Title 42, Title 42 Affairs and Government

Nothing contained in this chapter shall restrict or limit the powers of the Rhode Island commerce corporation arising under any laws of this state except where those powers are expressly contrary to the provisions of this chapter; provided, however, that the corporation shall not…

When issuing rules and regulations or any amendments to rules and regulations or when adopting bylaws or amendments to bylaws, the corporation shall be subject to the provisions of chapter 35 of this title (“Administrative Procedures”).

This chapter, being necessary for the welfare of the state and its inhabitants, shall be liberally construed so as to effectuate its purposes.

If any clause, sentence, paragraph, section, or part of this chapter shall be adjudged by any court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, that judgment shall not affect, impair, or invalidate the remainder of the chapter but shall be confined in its operation to the clause, se…

(a) The director of the Rhode Island commerce corporation shall appoint a staff person to serve as the small business advocate. (b) The small business advocate shall: (1) Identify and convey specific concerns raised by small business in providing notice to the state agency propos…

The small business advocate may request from any government agency, and the agency is authorized and directed to provide, any cooperation and assistance, services, and data, within the jurisdiction of the agency, as will enable the small business advocate to properly perform or e…

(a) The general assembly recognizes that: (1) Many Rhode Island companies provide products and services that are routinely procured by a myriad of governmental entities. However, attempting to understand and comply with the numerous certification, registration, opportunity identi…

(a) The board of the Rhode Island commerce corporation shall be responsible for establishing accountability standards, reporting standards, and outcome measurements for each of its programs to include, but not be limited to, the use of tax credits, loans, loan guarantees, and oth…

(a) The board shall establish by January, 2014, a risk management program for all loans, loan guarantees, and all other financial commitments into which the corporation enters. The program shall be established in conjunction with the state’s banking regulators and shall consist o…

(a) Commencing July 1, 2014, and every five (5) years thereafter, the corporation shall be subject to a performance audit, conducted in compliance with the generally accepted governmental auditing standards, by the office of internal audit and program integrity or a certified pub…

There shall be established within the Rhode Island commerce corporation a business development center that supports businesses and projects through a customer centric approach to providing assistance or support as determined by the board of directors for businesses within Rhode I…

(a) There is authorized, created, and established a public corporation of the state 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 state, to be known as the “…

(a) Notwithstanding any provisions of law to the contrary, a person, corporation, or other entity who has resolved its liability to the Rhode Island commerce corporation in a judicially approved good faith settlement is not liable for claims for contribution or equitable indemnit…

(a) On or before January 15, 2015, the Rhode Island commerce corporation shall prepare a report that identifies options for the creation of programs to provide access to capital for small and micro businesses in low-and-moderate income, minority, and other underserved communities…

(a) There is hereby established the Rhode Island-Ireland trade commission. The commission is advisory and shall consist of seven (7) members to be appointed as follows: (1) Two (2) members who shall be appointed by the president of the senate, shall have knowledge of or current o…

The Rhode Island commerce corporation is authorized, created, and established to be an agency under the jurisdiction of the state’s lead agency for economic development, the executive office of commerce, and to be the operating agency of the state to carry out the policies and pr…

(a) Except to the extent inconsistent with any specific provision of this chapter, the Rhode Island commerce corporation shall have the 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 s…

In addition to the powers enumerated in § 42-64-6, except to the extent inconsistent with any specific provision of this chapter, the Rhode Island commerce corporation shall have power: (1) To undertake the planning, development, construction, financing, management, operation of …

(a)(1) The parent corporation shall have the right to exercise and perform its powers and functions, or any of them, through one or more subsidiary corporations whose creation shall be approved and authorized by the general assembly. (2)(i) Express approval and authorization of t…

With respect to the ports of Newport and Galilee, the department of environmental management shall maintain, manage, and operate these ports in a manner that is consistent with their current use, for not less than ninety-nine (99) years, so that the commercial fishing industry is…

The Rhode Island commerce corporation shall establish a “Rhode Island Venture Capital Forum Program.” To establish the program, the corporation shall organize a statewide system for facilitating venture capital investing. Such system may include, but need not be limited to, the f…

(a) The powers, duties, and responsibilities of the Rhode Island economic development corporation for improving, using, managing, selling, conveying, mortgaging, exchanging, transferring or otherwise, disposing real and personal property located in the town of North Kingstown kno…

The Rhode Island commerce corporation is hereby authorized and empowered to administer the national security infrastructure support fund in accordance with the powers and terms enumerated in chapter 32 of title 30.

(a) A subsidiary public corporation may amend its articles of incorporation, from time to time, only with the express approval and authorization of the general assembly. (b) Upon receipt of approval and authorization of the general assembly, pursuant to subsection (a) of this sec…

(a) A subsidiary public corporation may be dissolved only by approval and authorization of the general assembly, directing the adoption of a resolution to dissolve the subsidiary public corporation by the board of directors of the parent corporation. Upon the adoption of the reso…

(a) The Rhode Island commerce corporation is authorized and empowered to acquire and construct water supply facilities; to maintain, repair, and operate those facilities; and to issue revenue bonds of the corporation payable solely from revenues derived from the leasing of those …

In addition to any of its other powers and responsibilities, the Rhode Island commerce corporation is authorized and empowered to accept any grants made available by the United States government or any agency of the United States government, and the corporation, with the approval…

(a) All functions formerly administered by the governor’s office of intergovernmental relations in the executive department relating to community development block grants are hereby transferred to the department of administration, division of planning. (b) In addition to any of i…

The Rhode Island commerce corporation is granted all of the powers necessary and convenient to perform the functions transferred to the Rhode Island commerce corporation pursuant to §§ 42-64-7.5 and 42-64-7.6.

(a) The Rhode Island commerce corporation shall have full and complete authority to limit, deny, or cause appropriate direct or indirect connections to be made between any building or property located in the Quonset Point/Davisville Industrial Park, or from any location outside t…

(a) Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the authority vested in the Rhode Island commerce corporation shall include the authority to limit, reject, or prohibit any direct or indirect discharge of pollutants or combination of pollutants as defined by applicable feder…

(a) The powers of the Rhode Island commerce corporation shall be vested in a board of directors consisting of thirteen (13) members. (1) The governor shall serve as a member of the board and as chairperson, ex-officio, who shall vote only in the event of a tie. (2) In addition to…

The general assembly shall annually appropriate any sums that it may deem 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 of that sum, or so much as may…

(a) Board members of the corporation shall: (1) Execute direct oversight of the corporation in the effective and ethical management of the corporation; (2) Understand, review, and monitor the implementation of fundamental financial and management controls and operational decision…

The following records deemed public under chapter 2 of title 38 shall be available to the public upon request and posted directly on the website of the corporation: (1) Job descriptions of the executive director and management; (2) Employment contracts of the executive director a…

(a) If, for any of the purposes of this chapter, the Rhode Island commerce 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 in…

(a) The Rhode Island commerce corporation is authorized to carry out all inspection, surveillance, and monitoring procedures necessary to determine, independent of information supplied by any discharger or permit holder, compliance or noncompliance by the person with pretreatment…

The Rhode Island commerce corporation may adopt rules and regulations or any amendments to rules and regulations according to the provisions of chapter 35 of this title. The corporation shall also give notice of these rules and regulations or any amendments, prior to their effect…

(a) Any person who violates the provisions of this chapter or of any permit, rule, regulation, or order issued pursuant thereto, shall be subject to a civil penalty of not more than twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) for each day during which the violation occurs. (b) The Rho…

(a) No person shall knowingly make any false statement, representation, or certification in any application, record, report, plan, or other document filed or required to be maintained under this chapter or by any permit, rule, regulation, or order issued under those sections, and…

(a) The Rhode Island commerce corporation shall have authority to seek legal or equitable relief in the federal court or in the superior court of Providence county to enforce the requirements of sections 307(b) and (c); 402(b)(8), and other applicable sections of the Federal Wate…

At all hearings held under the provisions of this chapter, the Rhode Island commerce corporation and its members shall have the right to administer oaths. All persons testifying at the hearings shall do so under oath and under penalty of perjury. The corporation shall have the ri…

Within a reasonable time following the conclusion of the hearing, the Rhode Island commerce corporation shall render its decision and findings and shall give notice by publication in some newspaper of general circulation published in Rhode Island and distributed in Washington and…

Before adopting or entering any order applicable to any one or more specific persons, the Rhode Island commerce corporation shall give to each of the persons, by registered or certified mail, twenty (20) days’ notice of the time and place of the hearing to be afforded to each of …

The provisions of §§ 42-64-9.5—42-64-9.7 relative to hearings and judicial review shall be applicable to all hearings and decisions held pursuant to this chapter.

Any permit, permit application, or effluent data shall be available to the public for inspection and copying in accordance with chapter 2 of title 38 (“Access to Public Records”). Confidential or privileged materials may be disclosed or transmitted to other officers, employees, o…