R.I. Gen. Laws § 45-39.2-4
There is hereby created a quasi-municipal corporation, district and political subdivision of the state, to be known as the Clear River electric and water district, the boundaries of which shall be coterminous with the boundaries of the utility service area of the Pascoag Fire District, as established under the act passed at the May session 1887, entitled "An Act to Incorporate the Pascoag Fire District" as thereafter amended and supplemented from time to time and such other areas as provided for by this chapter and the boundaries of the utility service area of the Harrisville fire district as established in and by chapter 637 of the Public Laws of 1910, as thereafter amended and supplemented from time to time, and such other areas as provided for by this chapter. The electric and water district shall, upon January 1, 2025, have and succeed to the utility powers and functions heretofore held and exercised by the Pascoag Fire District and the Harrisville fire district, and shall further have and be entitled to exercise the additional powers, rights, and functions set forth in this chapter.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 45-39.2-4