Section 39-31-5. – State and regional energy procurement.
§ 39-31-5. State and regional energy procurement. (a) Consistent with the purposes of this chapter, the public utility company that provides electric distribution as defined in § 39-1-2(a)(12), as well as natural gas as defined in § 39-1-2(a)(17), in consultation with the office of energy resources and the division of public utilities and carriers is […]
Section 39-31-6. – Utility filings with the public utilities commission.
§ 39-31-6. Utility filings with the public utilities commission. (a) Pursuant to the procurement activities in § 39-31-5 or § 39-31-10, the public utility company that provides electric distribution as defined in § 39-1-2(a)(12), as well the public utilities that distribute natural gas as provided by § 39-1-2(a)(20), are authorized to voluntarily file proposals with […]
Section 39-29-2. – Authority unaffected.
§ 39-29-2. Authority unaffected. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to modify or affect the jurisdiction or authority of the commission or the division over exchange-access rates or the rights or obligations of any carrier pursuant to 47 U.S.C. § 251 or 47 U.S.C. § 252. Nor shall this chapter be construed to modify […]
Section 39-29-3. – Residential local exchange service.
§ 39-29-3. Residential local exchange service. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to modify the jurisdiction or authority of the commission or the division over standalone residential local exchange service, meaning residential service that only provides access to E-911 and voice telephone calling wholly within a local service calling area on a measured or […]
Section 39-29-4. – Consumer protection.
§ 39-29-4. Consumer protection. Nothing in this chapter shall derogate from or be construed as a limitation on the common law or statutory authority of the attorney general to enforce consumer protection or unfair or deceptive trade practice statutes and regulations. History of Section.P.L. 2013, ch. 121, § 3; P.L. 2013, ch. 135, § 3.
Section 39-29-5. – Unaffected fees.
§ 39-29-5. Unaffected fees. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to affect, mandate, or prohibit the assessment of nondiscriminatory enhanced 911 fees, telecommunications education access fund fees, or telecommunications relay service fees. History of Section.P.L. 2013, ch. 121, § 3; P.L. 2013, ch. 135, § 3.
Section 39-29-6. – No effect on tax obligations.
§ 39-29-6. No effect on tax obligations. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to modify or affect any tax obligations imposed by § 44-13-4. History of Section.P.L. 2013, ch. 121, § 3; P.L. 2013, ch. 135, § 3.
Section 39-30-1. – Findings and purposes.
§ 39-30-1. Findings and purposes. (a) The Rhode Island general assembly finds and declares that: (1) Taxpayers are mandated to pay the electric distribution company large sums every year to light municipal and many state-owned streets; (2) Municipalities are limited in how they can manage this public safety resource because they do not own or […]
Section 39-28-5. – Rights or obligations of carriers.
§ 39-28-5. Rights or obligations of carriers. Nothing in this act shall be construed to modify or affect the rights or obligations of any carrier pursuant to 47 U.S.C. § 251 or 47 U.S.C. § 252. History of Section.P.L. 2009, ch. 86, § 1; P.L. 2009, ch. 94, § 1.
Section 39-28-6. – Effect on tax obligations or authority.
§ 39-28-6. Effect on tax obligations or authority. Nothing in this act shall be construed to modify or affect any tax obligations imposed by § 44-13-4 or the authority of the department of revenue to enforce any such obligations. History of Section.P.L. 2009, ch. 86, § 1; P.L. 2009, ch. 94, § 1.