Rhode Island General Laws Title 45. Towns and Cities § 45-67-10. Exemptions

(a) The exemption waiver provided by the public utilities commission to BIPCo from the terms of § 39-1-27 shall also apply to the utility district and the public utilities commission shall have the authority to provide such other waivers from this section as may be in the public interest.

(b) [Deleted by P.L. 2023, ch. 109, § 2 and P.L. 2023, ch. 110, § 2].

(c) The exemptions provided for the Pascoag utility district and BIPCo under §§ 39-1-27.3.1, 39-1-27.12, 39-2-1.2(b), 39-2-25, 39-26.1-1 through and including 39-26.1-6, and chapters 1.1, 26, 26.2, 26.4, and 26.6 of title 39 shall also apply to the Block Island utility district. The utility district shall be exempt from the provisions of chapter 18 of title 35.

(d) As long as the utility district has a waiver from the restructuring provisions of § 39-1-27, then the utility district shall also be granted a waiver from the provisions of § 39-1-27.6 such that the employees of the utility district may be allowed to provide both electrical generation and distribution services.