2019 -- S 0684

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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2019

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A N   A C T

     RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- PAYMENTS TO FIRE COMPANIES

     

     Introduced By: Senator Leonidas P. Raptakis

     Date Introduced: March 21, 2019

     Referred To: Senate Housing & Municipal Government

     It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:

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     SECTION 1. Chapter 45-18 of the General Laws entitled "Payments To Fire Companies"

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is hereby amended by adding thereto the following section:

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     45-18-4. Payments to volunteer fire departments responding to emergencies along

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Route 95.

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     Volunteer fire departments responding to emergencies on or along Route 95 in Rhode

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Island shall be reimbursed from the Rhode Island general fund.

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     SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage.

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EXPLANATION

BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

OF

A N   A C T

     RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- PAYMENTS TO FIRE COMPANIES

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     This act would require reimbursement payments from the general fund to volunteer fire

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departments responding to emergencies on or along Route 95.

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     This act would take effect upon passage.

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