Title 37
Public Property and Works

Chapter 6.1
Relocation Payments

R.I. Gen. Laws § 37-6.1-11

§ 37-6.1-11. Reservoir program — Rules and regulations for relocation payments — Maximum payments.

Payments under § 37-6.1-10 shall be subject to such rules and regulations as may be prescribed by the water resources board and shall not exceed two hundred dollars ($200) in the case of an individual or family, or three thousand dollars ($3,000) in the case of a business concern (including the operation of a farm) or nonprofit organization. In the case of a business (including the operation of a farm) and in the case of a non-profit organization, the allowable expenses for transportation under this section shall not exceed the cost of moving fifty (50) miles from the point from which the business or organization is being displaced. The rules and regulations may include provisions authorizing relocation payments to be made to individuals and families of fixed amounts (not to exceed two hundred dollars ($200) in any case) in lieu of their respective, reasonable, and necessary moving expenses.

History of Section.
P.L. 1966, ch. 279, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 37-6.1-6; P.L. 1969, ch. 218, § 1.