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R.I. Gen. Laws § 39-30-1. Findings and purposes
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(a) The Rhode Island general assembly finds and declares that: (1) Taxpayers are mandated to pay the electric distribution company large sums every year to light municipal and many state-owned streets; (2) Municipalities are limited in how they can manage this public safety resou…
R.I. Gen. Laws § 39-30-2. Definitions
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When used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the following meanings: (1) “Electric distribution company” means a company defined in § 39-1-2(a)(12), supplying standard-offer service, last-resort service, or any successor service to end-use customers. (2) “Lighting eq…
R.I. Gen. Laws § 39-30-3. Streetlight investment
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(a) Any city or town receiving streetlighting service from an electric distribution company pursuant to an electric-rate tariff providing for the use by such municipality of lighting equipment owned by the electric distribution company, at its option, upon sixty (60) days’ notice…
R.I. Gen. Laws § 39-30-4. Liberal construction
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The provisions of this chapter shall be liberally construed to give effect to the purposes thereof.