Title 42, Title 42 Affairs and Government

The following words and terms, unless the context clearly indicates a different meaning, have the following meanings: (1) “Affected residence” refers to a residence that has an ISDS failure or a contaminated domestic water supply. (2) “Contaminated domestic water supply” refers t…

(a) There is hereby created as a separate program to be called the sewage and water supply failure revolving loan program which shall be administered by the general treasurer in accordance with the same laws and fiscal procedures as the general funds of the state. The program sha…

The department of environmental management shall: (1) Develop the criteria by rule and regulation necessary for defining eligible projects and recipients; (2) Prepare and adopt rules regulating loan generation, disbursement, payback period, and mortgage covenants; and (3) Establi…

(a) The general treasurer is hereby authorized and empowered, with the approval of the governor and in accordance with the provisions of this chapter, to issue from time to time bonds in the name and behalf of the state and in such amounts as may be specified in an amount not to …

The general treasurer is hereby directed to deposit the proceeds of the sale of the bonds, including any premium or premiums and any accrued interest that may be received from the sale thereof, in one or more of the depositories in which the funds of the state may be lawfully kep…

(a) The general treasurer is hereby authorized and empowered, with the approval of the governor, and in accordance with the provisions of this chapter, to borrow upon temporary notes issued in anticipation of the issuance of bonds, from time to time, in the name and behalf of the…

The general treasurer is authorized from time to time with the approval of the governor, in the anticipation of the issue of notes or bonds under the authority of this chapter, to advance to the fund, to be used for the purposes specified in § 42-44.1-3, any funds of the state no…

All bonds and notes issued under the authority of this chapter shall be exempt from taxation in the state and shall be general obligations of the state, and the full faith and credit of the state are hereby pledged for the due payment of the principal and the interest on the bond…

This chapter shall be known, and may be cited, as the “Antiquities Act of Rhode Island.”

The state historical preservation commission may publicly designate an archaeological site or underwater historic property as a “state archaeological landmark”; provided that no site shall be so designated without the express written consent of the owner if it is on privately own…

It is the declared intention of the general assembly that field investigations on privately owned lands should be conducted in accordance with both the provisions and spirit of this chapter; and persons having knowledge of the location of archaeological sites are encouraged to co…

The attorney general of the state of Rhode Island shall have the power to bring an action in the name of the state of Rhode Island in any court of competent jurisdiction for restraining orders and injunctive relief to restrain and enjoin violations or threatened violations of thi…

The sections of this chapter and each provision and part thereof are hereby declared to be severable and independent of each other, and the holding of a section, or part thereof, or the application thereof to any person or circumstance, to be invalid, ineffective, or unconstituti…

The general assembly of the state of Rhode Island hereby declares that the public has an interest in the identification, interpretation, preservation, and protection of the state’s archaeological resources including underwater historic properties situated under the navigable wate…

As used in this chapter: (1) “Field investigations” means the study of the traces of human culture at any land or water site by means of surveying, sampling, excavating, or removing surface or subsurface objects, or going on a site with that intent. (2) “Site” means any man-made …

(a) The state of Rhode Island reserves to itself the exclusive right and privilege of field investigation on sites owned or controlled by the state, its agencies, departments, or institutions, in order to protect and preserve archaeological and scientific information, matter, and…

(a) The state historical preservation commission shall be the agency responsible for administering the archaeology and underwater archaeology programs. The commission is empowered to prescribe such rules and regulations as may be necessary to preserve, protect, recover, and displ…

The state historical preservation commission shall conduct a survey of archaeological and anthropological sites and specimens located within the state. The results of the survey shall be made available to all agencies of the state government and its political subdivisions that, i…

All state agencies, departments, institutions, and commissions, as well as all municipalities, shall cooperate fully with the historical preservation commission in the preservation, protection, excavation, and evaluation of specimens and sites and to that end: (1) When any state …

When transferring real property under its jurisdiction that contains significant archaeologic or other anthropological resources, the state, its agencies, departments, and institutions, may, upon the recommendation of the state historical preservation commission, condition the tr…

Upon written recommendation to the state properties committee by the state historical preservation commission, the state properties committee may reserve from sale any state lands, including lands forfeited to the state for nonpayment of taxes, on which sites or artifacts are loc…

The state government internship program shall be administered by the joint committee on legislative services and all rights, powers, and duties hereinbefore exercised by the commission on state government internships are hereby transferred to the joint committee on legislative se…

The purpose of the state government intern program shall be to enable students and young persons to develop a knowledge of the structure and procedure of the state government in order to encourage them to take an active part in the civic life of the state and to further encourage…

The director of administration shall provide adequate space in the state house for the use of the program; provided, however, that the program may conduct hearings and hold meetings elsewhere when doing so will better serve its purposes.

The program shall be empowered to apply for and receive from any federal, state, or local agency, private foundation, or individual, any grants, appropriations, or gifts in order to carry out the purposes of the intern program.

The program in consultation with the governor’s commission on disabilities and other agencies servicing people with disabilities shall establish a summer internship program for students with disabilities. The student interns shall be placed in state agencies for the purposes of e…

(a) There is created a trust fund to be known as the “Rhode Island housing trust fund” which shall be administered by the Rhode Island housing and mortgage finance corporation without liability on the part of the state beyond the amounts paid into and earned by the housing trust …

Terms used in this chapter shall be defined as follows: (1) “Limited equity housing cooperative” means a cooperative housing association or corporation organized and operated primarily for the benefit of low and moderate income persons, having articles of incorporation approved b…

(a) The Rhode Island housing and mortgage finance corporation is authorized and directed to provide financial assistance, in the form of grants, loans, or any combination of these, to mutual housing associations, nonprofit housing development corporations and/or limited equity ho…

On or before January 15 of each calendar year, the Rhode Island housing and mortgage finance corporation shall submit an annual report to the governor and to the general assembly, detailing its implementation of this chapter and its administration of the housing trust fund during…

(a) As used herein: (1) “Housing land bank” or “land bank” means the housing land bank program operated by the Rhode Island housing and mortgage finance corporation (“corporation”), and established pursuant to this chapter. (b) There is hereby established a program to be operated…

The corporation shall hold title to real estate assets held for disposal according to the purposes described in § 42-55.2-1. Title to such real estate shall be held in the name of a subsidiary of the corporation designated for such purposes.

(a) The corporation may acquire real property or interests in real property by gift, transfer, exchange, foreclosure, purchase, or otherwise on terms and conditions and in a manner the corporation considers proper and deposit such property into the land bank. (b) The corporation …

(a) The corporation shall maintain and make available for public review and inspection a complete inventory of all property received by the corporation for deposit into the land bank. Such inventory shall include: (1) The location of the parcel; the purchase price, if any, for ea…

The corporation is hereby allowed to reject any proposed transfer of any real estate asset in control of the land bank for any reason including, but not limited to, polluted, contaminated, or problematic parcels which would, in the judgment of the corporation, create a harm to th…

(a) Any land deposited into the land bank inventory shall not be subject to attachment, execution, or any judicial or administrative process during the period it is held by the corporation, unless that parcel or asset is pledged as security for any loan agreement related to that …

(a) Required property review. Each municipality shall conduct a review of real estate assets owned by or under the control of the municipality and determine which real estate assets are not under current use or planned use as of July 1, 2027. Every municipality shall provide that…

There is established an educational incentive pay plan, in accordance with the provisions of this chapter, offering financial compensation to certain members of the department of corrections for furthering their education to improve their professional competency.

Incentive pay shall not be used in computation of retirement benefits or for longevity pay increases.

(a) Any full-time correctional officer employed by the department of corrections including all ranks up to, and including, deputy assistant director of adult services shall be eligible for the plan as established in this chapter, provided he or she accumulates the requisite numbe…

Advancement to each of the incentive salary steps shall be based on a point system as set forth in § 42-56.1-5 and shall be accomplished as follows:

The object of this chapter is to afford the opportunity to pursue educational credits at a post high school level toward an advanced degree in law enforcement (correctional major). All course work must only be accomplished by eligible personnel during off-duty hours. There is est…

The points (credits) needed to be acquired in order to achieve the various incentive steps as set forth in § 42-56.1-3 shall be earned as follows: (1) One hundred twenty (120) points for a baccalaureate degree in law enforcement (correctional major) in a university, college, tech…

Incentive payments shall be made once each year for the preceding year commencing in January 1975, in accordance with the following procedures: the director of the department of corrections shall supply to the chief of classification and training, division of personnel administra…

Incentive credits shall not be carried over or transferred to any position that requires a college degree as a prerequisite for employment.

Any person receiving educational incentive payments under this chapter is ineligible for additional payments as contained in the incentive in-service training programs for state employees as contained in the state personnel rules or in § 36-4-14 or § 36-4-44 or in any other chapt…