Section 46-25-1. – Short title.
§ 46-25-1. Short title. This chapter is known as the “Narragansett Bay Commission Act”. History of Section.P.L. 1980, ch. 342, § 1; P.L. 1999, ch. 278, § 2; P.L. 1999, ch. 307, § 2.
Section 46-25-10. – Acquisition of facilities from municipalities.
§ 46-25-10. Acquisition of facilities from municipalities. (a) The commission shall acquire the city of Providence Fields Point sewage treatment plant, as well as interceptors, combined sewer overflow facilities, force mains, and appurtenant facilities, and the land, property, easements, and other interests in property from municipalities within the district as may be necessary or desirable […]
Section 46-25-10.1. – Repealed.
§ 46-25-10.1. Repealed.
Section 46-25-11. – Power to acquire land.
§ 46-25-11. Power to acquire land. For any purposes of this chapter, the commission may, at any time and from time to time, take by eminent domain or acquire by purchase or otherwise, such land, water rights, easements, and other property or interests in property, public and private, as it may determine necessary or desirable […]
Section 46-25-12. – Interests in land taken.
§ 46-25-12. Interests in land taken. Any taking under this chapter may be in fee or otherwise, perpetual in duration or for a limited period of time, as the commission shall determine and set forth in the order of taking. History of Section.P.L. 1980, ch. 342, § 1.
Section 46-25-13. – Eminent domain procedure.
§ 46-25-13. Eminent domain procedure. In the exercise of its power of eminent domain under this chapter, the commission shall be subject to the provisions of chapter 6 of title 37. History of Section.P.L. 1980, ch. 342, § 1.
Section 46-25-14. – Annual report.
§ 46-25-14. Annual report. In the month of January, the commission shall make an annual report to the governor and to the general assembly of its activities for the preceding fiscal year. Each report shall set forth a complete statement covering its operations during the year. History of Section.P.L. 1980, ch. 342, § 1.
Section 46-25-15. – Cooperation with federal government.
§ 46-25-15. Cooperation with federal government. (a) The commission shall have full and complete authority to cooperate with and assist the federal government in all matters relating to the planning, constructing, equipping, maintenance, and operation of the project in the event that the federal government should make any federal funds or federal assistance available therefor. […]
Section 46-25-16. – Application for federal and state aid.
§ 46-25-16. Application for federal and state aid. Whenever it shall be necessary to obtain assistance from the federal or state governments in the form of loans, advances, grants, subsidies, and otherwise, directly or indirectly, for the execution of the project, the commission may make all necessary applications for those purposes. All the applications shall […]
Section 46-25-17. – Use of federal and state funds.
§ 46-25-17. Use of federal and state funds. The commission may, for the purpose of carrying out the project or any part thereof herein authorized, accept or use any federal or state funds or assistance, or both, provided therefor under any federal or state law. In the event that federal or state funds or assistance […]
Section 46-25-18. – Receipt and deposit of federal funds.
§ 46-25-18. Receipt and deposit of federal funds. (a) All moneys paid to the commission by the federal government for the purpose of executing the project shall be received by the executive director of the commission and applied in the following order of priority: (1) For the payment of debt service on, or the recall, […]
Section 46-25-19. – Sewer connections.
§ 46-25-19. Sewer connections. (a) The commission shall have full and complete power and authority to limit, deny, or cause appropriate direct or indirect connections to be made between any building or property located in the district generating sanitary or industrial wastewater, and any public sewer or appurtenance thereof discharging to the project. The commission […]
Section 46-25-19.1. – Recording of sewer systems.
§ 46-25-19.1. Recording of sewer systems. Starting on January 1, 2012, the commission shall maintain as-built drawings and plans on any new or upgraded sewer main it owns and operates. Such as-built drawings and plans shall be the responsibility of the person that the commission has designated and shall be in a form designated by […]
Section 46-25-2. – Legislative findings.
§ 46-25-2. Legislative findings. It is hereby found and declared that: (1) There exists in the Providence metropolitan area and Narragansett Bay severe water quality problems resulting from the discharge of pollutants, conventional, and unconventional, into Narragansett Bay. (2) It is further found and declared that Narragansett Bay may be the greatest natural resource of […]
Section 46-25-20. – Pipes along highway or railroad.
§ 46-25-20. Pipes along highway or railroad. Whenever the commission shall lay or install any pipes or other equipment under any public highway, private way, right-of-way, or tracks, the commission shall, as far as possible, restore the public highway, private way, right-of-way, or tracks, to its former condition. Nothing in this chapter shall authorize the […]
Section 46-25-21. – Sewer, user fees, charges, and assessments.
§ 46-25-21. Sewer, user fees, charges, and assessments. For the purpose of causing the project and its operation, maintenance, and improvements to be self liquidating, the commission shall assess any person having a direct or an indirect connection to the project the reasonable charges for the use, operation, maintenance, and improvements of the project. The […]
Section 46-25-21.1. – Petition in superior court for relief from assessment.
§ 46-25-21.1. Petition in superior court for relief from assessment. (a) Any person aggrieved on any ground whatsoever by any sewer use fee, charge, or assessment against him or her may within three (3) years after the first day designated for the payment of the sewer use fee, charge, or assessment, or the first installment […]
Section 46-25-22. – Payment of sewer user fees, charges and assessments.
§ 46-25-22. Payment of sewer user fees, charges and assessments. The commission shall proceed under the provisions of this chapter to collect the fees, charges, and assessments from any person so assessed. Each person so assessed shall pay the fees, charges, or assessments within the time frame prescribed by the rules and regulations of the […]
Section 46-25-22.1. – Shut off of water supply for nonpayment of sewer user fees, charges, and assessments.
§ 46-25-22.1. Shut off of water supply for nonpayment of sewer user fees, charges, and assessments. (a) Notwithstanding the provision of § 46-25-22, the commission is authorized to order any water supplier which services any person assessed by the commission pursuant to § 46-25-22 to terminate the water supply service of any person for nonpayment […]
Section 46-25-23. – Repealed.
§ 46-25-23. Repealed.