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2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 24 - Highways › Chapter 24-12 - Rhode Island Turnpike and Bridge Authority › Section 24-12-22. - Purchase of Jamestown-Newport ferry franchise.

§ 24-12-22. Purchase of Jamestown-Newport ferry franchise.
In the event revenue bonds shall be issued in an amount estimated to be sufficient with any other available funds to pay the cost of constructing the Newport Bridge and opening the bridge for traffic, there shall be deposited with a bank or banks in the city of Newport or in the city of Providence for the credit of a special account in the name of the town of Jamestown, the sum of two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000) as the cost of the ferry franchise, and the money so deposited shall be held by the bank or banks in the name of the town of Jamestown for the benefit of the town until such time as the Newport Bridge shall be open for traffic. Upon the opening, the ferry franchise shall be transferred to the authority, and thereafter in consideration of the transfer of the ferry franchise, the money so deposited shall be applied, to the extent necessary, to the retirement of the outstanding bonded indebtedness of the town of Jamestown incurred on account of ferry operations conducted by the Jamestown and Newport ferry company and any balance of the amount so deposited shall be paid to the treasurer of the town of Jamestown.
History of Section.
P.L. 1954, ch. 3390, § 7; G.L. 1956, § 24-12-22; P.L. 1960, ch. 219, §§ 1, 14; P.L. 1963, ch. 165, § 13.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 24 - Highways › Chapter 24-12 - Rhode Island Turnpike and Bridge Authority › Section 24-12-23. - Maintenance of Jamestown-Newport ferry service.

§ 24-12-23. Maintenance of Jamestown-Newport ferry service.
Until the Newport Bridge shall be opened for traffic, ferry service between the town of Jamestown and the city of Newport shall be maintained by the director of transportation and upon the opening of the Newport Bridge for traffic the ferry service shall be discontinued except that the director of transportation may provide ferry service for pedestrians only. The director of transportation is hereby authorized and empowered, after the transfer of the franchise to the authority, to provide ferry service for pedestrians only as provided in this section.
History of Section.
P.L. 1954, ch. 3390, § 7; G.L. 1956, § 24-12-23; P.L. 1960, ch. 219, §§ 1, 15; P.L. 1989, ch. 542, § 71.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 24 - Highways › Chapter 24-12 - Rhode Island Turnpike and Bridge Authority › Section 24-12-24. - Pension fund for ferry company employees.

§ 24-12-24. Pension fund for ferry company employees.
The town of Jamestown, by vote of the qualified electors of the town at any special or annual financial town meeting, is hereby authorized and empowered to use all or any part of any balance of the two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000) paid to the town together with the proceeds realized from the sale or lease of any of the other assets of the Jamestown and Newport ferry company for the establishment of a pension fund for the care of retired employees of the Jamestown and Newport ferry company.
History of Section.
P.L. 1954, ch. 3390, § 7; G.L. 1956, § 24-12-24.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 24 - Highways › Chapter 24-12 - Rhode Island Turnpike and Bridge Authority › Section 24-12-25. - Trust agreement.

§ 24-12-25. Trust agreement.
In the discretion of the authority any bonds issued under the provisions of this chapter may be secured by a trust agreement by and between the authority and a corporate trustee, which may be any trust company or bank having the powers of a trust company within or without the state. The trust agreement or the resolution providing for the issuance of the bonds may pledge or assign the tolls and other revenues to be received, but shall not convey or mortgage any project or any part thereof. The trust agreement or resolution providing for the issuance of the bonds may contain such provisions for protecting and enforcing the rights and remedies of the bondholders as may be reasonable and proper and not in violation of law, including covenants setting forth the duties of the authority in relation to the acquisition of property and the construction, improvement, maintenance, repair, operation, and insurance of the project or projects in connection with which the bonds shall have been authorized, the rates of toll to be charged, the custody, safeguarding and application of all moneys, and conditions or limitations with respect to the issuance of additional bonds. It shall be lawful for any bank or trust company incorporated under the laws of the state which may act as depositary of the proceeds of bonds or of revenues to furnish the indemnifying bonds or to pledge such securities as may be required by the authority. Any trust agreement may set forth the rights and remedies of the bondholders and of the trustee, and may restrict the individual right of action by bondholders. In addition to the foregoing, any trust agreement or resolution may contain such other provisions as the authority may deem reasonable and proper for the security of the bondholders. All expenses incurred in carrying out the provisions of the trust agreement or resolution may be treated as a part of the authority’s cost of operation and maintenance.
History of Section.
P.L. 1954, ch. 3390, § 8; G.L. 1956, § 24-12-25.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 24 - Highways › Chapter 24-12 - Rhode Island Turnpike and Bridge Authority › Section 24-12-27. - Amount of tolls.

§ 24-12-27. Amount of tolls.
Tolls shall be so fixed and adjusted in respect of the aggregate of tolls from the project or projects or the portion or portions thereof in connection with which bonds shall have been issued under the provisions of this chapter as to provide a fund sufficient with other revenues, if any, to pay (1) the cost of maintaining, repairing, and operating the project or projects or portion or portions thereof and (2) the principal of and the interest on the bonds as the principal and interest shall become due and payable, and to create reserves for such purposes; provided, however, that the authority shall establish commutation rates for traffic over the Mount Hope Bridge by all vehicles, which rates shall not be in excess of the commutation rates in effect for vehicles on January 1, 1960. Tolls shall not be subject to supervision or regulation by any commission, board, bureau or agency of the state or of any municipality or other political subdivision of the state.
History of Section.
P.L. 1954, ch. 3390, § 9; G.L. 1956, § 24-12-27; P.L. 1960, ch. 219, §§ 1, 17; P.L. 1963, ch. 165, § 15.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 24 - Highways › Chapter 24-12 - Rhode Island Turnpike and Bridge Authority › Section 24-12-28. - Revenues pledged to sinking fund.

§ 24-12-28. Revenues pledged to sinking fund.
To the extent provided in the resolution authorizing the issuance of bonds or finance lease or in the trust agreement securing the same, the tolls and all other revenues received by the authority, shall be set aside at such regular intervals as may be provided in the resolution or the trust agreement in a sinking fund or funds which shall be pledged to, and charged with, the payment of the lease payments and/or of the principal of and the interest on the bonds as the bonds shall become due, and the redemption price or the purchase price of bonds or other obligations retired by call or purchase as provided in the resolution or trust agreement. The pledge shall be valid and binding from the time when the pledge is made; the tolls and other revenues or other money so pledged and thereafter received by the authority shall immediately be subject to the lien of the pledge without any physical delivery thereof or further act, and the lien of any pledge shall be valid and binding as against all parties having claims of any kind in tort, contract, or otherwise against the authority, irrespective of whether the parties have notice thereof. Neither the resolution nor any trust agreement by which a pledge is created need be filed or recorded except in the records of the authority. The use and disposition of money to the credit of each sinking fund shall be subject to the provisions of the resolution authorizing the issuance of the lease, the bonds or of the trust agreement. Notwithstanding any provision(s) of Section 3 of Article 6 of Chapter 23 of the Public Laws of 2010, the provisions of this section shall apply to all bonds issued or to be issued by the authority.
History of Section.
P.L. 1954, ch. 3390, § 9; G.L. 1956, § 24-12-28; P.L. 1960, ch. 219, §§ 1, 18; P.L. 1997, ch. 30, art. 36, § 1; P.L. 2012, ch. 241, art. 20, § 3.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 24 - Highways › Chapter 24-12 - Rhode Island Turnpike and Bridge Authority › Section 24-12-29. - Trust funds — Trustee.

§ 24-12-29. Trust funds — Trustee.
All money received pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, whether as proceeds from the sale of bonds or as revenues, shall be deemed to be trust funds to be held and applied solely as provided in this chapter. The authority shall, in the resolution authorizing the bonds or in the trust agreement securing the bonds, provide for the payment of the proceeds of the sale of the bonds and the revenues to be received to a trustee, which shall be any trust company or bank having the powers of a trust company within or without the state, who shall act as trustee of the funds, and hold and apply the bonds to the purposes of this chapter, subject to the regulations as this chapter and the resolution or trust agreement may provide.
History of Section.
P.L. 1954, ch. 3390, § 10; G.L. 1956, § 24-12-29.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 24 - Highways › Chapter 24-12 - Rhode Island Turnpike and Bridge Authority › Section 24-12-30. - Remedies of bondholders.

§ 24-12-30. Remedies of bondholders.
Any holder of bonds issued under the provisions of this chapter or any of the coupons appertaining thereto, and the trustee under the trust agreement, except to the extent the rights herein given may be restricted by the trust agreement, may, either at law or in equity, by civil action, mandamus or other proceeding, protect and enforce any and all rights under the laws of the state or granted under this chapter or under the trust agreement or the resolution authorizing the issuance of the bonds, and may enforce and compel the performance of all duties required by this chapter or by the trust agreement or resolution to be performed by the authority or by any officer thereof, including the fixing, charging, and collecting of tolls.
History of Section.
P.L. 1954, ch. 3390, § 11; G.L. 1956, § 24-12-30; P.L. 1997, ch. 326, § 154.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 24 - Highways › Chapter 24-12 - Rhode Island Turnpike and Bridge Authority › Section 24-12-31. - Tax exemption.

§ 24-12-31. Tax exemption.
The exercise of the powers granted by this chapter will be in all respects for the benefit of the people of the state, for the increase of their commerce and prosperity and for the improvement of their health and living conditions, and as the acquisition, construction, operation, and maintenance by the authority of the projects as defined in this chapter as will constitute the performance of essential governmental functions, the authority shall not be required to pay any taxes or assessments upon the projects or upon any property acquired or used by the authority under the provisions of this chapter or upon the income from the projects, and the bonds issued under the provisions of this chapter, their transfer and the income therefrom (including any profit made on the sale thereof) shall at all times be free from taxation within the state.
History of Section.
P.L. 1954, ch. 3390, § 12; G.L. 1956, § 24-12-31; P.L. 1997, ch. 326, § 154.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 24 - Highways › Chapter 24-12 - Rhode Island Turnpike and Bridge Authority › Section 24-12-32. - Eligibility of bonds for investment.

§ 24-12-32. Eligibility of bonds for investment.
Bonds issued by the authority under the provisions of this chapter are hereby made securities in which all public officers and public bodies of the state and its political subdivisions, all insurance companies, trust companies, banking associations, investment companies, executors, administrators, trustees, and other fiduciaries may properly and legally invest funds, including capital in their control or belonging to them. The bonds are hereby made securities which may properly and legally be deposited with and received by any state or municipal officer or any agency or political subdivision of the state for any purpose for which the deposit of bonds or obligations is now or may hereafter be authorized by law.
History of Section.
P.L. 1954, ch. 3390, § 13; G.L. 1956, § 24-12-32.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 24 - Highways › Chapter 24-12 - Rhode Island Turnpike and Bridge Authority › Section 24-12-33. - Negotiability of bonds.

§ 24-12-33. Negotiability of bonds.
Notwithstanding any of the foregoing provisions of this chapter or any recitals in any bonds issued under the provisions of this chapter, all bonds shall be deemed to be negotiable instruments under the laws of this state.
History of Section.
P.L. 1954, ch. 3390, § 14; G.L. 1956, § 24-12-33.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 24 - Highways › Chapter 24-12 - Rhode Island Turnpike and Bridge Authority › Section 24-12-34. - Refunding bonds.

§ 24-12-34. Refunding bonds.
The authority is hereby authorized to provide for the issuance of revenue refunding bonds of the authority for the purpose of refunding any bonds then outstanding which shall have been issued under the provisions of this chapter, including the payment of any redemption premium thereon or any interest accrued or to accrue to the date of redemption of the bonds, the cost of issuing the refunding bonds and, if deemed advisable by the authority, for the additional purpose of constructing improvements, extensions or enlargements of the project in connection with which the bonds to be refunded shall have been issued. The authority is further authorized to provide by resolution for the issuance of its revenue bonds for the combined purpose of (1) refunding any bonds then outstanding which shall have been issued under the provisions of this chapter, including the payment of any redemption premium thereon and any interest accrued on or to accrue to the date of redemption of the bonds, and (2) paying all or any part of the cost of any additional project, and, if deemed advisable by the authority, the cost of any improvements, extensions, or enlargements. Pending the application of the proceeds of the revenue refunding bonds, with any other available funds, to the payment of the principal, accrued interest and premium of the bonds being refunded and, if so provided or permitted in the resolution authorizing the issuance of the revenue refunding bonds or in the trust agreement securing the bonds, to the payment of any interest on the refunding bonds, the authority may invest the proceeds in direct obligations of, or obligations the principal of and the interest on which are unconditionally guaranteed by, the United States of America which shall mature, or which shall be subject to redemption by the holder thereof at the option of the holder, not later than the respective dates when the proceeds, together with the interest accruing thereon, will be required for the purposes intended or, in lieu of the investments, the authority may place all or part of the proceeds in interest bearing time deposits or make other similar arrangements with regard thereto which will assure that the proceeds, together with the interest accruing thereon, will be available when required for the purposes intended. The issuance of the bonds, the maturities and other details thereof, the rights of the holders thereof, and the rights, duties, and obligations of the authority in respect of the bonds shall be governed by the provisions of this chapter insofar as this chapter may be applicable.
History of Section.
P.L. 1954, ch. 3390, § 15; G.L. 1956, § 24-12-34; P.L. 1960, ch. 219, §§ 1, 19; P.L. 1963, ch. 165, § 16; P.L. 1997, ch. 30, art. 36, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 24 - Highways › Chapter 24-12 - Rhode Island Turnpike and Bridge Authority › Section 24-12-35. - Resolutions of authority.

§ 24-12-35. Resolutions of authority.
Any action taken by the authority under the provisions of this chapter may be authorized by resolution at any regular or special meeting, and each resolution shall take effect immediately and need not be published or posted.
History of Section.
P.L. 1954, ch. 3390, § 16; G.L. 1956, § 24-12-35.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 24 - Highways › Chapter 24-12 - Rhode Island Turnpike and Bridge Authority › Section 24-12-36. - Annual report and audit.

§ 24-12-36. Annual report and audit.
Within the first ninety (90) days of each fiscal year of the authority, the authority shall make an annual report to the governor of its activities for the preceding fiscal year. Each report shall set forth a complete operating and financial statement covering its operations during the year. The state director of administration shall cause an annual audit of the books, records, and accounts of the authority to be made and the costs thereof shall be treated as a part of the cost of operation.
History of Section.
P.L. 1954, ch. 3390, § 16; G.L. 1956, § 24-12-36.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 24 - Highways › Chapter 24-12 - Rhode Island Turnpike and Bridge Authority › Section 24-12-37.1. - [Repealed.]

§ 24-12-37.1. [Repealed.]
History of Section.
P.L. 2011, ch. 383, § 2; P.L. 2011, ch. 405, § 2; Repealed by P.L. 2016, ch. 382, § 1, effective July 9, 2016; P.L. 2016, ch. 396, § 1, effective July 9, 2016.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 24 - Highways › Chapter 24-12 - Rhode Island Turnpike and Bridge Authority › Section 24-12-37.2. - Driver/registered owner liability.

§ 24-12-37.2. Driver/registered owner liability.
(a)
The registered owner of the motor vehicle shall be primarily responsible in all prosecutions brought pursuant to the provisions of §§ 24-12-37 and 24-12-37.1.
(b)
In all prosecutions of nonpayment of toll violations, there is a rebuttable presumption that the registered owner of the vehicle was the operator of the vehicle and may be liable for the violation. The registered owner of the vehicle may assume liability for the violation by paying the fine; or by defending the violation.
History of Section.
P.L. 2011, ch. 383, § 2; P.L. 2011, ch. 405, § 2.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 24 - Highways › Chapter 24-12 - Rhode Island Turnpike and Bridge Authority › Section 24-12-38. - Covenant against competition.

§ 24-12-38. Covenant against competition.
The state covenants and agrees with the holders of any bonds or obligations of the authority that the state will not authorize or permit the construction, operation, and maintenance of any additional facility for the transportation of passenger vehicles by any person or body other than the authority within a distance of ten (10) miles in either direction from any project financed by the authority under the provisions of this chapter.
History of Section.
P.L. 1960, ch. 219, §§ 1, 20.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 24 - Highways › Chapter 24-12 - Rhode Island Turnpike and Bridge Authority › Section 24-12-39. - Transfer of projects to state — Dissolution of authority.

§ 24-12-39. Transfer of projects to state — Dissolution of authority.
When all bonds issued under the provisions of this chapter and the interest thereon shall have been paid or a sufficient amount for the payment of all the bonds and the interest thereon to the maturity thereof shall have been set aside in trust for the benefit of the bondholders, all projects financed under the provisions of this chapter may be transferred to the state in good condition and repair, and thereupon the authority shall be dissolved and all funds of the authority not required for the payment of bonds shall be paid to the general treasurer for the use of the state and all machinery, equipment and other property belonging to the authority shall be vested in the state and delivered to the department of transportation.
History of Section.
P.L. 1954, ch. 3390, § 17; G.L. 1956, § 24-12-39; P.L. 1960, ch. 219, §§ 1, 21; P.L. 2012, ch. 241, art. 20, § 3.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 24 - Highways › Chapter 24-12 - Rhode Island Turnpike and Bridge Authority › Section 24-12-40. - Dissolution of Jamestown Bridge commission — Bridge to become toll free portion of state highway system — Covenants with bondholders.

§ 24-12-40. Dissolution of Jamestown Bridge commission — Bridge to become toll free portion of state highway system — Covenants with bondholders.
(a)
In case provision shall be made for the redemption of the outstanding bridge revenue refunding bonds of the Jamestown Bridge commission through the operation of the sinking fund for the bonds before the issuance of revenue bonds under the provisions of § 24-12-21, or in case the outstanding bridge revenue refunding bonds are retired from the proceeds of revenue bonds issued under the provisions of § 24-12-21, and in either event, the Jamestown Bridge commission shall thereupon be dissolved and all powers, control, and jurisdiction over and title to the Jamestown Bridge shall vest immediately in the state, which shall thereafter maintain, repair, and operate the bridge and the bridge shall thereafter constitute a toll free portion of the state highway system.
(b)
In recognition of engineering studies which show that the charging and collecting of tolls for the use of the Jamestown Bridge or a failure of the state to maintain, repair, and operate the bridge would decrease traffic over the Newport Bridge and diminish the toll revenues to be received on account of the operation of the Newport Bridge, the state covenants and agrees with the holders of any bonds or obligations of the authority issued to pay the cost of the Newport Bridge, that during any period when the bonds or obligations shall be outstanding and unpaid, the laws of Rhode Island shall not be amended to authorize or permit the charging and collecting of tolls on the Jamestown Bridge and the state shall maintain, repair, and operate the Jamestown Bridge as a portion of the state highway system.
History of Section.
P.L. 1954, ch. 3390, § 17; G.L. 1956, § 24-12-40; P.L. 1959, ch. 176, § 2; P.L. 1960, ch. 219, §§ 1, 22; P.L. 1963, ch. 165, § 17.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 24 - Highways › Chapter 24-12 - Rhode Island Turnpike and Bridge Authority › Section 24-12-40A. - Title to Mount Hope Bridge vested in Rhode Island turnpike and bridge authority — Continuation of tolls.

§ 24-12-40A. Title to Mount Hope Bridge vested in Rhode Island turnpike and bridge authority — Continuation of tolls.
All powers, control, and jurisdiction of and title to the Mount Hope Bridge is hereby affirmed as having vested in the Rhode Island turnpike and bridge authority as of June 1, 1964, and the transfer of funds to the authority by the trustee under the trust indenture securing the Mount Hope Bridge revenue bonds is hereby ratified and affirmed. The authority shall continue to charge and collect tolls for the use of the Mount Hope Bridge to provide funds sufficient with any other monies available therefor for paying the costs of maintaining, repairing, and operating the bridge, and in any event tolls for the use of the Mount Hope Bridge shall continue until a fund shall be provided for the payment of engineering, financing, and legal services in connection with the financing and construction of the Newport Bridge. The power and right of the authority to collect and to use tolls collected for the use of the Mount Hope Bridge subsequent to June 1, 1964 for the purpose of payment of engineering, financial, and legal services in connection with the financing and construction of the Newport Bridge in an amount heretofore expended not in excess of six hundred thousand dollars ($600,000) is hereby ratified and affirmed.
History of Section.
P.L. 1963, ch. 165, § 19; P.L. 1965, § 19; P.L. 1965, ch. 43, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 24 - Highways › Chapter 24-12 - Rhode Island Turnpike and Bridge Authority › Section 24-12-40D. - Additional state guaranteed bonds for Newport Bridge.

§ 24-12-40D. Additional state guaranteed bonds for Newport Bridge.
Notwithstanding any of the foregoing provisions of this chapter, the authority is hereby authorized to provide by resolution for the issuance at one time or from time to time for completion of the Newport Bridge ten million dollars ($10,000,000) aggregate principal amount of bonds of the authority designated “Newport Bridge bonds — Guaranteed by the state.” The state guaranteed bonds shall be in addition to the bonds of the authority authorized pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this chapter, (except that the three million five hundred thousand dollars ($3,500,000) revenue bonds payable solely from toll revenues of the Newport Bridge and the Mount Hope Bridge authorized by § 24-12-40C but unissued by the authority to pay for a part of the cost of completion of the Newport Bridge shall not be issued) and the issuance thereof and the maturities and other details thereof (including the approval of the maturities of the state guaranteed bonds by the general treasurer) shall be governed by the provisions of § 24-12-40B insofar as § 24-12-40B may be applicable and consistent with the provisions of this section. The state guaranteed bonds shall be treated as state guaranteed bonds issued pursuant to § 24-12-40B for the purposes of deposits to the credit of and payments from the special funds established pursuant thereto; provided, however, that a portion of the proceeds of the additional state guaranteed bonds may be deposited to the credit of a special bond reserve fund to be held by the general treasurer and applied (together with any interest income therefrom) to the payment of interest becoming due on the additional state guaranteed bonds issued under the provisions of this section. The authority is further authorized subject to the approval of the general treasurer to provide by resolution for the issuance of bonds of the authority for the purpose of refunding any of the additional state guaranteed bonds. The state hereby guarantees the payment of the principal of and the interest on all the additional state guaranteed bonds, including any bonds issued to refund the bonds, issued under the provisions of this section as the bonds respectively become due and payable, and the full faith and credit of the state is hereby pledged for the payment, and a statement to that effect shall be endorsed on the bonds by the general treasurer.
History of Section.
P.L. 1967, ch. 183, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 24 - Highways › Chapter 24-12 - Rhode Island Turnpike and Bridge Authority › Section 24-12-40E. - State guaranteed bonds — General provision.

§ 24-12-40E. State guaranteed bonds — General provision.
All payments made by the authority to the general fund for amounts loaned to the authority for payments on bond interest paid on state guaranteed bonds, shall, if requested in writing by the director of administration, be deposited by the state controller to a restricted receipt account. The moneys and interest or income earned from their investment shall be used for the payment of debt service cost (principal and interest) for state general obligation bonds.
History of Section.
P.L. 1983, ch. 167, art. XIV, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 24 - Highways › Chapter 24-12 - Rhode Island Turnpike and Bridge Authority › Section 24-12-40F. - Title to Sakonnet River Bridge vested in Rhode Island turnpike and Bridge authority — Institution of tolls.

§ 24-12-40F. Title to Sakonnet River Bridge vested in Rhode Island turnpike and Bridge authority — Institution of tolls.
All powers, control, and jurisdiction of and title to the Sakonnet River Bridge is authorized to be transferred to the Rhode Island turnpike and bridge authority. Beginning August 19, 2013, and concluding on June 30, 2014, the authority may charge and collect tolls for the use of the Sakonnet River Bridge to provide funds sufficient with any other monies available therefor for paying the costs of acquiring, leasing, maintaining, repairing, and operating the Jamestown Verrazzano Bridge, the Mount Hope Bridge, the Newport Bridge, the Sakonnet River Bridge, the turnpike, and additional facilities. Provided, however, until June 30, 2014, the toll imposed on the Sakonnet River Bridge shall not exceed ten cents ($0.10).
History of Section.
P.L. 2012, ch. 241, art. 20, § 4; P.L. 2013, ch. 143, § 2; P.L. 2013, ch. 144, art. 5, § 1; P.L. 2014, ch. 15, § 1; P.L. 2014, ch. 16, § 1; P.L. 2014, ch. 145, art. 21, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 24 - Highways › Chapter 24-12 - Rhode Island Turnpike and Bridge Authority › Section 24-12-40G. - Title to Jamestown Verrazzano Bridge vested in Rhode Island turnpike and bridge authority.

§ 24-12-40G. Title to Jamestown Verrazzano Bridge vested in Rhode Island turnpike and bridge authority.
All powers, control, and jurisdiction of and title to the Jamestown Verrazzano Bridge is authorized to be transferred to the Rhode Island turnpike and bridge authority.
History of Section.
P.L. 2012, ch. 241, art. 20, § 4.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 24 - Highways › Chapter 24-12 - Rhode Island Turnpike and Bridge Authority › Section 24-12-41. - Severability.

§ 24-12-41. Severability.
The provisions of this chapter are severable, and if any of its provisions shall be held unconstitutional by any court of competent jurisdiction, the decision of that court shall not affect or impair any of the remaining provisions.
History of Section.
P.L. 1954, ch. 3390, § 19; G.L. 1956, § 24-12-41.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 24 - Highways › Chapter 24-12 - Rhode Island Turnpike and Bridge Authority › Section 24-12-42. - Narragansett Bay Bridge authority obligations.

§ 24-12-42. Narragansett Bay Bridge authority obligations.
All obligations of the Narragansett Bay Bridge authority created by chapter 2152 of the public laws of 1948 to repay any advances made to it by the Jamestown Bridge commission before January 1, 1954 shall be relinquished.
History of Section.
P.L. 1954, ch. 3390, § 20; G.L. 1956, § 24-12-42.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 24 - Highways › Chapter 24-12 - Rhode Island Turnpike and Bridge Authority › Section 24-12-43. - Repealed.

§ 24-12-43. Repealed.
History of Section.
G.L., § 24-12-43, as enacted by P.L. 1960, ch. 219, § 25; Repealed by P.L. 1965, ch. 43, § 4.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 24 - Highways › Chapter 24-12 - Rhode Island Turnpike and Bridge Authority › Section 24-12-44. - Construction of connecting highways.

§ 24-12-44. Construction of connecting highways.
As the construction of a highway from a point at or near the Kingston interchange on state route 3 (the same being interstate route 95) to a point at or near the Jamestown Bridge is necessary to effectuate the powers granted by this chapter, the general assembly shall appropriate the sum or sums as it may deem necessary to provide for the construction of the highway before the opening for traffic of the Newport Bridge.
History of Section.
P.L. 1960, ch. 219, § 25.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 24 - Highways › Chapter 24-12 - Rhode Island Turnpike and Bridge Authority › Section 24-12-44A, 24-12-44B. - Repealed.

§ 24-12-44A, 24-12-44B. Repealed.
History of Section.
P.L. 1963, ch. 165, § 21; Repealed by P.L. 1965, ch. 43, § 4.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 24 - Highways › Chapter 24-12 - Rhode Island Turnpike and Bridge Authority › Section 24-12-45. - Liberal construction.

§ 24-12-45. Liberal construction.
This chapter, being necessary for the welfare of the state and its inhabitants, shall be liberally construed to effect the purposes thereof.
History of Section.
P.L. 1960, ch. 219, § 28.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 24 - Highways › Chapter 24-12 - Rhode Island Turnpike and Bridge Authority › Section 24-12-46. - Severability.

§ 24-12-46. Severability.
The provisions of this chapter are severable and if any of its provisions shall be held unconstitutional by any court of competent jurisdiction, the decision of the court shall not affect or impair any of the remaining provisions of this chapter. It is hereby declared to be the legislative intent that this chapter would have been adopted had the unconstitutional provisions not been included therein.
History of Section.
P.L. 1960, ch. 219, § 29.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 24 - Highways › Chapter 24-12 - Rhode Island Turnpike and Bridge Authority › Section 24-12-47. - Inconsistent laws inapplicable.

§ 24-12-47. Inconsistent laws inapplicable.
All other general or special laws inconsistent with any provision of this chapter are hereby declared to be inapplicable to the provisions of this chapter.
History of Section.
P.L. 1960, ch. 219, § 30.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 24 - Highways › Chapter 24-12 - Rhode Island Turnpike and Bridge Authority › Section 24-12-49. - Declaration of policy — Preventing economic harm to the town of Jamestown.

§ 24-12-49. Declaration of policy — Preventing economic harm to the town of Jamestown.
It is hereby declared to be the policy of the state to prevent the economic harm to the town of Jamestown which will occur upon the opening of the Newport Bridge to traffic through loss of employment opportunities on the Jamestown and Newport ferries and the resultant dislocation of the residence of the Jamestown and Newport ferries employees, therefore:
(1)
The authority shall, in the operation and maintenance of the Newport Bridge, engage employees of the department of transportation who were employed in connection with the operation of the ferries from Jamestown to Newport and whose employment is terminated voluntarily or involuntarily by reason of the opening of the Newport Bridge to traffic, before it shall engage any other employees.
(2)
The several departments of the state government including the personnel department are hereby charged with the responsibility of providing employment opportunities within the state classified service and within reasonable commuting distance of their residences, for employees of the department of transportation who were employed in connection with the operation of ferries from Jamestown to Newport and whose employment has been terminated by reason of the opening of the Newport Bridge to traffic.
(3)
During the period of the operation of the Newport Bridge as contemplated in this chapter, preference shall continue to be given to employees of the department of transportation employed in connection with the operation of the ferry from Jamestown to Newport and whose employment has been terminated by reason of the opening of the Newport Bridge to traffic in filling vacancies which may occur from time to time.
History of Section.
P.L. 1962, ch. 210, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 24 - Highways › Chapter 24-12 - Rhode Island Turnpike and Bridge Authority › Section 24-12-50. - Relationship to department of transportation.

§ 24-12-50. Relationship to department of transportation.
(a)
The department of transportation is hereby constituted as the agency for the authority in carrying out all of the powers to construct, acquire, operate, and maintain turnpikes and bridges as conferred by the general laws upon the authority.
(b)
Nothing in chapter 13 of title 42 or in this amendment to chapter 12 of title 24 shall limit the discretions, powers, and authorities of the Rhode Island turnpike and bridge authority necessary or desirable for it to execute and carry out the covenants, agreements, duties, and liabilities assumed by it in the trust agreement by and between the authority and the then serving trustee under indenture dated as of April 1, 2010, as supplemented from time to time, nor shall these chapters be construed in any way to affect the rights, privileges, powers, and remedies of any trustee and its successors, or of the holders of the bonds issued under the indenture, or under any resolutions of the authority.
History of Section.
P.L. 1970, ch. 111, § 3; P.L. 2012, ch. 241, art. 20, § 3.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 24 - Highways › Chapter 24-12 - Rhode Island Turnpike and Bridge Authority › Section 24-12-51. - The Jamestown Verrazzano Bridge.

§ 24-12-51. The Jamestown Verrazzano Bridge.
Any bridge constructed in replacement of the Jamestown Bridge, as defined in § 24-12-1(7), shall be named and known as the “Jamestown Verrazzano Bridge”.
History of Section.
P.L. 1987, ch. 397, § 2.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 24 - Highways › Chapter 24-12 - Rhode Island Turnpike and Bridge Authority › Section 24-12-51.1. - Former Jamestown Verrazano Bridge — Public fishing area.

§ 24-12-51.1. Former Jamestown Verrazano Bridge — Public fishing area.
(a)
The directors of the department of transportation and department of environmental management are hereby authorized and directed to retain the state-owned land adjacent to the former Jamestown Bridge on the North Kingstown side of the former bridge for use as a public parking area and public shore access site. The land so retained shall be open to the general public at no charge, and shall be made accessible to persons with disabilities, and shall provide the public with free and unfettered access to the shore and/or to any structure built over the water, in accordance with subsection (b) below.
(b)
The directors of the department of transportation and department of environmental management are hereby authorized and directed to give due consideration to further development of the public shore access site provided for in this section, particularly with regard to recreational fishing opportunities. Such consideration shall include, but not be limited to, the potential establishment of a public fishing pier, boat access, and/or park. In pursuing further development of the site, the directors shall seek to maximize public use and enjoyment of the site, particularly with regard to fishing access. Any structures or facilities so developed shall be open to the general public at no charge and shall be made accessible to persons with disabilities.
(c)
Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary contained in any general or public law, rule or regulation, the state of Rhode Island shall be responsible for maintenance and security of the site described in this section.
(d)
Notwithstanding the aforementioned, the directors of the department of transportation and the department of environmental management are hereby authorized to limit public access to the site described in this section, between sunset and sunrise.
History of Section.
P.L. 1987, ch. 348, § 1; P.L. 1999, ch. 83, § 58; P.L. 1999, ch. 130, § 58; P.L. 2008, ch. 143, § 1; P.L. 2008, ch. 196, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 24 - Highways › Chapter 24-12 - Rhode Island Turnpike and Bridge Authority › Section 24-12-52. - Succotash Road Bridge.

§ 24-12-52. Succotash Road Bridge.
The Succotash Road Bridge in the town of South Kingstown shall be named and known as the “Norman Lavallee Bridge”.
History of Section.
P.L. 1989, ch. 460, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 24 - Highways › Chapter 24-12 - Rhode Island Turnpike and Bridge Authority › Section 24-12-53. - William E. Powers Memorial Bridge.

§ 24-12-53. William E. Powers Memorial Bridge.
The bridge on Board Street (route 114) in the town of Cumberland shall be named and known as the “William E. Powers Memorial Bridge”.
History of Section.
P.L. 1989, ch. 463, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 24 - Highways › Chapter 24-12 - Rhode Island Turnpike and Bridge Authority › Section 24-12-54. - Alfred U. Menard Memorial Bridge.

§ 24-12-54. Alfred U. Menard Memorial Bridge.
The route 99 Sayles Hill Road overpass in the town of Lincoln shall be named and known as the “Alfred U. Menard Memorial Bridge”.
History of Section.
P.L. 1991, ch. 22, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 24 - Highways › Chapter 24-12 - Rhode Island Turnpike and Bridge Authority › Section 24-12-55. - The Claiborne Pell Bridge.

§ 24-12-55. The Claiborne Pell Bridge.
The Newport Bridge shall hereafter be named and known as the “Claiborne Pell Bridge”.
History of Section.
P.L. 1992, ch. 458, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 24 - Highways › Chapter 24-12 - Rhode Island Turnpike and Bridge Authority › Section 24-12-56. - Honorable John F. Conley Bridge.

§ 24-12-56. Honorable John F. Conley Bridge.
The Greenwood Avenue bridge in the city of East Providence shall hereafter be known as the “Honorable John F. Conley Bridge”.
History of Section.
P.L. 1993, ch. 15, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 24 - Highways › Chapter 24-12 - Rhode Island Turnpike and Bridge Authority › Section 24-12-57. - General George S. Greene Memorial Bridge.

§ 24-12-57. General George S. Greene Memorial Bridge.
The bridge known as Bridge No. 5 on Post Road in the Apponaug section of the city of Warwick shall hereafter be known as the “General George S. Greene Memorial Bridge”.
History of Section.
P.L. 1995, ch. 69, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 24 - Highways › Chapter 24-12 - Rhode Island Turnpike and Bridge Authority › Section 24-12-58. - Robert E. Rowan, P.E. Bridge.

§ 24-12-58. Robert E. Rowan, P.E. Bridge.
The Crawford Street Bridge shall hereafter be named and known as the “Robert E. Rowan, P.E. Bridge”.
History of Section.
P.L. 2000, ch. 464, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 24 - Highways › Chapter 24-12 - Rhode Island Turnpike and Bridge Authority › Section 24-12-59. - Bondholders’ rights not to be affected by the state.

§ 24-12-59. Bondholders’ rights not to be affected by the state.
The state does pledge to and agree with the holders of any bonds or notes issued under this chapter that the state will not limit or alter the rights vested in the authority to fulfill the terms of any agreements made with the holders until those bonds or notes, together with their interest, with interest on any unpaid installments of interest, and all costs and expenses in connection with any action or proceeding by or on behalf of those holders, are fully met and discharged. The authority is authorized to include this pledge and agreement of the state in any agreement with the holders of those bonds or notes.
History of Section.
P.L. 2015, ch. 141, art. 2, § 3.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 24 - Highways › Chapter 24-13 - Mount Hope Bridge Authority [Repealed.] › Section 24-13-1 - — 24-13-32. Repealed.

§ 24-13-1 — 24-13-32. Repealed.
History of Section.
P.L. 1954, ch. 3391, §§ 1-17 and 20; P.L. 1959, ch. 149, § 1; P.L. 1997, ch. 326, § 155; Repealed by P.L. 2006, ch. 13, § 1, effective March 29, 2006; P.L. 2006, ch. 25, § 1, effective April 20, 2006.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 24 - Highways › Chapter 24-14 - Junkyard Control Act › Section 24-14-2. - Declaration of policy.

§ 24-14-2. Declaration of policy.
For the purpose of promoting the public safety, health, welfare, convenience, and enjoyment of public travel, to protect the public investment in public highways, and to preserve and enhance the scenic beauty of lands bordering public highways, it is hereby declared to be in the public interest to regulate and restrict the establishment, operation, and maintenance of junkyards in areas adjacent to the interstate and primary highways systems within this state. The general assembly hereby finds and declares that junkyards which do not conform to the requirements of this chapter are public nuisances.
History of Section.
P.L. 1966, ch. 118, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 24 - Highways › Chapter 24-14 - Junkyard Control Act › Section 24-14-3. - Definitions.

§ 24-14-3. Definitions.
(a)
“Automobile junkyard” means any establishment or place where one or more unserviceable, discarded, worn out or junked automobiles or bodies, engines, tires, parts or accessories are gathered together.
(b)
“Interstate system” means that portion of the national system of interstate and defense highways located within this state, as officially designated, or as may hereafter be so designated, by the director of transportation, and approved by the secretary of commerce, pursuant to the provisions of title 23, United States Code, Highways.
(c)
“Junk” means old or scrap copper, brass, rope, rags, batteries, paper, trash, rubber debris, waste, or junked, dismantled, or wrecked automobiles, or parts thereof, iron, steel, and other old or scrap ferrous or nonferrous material.
(d)
“Junkyard” means an establishment or place of business which is maintained, operated, or used for storing, keeping, buying, or selling junk, or for the maintenance or operation of an automobile junkyard and the term shall include garbage dumps and sanitary fills.
(e)
“Primary system” means that portion of connected main highways, as officially designated, or as may hereafter be so designated, by the director of transportation, and approved by the secretary of commerce, pursuant to the provisions of title 23, United States Code, Highways.
History of Section.
P.L. 1966, ch. 118, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 24 - Highways › Chapter 24-14 - Junkyard Control Act › Section 24-14-4. - Junkyards prohibited.

§ 24-14-4. Junkyards prohibited.
No person, firm, corporation or association shall establish, operate or maintain a junkyard, any portion of which is within one thousand feet (1000′) of the nearest edge of the right-of-way of any interstate or primary highway, except the following:
(1)
Those which are screened by natural objects, plantings, fences, or other appropriate means so as not to be visible from the main traveled way of the system, or otherwise removed from sight.
(2)
Those located within areas which are zoned for industrial use under authority of law.
(3)
Those located within unzoned industrial areas, which areas shall be determined from actual land uses and defined by regulations to be promulgated by the director of transportation.
(4)
Those which are not visible from the main traveled way of the system.
History of Section.
P.L. 1966, ch. 118, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 24 - Highways › Chapter 24-14 - Junkyard Control Act › Section 24-14-5. - Junkyards lawfully in existence.

§ 24-14-5. Junkyards lawfully in existence.
Any junkyard lawfully in existence on May 6, 1966, or which is or may be lawfully established along any highway which is hereafter made a part of the interstate or primary systems and which has been so established before the inclusion of the highway within the interstate or primary systems and which is within one thousand feet (1000′) of the nearest edge of the right-of-way and visible from the main traveled way of any highway on the interstate or primary system, shall be screened, if feasible, by the director of transportation at locations on the highway right-of-way or in areas acquired for such purposes outside the right-of-way so as not to be visible from the main traveled way of the highways; provided, however, that nothing contained herein shall be construed to relieve the owners or operators of automobile junkyards from the provisions of chapter 21 of title 5 relating to the screening thereof.
History of Section.
P.L. 1966, ch. 118, § 1.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 24 - Highways › Chapter 24-14 - Junkyard Control Act › Section 24-14-6. - Requirement as to screening.

§ 24-14-6. Requirement as to screening.
The director of transportation shall have the authority to promulgate rules and regulations governing the location, planting, construction, and maintenance, including the materials used in screening or fencing required by this chapter.
History of Section.
P.L. 1966, ch. 118, § 1.