AN ACT RELATING TO HIGHWAYS -- RHODE ISLAND TURNPIKE AND BRIDGE AUTHORITY

SB 441 repeals the law that authorized toll collection on Rhode Island's state highways, specifically ending the Rhode Island Turnpike and Bridge Authority's power to charge tolls on the Newport Bridge, Mount Hope Bridge, Sakonnet River Bridge, Jamestown Verrazzano Bridge, and the turnpike. This bill directly affects the Authority and drivers using these specific bridges and the turnpike, eliminating their toll-based revenue model. The key provision removes all authority to "fix and revise... tolls" and related financial mechanisms outlined in the existing law. The bill does not create new tolls or change bridge operations - it simply repeals the legal foundation for toll collection on these routes. This is a procedural repeal affecting only the toll authorization, not the infrastructure itself.