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Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 845 - Resource Recovery Corporation › Chapter 00 - N/A › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 1 - Rhode Island Solid Waste Management Corporation Flow Control Regulations (845-RICR-00-00-1) › Section 845-RICR-00-00-1.6 - Orders

Current through June 14, 2024
The Corporation may issue orders requiring that any hauler cease and desist delivering for disposal or cease and desist disposing solid waste originating or collected within the State of Rhode Island at other than facilities or systems designated by the Corporation. The Corporation may impose administrative penalties for delivery or disposal of solid waste in violation of these regulations.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 845 - Resource Recovery Corporation › Chapter 00 - N/A › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 1 - Rhode Island Solid Waste Management Corporation Flow Control Regulations (845-RICR-00-00-1) › Section 845-RICR-00-00-1.7 - Penalties

Current through June 14, 2024
Ever hauler delivering solid waste originating or collected within the State of Rhode Island for disposal at or disposing such solid waste at facilities or systems that have not been designated by the Corporation, shall be assessed an administrative penalty of up to $1,000 for each load of solid waste that has been so delivered or disposed.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 845 - Resource Recovery Corporation › Chapter 00 - N/A › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 1 - Rhode Island Solid Waste Management Corporation Flow Control Regulations (845-RICR-00-00-1) › Section 845-RICR-00-00-1.8 - Notice of Violation

Current through June 14, 2024
A. Whenever the Executive Director has reasonable grounds to believe that a hauler has delivered solid waste for disposal or disposed solid waste at a facility or system not designated by the Corporation or otherwise has violated the provisions of the Act and the Corporation's enforcement plan, the Executive Director may issue a notice of violation requiring the hauler to show cause why he should not be ordered to cease and desist such activity and/or be assessed an administrative penalty in accordance with the provisions of these regulations. The notice of violation shall specify the alleged activity that violates these regulations, the regulations and/or statutes violated, the amount of the fine, if any, proposed and that the hauler may within ten (10) days of receipt of the order request in writing a hearing. The notice of violation shall be served in the manner in which summonses authorized by the Superior Court Rules of Civil Procedure are served or by certified mail return receipt requested.
B. If a hauler, who receives a notice of violation, does not make written request for a hearing within ten (10) days of receipt of the notice of violation, the provisions of the notice of violation shall become final, effective and ordered in accord with the terms of the notice of violation and any proposed administrative penalty shall become final, assessed and due the Corporation.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 845 - Resource Recovery Corporation › Chapter 00 - N/A › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 1 - Rhode Island Solid Waste Management Corporation Flow Control Regulations (845-RICR-00-00-1) › Section 845-RICR-00-00-1.9 - Hearing

Current through June 14, 2024
A. Hearings shall follow the procedures and requirements of the Administrative Procedures Act. The Executive Director shall designate a Hearing Officer to preside at the hearing and to render a decision. If a Hearing Officer designated is a member of the Corporation's staff, he shall not have had any prior involvement in the issuance of the notice of violation or subject matter of the hearing.
B. The Corporation shall have the burden of proving by a preponderance of the evidence that the hauler has delivered solid waste for disposal or disposed solid waste at a facility or system that has not been designated by the Corporation.
C. Subject to the control and rulings of the Hearing Officer, a hauler, who has requested a hearing, shall have a reasonable opportunity to cross-exam witnesses presented by the Corporation, examine and object to the introduction of evidence and present witnesses and evidence in his own behalf.
D. Upon finding that the Corporation has proven by preponderance of the evidence that the hauler has delivered solid waste for disposal or has disposed of solid waste at facilities or systems not designated by the Corporation, the Hearing Officer shall impose a fine of up to $1,000 for each load or partial load of solid waste so delivered or disposed and shall order the hauler to cease and desist such activities.
E. Upon finding that the Corporation has not proven its case by a preponderance of the evidence the notice of violation shall be revoked.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 845 - Resource Recovery Corporation › Chapter 00 - N/A › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 1 - Rhode Island Solid Waste Management Corporation Flow Control Regulations (845-RICR-00-00-1) › Section 845-RICR-00-00-1.10 - Determination of Administrative Penalty

Current through June 14, 2024
A. When imposing an administrative penalty the Hearing Officer shall consider to the extent practicable:
1. The extent of noncompliance with the Corporation's enforcement plan;
2. The action and potential impact on public health, safety and welfare and the environment of the failure to comply;
3. The actual and potential damages suffered, and actual or potential costs incurred, by the Corporation or by any other person;
4. Whether the person being assessed the administrative penalty took steps to prevent noncompliance, to promptly come into compliance and to remedy and mitigate whatever harm might have been done as a result of such noncompliance;
5. Whether the person being assessed the administrative penalty has previously failed to comply with any rule, regulation, order, or approval issued or adopted by the Executive Director or any law which the Executive Director has the authority or responsibility to enforce;
6. Making compliance less costly than noncompliance;
7. Deterring future noncompliance;
8. The financial condition of the person being assessed the administrative penalty;
9. The amount necessary to eliminate the economic advantage of noncompliance including but not limited to the financial advantage over competitors from the noncompliance;
10. Whether the failure to comply was intentional, willful or knowing and not the result of error;
11. Any amount specified by state and/or federal statute for a similar violation or failure to comply;
12. Any other factor(s) that may be relevant in determining the amount of a penalty, provided that the other factors shall be set forth in the written notice of assessment of the penalty; and
13. The public interest.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 845 - Resource Recovery Corporation › Chapter 00 - N/A › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 1 - Rhode Island Solid Waste Management Corporation Flow Control Regulations (845-RICR-00-00-1) › Section 845-RICR-00-00-1.11 - Civil and Criminal Proceedings

Current through June 14, 2024
Nothing in these regulations shall preclude the Corporation from instituting pursuant to authority of the Act civil and/or criminal proceedings to enforce the provisions of these regulations and the Act.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 845 - Resource Recovery Corporation › Chapter 00 - N/A › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 1 - Rhode Island Solid Waste Management Corporation Flow Control Regulations (845-RICR-00-00-1) › Section 845-RICR-00-00-1.12 - Appeal

Current through June 14, 2024
Appeal of decisions of the Corporation shall be to the Superior Court and shall follow the procedures established in the Rhode Island Administrative Procedures Act.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 845 - Resource Recovery Corporation › Chapter 00 - N/A › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 1 - Rhode Island Solid Waste Management Corporation Flow Control Regulations (845-RICR-00-00-1) › Section 845-RICR-00-00-1.13 - Appendix A

Current through June 14, 2024
A. Solid waste management and disposal facilities licensed by the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management:
1. Charlestown Landfill, Charlestown, RI
2. Central Landfill, Shun Pike, Johnston, RI
3. Hometown Properties, Inc. and Homevest, Inc. Landfill, Dry Bridge Road, North Kingstown, RI
a. operating pursuant to Court order.
4. Tiverton Landfill, Main Road, Tiverton, RI
5. Westerly Landfill, Route 91, Westerly, RI
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 845 - Resource Recovery Corporation › Chapter 00 - N/A › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 2 - Rules and Regulations for the Prohibition of Out-of-State Waste at the Rhode Island Resource Recovery Corporation Central Landfill (845-RICR-00-00-2) › Section 845-RICR-00-00-2.1 - Out of State Waste Prohibited

Current through June 14, 2024
The rules and regulations of the Corporation is to reject any solid waste at the Central Landfill which neither originated nor was generated within the State of Rhode Island as defined in R.I. Gen. Laws §
										23-19-13.1.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 845 - Resource Recovery Corporation › Chapter 00 - N/A › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 2 - Rules and Regulations for the Prohibition of Out-of-State Waste at the Rhode Island Resource Recovery Corporation Central Landfill (845-RICR-00-00-2) › Section 845-RICR-00-00-2.2 - Contracting

Current through June 14, 2024
A. RIRRC shall establish clauses in its contracts with commercial customers specifying that the customer and/or their solid waste hauling designee shall not deliver out-of-state waste to the Central Landfill, and that all customers will cooperate with the Corporation to verify and ensure compliance with these rules and regulations. RIRRC may enforce this restriction on out-of-state waste through suspension of contract terms, either temporarily or permanently, or through prosecution of penalties cited in R.I. Gen. Laws §
										23-19-13.1, or a combination of contract penalties and prosecution.
B. All commercial waste haulers will be allowed, as soon as practicable after the promulgation of these Rules, to enter into contracts with the Corporation containing, inter alia, provisions concerning the following:
1. Such contracts will be for a specific period.
2. The contract will specify that the customer and/or their solid waste hauling designee shall not deliver out-of-state waste to the Central Landfill, and that the customer will cooperate with the Corporation to verify compliance.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 845 - Resource Recovery Corporation › Chapter 00 - N/A › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 2 - Rules and Regulations for the Prohibition of Out-of-State Waste at the Rhode Island Resource Recovery Corporation Central Landfill (845-RICR-00-00-2) › Section 845-RICR-00-00-2.3 - Declaration Regarding Waste Delivery

Current through June 14, 2024
All customer/haulers delivering solid waste to the RIRRC shall be presented a "Declaration Regarding Waste Delivery" document, which shall state the following; "The undersigned declares, to the best of their knowledge that 100% of the solid waste delivered to the Central Landfill in the vehicle and on the date above, was generated and collected in Rhode Island, is not Hazardous Waste, does not contain in excess of 20% recyclable material, as defined by DEM regulation, and complies with all applicable laws and regulations."
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 845 - Resource Recovery Corporation › Chapter 00 - N/A › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 2 - Rules and Regulations for the Prohibition of Out-of-State Waste at the Rhode Island Resource Recovery Corporation Central Landfill (845-RICR-00-00-2) › Section 845-RICR-00-00-2.4 - Review and Investigation

Current through June 14, 2024
Rhode Island Resource Recovery Corporation may initiate reviews of customer/haulers records and/or conduct other investigations, such as surveillance of transfer stations and points of entry into Rhode Island and inspection of loads for out-of-state waste, so as to verify that waste delivered to the Central Landfill is, in fact, generated and collected in Rhode Island.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 845 - Resource Recovery Corporation › Chapter 00 - N/A › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 2 - Rules and Regulations for the Prohibition of Out-of-State Waste at the Rhode Island Resource Recovery Corporation Central Landfill (845-RICR-00-00-2) › Section 845-RICR-00-00-2.5 - Use for Construction, Operation or Closure

Current through June 14, 2024
Solid waste generated in Rhode Island and processed outside of Rhode Island to be used as part of the construction, operation or closure of the Central Landfill shall be considered acceptable solid waste pursuant to these Rules and Regulations.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 845 - Resource Recovery Corporation › Chapter 00 - N/A › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 2 - Rules and Regulations for the Prohibition of Out-of-State Waste at the Rhode Island Resource Recovery Corporation Central Landfill (845-RICR-00-00-2) › Section 845-RICR-00-00-2.6 - Interpretation and Severability

Current through June 14, 2024
The provisions of these Regulations shall be liberally interpreted to accomplish their stated purpose. If any provisions hereof or the application thereof to any person or circumstances is held invalid or is rendered invalid by legislation subsequently adopted by the General Assembly, the remaining provisions, and the application of such provisions to any other persons or circumstances shall not be affected thereby.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 845 - Resource Recovery Corporation › Chapter 00 - N/A › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 3 - Rhode Island Resource Recovery Annual Municipal Solid Waste Cap Allotments (845-RICR-00-00-3) › Section 845-RICR-00-00-3.1 - Purpose

Current through June 14, 2024
In accordance with R.I. Gen. Laws §
										23-19-13(g)(3)  the Rhode Island Resource Recovery Corporation ("the Corporation") has developed the below procedure to calculate "the maximum amount of municipal solid waste that each municipality will be entitled to deliver to the corporation at the municipal tipping fee", known as the municipal solid waste cap (hereafter "Cap").
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 845 - Resource Recovery Corporation › Chapter 00 - N/A › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 3 - Rhode Island Resource Recovery Annual Municipal Solid Waste Cap Allotments (845-RICR-00-00-3) › Section 845-RICR-00-00-3.2 - Overview

Current through June 14, 2024
A. The Cap calculation procedure is based on the following criteria:
1. the total of the statewide Cap and diversion adjustments shall not exceed historical waste generation;
2. Caps shall be based on waste diversion targets, not on actual performance; and
3. the distribution should account for both year round and seasonal populations.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 845 - Resource Recovery Corporation › Chapter 00 - N/A › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 3 - Rhode Island Resource Recovery Annual Municipal Solid Waste Cap Allotments (845-RICR-00-00-3) › Section 845-RICR-00-00-3.3 - Procedure

Current through June 14, 2024
A. On or before April 1st prior to the Corporation's fiscal year beginning July 1st the Corporation will update the municipal solid waste disposal caps using the steps below, and notify each municipality of its Cap allocation for the upcoming fiscal year.
1. Calculate total statewide municipal sector waste generation by totaling all solid waste, and recyclables (i.e., refuse, MRF recyclables, yard debris, scrap metal/white goods, tires, etc.) as reported annually by municipalities to RIRRC.
2. Calculate the total statewide Cap by reducing the statewide municipal sector waste generation by the waste diversion assumption of 35%, i.e. {statewide Cap X ( 1-0.35)}
3. Obtain the most recent year population estimate for each municipality from the more current of the decennial U.S. Census or the Rhode Island Department of Administration Statewide Planning Program's official Population Projection.
4. Calculate the year-round equivalent seasonally adjusted population:
a. Obtain the most recent seasonal housing estimates from the decennial census;
b. For each municipality assume three occupants per seasonal household, unless a modification to this assumption is approved by the Corporation's Executive Director. A municipality seeking to increase the occupants per seasonal household assumption shall submit a formal request prior to March 1st to the Corporation's Executive Director for consideration. Such a request should be supported by documented evidence, such as renter/realtor surveys that show a greater number of occupants per seasonal household assumption applies to the municipality. Approval of any request for an increase to the seasonal housing shall be at the discretion of the Corporation's Executive Director and shall be granted for the duration of the fully executed Municipal Solid Waste Agreement signed by both the Corporation and the municipality;
c. For each municipality calculate the seasonally adjusted population using the following formula:
{Population Estimate} + {Seasonal households X occupants per seasonal household X 3.5 months / 12 months per year}
5. Calculate each municipality's Cap by multiplying its percentage of the total statewide seasonally adjusted population by the total statewide Cap.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 845 - Resource Recovery Corporation › Chapter 00 - N/A › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 4 - Municipal Solid Waste Disposal Fee Pricing Structure and Procedure (845-RICR-00-00-4) › Section 845-RICR-00-00-4.1 - Purpose

Current through June 14, 2024
A. The purpose of this rule is to establish cost- based and predictable municipal disposal fees to fund the Corporation's requirements to provide safe, environmentally compliant and cost effective disposal services to all RI municipalities, while at the same time ensuring that the solid waste management system remains financially self-sufficient, reserving all cash surpluses for the following reasons only:
1. Defer any future municipal price increases;
2. Fund required major capital investments i.e. a new MRF or other RIRRC Board authorized reserves
3. Increase landfill life using surplus to offset revenue losses from lower commercial volumes.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 845 - Resource Recovery Corporation › Chapter 00 - N/A › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 4 - Municipal Solid Waste Disposal Fee Pricing Structure and Procedure (845-RICR-00-00-4) › Section 845-RICR-00-00-4.2 - Overview

Current through June 14, 2024
The municipal solid waste disposal fee pricing structure is based on projected operating cash expenses, projections for debt service and normalized capital requirements. Each biennial review will produce firm two-year municipal solid waste disposal fees, plus a planning estimate for the remaining three years of the five year look-ahead period.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 845 - Resource Recovery Corporation › Chapter 00 - N/A › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 4 - Municipal Solid Waste Disposal Fee Pricing Structure and Procedure (845-RICR-00-00-4) › Section 845-RICR-00-00-4.3 - Authority

Current through June 14, 2024
Pursuant to the provisions of R.I. Gen. Laws Chapters 23-19-1 et seq., including 23-19-3, 23-19-10(5), 23-19-10(10), 23-19-13, 23-19-28.1, as amended, and in accordance with the Administrative Procedures Act, R.I. Gen. Laws Chapter 42-35, the Rhode Island Resource Recovery Corporation promulgates this rule for the purpose of establishing a Municipal Solid Waste Disposal Fee Pricing Structure and Procedure.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 845 - Resource Recovery Corporation › Chapter 00 - N/A › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 4 - Municipal Solid Waste Disposal Fee Pricing Structure and Procedure (845-RICR-00-00-4) › Section 845-RICR-00-00-4.6 - Additional Fees

Current through June 14, 2024
A. Materials Recycling Facility (MRF) and Compost Facility rejected loads
1. Loads of collected recyclable materials or leaf and yard debris which, after a determination made by the RIRRC Operations Supervisors, are seen to contain prohibited materials or excessive contamination shall be rejected and reclassified as MSW and the municipal solid waste disposal fee applied. In addition to the landfill fee, a rejected load fee shall also be applied for every instance of rejection. The rejected load fee shall be the same amount as charged to landfill customers for the "Equipment Use Fee".
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 845 - Resource Recovery Corporation › Chapter 00 - N/A › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 4 - Municipal Solid Waste Disposal Fee Pricing Structure and Procedure (845-RICR-00-00-4) › Section 845-RICR-00-00-4.7 - BILLING

Current through June 14, 2024
A. The Corporation shall bill the municipality monthly for the disposal of MSW at the central landfill and the municipality agrees to pay all sums due within thirty (30) days of invoice date.
B. The Corporation shall allow an early payment discount. Upon receipt of full payment of an invoice within 20 days of the invoice date which brings the municipality's outstanding balance to zero, the municipality shall receive a one-and-one-half percent (1.5%) discount from the invoice's amount. The municipality's eligibility expires monthly and is renewed monthly with the issuance of each month's invoice, as stated in §
										4.7(A)     of this Part.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 850 - Student Loan Authority › Chapter 00 - N/A › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 1 - Procurement Rules and Regulation (850-RICR-00-00-1) › Section 850-RICR-00-00-1.1 - Authority

Current through June 14, 2024
This Part is promulgated pursuant to R.I. Gen. Laws Chapter §§37-2-9 and 37-2-13.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 850 - Student Loan Authority › Chapter 00 - N/A › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 1 - Procurement Rules and Regulation (850-RICR-00-00-1) › Section 850-RICR-00-00-1.2 - Purpose

Current through June 14, 2024
The purpose of this Part is to set forth procedures to be utilized during the Rhode Island Student Loan Authority (RISLA) Process procurement process. This Part is intended to further the purposes and policies of the State Purchases Act, as set forth in R.I. Gen. Laws §
										37-2-2(b).
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 850 - Student Loan Authority › Chapter 00 - N/A › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 1 - Procurement Rules and Regulation (850-RICR-00-00-1) › Section 850-RICR-00-00-1.3 - Chief Purchasing Officer

Current through June 14, 2024
RISLA's Chief Purchasing Officer shall be the Executive Director. The Chief Purchasing Officer shall have overall responsibility with respect to the procurement of all goods and services. The Chief Purchasing Officer may delegate to department heads the responsibility to carry out the agency's procurement activities and functions by issuance of a written memorandum.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 850 - Student Loan Authority › Chapter 00 - N/A › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 1 - Procurement Rules and Regulation (850-RICR-00-00-1) › Section 850-RICR-00-00-1.4 - Definitions

Current through June 14, 2024
For purposes of this Part, unless otherwise specified, all terms shall have the meanings ascribed in the State Procurement Law, R.I. Gen. Laws Chapter 37-2.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 850 - Student Loan Authority › Chapter 00 - N/A › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 1 - Procurement Rules and Regulation (850-RICR-00-00-1) › Section 850-RICR-00-00-1.5 - Source Selection

Current through June 14, 2024
A. Items purchased through the state's Master Pricing Agreements as defined in 220-RICR- 30-00-5.3(C)(1)(a) may be purchased by RISLA if approved by the Chief Purchasing Officer or his or her designee.
B. All RISLA contracts shall be awarded by:
1. Competitive sealed bidding;
2. Request for proposals; or
3. Small purchase procedures
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 850 - Student Loan Authority › Chapter 00 - N/A › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 1 - Procurement Rules and Regulation (850-RICR-00-00-1) › Section 850-RICR-00-00-1.6 - Contracts

Current through June 14, 2024
A. Written contracts or invoices for goods and services shall be executed in all instances. The term, price, and complexity of the subject matter shall determine the extent to which contracts shall be reviewed by RISLA's legal counsel. Such determination shall be made by the Chief Purchasing Officer.
B. Multi-year contracts for supplies or services may be entered into in accordance with R.I. Gen. Laws §
										37-2-33.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 850 - Student Loan Authority › Chapter 00 - N/A › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 1 - Procurement Rules and Regulation (850-RICR-00-00-1) › Section 850-RICR-00-00-1.7 - Consultant Services

Current through June 14, 2024
Procurement of consultant services shall be noticed and implemented in accordance with R.I. Gen. Laws §§
										37-2-65 through  37-2-69.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 850 - Student Loan Authority › Chapter 00 - N/A › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 1 - Procurement Rules and Regulation (850-RICR-00-00-1) › Section 850-RICR-00-00-1.8 - Legal Services

Current through June 14, 2024
Procurement of legal services shall be done in accordance with R.I. Gen. Laws §
										37-2-70.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 850 - Student Loan Authority › Chapter 00 - N/A › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 1 - Procurement Rules and Regulation (850-RICR-00-00-1) › Section 850-RICR-00-00-1.9 - Code of Ethics and Professional Behavior

Current through June 14, 2024
A. All RISLA employees shall be subject to the provisions of R.I. Gen. Laws Chapter 36-14 and all regulations promulgated by the Rhode Island Ethics Commission, and any special provision of this section.
B. It is the policy of RISLA that public officials and employees must adhere to the highest standard of ethical conduct, respect the public trust and the rights of all persons, be open, accountable and responsive, avoid the appearance of impropriety, and not use their positions for private gain or advantage.
C. All RISLA employees involved in procurement are required:
1. To consider, first, the interests of RISLA in all transactions;
2. To support and carry out RISLA policies;
3. To buy without prejudice;
4. To avoid any conflict of interest with respect to procurement, or the appearance thereof;
5. To obtain the maximum ultimate value for each dollar of expenditure;
6. To subscribe to and work for honesty and truth in buying and selling, and to denounce all forms and manifestations of commercial bribery;
7. To respect obligations and to require that obligations to RISLA be respected, consistent with good business practice.
8. Under no circumstances shall confidential information be made available to other vendors.
9. Personnel are prohibited from engaging in any conduct which may tend to cause any existing or prospective supplier of goods or services to believe that its relationship with RISLA will be affected by his purchasing or failing to purchase goods or services from any representative of the state.
10. It shall be the obligation of all RISLA employees to avoid conflicts of interest with respect to procurement, and to report promptly to the Chief Purchasing Officer all instances where a conflict exists or is suspected to exist.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 850 - Student Loan Authority › Chapter 00 - N/A › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 2 - Risla's knowledge for college scholarship › Section 850-RICR-00-00-2.1 - Authority

Current through June 14, 2024
This Part is promulgated pursuant to R.I. Gen. Laws §
										16-62-6(9).
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 850 - Student Loan Authority › Chapter 00 - N/A › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 2 - Risla's knowledge for college scholarship › Section 850-RICR-00-00-2.2 - Purpose

Current through June 14, 2024
Rhode Island Student Loan Authority (RISLA) is the
					 recipient of funds which the Board of Directors has earmarked for use for
					 scholarships or need-based educational grants. The criteria for eligibility are
					 set forth in these Rules and Regulations.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 850 - Student Loan Authority › Chapter 00 - N/A › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 2 - Risla's knowledge for college scholarship › Section 850-RICR-00-00-2.3 - Basic Eligibility

Current through June 14, 2024
A. An individual is
				 eligible to apply for RISLA's Knowledge for College Scholarship if such
				 individual:
1. Is a Rhode Island resident
				 accepted at any accredited two (2) year or four (4) year college, university,
				 or postsecondary proprietary school in any U.S. State when the scholarship is
				 awarded, and provides validation of enrollment; or
2. Is an accepted student at an accredited
				 Rhode Island two (2) year or four (4) year college, university, or
				 postsecondary proprietary school when the scholarship is awarded and provides
				 validation of enrollment.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 850 - Student Loan Authority › Chapter 00 - N/A › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 2 - Risla's knowledge for college scholarship › Section 850-RICR-00-00-2.4 - Application Process

Current through June 14, 2024
An individual who meets the requirements of §
										2.3     of
					 this Part can apply by completing the registration and financial literacy quiz,
					 located at
https://www.risla.com/fin-lit-quiz
.
					 Upon completion of the quiz, the student will be registered to win for the
					 month when the quiz was completed. Students may only win once per school year.
					 Students are encouraged to take the financial literacy quiz in consecutive
					 months during the school year but may only win once per school year.
					 Registrations for eligibility are updated monthly and do not carry forward
					 beyond the month when the financial literacy quiz was completed.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 850 - Student Loan Authority › Chapter 00 - N/A › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 2 - Risla's knowledge for college scholarship › Section 850-RICR-00-00-2.5 - Financial Literacy

Current through June 14, 2024
Only individuals who answer the financial literacy
					 questions are eligible for winning. The financial literacy questions are
					 updated each month, focusing primarily on the topics of Budgeting, Credit, and
					 Paying for College.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 850 - Student Loan Authority › Chapter 00 - N/A › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 2 - Risla's knowledge for college scholarship › Section 850-RICR-00-00-2.6 - Selection Process

Current through June 14, 2024
Four (4) scholarship winners are randomly selected on the
					 first (1st) business day of each month. Additionally, two (2) bonus winners
					 will be drawn in June for a total of six (6) in the bonus month. Each winner is
					 awarded a two thousand dollar ($2,000.00) scholarship after the student
					 provides verification of college enrollment. Student must agree to have first
					 name and last initial published on RISLA's scholarship website. RISLA reserves
					 the right to determine whether eligibility requirements were completely met and
					 the scholarship may be awarded. Scholarship funds shall be issued via
					 co-payable checks to the winning student and the student's college or
					 university of choice. A student's college or university of choice may change
					 after registration but may not change after disbursement.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 850 - Student Loan Authority › Chapter 00 - N/A › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 2 - Risla's knowledge for college scholarship › Section 850-RICR-00-00-2.7 - Appeals

Current through June 14, 2024
Any applicant who is aggrieved by any determination with
					 respect to his or her eligibility for a scholarship may appeal such
					 determination in writing to the Executive Director of the Rhode Island Student
					 Loan Authority, 935 Jefferson Boulevard, Warwick, RI 02886 within twenty (20)
					 days of said determination. The decision of the Executive Director shall be
					 final.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 850 - Student Loan Authority › Chapter 00 - N/A › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 2 - Risla's knowledge for college scholarship › Section 850-RICR-00-00-2.8 - Nonavailability of Funding

Current through June 14, 2024
The RISLA Knowledge for College Scholarship Program is
					 subject to being amended, terminated or suspended by RISLA for any year for
					 which there is not available funding for the program.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 855 - Rhode Island Turnpike and Bridge Authority › Chapter 00 - General Administration › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 1 - Rules and Regulations Governing Procurement › Section 855-RICR-00-00-1.1 - Authorization and Purpose

Current through June 14, 2024
1.1.1
Authorization for Regulations
The following Rules and Regulations concerning procurement
					 by the Rhode Island Turnpike and Bridge Authority ("Authority") are promulgated
					 in accordance with R.I. Gen. Laws §§
											37-2-9 and
					  37-2-13 ("Rules and Regulations").
1.1.2
Purpose
A. The purpose of these Rules and Regulations
				 is to set forth the general principles that will govern the conduct of
				 procurement activities by the Authority, a body corporate and politic, and by
				 Authority personnel engaged in those activities, including to:
1. Provide for public confidence in the
				 procurement procedures of the Authority;
2. Ensure fair and equitable treatment of all
				 persons who participate in the procurement process;
3. Provide economy in procurement
				 transactions by fostering effective competition;
4. Provide safeguards for a procurement
				 process of quality, integrity, and the highest ethical standards;
5. Provide for clearly defined accountability
				 and responsibility for procurement transactions; and
6. Ensure that the Authority, as a body
				 corporate and politic of the State of Rhode Island, adheres to the general
				 principles, policies, and practices of the State Purchases Act, R.I. Gen. Laws
				 §
												37-2-1 et seq ., and the Rules and Regulations pursuant to the State Purchases Act
				 (collectively, all as in effect from time to time, the "Act").
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 855 - Rhode Island Turnpike and Bridge Authority › Chapter 00 - General Administration › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 1 - Rules and Regulations Governing Procurement › Section 855-RICR-00-00-1.2 - Source Selection

Current through June 14, 2024
1.2.1
Contracting Methods
A. The
				 Authority recognizes and may use any of the following four (4) basic
				 contracting methods permitted by Rhode Island law to procure services,
				 construction, equipment, and supplies:
1.
				 Competitive sealed bids;
2.
				 Competitive negotiation;
3. Small
				 purchases; and
4. Noncompetitive
				 procurements.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 855 - Rhode Island Turnpike and Bridge Authority › Chapter 00 - General Administration › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 1 - Rules and Regulations Governing Procurement › Section 855-RICR-00-00-1.3 - Requests for Proposals

Current through June 14, 2024
A. Requests for
				 Proposals are utilized to solicit competitive offers in all cases where:
1. Lowest price is not the sole or primary
				 consideration to be used in determining an award;
2. Performance is neither specific nor
				 objective, and open to the vendor's interpretation;
3. It is otherwise anticipated that bid
				 proposals may be substantially different and there is insufficient common
				 ground for objective comparison; or
4. It is anticipated that changes will be
				 made after bid proposals are opened and the nature of the bid proposals and/or
				 prices offered will be negotiated prior to award.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 855 - Rhode Island Turnpike and Bridge Authority › Chapter 00 - General Administration › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 1 - Rules and Regulations Governing Procurement › Section 855-RICR-00-00-1.4 - Security

Current through June 14, 2024
A. In addition to the provisions set forth in
				 R.I. Gen. Laws §
										37-2-40,
				 bidders must furnish, with their bid proposals, either a bid bond from a surety
				 licensed to conduct business in the State of Rhode Island or a certified check
				 in the amount of five percent (5%) of the bid proposal for construction
				 contracts valued at greater than fifty thousand dollars ($50,000.00).
B. The Purchasing Agent may require surety,
				 if appropriate, for any other contracts regardless of value, in an amount and
				 manner in the Purchasing Agent's discretion.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 855 - Rhode Island Turnpike and Bridge Authority › Chapter 00 - General Administration › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 1 - Rules and Regulations Governing Procurement › Section 855-RICR-00-00-1.5 - Minority, Women, and Disadvantaged Business Enterprises

Current through June 14, 2024
A. The Authority will comply with all
				 provisions set forth in R.I. Gen. Laws §
										37-14.1-1 et
				 seq.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 855 - Rhode Island Turnpike and Bridge Authority › Chapter 00 - General Administration › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 1 - Rules and Regulations Governing Procurement › Section 855-RICR-00-00-1.6 - Code of Ethics

Current through June 14, 2024
A. It is the policy
				 of the State of Rhode Island that public officials (both elected and appointed)
				 and employees must adhere to the highest standard of ethical conduct, respect
				 the public trust and the rights of all persons, be open, accountable, and
				 responsive, avoid the appearance of impropriety, and not use their positions
				 for private gain or advantage.
B.
				 All officials and employees of the Authority are subject to the provisions of
				 R.I. Gen. Laws §§
										36-14-4 through
				  36-14-7,
				 as amended from time to time, and the Regulations promulgated thereunder
				 (collectively, all as in effect from time to time, the "Rhode Island Code of
				 Ethics").
C. All members of the
				 Authority and its employees will adhere to the Rhode Island Code of Ethics in
				 their procurement conduct on behalf of the Authority at all times and will also
				 adhere to the special provisions of the supplemental State Code of Procurement
				 Ethics promulgated pursuant to the Act.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 855 - Rhode Island Turnpike and Bridge Authority › Chapter 00 - General Administration › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 1 - Rules and Regulations Governing Procurement › Section 855-RICR-00-00-1.7 - Implementation

Current through June 14, 2024
A. This Part shall be implemented by the
				 Chief Purchasing Officer.
B.
				 Violations of the provisions of this Part, or any of the Authority's
				 procurement policies and procedures, or any applicable State or Federal laws or
				 Regulations shall be immediately reported to the Authority's Executive Director
				 ("Violations").
C. The Executive
				 Director shall have the authority to apply appropriate sanctions for
				 Violations, up to and including termination.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 855 - Rhode Island Turnpike and Bridge Authority › Chapter 10 - Bridges, Facilities and Tolls › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 2 - Rules and Regulations Governing Disputes Involving the Nonpayment of Tolls, Administrative Fees, and Fines (855-RICR-10-00-2) › Section 855-RICR-10-00-2.1 - Authorization and Purpose

Current through June 14, 2024
2.1.1
Authorization for Regulations
The following Rules and Regulations concerning the
					 resolution of disputes over the nonpayment of Tolls, Administrative Fees, and
					 Fines ("Rules and Regulations") are promulgated by the Rhode Island Turnpike
					 and Bridge Authority ("Authority") in accordance with R.I. Gen. Laws §
											24-12-37.
2.1.2
Purpose
These Rules and Regulations are intended to provide the
					 public with information regarding the procedures associated with the nonpayment
					 of Tolls, Administrative Fees, and Fines on the Claiborne Pell
					 Bridge.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 855 - Rhode Island Turnpike and Bridge Authority › Chapter 10 - Bridges, Facilities and Tolls › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 2 - Rules and Regulations Governing Disputes Involving the Nonpayment of Tolls, Administrative Fees, and Fines (855-RICR-10-00-2) › Section 855-RICR-10-00-2.2 - Definitions

Current through June 14, 2024
A. For the purposes of these Rules and
				 Regulations, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
1. "Administrative fees" means the fees added
				 to an unpaid Toll pursuant to R.I. Gen. Laws §
											24-12-37.
2. "Bridge" means the Claiborne Pell
				 Bridge.
3. "Fines" means all fines
				 incurred by a Toll Evader under R.I. Gen. Laws §
											24-12-37.
4. "Nonpayment of toll" means the failure to
				 pay any Administrative Fees or Fines associated with the failure to pay the
				 required Toll, and/or the failure to pay the Toll due at the time of crossing
				 or use of the Bridge as a result of:
a. Having
				 an insufficient amount of cash or legal tender to pay the Toll due;
b. Failing to have a properly-affixed and
				 valid EZ-Pass Transponder with a balance sufficient to pay the Toll due;
				 or
c. Not paying the Toll due or
				 otherwise evading the obligation to pay the Toll due by,
inter
				 alia
, proceeding through or around a gate or barrier at the Bridge's
				 toll plaza.
5. "Toll"
				 means the amount charged by the Authority for use of the Bridge pursuant to
				 R.I. Gen. Laws §
											24-12-9.
6. "Toll violator" shall have the meaning set
				 forth in R.I. Gen. Laws §
											24-12-37(g).
7. "Toll evader" shall have the meaning set
				 forth in R.I. Gen. Laws §
											24-12-37(h).
8. "Notice of violation" means any notice
				 issued by the Authority (or its agent) in connection with the nonpayment of
				 Toll by a Toll Violator or Toll Evader.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 855 - Rhode Island Turnpike and Bridge Authority › Chapter 10 - Bridges, Facilities and Tolls › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 2 - Rules and Regulations Governing Disputes Involving the Nonpayment of Tolls, Administrative Fees, and Fines (855-RICR-10-00-2) › Section 855-RICR-10-00-2.3 - Resolution of Disputes

Current through June 14, 2024
A. Procedures for
				 Disputing Notices of Violation
1. The
				 Authority intends to seek to resolve all disputes regarding the nonpayment of
				 Tolls in an efficient and fair manner.
2. If a Toll Violator or Toll Evader disputes
				 their status as such or otherwise disputes the accuracy of the Authority's
				 records regarding any nonpayment of Toll, the Toll Violator or Toll Evader
				 shall submit a completed Toll Violation Dispute Form to the Authority within
				 thirty (30) days of the date of issuance of the disputed Notice of
				 Violation.
3. The Authority will
				 attempt to work informally and collaboratively with the Toll Violator or Toll
				 Evader to resolve any dispute regarding the disputed Notice of Violation or
				 Nonpayment of Toll. The Authority may contact the Toll Violator or Toll Evader
				 to request additional information to assist the Authority in evaluating the
				 merits of the dispute.
4. If the
				 Authority determines that the disputed Notice of Violation shall be voided or
				 adjusted in favor of the Toll Violator or Toll Evader, then the Authority will
				 make such adjustment and will advise the Toll Violator or Toll Evader of the
				 adjustment made. Thereafter, the Toll Violator or Toll Evader shall pay the
				 newly adjusted amount within ten (10) days of the date of issuance of the
				 Authority's determination. However, if the Toll Violator or Toll Evader fails
				 to timely pay the adjusted amount, then any adjustment made by the Authority is
				 null and void and the original amount of the Notice(s) of Violation (and any
				 applicable Administrative Fees and Fines) shall be immediately due and
				 payable.
5. If the Authority
				 determines that the disputed Notice of Violation is valid and should not be
				 voided or adjusted, then the Toll Violator or Toll Evader may request a
				 telephonic conference with a duly authorized Authority representative for the
				 purpose of attempting to resolve the dispute. Such telephonic conference shall
				 be conducted within thirty (30) days of the Toll Violator or Toll Evader's
				 request, which request shall be made no later than thirty (30) days of the date
				 of issuance of the Authority's determination. If such conference is not
				 requested or does not resolve the dispute, then the Authority shall issue a
				 written final determination to the Toll Violator or Toll Evader confirming that
				 all amounts owed for the disputed Notice of Violation shall remain due and
				 payable. Thereafter, any such Toll Violator or Toll Evader shall remain subject
				 to all consequences set forth in R.I. Gen. Laws §
											24-12-37.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 855 - Rhode Island Turnpike and Bridge Authority › Chapter 10 - Bridges, Facilities and Tolls › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 4 - Concerning Cash and Credit Card Toll Transactions › Section 855-RICR-10-00-4.1 - Authorization and Purpose

Current through June 14, 2024
4.1.1
Authorization for Regulations
The following Rules and Regulations concerning a change to
					 the cash and credit card toll transactions ("Rules and Regulations") are
					 promulgated by the Rhode Island Turnpike & Bridge Authority ("Authority")
					 in accordance with R.I. Gen. Laws §§
											24-12-37 and
					  42-35-2.11.
4.1.2
Purpose
These Rules and Regulations are intended to provide the
					 public with information regarding the manner in which the Authority, in its
					 discretion, may collect tolls by cash or credit card.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 855 - Rhode Island Turnpike and Bridge Authority › Chapter 10 - Bridges, Facilities and Tolls › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 4 - Concerning Cash and Credit Card Toll Transactions › Section 855-RICR-10-00-4.2 - Change Concerning Cash and Credit Card Toll Transactions

Current through June 14, 2024
From time to time, including in time of a State of
					 Emergency declared by the Governor pursuant to R.I. Gen. Laws §
										30-15-9 or other applicable statute, the Authority may close one (1) or more
					 cash/credit card lanes for any reason. If cash/credit card lanes are closed,
					 then such traffic may be directed through the E-ZPass lanes normally designated
					 for vehicles equipped with E-ZPass transponders, in which case no
					 administrative fee shall be charged, but an invoice for the toll as set at the
					 time of assessment shall be mailed to the registered vehicle owner or the
					 E-ZPass account holder. If the invoiced individual or entity makes timely
					 payment of the toll, as specified in said notice in accordance with the invoice
					 terms, then the invoiced individual or entity will not be deemed a Toll
					 Violator or Toll Evader, as defined in Part 2 of this Subchapter, for purposes
					 of the invoiced transaction.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 860 - Housing Resources Commission › Chapter 00 - N/A › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 1 - Rules and Regulations Governing the Building Homes Rhode Island Program (860-RICR-00-00-1) › Section 860-RICR-00-00-1.1 - Purpose

Current through June 14, 2024
A. The purpose of these rules and regulations
				 is to govern BUILDING HOMES RHODE ISLAND Program (the "Program"). The primary
				 purpose of the Program is to provide Eligible Developers with resources to
				 finance the creation and preservation of affordable homes and apartments. These
				 Regulations establish procedures and conditions for the Housing Resources
				 Commission's (the Commission) approval of this financing. The Program is
				 designed to encourage the production and preservation of rental housing and the
				 development and preservation of homeownership opportunities through the
				 allocation of financing from the State as approved by the electorate most
				 recently on November 8, 2016.
B.
				 The Commission will provide deferred and forgivable loans for the financing of
				 rental developments and forgivable loans for the development of homes to be
				 owner occupied. These Regulations set forth criteria established by the
				 Commission for the Program.
C.
				 Approval of proposals under this Program is subject to availability of
				 funds.