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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | |
IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY | |
JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2025 | |
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A N A C T | |
RELATING TO PUBLIC PROPERTY AND WORKS -- MAINTENANCE OF PUBLIC | |
BUILDINGS | |
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Introduced By: Representative Arthur J. Corvese | |
Date Introduced: January 15, 2025 | |
Referred To: House Finance | |
It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: | |
1 | SECTION 1. Title 37 of the General Laws entitled "PUBLIC PROPERTY AND WORKS" |
2 | is hereby amended by adding thereto the following chapter: |
3 | CHAPTER 27 |
4 | MAINTENANCE OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS |
5 | 37-27-1. Maintenance of state and municipal buildings. |
6 | All state and municipal buildings, constructed and occupied after January 1, 2026, shall be |
7 | responsible for budgeting, on a yearly basis for its building maintenance expenses, at least five- |
8 | tenths percent (0.5%) of the total construction cost of the building. |
9 | SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage. |
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EXPLANATION | |
BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL | |
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A N A C T | |
RELATING TO PUBLIC PROPERTY AND WORKS -- MAINTENANCE OF PUBLIC | |
BUILDINGS | |
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1 | This act would require that the state and all municipalities that construct buildings after |
2 | January 1, 2026, budget for maintenance on a yearly basis, at least five-tenths percent (0.5%) of |
3 | the total construction cost. |
4 | This act would take effect upon passage. |
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