2014 -- S 3141

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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

CREATING A SPECIAL LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION TO STUDY AND REVIEW THE

RHODE ISLAND CONDOMINIUM ACT AND THE UNIFORM COMMON OWNERSHIP

INTEREST ACT

     Introduced By: Senator Michael J.McCaffrey

     Date Introduced: June 20, 2014

     Referred To: Placed on Senate Calendar

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

consisting of seven (7) members: four (4) of whom shall be members of the Rhode Island House

of Representatives, not more than three (3) from the same political party, to be appointed by the

Speaker of the House; three (3) of whom shall be members of the Rhode Island Senate, not more

than two (2) from the same political party, to be appointed by the President of the Senate.

     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 Rhode Island Condominium Act for compliance with and/or interplay with the Uniform

Condominium Act. The commission shall also study and review the Uniform Common

Ownership Interest Act as it may relate to Rhode Island Condominium ownership and

management.

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

the call of the Speaker of the House and President of the Senate and organize. The Speaker of the

House shall appoint a co-chairperson and the President of the Senate shall appoint a co-

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 Joint Committee on Legislative Services 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

General Assembly no later than February 3, 2015, and said commission shall expire on May 3,

2015.

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EXPLANATION

BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

OF

J O I N T   R E S O L U T I O N

CREATING A SPECIAL LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION TO STUDY AND REVIEW THE

RHODE ISLAND CONDOMINIUM ACT AND THE UNIFORM COMMON OWNERSHIP

INTEREST ACT

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     This resolution would create a seven (7) member special legislative study commission

whose purpose it would be to study and review the Rhode Island Condominium Act and the

Uniform Common Ownership Interest Act, and who would report back to the General Assembly

no later than February 3, 2015, and whose life would expire on May 3, 2015.

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