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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2015

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A N   A C T

RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- STATE AID

     

     Introduced By: Representatives Carnevale, Almeida, McKiernan, Trillo, and Winfield

     Date Introduced: February 05, 2015

     Referred To: House Finance

     It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:

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     SECTION 1. Chapter 45-13 of the General Laws entitled "State Aid" is hereby amended

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by adding thereto the following section:

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     45-13-5.3. Municipal services pro rata reimbursement. – Notwithstanding any general

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or public law to the contrary, any municipality shall be authorized to charge institutions included

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in § 45-13-5.1(b) for essential services on a pro rata basis according to the assessed value of the

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property serviced. The municipality in which the property lies is authorized to charge a sum equal

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to not more than fifty percent (50%) of all taxes that would have been collected had the property

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been taxable. For the purposes of this section, "essential services" includes, but is not limited to,

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police, fire and rescue.

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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 TOWNS AND CITIES -- STATE AID

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     This act would permit municipalities to seek reimbursement for essential services

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provided to certain tax exempt properties based on pro rata basis according to the assessed value

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of the property serviced.

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     This act would take effect upon passage.

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