§ 46-15.5-5. Financing.
(a) The Bristol County water authority extension of its transmission system to connect
to the Providence water supply system through the additional connection together with
the emergency connection as set forth in § 46-15.5-3 and the cost of planning, design and permitting the improvements to the Bristol County
water authority's existing system as set forth in § 46-15.5-6 (the "existing systemâ€� enhancement) as directed by the water resources board shall be deemed an approved
intersystem facility as that term is defined in § 46-15.2-3 and fifty percent (50%) of the cost thereof shall be considered eligible for funding
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§ 46-15.5-5. Financing.
(a) The Bristol County water authority extension of its transmission system to connect
to the Providence water supply system through the additional connection together with
the emergency connection as set forth in § 46-15.5-3 and the cost of planning, design and permitting the improvements to the Bristol County
water authority's existing system as set forth in § 46-15.5-6 (the "existing systemâ€� enhancement) as directed by the water resources board shall be deemed an approved
intersystem facility as that term is defined in § 46-15.2-3 and fifty percent (50%) of the cost thereof shall be considered eligible for funding
pursuant to the provisions of chapter 15.2 of this title. There is hereby included
in the 1994 capital budget an amount equal to $14.8 million ($14,800,000) to be used
to fund such additional connections, the emergency connection and the existing system
enhancement. The water resources board is hereby directed to take such steps as shall
be necessary to transfer any funds heretofore set aside or designated for purposes
of providing funding to the Bristol County water authority for the cross-bay pipeline
to the East Providence connection authorized and directed by this chapter.
(b) The Bristol County water authority is deemed to have met the provisions of § 46-15.2-5(d)(2), (3), (4), (5), (6), (8), (e) and (f) with respect to the connections authorized
by this chapter. The water resources board shall give priority to the application
filed by the Bristol County water authority in accordance with chapter 15.2 of this
title and this chapter and shall approve the project based upon its findings of fact
as provided in §§ 46-15.2-5(d)(1) and (7) without the necessity of meeting any other conditions precedent set forth
in §§ 46-15.2-4(e) and 46-15.2-6(a).
(c) All other state agencies having jurisdiction over the Bristol County water authority
with respect to any permit required to design and construct the additional and emergency
connections authorized by this chapter shall give administrative, hearing and decisional
priority to any application for any such permit.