§ 39-2-1-2

(a) The public utility is hereby prohibited from installing gas regulators or gas meters on the exterior of property located within a historic district, unless permitted to do so by the owner, and is hereby required to obtain a certificate of appropriateness from the historic district commission of any city or town that has been created by the city or town council in accordance with the provisions of chapter 24.1 of title 45, et seq.; provided, however, in high-pressure systems, the public utility may install gas regulators on the exterior of property, subject to the exterior location being approved by the owner and the historic district commission. (b) For the purposes of this section, 'property located within a historic district' means 'a certified historic structure' as defined in § 44-33.2-2(1). History of Section.P.L. 2009, ch. 110, § 1; P.L. 2009, ch. 184, § 1.