Section 39-32-5. – Additional terms for collocation on authority poles and structures.
§ 39-32-5. Additional terms for collocation on authority poles and structures. (a) Within six (6) months of receiving its first request to collocate small wireless facilities on authority poles located within the public rights-of-way, but in no event later than April 1, 2018, an authority shall establish, by ordinance, regulation, or rule, nondiscriminatory, competitively neutral, […]
Section 39-32-6. – Collocation of small wireless facilities on private poles and structures.
§ 39-32-6. Collocation of small wireless facilities on private poles and structures. (a) An authority may not prohibit, regulate, or charge for the collocation of small wireless facilities on poles or structures other than authority poles and authority structures. (b) A wireless service provider may install poles in the public rights-of-way in order to collocate […]
Section 39-31-11. – Financial remuneration and incentives.
§ 39-31-11. Financial remuneration and incentives. In order to achieve the purposes of this chapter, electric distribution companies shall be entitled to financial remuneration and incentives for long-term contracts for newly developed renewable energy resources, which are over and above the base rate revenue requirement established in its cost of service for distribution ratemaking. Such […]
Section 39-31-12. – Bid fees.
§ 39-31-12. Bid fees. Bidders submitting project proposals responsive to any competitive procurements issued pursuant to this chapter may be charged bid fees by the electric distribution company to pay for all reasonable costs of consultants and counsel that may be hired by the Rhode Island office of energy resources, the division of public utilities […]
Section 39-32-1. – Definitions.
§ 39-32-1. Definitions. As used in this chapter: (1) “Authority” means a city, town, or any other state or municipal government subdivision, agency, or entity that is authorized by law to regulate or control the use of the public rights-of-way or the construction or installation of poles or wireless facilities or that owns or controls […]
Section 39-32-2. – Regulation of small wireless facilities.
§ 39-32-2. Regulation of small wireless facilities. (a) A wireless service provider authorized to do business in this state or a contractor acting on its behalf may collocate small wireless facilities within, along, across, upon, and under any public right-of-way in this state, including state highways and freeways, and may construct conduit, cables, and facilities […]
Section 39-32-3. – Collocation of small wireless facilities on authority poles and authority structures.
§ 39-32-3. Collocation of small wireless facilities on authority poles and authority structures. An authority may require a person to obtain a building, electrical, or a public right-of-way use or work permit to collocate small wireless facilities on authority poles or authority structures, provided such permits are of general applicability and do not apply exclusively […]
Section 39-32-4. – Action on permit applications.
§ 39-32-4. Action on permit applications. (a) An authority shall approve an application for a permit under this chapter unless the collocation does not meet applicable building or electrical codes or, if applicable, standards for construction in the right-of-way, provided such codes and standards are of general applicability. The authority must document the basis for […]
Section 39-31-7. – Duties of the commission.
§ 39-31-7. Duties of the commission. (a) The commission shall approve any proposals made by the electric and gas distribution company that are commercially reasonable and advance the purposes of this chapter. The commission’s authority shall include, without limitation, the authority to: (1) Approve long-term contracts entered into pursuant to the goals and provisions of […]
Section 39-31-8. – Verification of energy generation and attributes of imported electricity.
§ 39-31-8. Verification of energy generation and attributes of imported electricity. Energy generation and the attributes of electricity imported into New England shall be tracked and verified through the expansion of the New England Pool — Generation Information System or the development of another appropriate tracking and verification mechanism. History of Section.P.L. 2014, ch. 424, […]