Chapter 353
2013 -- S 0947
Enacted 07/15/13
A N A C T
RELATING TO
STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -
Introduced By: Senators DiPalma, Paiva Weed, Felag, and Ottiano
Date Introduced: May 16, 2013
It is enacted by the
General Assembly as follows:
SECTION 1. Section 42-105-2 of the General Laws in Chapter
42-105 entitled "
and Bristol County Convention and Visitors' Bureau"
is hereby amended to read as follows:
42-105-2.
Composition. -- (a) (1) The Newport and
visitors' bureau shall be comprised of eighteen (18) members
who are residents of the state of
(2) All members of the
bureau as of September 1, 2005 shall cease to be members of the
authority on September 1, 2005, and the bureau shall thereupon
be reconstituted as follows:
(i) Three (3) members shall be appointed by the
Newport City Council; two (2) of whom
shall be associated with the hospitality industry;
(ii)
Three (3) members shall be appointed by the Middletown Town Council; two (2) of
whom shall be associated with the hospitality industry;
(iii) One member shall
be appointed by the Jamestown Town Council who shall be
associated with the hospitality industry;
(iv)
One member shall be appointed by the Portsmouth Town Council who shall
be
associated with the hospitality industry;
(v) One member shall be
appointed by the Tiverton Town Council who shall be
associated with the hospitality industry;
(vi)
One member shall be appointed by the Little Compton Town Council who
shall be
associated with the hospitality industry;
(vii) One member shall
be appointed by the Bristol Town Council who shall be
associated with the hospitality industry;
(viii) One member shall
be appointed by the Warren Town Council who shall be
associated with the hospitality industry;
(ix) One member shall
be appointed by the Barrington Town Council who shall be
associated with the hospitality industry; and
(x) Those members
appointed pursuant to paragraph (i) -- (ix) shall
thereupon appoint
five (5) members, who shall be:
(A) One representative
of hotels of more than one hundred (100) rooms;
(B) One representative
of hotels, inns or bed-and-breakfasts of less than one hundred
(100) rooms;
(C) One representative
of the restaurant industry;
(D) One representative of
the attractions industry; and
(E) One member of the
general public to serve as an at-large representative who shall be
associated with the hospitality industry.
(3) Those persons
initially appointed under paragraphs (2)(i) and (2)(ii) of this section,
shall serve initial terms of one year.
(4) Those persons
initially appointed under paragraphs (2)(iii),
(2)(iv), (2)(v), (2)(vi),
(2)(vii), and (2) (viii) under this section shall
serve initial terms of two (2) years.
(5) Those persons
initially appointed under paragraphs (2)(ix) and
(2)(x) of this section
shall serve an initial term of three (3) years.
(6) Thereafter, all
members shall be appointed to serve terms of three (3) years.
Members of the bureau shall be eligible for
appointment for two (2) consecutive terms.
(7) No state legislator
shall serve or be otherwise eligible for membership on the bureau.
(b) The members of the
shall serve without compensation and shall be residents
of .
(c) The
other month at a time to be designated by the chairperson.
Special meetings of the authority may
be called by the chairperson in accordance with the open
meetings law. The chairperson shall be
elected by the membership of the authority.
SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage.
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