860 R.I. Code R. 860-RICR-00-00-3.9
A Certificate may be filed with each and every state agency with licensing or permitting authority over a Project. The state agency shall give priority to the Project in the handling and processing of the application in accordance with R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-128-2 so that within three (3) months of the submission of a substantially complete application, the state agency must render a written report on the status of the application. The report shall contain information, which will enable the person to make a sound business decision as to whether to proceed with the application. The report shall be delivered to the applicant. If the application is not granted, then the state agency shall on the fourth, fifth and sixth months of the anniversary of the submission render a written report on the status of the application. If at the end of the sixth month, a decision has not been rendered on the application, then, in addition to the applicant, a copy of the written report shall be rendered monthly thereafter to the Associate Director and the Commission until a decision to accept or reject the application has been made.
860 R.I. Code R. 860-RICR-00-00-3.9