{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-39-18-18.1","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 39-18-18.1","heading":"Authority deemed instrumentality and political subdivision of state.","body":"For the purposes of chapters 42 — 44 of title 28 and chapters 29 — 37 of title 28, and with respect to chapter 31 of title 9, and notwithstanding any inconsistent provisions of these chapters, the authority shall be deemed to be an instrumentality and a political subdivision of the state; provided, however, with respect to chapters 29 — 37 of title 28, the authority shall pay all benefits, required by law, until the authority ceases to exist. Thereafter, the payments shall be the obligation of the state.","path":["Title 39 Public Utilities and Carriers","Chapter 18 Rhode Island Public Transit Authority"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE39/39-18/39-18-18.1.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T19:59:19Z","sha256":"88a448b335755a5597d8d567f53a6cee32e24bccf6faa09891dc22e7a936bea5","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-39-18-18","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-39-18-19"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}