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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2013

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A N A C T

RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT - NEWPORT AND BRISTOL

COUNTY CONVENTION AND VISITORS' BUREAU

     Introduced By: Senators DiPalma, Paiva Weed, Felag, and Ottiano

     Date Introduced: May 16, 2013

     Referred To: Senate Housing & Municipal Government

It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:

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     SECTION 1. Section 42-105-2 of the General Laws in Chapter 42-105 entitled "Newport

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and Bristol County Convention and Visitors' Bureau" is hereby amended to read as follows:

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     42-105-2. Composition. -- (a) (1) The Newport and Bristol County convention and

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visitors' bureau shall be comprised of eighteen (18) members who are residents of the state of

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Rhode Island, preferably from Newport and Bristol Counties.

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      (2) All members of the bureau as of September 1, 2005 shall cease to be members of the

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authority on September 1, 2005, and the bureau shall thereupon be reconstituted as follows:

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      (i) Three (3) members shall be appointed by the Newport City Council; two (2) of whom

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shall be associated with the hospitality industry;

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      (ii) Three (3) members shall be appointed by the Middletown Town Council; two (2) of

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whom shall be associated with the hospitality industry;

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      (iii) One member shall be appointed by the Jamestown Town Council who shall be

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associated with the hospitality industry;

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      (iv) One member shall be appointed by the Portsmouth Town Council who shall be

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associated with the hospitality industry;

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      (v) One member shall be appointed by the Tiverton Town Council who shall be

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associated with the hospitality industry;

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      (vi) One member shall be appointed by the Little Compton Town Council who shall be

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associated with the hospitality industry;

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      (vii) One member shall be appointed by the Bristol Town Council who shall be

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associated with the hospitality industry;

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      (viii) One member shall be appointed by the Warren Town Council who shall be

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associated with the hospitality industry;

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      (ix) One member shall be appointed by the Barrington Town Council who shall be

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associated with the hospitality industry; and

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      (x) Those members appointed pursuant to paragraph (i) -- (ix) shall thereupon appoint

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five (5) members, who shall be:

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      (A) One representative of hotels of more than one hundred (100) rooms;

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      (B) One representative of hotels, inns or bed-and-breakfasts of less than one hundred

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(100) rooms;

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      (C) One representative of the restaurant industry;

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      (D) One representative of the attractions industry; and

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      (E) One member of the general public to serve as an at-large representative who shall be

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associated with the hospitality industry.

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      (3) Those persons initially appointed under paragraphs (2)(i) and (2)(ii) of this section,

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shall serve initial terms of one year.

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      (4) Those persons initially appointed under paragraphs (2)(iii), (2)(iv), (2)(v), (2)(vi),

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(2)(vii), and (2) (viii) under this section shall serve initial terms of two (2) years.

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      (5) Those persons initially appointed under paragraphs (2)(ix) and (2)(x) of this section

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shall serve an initial term of three (3) years.

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      (6) Thereafter, all members shall be appointed to serve terms of three (3) years.

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Members of the bureau shall be eligible for appointment for two (2) consecutive terms.

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      (7) No state legislator shall serve or be otherwise eligible for membership on the bureau.

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      (b) The members of the Newport and Bristol County convention and visitors' bureau

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shall serve without compensation and shall be residents of Newport and Bristol Counties.

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      (c) The Newport and Bristol County convention and visitors' bureau shall meet every

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other month at a time to be designated by the chairperson. Special meetings of the authority may

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be called by the chairperson in accordance with the open meetings law. The chairperson shall be

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elected by the membership of the authority.

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     SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage.

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EXPLANATION

BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

OF

A N A C T

RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT - NEWPORT AND BRISTOL

COUNTY CONVENTION AND VISITORS' BUREAU

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     This act would amend the residency requirements to the Newport County Convention and

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Visitors’ Bureau to include all residents of the state of Rhode Island with a preference given to

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residents from Newport and Bristol Counties.

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     This act would take effect upon passage.

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