§ 45-40.1-1. Legislative purpose. It is the purpose of this chapter to permit local governmental units to make the most efficient use of their powers by enabling them to cooperate with other localities on a basis of mutual advantage, and, thereby, to provide services and facilities in a manner and pursuant to forms of governmental […]
§ 45-40.1-2. Short title. This chapter may be cited as the “Rhode Island Interlocal Cooperation Act”. History of Section.P.L. 1990, ch. 415, § 1.
§ 45-40.1-3. “Public agency” defined. (a) For the purposes of this chapter, the term “public agency” means any political subdivision of this state, any agency of the state government or of the United States, and any political subdivision of another state. (b) The term “state” means a state of the United States. History of Section.P.L. […]
§ 45-40.1-4. Interlocal agreements. (a) Any power or powers, privileges, or authority, exercised or capable of exercise by a public agency of this state, may be exercised and enjoyed jointly with any other public agency of any other state or of the United States, and to the extent that laws of the other state or […]
§ 45-40.1-5. Filing, status, and actions. Prior to its entry into force, an agreement made pursuant to this chapter shall be filed with the keeper of local public records and with the secretary of state. In the event that an agreement entered into pursuant to this chapter is between or among one or more public […]
§ 45-40.1-6. Additional approval in certain cases. In the event that an agreement made pursuant to this chapter deals in whole or in part with the provision of services or facilities with regard to which an officer or agency of the state government has constitutional or statutory powers of control, the agreement shall, as a […]
§ 45-40.1-7. Appropriations, furnishing of property, personnel, and service. Any public agency entering into an agreement pursuant to this chapter may appropriate funds and sell, lease, give, or otherwise supply the administrative joint board or other legal or administrative entity created to operate the joint or cooperative undertaking, by providing personnel or services for it […]
§ 45-40.1-8. Interlocal contracts. Any one or more public agencies may contract with any one or more other public agencies to perform any governmental service, activity, or undertaking which any of the public agencies entering into the contract is authorized by law to perform; provided, that the contract is authorized by the governing body of […]
