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Administrative Procedures Act of 2016 and RIDE Regulations

The Administrative Procedures Act (APA) of 2016 requires all state agency regulations be converted to a standardized format by December 2018 to ensure public access and transparency. Regulations not converted to this standardized format by December 2018 will cease to hold their full force and effect. In order to adhere to the APA and maintain continuity of regulatory authority, RIDE is in the process of converting all of our regulations. The majority of the updates are purely format-driven, but we have made updates, as needed – for example when regulations are tied to expired federal law and therefore should be repealed – and any minor or more significant changes as a result of this re-formatting process have prompted the regulation going out for public comment through the Secretary of State’s office.

All regulations that are posted for public comment can be found at www.ride.ri.gov/Regulations.