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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | |
IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY | |
JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2014 | |
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A N A C T | |
RELATING TO HIGHWAYS - RHODE ISLAND BRIDGE AND TURNPIKE AUTHORITY | |
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Introduced By: Representatives Edwards, Canario, Gallison, and Finn | |
Date Introduced: January 09, 2014 | |
Referred To: House Finance | |
It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: | |
1 | SECTION 1. Section 24-12-2 of the General Laws in Chapter 24-12 entitled "Rhode |
2 | Island Turnpike and Bridge Authority" is hereby amended to read as follows: |
3 | 24-12-2. Authority created -- Composition. -- There is hereby created a body corporate |
4 | and politic to be known as the "Rhode Island turnpike and bridge authority." The authority shall |
5 | consist of five (5) members, including the director of transportation, who shall be a member ex |
6 | officio, and four (4) members appointed by the governor one of whom who shall be the mayor of |
7 | Newport or his/her elected designee, one of whom shall be the town council president of |
8 | Portsmouth or his/her elected designee, one of whom shall be the town council president of |
9 | Tiverton or his/her elected designee and one of whom shall be the town council president of |
10 | Jamestown or his/her elected designee. All members, except the director of transportation, must |
11 | be residents of Newport county. |
12 | SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage. |
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EXPLANATION | |
BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL | |
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A N A C T | |
RELATING TO HIGHWAYS - RHODE ISLAND BRIDGE AND TURNPIKE AUTHORITY | |
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1 | This act would change the composition of the Rhode Island Turnpike and Bridge |
2 | Authority. |
3 | This act would take effect upon passage. |
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