Title 39, Title 39 Utilities and Carriers

The exercise of the powers granted by this chapter will be in all respects for the benefit of the people of the state and for the increase of their commerce, maintenance, and increase of their transportation and general prosperity and for the improvement of their health, welfare,…

Bonds issued by the authority under the provisions of this chapter are hereby made securities in which all public officers and public bodies of the state and its political subdivisions, all insurance companies, trust companies, banking associations, investment companies, credit u…

Notwithstanding any of the foregoing provisions of this chapter or any recitals in any bonds issued under the provisions of this chapter, all bonds shall be deemed to be negotiable instruments under the laws of this state.

(a) The authority is hereby authorized to provide for the issuance of bonds of the authority for the purpose of refunding any bonds of the authority, including temporary notes, then outstanding, including the payment of any redemption premium thereon and any interest accrued or t…

The state does hereby pledge to and agree with any person, firm, corporation, or federal agency subscribing to or acquiring the bonds to be issued by the authority that the state will not limit or alter the rights hereby vested in the authority until all bonds at any time issued,…

(a) Whenever the authority acquires transit property facilities under the provisions of this chapter, the authority shall continue the payment of all pensions and retirement allowances under and in accordance with the pension plan in effect at the time of the acquisition. (b) As …

(a) Any action taken by the authority under the provisions of this chapter may be authorized by resolution at any regular or special meeting, and each resolution shall take effect immediately and need not be published or posted. (b) Within ninety (90) days after the end of each f…

For the purposes of chapters 42 — 44 of title 28 and chapters 29 — 37 of title 28, and with respect to chapter 31 of title 9, and notwithstanding any inconsistent provisions of these chapters, the authority shall be deemed to be an instrumentality and a political subdivision of t…

The provisions of this chapter are severable, and if any of its provisions shall be held unconstitutional by any court of competent jurisdiction, the decision of the court shall not affect or impair any of the remaining provisions.

(a) There is hereby created a body corporate and politic to be known as the “Rhode Island public transit authority” (hereinafter “RIPTA”). (b) The authority shall consist of nine (9) members, one of whom shall be the director of the department of transportation, or the director’s…

The authority shall use the services of the department of transportation in planning, designing, and constructing transportation services or facilities to the extent that these services are provided by the department of transportation. The authority may use any other services pro…

The authority and the department of transportation shall be authorized and empowered to enter into agreements, between each other and with others, providing for the assignment to the authority of all or part of any grants, loan, or other money or property of whatever nature recei…

The general assembly shall appropriate annually a sum for the financial support of the operating expenses of the Rhode Island public transit authority from certain proceeds of the motor fuel tax reserved for this purpose pursuant to § 31-36-20. The total amount of state subsidy d…

(a) All eligible employees of the Rhode Island public transit authority shall be entitled to purchase benefits set forth in § 36-12-2 at the same rate as the group rate paid by the state for the benefits. (b) Payments for benefits shall be made by the authority directly to the ge…

(a) The Rhode Island public transit authority is authorized and directed, in consultation with the division of public utilities and carriers and the governor’s commission on disabilities, to develop the “John J. MacDonald, Jr. Transportation Initiative” for a statewide federally …

(a) It shall be the purposes of the authority to: (1) Provide public transit services that meet mobility needs of the people of the state, including the elderly and disabled; (2) Increase access to employment opportunities; (3) Connect different modes of public transportation, in…

(a) The authority is hereby authorized and empowered: (1) To adopt bylaws for the regulation of its affairs and the conduct of its business; (2) To adopt an official seal and alter the seal at pleasure; (3) To maintain an office at such place or places within the state as it may …

(a) The authority shall have the power to establish reasonable rules of conduct for passengers for the protection of the health and safety of passengers and employees of the authority. The rules shall incorporate the provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, 42 U…

(a) Any alteration or elimination of any bus route within the system established by the authority pursuant to § 39-18-4 shall not take effect until a public hearing is held in the neighborhood(s) along the affected route. (b) The public hearing shall take place at least thirty (3…

(a) Bonds issued under the provisions of this chapter shall not be deemed to constitute a debt of the state, or of any political subdivision thereof, or a pledge of the faith and credit of the state, or of any political subdivision. All bonds shall contain, on the face thereof, a…

(a) The authority shall have the power to acquire any transit property or any interest therein by the exercise of the power of eminent domain. (b) The necessity for acquisition shall be conclusively presumed upon the adoption by the authority of a resolution declaring that the ac…

(a) The authority is hereby authorized to provide, by resolution, for the issuance at one time, or from time to time, of bonds of the authority for any of its purposes. The bonds may be general obligations of the authority or special obligations payable only from particular funds…

Bonds issued under the provisions of this chapter may be secured by trust agreement by and between the authority and a corporate trustee, which may be any trust company or bank having the powers of a trust company within or without the state. The trust agreement or the resolution…

The authority is hereby authorized and empowered to fix and revise, from time to time, such schedules of service and rates of fare and charges for service furnished or operated as it determines to be reasonable. The schedules of service, rates of fare, and charges for service sha…