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 […]
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 45-58-3. – 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 45-57-6. – Powers of governing board with approval of electors.
§ 45-57-6. Powers of governing board with approval of electors. The board of directors, when authorized by majority vote of the electors voting upon a proposition, have the power: (a) To acquire real property by purchase at prices or amounts authorized by duly adopted proposition; (b) To sell, transfer or permanently dispose of any real […]