Title 39
Public Utilities and Carriers

Chapter 21
E-911 Uniform Emergency Telephone System Division

R.I. Gen. Laws § 39-21-10

§ 39-21-10. Appropriation of revenues.

With the exception of money received by the division from the sale or licensing of communications and educational materials regarding the use of 911 as a uniform emergency telephone number and system, all money received by the division for the use of the facilities of the project shall be paid over to the general treasurer and by him or her deposited in the fund. All money in the fund is hereby appropriated by the provisions of the chapter to be expended by the division for administration and all expenses relating to the planning, construction, equipping, operation, and maintenance of the project; and the state controller is hereby authorized and directed to draw his or her orders upon the general treasurer for the payment of such sum or sums as may be necessary from time to time. All money received by the division for the sale or licensing of communications and educational materials as described in this chapter shall be deposited into a separate account or fund by the general treasurer for the sole restricted purpose of financially supporting the creation, distribution, and use of public educational materials regarding the use of 911 as a uniform emergency telephone number and system. For these purposes, the state controller is hereby authorized and directed to draw his or her orders upon the general treasurer for the payment of such sum or sums as may be necessary, from time to time, as determined by the associate director, or his or her designee.

History of Section.
P.L. 1989, ch. 126, art. 36, § 5; P.L. 1997, ch. 326, § 122; P.L. 2008, ch. 100, art. 9, § 8; P.L. 2020, ch. 79, art. 1, § 12.