§ 37-6-1 State properties committee –
Composition. –
There is hereby created and established a committee to be known as the state
properties committee to act in cooperation with the departments, boards,
bureaus, commissions, and agencies of the state for the purpose of acquiring,
administering, and disposing of interests in land and other real property for
the improvement of the administration of the state government, the advancement
of commerce, and the protection and improvement of the health, welfare, and
safety of the inhabitants of this state. The committee shall be composed of a
member appointed by the director of the department of administration to serve
as chairperson; the attorney general, serving ex-officio; the general
treasurer, serving as a nonvoting ex-officio member; the director of the
department of administration, serving ex-officio; and two (2) members
representing the public, appointed by the governor with the advice and consent
of the senate. The ex-officio members, including the chairperson, may from time
to time designate a subordinate, from within his or her department or division,
as a substitute member of the committee, in his or her stead, by filing a
written notice thereof, in the office of the secretary of state. Any
designation may be revoked at any time by filing a written revocation in the
secretary of state's office. The public member shall be appointed by the
governor to serve for a term of three (3) years and until his or her successor
is appointed and qualified, the appointment to be made for a term commencing
March 1, 1961, and each third year thereafter.
(P.L. 1953, ch. 3105, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 37-6-1; P.L. 1961, ch. 88,
§ 1; P.L. 1978, ch. 205, art. 11, § 1; P.L. 1990, ch. 315, § 1;
P.L. 1997, ch. 326, § 160; P.L. 2001, ch. 180, § 78; P.L. 2006, ch.
408, § 1; P.L. 2006, ch. 502, § 1; P.L. 2008, ch. 350, §
1.)