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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

     

     Introduced By: Representative Arthur J. Corvese

     Date Introduced: January 15, 2025

     Referred To: House Finance

     It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:

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     SECTION 1. Title 37 of the General Laws entitled "PUBLIC PROPERTY AND WORKS"

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is hereby amended by adding thereto the following chapter:

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CHAPTER 27

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MAINTENANCE OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS

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     37-27-1. Maintenance of state and municipal buildings.

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     All state and municipal buildings, constructed and occupied after January 1, 2026, shall be

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responsible for budgeting, on a yearly basis for its building maintenance expenses, at least five-

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tenths percent (0.5%) of the total construction cost of the building.

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     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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     This act would require that the state and all municipalities that construct buildings after

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January 1, 2026, budget for maintenance on a yearly basis, at least five-tenths percent (0.5%) of

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the total construction cost.

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     This act would take effect upon passage.

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