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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 TOWNS AND CITIES -- GENERAL POWERS | |
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Introduced By: Senators DiPalma, and Paiva Weed | |
Date Introduced: February 12, 2014 | |
Referred To: Senate Finance | |
It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: | |
1 | SECTION 1. Section 45-2-35.1 of the General Laws in Chapter 45-2 entitled "General |
2 | Powers" is hereby amended to read as follows: |
3 | 45-2-35.1. City of Newport -- Landing and boarding fees. -- (a) The city of Newport is |
4 | authorized to charge, assess or otherwise collect from every cruise vessel landing at a dock in the |
5 | city of Newport a landing fee of two dollars ($2.00) three dollars ($3.00) per passenger and from |
6 | every cruise vessel embarking from a dock a boarding fee of two dollars ($2.00) three dollars |
7 | ($3.00) per passenger. For the purposes of this section, the term "cruise vessel" does not include |
8 | ferries and water carriers of persons and/or property doing business as common carriers operating |
9 | upon waters between termini within the state. |
10 | (b) The city council of the City of Newport shall promulgate rules and regulations to |
11 | implement the provisions of this section. |
12 | (c) The city of Newport is authorized to impose a penalty on any delinquency in the |
13 | payment of any fee imposed under this section, at a rate equal to that assessed by the city on tax |
14 | delinquencies. |
15 | SECTION 2. This act shall take effect November 1, 2015. |
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EXPLANATION | |
BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL | |
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RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- GENERAL POWERS | |
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1 | This act would authorize the city of Newport to increase the cruise ship fees by one dollar |
2 | ($1.00) per passenger for landing and one dollar ($1.00) per passenger for embarking. |
3 | This act would take effect November 1, 2015. |
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