(a)  Once every month every pilot or his or her agent shall render to the commission an accurate account of all vessels subject to this chapter piloted by him or her, and of all money received by him or her for pilotage of those vessels, and shall pay to the State of Rhode Island a percentage of the amount thereof. The percentage shall be established by rule and regulation adopted by the commission pursuant to this chapter. Pilots shall add a percentage to the rates established by the commission when they perform the service of piloting any vessel subject to this chapter and collect the percentage in like manner as they are authorized to collect pilotage fees.

Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 46-9-20

  • vessel: means every description of watercraft or other artificial contraption used or capable of being used as a means of transportation on water and measuring one thousand (1,000) gross tons or more, and capable of loading to a draft of twelve feet (12?) or more, and every foreign ship, boat, barge, vessel, and watercraft, regardless of gross tonnage or draft, and every American ship, boat, barge, vessel, and watercraft under register, regardless of gross tonnage or draft. See Rhode Island General Laws 46-9-2

(b)  The general treasurer shall deposit those amounts payable to the State of Rhode Island under this section into the general fund as general revenue. General revenues shall be appropriated for use by the department for the following purposes:

(1)  To monitor the transit of vessels into, through, and out of Narragansett Bay;

(2)  To monitor pilots as they conduct vessels into, through, and out of Narragansett Bay;

(3)  To fund and support programs and activities to promote and ensure the safe guidance of ships into, through, and out of Narragansett Bay.

History of Section.
P.L. 1981, ch. 388, § 2; P.L. 1990, ch. 324, § 5; P.L. 1995, ch. 370, art. 40, § 154.