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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | |
IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY | |
JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2022 | |
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A N A C T | |
RELATING TO HIGHWAYS -- SIDEWALKS | |
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Introduced By: Senators Rogers, E Morgan, and de la Cruz | |
Date Introduced: February 15, 2022 | |
Referred To: Senate Housing & Municipal Government | |
It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: | |
1 | SECTION 1. Section 24-7-8 of the General Laws in Chapter 24-7 entitled "Sidewalks" is |
2 | hereby amended to read as follows: |
3 | 24-7-8. Sidewalks along state highways. |
4 | (a) Nothing in this chapter shall be held to oust the state of jurisdiction over any such |
5 | sidewalks and curbing as may be made, laid, or constructed upon state highways within a town, but |
6 | no sidewalks or curbing on state highways shall be made, laid, or constructed without the approval |
7 | of the director of transportation first being had and obtained as to the feasibility, location, type, and |
8 | time of construction. |
9 | (b) All maintenance of sidewalks along state highways shall be the responsibility of the |
10 | state. |
11 | SECTION 2. Section 24-8-6 of the General Laws in Chapter 24-8 entitled "Construction |
12 | and Maintenance of State Roads" is hereby amended to read as follows: |
13 | 24-8-6. Authority for sidewalks and curbs. |
14 | (a) The director of transportation shall have the power and authority to make, lay in and |
15 | upon, and construct sidewalks, including curbs, adjacent to and along either or any one side or both |
16 | sides of any state road, now constructed, in the process of construction, or to be constructed, which |
17 | in his or her opinion and judgment require sidewalks and curbs for pedestrian travel. |
18 | (b) All maintenance of sidewalks along state highways shall be the responsibility of the |
19 | state. |
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1 | SECTION 3. This act shall take effect upon passage. |
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EXPLANATION | |
BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL | |
OF | |
A N A C T | |
RELATING TO HIGHWAYS -- SIDEWALKS | |
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1 | This act would require that all maintenance of sidewalks along state highways be the |
2 | responsibility of the state. |
3 | This act would take effect upon passage. |
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