Title 46, Title 46 and Navigation

Before any person shall be proceeded against on any complaint, and before any pilot shall be removed or suspended, the person or pilot shall be notified in writing to appear before the commission. The notice shall specify the nature and substance of the complaint and shall be ser…

For the purposes of this chapter, and as used herein the following terms shall have the following meanings: (1) “Block Island Sound” means the waters of the state west of a line drawn from the easterly point of Point Judith to the southeasterly point of Block Island and north of …

Any pilot whose license has been suspended shall, following the expiration of the period of his or her suspension, be entitled to the reinstatement of his or her license; provided, the pilot shall possess the same qualifications he or she had at the time the pilot received his or…

(a) Acting as pilot while under suspension. Any pilot whose license has been suspended or revoked who shall, during the period of his or her suspension or after the revocation of his or her license, act as a pilot, shall be subject to a fine of not to exceed five hundred dollars …

Appeals from administrative orders or decisions made pursuant to any provisions of this chapter shall be to the sixth division district court pursuant to chapter 35 of title 42, the Administrative Procedures Law.

The general assembly shall annually appropriate such sum as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter; and the state controller is authorized and directed to draw his or her orders upon the general treasurer for the payment thereof or so much thereof as may be …

A Block Island Sound license may be issued to an applicant who has been duly licensed or certified as a pilot under the laws of another state, territory, or foreign country when the requirements are substantially equivalent to or exceed the requirements of the examination offered…

(a) The Rhode Island state pilotage commission created under the provisions of chapter 9 of this title, entitled “Pilots”, shall have control and jurisdiction over pilotage of vessels entering or departing from any port or landing place of the state or transversing the waters of …

The commission shall perform the duties set forth in this section and any other duties as may be provided by law: (1) Make, establish, and enforce rules and regulations, not inconsistent with law, which shall be binding and effectual upon all pilots licensed by the commission, an…

(a) Every foreign vessel and every American vessel under register entering or departing from any port or landing place of the state or transversing the waters of Block Island Sound shall take a pilot licensed under this chapter or under the laws of any other state having concurre…

The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to vessels navigating under a certificate of enrollment or to fishing vessels. If any such vessel shall take on a pilot, the pilot shall be entitled to receive, as compensation for his or her services, pilotage fees in an amount not …

Every licensed Block Island Sound pilot shall have a lien for his or her pilotage fees, for the period of sixty (60) days, upon the hull and appurtenances of any vessel liable to the pilot therefor.

Once in every three (3) months every pilot shall render to the commission an accurate account of all vessels subject to the provisions of this chapter piloted by him or her, and of all moneys received by the pilot for pilotage of those vessels. Any pilot who shall fraudulently ma…

The master, owner, agent, or consignee entering or clearing a vessel at any port or landing place in this state or of a vessel transversing the waters of Block Island Sound shall be jointly and severally liable for pilotage fees at the rates prescribed by the rules and regulation…

(a) For the purposes of promoting health, safety, or general welfare, and in order to effect uniform regulation within the state for regulating underground storage tanks as defined in § 46-12.1-2, the cities and towns may adopt, in accordance with the provisions of this chapter, …

As used in this chapter, all terms shall, where the context permits, be construed in accordance with the “regulations for underground storage facilities used for petroleum products and hazardous materials,” as promulgated by the department of environmental management. The followi…

The enforcing officer shall be responsible for administering local ordinances adopted pursuant to this chapter. In addition to any other powers granted the enforcing officer by ordinance or other state law, the officer shall have the authority to: (1) Issue permits for the mainte…

Violations of the provisions of § 46-12.1-3 shall be subject to fines of fifty ($50.00) dollars per day for each day the tank remains in the ground after notification, in writing, by the enforcing officer that the provisions of § 46-12.1-3 have been violated. This penalty shall b…

(a) It is hereby found that there exists and will in the future exist within the state of Rhode Island the need to construct facilities and to facilitate projects for the abatement of pollution caused by wastewater for the enhancement of the waters of the state, and for the compl…

Notwithstanding any provision of general law, special law or municipal charter to the contrary: (1) In addition to authority granted otherwise by this chapter and in any bond act or other law, a local governmental unit, acting by and through the officer or officers, board, commit…

(a) In addition to the powers of any local governmental unit provided in any bond act, whenever a local governmental unit has applied for and accepted a loan from the agency and entered into a loan agreement therefor, any local governmental obligations issued by the local governm…

(a) If required by the applicable loan agreement, and notwithstanding any general or special law or municipal charter to the contrary, local governmental obligations shall be issued as limited obligations payable solely from wastewater system revenues pledged to their payment in …

(a) If required by the applicable loan agreement, and notwithstanding any general or special law or municipal charter to the contrary, local governmental obligations shall be issued as limited obligations payable solely from an appropriation of general revenues in an amount not t…

(a) Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, local governmental obligations issued in accordance with this chapter may be secured by one or more trust agreements, including, or in addition to the applicable loan agreement, between the local governmental unit an…

(a) The agency may provide by resolution of the board of directors for the issuance, from time to time, of bonds of the agency for any of its corporate purposes, including those set forth in this chapter and chapter 19.16 of title 23, chapter 18 of title 24, and chapter 26.5 of t…

The agency may issue refunding bonds for the purpose of paying any of its bonds, issued pursuant to this chapter or chapter 24-18, at or prior to maturity or upon acceleration or redemption or purchase and retirement. Refunding bonds may be issued at such times at or prior to the…

Bonds issued by the agency under this chapter or chapter 24-18 and local governmental obligations issued hereunder are hereby made securities in which all public officers and agencies of the state and its political subdivisions, all insurance companies, trust companies in their c…

Except as provided in this section, bonds and local governmental obligations, and non-governmental obligations may be issued under this chapter or chapter 18 of title 24 without obtaining the consent of any executive office, department, division, commission, board, bureau, or age…

Bonds issued by the agency under the provisions of this chapter or chapter 18 of title 24 shall not be deemed to be a debt or a pledge of the faith and credit of the state or of any of its political subdivisions, but shall be payable solely from the revenues, funds, assets, and o…

(a) Notwithstanding any provision of any other law, including the Uniform Commercial Code: (1) Any pledge or assignment of revenues of any kind, funds, loan agreements, local governmental obligations, property, or assets made pursuant to the provisions of this chapter or chapter …

As used in this chapter, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, the following words and phrases shall have the following meanings: (1) “Agency” means the Rhode Island clean water finance agency, and, effective September 1, 2015, and thereafter, shall mean the Rhode Islan…

Notwithstanding any of the provisions of this chapter, chapter 18 of title 24, or any recitals in any bonds or local governmental obligations issued hereunder, all bonds and local governmental obligations shall be deemed to be investment securities under the Uniform Commercial Co…

All moneys received by the agency pursuant to the provisions of this chapter or chapter 18 of title 24, whether as proceeds from the issue of bonds or as revenues or otherwise, shall be deemed to be trust funds to be held and applied solely as provided in these chapters.

Bonds issued by the agency and local governmental obligations issued by any local governmental unit in accordance with this chapter or chapter 18 of title 24, their transfer and the income therefrom, including any profit made on the sale thereof, shall, at all times, be exempt fr…

The agency and its corporate existence shall continue until terminated by law; provided, however, that no such law shall take effect so long as the agency shall have bonds outstanding, unless adequate provision has been made for the payment or satisfaction thereof. Upon terminati…

The agency shall, at all times, keep full and accurate accounts of its receipts, expenditures, disbursements, assets, and liabilities which shall be open to inspection by any officer or duly appointed agent of the state.

Within ninety (90) days after the end of each fiscal year, the agency shall submit an annual report to the governor, the speaker of the house of representatives, the president of the senate, and the secretary of state of its activities during that fiscal year. The report shall pr…

The provisions of this chapter and chapter 19.16 of title 23, chapter 18 of title 24, and chapter 26.5 of title 39 shall be deemed to provide an additional, alternative, and complete method for accomplishing the purposes of these chapters, and shall be deemed and construed to be …

The agency shall be subject to the provisions of chapter 35 of title 42.

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the provisions of this chapter are limited to the extent required by applicable federal law.

The provisions of this chapter are severable, and if any provision hereof shall be held invalid in any circumstances, any invalidity shall not affect any other provisions or circumstances. This chapter shall be construed in all respects so as to meet any constitutional requiremen…

(a) There is hereby created a body politic and corporate and public instrumentality of the state having distinct legal existence from the state and not constituting a department of the state government, to be known as the Rhode Island clean water finance agency, and, effective Se…

(a) The agency shall have all powers necessary or convenient to carry out and effectuate the purposes and provisions of this chapter, chapter 18 of title 24 and chapter 26.5 of title 39, including without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the powers and duties: (1) To ado…

The agency shall have the power to exercise the powers set forth in § 46-12.2-4 to participate in the following projects and classes of projects that enhance the waters of the state: projects for dewatering dredged material, for beneficial use and disposal of dredged material at …

(a) There is hereby authorized and created within the Rhode Island infrastructure bank an efficient buildings fund for the purpose of providing technical, administrative and financial assistance to local governmental units for energy efficient and renewable energy upgrades to pub…

(a)(1) There is hereby authorized and created within the Rhode Island infrastructure bank a clean energy fund for the purpose of providing technical, administrative, and financial assistance to a local governmental unit, corporation, or person, and for projects that receive techn…