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2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 42 - State Affairs and Government › Chapter 42-11.1 - Prompt Payment by Department of Administration › Section 42-11.1-12. - Judicial review.

§ 42-11.1-12. Judicial review.
Any determination made by a state agency according to § 42-11.1-5(d) shall be subject to judicial review in a proceeding according to the procedures outlined in the Administrative Procedures Act, chapter 35 of this title. The proceedings shall only be commenced in the absence, or upon completion, of other review procedures specified in the applicable contract or by applicable regulations.
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 42-11.1-13. - Court actions or other legal processes.

§ 42-11.1-13. Court actions or other legal processes.
(a)
Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the liability of the state government, insofar as incurring an obligation to make an interest payment to a contractor under the terms of this chapter is concerned, shall not extend beyond the date of a notice of intention to file a claim, the date of a notice of a claim, or the date commencing a legal action for the payment of such interest, whichever occurs first. Any interest payment owed by the state government in accordance with the provisions of this chapter as of that date shall be paid as directed by the court and, to the extent that the interest payment is attributable to processing delays caused by the state agency which received the proper invoice or by processing delays caused by the controller’s department, the interest payment shall be made from funds available to the state agency or to the controller’s department at the time of final judgment.
(b)
With respect to the court actions or other legal processes referred to in this section, any interest obligation incurred by the state government after the date specified in this section in accord with any provision of law other than this chapter shall be determined as prescribed by that separate provision of law, shall be paid as directed by the court, and shall be paid from any appropriation available for that purpose.
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 42-11.1-14. - Inapplicability of chapter.

§ 42-11.1-14. Inapplicability of chapter.
(a)
The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to payments due and owing by the state:
(1)
Under the eminent domain procedure law, chapter 6 of title 37;
(2)
As interest allowed on judgments rendered by a court according to any provision of law other than those provisions contained in this chapter;
(3)
To the federal government; to any state agency or its related instrumentalities; to any duly constituted unit of local government including, but not limited to, cities, towns, school districts, special districts, or any of their related instrumentalities; to any public authority or public benefit corporation; or to employees of state agencies when acting in, or incidental to, their public employment capacity;
(4)
To contractors of third party payment agreements;
(5)
To entities which receive state funds through any intermediary organization other than a state agency; or
(6)
In situations where the controller exercises a legally authorized set-off against all or part of the payment due the contractor.
(b)
The treasury department shall have three (3) working days to transmit payment following receipt of paperwork from the controller’s office.
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 42-11.1-15. - Quarterly reports of late payments and interest.

§ 42-11.1-15. Quarterly reports of late payments and interest.
The department of administration shall file quarterly reports with the governor and general treasurer. Included in the report shall be:
(a)
The date and dollar amount of late payments by state and agency; and
(b)
The amount of interest paid.
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 42-11.1-16. - Partial payment — Certificate of continuance.

§ 42-11.1-16. Partial payment — Certificate of continuance.
(a)
A nonprofit provider who provides services to a state agency pursuant to an existing contract shall notify the state agency ninety (90) days prior to the termination of the existing contract of its (the nonprofit provider’s) intent to enter into a new contract with the state agency to provide services. Notification shall be by certified mail, return receipt requested.
(b)
Within thirty (30) days of the receipt of the notification, the state agency shall enter into a new contract with the nonprofit provider or notify the nonprofit provider of its (the state agency’s) intent to enter into a new contract or notify the nonprofit provider that it (the state agency’s) will not enter into a new contract with the provider.
(c)
If the state notifies the nonprofit provider of its (the state agency’s) intent to enter into a new contract, and a new contract has not been effectuated fifteen (15) days prior to the termination of the existing contract, then the state shall issue to the nonprofit provider a certificate of continuance. No more than four (4) certificates of continuance for each individual nonprofit provider may be issued in a fiscal year.
(d)
The certificate of continuance shall be valid for thirty (30) days, shall allow the nonprofit provider to continue to provide the services and shall pay the nonprofit provider a sum, at least, equal to one-twelfth (1/12) of the most recently expired contract between the state agency and the nonprofit provider.
History of Section.
P.L. 1989, ch. 101, § 2; P.L. 1993, ch. 407, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 42 - State Affairs and Government › Chapter 42-11.2 - Affordable Housing Opportunity › Section 42-11.2-1. - Short title.

§ 42-11.2-1. Short title.
This chapter shall be known and may be cited as “The Affordable Housing Opportunity Act of 1988”.
History of Section.
P.L. 1988, ch. 579, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 42 - State Affairs and Government › Chapter 42-11.2 - Affordable Housing Opportunity › Section 42-11.2-2. - Legislative purpose.

§ 42-11.2-2. Legislative purpose.
The general assembly recognizes and declares the following purpose for enacting this chapter:
(1)
There exists a serious shortage of decent, safe, and sanitary rental housing units that are available at rents affordable to low-income families in Rhode Island. Many families are denied access to decent housing because they are unable to meet the higher cost of rent. Rising housing costs in Rhode Island force low-income families to live in unsafe, substandard units; commit such an unreasonably high percentage of their income for rent that they deprive themselves of the other necessities of life; or, worse, find themselves without housing. The inadequacy in the supply of decent, safe, and sanitary affordable rental housing endangers the public health and jeopardizes the public safety, general welfare, and good of the entire state.
(2)
Federal housing assistance programs have not been able to meet the need to preserve existing rental units or construct new rental units for occupancy by low-income families. There is a compelling need to provide housing for low-income families in the state of Rhode Island. A rental assistance program is hereby established to be administered by the executive department to help provide low-income families with the opportunity to afford decent, safe, and sanitary housing.
History of Section.
P.L. 1988, ch. 579, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 42 - State Affairs and Government › Chapter 42-11.2 - Affordable Housing Opportunity › Section 42-11.2-4. - Rental assistance — Unit based subsidies.

§ 42-11.2-4. Rental assistance — Unit based subsidies.
The executive department is hereby authorized to enter into contracts, not to exceed twenty (20) years in duration, to make rental assistance payments to eligible owners which acquire, construct, or substantially rehabilitate housing in which at least fifty percent (50%) of the units shall be available for occupancy by eligible tenants as defined in § 42-11.2-11. In determining which projects shall receive rental assistance payments, priority shall be given to applications which contemplate the greatest percentage of units in the development for occupancy by low income families.
History of Section.
P.L. 1988, ch. 579, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 42 - State Affairs and Government › Chapter 42-11.2 - Affordable Housing Opportunity › Section 42-11.2-6. - Monthly assistance payments.

§ 42-11.2-6. Monthly assistance payments.
The monthly rental assistance payments for units eligible for assistance under this chapter shall be the difference between the housing costs for the unit, and the rent the family is required to pay under this chapter.
History of Section.
P.L. 1988, ch. 579, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 42 - State Affairs and Government › Chapter 42-11.2 - Affordable Housing Opportunity › Section 42-11.2-7. - Required contract provisions.

§ 42-11.2-7. Required contract provisions.
Contracts to make rental assistance payments under this chapter shall provide that:
(1)
The duration of rental assistance payments thereunder shall not exceed or extend beyond the duration of principal payments due and owing by the eligible owner upon the primary financing of the acquisition, construction, or substantial rehabilitation of the affected units.
(2)
The lease between the tenant and the eligible owner shall continue indefinitely unless the tenancy is terminated as provided in subdivision (3).
(3)
The eligible owner shall not terminate the tenancy during the term of any lease or at the end of any lease term except for serious or repeated violations of the terms and conditions of the lease, for violation of applicable state or local law, or for other good and substantial cause.
(4)
The obligations under the lease and rental agreement survive the sale of the units and shall be binding upon the new owner of the units.
(5)
The obligations under the contract between the eligible owner and the executive department shall survive the sale of the units subject to the contract and shall be binding upon any successor in interest of the eligible owner. The executive department shall cause a copy of the contract to be recorded in the land records office of the locality in which the assisted units are located within fifteen (15) days of execution of the contract.
History of Section.
P.L. 1988, ch. 579, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 42 - State Affairs and Government › Chapter 42-11.2 - Affordable Housing Opportunity › Section 42-11.2-8. - Anti-displacement provisions.

§ 42-11.2-8. Anti-displacement provisions.
The executive department shall administer the affordable housing opportunity program in a manner that will cause the least permanent displacement of persons occupying existing dwelling units which may be assisted under this chapter.
History of Section.
P.L. 1988, ch. 579, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 42 - State Affairs and Government › Chapter 42-11.2 - Affordable Housing Opportunity › Section 42-11.2-9. - Fair market rent.

§ 42-11.2-9. Fair market rent.
The executive department shall determine a fair market rent for each unit assisted under this chapter in an amount that is no greater than the maximum fair market rent for the particular size unit as established by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development for the Section 8 existing housing program under U.S.C. § 1437f at the time that the unit first receives assistance under this chapter. The executive department shall further establish a schedule of rent increases that fairly provide for demonstrated reasonable increases in operating expenses associated with the units assisted under this chapter; provided, however, that the fair market rent for any unit may not, at any time, exceed the then-current maximum fair market rent for the particular size unit as established by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.
History of Section.
P.L. 1988, ch. 579, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 42 - State Affairs and Government › Chapter 42-11.2 - Affordable Housing Opportunity › Section 42-11.2-10. - Utility allowance.

§ 42-11.2-10. Utility allowance.
(a)
The executive department shall establish a schedule of utility allowances for units assisted under this chapter. The utility allowances shall be set at a level sufficient to provide for the costs of adequate heat, electricity and water for the various size dwelling units assisted under this chapter.
(b)
The executive department shall, at least annually, review the utility allowance levels established to ensure that they remain sufficient to cover the costs of adequate utilities for units assisted under this chapter.
History of Section.
P.L. 1988, ch. 579, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 42 - State Affairs and Government › Chapter 42-11.2 - Affordable Housing Opportunity › Section 42-11.2-11. - Tenant eligibility.

§ 42-11.2-11. Tenant eligibility.
(a)
In order to be eligible to reside in a unit assisted under this chapter, the tenant must be a low-income family as defined in § 42-11.2-3.
(b)
Notwithstanding subsection (a) of this section, a tenant is eligible to reside in a unit assisted under this chapter if:
(1)
The tenant was a low-income family at the time the tenant initially moved into the unit assisted under this chapter; or
(2)
The tenant resided in the unit assisted under this chapter at the time that the unit first became assisted under this chapter.
(c)(1)
Any facility that operates in any manner as a homeless shelter and is located on state property that can accommodate up to five (5) homeless individuals shall not permit more than one bed to be utilized by persons registered, or who are required to register, as a sex offender under the laws of this state or of any other jurisdiction.
(2)
Any facility that operates in any manner as a homeless shelter and is located on state property that can accommodate not less than six (6) nor more than twenty (20) homeless individuals shall not permit more than two (2) beds to be utilized by persons registered, or who are required to register, as a sex offender under the laws of this state or of any other jurisdiction.
(3)
Any facility that operates in any manner as a homeless shelter and is located on state property that can accommodate at least twenty-one (21) and no more than fifty (50) homeless individuals shall not permit more than five (5) of the beds in the facility to be utilized to shelter persons who are registered, or are required to register, as a sex offender under the laws of this state or of any other jurisdiction.
(4)
Any facility that operates in any manner as a homeless shelter and is located on state property that can accommodate more than fifty (50) homeless individuals shall not permit more than ten percent (10%) of the beds in the facility to be utilized to shelter persons who are registered, or are required to register, as a sex offender under the laws of this state or of any other jurisdiction.
(5)
The state shall not establish nor maintain any homeless shelter within one thousand feet (1,000′) of a homeless shelter in existence as of January 1, 2017.
(6)
None of the limitations and restrictions in subsections (c)(1) through (c)(5) shall apply to any healthcare facility.
History of Section.
P.L. 1988, ch. 579, § 1; P.L. 2017, ch. 392, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 42 - State Affairs and Government › Chapter 42-11.2 - Affordable Housing Opportunity › Section 42-11.2-12. - Admission and selection of tenants.

§ 42-11.2-12. Admission and selection of tenants.
(a)
Tenant selection shall be the responsibility of the owner, except that owners of units assisted under this chapter shall abide by the application and tenant selection policies and procedures established by the executive department.
(b)
The executive department shall develop application, waiting list, and tenant selection policies and procedures that are fair and reasonable and are consistent with the requirements of this chapter.
History of Section.
P.L. 1988, ch. 579, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 42 - State Affairs and Government › Chapter 42-11.2 - Affordable Housing Opportunity › Section 42-11.2-13. - Tenant rent.

§ 42-11.2-13. Tenant rent.
Each eligible tenant receiving benefits under this chapter shall pay thirty percent (30%) of his or her adjusted income for its housing costs. Any amounts paid on behalf of tenants under the rental assistance program shall not be considered in determining the amount of welfare or other public assistance to which they are entitled.
History of Section.
P.L. 1988, ch. 579, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 42 - State Affairs and Government › Chapter 42-11.2 - Affordable Housing Opportunity › Section 42-11.2-14. - Regulations.

§ 42-11.2-14. Regulations.
The executive department shall promptly develop regulations to implement the provisions of this chapter, pursuant to the Administrative Procedures Act, chapter 35 of this title. These regulations may include the establishment of priorities for review of applications from owners in furtherance of the legislative purpose of this chapter.
History of Section.
P.L. 1988, ch. 579, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 42 - State Affairs and Government › Chapter 42-11.2 - Affordable Housing Opportunity › Section 42-11.2-15. - Annual report.

§ 42-11.2-15. Annual report.
On or before January 15 of each calendar year, the executive department shall publish an annual report regarding its administration of the affordable housing opportunity program established under this chapter during the preceding calendar year, and shall include, at a minimum, the following:
(1)
The number of applications for assistance under this chapter received by the executive department.
(2)
The number of applications receiving a commitment for assistance under this chapter by the executive department.
(3)
For each application received by the executive department, the following information:
(i)
The name, address, and telephone number of the applicant;
(ii)
The date of submission of the application;
(iii)
The name and address of all persons or entities having an ownership interest or other equity interest in the property which is the subject of the application for assistance;
(iv)
The total number of dwelling units contained in the development;
(v)
The total number of units for which assistance under this chapter is sought;
(vi)
The address or location of the property which is the subject of the application;
(vii)
Whether the application is for acquisition, construction, or substantial rehabilitation of currently available dwelling units;
(viii)
The number of elderly units, units accessible to people with disabilities and family units for which assistance under this chapter is sought;
(ix)
Whether the application received a commitment for assistance under this chapter; and
(x)
If the application did not receive a commitment for assistance, a short statement of the reasons why assistance was not or will not be provided.
(4)
The total number of units which have received assistance under this chapter since the inception of the affordable housing opportunity program.
(5)
Total funding remaining under the affordable housing opportunity program for the current fiscal year.
History of Section.
P.L. 1988, ch. 579, § 1; P.L. 1999, ch. 83, § 114; P.L. 1999, ch. 130, § 114.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 42 - State Affairs and Government › Chapter 42-11.2 - Affordable Housing Opportunity › Section 42-11.2-16. - Funding.

§ 42-11.2-16. Funding.
Seventy percent (70%) of all funds appropriated to carry out the provisions of this chapter shall be designated for contracts entered into with eligible owners pursuant to § 42-11.2-3(b)(1), and thirty percent (30%) of all such funds shall be designated for contracts entered into with eligible owners pursuant to § 42-11.2-3(b)(2).
History of Section.
P.L. 1988, ch. 579, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 42 - State Affairs and Government › Chapter 42-11.3 - Motor Vehicles Owned by a Governmental Body › Section 42-11.3-1. - Definitions.

§ 42-11.3-1. Definitions.
As used in this chapter, the following terms have the following meanings unless otherwise specified:
(1)
“General officer”
means the governor, the lieutenant governor, the attorney general, the secretary of state, and the general treasurer.
(2)(i)
“Governmental body”
means any department, commission, council, board, bureau, committee, institution, legislative body, agency, government corporation, including, without limitation, the council on postsecondary education and council on elementary and secondary education or other establishment of the executive, legislative or judicial branch of the state.
(ii)
“Governmental body”
also means the Rhode Island industrial recreational building authority, the Rhode Island commerce corporation, the Rhode Island industrial facilities corporation, the Rhode Island refunding bond authority, the Rhode Island housing and mortgage finance corporation, the Rhode Island solid waste management corporation, the Rhode Island public transit authority, the Rhode Island student loan authority, the Howard development corporation, the water resources board, the Rhode Island health and education building corporation, the Rhode Island turnpike and bridge authority, the Blackstone Valley district commission, the Narragansett Bay water quality management district commission, Rhode Island telecommunications authority, the convention center authority, channel 36 foundation, their successors and assigns, and any other body corporate and politic which has been here before or which is hereinafter created or established within this state excepting cities and towns.
(3)
“Own”
means control and the intent to control and includes any type of arrangement, including by way of illustration, and not by limitation, a lease arrangement, whereby an employee of a governmental body is supplied principal or exclusive use of a motor vehicle by his or her employer.
(4)
“Law enforcement officer”
means an individual: (i) who is employed on a full-time basis by a governmental body that is responsible for the prevention or investigation of crime involving injury to persons or property (including the apprehension or detention of persons for such crimes); (ii) who is authorized by law to carry firearms, execute search warrants, and to make arrests (other than merely a citizen’s arrest); and (iii) who regularly carries firearms (except when it is not possible to do so because of the requirements of undercover work). The term law enforcement officer shall include an arson investigator if the investigator otherwise meets these requirements.
(5)
“Commuting”
means driving a motor vehicle owned by a governmental body to and from the work place and the employee’s residence.
(6)
“Employee”
means an individual who works for a governmental body not less than thirty-five (35) hours a week.
History of Section.
P.L. 1991, ch. 44, art. 68, § 1; P.L. 2000, ch. 100, § 1; P.L. 2015, ch. 141, art. 7, § 17.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 42 - State Affairs and Government › Chapter 42-11.3 - Motor Vehicles Owned by a Governmental Body › Section 42-11.3-2. - Registration of vehicles owned by a governmental body.

§ 42-11.3-2. Registration of vehicles owned by a governmental body.
Every motor vehicle owned by a governmental body shall be registered in accordance with § 31-3-11.1, permanent registration and plates, or § 31-3-15, special plates for state officers and mayors. Vehicles used by law enforcement officers engaged in undercover operations are exempt from this section.
History of Section.
P.L. 1991, ch. 44, art. 68, § 1; P.L. 2000, ch. 100, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 42 - State Affairs and Government › Chapter 42-11.3 - Motor Vehicles Owned by a Governmental Body › Section 42-11.3-3. - Identification of vehicles owned by a governmental body.

§ 42-11.3-3. Identification of vehicles owned by a governmental body.
The division of motor vehicles shall issue a distinctive colored plate for vehicles owned by a governmental body. The division of motor vehicles shall determine the color of the plate. Each vehicle owned by a governmental body shall display a decal on the rear window. The decal shall state: “Please report misuse” and the telephone number established for reporting shall be inserted. Unmarked law enforcement vehicles and the directors of various state departments are exempt from the provisions of this section.
History of Section.
P.L. 1991, ch. 44, art. 68, § 1; P.L. 2000, ch. 100, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 42 - State Affairs and Government › Chapter 42-11.3 - Motor Vehicles Owned by a Governmental Body › Section 42-11.3-4. - Reimbursement of governmental body for commuting mileage.

§ 42-11.3-4. Reimbursement of governmental body for commuting mileage.
(a)
The user of a vehicle owned by a governmental body shall reimburse, on a monthly basis, costs incurred as a result of the use of the vehicle in commuting. No vehicle may be used for commuting except upon written approval of the employee’s appointing authority and the director of administration. That approval will terminate on December 31 of each year but may be annually renewed. Cost shall be determined by multiplying the number of miles by the rate set forth in 26 U.S.C. § 162.
(b)
The general officers, law enforcement officers, and the directors of the various state departments are exempt from this section provided however, that the use of a vehicle by a general officer for political purposes is subject to this section.
(c)
[Deleted by P.L. 2000, ch. 100, § 1.]
(d)
The director of each governmental body shall submit to the director of administration, the house fiscal advisory staff and the senate fiscal advisory staff the name and address of each user of a vehicle owned by a governmental body that is subject to recall at any time.
(e)(1)
Except for the following circumstances, the director of a governmental body shall not require an employee to use a vehicle owned by a governmental body for commuting purposes:
(i)
Vehicles assigned to law enforcement officers;
(ii)
Vehicles assigned to employees who are on emergency response status; the need for these employees to respond to emergencies in an assigned vehicle must be clearly established and must be clearly beneficial to the state;
(iii)
Vehicles assigned to employees which serve as the employee’s primary office; the employees must work outside their work location for at least eighty percent (80%) of the workweek;
(iv)
Vehicles assigned to employees in situations where it is clearly more beneficial for the state if the employee goes directly from his or her residence to a temporary or seasonal work site;
(v)
Vehicles assigned to employees who are using the vehicle on a per trip basis and are required to use the vehicle either before or after regular working hours; and
(vi)
Specially equipped vehicles assigned to employees who are required to work with the vehicle after their regular working hours.
(2)
Notwithstanding subdivision (e)(1), no employee shall use a vehicle owned by a governmental body for commuting purposes except upon the written recommendation of the appointing authority and the written approval of the director of administration. Any approval will terminate on December 31 of each year, but may be annually renewed.
(3)
Employees who have received approval to use an assigned vehicle for commuting purposes pursuant to this subsection are not required to reimburse the state for the use.
(f)
Nothing in this section affects the obligations of the vehicle operator as set forth in 26 U.S.C. § 280F.
History of Section.
P.L. 1991, ch. 44, art. 68, § 1; P.L. 2000, ch. 100, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 42 - State Affairs and Government › Chapter 42-11.3 - Motor Vehicles Owned by a Governmental Body › Section 42-11.3-5. - Annual report.

§ 42-11.3-5. Annual report.
The director of administration shall annually in the month of January submit a report to the house fiscal advisory staff and the senate fiscal advisory staff on motor vehicles owned by a governmental body. The report shall identify the vehicle, the principal driver of the vehicle, the mileage incurred by the vehicle during the previous calendar year, the miles attributable to commuting in the previous calendar year, the maintenance record and cost of maintenance of the vehicle during the previous year and such other information as the director of administration requires.
History of Section.
P.L. 1991, ch. 44, art. 68, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 42 - State Affairs and Government › Chapter 42-11.3 - Motor Vehicles Owned by a Governmental Body › Section 42-11.3-6. - Rules and regulations.

§ 42-11.3-6. Rules and regulations.
The director of administration shall promulgate rules and regulations that are necessary to implement the provisions of this chapter.
History of Section.
P.L. 1991, ch. 44, art. 68, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 42 - State Affairs and Government › Chapter 42-11.4 - The Rhode Island Municipal Infrastructure Grant Program › Section 42-11.4-1. - Establishment.

§ 42-11.4-1. Establishment.
The Rhode Island municipal infrastructure grant program is hereby created within the Rhode Island infrastructure bank. The Rhode Island infrastructure bank shall have all the powers necessary and convenient to carry out and effectuate the purposes and provisions of this chapter, including, without limiting the generality of the preceding statement, the authority to:
(1)
Issue public infrastructure grants to municipalities and other public instrumentalities for design, construction, building, land acquisition, rehabilitation, repair, and other improvements to publicly owned infrastructure including, but not limited to, sewers, utility extensions, streets, roads, curb-cuts, parking, water-treatment systems, telecommunications systems, transit improvements, and pedestrian ways;
(2)
Assist municipalities to advance projects that support job creation and expansion, housing development and rehabilitation, community development projects in areas or districts that communities have determined are best suited to efficiently accommodate future growth and redevelopment, largely in previously developed areas with some level of existing or planned infrastructure;
(3)
Establish a fund within the Rhode Island infrastructure bank to receive and disburse such funds as may be available for the purpose of the program, subject to the provisions of this section;
(4)
Make and enter into binding commitments to provide grants to municipalities and other pubic instrumentalities from amounts on deposit in the program fund;
(5)
Engage the services of third-party vendors to provide professional services;
(6)
Establish one or more accounts within the fund; and
(7)
Such other authority as granted to the Rhode Island infrastructure bank under this chapter and chapter 12.2 of title 46.
History of Section.
P.L. 2018, ch. 122, § 1; P.L. 2018, ch. 225, § 1; P.L. 2021, ch. 162, art. 9, § 3, effective July 6, 2021.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 42 - State Affairs and Government › Chapter 42-11.4 - The Rhode Island Municipal Infrastructure Grant Program › Section 42-11.4-2. - Eligibility.

§ 42-11.4-2. Eligibility.
Eligible public infrastructure projects authorized by this chapter shall be located on public land or on public leasehold, right-of-way or easement. A project that uses grants to municipalities for public infrastructure provided by this chapter shall be procured by a municipality in accordance with chapter 55 of title 45.
History of Section.
P.L. 2018, ch. 122, § 1; P.L. 2018, ch. 225, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 42 - State Affairs and Government › Chapter 42-11.4 - The Rhode Island Municipal Infrastructure Grant Program › Section 42-11.4-3. - Solicitations.

§ 42-11.4-3. Solicitations.
(a)
There shall be at least one open solicitation period each year to accept and consider new applications. The Rhode Island infrastructure bank shall provide not less than eight (8) weeks’ notice before an open solicitation period. The Rhode Island infrastructure bank shall review and approve all applications for projects to be financed through the Rhode Island municipal infrastructure grant program. All grant awards shall be made after consultation with the Rhode Island division of statewide planning.
(b)
An eligible city or town, acting by and through its municipal officers or by and through any agency designated by the municipal officers to act on their behalf, may apply to the program for a grant in a specific amount to fund a specified project. Two (2) or more municipalities may apply jointly, with one municipality acting as fiscal agent. The grants may be made in addition to other forms of local, state, and federal assistance. Receipt of a grant that is part of a joint application shall not preclude a municipality from receiving additional funds under a separate application.
History of Section.
P.L. 2018, ch. 122, § 1; P.L. 2018, ch. 225, § 1; P.L. 2021, ch. 162, art. 9, § 3, effective July 6, 2021.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 42 - State Affairs and Government › Chapter 42-11.4 - The Rhode Island Municipal Infrastructure Grant Program › Section 42-11.4-4. - Rules and regulations.

§ 42-11.4-4. Rules and regulations.
The Rhode Island infrastructure bank shall establish rules and regulations to govern the application and distribution of grants under the program, to include, but not be limited to, provisions for joint applications by two (2) or more eligible municipalities for a single project serving those municipalities. The rules and regulations shall include the criteria upon which the applications shall be judged including, but not limited to: a minimum project readiness standard; overall spending targets by project type; preferences for projects that align with the state’s prevailing economic development plan; and other preferences applying to that funding round.
History of Section.
P.L. 2018, ch. 122, § 1; P.L. 2018, ch. 225, § 1; P.L. 2021, ch. 162, art. 9, § 3, effective July 6, 2021.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 42 - State Affairs and Government › Chapter 42-11.4 - The Rhode Island Municipal Infrastructure Grant Program › Section 42-11.4-5. - Reports.

§ 42-11.4-5. Reports.
The Rhode Island infrastructure bank shall report annually to the governor, speaker of the house, president of the senate, and the chairs of the house committee on finance, senate committee on finance, house committee on oversight, senate committee on government oversight, house committee on municipal government, senate committee on housing and municipal government, and the permanent joint committee on economic development. The report shall include a list and description of all projects that received grant funds under the program; the amount of the grant awarded to the project; other sources of public funds that supported the project; and a detailed analysis of the economic impact of each project including, where applicable, the number of construction and full-time equivalent jobs to be created, number of housing units to be created, the private investment in the project, and the expected tax revenue generated from the project.
History of Section.
P.L. 2018, ch. 122, § 1; P.L. 2018, ch. 225, § 1; P.L. 2021, ch. 162, art. 9, § 3, effective July 6, 2021.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 42 - State Affairs and Government › Chapter 42-12 - Department of Human Services › Section 42-12-1. - Department of human services.

§ 42-12-1. Department of human services.
(1)
There is hereby established within the executive branch of state government a department which shall be known as the department of human services. The department shall be headed by a director of human services who shall be appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the senate and who shall serve at the pleasure of the governor.
(2)
The director shall carry out all of the provisions of all of the general and public laws heretofore carried out by the department of education and the director of social welfare with relation to:
(a)
Vocational rehabilitation;
(b)
Division of correctional services; and
(c)
Division of community services, whose several functions are by this chapter transferred to the department of human services.
History of Section.
Reorg. Plan No. 1, 1970; G.L. 1956, § 42-12-1; P.L. 1977, ch. 142, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 42 - State Affairs and Government › Chapter 42-12 - Department of Human Services › Section 42-12-1.1. - Transfer of functions from the department of education.

§ 42-12-1.1. Transfer of functions from the department of education.
There are hereby transferred to the director of the department of human services:
(1)
Those functions formerly administered by the department of education with respect to vocational rehabilitation;
(2)
All functions of vocational rehabilitation formerly of the department of education and of all other officers, employees, agencies and advisory councils, committees or commissions of vocational rehabilitation;
(3)
So much of other functions, or parts of functions, of the department of education as is incidental to or necessary for the performance of the functions transferred by subdivisions (1) and (2).
History of Section.
Reorg. Plan No. 1, 1970; G.L. 1956, § 42-12-1.1; P.L. 1977, ch. 142, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 42 - State Affairs and Government › Chapter 42-12 - Department of Human Services › Section 42-12-1.2. - Transfer of functions from the former department of social welfare.

§ 42-12-1.2. Transfer of functions from the former department of social welfare.
There are hereby transferred to the director of the department of human services:
(1)
Those functions of the former department of social welfare which were administered through or with respect to the division of correctional services to include generally and specifically, the correctional institutions, the probation services and other similar functions (titles 8, 12, 13 and 40); and the division of community services to include generally and specifically the administration of all forms of relief, child welfare services and other related services (titles 8, 14, 30 and 40);
(2)
All functions of the division of correctional services and division of community services formerly of the department of social welfare including the administration of interstate compacts and of all other officers, employees, agencies, advisory councils, committees or commissions of the division of correctional services and division of community services;
(3)
So much of other functions or parts of functions of the former director of the department of social welfare as is incidental to or necessary for the performance of the functions transferred by subdivisions (1) and (2).
History of Section.
Reorg. Plan No. 1, 1970; G.L. 1956, § 42-12-1; P.L. 1977, ch. 142, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 42 - State Affairs and Government › Chapter 42-12 - Department of Human Services › Section 42-12-1.3. - Transfer of functions from the department of elderly affairs.

§ 42-12-1.3. Transfer of functions from the department of elderly affairs.
There is hereby transferred from the department of elderly affairs to the department of human services the following function: to provide and coordinate the “elderly/disabled transportation” program including a passenger cost sharing program as defined and provided for under rules and regulations promulgated by the department.
History of Section.
P.L. 2009, ch. 68, art. 5, § 10.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 42 - State Affairs and Government › Chapter 42-12 - Department of Human Services › Section 42-12-1.4. - Repealed.

§ 42-12-1.4. Repealed.
History of Section.
P.L. 2010, ch. 23, art. 7, § 3; Repealed by P.L. 2016, ch. 142, art. 4, § 13, effective June 24, 2016.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 42 - State Affairs and Government › Chapter 42-12 - Department of Human Services › Section 42-12-1.5. - Transfer of functions from the office of energy resources.

§ 42-12-1.5. Transfer of functions from the office of energy resources.
(a)
There is hereby transferred from the office of energy resources to the department of human services the administration, management, all functions and resources associated with:
(1)
The federal low-income home energy assistance program (LIHEAP), which provides heating assistance to eligible low-income persons and any state funded or privately funded heating assistance program of a similar nature assigned to it for administration;
(2)
The weatherization assistance program, which offers home weatherization grants and heating system upgrades to LIHEAP eligible households; and,
(3)
The emergency fuel program, which provides oil deliveries to families experiencing a heating emergency.
(b)
The department is authorized to request advisory assistance from the office of energy resources in order to maintain continuity of assistance provided to LIHEAP eligible households pursuant to § 39-2-1(d).
History of Section.
P.L. 2012, ch. 241, art. 4, § 11.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 42 - State Affairs and Government › Chapter 42-12 - Department of Human Services › Section 42-12-2. - Management of institutions.

§ 42-12-2. Management of institutions.
The department of human services shall have the management, supervision, and control of the adult correctional institutions, training school for boys, training school for girls, Doctor Patrick I. O’Rourke children’s center, and Rhode Island veterans’ home, and such other functions as have been or may be assigned. The department also shall operate, maintain and repair the buildings, grounds, and other physical property at the institutions, other than the roads and driveways thereof which shall be under the care and supervision of the department of transportation.
History of Section.
P.L. 1939, ch. 660, § 81; P.L. 1951, ch. 2724, § 1; impl. am. P.L. 1955, ch. 3453, § 1; impl. am. P.L. 1956, ch. 3721, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 42-12-2; impl. am. P.L. 1962, ch. 5; as reen. 1969; Reorg. Plan No. 1, 1970.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 42 - State Affairs and Government › Chapter 42-12 - Department of Human Services › Section 42-12-3. - Parole and probation.

§ 42-12-3. Parole and probation.
The department of human services and director of human services shall perform the functions relating to parole and probation as prescribed by chapter 18 of title 12, and under such rules and regulations as may be adopted by the director of social and rehabilitative services with the approval of the governor and the parole board in the executive department.
History of Section.
P.L. 1939, ch. 660, § 82; G.L. 1956, § 42-12-3; Reorg. Plan No. 1, 1970.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 42 - State Affairs and Government › Chapter 42-12 - Department of Human Services › Section 42-12-4. - Welfare supervision.

§ 42-12-4. Welfare supervision.
The department of human services shall have supervision and management of:
(1)
All forms of public assistance under the control of the state;
(2)
Old-age assistance;
(3)
Aid to dependent children;
(4)
Aid to persons who are blind;
(5)
Unemployment relief; and
(6)
Aid to families of persons committed to state institutions within the department.
The department shall also have supervision over the placement of children in private homes or institutions.
History of Section.
P.L. 1939, ch. 660, § 83; G.L. 1956, § 42-12-4; Reorg. Plan No. 1, 1970; P.L. 1999, ch. 83, § 115; P.L. 1999, ch. 130, § 115.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 42 - State Affairs and Government › Chapter 42-12 - Department of Human Services › Section 42-12-5. - Assistance on veterans’ claims.

§ 42-12-5. Assistance on veterans’ claims.
The department of human services shall also prepare and present before the Veterans Administration of the United States all legal claims of veterans for compensation, disability allowance, insurance and pensions of veterans of World War I, and all other veterans to whom benefits have been extended pursuant to the provisions of chapter 22 of title 30 entitled “Extension of Veterans’ Benefits” who had a legal residence in this state at the time of entrance into the service or who have been qualified electors in this state for two (2) years next preceding the application for aid, and their personal representatives or dependents, or both, and shall render to such persons reasonable assistance in the preparation and presentation of any of those claims and shall perform such other duties as may be by law required. The department shall render such assistance without charge to the claimant.
History of Section.
P.L. 1939, ch. 660, § 84; G.L. 1956, § 42-12-5; Reorg. Plan No. 1, 1970; P.L. 1988, ch. 432, § 2.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 42 - State Affairs and Government › Chapter 42-12 - Department of Human Services › Section 42-12-6. - Unemployment relief.

§ 42-12-6. Unemployment relief.
The department of human services and director of the department of human services shall exercise and perform all the powers, duties, and functions formerly exercised or performed by the state unemployment relief commission, which was abolished by chapter 660 of the Public Laws of 1939.
History of Section.
P.L. 1939, ch. 660, § 86; G.L. 1956, § 42-12-6.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 42 - State Affairs and Government › Chapter 42-12 - Department of Human Services › Section 42-12-7. - Special veterans’ funds.

§ 42-12-7. Special veterans’ funds.
The director of the department of human services shall have control and supervision over any special funds provided for decorating and installing metal markers on the graves of soldiers, sailors, airmen, and marines, for the burial of honorably discharged soldiers, for the assistance of World War I veterans and other expenditures relating to veteran soldiers, sailors, airmen, and marines.
History of Section.
P.L. 1939, ch. 660, § 87; G.L. 1956, § 42-12-7.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 42 - State Affairs and Government › Chapter 42-12 - Department of Human Services › Section 42-12-8. - Vocational rehabilitation services provided by department.

§ 42-12-8. Vocational rehabilitation services provided by department.
The state department of human services is hereby authorized and empowered to provide for the vocational rehabilitation of persons with disabilities and their return to civil employment. If any person, by reason of disability, whether congenital or acquired by accident, injury or disease, including those persons suffering from acquired traumatic brain damage, is or may be expected to be totally or partly incapacitated for remunerative employment, the state department of human services may, if the person is a suitable subject for rehabilitation, assist in rendering him or her fit to engage in remunerative occupation by providing directly or through public or private instrumentalities, any service found by the department of human services to be necessary to compensate a person who is disabled for his or her employment barrier; such services including but not limited to, medical and vocational diagnosis, vocational guidance, counseling and placement, rehabilitation training, physical restoration including prosthetic appliances, transportation, occupational licenses, customary tools and equipment, maintenance and training books and materials, and neuropsychological evaluation and cognitive retraining. Provided however, with respect to those persons suffering from acquired traumatic brain damage, the department of human services shall not have any jurisdiction over the housing of said persons.
History of Section.
P.L. 1980, ch. 395, § 3; P.L. 1985, ch. 64, § 1; P.L. 1986, ch. 536, § 2; P.L. 1990, ch. 183, § 1; P.L. 1999, ch. 83, § 115; P.L. 1999, ch. 130, § 115.