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H7502 2026 -- H 7502 ======== LC004823 ======== STATE OF RHODE ISLAND IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2026 ____________ A N A C T RELATING TO HIGHWAYS -- SIDEWALKS Introduced By: Representatives Shallcross Smith, Nardone, Slater, Bennett, Azzinaro, and DeSimone Date Introduced: February 04, 2026 Referred To: House Finance It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: 1 SECTION 1. Section 24-7-8 of the General Laws in Chapter 24-7 entitled Sidewalks is 2 hereby amended to read as follows: 3 24-7-8. Sidewalks along state highways. 4 (a) Nothing in this chapter shall be held to oust the state of jurisdiction over any such 5 sidewalks and curbing as may be made, laid, or constructed upon state highways within a town, but 6 no sidewalks or curbing on state highways shall be made, laid, or constructed without the approval 7 of the director of transportation first being had and obtained as to the feasibility, location, type, and 8 time of construction. 9 (b) All maintenance of sidewalks along state highways, shall be the responsibility of the 10 state, with the exception of snow and ice removal on those sidewalks. 11 SECTION 2. Section 24-8-6 of the General Laws in Chapter 24-8 entitled Construction 12 and Maintenance of State Roads is hereby amended to read as follows: 13 24-8-6. Authority for sidewalks and curbs. 14 (a) The director of transportation shall have the power and authority to make, lay in and 15 upon, and construct sidewalks, including curbs, adjacent to and along either or any one side or both 16 sides of any state road, now constructed, in the process of construction, or to be constructed, which 17 in his or her opinion and judgment require sidewalks and curbs for pedestrian travel. 18 (b) All maintenance of sidewalks along state highways, shall be the responsibility of the 19 state, with the exception of snow and ice removal on those sidewalks. 1 SECTION 3. This act shall take effect upon passage. ======== LC004823 ======== LC004823 - Page 2 of 3 EXPLANATION BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL OF A N A C T RELATING TO HIGHWAYS -- SIDEWALKS *** 1 This act would require that all maintenance of all sidewalks along state highways, with the 2 exception of snow and ice removal, be the responsibility of the state. 3 This act would take effect upon passage. ======== LC004823 ======== LC004823 - Page 3 of 3
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