§ 42-13.1-1. Short title. This chapter shall be known and may be cited as “The Rhode Island Bridge Replacement, Reconstruction, and Maintenance Fund Act of 2016.” History of Section.P.L. 2016, ch. 3, § 2; P.L. 2016, ch. 4, § 2.
§ 42-13.1-10. Procurement of toll facilities. Without limiting any right of the department to award contracts under any other law, the department shall have the right to procure toll facilities through contracts aggregating the services of design, engineering, construction, finance, operations, maintenance, or any combination of the foregoing. Notwithstanding any requirement of law to the […]
§ 42-13.1-11. Penalty for nonpayment of toll. (a) The department shall have the authority to establish and collect fees, fines, and penalties from registered owners of large commercial trucks who use, or attempt to use, any toll facility established under § 42-13.1-4, without paying the toll at the rate then in force for such use. […]
§ 42-13.1-12. Additional penalties — Toll evasion. Any toll evader who fails or refuses to pay or prepay the required toll and such fees, fines, and penalties as assessed under § 42-13.1-11 and within the maximum allowable period specified therein, shall be required to pay a fine not to exceed three thousand dollars ($3,000) and […]
§ 42-13.1-13. Conformance to statute, rules, and regulations. All programs and funding proposals shall conform to applicable federal law, rules, and regulations. The department shall promulgate state rules and regulations to carry out the purposes of this chapter. Included within said rules and regulations shall be a provision requiring any public comment period to continue […]
§ 42-13.1-14. Severability. If a part of this chapter is held unconstitutional or invalid, all valid parts that are severable from the invalid or unconstitutional part remain in effect. If a part of this chapter is held unconstitutional or invalid in one or more of its applications, the part remains in effect in all constitutional […]
§ 42-13.1-15. Bridge preservation and salt mitigation. (a) In any fiscal year when the department fails to complete appropriate bridge maintenance, no new construction and design contracts subject to reporting under § 42-13.1-16 shall be awarded for the subsequent year or until proof of appropriate bridge maintenance is provided. (b) The director must submit detailed […]
§ 42-13.1-16. Reporting. The department shall submit to the office of management and budget, the house fiscal advisor, and the senate fiscal advisor, a report on the progress of implementation of this chapter within thirty (30) days of the close of each of the fiscal quarters of each year. The reports shall also be posted […]
§ 42-13.1-17. Equality of opportunity. No bid under this chapter shall be deemed complete nor awarded if the bid fails to include a specific written plan for the bidder to be in conformity with § 37-14.1-6, ensuring that minority business enterprises reach a minimum of ten percent (10%) of the dollar value of the bid. […]
§ 42-13.1-2. Legislative findings. The general assembly finds that: (1) The state of Rhode Island, through the Rhode Island department of transportation (“the department”), funds the reconstruction, replacement, and maintenance of all bridges in Rhode Island, except the Newport Bridge, the Mount Hope Bridge, the Jamestown-Verrazano Bridge, and the Sakonnet River Bridge. (2) According to […]
§ 42-13.1-3. Definitions. As used in this chapter, the following words and terms shall have the following meanings, unless the context shall indicate another or different meaning: (1) “Availability payment” means a payment by the department under a contract for a toll facility or any other facility that is based on the availability of the […]
§ 42-13.1-4. Authority to collect tolls on large commercial trucks only. (a) The department is hereby authorized to fix, revise, charge, and collect tolls for the privilege of traveling on Rhode Island bridges to provide for replacement, reconstruction, maintenance, and operation of Rhode Island bridges. The tolls shall be fixed after conducting a cost-benefit analysis […]
§ 42-13.1-5. Collection of tolls on passenger cars and other vehicles expressly prohibited. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this statute, the department is expressly prohibited from collecting tolls hereunder on other vehicles, herein defined to include motorcycles, passenger cars, and all other vehicles classed one through seven (7) pursuant to the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) […]
§ 42-13.1-6. Rhode Island bridge replacement, reconstruction and maintenance fund established. (a) There is hereby created a special account in the intermodal surface transportation fund, as established in § 31-36-20, to be known as the Rhode Island bridge replacement, reconstruction, and maintenance fund (“the fund”). (b) The fund shall consist of all those monies received […]
§ 42-13.1-7. Designation of toll bridges. The director of the department may designate any Rhode Island bridge on the National Highway System as a toll bridge in order to facilitate the financing of replacement, reconstruction, and maintenance of Rhode Island’s system of bridges. History of Section.P.L. 2016, ch. 3, § 2; P.L. 2016, ch. 4, […]
§ 42-13.1-8. Amount of tolls. The department’s authority to fix and adjust the amount of tolls shall be determined by the costs of replacement, reconstruction, maintenance, and operation of Rhode Island’s system of bridges and/or any portion or portions thereof, including costs associated with the acquisition, construction, operation, and maintenance of the toll facilities and […]
§ 42-13.1-9. Limitations on use of revenue. All revenue collected pursuant to this chapter and deposited to the Rhode Island bridge replacement, reconstruction, and maintenance fund shall be used to pay the costs associated with the operation and maintenance of the toll facility, and the replacement, reconstruction, maintenance, and operation of Rhode Island bridges on […]
