2014 -- H 7874

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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2014

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J O I N T   R E S O L U T I O N

EXTENDING THE REPORTING AND EXPIRATION DATES AND AMENDING THE

MEMBERSHIP OF THE SPECIAL LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION TO STUDY RHODE

ISLAND'S ZONING AND SUBDIVISION ENABLING ACTS

     

     Introduced By: Representatives Craven, Walsh, and Canario

     Date Introduced: March 04, 2014

     Referred To: House Municipal Government

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     RESOLVED, That the special legislative commission created by resolution No. 416

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passed by the General Assembly at its January session, A.D. 2013, and approved July 17, 2013

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entitled "Joint Resolution Creating a Special Legislative Commission To Study Rhode Island's

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Zoning and Subdivision Enabling Acts" is hereby authorized to continue its study and make a

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report to the General Assembly on or before January 15, 2015, and said commission shall expire

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on June 15, 2015, and be it further

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     RESOLVED, That the time for reporting authorized by resolution No. 416 passed by the

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General Assembly at its January session, A.D. 2013, and approved July 17, 2013, be and the same

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is hereby rescinded; and be it further

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     RESOLVED, That the composition of said legislative commission is hereby amended by

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changing the membership to eleven (11) members; one of whom shall be a member of the House

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

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Senate, to be appointed by the President of the Senate; one of whom shall be the President of the

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Builders' Association, or designee; one of whom shall be the Executive Director of Grow Smart

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Rhode Island, or designee; one of whom shall be the Executive Director of the League of Cities

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and Towns, or designee; one of whom shall be the President of the Rhode Island Chapter of the

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American Planning Association, or designee; one of whom shall be the Associate Director of the

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Rhode Island Division of Planning, or designee; one of whom shall be a representative of the

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Office of Regulatory Reform, to be appointed by the Governor; one of whom shall be a

 

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representative of the business industry, to be appointed by the Speaker; one of whom shall be a

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municipal planner, to be appointed by the President of the Senate; and one of whom shall be a

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municipal zoning official, to be appointed by the President of the Senate.

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EXPLANATION

BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

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J O I N T   R E S O L U T I O N

EXTENDING THE REPORTING AND EXPIRATION DATES AND AMENDING THE

MEMBERSHIP OF THE SPECIAL LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION TO STUDY RHODE

ISLAND'S ZONING AND SUBDIVISION ENABLING ACTS

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     This resolution would amend and increase the membership of said commission from five

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(5) to eleven (11), and extend the reporting date of the special legislative commission to study

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Rhode Island's zoning and subdivision enabling acts from January 15, 2014 to January 15, 2015,

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and said commission would expire on June 15, 2015.

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