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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 BUILDING

STRUCTURED PARKING AT THE GARRAHY JUDICIAL COMPLEX

     Introduced By: Senators Ruggerio, Goodwin, Miller, Metts, and Jabour

     Date Introduced: June 06, 2013

     Referred To: Senate Special Legislation and Veterans Affairs

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

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consisting of eleven (11) members: three (3) of whom shall be members of the Senate, not more

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than two (2) of whom shall be from the same political party, to be appointed by the Senate

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President; three (3) of whom shall be members of the House of Representative, not more than two

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(2) of whom shall be from the same political party, to be appointed by the Speaker of the House;

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one of whom shall be the Director of the Department of Administration, or his or her designee;

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one of whom shall be the Director of the Department of Transportation, or his or her designee;

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one of whom shall be the Chairperson of the I-195 Redevelopment District, or his or her

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designee; one of whom shall be the State Court Administrator, or his or her designee; and one of

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whom shall be the Honorable Mayor of Providence, or his or her designee.

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

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findings about building structured parking at the Garrahy Judicial Complex.

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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

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which is entitled to the appointment consents to the appointment of the member of the general

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public.

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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 Speaker of the House and Senate President, who shall select co-chairpersons.

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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, boards, commissions, and agencies of the state shall furnish such advice

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and information, documentary and otherwise, to said commission and its agents as is deemed

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necessary or 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 recommendations to the

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General Assembly no later than January 7, 2014, and said commission shall expire on March 7,

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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 BUILDING

STRUCTURED PARKING AT THE GARRAHY JUDICIAL COMPLEX

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     This resolution would create an eleven (11) member special legislative commission

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whose purpose would be to make a comprehensive study and issue findings about building

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structured parking at the Garrahy Judicial Complex, and who would report back to the General

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Assembly no later than January 7, 2014, and whose life would expire March 7, 2014.

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