Rhode Island § 24-8.1-1 § 24-8.1-1. Declaration of policy.

Rhode Island Statutes

§ 24-8.1-1 — § 24-8.1-1. Declaration of policy.

Rhode Island § 24-8.1-1

Title 24Highways

Ch. 24-8.1Relocation of Utility Services

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R.I. Gen. Laws § 24-8.1-1 (2026).

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§ 24-8.1-1. Declaration of policy.
The general assembly hereby finds and declares that the services rendered by utilities
            owned by private corporations, private companies, municipalities, political subdivisions,
            authorities, or agencies of the state are necessary to the public health, welfare,
            and safety and that any payments made to such utilities for the costs of state initiated
            relocation thereof incident to the construction of highway projects on the federal
            aid primary or secondary systems or on the national system of interstate and defense
            highways, including extensions thereof, are for a public purpose.
         

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§ 24-8.1-1. Declaration of policy.

The general assembly hereby finds and declares that the services rendered by utilities owned by private corporations, private companies, municipalities, political subdivisions, authorities, or agencies of the state are necessary to the public health, welfare, and safety and that any payments made to such utilities for the costs of state initiated relocation thereof incident to the construction of highway projects on the federal aid primary or secondary systems or on the national system of interstate and defense highways, including extensions thereof, are for a public purpose.