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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2013

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A N A C T

RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- LOW AND MODERATE INCOME HOUSING

     Introduced By: Senators Pichardo, P Fogarty, Cool Rumsey, Kettle, and Ciccone

     Date Introduced: May 30, 2013

     Referred To: Placed on the Senate Consent Calendar

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 2013 Implementation Oversight Commission" to

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consist of fifteen (15) members: chair of house corporations or designee; chair of senate housing

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and municipal government or designee; two (2) members of the house appointed by the speaker,

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one of whom shall be from the minority party; two (2) members of the senate appointed by the

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senate president, one of whom shall be from the minority party; four (4) designees of the

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president of the League of Cities and Towns, two (2) of whom shall be from a municipality under

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twenty-five thousand (25,000) population, and two (2) of whom shall be from a municipality of

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twenty-five thousand (25,000) population or over; and one representative each from the Rhode

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Island Builders Association, Rhode Island Housing, Housing Action Coalition, Grow Smart

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Rhode 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 March 1, 2013 2017. The commission shall expire on March

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31, 2015 2020.

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     SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage.

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EXPLANATION

BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

OF

A N A C T

RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- LOW AND MODERATE INCOME HOUSING

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     This act would update the date for the oversight commission to report findings and

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recommendations to the general assembly.

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     This act would take effect upon passage.

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