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2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 30 - Military Affairs and Defense › Chapter 30-15.2 - Emergency Location of Governments for State Political Subdivisions › Section 30-15.2-1. - Establishment.

§ 30-15.2-1. Establishment.
Whenever, due to an emergency resulting from the effects of a disaster, or the anticipated effects of a potential disaster, it becomes imprudent, inexpedient, or impossible to conduct the affairs of local government at the regular or usual place or places of the local government, the governing body of each political subdivision of this state may meet at any place within or without the territorial limits of the political subdivision on the call of the principal executive officer or any two (2) members of the governing body, and shall proceed to establish and designate by ordinance, executive order, resolution, or other manner, alternate or substitute sites or places as the emergency temporary location, or locations, of government where all, or any part, of the public business may be transacted and conducted during the emergency situation. These sites or places may be within or without the territorial limits of the political subdivision and may be within or without this state.
History of Section.
P.L. 1963, ch. 19, § 1; P.L. 2000, ch. 170, § 5.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 30 - Military Affairs and Defense › Chapter 30-15.2 - Emergency Location of Governments for State Political Subdivisions › Section 30-15.2-2. - Validity of acts performed at emergency location.

§ 30-15.2-2. Validity of acts performed at emergency location.
During the period when the public business is being conducted at the emergency temporary location, or locations, the governing body and other officers of a political subdivision of this state shall have and possess and shall exercise, at that location, or locations, all of the executive, legislative, and judicial powers and functions conferred upon the body and officers by or under the laws of this state. These powers and functions may be exercised in the light of the exigencies of the emergency situation without regard to, or compliance with, time-consuming procedures and formalities prescribed by law and pertaining thereto, and all acts of the body and officers shall be as valid and binding as if performed within the territorial limits of their political subdivision.
History of Section.
G.L. 1956, § 30-15.2-2; P.L. 1963, ch. 19, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 30 - Military Affairs and Defense › Chapter 30-15.2 - Emergency Location of Governments for State Political Subdivisions › Section 30-15.2-3. - Chapter controlling.

§ 30-15.2-3. Chapter controlling.
The provisions of this chapter shall control and be supreme in the event it shall be employed, notwithstanding any statutory, charter, or ordinance provision to the contrary or in conflict herewith.
History of Section.
G.L. 1956, § 30-15.2-3; P.L. 1963, ch. 19, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 30 - Military Affairs and Defense › Chapter 30-15.4 - Debris and Wreckage Removal in Disasters › Section 30-15.4-1. - Authority of governor.

§ 30-15.4-1. Authority of governor.
Whenever the governor has declared a disaster emergency to exist under the laws of this state, or the president of the United States, at the request of the governor, has declared a major disaster or emergency to exist in this state, the governor is authorized:
(1)
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, through the use of state departments or agencies, or the use of any of the state’s instrumentalities, to clear or remove from publicly or privately owned land or water, debris and wreckage that may threaten public health or safety, or public or private property; and
(2)
To accept funds from the federal government and utilize those funds to make grants to any local government for the purpose of removing debris or wreckage from publicly or privately owned land or water.
History of Section.
P.L. 1975, ch. 124, § 1; P.L. 2016, ch. 511, art. 2, § 39.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 30 - Military Affairs and Defense › Chapter 30-15.4 - Debris and Wreckage Removal in Disasters › Section 30-15.4-2. - Conditions of removal or clearance.

§ 30-15.4-2. Conditions of removal or clearance.
(a)
Authority under this chapter shall be exercised unless the affected local government, corporation, organization, or individual shall first present an unconditional authorization for removal of the debris or wreckage from public and private property, and, in the case of removal of debris or wreckage from private property, shall first agree to indemnify the state government against any claim arising from the removal.
(b)
Whenever the governor provides for clearance of debris or wreckage pursuant to subsection (a) of this section, employees of the designated state agencies or individuals appointed by the state are authorized to enter upon private land or waters and perform any tasks necessary to the removal or clearance operation.
(c)
Except in cases of willful misconduct, gross negligence, or bad faith, any state employee or agent complying with orders of the governor and performing duties pursuant thereto under this chapter shall not be liable for the death of, or injury to, any persons or damage to any property.
History of Section.
P.L. 1975, ch. 124, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 30 - Military Affairs and Defense › Chapter 30-15.4 - Debris and Wreckage Removal in Disasters › Section 30-15.4-3. - Rules and regulations.

§ 30-15.4-3. Rules and regulations.
The governor is authorized to make rules and regulations to carry out this chapter.
History of Section.
P.L. 1975, ch. 124, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 30 - Military Affairs and Defense › Chapter 30-15.5 - Community Disaster Loans in Major Disasters › Section 30-15.5-1. - Authority of governor.

§ 30-15.5-1. Authority of governor.
Whenever the governor has declared a disaster emergency to exist under the laws of this state, or the president of the United States, at the request of the governor, has declared a major disaster or emergency to exist in this state, the governor is authorized:
(1)
Upon the determination by the governor that a local government of the state will suffer a substantial loss of tax and other revenues from a major disaster and has demonstrated a need for financial assistance to perform its governmental functions, to apply to the federal government, on behalf of the local government, for a loan, and to receive and disburse the proceeds of any approved loan to any applicant local government;
(2)
To determine the amount needed by any applicant local government to restore or resume its governmental functions and to certify that amount to the federal government; provided, however, that no application amount shall exceed twenty-five percent (25%) of the annual operating budget of the applicant for the fiscal year in which the major disaster occurs; and
(3)
To recommend to the federal government, based upon the governor’s review, the cancellation of all or any part of repayment when, in the first three (3), full fiscal-year period following the major disaster, the revenues of the local government are insufficient to meet its operating expenses, including additional disaster related expenses of a municipal operation character.
History of Section.
P.L. 1975, ch. 159, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 30 - Military Affairs and Defense › Chapter 30-15.6 - Temporary Housing for Disaster Victims › Section 30-15.6-1. - Powers of governor.

§ 30-15.6-1. Powers of governor.
Whenever the governor has declared a disaster emergency to exist under the laws of this state, or the president of the United States, at the request of the governor, has declared a major disaster or emergency to exist in this state, the governor is authorized:
(1)
To enter into purchase, lease, or other arrangements with any agency of the United States for temporary housing units to be occupied by disaster victims and to make these units available to any political subdivision of the state;
(2)
To assist any political subdivision of this state that is the locus of temporary housing for disaster victims to acquire sites necessary for temporary housing and to do all things required to prepare the site to receive and utilize temporary housing units, by:
(i)
Advancing or lending funds available to the governor from any appropriation made by the general assembly or from any other source;
(ii)
“Passing through” funds made available by any agency, public or private; or
(iii)
Becoming a co-partner with the political subdivision for the execution and performance of any temporary housing for disaster victims project and, for those purposes, to pledge the credit of the state on such terms as the governor deems appropriate, having due regard for current debt transactions of the state; and
(3)
Under such regulations as the governor shall prescribe, to temporarily suspend or modify, for a period not to exceed sixty (60) days, any public health, safety, zoning, transportation (within or across the state), or other requirement of law or regulation within this state when by proclamation, the governor deems the suspension or modification essential to provide temporary housing for disaster victims.
History of Section.
P.L. 1975, ch. 160, § 1; P.L. 2016, ch. 511, art. 2, § 40.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 30 - Military Affairs and Defense › Chapter 30-15.6 - Temporary Housing for Disaster Victims › Section 30-15.6-2. - Powers of political subdivisions.

§ 30-15.6-2. Powers of political subdivisions.
Any political subdivision of this state is expressly authorized to acquire, temporarily or permanently, by purchase, lease, or otherwise, sites required for the installation of temporary housing units for disaster victims, and to enter into whatever arrangements (including purchase of temporary housing units and the payment of transportation charges) are necessary to prepare or equip those sites to utilize the housing units.
History of Section.
P.L. 1975, ch. 160, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 30 - Military Affairs and Defense › Chapter 30-15.6 - Temporary Housing for Disaster Victims › Section 30-15.6-3. - Rules and regulations.

§ 30-15.6-3. Rules and regulations.
The governor is authorized to make rules and regulations necessary to carry out the purposes of this chapter.
History of Section.
P.L. 1975, ch. 160, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 30 - Military Affairs and Defense › Chapter 30-15.6 - Temporary Housing for Disaster Victims › Section 30-15.6-4. - Grants, gifts, and payments.

§ 30-15.6-4. Grants, gifts, and payments.
Nothing contained in this chapter shall be construed to limit the governor’s authority to apply for, administer, and expend any grants, gifts, or payments, in aid of disaster prevention, preparedness, response, or recovery.
History of Section.
P.L. 1975, ch. 160, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 30 - Military Affairs and Defense › Chapter 30-15.6 - Temporary Housing for Disaster Victims › Section 30-15.6-5. - Definitions.

§ 30-15.6-5. Definitions.
“Major disaster”, “emergency”, and “temporary housing”, as used in this chapter, shall have the same meaning as the terms are defined, or used, in the Disaster Relief Act of 1974, 42 U.S.C. §§ 5121 — 5201.
History of Section.
P.L. 1975, ch. 160, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 30 - Military Affairs and Defense › Chapter 30-15.7 - Grants to Disaster Victims › Section 30-15.7-1. - Federal funds.

§ 30-15.7-1. Federal funds.
Whenever the governor has declared a disaster emergency to exist under the laws of this state, or the president of the United States, at the request of the governor, has declared a major disaster or emergency to exist in this state, the governor is authorized:
(1)
Upon determination by the governor that financial assistance is essential to meet disaster-related necessary expenses or serious needs of individuals or families adversely affected by a major disaster that cannot be otherwise adequately met from other means of assistance, to accept a grant by the federal government to fund financial assistance, subject to such terms and conditions as may be imposed upon the grant; and
(2)
To enter into an agreement with the federal government, or any officer or agency thereof, pledging the state to participate in the funding of the financial assistance authorized in subsection (a) of this section, in an amount not to exceed twenty-five percent (25%) thereof, and, if state funds are not otherwise available to the governor, to accept an advance of the state share from the federal government to be repaid when the state is able to do so.
History of Section.
P.L. 1975, ch. 162, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 30 - Military Affairs and Defense › Chapter 30-15.7 - Grants to Disaster Victims › Section 30-15.7-2. - State grants.

§ 30-15.7-2. State grants.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law or regulation, the governor is authorized to make financial grants to meet disaster-related necessary expenses or serious needs of individuals or families adversely affected by a major disaster which cannot otherwise adequately be met from other means of assistance, which shall not exceed five thousand dollars ($5,000) in the aggregate, to an individual or family in any single major disaster declared by the president of the United States.
History of Section.
P.L. 1975, ch. 162, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 30 - Military Affairs and Defense › Chapter 30-15.7 - Grants to Disaster Victims › Section 30-15.7-3. - Appropriations.

§ 30-15.7-3. Appropriations.
The general assembly shall, from time to time, appropriate sufficient sums out of the general treasury not otherwise appropriated to carry out the purposes of this chapter.
History of Section.
P.L. 1975, ch. 162, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 30 - Military Affairs and Defense › Chapter 30-15.7 - Grants to Disaster Victims › Section 30-15.7-4. - Regulations.

§ 30-15.7-4. Regulations.
The governor shall make such regulations as are necessary for the carrying out of this chapter, including, but not limited to:
(1)
Standards of eligibility for persons applying for benefits;
(2)
Procedures for applying and administration;
(3)
Methods of investigation, filing, and approving applications; and
(4)
Formation of local or statewide boards to pass upon applications and procedures for appeals.
History of Section.
P.L. 1975, ch. 162, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 30 - Military Affairs and Defense › Chapter 30-15.7 - Grants to Disaster Victims › Section 30-15.7-5. - Penalty.

§ 30-15.7-5. Penalty.
Any person who fraudulently or willfully makes a misstatement of fact in connection with an application for financial assistance under this chapter shall, upon conviction of each offense, be subject to a fine of not more than five thousand dollars ($5,000), or imprisonment for not more than one year, or both.
History of Section.
P.L. 1975, ch. 162, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 30 - Military Affairs and Defense › Chapter 30-15.8 - Mutual Aid Agreement with Bordering States › Section 30-15.8-1. - Authority of governor.

§ 30-15.8-1. Authority of governor.
(a)
The governor may enter into an agreement with any state bordering Rhode Island or with any office or agency of that state pledging to the state of Rhode Island participation in a mutual aid plan in the event of a disaster.
(b)
The mutual agreement entered into by the state of Rhode Island and any other border state shall be activated only when the governor has declared a disaster to exist under the laws of this state, or the president of the United States, at the request of the governor, has declared a major disaster or emergency to exist in this state or the border state.
History of Section.
P.L. 1979, ch. 165, § 1; P.L. 2000, ch. 170, § 7.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 30 - Military Affairs and Defense › Chapter 30-15.8 - Mutual Aid Agreement with Bordering States › Section 30-15.8-2. - Rules and regulations.

§ 30-15.8-2. Rules and regulations.
The governor is authorized to make such rules and regulations as may be necessary to carry out the intent of this chapter.
History of Section.
P.L. 1979, ch. 165, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 30 - Military Affairs and Defense › Chapter 30-15.8 - Mutual Aid Agreement with Bordering States › Section 30-15.8-3. - City or town aid agreement.

§ 30-15.8-3. City or town aid agreement.
(a)
The police chief of a city or town in Rhode Island may enter into an agreement, which is subject to approval by each city or town council by adoption of a resolution in support of it with another city or town, which is adjacent to and borders on the state of Rhode Island, to provide mutual aid and assistance for all police services prescribed by law within any portion of the jurisdiction of the city or town of the chief granting the authority.
(b)
The officers responding to the request and agreement shall have the same authority, powers, duties, privileges and immunities for jurisdictional purposes as a duly appointed police officer of the city or town making the request.
(c)
All wage and disability payments, pension, workers’ compensation claims, medical expenses or other employment benefits will be the responsibility of the employing agency, unless the requesting agency is reimbursed for such costs from any other source. Each agency shall be responsible for the negligence of its employees to the extent specified by law.
(d)
A copy of any agreement entered into pursuant to this section shall be provided to the superintendent of the Rhode Island state police.
(e)
The governor shall have the authority to suspend an agreement entered into pursuant to this section upon a finding that the suspension is in the interest of public safety.
History of Section.
P.L. 2002, ch. 142, § 2.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 30 - Military Affairs and Defense › Chapter 30-15.9 - The Rhode Island Emergency Management Assistance Compact › Section 30-15.9-1. - Purpose and authorities.

§ 30-15.9-1. Purpose and authorities.
This compact is made and entered into by and between the participating member states which enact this compact, hereinafter called party states. For the purposes of this agreement, the term “states” is taken to mean the several states, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the District of Columbia, and all United States territorial possessions.
The purpose of this compact is to provide for mutual assistance between the states entering into this compact in managing any emergency or disaster that is duly declared by the governor of the affected state(s), whether arising from natural disaster, technological hazard, man-made disaster, civil emergency aspects of resources shortages, community disorders, insurgency, or enemy attack.
This compact shall also provide for mutual cooperation in emergency-related exercises, testing or other training activities using equipment and personnel simulating performance of any aspect of the giving and receiving of aid by party states or subdivisions of party states during emergencies, such actions occurring outside actual declared emergency periods. Mutual assistance in this company may include the use of the states’ National Guard forces, either in accordance with the National Guard Mutual Assistance Company or by mutual agreement between states.
History of Section.
P.L. 1997, ch. 82, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 30 - Military Affairs and Defense › Chapter 30-15.9 - The Rhode Island Emergency Management Assistance Compact › Section 30-15.9-2. - General implementation.

§ 30-15.9-2. General implementation.
Each party state entering into this compact recognizes many emergencies transcend political jurisdictional boundaries and that intergovernmental coordination is essential in managing these and other emergencies under this compact. Each state further recognizes that there will be emergencies which require immediate access and present procedures to apply outside resources to make a prompt and effective response to such an emergency. This is because few, if any, individual states have all the resources they may need in all types of emergencies or the capability of delivering resources to areas where emergencies exist.
The prompt, full, and effective utilization of resources of the participating states, including any resources on hand or available from the Federal Government or any other source, that are essential to the safety, care and welfare of the people in the event of any emergency or disaster declared by a party state, shall be the underlying principle on which all provisions of this compact shall be understood.
On behalf of the governor of each state participating in the compact, the legally designated state official who is assigned responsibility for emergency management will be responsible for formulation of the appropriate interstate mutual aid plans and procedures necessary to implement this compact.
History of Section.
P.L. 1997, ch. 82, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 30 - Military Affairs and Defense › Chapter 30-15.9 - The Rhode Island Emergency Management Assistance Compact › Section 30-15.9-4. - Limitations.

§ 30-15.9-4. Limitations.
Any party state requested to render mutual aid or conduct exercises and training for mutual aid shall take such action as is necessary to provide and make available the resources covered by this compact in accordance with the terms hereof; provided, that it is understood that the state rendering aid may withhold resources to the extent necessary to provide reasonable protection for such state.
Each party state shall afford to the emergency forces of any party state, while operating within its state limits under the terms and conditions of this compact, the same powers (except that of arrest unless specifically authorized by the receiving state), duties, rights, and privileges as are afforded forces of the state in which they are performing emergency services. Emergency forces will continue under the command and control of their regular leaders, but the organizational units will come under the operational control of the emergency services authorities of the state receiving assistance. These conditions may be activated, as needed, only subsequent to a declaration of a state of emergency or disaster by the governor of the party state that is to receive assistance or commencement of exercises or training for mutual aid and shall continue so long as the exercises or training for mutual aid are in progress, the state of emergency or disaster remains in effect or loaned resources remain in the receiving state(s) whichever is longer.
History of Section.
P.L. 1997, ch. 82, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 30 - Military Affairs and Defense › Chapter 30-15.9 - The Rhode Island Emergency Management Assistance Compact › Section 30-15.9-5. - Licenses and permits.

§ 30-15.9-5. Licenses and permits.
Whenever any person holds a license, certificate or other permit issued by any state party to the compact evidencing the meeting of qualifications for professional, mechanical or other skills, and when such assistance is requested by the receiving party state, such person shall be deemed licensed, certified, or permitted by the state requesting assistance to render aid involving such skill to meet a declared emergency or disaster, subject to such limitations and conditions as the governor of the requesting state may prescribe by executive order or otherwise.
History of Section.
P.L. 1997, ch. 82, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 30 - Military Affairs and Defense › Chapter 30-15.9 - The Rhode Island Emergency Management Assistance Compact › Section 30-15.9-6. - Liability.

§ 30-15.9-6. Liability.
Officers or employees of a party state rendering aid in another state pursuant to this compact shall be considered agents of the requesting state for tort liability and immunity purposes; and no party state or its officers or employees rendering aid in another state pursuant to this compact shall be liable on account of any act or omission in good faith on the part of such forces while so engaged or on account of the maintenance or use of any equipment or supplies in connection therewith. Good faith in this article shall not include willful misconduct, gross negligence or recklessness.
History of Section.
P.L. 1997, ch. 82, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 30 - Military Affairs and Defense › Chapter 30-15.9 - The Rhode Island Emergency Management Assistance Compact › Section 30-15.9-7. - Supplementary agreements.

§ 30-15.9-7. Supplementary agreements.
Inasmuch as it is probable that the pattern and detail of the machinery for mutual aid among two (2) or more states may differ from that among the states that are party hereto, this instrument contains elements of a broad base common to all states, and nothing herein contained shall preclude any state from entering into supplementary agreements with another state or affect any other agreements already in force between states. Supplementary agreements may comprehend, but shall not be limited to, provisions for evacuation and reception of injured and other persons and the exchange of medical, fire, police, public utility, reconnaissance, welfare, transportation and communications personnel, and equipment and supplies.
History of Section.
P.L. 1997, ch. 82, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 30 - Military Affairs and Defense › Chapter 30-15.9 - The Rhode Island Emergency Management Assistance Compact › Section 30-15.9-8. - Compensation.

§ 30-15.9-8. Compensation.
Each party state shall provide for the payment of compensation and death benefits to injured members of the emergency forces of that state and representatives of deceased members of such forces in case such members sustain injuries or are killed while rendering aid pursuant to this compact, in the same manner and on the same terms as if the injury or death were sustained within their own state.
History of Section.
P.L. 1997, ch. 82, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 30 - Military Affairs and Defense › Chapter 30-15.9 - The Rhode Island Emergency Management Assistance Compact › Section 30-15.9-9. - Reimbursement.

§ 30-15.9-9. Reimbursement.
Any party state rendering aid in another state pursuant to this compact shall be reimbursed by the party state receiving such aid for any loss or damage to or expense incurred in the operation of any equipment and the provision of any service in answering a request for aid and for the costs incurred in connection with such requests; provided, that any aiding party state may assume, in whole or in part, such loss, damage, expense or other cost, or may loan such equipment or donate such services to the receiving party state without charge or cost: provided, however, that any two (2) or more party states may enter into supplementary agreements establishing a different allocation of costs among those states. Section 30-15.9-8 expenses shall not be reimbursable under this provision.
History of Section.
P.L. 1997, ch. 82, § 1; P.L. 2016, ch. 511, art. 1, § 13.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 30 - Military Affairs and Defense › Chapter 30-15.9 - The Rhode Island Emergency Management Assistance Compact › Section 30-15.9-10. - Evacuation.

§ 30-15.9-10. Evacuation.
Plans for the orderly evacuation and interstate reception of portions of the civilian population as the result of any emergency or disaster of sufficient proportions to so warrant, shall be worked out and maintained between the party states and the emergency management/services directors of the various jurisdictions where any type of incident requiring evacuations might occur. Such plans shall be put into effect by request of the state from which evacuees come and shall include the manner of transporting such evacuees, the number of evacuees to be received in different areas, the manner in which food, clothing, housing and medical care will be provided, the registration of the evacuees, the providing of facilities for the notification of relatives or friends, and the forwarding of such evacuees to other areas or the bringing in of additional materials, supplies and all other relevant factors. Such plans shall provide that the party state receiving evacuees and the party state from which the evacuees come shall mutually agree as to reimbursement of out-of-pocket expenses incurred in receiving and caring for such evacuees, for expenditures for transportation, food, clothing, medicines and medical care, and like items. Such expenditures shall be reimbursed as agreed by the party state from which the evacuees come. After the termination of the emergency or disaster, the party state from which the evacuees come shall assume the responsibility for the ultimate support of repatriation of such evacuees.
History of Section.
P.L. 1997, ch. 82, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 30 - Military Affairs and Defense › Chapter 30-15.9 - The Rhode Island Emergency Management Assistance Compact › Section 30-15.9-11. - Implementation.

§ 30-15.9-11. Implementation.
(a)
This compact shall become operative immediately upon its enactment into law by any two (2) states; thereafter, this compact shall become effective as to any other state upon its enactment by such state.
(b)
Any party state may withdraw from this compact by enacting a statute repealing the same, but no such withdrawal shall take effect until thirty (30) days after the governor of the withdrawing state has given notice in writing of such withdrawal to the governors of all other party states. Such action shall not relieve the withdrawing state from obligations assumed hereunder prior to the effective date of withdrawal.
(c)
Duly authenticated copies of this compact and of such supplementary agreements as may be entered into shall, at the time of their approval, be deposited with each of the party states and with the federal emergency management agency and other appropriate agencies of the United States government.
History of Section.
P.L. 1997, ch. 82, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 30 - Military Affairs and Defense › Chapter 30-15.9 - The Rhode Island Emergency Management Assistance Compact › Section 30-15.9-12. - Validity.

§ 30-15.9-12. Validity.
This compact shall be construed to effectuate the purposes stated in § 30-15.9-1. If any provision of this compact is declared unconstitutional, or the applicability thereof to any person or circumstances is held invalid, the constitutionality of the remainder of this compact and the applicability thereof to other persons and circumstances shall not be affected thereby.
History of Section.
P.L. 1997, ch. 82, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 30 - Military Affairs and Defense › Chapter 30-15.9 - The Rhode Island Emergency Management Assistance Compact › Section 30-15.9-13. - Additional provisions.

§ 30-15.9-13. Additional provisions.
Nothing in this compact shall authorize or permit the use of military force by the National Guard of a state at any place outside that state in any emergency for which the President is authorized by law to call into federal service the militia, or for any purpose for which the use of the Army or the Air Force would in the absence of express statutory authorization be prohibited under Section 1385 of Title 18, United States Code.
History of Section.
P.L. 1997, ch. 82, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 30 - Military Affairs and Defense › Chapter 30-15.9 - The Rhode Island Emergency Management Assistance Compact › Section 30-15.9-14. - Reporting to legislature.

§ 30-15.9-14. Reporting to legislature.
The director of the Rhode Island emergency management agency shall, on or before the first day of January, one thousand nine hundred ninety-eight, provide to the general assembly and the governor copies of all mutual aid plans and procedures promulgated, developed, or entered into after the effective date of this section. The director shall annually thereafter provide the general assembly and governor with copies of all new or amended mutual aid plans and procedures on or before the first day of January of each year.
History of Section.
P.L. 1997, ch. 82, § 1; P.L. 2015, ch. 52, § 2; P.L. 2015, ch. 53, § 2.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 30 - Military Affairs and Defense › Chapter 30-16 - Licensing Construction of Bomb Shelters › Section 30-16-1. - Written statement as to degree of protection afforded.

§ 30-16-1. Written statement as to degree of protection afforded.
No contract or agreement for the sale or construction of a bomb shelter, so-called, shall be valid unless, before the time of the making of the contract or agreement, the seller, builder, or erector shall have delivered a written statement in the English language to the purchaser in a form approved by the state department of transportation, fully setting forth the degree of protection afforded by that bomb shelter.
History of Section.
P.L. 1942, ch. 1151, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 30-16-1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 30 - Military Affairs and Defense › Chapter 30-16 - Licensing Construction of Bomb Shelters › Section 30-16-2. - Registration of bomb shelter builders — Permit.

§ 30-16-2. Registration of bomb shelter builders — Permit.
Each seller, builder, and/or erector of bomb shelters, so-called, shall register his or her name and place of business with the state department of transportation and furnish it with the specifications of those bomb shelters and a copy of the statement referred to in § 30-16-1, and if the department finds that if those specifications are followed the bomb shelter will afford the degree of protection claimed in that statement, then the department shall issue to that seller, builder, and/or erector, as the case may be, a permit to sell, build, and/or erect the bomb shelter described in those specifications.
History of Section.
P.L. 1942, ch. 1151, § 2; G.L. 1956, § 30-16-2.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 30 - Military Affairs and Defense › Chapter 30-16 - Licensing Construction of Bomb Shelters › Section 30-16-3. - Penalty for violations.

§ 30-16-3. Penalty for violations.
Any person, firm, or corporation selling, building, or erecting a bomb shelter, so-called, without first having obtained a permit issued under the provisions of this chapter or violating any other provision of this chapter, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and punished by a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000), or by imprisonment not exceeding one year, or both, at the discretion of the court.
History of Section.
P.L. 1942, ch. 1151, § 3; G.L. 1956, § 30-16-3.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 30 - Military Affairs and Defense › Chapter 30-16 - Licensing Construction of Bomb Shelters › Section 30-16-4. - Powers of inspector of buildings.

§ 30-16-4. Powers of inspector of buildings.
In cities and towns having an inspector of buildings, the powers, duties, and prerogatives given to the state department of transportation by this chapter shall be exercised and performed by that inspector of buildings, without reference in any manner to the state department of transportation.
History of Section.
P.L. 1942, ch. 1151, § 4; G.L. 1956, § 30-16-4.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 30 - Military Affairs and Defense › Chapter 30-17 - Veterans’ Affairs [Repealed.] › Section 30-17-1. - Repealed.

§ 30-17-1. Repealed.
History of Section.
G.L. 1896, ch. 88, § 7; P.L. 1901, ch. 809, § 20; G.L. 1909, ch. 104, § 7; G.L. 1923, ch. 116, § 7; P.L. 1927, ch. 960, § 1; P.L. 1930, ch. 1555, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 654, § 6; impl. am. P.L. 1939, ch. 660, §§ 65, 80; impl. am. P.L. 1949, ch. 2166, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 30-17-1; P.L. 1976, ch. 103, § 2; P.L. 1987, ch. 313, § 1; Repealed by P.L. 2009, ch. 233, § 7, and by P.L. 2009, ch. 234, § 7, effective July 1, 2010.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 30 - Military Affairs and Defense › Chapter 30-17 - Veterans’ Affairs [Repealed.] › Section 30-17-2. - Repealed.

§ 30-17-2. Repealed.
History of Section.
G.L. 1896, ch. 88, § 8; G.L. 1909, ch. 104, § 8; G.L. 1923, ch. 116, § 8; G.L. 1938, ch. 654, § 7; impl. am. P.L. 1949, ch. 2166, § 1; impl. am. P.L. 1951, ch. 2724, § 2; G.L. 1956, § 30-17-2; P.L. 1976, ch. 103, § 2; P.L. 1987, ch. 313, § 1; P.L. 1988, ch. 566, § 2; Repealed by P.L. 2009, ch. 233, § 7, and by P.L. 2009, ch. 234, § 7, effective July 1, 2010.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 30 - Military Affairs and Defense › Chapter 30-17 - Veterans’ Affairs [Repealed.] › Section 30-17-3. - Repealed.

§ 30-17-3. Repealed.
History of Section.
G.L. 1896, ch. 88, § 11; G.L. 1909, ch. 104, § 10; G.L. 1923, ch. 116, § 10; G.L. 1938, ch. 654, § 8; G.L. 1956, § 30-17-3; Repealed by P.L. 1976, ch. 103, § 3.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 30 - Military Affairs and Defense › Chapter 30-17 - Veterans’ Affairs [Repealed.] › Section 30-17-4. - Repealed.

§ 30-17-4. Repealed.
History of Section.
G.L. 1896, ch. 88, § 12; G.L. 1909, ch. 104, § 11; G.L. 1923, ch. 116, § 11; G.L. 1938, ch. 654, § 9; impl. am. P.L. 1939, ch. 660, § 80; G.L. 1956, § 30-17-4; P.L. 1976, ch. 103, § 2; P.L. 1987, ch. 313, § 1; Repealed by P.L. 2009, ch. 233, § 7, and by P.L. 2009, ch. 234, § 7, effective July 1, 2010.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 30 - Military Affairs and Defense › Chapter 30-17 - Veterans’ Affairs [Repealed.] › Section 30-17-5. - Repealed.

§ 30-17-5. Repealed.
History of Section.
G.L. 1896, ch. 88, § 5; G.L. 1909, ch. 104, § 5; G.L. 1923, ch. 116, § 5; G.L. 1938, ch. 654, § 5; impl. am. P.L. 1951, ch. 2724, § 2; G.L. 1956, § 30-17-5; P.L. 1976, ch. 103, § 2; P.L. 1987, ch. 313, § 1; P.L. 1988, ch. 432, § 1; Repealed by P.L. 2009, ch. 233, § 7, and by P.L. 2009, ch. 234, § 7, effective July 1, 2010.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 30 - Military Affairs and Defense › Chapter 30-17 - Veterans’ Affairs [Repealed.] › Section 30-17-6. - Repealed.

§ 30-17-6. Repealed.
History of Section.
G.L. 1896, ch. 88, § 13; G.L. 1909, ch. 104, § 12; G.L. 1923, ch. 116, § 12; G.L. 1938, ch. 654, § 10; impl. am. P.L. 1949, ch. 2166, § 1; impl. am. P.L. 1951, ch. 2724, § 2; G.L. 1956, § 30-17-6; P.L. 1976, ch. 103, § 2; Repealed by P.L. 2009, ch. 233, § 7, and by P.L. 2009, ch. 234, § 7, effective July 1, 2010.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 30 - Military Affairs and Defense › Chapter 30-17 - Veterans’ Affairs [Repealed.] › Section 30-17-7. - Repealed.

§ 30-17-7. Repealed.
History of Section.
P.L. 1898, ch. 573, § 1; G.L. 1909, ch. 104, § 14; G.L. 1923, ch. 116, § 14; G.L. 1938, ch. 654, § 11; P.L. 1944, ch. 1476, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 30-17-7; Repealed by P.L. 1976, ch. 103, § 3.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 30 - Military Affairs and Defense › Chapter 30-17 - Veterans’ Affairs [Repealed.] › Section 30-17-8. - Repealed.

§ 30-17-8. Repealed.
History of Section.
G.L. 1896, ch. 88, § 17; G.L. 1909, ch. 104, § 18; G.L. 1923, ch. 116, § 18; G.L. 1938, ch. 654, § 15; impl. am. P.L. 1949, ch. 2166, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 30-17-8; P.L. 1976, ch. 103, § 2; Repealed by P.L. 2009, ch. 233, § 7, and by P.L. 2009, ch. 234, § 7, effective July 1, 2010.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 30 - Military Affairs and Defense › Chapter 30-17 - Veterans’ Affairs [Repealed.] › Section 30-17-9. - Repealed.

§ 30-17-9. Repealed.
History of Section.
G.L. 1896, ch. 88, § 18; G.L. 1909, ch. 104, § 19; G.L. 1923, ch.116, § 19; G.L. 1938, ch. 654, § 16; impl. am. P.L. 1951, ch. 2724, § 2; G.L. 1956, § 30-17-9; P.L. 1976, ch. 103, § 2; P.L. 1987, ch 313, § 1; Repealed by P.L. 2009, ch. 233, § 7, and by P.L. 2009, ch. 234, § 7, effective July 1, 2010.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 30 - Military Affairs and Defense › Chapter 30-17.1 - Veterans’ Affairs › Section 30-17.1-1. - Appropriations.

§ 30-17.1-1. Appropriations.
The general assembly shall annually appropriate such sums as it may deem necessary for the support of the veterans’ home in the town of Bristol, any veterans’ cemetery authorized and established by the general assembly, and the assistance of the widows, widowers, and dependent children of deceased veterans, known as the “veterans’ assistance fund”, for the assistance of worthy dependent veterans, and the dependent-worthy families of those veterans who served in the army, navy, marine corps, coast guard, and air force of the United States and were honorably discharged from that service, and for such clerical assistance as may be required in connection with the administration of that program; and the state controller is hereby authorized and directed to draw an order upon the general treasurer for the payment of such sums as may be from time to time required, upon receipt by the state controller of proper vouchers approved by the director of veterans’ affairs.
History of Section.
P.L. 2011, ch. 151, art. 9, § 4; P.L. 2016, ch. 142, art. 4, § 16.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 30 - Military Affairs and Defense › Chapter 30-17.1 - Veterans’ Affairs › Section 30-17.1-2. - Powers of office of veterans’ affairs.

§ 30-17.1-2. Powers of office of veterans’ affairs.
The office of veterans’ affairs, in addition to having the control and management of veterans’ affairs, shall have custody of all records inquiring into the needs of worthy veterans and the needs of dependent worthy families of those veterans, residing within the State of Rhode Island, and shall also assist such cases as examination proves worthy of assistance, in such sums of money and by such methods as will, in the judgment of that office, best relieve the needs of worthy applicants for assistance.
History of Section.
P.L. 2011, ch. 151, art. 9, § 4; P.L. 2016, ch. 142, art. 4, § 16.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 30 - Military Affairs and Defense › Chapter 30-17.1 - Veterans’ Affairs › Section 30-17.1-3. - Oath of officials — Bonds.

§ 30-17.1-3. Oath of officials — Bonds.
All officials appointed under the provisions of this chapter or chapter 24 of this title shall be duly sworn to the faithful performance of their duties. The director of veterans’ affairs may, in the director’s discretion, require of all officials subordinate to the director, bonds for the faithful performance of their duties.
History of Section.
P.L. 2011, ch. 151, art. 9, § 4; P.L. 2016, ch. 142, art. 4, § 16.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 30 - Military Affairs and Defense › Chapter 30-17.1 - Veterans’ Affairs › Section 30-17.1-4. - Veterans’ claims assistance.

§ 30-17.1-4. Veterans’ claims assistance.
Upon request, the director of veterans’ affairs, or his or her designee, shall, in accordance with the applicable rules and regulations of the Department of Veterans’ Affairs of the United States, prepare and present all veterans’ pension and compensation claims qualifying under the provisions of § 42-12-5. The office of veterans’ affairs shall render this assistance without charge to the claimant for the assistance.
History of Section.
P.L. 2011, ch. 151, art. 9, § 4; P.L. 2016, ch. 142, art. 4, § 16.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 30 - Military Affairs and Defense › Chapter 30-17.1 - Veterans’ Affairs › Section 30-17.1-5. - Requiring veteran to enter home.

§ 30-17.1-5. Requiring veteran to enter home.
The director of veterans’ affairs, or his or her designee, may, in his or her discretion, require any veteran who has no dependent parents, wife, or children, and who desires assistance as provided in this chapter, to become a resident of the veterans’ home in order to enjoy the benefits of this chapter.
History of Section.
P.L. 2011, ch. 151, art. 9, § 4; P.L. 2016, ch. 142, art. 4, § 16.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 30 - Military Affairs and Defense › Chapter 30-17.1 - Veterans’ Affairs › Section 30-17.1-6. - Establishment of the office of veterans’ affairs — Director — Renamed the office of veterans services.

§ 30-17.1-6. Establishment of the office of veterans’ affairs — Director — Renamed the office of veterans services.
(a)
There is hereby established within the executive branch of government an office of veterans’ affairs. The director of the office of veterans’ affairs shall be a person qualified through experience and training and shall be an honorably discharged war veteran of the United States armed forces. The director of the office of veterans’ affairs shall be appointed by and report directly to the governor, but the office shall reside within the department of human services for administrative purposes.
(b)
The director of veterans’ affairs shall have all such powers, consistent with law, as are necessary and/or convenient to effectuate the purposes of this chapter and to administer its functions, including, but, not limited to, the power to promulgate and adopt regulations. The director shall have authority to apply for, receive, and administer grants and funds from the federal government and all other public and private entities to accomplish the purposes of the office.
(c)
Effective July 1, 2019, the office of veterans’ affairs, as established pursuant to subsection (a), shall be henceforth referred to and renamed as “the office of veterans services” and the director of veterans’ affairs, established pursuant to subsection (a), shall henceforth be referred to and renamed as the “director of veterans services.”
(d)
Effective July 1, 2019, all references in the general laws to the office of veterans’ affairs, established pursuant to subsection (a), and to the director of veterans’ affairs, established pursuant to subsection (a), shall be deemed to mean and refer, respectively, to the office of veterans services and the director of veterans services.
History of Section.
P.L. 2011, ch. 151, art. 9, § 4; P.L. 2016, ch. 142, art. 4, § 16; P.L. 2019, ch. 88, art. 4, § 5.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 30 - Military Affairs and Defense › Chapter 30-17.1 - Veterans’ Affairs › Section 30-17.1-7. - Annual report to general assembly.

§ 30-17.1-7. Annual report to general assembly.
The director of veterans’ affairs shall report annually, no later than January 31st of each year, to the governor, speaker of the house of representatives, the senate president, and house and senate finance committees, setting forth, in detail, the condition of the veterans’ home, any veterans’ cemetery authorized and established by the general assembly, and in general the character of the work of veterans’ affairs, and shall render in the report a faithful account of all moneys received and expended by the director of human services and by the office of veterans’ affairs in the execution of the provisions of this chapter and chapter 24 of this title, excepting the names of persons to whom they have furnished assistance which shall be omitted.
History of Section.
P.L. 2011, ch. 151, art. 9, § 4; P.L. 2016, ch. 142, art. 4, § 16; P.L. 2016, ch. 511, art. 2, § 41.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 30 - Military Affairs and Defense › Chapter 30-17.1 - Veterans’ Affairs › Section 30-17.1-8. - Legislative findings.

§ 30-17.1-8. Legislative findings.
The general assembly hereby finds that there is a gap in resources and information necessary to effectively support and address the needs of veterans and our state agencies must work together more effectively to collaborate, coordinate, leverage, and ultimately enhance existing state, federal, and private veterans’ services to meet and exceed the needs and expectations of Rhode Island’s veterans and their families.
History of Section.
P.L. 2013, ch. 177, § 1; P.L. 2013, ch. 215, § 1.