R.I. Gen. Laws § 1-2-21

This is the official text of R.I. Gen. Laws § 1-2-21, part of Rhode Island’s Gen. Laws — part of the compiled statutory law of Rhode Island, published by the state as "Gen. Laws." Browse the sections below, each linked to its official government source.

Not legal advice. This page reproduces the official text of a government statute for reference only. Laws change, and how a statute applies depends on your specific facts. For advice about your situation, consult a licensed attorney in your state.

§ 1-2-21. Payment for compensation for municipal services to state airports.

Official statutory text

(a) The Rhode Island airport corporation shall, subject to the approval of the Federal Aviation Administration, reimburse any municipality for the cost of municipal services provided by the municipality at any airport constructed or operated by the state upon receipt of appropriate documentation from the municipality in accordance with the requirements of the Federal Aviation Administration€™s Policy and Procedures Concerning the Use of Airport Revenue, Section V (Permitted Uses of Airport Revenue). D. Standard of Documentation for the Reimbursement to Government Entities of Costs of Services and Contributions Provided to Airports 64 Fed. Reg. 7996.7719 (1999).

(b) This section shall not apply to the city of Warwick or Rhode Island T.F. Green International Airport.

(c) The municipal services to be provided to the airports as referenced in subsection (a) shall include, but not be limited to:

(1) Providing primary response and command for all structure fire alarms on the airport corporation property outside the airfield and E-911 reporting system calls for extrications, industrial accidents, motor vehicle accidents, confined-spaced incidents, hazardous-material incidents and spills outside the airfield, and secondary response to airfield incidents on Rhode Island airport corporation property;

(2) Responding to and providing treatment and transportation for all emergency medical service calls on Rhode Island airport corporation property; and

(3) Maintaining a mutual aid agreement to respond to any potential catastrophe or emergency resulting from airport operations.

(d) Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit the jurisdiction of the state police in connection with response to, or command of, any emergency incident on the airport corporation property.

Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site

Need a lawyer in Rhode Island?

Find a Rhode Island lawyer
About this page: Statute text is reproduced from official government publishers via the Open US Law dataset (Vaquill AI, snapshot v2026.08, CC BY 4.0). Primary legislative text like this is public domain under the government-edicts doctrine (Georgia v. Public.Resource.Org, 2020). We link every section back to its official source so you can verify it independently.