Title 42, Title 42 Affairs and Government

Obligations issued under the provisions of this chapter shall not be deemed to constitute a debt or liability or obligation of the state or of any political subdivision of the state, including the municipality, or a pledge of the faith and credit of the state or of any political …

The notes and bonds of the corporation shall be legal investments in which all public officers and public bodies of this state, its political subdivisions, all municipalities and municipal subdivisions, all insurance companies and associations, and other persons carrying on an in…

(a) Whenever the board of commissioners of the corporation shall by resolution determine that the purposes for which the corporation was formed have been substantially fulfilled and all bonds issued prior to this time by the corporation have been fully paid or adequate provision …

(a) Any bonds, notes or other obligations issued by the corporation under the provisions of this chapter, their transfer, and the income therefrom (including any profits made on the sale thereof), shall at all times be free from taxation by the state or any political subdivision …

The corporation shall be subject to the provisions of chapter 2 of title 38 (“Access to Public Records”) and chapter 46 of this title (“Open Meetings”) and, in addition, the commissioners shall be subject to the provisions of chapter 14 of title 36 (“Code of Ethics”).

(a) The corporation shall carry out and comply with the policy of the state to support the fullest possible participation of firms owned and controlled by minorities and women (MBE) in all of its programs, contracts, and purchase of goods and services in accordance with state law…

The authority shall adopt workforce employment goals for the operation of the convention center and its affiliated entities, which considers the racial composition of the city of Providence as determined by the most recent national census data.

It is hereby found that: (1) There is a serious shortage of suitable facilities for conventions and related exhibition, meeting, banquet, and other facilities customarily incident thereto, in the state; (2) Private enterprise alone is not able to provide the necessary facilities;…

The corporation shall be considered a public agency and subject to the provisions of chapter 2 of title 37 entitled: “State Purchases” to the extent that those provisions are not inconsistent with the provisions of this chapter.

Neither this chapter nor anything contained in this chapter is or shall be construed as a restriction or limitation upon any powers, which the corporation might otherwise have under any laws of this state, and this chapter is cumulative to any powers. This chapter does and shall …

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.

The following words and terms shall have the following respective meanings, unless the context clearly indicates a different meaning: (1) “Chief municipal officer” means: (i) If the municipality is a city, its mayor, or (ii) If the municipality is a town, the president of its tow…

(a) There is created and established a public corporation of the state, having a distinct legal existence from the state and not constituting a department of the state government, with those corporate powers that are set forth in this chapter to be known as “convention center aut…

Any municipality is authorized from time to time to sell or otherwise convey to the corporation any property held by the municipality and to lease from the corporation, or contract with the corporation with respect to any facilities, or any interest therein, held by the corporati…

The corporation shall have power: (1) To have perpetual succession. (2) To sue and be sued, complain and defend, in its corporate name. (3) To have a corporate seal which may be altered at its pleasure, and to use the seal by causing it, or a facsimile of the seal, to be impresse…

(a) If for any of the purposes of this chapter, the corporation shall find it necessary to acquire any real property, whether for immediate or future use, the corporation may find and determine that the property, whether a fee simple absolute or a lesser interest, is required for…

In any tort action against the corporation, any damages recovered therein shall not exceed the sum of one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000).

(a) The corporation is authorized to issue its negotiable bonds and notes from time to time for any of its corporate purposes; provided, however, that the authorization be limited such that the aggregate principal amount of such negotiable bonds and notes outstanding at any time …