{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-30-15.5-1","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 30-15.5-1","heading":"Authority of governor.","body":"Whenever the governor has declared a disaster emergency to exist under the laws of this state, or the president of the United States, at the request of the governor, has declared a major disaster or emergency to exist in this state, the governor is authorized:\n(1) Upon the determination by the governor that a local government of the state will suffer a substantial loss of tax and other revenues from a major disaster and has demonstrated a need for financial assistance to perform its governmental functions, to apply to the federal government, on behalf of the local government, for a loan, and to receive and disburse the proceeds of any approved loan to any applicant local government;\n(2) To determine the amount needed by any applicant local government to restore or resume its governmental functions and to certify that amount to the federal government; provided, however, that no application amount shall exceed twenty-five percent (25%) of the annual operating budget of the applicant for the fiscal year in which the major disaster occurs; and\n(3) To recommend to the federal government, based upon the governor’s review, the cancellation of all or any part of repayment when, in the first three (3), full fiscal-year period following the major disaster, the revenues of the local government are insufficient to meet its operating expenses, including additional disaster related expenses of a municipal operation character.","path":["Title 30 Military Affairs and Defense","Chapter 15.5 Community Disaster Loans in Major Disasters"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE30/30-15.5/30-15.5-1.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T19:58:10Z","sha256":"fe08aaabc759e76642388386297da58a1a92ec2b81a7d78c93b581194ff56c1c","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-30-15.4-3","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-30-15.6-1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}