§ 46-12.2-19. Lien status — Recording.
(a) Notwithstanding any provision of any other law, including the Uniform Commercial Code:
(1) Any pledge or assignment of revenues of any kind, funds, loan agreements, local governmental obligations, property, or assets made pursuant to the provisions of this chapter or chapter 18 of title 24 by the agency, or any local governmental unit hereunder, shall be valid and binding against all parties having claims of any kind in tort, contract, or otherwise, whether or not the parties have notice thereof, and shall be deemed continuously perfected from the time it is made;
(2) No filing of any kind with respect to a pledge or assignment need be made under the Uniform Commercial Code, as amended, or otherwise;
(3) Unless otherwise provided in the loan agreement, a pledge of revenues of any kind shall be deemed to include a pledge of any accounts or general intangibles from which the pledged revenues are derived, whether existing at the time of the pledge or thereafter coming into existence, and whether held at the time of the pledge or thereafter acquired by the agency or local governmental unit, and the proceeds of the accounts or general intangibles; and
(4) The pledge of revenues of any kind, accounts, and general intangibles shall be subject to the lien of the pledge without delivery or segregation, and the lien of the pledge shall be valid and binding against all parties having claims of contract or tort or otherwise against the agency or local governmental unit.
(b) A pledge of revenues of any kind under this chapter or chapter 18 of title 24 shall constitute a sufficient appropriation thereof for the purposes of any provision for appropriation, and the revenues may be applied as required by the pledge without further appropriation.
(c) For the purposes of this section, the word “pledge” shall be construed to include the grant of a security interest under the Uniform Commercial Code.
History of Section.P.L. 1989, ch. 303, § 2; P.L. 2013, ch. 144, art. 20, § 2.
Structure Rhode Island General Laws
Title 46 - Waters and Navigation
Chapter 46-12.2 - Rhode Island Infrastructure Bank
Section 46-12.2-1. - Legislative findings.
Section 46-12.2-2. - Definitions.
Section 46-12.2-4. - General powers and duties of agency.
Section 46-12.2-4.1. - Power to participate in projects to enhance the waters of the state.
Section 46-12.2-4.2. - Establishment of the efficient buildings fund.
Section 46-12.2-4.3. - Establishment of the clean energy fund.
Section 46-12.2-5. - Officers.
Section 46-12.2-5.1. - Purchasing.
Section 46-12.2-7. - Payment of state funds — Agreement between agency and department.
Section 46-12.2-8. - Procedures for application, approval, and award of financial assistance.
Section 46-12.2-9. - Authorization to expend funds available for local grants.
Section 46-12.2-10. - Powers of local governmental units.
Section 46-12.2-11. - Authority of local governmental units to issue obligations — Terms.
Section 46-12.2-13. - Trust agreements pertaining to local governmental obligations.
Section 46-12.2-14. - Bonds of the agency.
Section 46-12.2-14.1. - Repealed.
Section 46-12.2-15. - Refunding bonds.
Section 46-12.2-16. - Bonds eligible for investment.
Section 46-12.2-17. - No additional consent required.
Section 46-12.2-18. - Bonds not obligations of the state.
Section 46-12.2-19. - Lien status — Recording.
Section 46-12.2-20. - Bonds and local government obligations as investment securities.
Section 46-12.2-21. - Proceeds received by agency as trust funds.
Section 46-12.2-22. - Tax exemption.
Section 46-12.2-23. - Duration of agency — Termination.
Section 46-12.2-24. - Record keeping — Financial statements.
Section 46-12.2-24.1. - Reporting requirements.
Section 46-12.2-25. - Supplemental powers — Inconsistent laws.
Section 46-12.2-25.1. - Administrative procedures.