(a)  Except as provided in chapter 9 of this title, no municipality shall sell a long-term bond in order to fund a deficit or to fund pension obligations or other post-employment benefits without prior approval by the state auditor general and director of the state department of revenue.

Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 45-12-22.4

  • Remainder: An interest in property that takes effect in the future at a specified time or after the occurrence of some event, such as the death of a life tenant.

(b)  If any provision of this section or the application thereof shall for any reason be judged invalid, that judgment shall not affect, impair or invalidate the remainder of the law, but shall be confined in its effect to the provisions or application directly involved in the controversy giving rise to the judgment.

History of Section.
P.L. 2003, ch. 54, § 2; P.L. 2003, ch. 66, § 2; P.L. 2008, ch. 98, § 58; P.L. 2008, ch. 145, § 58; P.L. 2011, ch. 269, § 1; P.L. 2011, ch. 277, § 1.