2017 -- H 5356

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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2017

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H O U S E   R E S O L U T I O N

CREATING A SPECIAL LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION TO STUDY ALL ASPECTS

PERTAINING TO THE MANAGEMENT OF INFRASTRUCTURE PROGRAMS IN THE

STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

     Introduced By: Representatives Marshall, Hearn, O'Brien, Costantino, and Tobon

     Date Introduced: February 02, 2017

     Referred To: House Finance

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

consisting of nine (9) members: three (3) of whom shall be members of the House of

Representatives, not more than two (2) from the same political party, to be appointed by the

Speaker of the House; one of whom shall be the Director of Rhode Island Department of

Transportation, or designee; one of whom shall be Associate Director of the Rhode Island

Division of Planning, or designee; one of whom shall be Assistant Director of the State of Rhode

Island Department of Environmental Management Office of Water Resources, or designee; one of

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

whom shall be the Commissioner of Elementary and Secondary Education for the Rhode Island

Department of Education; and one of whom shall be the President of National Grid, Rhode

Island, or designee.

     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 of the

management and coordination of state's infrastructure including, but not limited to costs,

timelines, and plans of approach. The commission shall develop recommendations for

improvements and potential consolidation in the state’s infrastructure programs.

     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 from among the

legislators.

     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 April 30, 2018, and said commission shall expire on June

30, 2018.

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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 LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION TO STUDY ALL ASPECTS

PERTAINING TO THE MANAGEMENT OF INFRASTRUCTURE PROGRAMS 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 existing infrastructure programs in

the State of Rhode Island and provide recommendations for improvements, and who would report

back to the House of Representatives no later than April 30, 2018, and whose life would expire

on June 30, 2018.

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