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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2014

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RELATING TO TAXATION - WARREN REEVALUATION

     

     Introduced By: Senator Walter S.Felag

     Date Introduced: May 01, 2014

     Referred To: Senate Finance

     It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:

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     SECTION 1. Section 44-5-11.6 of the General Laws in Chapter 44-5 entitled "Levy and

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Assessment of Local Taxes" is hereby amended to read as follows:

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     44-5-11.6. Assessment of valuations -- Apportionment of levies. -- (a) Notwithstanding

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the provisions of section §44-5-11 [repealed] beginning on December 31, 2000, the assessors in

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the several towns and cities shall conduct an update as defined in this section or shall assess all

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valuations and apportion the levy of all taxes legally ordered under the rules and regulations, not

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repugnant to law, as the town meetings and city councils, respectively, shall, from time to time,

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prescribe; provided, that the update or valuation is performed in accordance with the following

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schedules: (1) (i) For a transition period, for cities and towns who conducted or implemented a

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revaluation as of 1993 or in years later:

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      Update Revaluation

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     Lincoln 2000 2003

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     South Kingstown 2000 2003

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     Smithfield 2000 2003

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     West Warwick 2000 2003

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     Johnston 2000 2003

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     Burrillville 2000 2003

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     North Smithfield 2000 2003

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     Central Falls 2000 2003

 

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     North Kingstown 2000 2003

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     Jamestown 2000 2003

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     North Providence 2001 2004

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     Cumberland 2001 2004

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     Bristol 2004 2001

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     Charlestown 2001 2004

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     East Greenwich 2002 2005

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     Cranston 2002 2005

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     Barrington 2002 2005

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     Warwick 2003 2006

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     Warren 2003 2006

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     East Providence 2003 2006

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      (ii) Provided that the reevaluation period for the town of New Shoreham shall be

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extended to 2003 and the update for the town of Hopkinton may be extended to 2007 with no

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additional reimbursements by the state relating to the delay.

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     (iii) The implementation date for this schedule is December 31st, of the stated year.

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(iv) Those cities and towns not listed in this schedule, shall continue the revaluation

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schedule pursuant to section §44-5-11 [repealed].

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     (2) (i) For the post transition period and in years thereafter:

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      Update #1 Update #2 Revaluation

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     Woonsocket 2002 2005 2008

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     Pawtucket 2002 2005 2008

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     Portsmouth 2001 2004 2007

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     Coventry 2001 2004 2007

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     Providence 2003 2006 2009

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     Foster 2002 2005 2008

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     Middletown 2002 2005 2008

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     Little Compton 2003 2006 2009

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     Scituate 2003 2006 2009

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     Westerly 2003 2006 2009

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     West Greenwich 2004 2007 2010

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     Glocester 2004 2007 2010

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     Richmond 2004 2007 2010

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     Bristol 2004 2007 2010

 

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     Tiverton 2005 2008 2011

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     Newport 2005 2008 2011

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     New Shoreham 2006 2009 2012

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     Narragansett 2005 2008 2011

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     Exeter 2005 2008 2011

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      Hopkinton 2007 2010 2013

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     Lincoln 2006 2009 2012

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     South Kingstown 2006 2009 2012

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     Smithfield 2006 2009 2012

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     West Warwick 2006 2009 2012

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     Johnston 2006 2009 2012

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     Burrillville 2006 2009 2012

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     North Smithfield 2006 2009 2012

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     Central Falls 2006 2009 2012

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     North Kingstown 2006 2009 2012

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     Jamestown 2006 2009 2012

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     North Providence 2007 2010 2013

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     Cumberland 2007 2010 2013

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     Charlestown 2007 2010 2013

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     East Greenwich 2008 2011 2014

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     Cranston 2008 2011 2014

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     Barrington 2008 2010 2014

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     Warwick 2009 2012 2015

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     Warren 2009 2012 2015 2016

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     East Providence 2009 2012 2015

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      (ii) The implementation date for the schedule is December 31st of the stated year. Upon

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the completion of the update and revaluation according to this schedule, each city and town shall

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conduct a revaluation within nine (9) years of the date of the prior revaluation and shall conduct

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an update of real property every three (3) years from the last revaluation.

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     (b) No later than February 1, 1998, the director of the department of revenue shall

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promulgate rules and regulations consistent with the provisions of this section to define the

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requirements for the updates which that shall include, but not be limited to:

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     (1) An analysis of sales;

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     (2) A rebuilding of land value tables;

 

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     (3) A rebuilding of cost tables of all improvement items; and

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     (4) A rebuilding of depreciation schedules. Upon completion of an update, each city or

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town shall provide for a hearing and/or appeal process for any aggrieved person to address any

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issue, which that arose during the update.

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     (c) The costs incurred by the towns and cities for the first update shall be borne by the

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state in an amount not to exceed twenty dollars ($20.00) per parcel. The costs incurred by the

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towns and cities for the second update shall be borne eighty percent (80%) by the state (in an

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amount not to exceed sixteen dollars ($16.00) per parcel) and twenty percent (20%) by the town

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or city, and in the third update and thereafter, the state shall pay sixty percent (60%) of the update

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(not to exceed twelve dollars ($12.00) per parcel) and the town or city shall pay forty percent

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(40%); provided, that for the second update and in all updates thereafter, that the costs incurred

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by any city or town which that is determined to be a distressed community pursuant to section

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§45-13-12 shall be borne eighty percent (80%) by the state and twenty percent (20%) by the city

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or town for all updates required by this section.

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     (d) The office of municipal affairs, after consultation with the lLeague of cCities and

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tTowns and the Rhode Island aAssessors' aAssociation, shall recommend adjustments to the costs

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formula described in subsection (c) of this section based upon existing market conditions.

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     (e) Any property, which that is either exempt from the local property tax pursuant to

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section §44-3-3 or which pays a city or town an amount in lieu of taxes, is not required to have its

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values updated pursuant to this section, and the property is not eligible for the reimbursement

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provisions of subsection (c) of this section. However, those properties which that are exempt from

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taxation and are eligible for state appropriations in lieu of property tax under the provisions of

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section §45-13-5.1 are eligible for state reimbursement pursuant to subsection (c) of this section,

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provided, that these properties were revalued as part of that city or town's most recent property

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revaluation.

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     (f) No city or town is required to conduct an update pursuant to this section unless the

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state has appropriated sufficient funds to cover the state's costs as identified in subsection (c) of

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this section.

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     (g) Any city or town that fails to conduct an update or revaluation as required by this

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section, or requests and receives an extension of the dates specified in this section, shall receive

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the same amount of state aid under sections §§45-13-1, 45-13-5.1, and 45-13-12 in the budget

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year for which the new values were to apply as the city or town received in-state aid in the

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previous budget year; provided, however, if the new year's entitlement is lower than the prior

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year's entitlement, the lower amount applies, except for the town of New Shoreham for the fiscal

 

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year 2003.

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     (h) Any bill or resolution to extend the dates for a city or town to conduct an update or

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revaluation must be approved by a two-thirds (2/3) majority of both houses of the general

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assembly.

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     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 TAXATION - WARREN REEVALUATION

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     This act would change the date of the next property revaluation in the town of Warren to

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2016.

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     This act would take effect upon passage.

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