Title 42, Title 42 Affairs and Government

(a) The state planning council established by § 42-11-10, shall within six (6) months of July 1, 1988, prepare and adopt criteria for the siting of new hazardous and solid waste facilities. These criteria shall be proposed following not less than three (3) public hearings in sepa…

Within six (6) months of the adoption of siting criteria, the state planning council shall perform: (a) An inventory of existing solid and hazardous waste treatment, storage, and disposal facilities, together with their capacities; (b) An evaluation of areas within the state not …

The Rhode Island division of higher education assistance building on Jefferson Boulevard in the city of Warwick shall be named the “William P. Robinson, Jr., Building.”

(a) There is authorized, created, and established a public corporation having a distinct legal existence from the state and not constituting a department of state government, which is a governmental agency and public instrumentality of the municipalities within Newport and Bristo…

The bureau shall conduct a training course for newly appointed and qualified members of the board and new designees of ex-officio members within six (6) months of their qualification or designation. The course shall be developed by the chair of the bureau, approved by the bureau,…

(a)(1) The Newport and Bristol County convention and visitors’ bureau dba Discover Newport shall be comprised of eighteen (18) members who are residents of the state of Rhode Island, preferably from Newport and Bristol Counties. (2) All members of the bureau as of September 1, 20…

The Newport and Bristol County convention and visitors’ bureau dba Discover Newport is authorized, created, and established for the following purposes: (1) To establish an operating program to promote and encourage tourism; (2) To coordinate tourism activities within Newport and …

Except to the extent inconsistent with any specific provision of this chapter, the corporation shall have power: (1) To sue and be sued, complain and defend, in its corporate name; (2) To have a seal, which may be altered at pleasure and to use the seal by causing it, or a facsim…

Section 44-18-36.1 shall be applicable to this chapter.

All assets presently held by the Newport and Bristol tourism and convention authority are transferred to the corporation created by this chapter. Assets include all property, tangible and intangible, whether located within or without the state. Whenever in the general laws or any…

The gross receipts of sales to and from the authority are exempted from the taxes imposed by chapter 18 of title 44, for the storage, use, and other consumption in this state of tangible personal property.

The books of the Newport and Bristol County convention and visitors’ bureau dba Discover Newport as they pertain to the revenues derived from the room tax shall be audited by an independent certified public accountant annually who shall make a report to the Discover Newport board…

The provisions of this chapter are severable, and if any provision or part of this chapter shall be held invalid or unconstitutional or inapplicable to any person or circumstances, that invalidity, unconstitutionality, or inapplicability shall not affect or impair the remaining p…

The general assembly finds and declares that a multiple-purpose, comprehensive and concentrated approach is required to focus state and federal resources on the enormous environmental problems associated with cleansing Rhode Island’s greatest natural resource, Narragansett Bay. I…

There is created and established the Rhode Island aqua fund and advisory council.

(a) The advisory council shall consist of twenty-one (21) members; one of whom shall be a representative of an industry that has an environmental impact on Narragansett Bay (hereinafter referred to as “the bay”) who has been actively involved in bay issues, to be appointed by the…

(a) The purpose of the fund shall be to remedy existing pollution of the bay and to prevent future pollution of the bay, through sewer pollution control projects and contaminated sediment remedy and/or prevention programs. The state shall finance projects and programs with the pr…

There shall be an American and Portuguese cultural exchange commission to consist of nine (9) members, all of whom shall be American citizens descended from Portuguese ancestry and residents of the state, three (3) of whom shall be appointed by the speaker of the house of represe…

The members shall be appointed for terms of three (3) years except that, of the three (3) members originally appointed by each of the appointing authorities, one shall be appointed for a term of one year, one shall be appointed for a term of two (2) years and one for a term of th…

This chapter shall be known as the “Omnibus Substance Abuse Prevention Act.”

In recognition of the growing problem of substance use and abuse in the state, the purpose of this chapter is as follows: (1) To encourage comprehensive substance abuse prevention programs throughout the state; (2) To encourage cooperation between state agencies and municipalitie…

The permanent legislative oversight commission on substance abuse prevention established pursuant to the provisions of § 16-21.2-9 shall provide oversight on the implementation and administration of this chapter and shall advise and make recommendations to the general assembly as…

(a) The division of substance abuse services in the department of behavioral healthcare, developmental disabilities and hospitals, with the assistance of and the cooperation of the permanent legislative commission on substance abuse prevention, shall issue a request for proposals…

The department of behavioral healthcare, developmental disabilities and hospitals shall develop and conduct training programs for members of the various community-based task forces established on substance abuse prevention established pursuant to chapter 21.2 of title 16. The dir…

The department of behavioral healthcare, developmental disabilities and hospitals shall, in cooperation with and with the assistance of the permanent legislative oversight commission on substance abuse prevention, establish the following pilot programs: a young family substance a…

Monies to fund this chapter shall be raised by assessing an additional two dollars ($2.00) for all speeding violations set forth in § 31-41.1-4, jurisdiction of which is vested in the traffic tribunal. These monies shall be deposited in the substance abuse prevention fund and sha…

(a) There is created a legislative commission entitled “Legislative Oversight Commission on Special Substance Abuse Programs,” the purpose of which shall be to oversee the implementation and administration of all moneys and programs involving the Benjamin Rush Detox Program, and …

Firms and organizations that do business with the state expect and deserve to be paid in a prompt and timely manner. Unjustified delays in paying vendors, construction contractors, and providers of service may discourage such firms and organizations from doing business with the s…

The acceptance of payment, in whole or in part, by a contractor shall not be deemed to constitute a waiver of interest otherwise due under the provisions of this chapter.

No contract entered into after January 1, 1988, shall contain any provision requiring the payment of interest in a manner inconsistent with this chapter, and any provision contained in the contract that waives the right to the payment of interest is hereby declared to be contrary…

Any determination made by a state agency according to § 42-11.1-5(d) shall be subject to judicial review in a proceeding according to the procedures outlined in the Administrative Procedures Act, chapter 35 of this title. The proceedings shall only be commenced in the absence, or…

(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the liability of the state government, insofar as incurring an obligation to make an interest payment to a contractor under the terms of this chapter is concerned, shall not extend beyond the date of a notice of inte…

(a) The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to payments due and owing by the state: (1) Under the eminent domain procedure law, chapter 6 of title 37; (2) As interest allowed on judgments rendered by a court according to any provision of law other than those provisions con…

The department of administration shall file quarterly reports with the governor and general treasurer. Included in the report shall be: (a) The date and dollar amount of late payments by state and agency; and (b) The amount of interest paid.

(a) A nonprofit provider that provides services to a state agency pursuant to an existing contract shall notify the state agency ninety (90) days prior to the termination of the existing contract of its (the nonprofit provider’s) intent to enter into a new contract with the state…

As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the following meanings unless otherwise specified: (1) “Contract” means an enforceable agreement entered into by a contractor and a state agency. (2) “Contractor” means any person, partnership, firm, corporation, or associat…

(a) All bills shall be paid within thirty (30) calendar days of receipt of a proper invoice or other contractual dates for periodic payments, except when a contractor has failed to submit a bill in accordance with contractually imposed time frames. (b) Each contractor shall make …

Partial payments shall be made by the state on partial deliveries or partial completion of services in accordance with the contract. Each completed delivery or service must be paid in accordance with the provisions of § 42-11.1-3.

(a) Each state agency that is required to make a payment from state funds according to a contract and that does not make the contract payment by the required payment date shall make an interest payment to the contractor in accordance with this chapter on the amount of the contrac…

(a) Interest payments on amounts due to a contractor according to this chapter shall be paid to the contractor for the period beginning on the date after the required payment date and ending on the day a proper invoice was approved for payment by the controller’s office. (b) Each…

Except in situations when federal law or other provisions of this chapter require otherwise, an interest payment required by this chapter shall be paid from the same appropriation as that from which the related proper invoice is paid, provided, however, that the interest payment …

Any interest paid to a contractor under the provisions of this chapter shall not be included as revenue for the purposes of determining any reimbursement rates applicable to the contractor.

In the event that an interest payment is made by or incurred by a contractor in the course of transacting business with any entity other than a state agency, the interest shall not be an obligation of the state and the state shall not reimburse the contractor for the interest, no…

The Bay State — Ocean State Compact is enacted into law and entered into by this state with all states legally forming therein in the form substantially as follows: A. It is the purpose of this compact to: 1. Establish and maintain close cooperation and understanding among execut…

This chapter shall be known and may be cited as “The Affordable Housing Opportunity Act of 1988.”

(a) The executive department shall establish a schedule of utility allowances for units assisted under this chapter. The utility allowances shall be set at a level sufficient to provide for the costs of adequate heat, electricity, and water for the various size dwelling units ass…