Rhode Island General Laws 45-67-3. Statement of purpose
This chapter is intended to establish the Block Island utility district and to authorize and enable the utility district to provide utility products and services as may be authorized, from time to time, by the utility district’s board of utility commissioners.
History of Section.
P.L. 2017, ch. 280, § 1; P.L. 2017, ch. 293, § 1.
Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 45-67-3
- Utility district: means the Block Island utility district, a quasi-municipal corporation, having a distinct legal existence from the state, established and empowered by this chapter to:
(i) Fulfill electric utility functions, powers, rights, and obligations;
(ii) Exercise certain powers as an electric distribution company and power producer; and
(iii) Provide additional utility services not inconsistent with the duties, powers and obligations of the utility district as defined in this section. See Rhode Island General Laws 45-67-2