Rhode Island § 46-24-1 - Pawtuxet River Authority
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§ 46-24-1. Pawtuxet River Authority
R.I. Gen. Laws § 46-24-1
§ 46-24-1. Definitions.
(a) The term “authority” means the corporation created by § 46-24-2.
(b) The term “board” means the members of the authority.
(c) The term “participating community” means the towns of Coventry, West Warwick, and Scituate, and the cities of Warwick and Cranston.
(d) The term “project” means the Pawtuxet River authority project.
(e) The term “property” means any or all properties of any public works facilities or part thereof, including plants, works, instrumentalities, incinerators, waste disposal facilities, and all properties used or useful in connection therewith and all parts thereof and all appurtenances thereto, including lands, easements, rights, and lands and water rights, rights of way, contract rights, franchises, approaches, connections, sewer mains, and pipe lines, or any other property incidental to and included in any garbage disposal or incinerator system or part thereof situated within or without the authority’s jurisdiction.
(f) The term “public works” means and include any function which may be performed by any governmental agency, proprietary or otherwise.
(g) The term “treasurer” means the treasurer of the authority.
History of Section.
P.L. 1972, ch. 111, § 1.
Source: official Rhode Island text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 46-24-1 ("Pawtuxet River Authority") is part of the Rhode Island General Laws, the codified statutory law of Rhode Island. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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