§ 37-8-1. State house — State office building. The department of administration shall have control and supervision of the state house and the state office building. History of Section.P.L. 1939, ch. 660, § 104; impl. am. P.L. 1951, ch. 2727, art. 1, § 3; impl. am. P.L. 1956, ch. 3721, § 1; G.L. 1956, § […]
§ 37-8-1.1. Washington county courthouse in West Kingston. (a) The director of the department of administration is hereby authorized and empowered to convey or lease for a term of one hundred (100) years the existing Washington county courthouse in West Kingston to the South County center for the arts upon the completion of a new […]
§ 37-8-1.2. Vacating by family court — Westerly townhall. When the family court vacates that portion of the Westerly town hall premises which it now owns and occupies, the director of the department of administration is hereby authorized and empowered to convey the state’s entire interest in the premises to the town of Westerly. The […]
§ 37-8-1.3. Woonsocket courthouse. The director of the department of administration is hereby authorized and empowered to convey the courthouse in Woonsocket formerly used by the seventh division of the district court to the city of Woonsocket. The consideration for the sale shall be one dollar ($1.00). The city of Woonsocket shall be responsible for […]
§ 37-8-1.4. Kent County Courthouse at East Greenwich. The State of Rhode Island has determined that it no longer needs the property and building thereon which once served the people as the Kent County Courthouse. The Town of East Greenwich has determined that it can use the property and building thereon for municipal purposes. Therefore, […]
§ 37-8-1.5. Bristol County Courthouse. The state of Rhode Island has determined that it no longer needs the property and building thereon which once served the people as the Bristol County Courthouse and as a state house. Therefore, the director of the department of administration is hereby authorized and empowered to convey the state’s interest […]
§ 37-8-1.6. Pawtucket armory. The state of Rhode Island has determined that it no longer needs the property and buildings which once served the people as the Pawtucket armory. The city of Pawtucket has determined that it can use the property and buildings for municipal purposes. Therefore, notwithstanding any law to the contrary, the director […]
§ 37-8-10. Hours State House open — Maintenance of good order. The department of administration shall fix the hours for opening and closing the State House, but the hours so fixed shall not prevent access by the public to the offices therein during the time when it is provided by law that they shall be […]
§ 37-8-11. Operation of state house restaurant — Sales stands. (a) The department may make such arrangements as it deems advisable for the operation of the restaurant in the State House. It may lease the restaurant and may regulate the sale of newspapers and other articles within the building. All money received by it from […]
§ 37-8-11.1. Retirement of State House restaurant employees. Notwithstanding the provisions of any other law, the provisions of chapters 8, 9, and 10 of title 36, as amended, shall apply to the employees of the State House restaurant. Any employee shall also be permitted to purchase previous service credits in the retirement system for any […]
§ 37-8-12. Illumination of State House. The department is hereby authorized and directed to maintain flood lights on the State House, so arranged as to illuminate the dome, which shall be illuminated nightly. The department is further authorized, in its discretion, to install other flood lights so arranged as to illuminate such other parts of […]
§ 37-8-13. Offices of department — Annual report. The department shall have an office in the State House or in the state office building, and shall annually in the month of January make a report to the general assembly of its doings for the preceding calendar year. History of Section.P.L. 1902, ch. 1051, § 6; […]
§ 37-8-14. Legislators’ parking lot. The department of administration shall provide suitable parking facilities for all legislators, whereby each member of the legislature shall be assigned a parking area. The department shall appoint a member of the capitol police to be on duty in the legislative parking lot, during all sessions of the general assembly. […]
§ 37-8-15. Access for people with disabilities. The design of all public buildings to be constructed, leased, or rented by the state or any municipality of the state must be in compliance with all the standards promulgated by the Rhode Island State Building Code, chapter 27.3 of title 23, which make buildings and facilities accessible […]
§ 37-8-15.1. Accessibility of leased or rented facilities for people with disabilities. (a) No governmental body or public agency, as defined in § 37-2-7, acting as lessee, shall lease or rent facilities that are not accessible to and usable by individuals with disabilities. The lessee governmental body or public agency shall provide the state building […]
§ 37-8-16. Walkie-talkies portable communications for capitol police. All members of the capitol police who are assigned to the state house shall be supplied and have on their person a portable communications device while on their tour of duty. History of Section.P.L. 1979, ch. 316, § 1; P.L. 2008, ch. 100, art. 9, § 7.
§ 37-8-17. Repealed. History of Section.P.L. 1980, ch. 79, § 1; Repealed by P.L. 1993, ch. 49, § 1, effective June 29, 1993. For present comparable provisions, see § 37-8-19.
§ 37-8-17.1. Energy efficient resources. (a) In addition to the requirements set forth in § 37-8-19, the director of the department of administration, in consultation with the state energy office, shall establish, maintain, and implement a system of rebate incentives for the installation of energy efficient sources in state owned and leased buildings offered by […]
§ 37-8-17.2. Repealed. History of Section.P.L. 1991, ch. 39, § 1; P.L. 1995, ch. 141, § 1; P.L. 1997, ch. 124, § 1; Repealed by P.L. 2009, ch. 5, art. 8, § 1, effective June 30, 2008.
§ 37-8-18. Department of administration garage. All fees and charges collected from users of the parking garage located in the department of administration building shall be deposited as general revenues. History of Section.P.L. 1990, ch. 65, art. 44, § 1; P.L. 1995, ch. 370, art. 40, § 111.
