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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2013

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J O I N T R E S O L U T I O N

CREATING A SPECIAL LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION TO STUDY RHODE ISLAND'S

STORMWATER REGULATIONS

     Introduced By: Representatives Shekarchi, Ackerman, McNamara, Giarrusso, and Baldelli-Hunt

     Date Introduced: April 30, 2013

     Referred To: House Environment and Natural Resources

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     RESOLVED, That a special legislative commission be and the same is hereby created

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consisting of five (5) members: one of whom shall be a member of the House of Representatives,

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to be appointed by the Speaker; one of whom shall be a member of the Senate, to be appointed by

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the President of the Senate; one of whom shall be the Director of the Rhode Island Department of

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Environmental Management, or designee; one of whom shall be the President of the Rhode Island

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Builder’s Association, or designee; one of whom shall be an engineer knowledgeable in storm

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water regulatory functions, to be appointed by the Executive Director of the Coastal Resources

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Management Council; and one of whom shall be a member who shall serve in an ex officio

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capacity, to be appointed by the Governor.

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     In lieu of any appointment of a member of the legislature to a permanent advisory

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commission, a legislative study commission, or any commission created by a General Assembly

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resolution, the appointing authority may appoint a member of the general public to serve in lieu

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of a legislator, provided that the majority leader or the minority leader of the political party which

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is entitled to the appointment consents to the appointment of the member of the general public.

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     The purpose of said commission shall be to make a comprehensive study of Rhode

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Island’s stormwater regulations and requirements and their impact on our waters, including

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surface water, groundwater, and coastal areas, as well as development and redevelopment

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implications and practices in order to access and make recommendations on further and future

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statute and policy needs.

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     Forthwith upon passage of this resolution, the members of the commission shall meet at

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the call of the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House and organize.  The President

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of the Senate and the Speaker of the House shall each select one member to serve as co-

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chairpersons of the commission.

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     Vacancies in said commission shall be filled in like manner as the original appointment.

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     The membership of said commission shall receive no compensation for their services.

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     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 is deemed necessary or

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desirable by the commission to facilitate the purposes of this resolution.

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     The Joint Committee on Legislative Services is hereby authorized and directed to provide

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suitable quarters for said commission; and be it further

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     RESOLVED, That the commission shall report its findings and results to the General

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Assembly on or before April 15, 2014, and said commission shall expire on June 15, 2014. 

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EXPLANATION

BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

OF

J O I N T R E S O L U T I O N

CREATING A SPECIAL LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION TO STUDY RHODE ISLAND'S

STORMWATER REGULATIONS

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     This resolution would create a five (5) member special legislative commission whose

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purpose it would be to make a comprehensive study of Rhode Island's stormwater regulations and

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requirements, and who would report back to the General Assembly on or before April 15, 2014,

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and said commission would expire on June 15, 2014.

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