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Rhode Island Statutes, Title 46

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Title 46, Title 46 and Navigation

72 chapters · 922 sections in this title.

All chapters in Title 46922 Ch 46-25, Chapter 46-25 Narragansett Bay Commi…78 Ch 46-23, Chapter 46-23 Coastal Resources Mana…50 Ch 46-22, Chapter 46-22 Regulation of Boats42 Ch 46-12, Chapter 46-12 Water Pollution39 Ch 46-9, Chapter 46-9 Pilots — Rhode Island S…37 Ch 46-12.2, Chapter 46-12.2 Rhode Island Infrast…35 Ch 46-15.1, Chapter 46-15.1 Water Supply Facilities31 Ch 46-10, Chapter 46-10 Shipwrecks29 Ch 46-15.3, Chapter 46-15.3 Public Drinking Wate…29 Ch 46-2, Chapter 46-2 Federal Navigation and …26 Ch 46-4, Chapter 46-4 Harbors and Harbor Lines26 Ch 46-15, Chapter 46-15 Water Resources Management26 Ch 46-13, Chapter 46-13 Public Drinking Water …25 Ch 46-12.8, Chapter 46-12.8 Water Projects Revol…24

9 sections·Filtered byTitle 46✕Ch 46-15.5✕

R.I. Gen. Laws § 46-15.5-1. Name
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This chapter shall be referred to as the “Bristol County Water Supply Act”.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 46-15.5-10. Transfer of functions
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Notwithstanding any transfer of functions from the water resources board to the department of environmental management or any provision of law, the water resources board shall retain all jurisdiction with respect to chapter 15 of this title as in effect prior to the enactment of …
R.I. Gen. Laws § 46-15.5-2. Legislative declaration
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Recognizing the importance of protecting, maintaining and utilizing all sources of potable water and recognizing that with the continued demands on the Scituate Reservoir, this general assembly hereby finds and declares that: (1) The citizens of Bristol County lack an adequate an…
R.I. Gen. Laws § 46-15.5-3. Pipeline connection
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(a) The Bristol County water authority shall design, plan, permit, and construct an additional connection to the City of Providence water supply system and construct a new water transmission line to its existing reservoirs. The additional connection to Providence will be construc…

R.I. Gen. Laws § 46-15.5-4. Rates and charges for water

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If either the city of East Providence or the Bristol County water authority shall utilize the emergency connection, the party providing water shall charge the party for the water so provided an amount determined by applying the rate charged to such providing party by the Providen…

R.I. Gen. Laws § 46-15.5-5. Financing

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(a) The Bristol County water authority extension of its transmission system to connect to the Providence water supply system through the additional connection together with the emergency connection as set forth in § 46-15.5-3 and the cost of planning, design and permitting the im…

R.I. Gen. Laws § 46-15.5-6.1. Limitation on expenditures

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The Bristol County water authority shall pay fifty percent (50%) of costs of planning, design, permitting and construction of the additional and emergency connections authorized by this chapter until the total cost thereof shall equal $29.6 million ($29,600,000). All costs in exc…

R.I. Gen. Laws § 46-15.5-7. Connection with Providence water supply system

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The provisions of § 18 of chapter 1278 of the public laws of Rhode Island, of 1915 as amended, dealing with the connection of the Bristol County water authority with the Providence water supply system are hereby amended to authorize the additional connection and the emergency con…

R.I. Gen. Laws § 46-15.5-9. Administrative priority

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Any state agency, board, council, or commission shall give priority in terms of consideration of, and hearing on, any application made by the Bristol County water authority seeking necessary approvals to carry out the provisions of this chapter.