Rhode Island § 46-25-4 § 46-25-4. Establishment of commission — Purpose.

Rhode Island Statutes

§ 46-25-4 — § 46-25-4. Establishment of commission — Purpose.

Rhode Island § 46-25-4

Title 46Waters and Navigation

Ch. 46-25Narragansett Bay Commission

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R.I. Gen. Laws § 46-25-4 (2026).

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§ 46-25-4. Establishment of commission — Purpose.
(a) There is hereby authorized, created, and established a public corporation of the state
            having a distinct legal existence from the state and not constituting a department
            of state government to be known as "The Narragansett Bay water quality management
            district commissionâ€�, with such powers as are set forth in this chapter, for the purposes
            of acquiring, planning, constructing, extending, improving, and operating and maintaining
            publicly owned sewage treatment facilities in the district.
         
(b) It is the intent of the general assembly, by the passage of th

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§ 46-25-4. Establishment of commission — Purpose.

(a) There is hereby authorized, created, and established a public corporation of the state having a distinct legal existence from the state and not constituting a department of state government to be known as "The Narragansett Bay water quality management district commissionâ€�, with such powers as are set forth in this chapter, for the purposes of acquiring, planning, constructing, extending, improving, and operating and maintaining publicly owned sewage treatment facilities in the district.

(b) It is the intent of the general assembly, by the passage of this chapter, to vest in the commission all powers, authority, rights, privileges, and titles which may be necessary to enable it to accomplish the purposes herein set forth, and this chapter and the powers herein granted shall be liberally construed in conformity with those purposes.

(c) The commission and its corporate existence shall continue until terminated by law or until it shall cease to exist under the timetable contained in § 46-25-48. Upon termination of the existence of the commission, all its rights and properties shall pass to and be vested in the state, and, in accordance with law, the governor may permit whatever rights and properties he or she shall see fit to pass to municipalities located within the district, if the municipality or municipalities accept the rights or properties.