Chapter 031
2011 -- S 0543
Enacted 05/31/11
A N A C T
RELATING TO
CITIES AND TOWNS - DISTRICT MANAGEMENT AUTHORITIES
Introduced
By: Senators Doyle, Nesselbush,
Date Introduced: March 10, 2011
It is enacted by the
General Assembly as follows:
SECTION 1. Section 45-59-3 of the General Laws in Chapter
45-59 entitled "District
Management
Authorities" is hereby amended to read as follows:
45-59-3.
Definitions and construction. -- (a) As used in this chapter, unless the context
otherwise requires, the term:
(1) "Chief elected
officer" means the official, elected by the voters of a municipality or
appointed by the members of the elected legislative body of the
municipality, who exercises day-
to-day executive authority over the municipality's affairs.
(2) "District
management authority" means a district management authority established
pursuant to the provisions of this chapter.
(3) "Fiscal
year" means the fiscal year of the municipality within which the
management
district is located; "first fiscal year" means the
first full fiscal year after the fiscal year during
which the management district is created; subsequent fiscal
years are referred to in like manner.
(4) "Management
district" means a management district established pursuant to the
provisions of this chapter and, as the context may require,
includes any subdistrict within the
management district.
(5)
"Municipality" means a city or town of the state of
according to the most recent federal census of not less than
one hundred thousand (100,000);
however, notwithstanding the population requirement, the city
cities of
shall be considered a municipality municipalities
for purposes of this chapter. Where the context
requires, "municipality" also means a city or town
within which a management district is created
pursuant to the provisions of this chapter.
(6) "Real
property" means land and buildings or structures located on the land but
does
not include lines, mains, poles, easements and
rights-of-way owned by public utilities.
(7) "State"
means the state of
(b) References in this
chapter to owners or tenants of real property located within a
management district or residents of a management district, or
managers of real property located
within the management district will be construed to include
shareholders, members, partners,
directors, officers, employees or agents thereof.
SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage.
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