Rhode Island § 39-3-38 § 39-3-38. Wholesale contracts for the sale of water — Rates or charges.

Rhode Island Statutes

§ 39-3-38 — § 39-3-38. Wholesale contracts for the sale of water — Rates or charges.

Rhode Island § 39-3-38

Title 39Public Utilities and Carriers

Ch. 39-3Regulatory Powers of Administration

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R.I. Gen. Laws § 39-3-38 (2026).

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§ 39-3-38. Wholesale contracts for the sale of water — Rates or charges.
The authority of any public waterworks or water service owned or furnished by any
            city, town, water district, fire district, or any other municipal or quasi-municipal
            corporation to enter into contracts with each other for the sale of water at wholesale
            is hereby confirmed, and the wholesale contracts shall be exempt from the provisions
            of § 39-3-24(1) but shall be filed with the division; provided, however, that whenever any public
            waterworks or water service owned or furnished by any city, town, water district,
            fire district, or any other municipal or quasi-municipal corporat

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§ 39-3-38. Wholesale contracts for the sale of water — Rates or charges.

The authority of any public waterworks or water service owned or furnished by any city, town, water district, fire district, or any other municipal or quasi-municipal corporation to enter into contracts with each other for the sale of water at wholesale is hereby confirmed, and the wholesale contracts shall be exempt from the provisions of § 39-3-24(1) but shall be filed with the division; provided, however, that whenever any public waterworks or water service owned or furnished by any city, town, water district, fire district, or any other municipal or quasi-municipal corporation shall enter into wholesale contracts with each other, the fair wholesale rates or charges for the quantity of water taken shall be for such times and at such rates fixed to continue during such periods as may be mutually agreed upon, or in default of agreement, as shall be determined by the commission in accordance with the provisions of §§ 39-3-10 and 39-3-11.