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Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 290 - Department of Transportation › Chapter 60 - Bridges and Tolls › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 1 - Rules and Regulations Governing Procedures Involving the Nonpayment of Tolls, Toll Evasion and Public Involvement (290-RICR-60-00-1) › Section 290-RICR-60-00-1.3 - Definitions

Current through June 14, 2024
A. For the purposes of this Part, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
1. "Administrative fee" means the fee added to an unpaid Toll invoice.
2. "Department" means the Department of Transportation, or, if the Department shall be abolished, the board, body, or commission succeeding to the principal functions thereof or upon whom the powers given by R.I. Gen Laws Chapter 37-5 to the Department shall be given by law.
3. "Invoice date" means the date the invoice is printed.
4. "Large commercial truck" shall be defined pursuant to the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) vehicle classification schedule as any vehicle within Class 8 - single trailer, three (3) or four (4) axles up to and including Class 13 - seven (7) or more axle multi-trailer trucks, as such classifications may be revised from time to time by the FHWA.
5. "Toll evader" means any registered owner of any large commercial truck that passes through any electronic tolling location as authorized pursuant to R.I. Gen. Laws §
											42-13.1-4 and who does not pay the required toll and/or fees, fines, or penalties within the maximum allowable period specified under R.I. Gen. Laws §
											42-13.1-11.
6. "Toll invoice" means the invoice sent to the registered owner of the Large commercial truck to collect payment on Tolls set by the Department.
7. "Radio frequency identification transponder" or "RFID" means a toll collection system approved by the department that may consist of a toll tag placed inside the vehicle and overhead antenna which reads the toll tag and collects the toll.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 290 - Department of Transportation › Chapter 60 - Bridges and Tolls › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 1 - Rules and Regulations Governing Procedures Involving the Nonpayment of Tolls, Toll Evasion and Public Involvement (290-RICR-60-00-1) › Section 290-RICR-60-00-1.4 - Toll Collection and Penalties for Late Payments and Toll Evasion

Current through June 14, 2024
A. The Department, or its Designee, will collect tolls by RFID or invoicing the registered owner of the Large commercial truck. The Toll Invoice will be sent by hard copy and the registered owner is required to pay the Toll invoice plus postage in full within thirty (30) calendar days from the Toll Invoice date.
B. Failure to pay the Toll Invoice in accordance with §
										1.4(A)     of this Part (above) will result in the following penalty schedule:
1. The Department, or its Designee, will issue a Past Due Toll Invoice requiring the registered owner to pay: $1.00 per toll transaction late fee, a $0.75 Administrative fee, and the full amount of the Toll invoice. This payment is due in full within thirty (30) calendar days from the Past Due Toll Invoice date.
2. If the Past Due Toll Invoice is not paid in full within the permissible timeframe, the Department or its Designee, will issue a Second Past Due Toll Invoice requiring the registered owner to pay: $1.00 per toll transaction late fee, a $0.75 Administrative fee, and the full amount of the Past Due Toll invoice. This payment is due in full within thirty (30) calendar days from the Second Past Due Toll Invoice date.
3. If the Second Past Due Toll Invoice is not paid in full within the permissible timeframe, the Department, or its Designee, will issue a Third and final Past Due Toll Invoice requiring the registered owner to pay: $1.00 per toll transaction late fee, $0.75 Administrative fee, a $20.00 penalty, and the full amount of the Second Past Due Toll Invoice. This payment is due in full within thirty (30) calendar days from the Third Past Due Toll Invoice date.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 290 - Department of Transportation › Chapter 60 - Bridges and Tolls › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 1 - Rules and Regulations Governing Procedures Involving the Nonpayment of Tolls, Toll Evasion and Public Involvement (290-RICR-60-00-1) › Section 290-RICR-60-00-1.6 - Procedural Transparency

Current through June 14, 2024
A. Prior to fixing and/or revising the Tolls, the Department will notify the Governor, Speaker of the House, and Senate President seven (7) calendar days before the public comment or hearing period commences.
1. The notice will include:
a. The amounts of the tolls for each toll location that the Department intends to collect;
b. The intended date that the Department intends to begin the collection of the fixed and/or revised tolls;
c. A copy of the cost benefit analysis required by R.I. Gen. Laws §
												42-13.1-4;
d. Where, when and how a person may comment on the proposed toll amounts during the public comment period;
e. When the public comment period will begin and end.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 290 - Department of Transportation › Chapter 60 - Bridges and Tolls › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 2 - Privacy Procedures Regarding Tolling › Section 290-RICR-60-00-2.1 - Authority

Current through June 14, 2024
This Part is promulgated pursuant to R.I. Gen. Laws §
										42-13.1-13.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 290 - Department of Transportation › Chapter 60 - Bridges and Tolls › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 2 - Privacy Procedures Regarding Tolling › Section 290-RICR-60-00-2.2 - Purpose

Current through June 14, 2024
These Rules and Regulations set forth procedures associated
					 with privacy of the information collected pursuant to the implementation of
					 R.I. Gen. Laws Chapter 42-13.1.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 290 - Department of Transportation › Chapter 60 - Bridges and Tolls › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 2 - Privacy Procedures Regarding Tolling › Section 290-RICR-60-00-2.3 - Definitions

Current through June 14, 2024
A. For the purpose of this regulation:
1. "Data" means any information gathered by
				 the Rhode Island Department of Transportation or its designee/contractor that
				 is associated with an individual who has passed through a toll gantry, whether
				 that individual is a non-tolled individual or a tolled individual. Data is
				 inclusive of the information associated with the payment of tolls.
2. "Department" means the Rhode Island
				 Department of Transportation.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 290 - Department of Transportation › Chapter 60 - Bridges and Tolls › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 2 - Privacy Procedures Regarding Tolling › Section 290-RICR-60-00-2.4 - Data Collection, Storage, and Privacy

Current through June 14, 2024
A. Any cameras
				 or other imaging devices, or any other device or equipment, including, but not
				 limited to: Radio frequency identification transponders, as defined in §
										1.3(A)(7)     of this Subchapter; automated license plate recognition systems; or
				 GPS systems used to implement R.I. Gen. Laws Chapter 42-13.1 will only be used
				 for toll collection purposes.
B.
				 Any Data collected or stored in any database to implement R.I. Gen. Laws
				 Chapter 42-13.1 shall be deemed private and shall not be subject to R.I. Gen.
				 Laws Chapter 38-2, provided that aggregate Data not containing personal
				 identifying information may be released.
C. Any Data collected to implement R.I. Gen.
				 Laws Chapter 42-13.1 shall be used only for toll collection purposes and shall
				 not otherwise be made available to law enforcement or other agencies except
				 pursuant to a valid court order.
D.
				 All images recorded, or Data collected, of motor vehicles that are not subject
				 to a toll shall be destroyed as promptly as technologically feasible, but in no
				 event more than thirty (30) calendar days after the time the image was recorded
				 or Data collected, except pursuant to a valid court order.
E. All images recorded, or data collected, of
				 large commercial trucks that are subject to a toll shall be destroyed within
				 three (3) years of payment or other final disposition.
F. In the documented event of an unintended
				 system interruption, the time authorized under §§
										2.4(D) or (E)     of
				 this Part for the maintenance of images recorded or Data collected may be
				 extended, but only for the length of time of the system interruption.
G. Except as otherwise provided herein,
				 neither the Department or its designee shall sell, trade, or exchange captured
				 Data collected for any purpose other than toll collection.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 300 - Office of Energy Resources › Chapter 00 - N/A › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 1 - Efficient Buildings Fund Project Priority List (300-RICR-00-00-1) › Section 300-RICR-00-00-1.1 - Purpose

Current through June 14, 2024
The purpose of these regulations is to establish a Project Priority List for the Efficient Buildings Fund. The Efficient Buildings Fund will provide technical, administrative and financial assistance to Local Governmental Units and, to the extent eligible, State Entities for energy efficiency and renewable energy upgrades to public buildings and infrastructure. All financing requirements shall be governed by Rhode Island Infrastructure Bank Efficient Buildings Fund Policies and Procedures.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 300 - Office of Energy Resources › Chapter 00 - N/A › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 1 - Efficient Buildings Fund Project Priority List (300-RICR-00-00-1) › Section 300-RICR-00-00-1.2 - Legal Authority

Current through June 14, 2024
These rules and regulations are promulgated pursuant to R.I. Gen. Laws §
										46-12.2-4.2 and in accordance with R.I. Gen. Laws Chapter 42-35, the Administrative Procedures Act.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 300 - Office of Energy Resources › Chapter 00 - N/A › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 1 - Efficient Buildings Fund Project Priority List (300-RICR-00-00-1) › Section 300-RICR-00-00-1.3 - Liberal Construction

Current through June 14, 2024
These rules and regulations shall be liberally construed to aid in of the purposes and legislative findings of R.I. Gen. Laws Chapter 46-12.2 and the administrative findings contained herein.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 300 - Office of Energy Resources › Chapter 00 - N/A › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 1 - Efficient Buildings Fund Project Priority List (300-RICR-00-00-1) › Section 300-RICR-00-00-1.4 - Severability

Current through June 14, 2024
The provisions of these rules and regulations are severable, and if any provision hereof shall be held invalid in any circumstances, any invalidity shall not affect any other provisions or circumstances.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 300 - Office of Energy Resources › Chapter 00 - N/A › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 1 - Efficient Buildings Fund Project Priority List (300-RICR-00-00-1) › Section 300-RICR-00-00-1.5 - Administrative Findings

Current through June 14, 2024
State and local governments each have a key role to play in helping Rhode Island achieve its economic, energy, and environmental goals through strategic investments in energy efficiency and renewable energy. Such measures can present cost-effective opportunities to reduce public sector energy consumption and generate cost savings that provide relief for constrained budgets and the taxpayers who support them. Investments in no-to low-carbon clean energy resources can also create local jobs, support local businesses and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 300 - Office of Energy Resources › Chapter 00 - N/A › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 1 - Efficient Buildings Fund Project Priority List (300-RICR-00-00-1) › Section 300-RICR-00-00-1.7 - Eligible Entities

Current through June 14, 2024
Eligible entities shall be eligible to apply for financial assistance from the Efficient Buildings Fund. Receipt of financial assistance shall be conditioned upon the eligible entity reallocating their remaining QECB allocation to the State of Rhode Island.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 300 - Office of Energy Resources › Chapter 00 - N/A › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 1 - Efficient Buildings Fund Project Priority List (300-RICR-00-00-1) › Section 300-RICR-00-00-1.8 - Eligible Projects

Current through June 14, 2024
A. Subject to Section   1.15     of this Part, only new equipment can be financed through the Efficient Buildings Fund. Remanufactured, refurbished, slightly used, or new equipment transferred from a previous location are not eligible. Previously installed equipment are not eligible for financing.
B. Eligible entities are encouraged to pursue all appropriate energy efficiency measures prior to installing renewable energy projects.
C. Energy efficiency projects that are cost effective shall be eligible for financing, alone or in combination with renewable energy projects and may be, but are not required to be, eligible for utility-administered energy efficiency incentives.
D. Renewable energy projects that are cost effective shall be eligible for financing, alone or in combination with eligible energy efficiency measures, shall include:
1. Solar electric (photovoltaic) systems: Only electric (PV) projects are eligible. All projects must include the components necessary to result in a functional system. Battery back-up systems are also eligible.
2. Wind: Only systems that are 100kW or greater with a direct drive nacelle are eligible. Battery back-up systems are also eligible.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 300 - Office of Energy Resources › Chapter 00 - N/A › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 1 - Efficient Buildings Fund Project Priority List (300-RICR-00-00-1) › Section 300-RICR-00-00-1.9 - Applications

Current through June 14, 2024
A. All application periods are to be established and scheduled by OER, in consultation with RIIB, provided that at least one application period shall be commenced per calendar year.
1. The duration of an application period shall be at least fourteen (14) calendar days.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 300 - Office of Energy Resources › Chapter 00 - N/A › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 1 - Efficient Buildings Fund Project Priority List (300-RICR-00-00-1) › Section 300-RICR-00-00-1.10 - Application review and evaluation criteria

Current through June 14, 2024
A. Application review
1. In order for an application to be evaluated, scored and ranked it must be deemed complete by OER. In order to be deemed complete an application must contain all required information, forms, and supplemental documents as required by OER
2. Applications shall be reviewed for completeness within five (5) business days of receipt. OER shall notify the applicant if an application is incomplete and identify the missing documentation. The applicant shall submit the missing documentation within five (5) business days of notification in order to be considered for the funding round. If the applicant does not submit the required information in the designated time period the application will be denied and the applicant will need to re-submit a complete application in a subsequent application period.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 300 - Office of Energy Resources › Chapter 00 - N/A › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 1 - Efficient Buildings Fund Project Priority List (300-RICR-00-00-1) › Section 300-RICR-00-00-1.11 - Application Ranking

Current through June 14, 2024
A. The technical review team shall review all applications to determine completeness and eligibility.
1. The applicants and their proposed projects must meet the requirements of these rules and regulations.
2. Projects accepted by OER as complete and consistent with these rules and regulations will be evaluated, scored, ranked, and incorporated into a PPL to be used by the RIIB to determine the order in which financial assistance shall be provided.
3. Recommendations for funding shall be prioritized based on the overall score of the application. There is no guarantee that an applicant will receive financing from RIIB even though they are listed on the PPL.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 300 - Office of Energy Resources › Chapter 00 - N/A › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 1 - Efficient Buildings Fund Project Priority List (300-RICR-00-00-1) › Section 300-RICR-00-00-1.12 - Project Inspections

Current through June 14, 2024
A. OER, or its designated representative, may inspect the project at any time during the construction process and following project completion.
1. Energy efficiency projects: All applicants are required to have an independent third party inspection of the energy efficiency measure after construction is completed. A copy of the commissioning report (hard copy and electronic copy) shall be forwarded to OER and RIIB within thirty (30) days following the commissioning.
2. Solar PV projects: All applicants are required to have an independent third party inspection of the renewable energy project after interconnection. Third party independent inspections completed pursuant to existing state programs are acceptable. A copy of the inspection report (hard copy and electronic copy) shall be forwarded to OER and RIIB within thirty (30) days following the inspection.
3. Wind projects: All applicants are required to have an independent third party inspection of the renewable energy system after interconnection. Third party independent inspections completed pursuant to existing state programs are acceptable. A copy of the inspection report (hard copy and electronic copy) shall be forwarded to OER and RIIB within sixty (60) days following the inspection.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 300 - Office of Energy Resources › Chapter 00 - N/A › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 1 - Efficient Buildings Fund Project Priority List (300-RICR-00-00-1) › Section 300-RICR-00-00-1.13 - Reporting Requirements

Current through June 14, 2024
A. All recipients of financing from the Efficient Buildings Fund are required to comply with all OER data and reporting requests for at least five (5) years following project completion, including, but not limited to, the requirements specified below:
1. Actual number of full time equivalent jobs for the project;
2. Job types;
3. Entity-wide energy consumption compared to baseline consumption that was submitted in the Efficient Buildings Fund PPL application;
4. For energy efficiency projects, comparison of actual units of energy (e.g. kWh, therms, gallons) saved versus estimated units of energy saved based on the project application submitted;
5. For renewable energy projects, accessibility to the project production dash- boards (Locus, Solectria, etc.);
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 300 - Office of Energy Resources › Chapter 00 - N/A › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 1 - Efficient Buildings Fund Project Priority List (300-RICR-00-00-1) › Section 300-RICR-00-00-1.14 - Requisition for Payment

Current through June 14, 2024
Payment to eligible entities by RIIB shall be contingent upon OER's receipt of requisition documentation. If issues and/or deficiencies are identified, payment shall be withheld until such issues and/or deficiencies are rectified and resolved and updated requisition documentation is submitted to OER.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 300 - Office of Energy Resources › Chapter 00 - N/A › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 1 - Efficient Buildings Fund Project Priority List (300-RICR-00-00-1) › Section 300-RICR-00-00-1.15 - Refinancing

Current through June 14, 2024
Eligible entities shall be eligible to submit an application to refinance a previously installed project. The previously installed project must otherwise meet the requirements of these rules and regulations. Applications submitted for refinancing shall receive the lowest ranking on the PPL and will not be ranked above any project applications submitted for financing pursuant to these rules and regulations.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 300 - Office of Energy Resources › Chapter 00 - N/A › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 2 - Commercial Renewable Energy Systems Tangible Tax Value (300-RICR-00-00-2) › Section 300-RICR-00-00-2.1 - PURPOSE

Current through June 14, 2024
A. The purpose of these regulations is to provide consistent and foreseeable tax treatment of renewable energy to facilitate and promote installation of grid-connected generation of renewable energy. The Office of Energy Resources shall adopt a statewide tangible tax value and formula, which shall be used by all municipalities utilizing ordinances and resolutions for commercial renewable energy systems proposed within their respective municipalities beginning on January 1, 2017.
B. All existing municipal renewable energy ordinances and/or resolutions will need to be amended by town and city councils to reflect the requirements of the regulation and the associated tax value and associated formula. Municipalities that plan on adopting first-time ordinances and/or resolutions for renewable energy will need to reflect the requirements of the regulation and the associated tax value and associated formula in their respective ordinances and/or resolutions.
C. Any renewable energy systems that are installed on residential and manufacturing properties, the renewable energy equipment are exempt from local taxation per R.I. Gen. Laws §§
										44-3-3(48) and (49).
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 300 - Office of Energy Resources › Chapter 00 - N/A › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 2 - Commercial Renewable Energy Systems Tangible Tax Value (300-RICR-00-00-2) › Section 300-RICR-00-00-2.2 - SCOPE

Current through June 14, 2024
These rules and regulations apply to towns and cities collecting tangible taxes from commercial renewable energy systems pursuant to R.I. Gen. Laws §
										44-5-3. These Rules and Regulations only apply to towns and cities and do not apply to any other entities or instrumentalities that may have tax collecting authority but are not authorized to tax renewable energy systems under R.I. Gen. Laws §
										44-5-3.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 300 - Office of Energy Resources › Chapter 00 - N/A › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 2 - Commercial Renewable Energy Systems Tangible Tax Value (300-RICR-00-00-2) › Section 300-RICR-00-00-2.3 - APPLICABILITY

Current through June 14, 2024
The adopted tangible tax value and formula shall take effect on January 1, 2017. Any renewable energy resource projects that have executed interconnection service agreements with the electric distribution company as of December 31, 2016, shall not be subject to the rules developed under R.I. Gen. Laws §
										44-5-3(c)  and shall maintain the tax status applicable before the rules are adopted, unless otherwise agreed pursuant to R.I. Gen. Laws §
										44-3-9(a).
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 300 - Office of Energy Resources › Chapter 00 - N/A › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 2 - Commercial Renewable Energy Systems Tangible Tax Value (300-RICR-00-00-2) › Section 300-RICR-00-00-2.4 - AUTHORITY

Current through June 14, 2024
These regulations are promulgated pursuant to R.I. Gen. Laws Chapter 44-57, and in accordance with R.I. Gen. Laws Chapter 42-35, as amended, and grants the Office of Energy Resources the authority to adopt, amend and implement such rules as may be necessary to desirable to effectuate the purposes of this chapter.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 300 - Office of Energy Resources › Chapter 00 - N/A › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 2 - Commercial Renewable Energy Systems Tangible Tax Value (300-RICR-00-00-2) › Section 300-RICR-00-00-2.5 - DEFINITIONS

Current through June 14, 2024
A. As used in these rules and regulations the following definitions will apply:
1. "A/C" means alternating current for the nameplate capacity of the commercial renewable energy system.
2. "Eligible renewable energy resources" mean those technologies defined under R.I. Gen. Laws Chapter 39-26-5.
3. "$/per kW" means the kilowatt/dollar/kilowatt amount adopted through the regulations that municipalities will be compensated from a commercial renewable energy system annually.
4. "Office" means the Rhode Island Office of Energy Resources.
5. "REG Program" means the Renewable Energy Growth Program where a renewable energy system sells electricity through a 15 or 20 year tariff with National Grid.
6. "Net metering" means a renewable energy system installed on a property that is offsetting electric bills pursuant to R.I. Gen. Laws §
											39-26.4-1 et seq.
7. "Virtual net metering" means a renewable energy system that is installed on private or public property where the off-taker of the electricity is a municipality, public school, state or quasi-state public entity pursuant to R.I. Gen. Laws §
											39-26.4-1 et seq.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 300 - Office of Energy Resources › Chapter 00 - N/A › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 2 - Commercial Renewable Energy Systems Tangible Tax Value (300-RICR-00-00-2) › Section 300-RICR-00-00-2.6 - TANGIBLE TAX VALUE FOR COMMERCIAL RENEWABLE ENERGY SYSTEMS

Current through June 14, 2024
A. The following formula and associated $5.00 dollar per kW is adopted by the Office in establishing the tangible tax value for commercial renewable energy systems to provide reasonable compensation to a municipality effective January 1, 2017. All such municipal ordinances and resolutions assessing tangible tax on commercial renewable energy systems must apply the following dollar value and formula.
$5.00 kW x _____ Kilowatt A/C Capacity of the Commercial Renewable Energy System
= $______
1. Example 1: A 2 megawatt ground mount solar system that will be receiving a 20-year tariff under the REG program and selling the electricity back to National Grid.
$5.00 kW X 2,000 kW A/C Capacity of the Commercial Renewable Energy System
=
$10,000 annual revenue to the municipality
$200,000 total revenue over the 20-year REG Program tariff to the municipality
2. Example 2: A 1.5 megawatt wind turbine system that will be receiving a 20-year tariff under the REG program and selling the electricity back to National Grid.
$5.00 kW X 1,500 kW A/C Capacity of the Commercial Renewable Energy System
=
$7,500 annual revenue to the municipality
$150,000 total revenue over the 20-year REG Program tariff to the municipality
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 300 - Office of Energy Resources › Chapter 00 - N/A › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 2 - Commercial Renewable Energy Systems Tangible Tax Value (300-RICR-00-00-2) › Section 300-RICR-00-00-2.7 - MUNICIPAL TAX WAIVER OPTION FOR RENEWABLE SYSTEMS NOT SELLING POWER

Current through June 14, 2024
A. Pursuant to R.I. Gen. Laws §
										44-3-21, a town or city council may elect not to assess a tangible tax on all commercial renewable energy systems or specifically on net-metered systems that are strictly designed to offset and reduce electricity bills on a property and not developed for commercial revenue purposes. A town or city council would need to enact an ordinance to waive tangible taxes on those types of renewable systems.
B. Any renewable energy systems that are installed on residential and manufacturing properties, the renewable energy equipment are exempt from local taxation per R.I. Gen. Laws §§
										44-3-3(48) and (49).
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 300 - Office of Energy Resources › Chapter 00 - N/A › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 2 - Commercial Renewable Energy Systems Tangible Tax Value (300-RICR-00-00-2) › Section 300-RICR-00-00-2.8 - REPORTING

Current through June 14, 2024
All commercial renewable energy systems shall be required to provide the municipality and respective tax assessor with a copy of the initial interconnection application and final interconnection service agreement and any documentation of program enrollment (e.g., renewable energy growth or net metering enrollment forms), indicating whether the commercial renewable energy system is either a REG, net-metered, or virtual net metered installation.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 300 - Office of Energy Resources › Chapter 00 - N/A › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 2 - Commercial Renewable Energy Systems Tangible Tax Value (300-RICR-00-00-2) › Section 300-RICR-00-00-2.9 - SEVERABILITY

Current through June 14, 2024
If any provision of these regulations, or the application thereof to any person or circumstance, is held invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, the validity of the remainder of the regulations shall not be affected thereby.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 300 - Office of Energy Resources › Chapter 00 - N/A › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 2 - Commercial Renewable Energy Systems Tangible Tax Value (300-RICR-00-00-2) › Section 300-RICR-00-00-2.10 - APPLICATION

Current through June 14, 2024
The terms and provisions of these regulations shall be liberally construed to permit the Office to effectuate the purposes of State law, goals, and policies.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 300 - Office of Energy Resources › Chapter 00 - N/A › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 2 - Commercial Renewable Energy Systems Tangible Tax Value (300-RICR-00-00-2) › Section 300-RICR-00-00-2.11 - EFFECTIVE DATE

Current through June 14, 2024
The adopted regulations and associated commercial renewable energy system tangible tax value shall remain in effect from January 1, 2017 through January 1, 2022 and the Office shall have the authority to review and update these regulations if deemed warranted by the Office. The Office shall make a determination on whether to update such regulations by July 1, 2021.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 300 - Office of Energy Resources › Chapter 00 - N/A › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 3 - Statewide Solar Energy Permit Application (300-RICR-00-00-3) › Section 300-RICR-00-00-3.1 - PURPOSE

Current through June 14, 2024
The purpose of these regulations is to create a statewide solar energy permit application that will provide applicants with a predictable and universal process for obtaining a single permit from municipalities that encompasses both building and electric permits for solar photovoltaic systems.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 300 - Office of Energy Resources › Chapter 00 - N/A › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 3 - Statewide Solar Energy Permit Application (300-RICR-00-00-3) › Section 300-RICR-00-00-3.2 - AUTHORITY

Current through June 14, 2024
These regulations are promulgated by the Rhode Island Office of Energy Resources, in consultation with the Rhode Island State Building Code Commission, pursuant to 2017 R.I. Pub. Laws Chapter 10, §
										1     (enacted June 19, 2017). 2017 R.I. Pub. Laws Chapter 10, §
										1     is expected to be codified as R.I. Gen. Laws §
										45-68-1 et seq.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 300 - Office of Energy Resources › Chapter 00 - N/A › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 3 - Statewide Solar Energy Permit Application (300-RICR-00-00-3) › Section 300-RICR-00-00-3.3 - SCOPE

Current through June 14, 2024
These regulations apply to all municipalities. In accordance with 2017 R.I. Pub. Laws Chapter 10, §
										1, municipalities will be required to ensure utilization of the statewide solar energy permit application beginning on January 1, 2018.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 300 - Office of Energy Resources › Chapter 00 - N/A › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 4 - Appliance and Equipment Energy and Water Energy Efficiency Standards Regulation › Section 300-RICR-00-00-4.1 - Purpose

Current through June 14, 2024
The purpose of these Regulations is to codify new statewide
					 water and energy efficiency standards for appliance and equipment pursuant to
					 R.I. Gen. Laws Chapter 39-27.1.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 300 - Office of Energy Resources › Chapter 00 - N/A › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 4 - Appliance and Equipment Energy and Water Energy Efficiency Standards Regulation › Section 300-RICR-00-00-4.2 - Scope

Current through June 14, 2024
A. Pursuant to R.I. Gen. Laws Chapter
				 39-27.1-2 and as defined therein, these regulations apply to the following
				 appliances:
1. Commercial
				 dishwashers
2. Commercial
				 Fryers
3. Commercial hot-food
				 holding cabinets
4. Commercial
				 ovens
5. Commercial steam
				 cookers
6. Electric vehicle supply
				 equipment
7. Faucets
8. Gas fireplaces
9. Portable electric spas
10. Residential ventilating fans
11. Showerheads
12. Spray sprinkler bodies
13. Urinals
14. Water closets
15. Water coolers
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 300 - Office of Energy Resources › Chapter 00 - N/A › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 4 - Appliance and Equipment Energy and Water Energy Efficiency Standards Regulation › Section 300-RICR-00-00-4.3 - Definitions

Current through June 14, 2024
For purposes of this chapter, definitions are in accordance
					 with R.I. Gen. Laws §
										39-27.1-2.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 300 - Office of Energy Resources › Chapter 00 - N/A › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 4 - Appliance and Equipment Energy and Water Energy Efficiency Standards Regulation › Section 300-RICR-00-00-4.4 - Authority

Current through June 14, 2024
A. The Office of Energy Resources shall have
				 the authority to promulgate minimum efficiency standards pursuant to R.I. Gen.
				 Laws §
										39-27.1-4 The Office of Energy Resources may adopt, amend, and
				 implement such Rules and Regulations as may be necessary to implement the
				 Chapter.
B. Pursuant to R.I. Gen.
				 Laws §
										39-27.1-7, the Commissioner of the Office of Energy Resources shall
				 have the authority to adopt and update procedures, certification processes, and
				 product labeling requirements for covered appliances, as necessary, to ensure
				 manufacturer compliance with established Regulations.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 300 - Office of Energy Resources › Chapter 00 - N/A › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 4 - Appliance and Equipment Energy and Water Energy Efficiency Standards Regulation › Section 300-RICR-00-00-4.5 - Product Standards, Test Methods, and Compliance

Current through June 14, 2024
A. As of the effective date of these
				 Regulations, minimum product standards for covered appliances shall be pursuant
				 to R.I. Gen. Law §39-27.1-4, until such time as the Office of Energy
				 Resources and its Commissioner issue updates or amendments to those
				 standards.
B. The manufacturers of
				 products covered by this chapter shall test samples of their products in
				 accordance with R.I. Gen. Laws §
										39-27.1-1, et seq.
C. Manufacturers of new products covered by
				 R.I. Gen. Laws §
										39-27.1-3 shall certify to the Commissioner that the
				 products are in compliance with the provisions of this Chapter. The
				 certifications shall be based on test results. The manufacturer shall submit to
				 the Commissioner, another State, or a third (3rd)
				 party as designated by the Commissioner in guidelines a certification statement
				 listing all new appliance models covered by R.I. Gen. Laws §
										39-27.1-3.
				 The certification statement requirements shall be set forth in the guidelines.
				 The Commissioner shall coordinate with the certification programs of other
				 State and Federal agencies with similar standards.
D. Manufacturers of new products covered by
				 R.I. Gen. Laws §
										39-27.1-3 shall identify each product offered for sale or
				 installation in the State as in compliance with the provisions of this Chapter
				 by means of a mark, label, or tag on the product and packaging at the time of
				 sale or installation. Sufficient information shall be shown on the outside of
				 the shipping carton for any appliance (and unit carton in the case of plumbing
				 fittings) to permit the determination of whether the appliance or fitting
				 complies with the requirements of R.I. Gen. Laws §
										39-27.1-3. The
				 appropriate measure of energy or water consumption, the model number as it has
				 been certified, or any label earned as part of the certification process may be
				 used for this purpose and shall be deemed as providing sufficient information
				 to determine compliance. The Commissioner or his/her designee may require
				 additional information, if necessary, to permit determination of compliance.
				 The manufacturer's name or brand name shall appear on each appliance. The
				 Commissioner shall coordinate to the greatest practical extent with the
				 labeling programs of other State and Federal agencies with equivalent
				 efficiency standards. The Commissioner shall allow the use of existing marks,
				 labels, or tags, that connote compliance with the efficiency requirements of
				 this Chapter.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 300 - Office of Energy Resources › Chapter 00 - N/A › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 4 - Appliance and Equipment Energy and Water Energy Efficiency Standards Regulation › Section 300-RICR-00-00-4.6 - Severability

Current through June 14, 2024
If any provision of these Regulations, or the application
					 thereof to any person or circumstance, is held invalid by a court of competent
					 jurisdiction, the validity of the remainder of the Regulations shall not be
					 affected thereby.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 300 - Office of Energy Resources › Chapter 00 - N/A › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 4 - Appliance and Equipment Energy and Water Energy Efficiency Standards Regulation › Section 300-RICR-00-00-4.7 - Application

Current through June 14, 2024
The terms and provisions of these Regulations shall be
					 liberally construed to permit the Office of Energy Resources to effectuate the
					 purposes of State law, goals, and policies.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 300 - Office of Energy Resources › Chapter 00 - N/A › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 4 - Appliance and Equipment Energy and Water Energy Efficiency Standards Regulation › Section 300-RICR-00-00-4.8 - Effective Date

Current through June 14, 2024
A. The effective
				 date of these Regulations is pursuant to R.I. Gen. Laws §39-27.1 5.
B. The adopted Regulation shall
				 remain in effect from June 1, 2022 through June 1, 2027 and the Office of
				 Energy Resources shall have the authority to review and update these
				 Regulations if deemed warranted by the Office. The Office of Energy Resources
				 shall make a determination on whether to update such Regulations by January 31,
				 2027.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 400 - Board of Accountancy › Chapter 00 - N/A › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 1 - Rules and Regulations of the Rhode Island Board of Accountancy › Section 400-RICR-00-00-1.2 - Incorporation by Reference

Current through June 14, 2024
A. These
				 Regulations adopt and incorporate by reference the following:
1. Code of Professional Conduct (2014)
				 published by the AICPA as guidance and rules for all AICPA members, for example
				 those in public practice, industry, government and education, to follow in
				 regard to the performance of their professional responsibilities.
https://www.aicpa.org/research/standards/codeofconduct.html
2. Statement on Standards for
				 Continuing Professional Education (CPE) Programs (2019) published jointly by
				 the AICPA and NASBA to provide a framework for the development, presentation,
				 measurement, and reporting of CPE programs.
https://www.nasbaregistry.org/__media/Documents/2019-standards-andfos/Statement_on_Standards_for_CPE_Programs---December-2019.pdf
.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 400 - Board of Accountancy › Chapter 00 - N/A › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 1 - Rules and Regulations of the Rhode Island Board of Accountancy › Section 400-RICR-00-00-1.3 - Licensing Provisions

Current through June 14, 2024
A. License Renewal
				 Obligation. Licenses to practice public accountancy in Rhode Island are issued
				 by the Board for three (3) year periods and it is the responsibility of every
				 licensee engaged in the practice of public accounting to renew his or her
				 license so as to maintain the license current and in good standing.
B. Reinstatement of Expired Licenses
1. In addition to all other components of a
				 renewal application, to apply for reinstatement of an expired license, the
				 applicant must document completion of not less than one hundred twenty (120)
				 hours of CPE credits during the preceding three (3) year period and pay a fee
				 of five hundred dollars ($500.00).
2. In addition to the requirements of §
											1.3(B)(1)     of this Part, any person whose license has been expired for five (5)
				 years or more shall also be required to document satisfaction of one (1) of the
				 following two (2) additional educational requirements:
a. Complete attendance at a CPA exam review
				 course in a classroom setting approved by the Board; or
b. Completion of an additional one hundred
				 twenty (120) hours of CPE credits during the preceding three (3) year period
				 (for a total of two hundred forty (240) hours of CPE credits during the
				 preceding three (3) year period). For the purposes of calculating compliance
				 with this alternative, any subject matter hour specifications should be
				 doubled.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 400 - Board of Accountancy › Chapter 00 - N/A › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 1 - Rules and Regulations of the Rhode Island Board of Accountancy › Section 400-RICR-00-00-1.4 - Education Requirement

Current through June 14, 2024
1.4.1
Education Requirement
A. An
				 applicant will be deemed to have met the education requirement if, as part of
				 the one hundred fifty (150) semester hours of education, he or she has met any
				 one (1) of the following conditions:
1. Earned
				 a graduate degree with a concentration in accounting from a program that is
				 accredited in accounting by an accrediting agency recognized by the
				 Board.
2. Earned a graduate degree
				 from a program that is accredited in business by an accrediting agency
				 recognized by the Board and completed not less than twenty-four (24) semester
				 hours in accounting at the undergraduate level or fifteen (15) semester hours
				 at the graduate level, or an equivalent combination thereof.
3. Earned a baccalaureate degree or higher
				 degree at an institution that is accredited by an accrediting agency recognized
				 by the Board and completed not less than twenty-four (24) semester hours in
				 accounting at the undergraduate or graduate level and completed not less than
				 twenty-four (24) semester hours in business courses (other than accounting
				 courses) at the undergraduate or graduate level.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 400 - Board of Accountancy › Chapter 00 - N/A › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 1 - Rules and Regulations of the Rhode Island Board of Accountancy › Section 400-RICR-00-00-1.5 - Experience Requirement

Current through June 14, 2024
1.5.1
General
				 Experience Requirement Parameters
A.
				 The experience in the practice of accountancy required to be demonstrated for
				 issuance of a certificate of certified public accountant pursuant to R.I. Gen.
				 Laws §
											5-3.1-1
et seq
., shall meet the requirements of
				 this Regulation.
B. The experience
				 requirement shall consist of one (1) year (minimum of one thousand eight
				 hundred twenty (1,820) hours), as specified in R.I. Gen. Laws §
											5-3.1-5(a)(5).
1. Applicants shall have their
				 experience verified to the Board by a CPA with a license/permit to practice in
				 the applicable jurisdiction.
C. A candidate who has passed the CPA
				 examination in a jurisdiction other than Rhode Island must comply with the
				 experience requirement of that other jurisdiction if it exceeds the Rhode
				 Island experience requirement.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 400 - Board of Accountancy › Chapter 00 - N/A › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 1 - Rules and Regulations of the Rhode Island Board of Accountancy › Section 400-RICR-00-00-1.6 - Examination Requirement

Current through June 14, 2024
1.6.1
Examination Administration Application Process
A. The examination requirement set forth in
				 R.I. Gen. Laws §
											5-3.1-1
et seq
. shall be deemed
				 satisfied by successful completion of the uniform examination (the so-called
				 Uniform CPA Examination or its successor uniform examination). This examination
				 is electronically administered as a computer-based examination by a third-party
				 testing provider, in cooperation with the AICPA and NASBA, which are the
				 Board's designees for examination functions within the scope of their
				 respective roles in administering the examination. AICPA is involved in the
				 exam through its executive committee that is charged with the overall
				 responsibility for preparing and scoring the exam. NASBA operates the National
				 Candidate Database (NCD) and CPA Examination Services (CPAES). As such,
				 different portions of this Part are handled by one (1) or more of these exam
				 partners as designees of the Board.
B. The Board or its designee will provide
				 Candidates with application materials, instructions, and deadlines for applying
				 to sit for the examination.
C. An
				 application will not be considered filed until the application fee and
				 examination fee required by this Regulation and all required supporting
				 documents have been received, including proof of identity as determined by the
				 Board and specified on the application, official transcripts and proof that
				 Candidate has satisfied the education requirement.
D. A Candidate who fails to appear for the
				 examination shall forfeit all fees charged for both the application and the
				 examination.
E. The Board or its
				 designee will forward notification of eligibility for the examination to
				 NASBA's National Candidate Database.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 400 - Board of Accountancy › Chapter 00 - N/A › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 1 - Rules and Regulations of the Rhode Island Board of Accountancy › Section 400-RICR-00-00-1.7 - Professional Conduct

Current through June 14, 2024
1.7.1
Code of
				 Professional Conduct
A. The AICPA Code
				 of Professional Conduct has been adopted by the Board of Accountancy as the
				 Rhode Island Code of Professional Conduct (the "Code").
B. The Code shall govern the conduct of all
				 persons licensed under the Accountancy Act.
C. The failure of any person to comply with
				 the Code shall be grounds for discipline in accordance with R.I. Gen. Laws
				 §
											5-3.1-12(b)(4).
D. In the
				 event there is any inconsistency between the Code and the Accountancy Act, the
				 Accountancy Act shall supersede such provisions of the Code.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 400 - Board of Accountancy › Chapter 00 - N/A › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 1 - Rules and Regulations of the Rhode Island Board of Accountancy › Section 400-RICR-00-00-1.8 - Continuing Professional Education ("CPE")

Current through June 14, 2024
1.8.1
CPE Rules per R.I. Gen. Laws §
											5-3.1-4(f)(4)  Authority
A. Number of CPE Hours Required for Permit
				 Renewal
1. As a pre-requisite to renewing the
				 CPA permit, the CPA must complete a minimum of one hundred twenty (120) hours
				 of formal CPE during the preceding three (3) year period.
2. At each renewal, the CPA must certify that
				 the CPA has completed such minimum CPE during the past three (3) year licensing
				 period (defined from July 1 of the renewal year through June 30 three (3) years
				 later).
3. CPE Exception for the
				 first year of licensure: A new CPA is not required to complete CPE in the year
				 in which they initially receive their certificate from the Board. Therefore,
				 new CPAs are only required to certify completion of eighty (80) hours for the
				 first renewal cycle, including four (4) ethics credits as required in §1.8.2(E) of this Part.