Section 45-58-1. – Short title.
§ 45-58-1. Short title. This act shall be known and may be cited as the “Pascoag Utility District Act of 2001”. History of Section.P.L. 2001, ch. 12, § 1; P.L. 2001, ch. 47, § 1.
Section 45-58-10. – Succession of utility district to certain obligations of Pascoag fire district.
§ 45-58-10. Succession of utility district to certain obligations of Pascoag fire district. Upon April 4, 2001, the utility district shall: (1) Succeed to and become subject to the utility bond obligations heretofore imposed by any security interest or trust instrument upon the Pascoag fire district; and (2) Succeed to the precise position of Pascoag […]
Section 45-58-11. – Bonds.
§ 45-58-11. Bonds. (a) The utility district shall have the power and is hereby authorized from time to time to issue its negotiable bonds for any of its corporate or district purposes and to secure the payment of the bonds in such manner and by such means as may be provided in the resolution or […]
Section 45-58-12. – Money of the utility district.
§ 45-58-12. Money of the utility district. (a) All money of the utility district, from whatever source derived, shall be paid to the treasurer of the utility district. The money on receipt shall be deposited forthwith in a separate bank account or accounts. The money in the accounts shall be paid out with a check […]
Section 45-58-13. – Alteration, amendment, repeal or severability.
§ 45-58-13. Alteration, amendment, repeal or severability. The right to alter, amend or repeal this chapter is reserved to the state, but no such alteration, amendment or repeal shall operate to impair the obligation of any contract made by the utility district under any power conferred by this chapter. If any section, clause, provision or […]
Section 45-58-14. – Pascoag fire district.
§ 45-58-14. Pascoag fire district. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to effect in any way the continued existence and operation of the Pascoag fire district’s fire prevention and suppression functions, its charter and/or bylaws governing the fire district. History of Section.P.L. 2001, ch. 12, § 1; P.L. 2001, ch. 47, § 1.
Section 45-58-15. – Tax exemption.
§ 45-58-15. Tax exemption. It is hereby declared that the Pascoag utility district, in the carrying out of its quasi-municipal purposes, is in all respects providing essential services to the people of the state of Rhode Island that improves their health, safety and welfare. Accordingly, the district shall not be required to pay taxes, assessments […]
Section 45-58-2. – Definitions.
§ 45-58-2. Definitions. Terms used in this chapter shall be construed as follows, unless another meaning is expressed or is clearly apparent from the language or context: (1) “Fire district” means the Pascoag fire district created by the act passed at the May session 1887, entitled “An Act to Incorporate the Pascoag Fire District” as […]
Section 45-58-3. – Statement of purpose.
§ 45-58-3. Statement of purpose. This chapter is intended to: (1) Establish the Pascoag utility district as the successor to the utility functions fulfilled prior to April 4, 2001, by the Pascoag fire district; (2) Provide for the orderly separation and transfer of those utility functions and related utility assets and utility bond obligations (without […]
Section 45-58-4. – Pascoag utility district established.
§ 45-58-4. Pascoag utility district established. There is hereby created a quasi-municipal corporation, district and political subdivision of the state, to be known as the Pascoag utility district, the boundaries of which shall be coterminous with the boundaries of the utility service area of the Pascoag fire district, as established under the act passed at […]
Section 45-58-5. – Board of utility commissioners of the Pascoag utility district established.
§ 45-58-5. Board of utility commissioners of the Pascoag utility district established. There is hereby created a board to be known as the board of utility commissioners of the Pascoag utility district. The powers of the utility district as set forth in this chapter, or conferred on the utility district by operation of this chapter, […]
Section 45-58-6. – Membership of board of commissioners.
§ 45-58-6. Membership of board of commissioners. (a) The board of utility commissioners shall consist of not more than seven (7) nor less than five (5) members. Four (4) members of the board shall constitute a quorum and a vote of four (4) members shall be necessary for all action taken by the board unless […]
Section 45-58-7. – Compensation of the board — Employees of the utility district.
§ 45-58-7. Compensation of the board — Employees of the utility district. (a) Each member of the board of utility commissioners shall be entitled to receive compensation of not less than twenty-five dollars ($25.00) per year for attendance at scheduled and special meetings of the board of utility commissioners, and shall be entitled to reimbursement […]
Section 45-58-8. – Powers of the utility district.
§ 45-58-8. Powers of the utility district. The utility district shall have the power: (1) To acquire real or personal property and tangible or intangible personal property by voluntary purchase from the owner or owners of the property, and to the extent that the board of utility commissioners deems it advisable, to acquire property held […]
Section 45-58-8.1. – Limitation of powers.
§ 45-58-8.1. Limitation of powers. All services provided by the utility district that constitute public utility services within the meaning of § 39-1-2(20) or community antennae television systems (CATV) services within the meaning of § 39-19-1 shall be subject to the applicable jurisdictions of the public utilities commission and the division of public utilities and […]
Section 45-58-9. – Separation of utility assets and fire protection assets.
§ 45-58-9. Separation of utility assets and fire protection assets. Upon April 4, 2001, ownership of the utility assets previously titled to, or otherwise owned or controlled by, the Pascoag fire district shall be transferred to the utility district, subject to any security interest of record relating to such utility assets, which security interests, if […]