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Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 815 - Division of Public Utilities and Carriers › Chapter 30 - Electric Utilities › Subchapter 00 - General Administration › Part 1 - Standards for Electric Utilities › Section 815-RICR-30-00-1.2 - Definitions

Current through June 14, 2024
A. "Division" means the Rhode Island Division
				  of Public Utilities and Carriers.
B. "Administrator" means Public Utility
				  Administrator of the Division of Public Utilities and Carriers.
C. "Public utility" means and apply to every
				  corporation, company, person, association of persons, their lessees, trustees,
				  or receivers appointed to any court whatsoever, that now or hereafter may own,
				  lease, operate, manage or control any electric plant or equipment or any part
				  of any electric plant or equipment, within this State, for the production,
				  transmission, delivery or furnishing of electricity, light, heat or power,
				  either directly or indirectly, to or for the public.
D. "Electric plant" means all real estate,
				  fixtures, equipment and personal property owned, controlled, operated or
				  managed in connection with or to facilitate the production, generation,
				  transmission, delivery or furnishing of electric energy.
E. "Customer" means and applies to every
				  corporation, company, person, association of persons, their lessees, trustees
				  or receivers appointed by any court whatsoever, that now or hereafter, may be
				  supplied with electric service by any public utility as herein
				  defined.
F. "Service" means, in its
				  broadest and most inclusive sense, the furnishing of electricity to a customer
				  by a public utility.
G. "Meter"
				  means, without other qualification, a device or appliance for the measurement
				  of electrical quantities to be used as a basis for determining charges by a
				  public utility for furnishing or rendering electric service to a
				  customer.
H. "Creep" means the
				  motion of the rotor of a meter with normal operating voltage applied and the
				  load terminals open-circuited.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 815 - Division of Public Utilities and Carriers › Chapter 30 - Electric Utilities › Subchapter 00 - General Administration › Part 1 - Standards for Electric Utilities › Section 815-RICR-30-00-1.3 - Service Provisions

Current through June 14, 2024
A. Filing of Rates
				  Schedules.
1. Schedules showing all rates,
				  tolls and charges by a public utility shall be filed and kept open to public
				  inspection in accordance with the provisions of R.I. Gen. Laws §
											39-3-10.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 815 - Division of Public Utilities and Carriers › Chapter 30 - Electric Utilities › Subchapter 00 - General Administration › Part 1 - Standards for Electric Utilities › Section 815-RICR-30-00-1.4 - Quality of Electric Service

Current through June 14, 2024
A. Standard
				  Frequency - The standard frequency for alternating current distribution systems
				  shall be sixty (60) Hertz, with permissible variations not exceeding maximum
				  and minimum values of 60.3 and 59.7 Hertz.
B. Service Voltage - The following service
				  voltage standards shall be maintained at the point where the electrical system
				  of the supplier and the electrical system of the user are connected.
1. Table 1 (These values are ANSI C84.1
				  (1989). Values shall change if ANSI adopts new standards.)
Established Standard Service Voltage
Minimum Voltage
Maximum Voltage
Type of Service
120
114
126
Single Phase
120/240
114/228
126/252
Single or Polyphase
208Y/120
197Y/114
218Y/126
Single or Polyphase
240
228
252
Single or Polyphase
480Y/277
456Y/263
504Y/291
Single or Polyphase
480
456
504
Single or Polyphase
600
570
630
Single or Polyphase
2400
2340
2520
Single or Polyphase
4160Y/2400
4050Y/2340
4370Y/2520
Single or Polyphase
12470Y/7200
12160Y/7020
13090Y/7560
Single or Polyphase
2.
				  For distances exceeding a 2-mile radius from any distribution sub-station
				  serving the customer, the minimum permissible voltage shall not be less than
				  97% of the minimum values shown in Table 1, §
											1.4(B)(1)   of this
				  Part.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 815 - Division of Public Utilities and Carriers › Chapter 30 - Electric Utilities › Subchapter 00 - General Administration › Part 1 - Standards for Electric Utilities › Section 815-RICR-30-00-1.5 - Voltage Surveys and Records

Current through June 14, 2024
A. Each public
				  utility shall make a sufficient number of voltage tests for the areas (cities,
				  villages and rural areas) served to indicate compliance with voltage
				  requirements contained in Table 1 (§
										1.4(B)(1)   of this Part).
B. All voltage test records shall be retained
				  by the public utility for at least two (2) years and shall be available for
				  inspection by the Division.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 815 - Division of Public Utilities and Carriers › Chapter 30 - Electric Utilities › Subchapter 00 - General Administration › Part 1 - Standards for Electric Utilities › Section 815-RICR-30-00-1.6 - Interruptions of Service

Current through June 14, 2024
A. Each public
				  utility shall use all reasonable means to avoid interruption of service but
				  should an interruption occur, service shall be re-established within the
				  shortest time practicable, consistent with safety requirements.
B. Each public utility shall make a record of
				  all interruptions of service of more than five (5) minutes' duration affecting
				  the entire distribution system of a single community or the entire distribution
				  circuit serving a division of a community and shall include in such record the
				  date and time of interruption, approximate number of customers affected, the
				  date and time of service restoration, and, when known, the cause of such
				  interruption. Reports with reference to such service interruption shall be made
				  monthly to the Division on Form E-1.
C. Each utility shall notify the
				  Administrator (or a designated member of the staff) by telephonic means of any
				  major interruption of service when the interruption results in 1000 or more
				  customer hours between normal working hours increasing to 3000 or more customer
				  hours after normal business hours. A company having less than 5,000 customers
				  will notify the Administrator when outages exceed 100 customer hours during
				  normal working hours and increasing to 200 customer hours after normal business
				  hours.
D. When service is
				  interrupted to perform work on lines or equipment, such work shall be done at a
				  time causing minimum inconvenience to customers consistent with the
				  circumstances. Customers seriously affected by such interruption shall,
				  whenever reasonably possible, be notified of the time and expected duration of
				  the service interruption.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 815 - Division of Public Utilities and Carriers › Chapter 30 - Electric Utilities › Subchapter 00 - General Administration › Part 1 - Standards for Electric Utilities › Section 815-RICR-30-00-1.7 - Meter Accuracy and Testing

Current through June 14, 2024
1.7.1
Inspection of Meters
A. Meters
				  removed from service. All meters removed from service, which are to be
				  reinstalled, shall be inspected and tested for correctness. In addition, worn
				  or damaged parts shall be replaced.
B. Meter installations. All polyphase meters
				  and demand devices shall be tested before installation to ensure accuracy of
				  operation when installed. In connection with installation an electrical check
				  shall be made of all instrument transformer connections.
C. Test and Calibration of Meters.
1. Polyphase Meters. All polyphase meters
				  shall be tested at loads and adjusted to tolerances as follows:
Test Load in Rated Meter Capacity
Power Factor
to Tolerance of
100%
1.0
Plus/Minus 1%
10%
1.0
Plus/Minus 1%
100%
0.5
Plus/Minus 2%
a. Meters
				  also shall be checked for "creep" at no load and rated voltage.
2. Demand Devices. All indicating
				  and recording demand devices shall be adjusted as follow:
a. Zero Adjustment - No demand device that
				  fails to reset properly to zero shall be placed in service or allowed to remain
				  in service without adjustment.
b.
				  Up-Scale Check - Tests to determine the accuracy of a demand device shall be
				  made at a point approximately mid-scale. No demand under test having an error
				  in indication or registration of more than 2% plus or minus (in terms of full
				  scale deflection) shall be placed, or allowed to remain, in service without
				  readjustment.
c. Time Cycle Devices
				  - All motors used to maintain a timing cycle where such timing cycle directly
				  affects meter registration, shall be tested to insure operation at the proper
				  speed.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 815 - Division of Public Utilities and Carriers › Chapter 30 - Electric Utilities › Subchapter 00 - General Administration › Part 1 - Standards for Electric Utilities › Section 815-RICR-30-00-1.8 - Equipment and Facilities

Current through June 14, 2024
A. Standard
				  Practice
1. In determining standard practice,
				  the Division will be guided by the provisions of the NATIONAL ELECTRICAL SAFETY
				  CODE, the NATIONAL ELECTRIC CODE, and such other relevant codes as shall be
				  approved by the American Standards Association, except as any of the foregoing
				  may in any particular case be modified by statute, ordinance, orders, rules or
				  regulations by governmental bodies or agencies having jurisdiction.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 815 - Division of Public Utilities and Carriers › Chapter 30 - Electric Utilities › Subchapter 00 - General Administration › Part 1 - Standards for Electric Utilities › Section 815-RICR-30-00-1.9 - Records and Reports

Current through June 14, 2024
A. Station Records
1. Each public utility shall keep sufficient
				  records of the operation of its generating units and distribution supply
				  feeders to show the characteristics and the performance of each.
2. Unless sufficient information is furnished
				  by the public utility supplying the energy, each public utility purchasing
				  electric energy shall maintain adequate instruments and meters to obtain
				  complete information as to such purchases.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 815 - Division of Public Utilities and Carriers › Chapter 30 - Electric Utilities › Subchapter 05 - Non-regulated Power Producers › Part 1 - Rules Applicable to Nonregulated Power Producers (815-RICR-30-05-1) › Section 815-RICR-30-05-1.1 - Authority

Current through June 14, 2024
A. Nonregulated Power Producers ("NPPs") have
				  been permitted to sell to or aggregate electricity for eligible Rhode Island
				  customers since July 1, 1997. As defined by the Utility Restructuring Act of
				  1996 ("URA"), R.I. Gen. Laws §
										39-1-27.1, NPP means a company
				  engaging in the business of producing, manufacturing, generating, buying,
				  aggregating, marketing or brokering electricity for sale at wholesale or for
				  retail sale to the public. Companies which negotiate the purchase of electric
				  generation services on behalf of customers and do not engage in the purchase
				  and resale of electric generation services are not NPPs within the meaning of
				  the URA. The Division of Public Utilities and Carriers ("Division") has been
				  authorized by R.I. Gen. Laws §§
										39-1-3(b) and
				  39-1-27.1(c) and
				  (d) to exercise certain regulatory authority
				  over NPPs. These regulations are adopted pursuant to that authority.
B. In addition to this Part and Part 2 of
				  this Subchapter, the Rhode Island Public Utilities Commission ("Commission")
				  has also promulgated rules governing the regulation of NPPs. The Commission's
				  Rules are entitled: "Reliability Responsibility Regulations For Nonregulated
				  Power Producers" and "Consumer Protection Requirements for Nonregulated Power
				  Producers". Interested persons should examine all NPP-related rules for a
				  comprehensive understanding of the regulatory requirements attached to NPPs
				  doing business in Rhode Island.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 815 - Division of Public Utilities and Carriers › Chapter 30 - Electric Utilities › Subchapter 05 - Non-regulated Power Producers › Part 1 - Rules Applicable to Nonregulated Power Producers (815-RICR-30-05-1) › Section 815-RICR-30-05-1.2 - Definitions

Current through June 14, 2024
"Obligated entity" shall have the same meaning as that
					 which is contained in R.I. Gen. Laws §
										39-26-2.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 815 - Division of Public Utilities and Carriers › Chapter 30 - Electric Utilities › Subchapter 05 - Non-regulated Power Producers › Part 1 - Rules Applicable to Nonregulated Power Producers (815-RICR-30-05-1) › Section 815-RICR-30-05-1.4 - Rescission of NPP's Registration

Current through June 14, 2024
A. A NPP may
				  voluntarily surrender its registration and therefore, its right to conduct
				  business in Rhode Island. Such voluntary surrender does not affect the rights
				  or liabilities of any persons or entities with whom the NPP did business in
				  Rhode Island.
B. The Division may
				  rescind a NPP's registration as follows:
1. A
				  proceeding to rescind may, in the Division's discretion, be instituted either
				  by the filing of a consumer complaint or as the result of a sua sponte Division
				  investigation.
2. A proceeding
				  shall be instituted if the Division determines that the NPP no longer complies
				  with any of the requirements of §
											1.3(A)   of this Part.
3. The NPP will be given notice and the
				  hearing will be conducted in accordance with the provisions of the Division's
				  Rules of Practice and Procedure.
4.
				  Rescission does not affect the rights or liabilities of any persons or entities
				  with whom the NPP did business in Rhode Island.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 815 - Division of Public Utilities and Carriers › Chapter 30 - Electric Utilities › Subchapter 05 - Non-regulated Power Producers › Part 2 - Nonregulated Power Producer Consumer Bill of Rights (815-RICR-30-05-2) › Section 815-RICR-30-05-2.1 - Authority

Current through June 14, 2024
This Part is promulgated pursuant to the authority
					 conferred in R.I. Gen. Laws Chapter 39-26.7.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 815 - Division of Public Utilities and Carriers › Chapter 30 - Electric Utilities › Subchapter 05 - Non-regulated Power Producers › Part 2 - Nonregulated Power Producer Consumer Bill of Rights (815-RICR-30-05-2) › Section 815-RICR-30-05-2.2 - Purpose

Current through June 14, 2024
The purpose of this Part is to assist consumers in making
					 an informed choice of a nonregulated power producer. It does so by imposing a
					 series of regulatory requirements upon the electrical generation and
					 distribution industry for the protection of consumers, including specifying a
					 variety of consumer information which the nonregulated power producers are
					 required to give to consumers and setting our procedures for the sale and
					 solicitation of electric generation services by nonregulated power
					 producers.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 815 - Division of Public Utilities and Carriers › Chapter 30 - Electric Utilities › Subchapter 05 - Non-regulated Power Producers › Part 2 - Nonregulated Power Producer Consumer Bill of Rights (815-RICR-30-05-2) › Section 815-RICR-30-05-2.3 - Definitions

Current through June 14, 2024
A. When used in this Part, the following
				  terms shall have the following meanings:
1.
				  "Commission" has the same meaning as in R.I. Gen. Laws §
											39-1-2.
2. "Company" has the same meaning as R.I.
				  Gen. Laws §
											39-1-2.
3. "Division" has the same meaning as in R.I.
				  Gen. Laws §
											39-1-2.
4. "Electric distribution company" has the
				  same meaning as in R.I. Gen. Laws §
											39-1-2.
5. "Nonregulated power producer" or "NPP" has
				  the same meaning as in R.I. Gen. Laws §
											39-1-2.
6. "Obligated entity" has the same meaning as
				  in R.I. Gen. Laws §
											39-26-2 except that
				  electric-distribution companies shall be excluded from the definition for the
				  purposes of this Part only as required by R.I. Gen. Laws §
											39-26.7-4(d).
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 815 - Division of Public Utilities and Carriers › Chapter 30 - Electric Utilities › Subchapter 05 - Non-regulated Power Producers › Part 2 - Nonregulated Power Producer Consumer Bill of Rights (815-RICR-30-05-2) › Section 815-RICR-30-05-2.7 - Effective Date

Current through June 14, 2024
This Part, the "Nonregulated Power Producer Consumer Bill
					 of Rights", shall take effect on April 12, 2018.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 815 - Division of Public Utilities and Carriers › Chapter 40 - Water Utilities › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 1 - Standards for Water Utilities (815-RICR-40-00-01) › Section 815-RICR-40-00-1.1 - Authority and Purpose

Current through June 14, 2024
A. Authority. These
				  rules are issued pursuant to the authority granted by R.I. Gen. Laws §
										39-3-33, and shall apply to any
				  person, firm, corporation or other entity now or hereafter engaged as a public
				  utility in the business of furnishing water to the public (hereinafter, "water
				  utility") within the State of Rhode Island.
B. Effect on Prior Rules. These Rules &
				  Regulations replace the existing Division Rules and Regulations Prescribing
				  Standards for Water Utilities, in Division Docket #929, Division Report and
				  Order #8090 of January 31, 1966, effective March 1, 1966, and shall be applied
				  prospectively only. The existing compilation of Rules & Regulations is
				  hereby rescinded upon the effective date of this document.
C. Amendment or Waiver of Rules. Upon its own
				  motion, or upon application, and for good cause shown, the Division of Public
				  Utilities and Carriers may modify, suspend, or repeal the provisions of any
				  rule herein. Application may be made to the Division for the modification of
				  any rule or for temporary or permanent waiver from its provision, provided,
				  however, that no water utility shall submit application for such modification
				  or waiver without submitting therewith a full and complete justification for
				  such action.
D. Penalty for
				  Violations. The Division of Public Utilities and Carriers may impose a penalty
				  as provided by R.I. Gen Laws §
										39-2-8 upon any water utility
				  which violates:
1. these rules;
2. an Order issued by the Division of Public
				  Utilities and Carriers; or
3. R.I.
				  Gen. Laws Chapters 39-1 through 39-5.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 815 - Division of Public Utilities and Carriers › Chapter 40 - Water Utilities › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 1 - Standards for Water Utilities (815-RICR-40-00-01) › Section 815-RICR-40-00-1.2 - Definitions

Current through June 14, 2024
A. "Actual Read" means any meter reading
				  taken by a water utility employee, or the employee of a contractor working on
				  behalf of a water utility, through use of an AMR (or ARB or other electronic
				  remote reading technology) or by a water utility employee visually inspecting
				  the actual meter.
B.
				  "Administrator" means the Administrator of the Rhode Island Division of Public
				  Utilities and Carriers.
C. "AMR"
				  means an automated meter reading device.
D. "Commission" means the Rhode Island Public
				  Utilities Commission.
E. "Curb
				  Stop" means the company's shutoff valve located at the service
				  connection.
F. "Customer" means any
				  person, firm, company, association, or governmental unit of the state supplied
				  with water service by any water utility. The customer is liable for payment to
				  the water utility for the cost of the water supplied to the customer's property
				  by the water utility for use by the customer or the customer's tenant(s), as
				  applicable.
G. "Division" means the
				  Rhode Island Division of Public Utilities and Carriers.
H. "Estimated Read" means all types of reads
				  other than an actual read, including those submitted by electronic means
				  (phone, e-mail, or other internet-type communication) or in writing by
				  customers.
I. "Inactive" means a
				  service line where water service to the customer has been discontinued but the
				  service line has not been abandoned.
J. "Main" means a water pipe, owned, operated
				  and maintained by a water utility, which is used for the purpose of
				  transmission or distribution of water but is not a water service
				  pipe.
K. "Meter" means a device,
				  instrument, or any attached device, used by a water utility to measure a
				  quantity of water for billing purposes.
L. "Non-Registering Meter" means a meter that
				  does not register the consumption of water. Some companies refer to this as a
				  "DR meter".
M. "Public Utility" is
				  as defined in R.I. Gen Laws §
										39-1-2.
N. "Service Connection" means the point of
				  connection of the customer's piping with the curb stop owned by the water
				  utility.
O. "Service Pipe" shall
				  mean the connection from the water utility's mains to the curb stop, and the
				  customer's connection from the curb stop to the meter, and includes all of the
				  pipe, fittings and valves necessary to make the connections.
P. "Water Service" shall mean the furnishing
				  of water to a customer in this state by a water utility.
Q. "Water Utility" is any person, firm,
				  corporation or other entity now or hereafter engaged as a public utility in the
				  business of furnishing water service to customers within the State of Rhode
				  Island.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 815 - Division of Public Utilities and Carriers › Chapter 40 - Water Utilities › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 1 - Standards for Water Utilities (815-RICR-40-00-01) › Section 815-RICR-40-00-1.3 - Service Provisions

Current through June 14, 2024
A. Filing of Rate
				  Schedules. All rates, tolls and charges by a water utility shall be filed,
				  posted, and available for public inspection in accordance with the provisions
				  of R.I. Gen. Laws §
										39-3-10. In addition, each water
				  utility shall post this information on its website.
B. Information to Customers
1. Each water utility shall, upon request,
				  provide its customers with such information and reasonable assistance as will
				  help them to select the best use of service at the most advantageous rate.
				  However, the ultimate responsibility for the selection of the best use of
				  service at the most advantageous rate will rest with the customer.
2. Each water utility shall, upon request,
				  explain to its customers the method of reading meters and calculating the
				  bill.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 815 - Division of Public Utilities and Carriers › Chapter 40 - Water Utilities › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 1 - Standards for Water Utilities (815-RICR-40-00-01) › Section 815-RICR-40-00-1.4 - QUALITY OF WATER SERVICE

Current through June 14, 2024
A. Water Pressure
				  Requirements
1. Normal Operating Pressure.
				  Each water utility shall maintain normal operating pressures of not less than
				  20 pounds per square inch (psi) nor more than 125 psi at the service
				  connection.
2. Pressure Variation
a. Variations in pressure under normal
				  operating conditions shall not exceed 50% of the average operating pressure;
				  however, under no circumstances shall normal operating pressures fall below 20
				  psi.
b. Pressure variations outside
				  the limits specified will not be considered a violation of this rule when such:
(1) Arise from unusual or extraordinary
				  conditions; or,
(2) Arise from the
				  operation of customers' equipment.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 815 - Division of Public Utilities and Carriers › Chapter 40 - Water Utilities › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 1 - Standards for Water Utilities (815-RICR-40-00-01) › Section 815-RICR-40-00-1.5 - METER INSTALLATION, ACCURACY AND TESTING

Current through June 14, 2024
A.
				  Inspection of Meters Removed from Service. All meters removed from service that
				  are to be reinstalled shall be inspected for correctness of register.
B. Meter Installations
1. All meters shall be in good mechanical
				  condition and of adequate size and design for the type of service that they
				  measure.
2. Each water utility
				  shall adopt a standard method of meter installation. This standard method of
				  meter installation shall be described in writing as simply and clearly as
				  possible, using drawings where necessary to illustrate the description, to
				  ensure that each customer can understand the requirements for a standard meter
				  installation. Copies of the descriptions of standard meter installations shall
				  be made available to prospective customers and contractors or others engaged in
				  the business of installing water pipes and water meters.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 815 - Division of Public Utilities and Carriers › Chapter 40 - Water Utilities › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 1 - Standards for Water Utilities (815-RICR-40-00-01) › Section 815-RICR-40-00-1.7 - RECORDS AND REPORTS

Current through June 14, 2024
A. Station Records.
				  Each water utility shall keep sufficient records of the operation of its
				  pumping, filtering, chlorinating and other units to show the characteristics
				  and performance of each.
B. Water
				  Supply Measurement Records
1. Measuring
				  Devices. Each public water utility shall install a suitable measuring device,
				  or otherwise determine quantity, at each point at which water enters the public
				  water utility's distribution system in order that a record may be maintained of
				  the quantity of water entering the distribution system at each such
				  point.
2. Water Supply Records. At
				  least once each month the quantity of water entering the public water utility's
				  distribution system shall be determined for each point of entry. Twelve-month
				  totals by sources shall be recorded and transmitted to the Division in the
				  utility's annual report to the Division.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 815 - Division of Public Utilities and Carriers › Chapter 40 - Water Utilities › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 1 - Standards for Water Utilities (815-RICR-40-00-01) › Section 815-RICR-40-00-1.8 - GENERAL

Current through June 14, 2024
A. Safety Instructions. Each water utility
				  shall comply with all applicable State and Federal safety
				  regulations.
B. Resuscitation. Each
				  water utility periodically shall instruct its employees engaged in electrical
				  work in the practice and use of accepted rules for resuscitation from
				  electrical shock. Copies of such rules shall be furnished to each such
				  employee. Electrical work as used herein shall be construed to mean work on all
				  live electric conductors and equipment.
C. Accidents. Each water utility shall report
				  to the Division as soon as possible after each accident occurring in connection
				  with the operation of its property, facilities or service, wherein any person
				  shall have been killed or admitted to a hospital, or whereby any property
				  damage shall have been caused. The first report may be preliminary, but, if so,
				  shall be followed later by as full a statement as possible of the cause and
				  details of the accident and the precautions taken, if any, to prevent
				  recurrence.
D. Division Inspection.
				  The Division will from time to time inspect the works and system of each water
				  utility and the manner in which it has conformed to the rules and regulations
				  herein contained.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 815 - Division of Public Utilities and Carriers › Chapter 40 - Water Utilities › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 1 - Standards for Water Utilities (815-RICR-40-00-01) › Section 815-RICR-40-00-1.9 - Appendix A

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Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 815 - Division of Public Utilities and Carriers › Chapter 50 - Common Carriers › Subchapter 00 - General Administration › Part 1 - Fuel Price Emergency Surcharge for Towers, Taxicabs and Limited Public Motor Vehicles Water Carriers (815-RICR-50-00-1) › Section 815-RICR-50-00-1.1 - Authority and Purpose

Current through June 14, 2024
A. Fuel Price
				  Emergency Surcharge Program Rules Towers Taxicabs and Limited Public Motor
				  Vehicles Water Carriers Introduction: Under R.I. Gen. Laws §
										42-35-3, an agency promulgating
				  new rules or regulations must:
1. give at
				  least thirty (30) days notice of its intended action;
2. afford all interest persons reasonable
				  opportunity to submit data, views or arguments, either orally or in writing;
3. demonstrate the need for the
				  adoption of the rule; and
4.
				  determine whether such action would have a significant adverse economic impact
				  on small business or any city or town.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 815 - Division of Public Utilities and Carriers › Chapter 50 - Common Carriers › Subchapter 00 - General Administration › Part 1 - Fuel Price Emergency Surcharge for Towers, Taxicabs and Limited Public Motor Vehicles Water Carriers (815-RICR-50-00-1) › Section 815-RICR-50-00-1.2 - Towers

Current through June 14, 2024
A. The average cost of regular gasoline in
				  Rhode Island will be determined by the Division by averaging the Rhode Island
				  prices posted at www.aaasne.com on the first and third Wednesday of each month.
B. When the average cost of
				  regular gasoline in Rhode Island exceeds one dollar and fifty ($1.50) cents per
				  gallon, the Division will authorize a surcharge. The surcharge will be fifty
				  ($0.50) cents per towing job.
C.
				  The average cost of diesel fuel in Rhode Island will be determined by the
				  Division by averaging the Rhode Island prices posted at www.aaasne.com on the
				  first and third Wednesday of each month.
D. When the average cost of diesel fuel in
				  Rhode Island exceeds one dollar and fifty ($1.50) cents per gallon, the
				  Division will authorize a surcharge. The surcharge will be fifty ($0.50) cents
				  per towing job.
E. On the fourth
				  Monday of each month preceding a month in which the Division will authorize a
				  surcharge, the Associate Administrator of the Motor Carrier's Section of the
				  Division will issue an Administrative Order stating:
1. The cost of regular gasoline in Rhode
				  Island as posted on www.aaasne.com on the first and third Wednesday of each
				  month;
2. The average of the cost
				  of regular gasoline in Rhode Island, based on these two data points; and,
3. The cost of diesel fuel in
				  Rhode Island as posted on www.aaasne.com on the first and third Wednesday of
				  each month;
4. The average of the
				  cost of diesel fuel in Rhode Island, based on these two data points; and,
5. The authorization of a
				  surcharge for regular gasoline and/or diesel fuel powered tow trucks for the
				  following calendar month.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 815 - Division of Public Utilities and Carriers › Chapter 50 - Common Carriers › Subchapter 00 - General Administration › Part 1 - Fuel Price Emergency Surcharge for Towers, Taxicabs and Limited Public Motor Vehicles Water Carriers (815-RICR-50-00-1) › Section 815-RICR-50-00-1.3 - Taxicabs and Limited Public Motor Vehicles

Current through June 14, 2024
A. The
				  average cost of regular gasoline in the State of Rhode Island will be
				  determined by the Division by averaging the cost of regular gasoline in the
				  state as posted under Rhode Island at www.aaasne.com on the first and third
				  Wednesday of each month.
B. When
				  the average cost of regular gasoline in the state exceeds one dollar and fifty
				  ($1.50) cents per gallon, the Division will authorize a surcharge. The
				  surcharge will be twenty five ($0.25) cents per fare when the meter shows a
				  fare of $10.00 or less. The surcharge will be fifty ($0.50) cents per fare when
				  the meter shows a fare of more than $10.00.
C. On the fourth Monday of each month
				  preceding a month in which the Division will authorize a surcharge, the
				  Associate Administrator of the Motor Carrier's Section of the Division will
				  issue an Administrative Order stating:
1. The
				  cost of regular gasoline in the state as posted under Rhode Island fuel prices
				  on the AAA of Southern New England's web-site on the first and third Wednesday
				  of each month;
2. The average of
				  the cost of regular gasoline based on these two data points; and,
3. The authorization of a surcharge for the
				  following calendar month.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 815 - Division of Public Utilities and Carriers › Chapter 50 - Common Carriers › Subchapter 05 - Motor Carriers of Property › Part 1 - Transportation Provided by Motor Carriers of Property (815-RICR-50-05-1) › Section 815-RICR-50-05-1.1 - Authority

Current through June 14, 2024
This Part is promulgated pursuant to the authority
					 conferred in R.I. Gen. Laws Chapter 39-12.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 815 - Division of Public Utilities and Carriers › Chapter 50 - Common Carriers › Subchapter 05 - Motor Carriers of Property › Part 1 - Transportation Provided by Motor Carriers of Property (815-RICR-50-05-1) › Section 815-RICR-50-05-1.2 - Purpose

Current through June 14, 2024
The purpose of this Part is to regulate motor carriers of
					 property. This includes setting requirements for tariffs and bills of lading,
					 procedures for the towing of vehicles, and rules concerning insurance, vehicle
					 marking, leased equipment, and safety.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 815 - Division of Public Utilities and Carriers › Chapter 50 - Common Carriers › Subchapter 05 - Motor Carriers of Property › Part 1 - Transportation Provided by Motor Carriers of Property (815-RICR-50-05-1) › Section 815-RICR-50-05-1.3 - Definitions

Current through June 14, 2024
A. "Administrator" means the Administrator,
				  Division of Public Utilities and Carriers.
B. "Abandoned Vehicle" means any vehicle
				  which meets any of the following three (3) tests:
1. A vehicle that is inoperable, over eight
				  (8) years old, and is left unattended on public property for more than
				  forty-eight (48) hours; or,
2. A
				  vehicle that has remained illegally on public property for a period of more
				  than three (3) days; or,
3. A
				  vehicle that has remained on private property without the consent of the owner
				  or person in control of the property for more than three (3) days.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 815 - Division of Public Utilities and Carriers › Chapter 50 - Common Carriers › Subchapter 05 - Motor Carriers of Property › Part 1 - Transportation Provided by Motor Carriers of Property (815-RICR-50-05-1) › Section 815-RICR-50-05-1.4 - Hearings - Procedures

Current through June 14, 2024
A. Applications
				  filed for the purpose of securing an interstate carrier permit will not be
				  subject to a formal hearing.
B. Any
				  individual may appear before the Administrator in his own behalf. A party may
				  be represented by an attorney or by a registered "practitioner" before the
				  Interstate Commerce Commission.
C.
				  A protest filed with the Administrator, against the granting of an application,
				  shall set forth specifically the ground or grounds upon which it is made and
				  shall contain a concise statement of the interest the protesting party has in
				  the proceeding. A protest shall be filed in writing within seven (7) days after
				  notice of the filing has been given to the public by legal notice in the
				  Providence Journal. A copy of any protest filed with the Administrator under
				  this rule shall be served simultaneously upon the applicant.
D. Protestants who have satisfied the
				  requirement set forth in paragraph §
										1.4(C)   of this Part shall be treated
				  as intervenors and accorded all the rights appropriate thereto.
E. Protestants who are represented by legal
				  counsel shall file with the Administrator, at least three days prior to the
				  scheduled hearings, pre-filed direct testimony, in question and answer form.
				  which shall be proffered by the protestant or protestants at the time of
				  hearing, in lieu of traditional oral direct examination. A copy of this
				  pre-filed direct testimony shall also be served upon the applicant, by
				  certified mail, simultaneously. This requirement may be waived at the
				  discretion of the hearing officer.
F. Protestants filing pre-filed direct
				  testimony shall make available at the time of hearing, the witnesses whose
				  testimony has been pre-filed in order that the applicant and/or the Division
				  will have an opportunity to cross-examine these witnesses. Subsequent to
				  cross-examination, a protestant may elicit rebuttal testimony from the witness
				  through direct oral examination.
G.
				  A member of the general public wishing to be heard at Division hearings, shall
				  be allowed to voice their opinions on the record. These witnesses shall be
				  limited to five minutes of testimony, or more, at the discretion of the hearing
				  officer.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 815 - Division of Public Utilities and Carriers › Chapter 50 - Common Carriers › Subchapter 05 - Motor Carriers of Property › Part 1 - Transportation Provided by Motor Carriers of Property (815-RICR-50-05-1) › Section 815-RICR-50-05-1.5 - Transfer of Operating Rights

Current through June 14, 2024
A. Stock Transfers,
				  new Corporate Officers, or new "Board" Members must receive Administrator
				  approval. Although a public hearing is not required, the Division reserves the
				  right to conduct a hearing if deemed necessary.
B. A proposed transfer of intrastate
				  operating rights shall be approved only if the Administrator finds the
				  transferee to be fit, willing and able, financially and otherwise, to engage in
				  bona-fide motor carrier operations under such operating rights; further, the
				  Administrator shall only reissue and transfer a certificate or permit to the
				  transferee which does not exceed the scope of commodities which had been
				  transported by the transferor during the sixty (60) day period immediately
				  preceding the date when the transfer application was received for filing with
				  the Division, and further, the remaining scope of commodities which had not
				  been transported by the transferor during said period shall be
				  revoked.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 815 - Division of Public Utilities and Carriers › Chapter 50 - Common Carriers › Subchapter 05 - Motor Carriers of Property › Part 1 - Transportation Provided by Motor Carriers of Property (815-RICR-50-05-1) › Section 815-RICR-50-05-1.6 - Form and Preparation of Tariffs

Current through June 14, 2024
A. All tariffs and
				  supplements thereto shall be in book, pamphlet, or loose-leaf form of page size
				  8 1/2 by 11 inches and shall be plainly printed.
B. Pages of loose-leaf tariffs shall be
				  printed and designated as "Original Page 1", "Original Page 2", etc. Each page
				  must show at the top of the page the name of the motor carrier or agent, and
				  the page number of the tariff. At the bottom of the page shall be shown the
				  effective date, and the name, title, and street address of the issuing motor
				  carrier or agent.
C. A complete
				  index, alphabetically arranged, of all articles upon which commodity rates
				  named therein, together with reference to each item (or page) where a
				  particular article is shown.
D.
				  Changes in rate, ratings, or other provisions of a tariff may be accomplished
				  by issuing a supplement to the tariff. The first supplement to a tariff must be
				  designated on the upper right-hand corner of the title page as follows:
SUPPLEMENT NO. 1 TO - TARIFF NUMBER - EFFECTIVE
								(DATE).
Subsequent supplements shall be numbered
								consecutively or with a supplement number and letter suffix. No more than three
								(3) supplements will be filed before a whole new tariff is required. Agency
								tariffs are exempt from this limitation.
E.
				  Each motor carrier of property shall post and file at each of its stations or
				  offices, approved tariffs. Each of such carriers shall also maintain at its
				  principal or general office a complete file of all tariffs approved by the
				  Division and currently in effect.
F. All tariffs approved by the Division shall
				  be dated and stamped "Approved." If a tariff is not officially stamped and
				  dated by the Division, it will be invalid.
G. The form of the tariff for the shipment of
				  household goods must be the same, or substantially similar to examples made
				  available by the Motor Carriers Section of the Division and can be downloaded
				  at:
http://www.ripuc.ri.gov/rulesregs/divrules/appA.pdf
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 815 - Division of Public Utilities and Carriers › Chapter 50 - Common Carriers › Subchapter 05 - Motor Carriers of Property › Part 1 - Transportation Provided by Motor Carriers of Property (815-RICR-50-05-1) › Section 815-RICR-50-05-1.7 - Filing of Contracts and Schedule of Rates

Current through June 14, 2024
A. In
				  accordance with the provisions of R.I. Gen Laws §§
										39-12-15 and
				  39-12-16, every contract carrier
				  shall file with the Administrator a copy of every contract in force, together
				  with schedules of actual rates in effect.
1.
				  CONTRACTS ON PUBLIC FILE WITH THE DIVISION ARE NOT OPEN FOR PUBLIC
				  INSPECTION.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 815 - Division of Public Utilities and Carriers › Chapter 50 - Common Carriers › Subchapter 05 - Motor Carriers of Property › Part 1 - Transportation Provided by Motor Carriers of Property (815-RICR-50-05-1) › Section 815-RICR-50-05-1.8 - Maintenance of Office in Rhode Island

Current through June 14, 2024
Every common and contract motor carrier of property holding
					 intrastate operating authority shall maintain an office within the state of
					 Rhode Island unless a duly authorized Rhode Island Agent of Process is on file
					 with the Division. Recertification of such Agent of Process is required
					 annually. Complete business addresses for all certificate holders shall include
					 the street, city or town, state, zip code and telephone number of the main
					 office. Post office boxes will not be accepted.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 815 - Division of Public Utilities and Carriers › Chapter 50 - Common Carriers › Subchapter 05 - Motor Carriers of Property › Part 1 - Transportation Provided by Motor Carriers of Property (815-RICR-50-05-1) › Section 815-RICR-50-05-1.9 - Vehicle Marking and Identification

Current through June 14, 2024
The name as it appears on the certificate, or permit,
					 street address, town or city, along with the certificate or permit number shall
					 be displayed on both sides of every vehicle utilized as a common or contract
					 carrier in letters visible at 50 feet. Appropriate abbreviations are
					 acceptable. If business names are used in addition to the name on the
					 certificate, the name must be registered with the Division. Only one business
					 name can be used.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 815 - Division of Public Utilities and Carriers › Chapter 50 - Common Carriers › Subchapter 05 - Motor Carriers of Property › Part 1 - Transportation Provided by Motor Carriers of Property (815-RICR-50-05-1) › Section 815-RICR-50-05-1.10 - Preservation of Records

Current through June 14, 2024
It shall be the duty of motor carriers operating in
					 intrastate commerce to retain for a period of at least three years, all freight
					 bills, delivery receipts, shipping orders, tariffs or supplements, copies of
					 contracts and schedules of actual rates, records of insurance coverage, and
					 other prescribed business records. Such records may be maintained at a location
					 other than the primary business office providing such records are available for
					 retrieval upon request. Records must be maintained on the business premises for
					 the most recent six-month period.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 815 - Division of Public Utilities and Carriers › Chapter 50 - Common Carriers › Subchapter 05 - Motor Carriers of Property › Part 1 - Transportation Provided by Motor Carriers of Property (815-RICR-50-05-1) › Section 815-RICR-50-05-1.11 - Information Required on Shipping Documents

Current through June 14, 2024
A.
				  Pursuant to the provisions of R.I. Gen. Laws §
										39-12-28, common carriers of
				  property, when issuing a receipt, freight bill, invoice or bill of lading to
				  the shipper must show the following information thereon:
1. Date of shipment made.
2. Name of shipper and point of origin - name
				  of consignee and point of destination.
3. Number of packages and description of
				  packages being transported.
4.
				  Weight, hours, volume or other arrangements upon which the transportation
				  charges are based.
5. The rate
				  assessed and the amount of freight charges, and accessorial charges, if any, to
				  be collected.
6. The bill of lading
				  presented to the shipper of household goods must be the same or substantially
				  similar to examples made available by the Motor Carriers Section of the
				  Division and can be downloaded at:
http://www.ripuc.ri.gov/rulesregs/divrules/APPB.pdf
7. A "Truth in Coverage" Statement must be
				  attached to a bill of lading issued to the shipper of household goods. This
				  statement must offer two options for the coverage of damaged goods: depreciated
				  (actual) value and released value (with liability for the mover at no more than
				  60 cents per pound per article). The "Truth in Coverage" Statement must be the
				  same as that made available by the Motor Carriers Section of the Division and
				  can be downloaded at:
http://www.ripuc.ri.gov/rulesregs/divrules/AppC.pdf
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 815 - Division of Public Utilities and Carriers › Chapter 50 - Common Carriers › Subchapter 05 - Motor Carriers of Property › Part 1 - Transportation Provided by Motor Carriers of Property (815-RICR-50-05-1) › Section 815-RICR-50-05-1.12 - Motor Carrier Records and Reports

Current through June 14, 2024
A. All common
				  and contract carriers shall keep complete records of their operating expenses,
				  operating revenues, and any other pertinent information in connection with such
				  operations.
B. Every motor carrier
				  shall file with the Administrator, an annual report covering a period of twelve
				  months ending on the thirty-first day of December of each year. Such reports
				  shall be submitted to the Administrator no later than the thirty-first day of
				  March of the following year. Annual report forms shall be provided by the
				  Administrator.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 815 - Division of Public Utilities and Carriers › Chapter 50 - Common Carriers › Subchapter 05 - Motor Carriers of Property › Part 1 - Transportation Provided by Motor Carriers of Property (815-RICR-50-05-1) › Section 815-RICR-50-05-1.14 - Liability and Cargo Insurance Filings

Current through June 14, 2024
A. Certificated
				  common carriers shall file with the Administrator a certificate of insurance or
				  bond with respect to public liability and property damage insurance
				  coverage.
B. Certificated common
				  carriers shall file with the Administrator a certificate of insurance or bond
				  for cargo insurance. Such certificate need not be filed by motor carriers who
				  transport bulk commodities transported by dump vehicle.