§ 37-8-1.5. Bristol County Courthouse.
The state of Rhode Island has determined that it no longer needs the property and building thereon which once served the people as the Bristol County Courthouse and as a state house. Therefore, the director of the department of administration is hereby authorized and empowered to convey the state’s interest in the real property, the buildings thereon, and fixtures, located in the Town of Bristol and commonly known as the “Bristol County Courthouse” to the Bristol Statehouse Foundation, a Rhode Island non-business corporation. The consideration for the sale shall be one dollar ($1.00) paid by the Bristol Statehouse Foundation to the state. The deed conveying the property shall contain covenants relating to the preservation thereof and a reverter in the event the Bristol Statehouse Foundation, or legal successor thereto, ceases to exist.
History of Section.P.L. 1996, ch. 7, § 1.
Structure Rhode Island General Laws
Title 37 - Public Property and Works
Chapter 37-8 - Public Buildings
Section 37-8-1. - State house — State office building.
Section 37-8-1.1. - Washington county courthouse in West Kingston.
Section 37-8-1.2. - Vacating by family court — Westerly townhall.
Section 37-8-1.3. - Woonsocket courthouse.
Section 37-8-1.4. - Kent County Courthouse at East Greenwich.
Section 37-8-1.5. - Bristol County Courthouse.
Section 37-8-1.6. - Pawtucket armory.
Section 37-8-2. - Rented premises — Military buildings — Institutional buildings.
Section 37-8-3. - Duty of department to maintain buildings.
Section 37-8-4. - Employees of department — Purchase of supplies and services.
Section 37-8-5. - Care and custody of State House lot.
Section 37-8-5.1. - Prohibition of parking on North Terrace of the State House.
Section 37-8-6. - “State House” defined — Former state houses — Use of legislative chambers.
Section 37-8-6.1. - Korean War monument.
Section 37-8-6.2. - State House restoration and preservation account.
Section 37-8-6.3. - Painting of state seals.
Section 37-8-6.4. - POW/MIA chair of honor.
Section 37-8-7. - Allotment of office space in State House — Furnishings.
Section 37-8-8. - Battle flags and markers.
Section 37-8-9. - Governors’ portraits.
Section 37-8-10. - Hours State House open — Maintenance of good order.
Section 37-8-11. - Operation of state house restaurant — Sales stands.
Section 37-8-11.1. - Retirement of State House restaurant employees.
Section 37-8-12. - Illumination of State House.
Section 37-8-13. - Offices of department — Annual report.
Section 37-8-14. - Legislators’ parking lot.
Section 37-8-15. - Access for people with disabilities.
Section 37-8-15.1. - Accessibility of leased or rented facilities for people with disabilities.
Section 37-8-16. - Walkie-talkies portable communications for capitol police.
Section 37-8-17.1. - Energy efficient resources.
Section 37-8-17.2. - Repealed.
Section 37-8-18. - Department of administration garage.
Section 37-8-19. - Energy use in public buildings.
Section 37-8-20. - Motorcycle designated parking at public buildings.