In Re Request for Advisory Opinion From the Governor

To His Excellency Lincoln C. Almond, Governor of the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations:

We have received from Your Excellency two letters dated October 16, and October 31, 2002, wherein you have propounded to us pursuant to article 10, section 3, of the Rhode Island Constitution your request for our written opinion on the following questions:

“Does the Public Corporation Debt Management Act, [G.L.1956 chapter 18 of title 35 (Kushner Act) ], which requires General Assembly approval for certain [s]tate or quasi-public debt obligations, apply to require such approval of the…