Chapter 350
2013 -- S 0975
Enacted 07/15/13
A N A C T
RELATING TO
TOWNS AND CITIES -- LOW AND MODERATE INCOME HOUSING
Introduced By: Senators Pichardo, P Fogarty, Cool Rumsey, Kettle, and Ciccone
Date Introduced: May 30, 2013
It is enacted by the
General Assembly as follows:
SECTION 1. Section 45-53-9 of the General Laws in Chapter
45-53 entitled "Low and
Moderate Income
Housing" is hereby amended to read as follows:
45-53-9.
Oversight commission. -- (a) There
is hereby created an oversight commission
to be known as "The Housing Act of 2004 2013
Implementation Oversight Commission" to
consist of fifteen (15) members: chair of house corporations
or designee; chair of senate housing
and municipal government or designee; two (2) members of
the house appointed by the speaker,
one of whom shall be from the minority party; two (2)
members of the senate appointed by the
senate president, one of whom shall be from the minority
party; four (4) designees of the
president of the League of Cities and Towns, two (2) of whom
shall be from a municipality under
twenty-five thousand (25,000) population, and two (2) of whom
shall be from a municipality of
twenty-five thousand (25,000) population or over; and one
representative each from the Rhode
Island Builders Association,
(b) The purposes of the
commission shall be: (1) to monitor and evaluate the
implementation of the act including the preparation and review, by
statewide planning, of local
plans; (2) to monitor the development and adoption of the
state strategic housing plan by the
housing resources commission and statewide planning; (3) to
review the progress reports
submitted by the housing resources commission; (4) to recommend
any changes that may be
needed in the law; and (5) to assess the need for resources
to accomplish housing objectives and
to make recommendations.
(c) Forthwith upon the passage
of this act [July 2, 2004], the members shall meet at the
call of the speaker, and shall elect from among themselves
co-chairs, who shall be legislators.
Vacancies in said commission shall be filled in the
manner as the original appointment.
(d) The commission is
empowered to appoint committees, which may include persons
who are not members of the commission. Five (5) members
of the commission shall constitute a
quorum. All departments and agencies of the state shall
furnish such advice and information,
documentary and otherwise, to said commission and its agents as
necessary or desirable to
accomplish the purpose set forth in this section. The speaker is
hereby authorized and directed to
provide quarters for the commission. The commission shall
report findings and recommendations
to the general assembly on or before March 1, 2013
2017. The commission shall expire on March
31, 2015 2020.
SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage.
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