(a)  The municipal services to be provided to the Rhode Island T.F. Green International Airport as referenced in § 1-2-17 shall include, but not be limited to:

(1)  Providing primary response and command for all structure fire alarms on the airport corporation property outside the airfield, and E-911 reporting system calls for extrications, industrial accidents, motor vehicle accidents, confined-space incidents, hazardous-material incidents and spills outside the airfield, and secondary response to airfield incidents on Rhode Island airport corporation property;

(2)  Responding to and providing treatment and transportation for all emergency medical service calls on Rhode Island airport corporation property; and

(3)  Maintaining a mutual aid agreement to respond to any potential catastrophe or emergency resulting from airport operations.

Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 1-2-17.2

  • Airport corporation: means the Rhode Island airport corporation. See Rhode Island General Laws 1-2-1
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.

(b)  Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit the jurisdiction of the state police in connection with response to or command of any emergency incident on the airport corporation property.

History of Section.
P.L. 2003, ch. 438, § 1; P.L. 2021, ch. 32, § 2, effective June 1, 2021; P.L. 2021, ch. 36, § 2, effective June 1, 2021.