Public Utilities And Carriers
Rhode Island 2017 Regular Session
Securitization Act [SB-98]
Repeals The Public Utility Securitization Act (§§39-1-43 to 60), passed in 1997.
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Public Transit - Bus Passes [SB-115]
Requires that five million dollars ($5,000,000) be appropriated to the Rhode Island public transit authority between July 1, 2017 and June 30, 2019.
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Rhode Island 2017 Regular Session
Securitization Act [HB-5291]
Repeals The Public Utility Securitization Act (§§39-1-1 to 60), passed in 1997.
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Rhode Island 2017 Regular Session
Renewable Energy Growth Program [HB-5274]
Expands the renewable energy growth program for an additional ten (10) years after the fifth program year, with an annual target of forty (40) nameplate megawatts for each year of the ten (10) year period.
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Rhode Island 2017 Regular Session
Public Transit-- Bus Passes [HB-5241]
Requires that five million dollars ($5,000,000) be appropriated to the Rhode Island public transit authority between July 1, 2017 and June 30, 2019.
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Rhode Island 2017 Regular Session
Small Cell Siting Act [HB-5224]
Establishes the "Small Cell Siting Act", which specifies how local authorities may regulate the collocation of small wireless facilities and small wireless facility networks.
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Rhode Island 2017 Regular Session
Property Assessed Clean Energy Program [HB-5199]
Allows recovery for the past due balance of any PACE assessment on a transfer of commercial property ownership at a tax sale by a PACE lien against the transferee.
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Rhode Island 2017 Regular Session
Excavation Near Underground Utility Facilities [HB-5196]
Requires the marking of all underground utility facilities when the underground utility is under a public right-of-way.
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Rhode Island 2017 Regular Session
Property Assessed Clean Energy Program [SB-30]
Includes a tax sale as a transfer of property ownership that would trigger the past due balances of any PACE assessment.
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Rhode Island 2017 Regular Session
911 Emergency Telephone Number Act - Prepaid Wireless E-911 Charge Act [SB-39]
Creates restricted receipt account for all 911 funds and requires these funds to be used solely for operation of the 911 system.
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Rhode Island 2017 Regular Session
Excavation Near Underground Utility Facilities [SB-56]
Requires the marking of all underground utility facilities when the underground utility is under a public right-of-way.
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Rhode Island 2017 Regular Session
Taxicab's Financial Responsibilities [HB-5132]
Cuts in half the amount of property and personal injury motor vehicle mandatory insurance coverage that taxicab companies are required to maintain on their vehicles.
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Rhode Island 2017 Regular Session
911 Emergency Telephone Number Act [HB-5075]
Repeals all surcharges levied on residence/business telephone lines and wireless telecommunications services.
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Rhode Island 2017 Regular Session
Regulatory Powers Of Administration [HB-5031]
Provides that any rate increase with respect to electric distribution companies would be no greater than the increase in the Consumer Price Index or five and one-half percent (5.5%), whichever is greater.
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Rhode Island 2017 Regular Session
Regulatory Powers Of Administration [HB-5030]
Prohibits utility rate increases in excess of two and one-half percent (2.5%) over any twenty-four (24) month period.
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Rhode Island 2017 Regular Session
Public Transit Authority [HB-5027]
Enables the Rhode Island public transit authority (RIPTA) to work with the Massachusetts Bay transit authority (MBTA) to allow commuter rail passes to be used as dual passes for both RIPTA and MBTA.
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Rhode Island 2017 Regular Session
Net Metering [SB-880]
Includes the benefit to customers in the PUC's study of the distribution charge.
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Rhode Island 2017 Regular Session
Public Utilities Commission [SB-879]
Amends and add several sections relative to gas and electric utility carriers, customer service provided thereby, and customer service levels and billing practices required by the carriers to the customers.
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Rhode Island 2017 Regular Session
Electric Generation Service [SB-874]
Requires the public utilities commission to implement a purchase of receivables program where the electric distribution company purchases the receivables of a nonregulated power producer at a discount rate.
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Rhode Island 2017 Regular Session
Duties Of Utilities And Carriers [SB-886]
Requires pub. utilities/electric distribution co. to provide prompt/adequate service to ratepayers for new service/ upgrades w/penalty of up to $1,000 with electric distribution co. to provide written estimates/itemized bill for work in excess of $500.