{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-39-15.1-1","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 39-15.1-1","heading":"Purposes.","body":"The purposes of this chapter are to:\n(1) Augment current principles for setting the rates of public utilities that are water suppliers that are subject to commission rate regulation in a manner that facilitates:\n(i) Managing demand, especially seasonal demand;\n(ii) Investing in infrastructure repair and replacement;\n(iii) Recovering the full costs, including capital and operational, of water systems through water system revenues; and\n(iv) Establishing operating capital and debt service of sufficient size; and\n(2) Provide an optional system for multiyear water rates that are adjustable in accordance with an approved rate plan.","path":["Title 39 Public Utilities and Carriers","Chapter 15.1 Water Suppliers Subject to Commission Rate Regulation"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE39/39-15.1/39-15.1-1.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T19:59:19Z","sha256":"8f93db45858f7ec6f8a2f3a037693c5d1ce723178401021f2eb911f436841cfe","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-39-15-12","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-39-15.1-2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}