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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | |
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IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY | |
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JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2012 | |
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RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES - LOW AND MODERATE INCOME HOUSING | |
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Introduced By: Representatives Kennedy, Walsh, and Valencia | |
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Date Introduced: February 09, 2012 | |
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Referred To: House Corporations | |
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It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: | |
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SECTION 1. Section 45-53-9 of the General Laws in Chapter 45-53 entitled "Low and |
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Moderate Income Housing" is hereby amended to read as follows: |
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45-53-9. Oversight commission. -- (a) There is hereby created an oversight commission |
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to be known as "The Housing Act of 2004 Implementation Oversight Commission" to consist of |
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fifteen (15) members: chair of house corporations or designee; chair of senate housing and |
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municipal government or designee; two (2) members of the house appointed by the speaker, one |
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of whom shall be from the minority party; two (2) members of the senate appointed by the senate |
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president, one of whom shall be from the minority party; four (4) designees of the president of the |
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League of Cities and Towns, two (2) of whom shall be from a municipality under twenty-five |
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thousand (25,000) population, and two (2) of whom shall be from a municipality of twenty-five |
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thousand (25,000) population or over; and one representative each from the Rhode Island |
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Builders Association, Rhode Island Housing, Housing Action Coalition, Grow Smart Rhode |
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Island and Housing Network. |
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(b) The purposes of the commission shall be: (1) to monitor and evaluate the |
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implementation of the act including the preparation and review, by statewide planning, of local |
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plans; (2) to monitor the development and adoption of the state strategic housing plan by the |
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housing resources commission and statewide planning; (3) to review the progress reports |
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submitted by the housing resources commission; (4) to recommend any changes that may be |
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needed in the law; and (5) to assess the need for resources to accomplish housing objectives and |
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to make recommendations. |
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(c) Forthwith upon the passage of this act [July 2, 2004] the members shall meet at the |
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call of the speaker, and shall elect from among themselves co-chairs, who shall be legislators. |
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Vacancies in said commission shall be filled in the manner as the original appointment. |
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(d) The commission is empowered to appoint committees, which may include persons |
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who are not members of the commission. Five (5) members of the commission shall constitute a |
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quorum. All departments and agencies of the state shall furnish such advice and information, |
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documentary and otherwise, to said commission and its agents as necessary or desirable to |
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accomplish the purpose set forth in this section. The speaker is hereby authorized and directed to |
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provide quarters for the commission. The commission shall report findings and recommendations |
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to the general assembly on or before |
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expire on March 31, |
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SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage and shall be retroactive to March 1, |
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2011. |
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EXPLANATION | |
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BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL | |
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RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES - LOW AND MODERATE INCOME HOUSING | |
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This act would extend the reporting date of the Housing Act of 2004 Implementation |
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Oversight Commission until March 31, 2013, and would extend its expiration date to March 1, |
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2015. |
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This act would take effect upon passage and would be retroactive to March 1, 2011. |
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