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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 -- CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE OF STATE | |
ROADS | |
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Introduced By: Senators Miller, Sosnowski, Coyne, Euer, Archambault, Valverde, | |
Date Introduced: February 15, 2022 | |
Referred To: Senate Housing & Municipal Government | |
It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: | |
1 | SECTION 1. Section 24-8-11 of the General Laws in Chapter 24-8 entitled "Construction |
2 | and Maintenance of State Roads" is hereby amended to read as follows: |
3 | 24-8-11. Beautification. |
4 | The department of transportation is hereby authorized and empowered to plant pollinator- |
5 | friendly native species of trees, shrubs, grasses and plants to and otherwise beautify the area within |
6 | the limits of a road, including state highways. This beautification shall be done in a manner and at |
7 | locations as the department may deem advisable, and the cost of the work shall be paid from |
8 | moneys, appropriated for highway purposes, not otherwise needed for the construction, |
9 | reconstruction and maintenance of state roads and bridges; and the state controller is hereby |
10 | authorized and directed to draw his or her orders upon the general treasurer for the payment of such |
11 | sums as may from time to time be required, upon receipt by him or her of proper vouchers approved |
12 | by the director of transportation. The department shall seek suggestions from apiarists, |
13 | horticulturists and other certified professionals to identify the appropriate types of plants and |
14 | locations that benefit pollinators. |
15 | SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage. |
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EXPLANATION | |
BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL | |
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1 | This act would authorize and empower the department of transportation to plant pollinator- |
2 | friendly species of trees, shrubs, grasses and plants. |
3 | This act would take effect upon passage. |
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