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2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 42 - State Affairs and Government › Chapter 42-10 - Treasury Department › Section 42-10-7. - Seal of office.

§ 42-10-7. Seal of office.
The general treasurer shall continue to use a seal in his or her office. The form of an anchor shall be engraved on said seal; the motto thereof shall be the word “Hope”; and in a circle around the same shall be engraved the words, “General Treasurer of the State of Rhode Island”.
History of Section.
G.L. 1896, ch. 33, § 19; G.L. 1909, ch. 43, § 20; G.L. 1923, ch. 44, § 20; G.L. 1938, ch. 24, § 20; G.L. 1956, § 42-10-7.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 42 - State Affairs and Government › Chapter 42-10 - Treasury Department › Section 42-10-8. - Office of treasurer — Hours open.

§ 42-10-8. Office of treasurer — Hours open.
The office of the general treasurer shall be in the state house, and shall, except as provided by § 25-1-5, be kept open daily, except Saturdays, Sundays and holidays.
History of Section.
G.L. 1896, ch. 33, § 2; P.L. 1901, ch. 852, § 7; G.L. 1909, ch. 43, § 2; G.L. 1923, ch. 44, § 2; G.L. 1938, ch. 24, § 2; impl. am. P.L. 1953, ch. 3075, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 42-10-8; P.L. 1994, ch. 427, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 42 - State Affairs and Government › Chapter 42-10 - Treasury Department › Section 42-10-9. - Custodian of state property.

§ 42-10-9. Custodian of state property.
The general treasurer shall, except as otherwise provided, personally attend to his or her official duties; he or she shall be the keeper of the certificates of stocks, notes, and other evidences of property belonging to the permanent school fund and the Touro fund, and of all other property belonging to the state or held by the state in trust; and he or she shall collect the dividends, interest, and income arising from the above mentioned property, and shall dispose of them according to law.
History of Section.
G.L. 1896, ch. 33, § 3; G.L. 1909, ch. 43, § 3; G.L. 1923, ch. 44, § 3; G.L. 1938, ch. 24, § 3; G.L. 1956, § 42-10-9.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 42 - State Affairs and Government › Chapter 42-10 - Treasury Department › Section 42-10-10. - Money accounts.

§ 42-10-10. Money accounts.
The general treasurer shall keep a fair and correct account of all sums of money received into and paid from the treasury during the year.
History of Section.
G.L. 1896, ch. 33, § 6; G.L. 1909, ch. 43, § 6; G.L. 1923, ch. 44, § 6; G.L. 1938, ch. 24, § 6; G.L. 1956, § 42-10-10.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 42 - State Affairs and Government › Chapter 42-10 - Treasury Department › Section 42-10-11. - Appropriation accounts.

§ 42-10-11. Appropriation accounts.
The general treasurer shall keep an account with each appropriation made by the general assembly, and with each salaried officer of the state, in which he or she shall credit the object for which the appropriation is made with the amount appropriated to the object, and shall charge each appropriation with the payments made by him or her on that appropriation on the orders of the state controller.
History of Section.
G.L. 1896, ch. 33, § 7; G.L. 1909, ch. 43, § 7; G.L. 1923, ch. 44, § 7; G.L. 1938, ch. 24, § 7; impl. am. P.L. 1939, ch. 660, § 65; G.L. 1956, § 42-10-11.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 42 - State Affairs and Government › Chapter 42-10 - Treasury Department › Section 42-10-12. - Bond accounts — Bond capital fund.

§ 42-10-12. Bond accounts — Bond capital fund.
(a)
The general treasurer shall keep an account with each issue of the state bonds, in which account the state shall be charged with the amount of the bonds contained in that issue and in which the numbers of the bonds shall be set forth; and the state shall be credited with the payments made on account of those bonds, indicating by their numbers in the account the particular bonds on account of which the payments shall be made.
(b)
Notwithstanding the provisions of any law relative to the issuance of specific bonds to the contrary, all separate bond funds in existence on May 10, 1977, shall be consolidated into one fund which shall be designated the “bond capital fund”. The general treasurer shall keep account of the amount of the funds in the “bond capital fund” attributable to the sale of all past and future bond issues.
History of Section.
G.L. 1896, ch. 33, § 8; G.L. 1909, ch. 43, § 8; G.L. 1923, ch. 44, § 8; G.L. 1938, ch. 24, § 8; G.L. 1956, § 42-10-12; P.L. 1977, ch. 127, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 42 - State Affairs and Government › Chapter 42-10 - Treasury Department › Section 42-10-13. - Payments from treasury.

§ 42-10-13. Payments from treasury.
The general treasurer shall pay from the state treasury on orders of the state controller such sums of money as may from time to time be required for the payment of the principal and interest on the bonded debt, for lawful orders of the governor, and for appropriations made by the general assembly, but no money shall be paid from the treasury, except for principal and interest due on the bonded debt, unless it shall have been appropriated to the purposes for which it is to be paid and upon orders of the state controller.
History of Section.
G.L. 1896, ch. 33, § 10; G.L. 1909, ch. 43, § 10; G.L. 1923, ch. 44, § 10; P.L. 1930, ch. 1519, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 24, § 10; impl. am. P.L. 1939, ch. 660, § 65; G.L. 1956, § 42-10-13.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 42 - State Affairs and Government › Chapter 42-10 - Treasury Department › Section 42-10-13.1. - Federal tax identification number required.

§ 42-10-13.1. Federal tax identification number required.
Before any organization receives a state grant or is appropriated a certain sum of money, said organization shall be required to provide their federal tax identification number or if applicable that it is in compliance with § 501(c)(3) [26 U.S.C. § 501(c)(3)] of the federal internal revenue code.
History of Section.
P.L. 1993, ch. 117, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 42 - State Affairs and Government › Chapter 42-10 - Treasury Department › Section 42-10-14. - Medium of bond payments.

§ 42-10-14. Medium of bond payments.
The interest and principal of all notes or bonds of this state when due, shall be paid in gold coin of the United States of the present standard of weight and fineness, or its equivalent.
History of Section.
P.L. 1896, ch. 413, § 1; G.L. 1909, ch. 43, § 11; G.L. 1923, ch. 44, § 11; G.L. 1938, ch. 24, § 11; G.L. 1956, § 42-10-14.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 42 - State Affairs and Government › Chapter 42-10 - Treasury Department › Section 42-10-15. - Requiring payment of revenues.

§ 42-10-15. Requiring payment of revenues.
The general treasurer shall require the payment of all balances due into the treasury referred to in § 35-6-34.
History of Section.
G.L. 1938, ch. 24, § 18; G.L. 1956, § 42-10-15.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 42 - State Affairs and Government › Chapter 42-10 - Treasury Department › Section 42-10-16. - Report and prosecution of delinquencies in payment.

§ 42-10-16. Report and prosecution of delinquencies in payment.
The general treasurer shall report to the attorney general every person or town neglecting to pay, at the times required by law, any sum of money due to the state, including any sum which may be due as a result of a delinquency under chapter 6 of title 35, and the attorney general shall prosecute every such delinquent according to law.
History of Section.
G.L. 1896, ch. 33, § 17; G.L. 1909, ch. 43, § 18; G.L. 1923, ch. 44, § 18; G.L. 1938, ch. 24, § 19; G.L. 1956, § 42-10-16.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 42 - State Affairs and Government › Chapter 42-10 - Treasury Department › Section 42-10-17. - Annual report to general assembly.

§ 42-10-17. Annual report to general assembly.
(a)
The general treasurer shall present to the general assembly on or before the tenth (10th) day of October in each year a report of the business transacted by his or her office during the fiscal year or period next preceding, showing receipts and payments from the general treasury and from all other funds and accounts under his or her control. The general treasurer shall report the balance on hand in each of those funds at the close of the last fiscal year or period, the banks in which the funds are deposited and the rate of interest paid thereon. The general treasurer shall give in the report a detailed statement of the receipts of the state treasury showing the several sources of revenue, the amount received from each source, and the account of taxes received, but only an abstract of the report shall be printed.
(b)
The report shall include, so long as any state funds or pension funds remain invested in any corporation doing business in South Africa, a report showing which investments have been sold in the previous year in conformity with the requirements of § 35-10-12, the aggregate value of those investments at the time of divestment, and the aggregate value of those investments as a percentage of total investment at the end of the previous year.
History of Section.
G.L. 1896, ch. 33, § 11; P.L. 1901, ch. 809, § 5; G.L. 1909, ch. 43, § 12; P.L. 1921, ch. 2038, § 2; G.L. 1923, ch. 44, § 12; P.L. 1929, ch. 1349, § 2; G.L. 1938, ch. 24, § 12; G.L. 1956, § 42-10-17; P.L. 1985, ch. 336, § 2; P.L. 1994, ch. 427, § 2.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 42 - State Affairs and Government › Chapter 42-10 - Treasury Department › Section 42-10-18. - Contents of annual report.

§ 42-10-18. Contents of annual report.
The report required by § 42-10-17 shall show the payments from each appropriation, whether from an annual or special appropriation and on account of what department, office, board, division, or commission, or for what purpose the payments were made. The statement of payments shall also be arranged so that the report will readily indicate the amounts expended respectively for education, courts, legislature, health, agriculture, highways and bridges, military affairs, penal and charitable, care and repair of public property, sinking fund, interest, and general administration.
History of Section.
G.L. 1896, ch. 33, § 12; G.L. 1909, ch. 43, § 13; P.L. 1921, ch. 2038, § 3; G.L. 1923, ch. 44, § 13; G.L. 1938, ch. 24, § 13; G.L. 1956, § 42-10-18.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 42 - State Affairs and Government › Chapter 42-10 - Treasury Department › Section 42-10-19. - Separation of receipts in report.

§ 42-10-19. Separation of receipts in report.
In the account of moneys received from the different courts, the general treasurer shall state separately the amounts received from the following sources: (1) entries; (2) other costs; (3) fines; (4) miscellaneous; and he or she shall also state the amounts of revenue received from all other sources, under appropriate heads.
History of Section.
G.L. 1896, ch. 33, § 13; G.L. 1909, ch. 43, § 14; G.L. 1923, ch. 44, § 14; G.L. 1938, ch. 24, § 14; G.L. 1956, § 42-10-19.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 42 - State Affairs and Government › Chapter 42-10 - Treasury Department › Section 42-10-20. - Report on indebtedness.

§ 42-10-20. Report on indebtedness.
The accounts shall also contain a statement of the bonded debt of the state, the amount of each issue outstanding, and the time when the bonds mature and are payable, together with the gross amount of the annual interest thereon and the amount of interest paid, and the amount of coupons due and unpaid, and of the bonds retired since the making of the last previous report.
History of Section.
G.L. 1896, ch. 33, § 14; G.L. 1909, ch. 43, § 15; G.L. 1923, ch. 44, § 15; G.L. 1938, ch. 24, § 15; G.L. 1956, § 42-10-20.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 42 - State Affairs and Government › Chapter 42-10 - Treasury Department › Section 42-10-21. - Report on special funds.

§ 42-10-21. Report on special funds.
The accounts shall also contain a statement of the receipts and expenditures on account of the permanent school fund, the Touro fund, and Rhode Island veterans’ home burial lot, under appropriate headings, together with the state and amount of those funds and how the funds are invested. The general treasurer shall also in the report state any other expenses particularly, under such headings as he or she may deem necessary for the better information of the general assembly.
History of Section.
G.L. 1896, ch. 33, § 15; G.L. 1909, ch. 43, § 16; G.L. 1923, ch. 44, § 16; G.L. 1938, ch. 24, § 16; impl. am. P.L. 1949, ch. 2166, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 42-10-21.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 42 - State Affairs and Government › Chapter 42-10 - Treasury Department › Section 42-10-22. - Report of amounts receivable — Law violations.

§ 42-10-22. Report of amounts receivable — Law violations.
The general treasurer shall, with the report, report all those sums of money which within his or her knowledge shall be due to the state from any person, corporation or town, by virtue of any of the revenue laws, and what amount from each; and also report all breaches or want of enforcement of the license law, or any other of the revenue laws of the state, by any person or town, as shall come to his or her knowledge, or as may in his or her opinion exist, whereby the state may be defrauded of any of its revenue.
History of Section.
G.L. 1896, ch. 33, § 16; G.L. 1909, ch. 43, § 17; G.L. 1923, ch. 44, § 17; G.L. 1938, ch. 24, § 17; G.L. 1956, § 42-10-22.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 42 - State Affairs and Government › Chapter 42-10 - Treasury Department › Section 42-10-23. - Deposit banks.

§ 42-10-23. Deposit banks.
(a)
The general treasurer shall designate the banks or trust companies in which all monies of the state, including pension funds, shall be deposited, and may change the banks and trust companies previously designated.
(b)
The general treasurer may designate a bank or trust company which does not meet the criteria set forth in subsection (a) if it is determined that the deposit of state monies in that bank or trust company is necessary to obtain essential services which are not reasonably obtained from another bank or trust company. If the general treasurer finds that a bank or trust company previously designated as a depository of state monies has violated the criteria set forth in subsection (a), he or she shall give the bank or trust company an opportunity to be heard on this finding. If thereafter, it is concluded that the criteria has been violated, thirty days’ notice shall be given to the bank or trust company that its designation shall be terminated as of the expiration of the thirty (30) days.
History of Section.
P.L. 1985, ch. 336, § 3; P.L. 1996, ch. 168, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 42 - State Affairs and Government › Chapter 42-10 - Treasury Department › Section 42-10-24. - Payment of bank service fees.

§ 42-10-24. Payment of bank service fees.
The general treasurer may: (1) pay fees incurred by the state for banking services with funds from the short term investment earnings of the general fund and (2) deduct bank service fees directly attributable to funds, other than the general fund; from the earnings credited to such other funds.
History of Section.
P.L. 1996, ch. 86, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 42 - State Affairs and Government › Chapter 42-10.1 - Public Finance Management Board › Section 42-10.1-2. - Purpose.

§ 42-10.1-2. Purpose.
It shall be the purpose and responsibility of the board:
(1)
To advise and assist all state departments, municipal and regional authorities, agencies, boards, commissions, public and quasi-public corporations, and fire districts and other special districts having authority to issue revenue or general obligation bonds or GARVEE bonds or notes or other various types of conduit debt or enter into financing leases with respect to issuance of, and financial planning related to, all those bonds, leases, and notes;
(2)
To advise and/or assist any city or town and any municipal or regional agency, authority, board, commission, public or quasi-public corporations, or fire districts or other special districts having authority to issue revenue or general obligation bonds or GARVEE bonds or notes or other various types of conduit debt or enter into financing leases with respect to the issuance of, and financial planning related to, those bonds, leases, and notes;
(3)
To collect, maintain, and provide information on all state, municipal and regional authority, agency, board, commission, public or quasi-public corporation, and fire district and other special district debt authorization, sold and outstanding, and serve as a statistical center for all state and municipal debt issues;
(4)
To maintain contact with state, municipal and regional authority, agency, board, commission, public or quasi-public corporation, fire district and other special district bond issuers, underwriters, credit-rating agencies, investors, and others to improve the market for state and local government debt issues;
(5)
To undertake or commission studies on methods to reduce the costs and improve credit ratings of state and local debt issues;
(6)
To recommend changes in state laws and local practices to improve the sale and servicing of state and local debts;
(7)
To annually ascertain the total amount of state, regional, municipal, and public and quasi-public corporation debt authorized, sold and unsold;
(8)
To oversee the undertaking of a debt affordability study no less frequently than every two (2) years that shall include recommended limits for the debt capacity of each state, municipal and regional authority, agency, board, commission, public and quasi-public corporation and fire district and other special district having authority to issue revenue or general obligation bonds or GARVEE bonds or notes or other types of conduit debt or enter into financing leases.
History of Section.
P.L. 1986, ch. 477, § 1; P.L. 2016, ch. 142, art. 2, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 42 - State Affairs and Government › Chapter 42-10.1 - Public Finance Management Board › Section 42-10.1-3. - Allocation of statewide financing limitation.

§ 42-10.1-3. Allocation of statewide financing limitation.
(a)
The eighty-seven million four thousand dollars ($87,004,000) in total recovery zone economic development bond volume cap allocations granted to the five (5) counties of the State of Rhode Island by the United States Secretary of the Treasury pursuant to 26 U.S.C. §§ 1400U-1 and 1400U-2 of the Internal Revenue Code are hereby ceded to the State of Rhode Island for use by the state in connection with the issuance of general obligation bonds of the state.
(b)
The one hundred thirty million five hundred four thousand dollars ($130,504,000) in total recovery zone facility bond volume cap allocations granted to the five (5) counties of the State of Rhode Island by the United States Secretary of the Treasury pursuant to 26 U.S.C. §§ 1400U-1 and 1400U-3 are hereby ceded to the public finance management board for subsequent allocation by the board in accordance with rules and regulations to be promulgated by the board in accordance with the Administrative Procedures Act, Chapter 35 of this title.
(c)
The ten million nine hundred one thousand dollars ($10,901,000) in total qualified energy conservation bond volume cap allocation granted to the State of Rhode Island by the Secretary of the Treasury pursuant to 26 U.S.C. § 54D of the Internal Revenue Code is hereby allocated to the board for subsequent allocations by the board in accordance with rules and regulations to be promulgated by the board in accordance with the Administrative Procedures Act, Chapter 35 of this title, provided, however, that the City of Providence shall be allocated by the board no less than its portion as provided in 26 U.S.C. § 54D(e)(2)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code unless the City of Providence determines that the board may further reallocate such portion to other bond issuers.
(d)
The general assembly hereby finds, declares and designates the entire State of Rhode Island as a “recovery zone” meeting the standards referenced in 26 U.S.C. § 1400U-1(b)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code, given the significant unemployment, rate of foreclosures, or general distress present throughout the State of Rhode Island, and particularly given the geographic compactness of the state and the resultant interrelated nature of economic conditions and activities within the state as a whole.
(e)
The board is hereby authorized to allocate tax exempt and taxable bond issuance capacity and/or federal tax credits among all issuers in the state of Rhode Island, pursuant to 26 U.S.C. § 103, 26 U.S.C. § 145, or pursuant to 26 U.S.C. §§ 1400U-1, 1400U-2, 1400U-3, 54D and any similar federal legislation heretofore or hereinafter enacted. The allocations of tax exempt and taxable bond issuance capacity and/or federal tax credits shall be pursuant to rules and regulations to be promulgated by the board in accordance with the Administrative Procedures Act, chapter 35 of this title.
History of Section.
P.L. 1986, ch. 477, § 1; P.L. 2010, ch. 7, § 2.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 42 - State Affairs and Government › Chapter 42-10.1 - Public Finance Management Board › Section 42-10.1-5. - Fees authorized — Fund established.

§ 42-10.1-5. Fees authorized — Fund established.
In connection with the discharge of its duties under this chapter, the board is authorized to charge and impose fees for its services upon the lead underwriter or purchaser of any affected debt issue, bond, or note in an amount equal to one-fortieth of one percent (1/40%) of the issued principal amount of the issue. Amounts received under this section shall be deposited as general revenue.
History of Section.
P.L. 1986, ch. 477, § 1; P.L. 1995, ch. 370, art. 40, § 129.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 42 - State Affairs and Government › Chapter 42-10.1 - Public Finance Management Board › Section 42-10.1-6. - Officers — Meetings.

§ 42-10.1-6. Officers — Meetings.
(a)
The general treasurer or his or her designee shall serve as chairperson and shall preside at meetings of the board.
(b)
The board members shall annually elect, by majority vote, one of the members as vice chairman and one of the members as secretary and other such officers as they deem necessary.
(c)
The board shall meet on the call of the chairperson, or at the request of a majority of the members, or at the request of the governor. Four (4) members of the board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. No vacancy in the membership of the board shall impair the right of a quorum to exercise all of the rights and perform all of the duties of the board.
(d)
The board shall adopt rules and regulations for the conduct of its business pursuant to the provisions of chapter 35 of this title.
History of Section.
P.L. 1986, ch. 477, § 1; P.L. 1997, ch. 189, § 1; P.L. 2006, ch. 319, § 5; P.L. 2006, ch. 444, § 5.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 42 - State Affairs and Government › Chapter 42-10.1 - Public Finance Management Board › Section 42-10.1-7. - Compensation — Staff — Advice from other agencies — Office space.

§ 42-10.1-7. Compensation — Staff — Advice from other agencies — Office space.
(a)
The membership of the board shall receive no compensation for their services. The general treasurer shall provide the clerical and administrative support required to develop and evaluate the comprehensive state plan.
(b)
All departments and agencies of the state shall furnish such advice and information, documentary and otherwise, to the board and its agents as is deemed necessary or desirable by the board to facilitate the purposes of this resolution.
(c)
The director of administration is hereby authorized and directed to provide suitable quarters for the board.
History of Section.
P.L. 1986, ch. 477, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 42 - State Affairs and Government › Chapter 42-10.1 - Public Finance Management Board › Section 42-10.1-9. - Report of debt affordability and targets.

§ 42-10.1-9. Report of debt affordability and targets.
(a)
The board shall compile and publish annually the total amount of public state, regional, municipal, and public and quasi-public corporation debt authorized, sold, and unsold.
(b)
No less frequently than every two (2) years, the board shall oversee the undertaking of a debt affordability study that shall include recommended limits for the debt capacity of each state, municipal and regional authority, agency, board, commission, public and quasi-public corporation and fire district and other special district having authority to issue revenue or general obligation bonds or GARVEE bonds or notes or other various types of conduit debt or enter into financing leases.
History of Section.
P.L. 2016, ch. 142, art. 2, § 2.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 42 - State Affairs and Government › Chapter 42-10.1 - Public Finance Management Board › Section 42-10.1-10. - Public finance management board advisory opinions.

§ 42-10.1-10. Public finance management board advisory opinions.
The board shall have the authority to offer non-binding, advisory opinions on all aspects of debt management practices of state, municipal, and public and quasi-public corporations.
History of Section.
P.L. 2016, ch. 142, art. 2, § 2.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 42 - State Affairs and Government › Chapter 42-11 - Department of Administration › Section 42-11-1. - Director of administration.

§ 42-11-1. Director of administration.
There is hereby established within the executive branch of the state government, a department of administration. The head of the department shall be the director of administration, who shall be appointed by the governor, with the advice and consent of the senate, and shall serve at the pleasure of the governor.
History of Section.
P.L. 1951, ch. 2727, art. 1, § 1; impl. am. P.L. 1955, ch. 3535, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 42-11-1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 42 - State Affairs and Government › Chapter 42-11 - Department of Administration › Section 42-11-2.1. - Filling of certain educational vacancies.

§ 42-11-2.1. Filling of certain educational vacancies.
Notwithstanding the authority of either the board of regents for elementary and secondary education, the board of governors for higher education, or the appointing authorities of the several colleges and institutions within the jurisdiction of the board of governors for higher education, or any general or public law to the contrary, the director of administration shall be notified by the aforesaid authorities of their vacant positions in the classified service of the state and he or she shall give his or her approval thereto in writing before those vacancies may be filled.
History of Section.
P.L. 1974, ch. 198, art. 7, § 1; P.L. 1977, ch. 200, art. 8, § 1; P.L. 1978, ch. 205, art. 5, § 2; P.L. 1979, ch. 174, art. 5, § 1; P.L. 1984, ch. 81, § 22.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 42 - State Affairs and Government › Chapter 42-11 - Department of Administration › Section 42-11-2.4. - State Fleet Replacement Revolving Loan Fund.

§ 42-11-2.4. State Fleet Replacement Revolving Loan Fund.
(a)
There is hereby created as a separate fund within the treasury to be known as the state fleet replacement revolving loan fund which shall be administered by the general treasurer in accordance with the same laws and fiscal procedures as the general funds of the state. This fund, hereafter referred to as the “revolving loan fund,” shall consist of such sums as the state may from time to time appropriate, as well as money received from the disposal of used vehicles, loan, interest and service charge payments from benefiting state agencies, as well as interest earnings, money received from the federal government, gifts, bequests, donations, or otherwise from any public or private source.
(b)
This fund shall be used for the purpose of acquiring motor vehicles, both new and used, and vehicle-related equipment and attachments for state departments and agencies.
(c)
The proceeds from the repayment of any loans made for the purposes authorized under this chapter shall be deposited in and returned to the revolving loan fund in order to constitute a continuing revolving fund for the purposes listed above.
(d)
The office of state fleet operations of the Rhode Island department of administration shall adopt rules and regulations consistent with the purposes of this chapter and chapter 35 of title 42, in order to provide for the orderly and equitable disbursement and repayment of funds from the revolving loan fund.
(e)
Provided; however, a total of four million two hundred thousand dollars ($4,200,000) shall be made available as a direct grant from the revolving loan fund for the required twenty percent (20%) match for the Rhode Island Public Transit Authority to obtain federal funds to purchase buses through FY 2017. Any such sums need not be repaid to the revolving loan fund.
History of Section.
P.L. 2008, ch. 9, art. 2, § 1; P.L. 2012, ch. 241, art. 4, § 9; P.L. 2013, ch. 144, art. 21, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 42 - State Affairs and Government › Chapter 42-11 - Department of Administration › Section 42-11-3. - Liberal construction.

§ 42-11-3. Liberal construction.
This chapter shall be construed liberally in aid of its declared purpose, which purpose is the coordination of all service functions within one department and the allocation of these functions to the department of administration established by this chapter.
History of Section.
P.L. 1951, ch. 2727, art. 3, § 3; G.L. 1956, § 42-11-3.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 42 - State Affairs and Government › Chapter 42-11 - Department of Administration › Section 42-11-4. - Severability.

§ 42-11-4. Severability.
If any provision of this chapter or of any rule or regulation made thereunder, or the application thereof to any person or circumstance, is held invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, the remainder of the chapter, rule or regulation, and the application of that provision to other persons or circumstances shall not be affected thereby. The invalidity of any section or sections or parts of any section or sections of this chapter shall not affect the validity of the remainder of the chapter.
History of Section.
P.L. 1951, ch. 2727, art. 3, § 4; G.L. 1956, § 42-11-4.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 42 - State Affairs and Government › Chapter 42-11 - Department of Administration › Section 42-11-9. - Appropriation for medical education.

§ 42-11-9. Appropriation for medical education.
The general assembly shall annually appropriate such sums as it deems sufficient for the payment of support for medical education.
History of Section.
G.L. 1956, § 42-11-9; P.L. 1972, ch. 200, § 1; P.L. 1979, ch. 352, § 2.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 42 - State Affairs and Government › Chapter 42-11 - Department of Administration › Section 42-11-10.1. - Transfer of powers, functions and resources from the water resources board.

§ 42-11-10.1. Transfer of powers, functions and resources from the water resources board.
(a)
There are hereby transferred to the division of planning within the department of administration those powers and duties formerly administered by the employees of the water resources board as provided for in chapter 15 of title 46 (“Water Resources Board”) through chapter 15.8 of title 46 (“Water Use and Efficiency Act”), inclusive, and any other applicable provisions of the general laws; provided, however, the governor shall submit to the 2012 assembly any recommended statutory changes necessary to facilitate the merger.
(b)
All resources of the water resources board, including, but not limited to, property, employees and accounts, are hereby transferred to the division of planning.
(c)
As part of the above transfer, except for the general manager, all employees of the water resources board currently subject to the provisions of chapter 4 of title 36 shall continue to be subject to those provisions.
History of Section.
P.L. 2011, ch. 151, art. 9, § 9.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 42 - State Affairs and Government › Chapter 42-11 - Department of Administration › Section 42-11-11. - Approval of contracts for support of medical education.

§ 42-11-11. Approval of contracts for support of medical education.
(a)
The director of administration shall approve any contract negotiated jointly with the department of health, for the support by the state of medical education. The support may include appropriations for the education of medical students at public or private educational institutions in the state. The approval shall be a condition precedent to the contract becoming a binding obligation of the state. The director shall solicit, receive, and review recommendations from the director of the department of health, and the commissioner of higher education prior to approving any above described contract.
(b)
The commissioner of higher education shall, no less often than annually, review, evaluate, and make recommendations regarding all aspects of medical education programs in the state.
History of Section.
P.L. 1979, ch. 352, § 3.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 42 - State Affairs and Government › Chapter 42-11 - Department of Administration › Section 42-11-12. - Transfer of functions from the department of community affairs.

§ 42-11-12. Transfer of functions from the department of community affairs.
(a)
There are hereby transferred to the department of administration those functions formerly administered by the department of community affairs relating to:
(1)
Local planning assistance;
(2)
Community development training; and
(3)
Building code standards committee.
(b)
In addition to any of its other powers and responsibilities, the department is authorized and empowered to accept any grants made available by the United States government or any agency thereof, and the department, with the approval of the governor, is authorized and empowered to perform such acts and enter into all necessary contracts and agreements with the United States of America or any agency thereof as may be necessary in such manner and degree as shall be deemed to be in the best interest of the state. The proceeds of the grants so received shall be paid to the general treasurer of the state and by him or her deposited in a separate fund and shall be utilized for the purposes of those grants.
History of Section.
P.L. 1985, ch. 181, art. 61, § 6; P.L. 2006, ch. 246, art. 38, § 8.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 42 - State Affairs and Government › Chapter 42-11 - Department of Administration › Section 42-11-14. - Prohibition against the use of lead based paint.

§ 42-11-14. Prohibition against the use of lead based paint.
When purchasing paint products or contracting for the painting of public buildings or construction, the department of administration shall prohibit the use of lead paint.
History of Section.
P.L. 1993, ch. 365, § 1; P.L. 1993, ch. 382, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 42 - State Affairs and Government › Chapter 42-11 - Department of Administration › Section 42-11-14.1. - Alkaline paper required.

§ 42-11-14.1. Alkaline paper required.
All records and publications selected by state agencies which have been determined to be of permanent value by the state archives shall be printed on alkaline paper which is in keeping with ANSI Standard Z39.48-1984. This includes, but is not limited to, the following materials: all original bills introduced into the general assembly; all annual reports of state agencies; and all minutes of public meetings. Should the costs for the purchase of alkaline paper exceed that of acidic by greater than ten percent (10%) of the cost of acidic paper, then the provisions of this section may be waived.
History of Section.
P.L. 1992, ch. 270, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 42 - State Affairs and Government › Chapter 42-11 - Department of Administration › Section 42-11-14.2. - Personal use of state credit cards prohibited.

§ 42-11-14.2. Personal use of state credit cards prohibited.
(a)
It is unlawful for any employee of the state of Rhode Island, or his or her designee, to use or permit others to use state issued credit cards for personal use.
(b)
For purposes of this section, “Personal use” means any use the purpose of which is for personal enjoyment, private gain or advantage, or an outside endeavor not related to the business of the state.
(c)
Any person who violates this section is liable for a civil penalty equal to three (3) times the value of the unlawful use plus an amount not to exceed ten thousand dollars ($10,000). The penalty shall be assessed and recovered in a civil action brought in the name of the people of the state of Rhode Island by the attorney general. If two (2) or more persons are responsible for any violation, they are jointly and severally liable for the penalty. If the action is brought by the attorney general, the moneys recovered shall be paid into the general fund. Nothing in this section prevents the attorney general from pursuing criminal charges against any person who violates this section.
History of Section.
P.L. 2000, ch. 312, § 2; P.L. 2000, ch. 313, § 2.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 42 - State Affairs and Government › Chapter 42-11 - Department of Administration › Section 42-11-14.3. - Policies and procedures for credit card use — Payment for food and beverages.

§ 42-11-14.3. Policies and procedures for credit card use — Payment for food and beverages.
The director of the department of administration shall establish and implement policies and procedures regarding the use of state issued credit cards and the payment for food and beverages. The policies and procedures shall be consistent with § 42-11-14.2 and shall be contained in the procedural handbook issued by the department of administration.
History of Section.
P.L. 2000, ch. 312, § 2; P.L. 2000, ch. 313, § 2.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 42 - State Affairs and Government › Chapter 42-11 - Department of Administration › Section 42-11-21. - Repealed.

§ 42-11-21. Repealed.
History of Section.
P.L. 2001, ch. 77, art. 29, § 2; Repealed by P.L. 2011, ch. 151, art. 9, effective July 1, 2011. For comparable provisions, see § 42-7.3-3.2.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 42 - State Affairs and Government › Chapter 42-11.1 - Prompt Payment by Department of Administration › Section 42-11.1-1. - Policy.

§ 42-11.1-1. Policy.
Firms and organizations that do business with the state expect and deserve to be paid in a prompt and timely manner. Unjustified delays in paying vendors, construction contractors, and providers of service may discourage such firms and organizations from doing business with the state and may ultimately increase the costs to the state government of purchasing materials, equipment, and supplies; undertaking construction and reconstruction projects; and obtaining a wide variety of professional and other specialized services including those that are provided to persons in need. Consequently, this legislation sets standards for the payment of bills incurred by state agencies within specified periods of time and requires interest payments in situations where contract payments do not conform to these standards. Consistent with accepted business practices and with sound principles of fiscal management, it is the intent of this legislation to encourage state agencies in all three (3) branches of state government to make payments at least as expeditiously as they currently do and further reduce existing payment processing times whenever feasible, while at the same time permitting the state agencies to perform proper and reasonable financial oversight activities designed to ensure that the state government receives the quality of goods and services to which it is entitled to ensure that public funds are spent in a prudent and responsible manner.
History of Section.
P.L. 1987, ch. 73, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 42 - State Affairs and Government › Chapter 42-11.1 - Prompt Payment by Department of Administration › Section 42-11.1-3. - Time period for payment.

§ 42-11.1-3. Time period for payment.
(a)
All bills shall be paid within thirty (30) working days of receipt of a proper invoice or other contractual dates for periodic payments, except when a contractor has failed to submit a bill in accordance with contractually imposed time frames.
(b)
Each contractor shall make payment to subcontractors within ten (10) days of receipt of payment by the state; provided, however, that the contractor may setoff a payment due to a subcontractor by an amount equal to the amount of an unpaid legally enforceable debt owed by the subcontractor to the contractor or any amount which the contractor is entitled to withhold under the terms of the contract entered into by the contractor and subcontractor, or any amount owed by the subcontractor to the contractor by way of a statutory obligation, or enforceable lien, of which the contractor or subcontractor had previous knowledge or notice, or has reason to believe exists.
(c)
This section shall not apply to contractors or subcontractors performing work pursuant to a contract awarded by the department of transportation unless the subcontractor provides a payment and performance bond in an amount equal to the contract between the contractor and subcontractor.
History of Section.
P.L. 1987, ch. 73, § 1; P.L. 1989, ch. 101, § 1; P.L. 1993, ch. 463, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 42 - State Affairs and Government › Chapter 42-11.1 - Prompt Payment by Department of Administration › Section 42-11.1-4. - Partial payment.

§ 42-11.1-4. Partial payment.
Partial payments shall be made by the state on partial deliveries or partial completion of services in accordance with the contract. Each completed delivery or service must be paid in accordance with the provisions of § 42-11.1-3.
History of Section.
P.L. 1987, ch. 73, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 42 - State Affairs and Government › Chapter 42-11.1 - Prompt Payment by Department of Administration › Section 42-11.1-6. - Computation of interest payment.

§ 42-11.1-6. Computation of interest payment.
(a)
Interest payments on amounts due to a contractor according to this chapter shall be paid to the contractor for the period beginning on the date after the required payment date and ending on the day a proper invoice was approved for payment by the controller’s office.
(b)
Each state department, agency, or project administering state funds shall calculate and pay interest upon payment of the principal sums due. Interest payment shall accompany payment of the net amount due for goods and service.
(c)
Agencies shall not require companies to petition, invoice, bill, or wait any additional days to receive interest due.
(d)
Interest shall be paid at a rate equal to the prime interest rate as reported on the money market page of the Wall Street Journal published on the first regular business day of each month.
(e)
Unpaid interest shall compound every month overdue.
(f)
Interest shall be paid from funds appropriated to the particular state agency with which a contract exists. If more than one state agency has caused a late payment, with respect to a particular contract, each state agency shall bear a proportionate share of the interest payment.
History of Section.
P.L. 1987, ch. 73, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 42 - State Affairs and Government › Chapter 42-11.1 - Prompt Payment by Department of Administration › Section 42-11.1-7. - Determination of appropriations for interest payments.

§ 42-11.1-7. Determination of appropriations for interest payments.
Except in situations when federal law or other provisions of this chapter require otherwise, an interest payment required by this chapter shall be paid from the same appropriation as that from which the related proper invoice is paid, provided, however, that the interest payment shall not reduce the amount of money that otherwise will be payable to the contractor under the terms of the relevant contract and that if the obligation to make an interest payment is incurred in whole or in part because it takes the controller’s office more than seventeen (17) working days from the date it receives an approvable voucher from another state agency, excluding legal holidays, to process a contract payment, then the portion of the total interest payment that is attributable to delays by the controller’s office shall be paid from funds made available to the controller’s office. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, if the amount of money available from any above mentioned appropriation to the state agency which received the proper invoice is insufficient to pay the interest and if for any reason it is not feasible for the director of the budget to exercise the transfer or interchange authority, the director of the budget may issue a voucher or vouchers transferring or interchanging within a fund such amount as is needed to pay the interest to the appropriation within the fund from the unspent balance of any appropriation that is available to the same state agency. In exercising the latter transfer or interchange authority, the director of the budget shall transfer or interchange amounts that are not needed to accomplish the purposes for which the appropriation was made, except, however, the director of the budget may, to the extent he or she deems it practicable, transfer or interchange amounts from appropriations that otherwise would be available for the administration and operations of the state agency which incurred the interest payment. Any such voucher or vouchers issued by the director of the budget shall be sent to the state controller.
History of Section.
P.L. 1987, ch. 73, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 42 - State Affairs and Government › Chapter 42-11.1 - Prompt Payment by Department of Administration › Section 42-11.1-8. - Exclusion of interest from reimbursement rates.

§ 42-11.1-8. Exclusion of interest from reimbursement rates.
Any interest paid to a contractor under the provisions of this chapter shall not be included as revenue for the purposes of determining any reimbursement rates applicable to the contractor.
History of Section.
P.L. 1987, ch. 73, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 42 - State Affairs and Government › Chapter 42-11.1 - Prompt Payment by Department of Administration › Section 42-11.1-9. - Disclaimer of state responsibility for interest payments incurred by contractors.

§ 42-11.1-9. Disclaimer of state responsibility for interest payments incurred by contractors.
In the event that an interest payment is made by or incurred by a contractor in the course of transacting business with any entity other than a state agency, the interest shall not be an obligation of the state and the state shall not reimburse the contractor for the interest, nor shall any monies expended for the interest payments be counted toward any matching requirement applicable to grants or payments of state funds unless expressly permitted by statute or regulation.
History of Section.
P.L. 1987, ch. 73, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 42 - State Affairs and Government › Chapter 42-11.1 - Prompt Payment by Department of Administration › Section 42-11.1-10. - Acceptance of payment.

§ 42-11.1-10. Acceptance of payment.
The acceptance of payment, in whole or in part, by a contractor shall not be deemed to constitute a waiver of interest otherwise due under the provisions of this chapter.
History of Section.
P.L. 1987, ch. 73, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 42 - State Affairs and Government › Chapter 42-11.1 - Prompt Payment by Department of Administration › Section 42-11.1-11. - Chapter to control — Contractual waiver void.

§ 42-11.1-11. Chapter to control — Contractual waiver void.
No contract entered into after January 1, 1988 shall contain any provision requiring the payment of interest in a manner inconsistent with this chapter, and any provision contained in the contract which waives the right to the payment of interest is hereby declared to be contrary to public policy and wholly void.
History of Section.
P.L. 1987, ch. 73, § 1.