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Rhode Island General Laws 24-8-1.5. Turnback implementation plan

     

The director of transportation shall prepare and carry out a plan regarding an implementation schedule for all roads changing jurisdiction as a result of this section. Any road that changes jurisdiction and becomes a municipal road, under the enactment of this section, that such shall be repaired and improved, as may be deemed necessary, by the department of transportation to a safe and usable condition before the road is returned to the jurisdiction of the municipality; provided, however that no road shall be returned to the jurisdiction of a municipality without its consent if the jurisdiction does not have a full-time highway department; and provided further that in the town of Portsmouth to preserve the coastal right-of-way for highway purposes, Park Avenue, Point Road, and Hummock Avenue including the “Cove Bridge” shall not be returned to the jurisdiction of the town of Portsmouth and shall remain the responsibility of the state.

History of Section.
P.L. 1988, ch. 633, § 4; P.L. 1989, ch. 459, § 1.

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Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 24-8-1.5

  • 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.
  • 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

Rhode Island General Laws 24-8.1-5. Public utility and other acts unaffected

     

Nothing contained in this chapter shall be deemed to repeal, abridge, or modify the provisions of the Public Utilities Act, compiled in title 39, or any related acts now in force.

History of Section.
P.L. 1967, ch. 50, § 1; P.L. 1997, ch. 326, § 60.

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