{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-42-117-4","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-117-4","heading":"Request for status as a project of critical economic concern.","body":"A person through the governor may apply to the Rhode Island economic development corporation and request that his or her project be classified as a project of critical economic concern. The Rhode Island economic development corporation shall render a written decision on the request within forty-five (45) days of the filing and receipt of the request. If the project is found to be a project of critical economic concern, the Rhode Island economic development corporation may issue a certificate of critical economic concern. A certificate of critical economic concern shall expire two (2) years from the date of issuance. However, a certificate of critical economic concern may be extended for an additional period of two (2) years at the discretion of the executive director of the Rhode Island economic development corporation.","path":["Title 42 State Affairs and Government","Chapter 117 Expedited Permit Process"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE42/42-117/42-117-4.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:00:09Z","sha256":"77b0954024200d025bbca3c7b13e1c39fba1fccb656483e3462700a3bed2dfe2","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-42-117-3","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-42-117-5"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}