2020 Rhode Island General Laws
Title 42 - State Affairs and Government
Chapter 42-11.4 The Rhode Island Municipal Infrastructure Grant Program
Section 42-11.4-1 Establishment.
§ 42-11.4-1. Establishment.
The Rhode Island municipal infrastructure grant program is hereby created within the department of administration and is subject to grant funding. State funds or appropriations shall not be utilized in connection with the implementation of this section. The department of administration is authorized to:
(1) Issue public infrastructure grants to municipalities and other public instrumentalities for design, construction, building, land acquisition, rehabilitation, repair, and other improvements to publicly owned infrastructure including, but not limited to, sewers, utility extensions, streets, roads, curb-cuts, parking, water treatment systems, telecommunications systems, transit improvements, and pedestrian ways; and
(2) Assist municipalities to advance projects that support job creation and expansion, housing development and rehabilitation, community development projects in areas or districts that communities have determined are best suited to efficiently accommodate future growth and redevelopment, largely in previously developed areas with some level of existing or planned infrastructure.
History of Section.
(P.L. 2018, ch. 122, § 1; P.L. 2018, ch. 225, § 1.)
