§ 42-98-1 Legislative findings
§ 42-98-1.1 Capital city underground utility initiative
§ 42-98-2 Declaration of policy
§ 42-98-3 Definitions
§ 42-98-4 License required
§ 42-98-5 Board established
§ 42-98-6 Holding over in office
§ 42-98-7 Powers and duties
§ 42-98-8 Applications – Contents – Acceptance for filing
§ 42-98-9 Applications – Procedures for review – Preliminary hearing
§ 42-98-9.1 Public notice and hearings on construction projects in cities and towns affected
§ 42-98-10 Agency procedures – Advisory opinion
§ 42-98-11 Final hearing – Standards – Decisions
§ 42-98-12 Appeals and judicial review
§ 42-98-13 Access to premises
§ 42-98-14 Discovery
§ 42-98-15 Exemption
§ 42-98-16 Violations
§ 42-98-17 Appropriation, fees and grants
§ 42-98-18 Liberal construction – Severability
§ 42-98-19 Applicability
§ 42-98-20 Informational filings

Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws > Chapter 42-98 - Energy Facility Siting Act

  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • 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.
  • Discovery: Lawyers' examination, before trial, of facts and documents in possession of the opponents to help the lawyers prepare for trial.
  • Dismissal: The dropping of a case by the judge without further consideration or hearing. Source:
  • Docket: A log containing brief entries of court proceedings.
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • in writing: include printing, engraving, lithographing, and photo-lithographing, and all other representations of words in letters of the usual form. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-16
  • Injunction: An order of the court prohibiting (or compelling) the performance of a specific act to prevent irreparable damage or injury.
  • 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.
  • Oath: A promise to tell the truth.
  • oath: includes affirmation; the word "sworn" includes affirmed; and the word "engaged" includes either sworn or affirmed. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-11
  • person: may be construed to extend to and include co-partnerships and bodies corporate and politic. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-6
  • Preliminary hearing: A hearing where the judge decides whether there is enough evidence to make the defendant have a trial.
  • Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.
  • 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.
  • Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
  • town: may be construed to include city; the words "town council" include city council; the words "town clerk" include city clerk; the words "ward clerk" include clerk of election district; the words "town treasurer" include city treasurer; and the words "town sergeant" include city sergeant. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-9
  • United States: include the several states and the territories of the United States. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-8