{"id":"AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-072","kind":"order","level":"state","jurisdiction":"Rhode Island (statewide)","state":"RI","metro":"","industry":"","agency":"ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT","eco":"","issuer":"Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA)","authority":"TSA security directive and CDC conveyance order (recited: \u0027The Transportation Security Administration requires proper wearing of face masks, per federal law\u0027)","instrument":"RIPTA \u0027Response to Coronavirus (COVID-19)\u0027 page, updated June 7, 2021: masks required at all times per federal law (TSA); \u0027Failure to comply will result in denial of boarding or removal, and may result in penalties\u0027; disability exemptions only by prior request; transit centers and Photo ID offices still closed; free rides to vaccination appointments; transit for essential travel only","title":"RIPTA\u0027s Response to Coronavirus (COVID-19) - UPDATED: June 7, 2021 (TSA mask requirement; denial of boarding; transit centers closed)","dateIssued":"2021-06-07","effective":"As stated June 7, 2021 (federal requirement from Feb. 1, 2021)","end":"Federal mask requirement continued past Sept. 30, 2021 (TSA SD -01B to Jan. 18, 2022; vacated Apr. 18, 2022); end of the transit-center closures not documented in this cluster","startDate":"2021-06-07","endDate":"2021-09-30","quarters":["2021Q1","2021Q2","2021Q3"],"types":["MASK","CLOSE","TRAV"],"addressees":["all RIPTA passengers","transit center and Photo ID office customers"],"clause":"Do I have to wear a face mask? Yes. The Transportation Security Administration requires proper wearing of face masks, per federal law. Face masks are to be worn at all times. Failure to comply will result in denial of boarding or removal, and may result in penalties.... The CDC requires masks on Public Transportation Conveyances and Transportation Hubs. If you are unable to wear a mask due to a disability or medical condition, you MUST call 784-9500 x2012 to request an exemption prior to traveling on board any RIPTA vehicle.... What is closed? Kennedy Plaza Intermodal Transportation Center. Newport Transportation Center. Pawtucket Transit Center. Photo ID Office at Kennedy Plaza. Photo ID Office at RIPTA Headquarters","enforcement":"Denial of boarding or removal; TSA civil penalties under 49 U.S.C. § 46301 as applied by the security directive (initially $250-$1,500; doubled from Sept. 10, 2021)","functions":["WF commuting workforce (federal mask condition on every Rhode Island transit ride, with removal for non-compliance, in force on July 1 and Sept. 30, 2021)","CB customer access (transit centers closed into mid-2021)","TV travel"],"notes":"Q3 2021 instrument: a State authority\u0027s restatement, three weeks before the quarter began, of the federal mask requirement it enforced by denial of boarding through the quarter. Implementing rule under federal orders.","sourceUrl":"https://www.ripta.com/covid-19/","snapshot":"https://web.archive.org/web/20210607173949/https://www.ripta.com/covid-19/","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":2098376,"grade":"primary","character":"binding","description":"","collection":"AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT","url":"/library/AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-072","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-072","citation":"Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA), RIPTA \u0027Response to Coronavirus (COVID-19)\u0027 page, updated June 7, 2021: masks required at all times per federal law (TSA); \u0027Failure to comply will result in denial of boarding or removal, and may result in penalties\u0027; disability exemptions only by prior request; transit centers and Photo ID offices still closed; free rides to vaccination appointments; transit for essential travel only (Ex. AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-072)","stateName":"Rhode Island","related":[]}