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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: Senators Satchell, Pearson, P Fogarty, Felag, and Walaska

     Date Introduced: January 30, 2014

     Referred To: Senate Housing & Municipal Government

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

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

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

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

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

on June 15, 2015, and be it further

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

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

is hereby rescinded; and be it further

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

and said commission would expire on June 15, 2015.

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