment Act of 2002 [Repealed.] › Section 37-22-6. - Repealed.

§ 37-22-6. Repealed.
History of Section.
P.L. 2002, ch. 111, § 1; P.L. 2002, ch. 427, § 1; Repealed by P.L. 2011, ch. 245, § 5; P.L. 2011, ch. 267, § 5, effective July 9, 2011.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 37 - Public Property and Works › Chapter 37-22 - The I-195 Redevelopment Act of 2002 [Repealed.] › Section 37-22-7. - Repealed.

§ 37-22-7. Repealed.
History of Section.
P.L. 2002, ch. 111, § 1; P.L. 2002, ch. 427, § 1; Repealed by P.L. 2011, ch. 245, § 5; P.L. 2011, ch. 267, § 5, effective July 9, 2011.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 37 - Public Property and Works › Chapter 37-22 - The I-195 Redevelopment Act of 2002 [Repealed.] › Section 37-22-8. - Repealed.

§ 37-22-8. Repealed.
History of Section.
P.L. 2002, ch. 111, § 1; P.L. 2002, ch. 427, § 1; Repealed by P.L. 2011, ch. 245, § 5; P.L. 2011, ch. 267, § 5, effective July 9, 2011.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 37 - Public Property and Works › Chapter 37-22 - The I-195 Redevelopment Act of 2002 [Repealed.] › Section 37-22-9. - Repealed.

§ 37-22-9. Repealed.
History of Section.
P.L. 2002, ch. 111, § 1; P.L. 2002, ch. 427, § 1; Repealed by P.L. 2011, ch. 245, § 5; P.L. 2011, ch. 267, § 5, effective July 9, 2011.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 37 - Public Property and Works › Chapter 37-22 - The I-195 Redevelopment Act of 2002 [Repealed.] › Section 37-22-10. - Repealed.

§ 37-22-10. Repealed.
History of Section.
P.L. 2002, ch. 111, § 1; P.L. 2002, ch. 427, § 1; Repealed by P.L. 2011, ch. 245, § 5; P.L. 2011, ch. 267, § 5, effective July 9, 2011.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 37 - Public Property and Works › Chapter 37-22 - The I-195 Redevelopment Act of 2002 [Repealed.] › Section 37-22-11. - Repealed.

§ 37-22-11. Repealed.
History of Section.
P.L. 2002, ch. 111, § 1; P.L. 2002, ch. 427, § 1; Repealed by P.L. 2011, ch. 245, § 5; P.L. 2011, ch. 267, § 5, effective July 9, 2011.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 37 - Public Property and Works › Chapter 37-22 - The I-195 Redevelopment Act of 2002 [Repealed.] › Section 37-22-12. - Repealed.

§ 37-22-12. Repealed.
History of Section.
P.L. 2002, ch. 111, § 1; P.L. 2002, ch. 427, § 1; Repealed by P.L. 2011, ch. 245, § 5; P.L. 2011, ch. 267, § 5, effective July 9, 2011.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 37 - Public Property and Works › Chapter 37-22 - The I-195 Redevelopment Act of 2002 [Repealed.] › Section 37-22-13. - Repealed.

§ 37-22-13. Repealed.
History of Section.
P.L. 2002, ch. 111, § 1; P.L. 2002, ch. 427, § 1; Repealed by P.L. 2011, ch. 245, § 5; P.L. 2011, ch. 267, § 5, effective July 9, 2011.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 37 - Public Property and Works › Chapter 37-22 - The I-195 Redevelopment Act of 2002 [Repealed.] › Section 37-22-14. - Repealed.

§ 37-22-14. Repealed.
History of Section.
P.L. 2002, ch. 111, § 1; P.L. 2002, ch. 427, § 1; Repealed by P.L. 2011, ch. 245, § 5; P.L. 2011, ch. 267, § 5, effective July 9, 2011.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 37 - Public Property and Works › Chapter 37-23 - Safety Awareness Programs › Section 37-23-1. - Safety awareness program required.

§ 37-23-1. Safety awareness program required.
(a)
All contractors performing work on municipal and state construction projects with a total project cost of one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) or more, shall have an OSHA “ten (10) hour construction safety program” for their on-site employees. The training program shall utilize instructors trained by the occupational safety and health administration, using an OSHA approved curriculum. Graduates shall receive a card from the U.S. department of labor occupational safety and health administration certifying the successful completion of the training course.
(b)
Every person shall have a card issued by the U.S. department of labor occupational safety and health administration certifying their successful completion of the OSHA ten (10) hour training program as required by this section on their person at all times while work is actually being performed on municipal and state construction projects. No person shall transfer their card certifying their successful completion of the OSHA ten (10) hour training program to another person. Failure to comply with this section shall subject the holder to penalties prescribed by the director of the department of labor and training.
(c)
The director of the department of labor and training shall promulgate rules, regulations, and penalties to enforce the provisions of this section.
History of Section.
P.L. 2004, ch. 593, § 2.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 37 - Public Property and Works › Chapter 37-23 - Safety Awareness Programs › Section 37-23-2. - Board of safety awareness created.

§ 37-23-2. Board of safety awareness created.
(a)
There is hereby established, within the Division of Professional Regulation, a Board of Safety Awareness, hereinafter referred to as “the board”, which shall at all times consist of nine (9) qualified electors of the state, all of whom shall have successfully completed the OSHA ten (10) hour construction safety program.
(b)
Annually, on or before January 31st, the director of labor and training shall appoint a member or members of the board to succeed the member or members whose term is at that time expiring who shall serve for three (3) years or until his/her successor is appointed and qualified. Any vacancy, which may occur in the board from any cause, shall be filled by the director for the remainder of the unexpired term. In the interest of maintaining consistency, the nine (9) members initially appointed to the Board of Safety Awareness will serve staggered term as follows: the three (3) officers will serve a three (3) year term; three (3) members will serve a two (2) year term; and three (3) members will serve a one (1) year term.
(c)
The board shall elect from its membership a chairperson, who shall have obtained at least a minimum of the thirty (30) hour construction safety program as it pertains to the construction sector under OSHA regulations 1926.
(d)
The board shall also elect from its membership a vice-chairperson and a secretary, both of whom shall have successfully completed at least a minimum of the thirty (30) hour construction safety program as it pertains to the construction sector under OSHA regulations 1926.
(e)
The board shall advise and assist the division of professional regulation on promoting and promulgating such policies as may be necessary to improve safety on construction worksites subject to the approval of the director.
(f)
The board may recommend to the director of labor and training, the replacement of a member who misses three (3) consecutive regularly scheduled monthly meetings.
(g)
The final authority on all questions of procedure and parliamentary law not covered by the rules/bylaws of this board or by the Administrative Procedures Act of the State of Rhode Island shall be Robert’s Rules of Order.
(h)
There shall be a chief investigator for the division who shall have obtained at least a minimum successful completion of the thirty (30) hour construction safety program as it pertains to the construction sector under OSHA regulations 1926. He or she shall be appointed by the director of labor and training, upon recommendation from the board of safety awareness, and the position shall be in the classified service.
(i)
There shall be a secretary for the safety awareness section who is in the classified service.
History of Section.
P.L. 2004, ch. 593, § 2; P.L. 2011, ch. 363, § 38.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 37 - Public Property and Works › Chapter 37-23 - Safety Awareness Programs › Section 37-23-3. - Definitions.

§ 37-23-3. Definitions.
(a)
“On-site Employee” may be regarded as any private person or entity bound by a contractual agreement to provide goods or services to a contractor/developer who must physically enter the place where work is being performed or business being conducted; provided, however, this chapter shall not apply to sales representatives, vendors, or to any person, entity or corporation who delivers building materials and supplies or customized products to a construction site.
(b)
“Violator(s)” may include, but not be limited to, construction workers, contractors, project developers, site managers, and/or any other individual(s) working on a jobsite.
(c)
“Division” shall mean the division of professional regulation within the department of labor and training.
(d)
“Board” shall mean the board of safety awareness.
(e)
“Department” shall mean Department of Labor and Training.
History of Section.
P.L. 2004, ch. 593, § 2.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 37 - Public Property and Works › Chapter 37-23 - Safety Awareness Programs › Section 37-23-4. - Exemptions.

§ 37-23-4. Exemptions.
The following individuals are exempt from the requirements of the OSHA ten (10) hour construction safety program:
(1)
Law enforcement officers dealing with traffic control and/or jobsite security;
(2)
All relevant federal, state and municipal government inspectors.
History of Section.
P.L. 2004, ch. 593, § 2; P.L. 2011, ch. 363, § 38.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 37 - Public Property and Works › Chapter 37-23 - Safety Awareness Programs › Section 37-23-5. - Training program.

§ 37-23-5. Training program.
The Board of Safety Awareness has endorsed the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) Outreach Training Program as the training program through which OSHA authorizes trainers to teach ten (10) hour and thirty (30) hour construction industry occupational safety and health standards, through which successful completion shall be documented.
History of Section.
P.L. 2004, ch. 593, § 2.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 37 - Public Property and Works › Chapter 37-23 - Safety Awareness Programs › Section 37-23-6. - Work for which OSHA ten (10) hour construction safety program is required.

§ 37-23-6. Work for which OSHA ten (10) hour construction safety program is required.
No person, firm, entity, or corporation shall enter into, engage in, solicit, advertise, bid for, or work on municipal and/or state construction projects with a total project cost of one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) or more unless that person, firm, entity or corporation has an OSHA ten (10) hour construction safety program for their on-site employees.
History of Section.
P.L. 2004, ch. 593, § 2.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 37 - Public Property and Works › Chapter 37-23 - Safety Awareness Programs › Section 37-23-7. - Inspection and right of entry.

§ 37-23-7. Inspection and right of entry.
Authorized staff of the department shall have the right and authority to enter, during times at which work is actually being performed all municipal and state construction projects for the purpose of ascertaining compliance.
History of Section.
P.L. 2004, ch. 593, § 2.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 37 - Public Property and Works › Chapter 37-23 - Safety Awareness Programs › Section 37-23-8. - Investigation and prosecution of violations.

§ 37-23-8. Investigation and prosecution of violations.
Authorized staff of the department shall enforce all provisions of law relative to the certification of the successful completion of the OSHA ten (10) hour construction safety program. Whenever a complaint is made to the director that the provisions of this chapter are being violated, the director may issue an order to cease and desist from said violation. The director shall thereupon order an administrative penalty on any person, firm, entity or corporation for any violation of the provisions of this chapter, in the amount of not less than two hundred fifty dollars ($250) nor more than nine hundred and fifty dollars ($950) per offense on each day in which a violation occurs, or the complaint may be dismissed in accordance with the recommendations.
History of Section.
P.L. 2004, ch. 593, § 2.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 37 - Public Property and Works › Chapter 37-23 - Safety Awareness Programs › Section 37-23-9. - Subpoena of a witness.

§ 37-23-9. Subpoena of a witness.
The department of labor and training shall have the power to subpoena and bring before it or the board of safety awareness any witness to give testimony either orally or by deposition, or both.
History of Section.
P.L. 2004, ch. 593, § 2.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 37 - Public Property and Works › Chapter 37-23 - Safety Awareness Programs › Section 37-23-10. - Administration of oaths.

§ 37-23-10. Administration of oaths.
The director of the department of labor and training and his/her designees shall have the authority to administer oaths to witnesses at a hearing, which the department has authorized by law to conduct, and any other oaths authorized or administered by the department.
History of Section.
P.L. 2004, ch. 593, § 2.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 37 - Public Property and Works › Chapter 37-23 - Safety Awareness Programs › Section 37-23-11. - Appeals.

§ 37-23-11. Appeals.
Any person, firm, entity or corporation who has been assessed a penalty may appeal such to the director within twenty (20) days of receipt of the cease and desist order. The director of the department of labor and training shall refer said appeal to the board. The board, upon completion of any appeal held on a verified complaint, shall present to the director of labor and training, a written report of its findings and recommendations. The director may accept or reject, in whole or in part, the recommended order of the board. The order of the director is final, and a copy of the order shall be immediately served upon the person, firm, or corporation assessed.
History of Section.
P.L. 2004, ch. 593, § 2.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 37 - Public Property and Works › Chapter 37-23 - Safety Awareness Programs › Section 37-23-12. - Penalties for nonpayment.

§ 37-23-12. Penalties for nonpayment.
Any person, firm, entity, or corporation who has violated chapter 23 of title 37, whether duly registered with the office of the secretary of state or not, and has been assessed a fine by the director of labor and training, is hereby required to submit penalties due to the department of labor and training, within thirty (30) days of notice of the penalty, or the director of labor and training shall have the power to institute injunction proceedings in superior court.
History of Section.
P.L. 2004, ch. 593, § 2.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 37 - Public Property and Works › Chapter 37-24 - The Green Buildings Act › Section 37-24-2. - Legislative findings.

§ 37-24-2. Legislative findings.
It is hereby found and declared as follows:
(1)
Energy costs for public buildings and public projects are skyrocketing and will likely continue to increase.
(2)
Energy use by public buildings and public projects contributes substantially to the problems of pollution and global warming.
(3)
Public buildings, public structures, public real property and public projects can be built, renovated, and located using high-performance methods that save and generate energy; reduce and conserve water consumption; improve indoor air and environmental quality; improve water quality; reduce transportation demand and emissions; preserve the environment; make workers and students more productive; and improve the quality of our individual and shared human experience and environmental justice for all citizens of the state.
(4)
The green buildings act is a strategic tool to achieve the greenhouse gas emission reduction targets and other objectives of chapter 6.2 of title 42 (“2021 act on climate”) and the work of the executive climate change coordinating council established in § 42-6.2-1.
(5)
This law is necessary to more efficiently spend public funds.
History of Section.
P.L. 2009, ch. 212, § 1; P.L. 2017, ch. 394, § 1; P.L. 2017, ch. 418, § 1; P.L. 2022, ch. 204, § 1, effective June 27, 2022; P.L. 2022, ch. 205, § 1, effective June 27, 2022.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 37 - Public Property and Works › Chapter 37-24 - The Green Buildings Act › Section 37-24-3. - Definitions.

§ 37-24-3. Definitions.
For purposes of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply:
(1)
“Construction” means the process of building, altering, repairing, improving, or demolishing forty percent (40%) or more of any public structures, public buildings, public real property or other public improvements of any kind to any public structures, public buildings or public real property.
(2)
“Department” means the department of administration.
(3)
“Equivalent standard” means a high-performance green building standard, other than LEED, LEED for Neighborhood Development, and SITES, that provides an independent, third-party verification and certification of a rating system or measurement tool, that, when used, leads to outcomes equivalent to, LEED, LEED for Neighborhood Development, and SITES outcomes, in terms of green building, green infrastructure, and green site performance; current accepted equivalent standards include green globes, Northeast collaborative high-performance schools protocol; or other equivalent high-performance green building, green infrastructure, and green site standards accepted by the department.
(4)
“LEED” also, “LEED for Neighborhood Development, and SITES certified standard” means the current version of the U.S. Green Building Council Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) green building rating standard referred to as LEED, LEED for Neighborhood Development, and SITES certified. SITES means the U.S. Green Building Council’s SITES — The Sustainable SITES Initiative.
(5)
“Public agency” means every state or municipal office, board, commission, committee, bureau, department, or public institution of education, or any political subdivision thereof.
(6)
“Public facility” means any public institution, public facility, public equipment, or any physical asset owned, including its public real-property site, leased or controlled in whole or in part by this state, a public agency, a municipality or a political subdivision, that is for public or government use.
(7)
“Public major facility project” means:
(i)
A public facility building construction project larger than ten thousand (10,000) gross square feet of occupied or conditioned space, and its public real-property site; or
(ii)
A public facility building renovation project larger than ten thousand (10,000) gross square feet of occupied or conditioned space, and its public real-property site.
History of Section.
P.L. 2009, ch. 212, § 1; P.L. 2011, ch. 363, § 39; P.L. 2017, ch. 394, § 1; P.L. 2017, ch. 418, § 1; P.L. 2022, ch. 204, § 1, effective June 27, 2022; P.L. 2022, ch. 205, § 1, effective June 27, 2022.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 37 - Public Property and Works › Chapter 37-24 - The Green Buildings Act › Section 37-24-4. - Green building standards.

§ 37-24-4. Green building standards.
(a)
All public major facility projects of the state, public agencies, municipalities and political subdivisions shall be designed and constructed to at least the LEED, LEED for Neighborhood Development, and SITES, as provided herein, certified or an equivalent high-performance green building standard. This provision applies to public major facility projects or other public improvements of any kind to any public facility that have not entered the design phase prior to July 1, 2023, for LEED, LEED for Neighborhood Development and for SITES.
(b)
All public major facility projects of a public school facility, where the project receives any funding from the state, shall be designed and constructed to at least the LEED, LEED for Neighborhood Development, and SITES, as provided herein, certified standard, or the Northeast Collaborative for High-Performance Schools Protocol, Version 1.1 or above. This provision applies to public major facility projects or other public improvements by the state or a public school district to any public school facility that have not entered the design phase prior to July 1, 2023, for LEED, LEED for Neighborhood Development, and for SITES.
(c)
A public major facility project does not have to meet the LEED, LEED for Neighborhood Development, and SITES certified standard or an equivalent high-performance green building standard if:
(1)
There is no appropriate LEED, LEED for Neighborhood Development, and SITES standard or other high-performance green building standard for that type of building or renovation project or other public improvements of any kind to any public facility. In such case, the department will set green building standards that are appropriate to the project.
(2)
There is no practical way to apply the LEED, LEED for Neighborhood Development, and SITES standard or other high-performance green building standard to a particular building or renovation project or other public improvements of any kind to any public facility. In such case, the department will set green building standards that are appropriate to the project.
(d)
[Deleted by P.L. 2022, ch. 204, § 1 and P.L. 2022, ch. 205, § 1.]
History of Section.
P.L. 2009, ch. 212, § 1; P.L. 2017, ch. 394, § 1; P.L. 2017, ch. 418, § 1; P.L. 2022, ch. 204, § 1, effective June 27, 2022; P.L. 2022, ch. 205, § 1, effective June 27, 2022.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 37 - Public Property and Works › Chapter 37-24 - The Green Buildings Act › Section 37-24-6. - Protection from liability.

§ 37-24-6. Protection from liability.
No person, corporation, or entity shall be held liable for the failure of a public major facility project to meet the LEED, LEED for Neighborhood Development, and SITES certified standard or other standards established for the project as long as a good faith attempt was made to achieve the standard set for the project.
History of Section.
P.L. 2009, ch. 212, § 1; P.L. 2017, ch. 394, § 1; P.L. 2017, ch. 418, § 1; P.L. 2022, ch. 204, § 1, effective June 27, 2022; P.L. 2022, ch. 205, § 1, effective June 27, 2022.