2014 -- H 8049

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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2014

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H O U S E   R E S O L U T I O N

CREATING A SPECIAL HOUSE COMMISSION TO STUDY AND PROVIDE

RECOMMENDATIONS ON STREAMLINING THE PERMITTING PROCESS FOR

BUSINESSES IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

     Introduced By: Representatives Trillo, Costa, and Giarrusso

     Date Introduced: April 10, 2014

     Referred To: House Corporations

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

consisting of nine (9) members: five (5) of whom shall be members of the House of

Representatives, not more than four (4) from the same political party, to be appointed by the

Speaker of the House; one of whom shall be a member of the Hospitality Industry in Rhode

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

Building Industry in Rhode Island, to be appointed by the Speaker of the House; one of whom

shall be a member of the Service Industry in Rhode Island, to be appointed by the Speaker of the

House; and one of whom shall be a member of the Retail Industry in Rhode Island, to be

appointed by the Speaker of the House.

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

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

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

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

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

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

the current permitting process for businesses in Rhode Island and to make recommendations for

potential changes/modifications to regulations, rules or general law requirements in order to

streamline and simplify the process.

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

the call of the Speaker of the House and organize and shall select a chairperson.

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

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

     All departments and agencies of the state, shall furnish such advice and information,

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

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

     The Speaker of the House is hereby authorized and directed to provide suitable quarters

for said commission; and be it further

     RESOLVED, That the commission shall report its findings and recommendations to the

House of Representatives no later than January 6, 2015, and said commission shall expire on

March 6, 2015.

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EXPLANATION

BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

OF

H O U S E   R E S O L U T I O N

CREATING A SPECIAL HOUSE COMMISSION TO STUDY AND PROVIDE

RECOMMENDATIONS ON STREAMLINING THE PERMITTING PROCESS FOR

BUSINESSES IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

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     This resolution would create a nine (9) member special legislative study commission

whose purpose it would be to make a comprehensive study of the current business permitting

process and to make recommendations to streamline the process, and who would report back to

the House of Representatives no later than January 6, 2015, and whose life would expire on

March 6, 2015.

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