06-R 145

2006 -- S 2482

Enacted 03/21/06

S E N A T E R E S O L U T I O N

RESPECTFULLY REQUESTING THE RHODE ISLAND DEPARTMENT OF

ADMINISTRATION, IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE STATE PROPERTIES COMMITTEE, TO CONDUCT A COMPREHENSIVE STUDY ON THE IMPACT OF THE SUBSTANTIAL NUMBER OF STATE FACILITIES ON MUNICIPAL SERVICES IN THE CITY OF CRANSTON

Introduced By: Senators Gallo, Roberts, and Lanzi

Date Introduced: February 09, 2006

     WHEREAS, The City of Cranston now houses 128 state-run facilities including

numerous correctional facilities, commission headquarters, group homes and administrative

offices; and

     WHEREAS, The state has proposed a potential transfer of the Registry of Motor Vehicles

to Cranston; and

     WHEREAS, Various programs and appropriations, including the Payment in Lieu of

Taxes (PILOT), are utilized to redistribute resources due to expanded or increased impact of

state-run facilities on local communities; now, therefore be it

     RESOLVED, That this Senate of the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations

hereby respectfully requests the Rhode Island Department of Administration, in conjunction with

the State Properties Committee, to conduct a comprehensive study of the impact on the municipal

services in Cranston associated with the numerous state facilities located within the city; and be it

further

     RESOLVED, That this Senate requests that the Director of the Department of

Administration, or designee, report back to the Senate with their findings and recommendations

no later than November 1, 2006; and be it further

     RESOLVED, That the Secretary of State be and he hereby is authorized and directed to

transmit duly certified copies of this resolution to Governor Donald Carcieri, the Director of the

Rhode Island Department of Administration and the State Properties Committee.

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LC01995

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