All powers, control, and jurisdiction of and title to the Sakonnet River Bridge is authorized to be transferred to the Rhode Island turnpike and bridge authority. Beginning August 19, 2013, and concluding on June 30, 2014, the authority may charge and collect tolls for the use of the Sakonnet River Bridge to provide funds sufficient with any other monies available therefor for paying the costs of acquiring, leasing, maintaining, repairing, and operating the Jamestown Verrazzano Bridge, the Mount Hope Bridge, the Newport Bridge, the Sakonnet River Bridge, the turnpike, and additional facilities. Provided, however, until June 30, 2014, the toll imposed on the Sakonnet River Bridge shall not exceed ten cents ($0.10).
R.I. Gen. Laws § 24-12-40F