R.I. Gen. Laws § 28-9.7-11

Fees and necessary expenses of arbitration shall be borne equally by the bargaining agent and the state. Notwithstanding any other remedies which a court-appointed arbitrator appointed by the chief justice pursuant to § 28-9.7-8 may have, the arbitrator or a party who has paid its share of the fees and necessary expenses of a court-appointed arbitrator may petition the superior court for sanctions against the party failing to make timely payment of its share of such arbitrator’s fees and expenses and the superior court is authorized to enforce the sanctions against the nonpaying party, including, but not limited to, contempt powers pursuant to § 8-6-1.