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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | |
IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY | |
JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2026 | |
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A N A C T | |
RELATING TO HIGHWAYS -- CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE OF STATE | |
ROADS | |
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Introduced By: Representatives McNamara, Hopkins, Solomon, Read, and Shanley | |
Date Introduced: February 06, 2026 | |
Referred To: House State Government & Elections | |
It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: | |
1 | SECTION 1. Chapter 24-8 of the General Laws entitled "Construction and Maintenance of |
2 | State Roads" is hereby amended by adding thereto the following section: |
3 | 24-8-46. Municipal work and reimbursement on certain state highways. |
4 | (a) A municipality and the Rhode Island department of transportation (the “department”) |
5 | shall have the power to enter into a contract (“contract”) for the municipality to perform minor and |
6 | routine maintenance work ("project work") on the roadway and shoulders of any state highway |
7 | located within the municipal boundaries of the municipality. |
8 | (b) Each municipality which completes the project work described in subsection (a) of this |
9 | section pursuant to a contract authorized by this section, shall be relieved from any tort liability |
10 | arising after completion of such work, if the completed project work conforms to the standards of |
11 | the contract as agreed to by the department. |
12 | (c) Each municipality shall be entitled to receive payment or reimbursement from the |
13 | department, in accordance with the contract, if the completed project work conforms to the |
14 | standards of the contract as agreed to by the department. |
15 | (d) Nothing contained in this section shall impar, suspend, contract, enlarge, extend, or |
16 | affect in any manner the powers and duties of the department including, but not limited to, those |
17 | contained in the provisions of chapter 13 of title 42 (“department of transportation”). |
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1 | 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 HIGHWAYS -- CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE OF STATE | |
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1 | This act would permit municipalities to enter into contracts with the department of |
2 | transportation for the municipality to perform minor and routine maintenance work on state |
3 | highways, roadways, and shoulders located within the municipality. |
4 | This act would take effect upon passage. |
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