Rhode Island § 45-39-4 § 45-39-4. Payment for hydrant rentals.

Rhode Island Statutes

§ 45-39-4 — § 45-39-4. Payment for hydrant rentals.

Rhode Island § 45-39-4

Title 45Towns and cities

Ch. 45-39Sale of Water

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R.I. Gen. Laws § 45-39-4 (2026).

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§ 45-39-4. Payment for hydrant rentals.
Notwithstanding any general or special law relating to publicly owned water authorities,
            a municipality may provide by enactment of an ordinance and complying with the notice
            requirements of § 39-3-11.1, that the rental usage or fees for any fire hydrant within the municipality shall
            be the responsibility of the water ratepayers within the municipality which enacted
            the enabling ordinance, provided that this provision shall apply only where the municipality
            owns the water supplier and is the exclusive supplier of public water within the municipality.
         

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§ 45-39-4. Payment for hydrant rentals.

Notwithstanding any general or special law relating to publicly owned water authorities, a municipality may provide by enactment of an ordinance and complying with the notice requirements of § 39-3-11.1, that the rental usage or fees for any fire hydrant within the municipality shall be the responsibility of the water ratepayers within the municipality which enacted the enabling ordinance, provided that this provision shall apply only where the municipality owns the water supplier and is the exclusive supplier of public water within the municipality.