Rhode Island General Laws 45-58-5. Board of utility commissioners of the Pascoag utility district established
There is hereby created a board to be known as the board of utility commissioners of the Pascoag utility district. The powers of the utility district as set forth in this chapter, or conferred on the utility district by operation of this chapter, shall be vested in and exercised by a majority of the members of the board of utility commissioners then in office; provided, however, that the board of utility commissioners in its discretion may delegate executive functions to general managers, by resolution, rule or otherwise.
History of Section.
P.L. 2001, ch. 12, § 1; P.L. 2001, ch. 47, § 1; P.L. 2010, ch. 274, § 1; P.L. 2010, ch. 297, § 1.
Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 45-58-5
- Utility district: means the Pascoag utility district, a quasi-municipal corporation, district and political subdivision of the state established and empowered by this chapter to:
(i) Succeed to and fulfill the electric and water utility functions, powers, rights, property and obligations heretofore held and fulfilled by the Pascoag fire district created by the act passed at the May session 1887, entitled "An Act to Incorporate the Pascoag Fire District" as thereafter amended and supplemented from time to time;
(ii) Exercise certain additional powers as a water supplier, an electric distribution company and as a nonregulated power producer; and
(iii) To 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 45-58-2