13-R416
2013 -- H 6167 SUBSTITUTE A
Enacted 07/17/13
J O I N T R E S
O L U T I O N
CREATING A
SPECIAL LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION TO
Introduced By: Representatives Shekarchi, San Bento, Edwards, and DeSimone
Date Introduced: May 28, 2013
RESOLVED,
That a special legislative commission be and the same
is hereby created
consisting of five (5) members: one of whom shall be a member of
the House of Representatives,
to be appointed by the Speaker; one of whom shall be the
Director of the Rhode Island Division
of Planning, or designee; one of whom shall be the
President of the Rhode Island Builder’s
Association, or designee;
one of whom shall be the President of the American Planning
Association’s Rhode Island
Chapter, or designee; and one of whom shall be a member who shall
serve in an ex officio capacity, to be appointed by the
Governor.
In
lieu of any appointment of a member of the legislature to this legislative
study
commission, 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
appointment of the member of the general public.
The
purpose of said commission shall be to make a comprehensive study of Rhode
Island’s zoning enabling
act, R.I. Gen Laws 45-24 and the subdivision enabling act, R.I. Gen
Laws 45-23,
and their impact on the economic development of the state as well as procedural
practices of local Boards and Commissions in order to access
and make recommendations on
further and future statutory and policy needs.
Forthwith
upon passage of this resolution, the members of the commission shall meet at
the call of the Speaker of the House and organize. The
Speaker of the House shall select all
members to serve as co-chairpersons of the commission.
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
results to the General
Assembly on or before
January 15, 2014, and said commission shall expire on February 1, 2014.
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