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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | |
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IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY | |
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JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2013 | |
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S E N A T E R E S O L U T I O N | |
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RESPECTFULLY REQUESTING THAT THE DIRECTOR OF THE DEPARTMENT OF | |
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ADMINISTRATION ESTABLISH A MUNICIPAL ADVISORY COUNCIL ON STATEWIDE | |
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PERMITTING | |
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Introduced By: Senator V. Susan Sosnowski | |
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Date Introduced: July 02, 2013 | |
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Referred To: Placed on the Senate Consent Calendar | |
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WHEREAS, The State of Rhode Island must continue its effort to improve the business |
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climate and allow the use of technology to reduce the costs of government and improve |
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efficiency; and |
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WHEREAS, It is essential to fully engage cities and towns in the process of statewide |
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permitting and inspections to establish a unified system and improve the manner in which the |
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state connects with businesses and municipalities; and |
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WHEREAS, In the budget for fiscal year 2013, $300,000 in general revenue funds were |
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allocated to fund consultant services required to gather information pertaining to the State’s and |
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municipalities’ building plans, permit management, and building inspection methods. The Office |
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of the Building Commissioner, in conjunction with the State Fire Marshal and the Office of |
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Regulatory Reform, were instructed to use this information to develop criteria for an online |
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building permits system; and |
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WHEREAS, Municipal and state officials, builders, businesses, and, ultimately, the |
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citizens of the State of Rhode Island, will be better and more efficiently served by the |
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coordination and uniformity of a statewide permitting system; now, therefore be it |
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RESOLVED, That this Senate of the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations |
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respectfully requests that the director of the department of administration create and establish a |
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“municipal advisory council on statewide permitting” (hereinafter “Council”) consisting of five |
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(5) members. Each member shall be an appointed or elected official of a Rhode Island city or |
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town; and be it further |
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RESOLVED, That this Senate directs the advisory Council to develop specific and |
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comprehensive recommendations for a statewide process for electronic plan review, permit |
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management, and inspection as required under subsections 23-27.3-108.2(c)(2), (3) and (e) of the |
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Rhode Island General Laws, and to encourage full participation in such a statewide process from |
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every city and town in the state of Rhode Island; and be it further |
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RESOLVED, That this Senate directs the council to advise and make recommendations |
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on increasing municipal participation in the state’s efforts to improve e-permitting processes; and |
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be it further |
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RESOLVED, That the Secretary of State be and hereby is authorized and directed to |
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transmit a duly certified copy of this resolution to the director of the department of |
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administration. |
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