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S TATE OF RHODE IS LAND
IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY
JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2023
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A N A C T
RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- RIDESHARE VEHICLE SURCHARGE
Introduced By: Senators Kallman, Euer, DiMario, Pearson, Murray, Miller, Sosnowski,
Mack, Lauria, and Valverde
Date Introduced: February 01, 2023
Referred To: Senate Commerce
It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:
SECTION 1. Title 31 of the General Laws entitled "MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES" 1
is hereby amended by adding thereto the following chapter: 2
CHAPTER 34.2 3
RIDESHARE VEHICLE SURCHARGE 4
31-34.2-1. Rideshare vehicle surcharge. 5
(a) Each rideshare company shall collect a surcharge which shall be added to the fare 6
charged to each customer. 7
(b) The surcharge shall be seventy-five cents ($0.75) per fare. 8
(c) The total amount of surcharge collections shall be remitted to the State of Rhode Island, 9
and fifty percent (50%) of the surcharge collections shall be deposited in a restricted account to be 10
used for street infrastructure improvements in the municipality where the fare originated, and fifty 11
percent (50%) of the surcharge collections shall be deposited in a restricted account to be used as 12
funding for implementation of Transit Forward RI as adopted by the state planning council. 13
(d) The tax administrator shall promulgate rules and regulations necessary to implement 14
the provisions of this chapter. 15
(e) All disbursements and expenditures of funds from the restricted accounts subject to the 16
provisions of this section shall be by appropriation of the general assembly. 17
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SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage. 1
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EXPLANATION
BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL
OF
A N A C T
RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- RIDESHARE VEHICLE SURCHARGE
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This act would implement a seventy-five cent ($0.75) surcharge on fares charged by 1
rideshare companies. This act would also require that fifty percent (50%) of the surcharges be 2
deposited in a restricted account to be used for street improvements in the municipality where the 3
fare originated, and fifty percent (50%) of the surcharges be deposited in a restricted account to 4
fund Transit Forward RI. 5
This act would take effect upon passage. 6
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