R.I. Gen. Laws § 46-15.5-4: Rates and charges for water.

If either the city of East Providence or the Bristol County water authority shall utilize the emergency connection, the party providing water shall charge the party for the water so provided an amount determined by applying the rate charged to such providing party by the Providence water supply board under the then current schedule applicable to such party. No such connection nor the transmission of water through such connection nor the payment of the surcharge shall subject the City of East Providence to the jurisdiction of the public utilities commission pursuant to § 39-1-2(a)(20).