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ARTICLE 9 AS AMENDED

RELATING TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

SECTION 1. Sections 5-8-2, 5-8-10, 5-8-11, 5-8-12 and 5-8-15 of Chapter 5-8 of the

General Laws entitled "Engineers" are hereby amended as follows:

5-8-2. Definitions.

As used or within the intent of this chapter:

(a) "Accredited program" means specific engineering curricula within established

institutions of higher learning that have both met the criteria of, and have been designated by, the

Engineering Accreditation Commission of the following commissions of the Accreditation Board

for Engineering and Technology, Inc. (ABET EAC) ("ABET"): the Engineering Accreditation

Commission ("ABET-EAC") and the Engineering Technology Accreditation Commission

("ABET-ETAC").

(b) "Board" means the state board of registration for professional engineers subsequently

provided by this chapter.

(d) "Director" means the director of the department of business regulation or his or her

designee.

(e) "Engineer" means a person who, by reason of his or her special knowledge and use of

the mathematical, physical, and engineering sciences and the principles and methods of engineering

analysis and design, acquired by engineering education and engineering experience, is qualified to

practice engineering, as subsequently defined, and as attested by his or her registration as an

engineer.

(f) "Engineer-in-training" means a person who complies with the requirements for

education, experience, and character, and has passed an examination in the fundamental

engineering subjects, as provided in §§ 5-8-11 and 5-8-13.

(g) "National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying (NCEES)" is a

nationally recognized organization that assists state boards and territorial boards to better discharge

their duties and responsibilities in regulating the practice of engineering and land surveying.

(h)(1) "Practice of engineering" means any service or creative work, the adequate

performance of which requires engineering education, training, and experience in the application

of special knowledge of the mathematical, physical, and engineering sciences to services or creative

work, such as consultation, investigation, evaluation surveys, planning and design of engineering

systems, and the supervision of construction for the purpose of assuring compliance with

specifications; and embracing those services or work in connection with any public or private

utilities, structures, buildings, machines, equipment, processes, work, or projects in which the

public welfare or the safeguarding of life, health, or property is concerned.

(2) Any person shall be construed to practice or offer to practice engineering, within the

meaning and intent of this chapter, who:

(i) Practices any branch of the profession of engineering;

(ii) By verbal claim, sign, advertisement, letterhead, card, or in any other way represents

himself or herself to be an engineer, or through the use of some other title implies that he or she is

an engineer or that he or she is registered under this chapter; or

(iii) Holds himself or herself out as able to perform, or who does perform any engineering

service or work or any other service designated by the practitioner or recognized as engineering.

(i) "Professional engineer" means a person who has been registered and licensed by the

state board of registration for professional engineers.

(j) "Responsible charge" means direct control and personal supervision of engineering

work.

(k) "Rules and regulations" means that document of the same title, as amended from time

to time, subject to the director's approval, that has been adopted by the board and filed with the

secretary of state in accordance with §§ 42-35-3(a), 42-35-4(b), and 5-8-8.

5-8-10. Roster of registered engineers.

A complete roster showing the names and last known addresses of all registered engineers

is available on the Department's website or through an Access to Public Records Request. will be

published by the board once each year. Copies of this roster may be mailed to each person so

registered, placed on file with the secretary of state, county, and city officials and may be distributed

to the public

5-8-11. General requirements for registration or certification.

(a) Engineer or engineer-in-training. To be eligible for registration as a professional

engineer or certification as an engineer-in-training, an applicant must be of good character and

reputation and shall submit five (5) references with his or her application for registration, three (3)

of which references shall be registered engineers having personal knowledge of his or her

engineering experience, or in the case of an application for certification as an engineer-in- training,

by three (3) character references.

(b)(a) Professional Engineer. The following shall be considered minimum evidence

satisfactory to the board that the applicant is qualified for registration as a professional engineer or

for certification as an engineer-in-training, respectively:

(1) Eligibility. To be eligible for registration as a professional engineer, an applicant shall

meet the following requirements:

(i) Be of good character and reputation;

(ii) Submit five (5) references with his or her application for registration, three (3) of which

references shall be from registered professional engineers having personal knowledge of the

applicant's engineering experience;

(iii) Satisfy the education criteria set forth in this section;

(iv) Satisfy the experience criteria set forth in this section; and

(v) Pass the applicable examinations as required in this section.

(1) As a professional engineer: (i) (2) Registration by endorsement comity.

(A)(i) A person holding a current certificate of registration to engage in the practice of

engineering, on the basis of comparable written NCEES examinations, issued to him or her by

either a proper authority of a state, territory, or possession of the United States, the District of

Columbia, or of any foreign country, and whose qualifications meets meet the requirements of this

chapter, based on verified evidence may, upon application, be registered without further

examination.

(B)(ii) A person holding a certificate of qualification issued by the National Council of

Examiners for Engineering and Surveying NCEES Record, whose qualifications as evidenced by

the NCEES Record meet the requirements of this chapter, may, upon application, be registered

without further examination, provided he or she is qualified.

(ii)(3) Graduation from an accredited program, experience, and examination.

(i) A graduate of or senior enrolled in an ABET-EAC accredited engineering curriculum

of four (4) years or more approved by the board as being of satisfactory standing, shall be admitted

to an who has passed a NCEES examination in the fundamentals of engineering. Upon passing this

examination and obtaining and obtained a specific record of a minimum of four (4) years of

experience in engineering work of a grade and character which that indicates to the board that the

applicant may be competent to practice engineering, the applicant may be admitted, upon

application, to an a NCEES examination in the principles and practice of engineering. The graduate

having a specific record of twelve (12) years or more of experience in engineering work of a grade

and character which indicates to the board that the applicant may be competent to practice

engineering, shall be admitted to an examination in the principles and practice of engineering. Upon

passing that examination, the applicant shall be granted a certificate of registration to practice

engineering in this state, provided he or she is qualified.

(ii) A graduate of an ABET-ETAC accredited engineering technology curriculum of four

(4) years or more approved by the board as being of satisfactory standing, who has passed a NCEES

examination in the fundamentals of engineering and obtained a specific record of a minimum of

eight (8) years of experience in engineering work of a grade and character which that indicates to

the board that the applicant may be competent to practice engineering, may be admitted, upon

application, to a NCEES examination in the principles and practice of engineering.

(4) Waiver of Requirement requirement for NCEES Examination in Fundamentals of

Engineering examination in fundamentals of engineering.

(i) A graduate of an ABET-EAC accredited engineering curriculum having a specific

record of twelve (12) years or more of experience in engineering work of a grade and character

which that indicates to the board that the applicant may be competent to practice engineering, shall

be admitted to a NCEES examination in the principles and practice of engineering. Upon passing

that examination, the applicant shall be granted a certificate of registration to practice engineering

in this state, provided he or she is qualified.

(ii) A graduate of an engineering technology curriculum, whether accredited by ABET-

ETAC or unaccredited, applying for initial or comity registration as a professional engineer in

Rhode Island shall not be eligible for waiver of this requirement.

(iii) (5) Graduation from a non-accredited nonaccredited program, experience, and

examination.

(i) A graduate of or senior enrolled in an engineering curriculum of four (4) years or more

other than those approved by the board as being of satisfactory standing shall be admitted to an that

is not accredited by ABET-EAC, who has passed a NCEES examination in the fundamentals of

engineering. Upon passing this examination and obtaining and obtained a specific record of a

minimum of four (4) six (6) years of experience in engineering work of a grade and character which

that indicates to the board that the applicant may be competent to practice engineering, the

applicant may be admitted, upon application, to an a NCEES examination in the principles and

practice of engineering. Upon passing these examinations, the applicant shall be granted a

certificate of registration to practice engineering in this state, provided he or she is qualified.

(ii) A graduate of an engineering technology curriculum of four (4) years or more that is

not accredited by ABET-ETAC is not eligible for registration as a professional engineer in this

state unless they obtain an advanced engineering degree from an ABET-EAC accredited program.

(iv)(6) Teaching. Engineering teaching in a college or university offering an ABET- EAC

accredited engineering curriculum of four (4) years or more may be considered as engineering

experience.

(v)(7) Engineers previously registered. Each engineer holding a certificate of registration

and each engineer-in-training under the laws of this state as previously in effect shall be deemed

registered as an engineer or engineer-in- training as appropriate under this chapter in accordance

with the laws in effect at the time of their initial registration.

(2)(b) As an engineer Engineer-in-training: the The following is shall be considered as

minimum evidence satisfactory to the board that the applicant is qualified for certification as an

engineer-in-training:

(1) Eligibility. To be eligible for registration as an engineer-in-training, an applicant shall

meet the following requirements:

(i) Be of good character and reputation;

(ii) Submit three (3) character references, one (1) of which must be from a registered

professional engineer;

(iii) Satisfy the education requirements set forth in this section; and

(iv) Satisfy the examination requirements set forth in this section.

(i)(2) Graduation and examination. A graduate of an ABET-EAC or an ABET-ETAC

accredited engineering curriculum program of four (4) years or more who has passed the board's a

NCEES examination in the fundamentals of engineering shall be certified or enrolled as an

engineer-in-training, if he or she is qualified.

(ii)(3) Graduation from a non-accredited nonaccredited program and examination. A

graduate of a non-accredited nonaccredited engineering curriculum of four (4) years or more who

has passed the board's a NCEES examination in the fundamentals of engineering and has obtained

two (2) years of engineering experience of a grade and character approved by the board shall be

certified and enrolled as an engineer-in-training, if he or she is qualified. Graduates of a non-

accredited nonaccredited engineering technology curriculum are not eligible for certification as

an engineer-in-training.

(iii)(4) Duration of engineer-in-training certification. The certification or enrollment of an

engineer-in-training shall be valid for a minimum period of twelve (12) years not expire and does

not need to be renewed.

5-8-12. Form of application for registration or certification – Registration,

certification, and enrollment fees.

(a) Application for registration as a professional engineer or land surveyor or certification

as an engineer-in-training shall:

(1) Be on a form prescribed and furnished by the board;

(2) Establish compliance with the licensing requirements pursuant to § 5-8-11; and

(3) Contain references as prescribed in § 5-8-11, none of whom may be members of the

board.

(b) The application and reexamination fees for professional engineers shall be set by the

board in an amount to cover the charges and expenses of examination and scoring reviewing

applications and shall accompany the application.

an amount to cover the charges and expenses of examination and scoring reviewing applications

and shall accompany the application.

(d) Should the board deny the issuance of a certificate to any applicant, the fee paid shall

be retained as an application fee All application fees are non-refundable nonrefundable, even if

an application is denied.

5-8-15. Expiration and renewal of certificates of registration Expiration and renewal

of certificates of registration for professional engineers.

(a) Certificates of registration shall expire on the last day of the month of June following

their issuance and become invalid after that date unless renewed. It is the duty of the board to notify

every person registered under this chapter of the date of the expiration of his or her certificate and

the amount of the fee required for its renewal. The notice shall be delivered, electronically or

otherwise, to the registrant, at his or her last-known e-mail address, at least one month in advance

of the date of the expiration of the certificate.

(b) Renewal may be effected at any time Certificates of registration must be renewed prior

to, or during the month of, June by the payment of a fee set by the board in an amount not less than

one hundred fifty dollars ($150), but not to exceed one hundred eighty dollars ($180). Renewal of

an expired certificate may be effected Expired certificates may be renewed within a period of three

(3) years, provided evidence is submitted to the board attesting to the continued competence and

good character of the applicant. In the event renewal is not made before the end of the third year,

the board may require any reexamination that it deems appropriate. The amount to be paid for that

renewal is the annual fee set by the board in an amount not to exceed one hundred eighty dollars

($180) times the number of years the applicant has been delinquent, plus a penalty of sixty dollars

($60.00) per delinquent year.

SECTION 2. Section 42-11-10 of the General Laws in Chapter 42-11 entitled "Department

of Administration" is hereby amended to read as follows:

42-11-10. Statewide planning program.

(a) Findings. The general assembly finds that the people of this state have a fundamental

interest in the orderly development of the state; the state has a positive interest and demonstrated

need for establishment of a comprehensive, strategic state planning process and the preparation,

maintenance, and implementation of plans for the physical, economic, and social development of

the state; the continued growth and development of the state presents problems that cannot be met

by the cities and towns individually and that require effective planning by the state; and state and

local plans and programs must be properly coordinated with the planning requirements and

programs of the federal government.

(b) Establishment of statewide planning program.

(1) A statewide planning program is hereby established to prepare, adopt, and amend

strategic plans for the physical, economic, and social development of the state and to recommend

these to the governor, the general assembly, and all others concerned.

(2) All strategic planning, as defined in subsection (c) of this section, undertaken by all

departments and agencies of the executive branch unless specifically exempted, shall be conducted

by or under the supervision of the statewide planning program. The statewide planning program

shall consist of a state planning council, and the division of planning, which shall be a division

within the department of administration.

(1) Establishing or identifying general goals.;

(2) Refining or detailing these goals and identifying relationships between them.;

(3) Formulating, testing, and selecting policies and standards that will achieve desired

objectives.;

(4) Preparing long-range or system plans or comprehensive programs that carry out the

policies and set time schedules, performance measures, and targets.;

(5) Preparing functional, short-range plans or programs that are consistent with established

or desired goals, objectives, and policies, and with long-range or system plans or comprehensive

programs where applicable, and that establish measurable, intermediate steps toward their

accomplishment of the goals, objectives, policies, and/or long-range system plans.;

(6) Monitoring the planning of specific projects and designing of specific programs of short

duration by the operating departments, other agencies of the executive branch, and political

subdivisions of the state to ensure that these are consistent with, and carry out the intent of,

applicable strategic plans.; and

(7) Reviewing the execution of strategic plans, and the results obtained, and making

revisions necessary to achieve established goals.

(d) State guide plan. Components of strategic plans prepared and adopted in accordance

with this section may be designated as elements of the state guide plan. The state guide plan shall

be comprised of functional elements or plans dealing with land use; physical development and

environmental concerns; economic development; housing production; energy supply, including the

development of renewable energy resources in Rhode Island, and energy access, use, and

conservation; human services; climate change and resiliency; and other factors necessary to

accomplish the objective of this section. The state guide plan shall be a means for centralizing,

integrating, and monitoring long-range goals, policies, plans, and implementation activities related

thereto. State agencies concerned with specific subject areas, local governments, and the public

shall participate in the state guide planning process, which shall be closely coordinated with the

budgeting process.

(e) Membership of state planning council. The state planning council shall consist of the

following members:

(1) The director of the department of administration as chairperson;

(2) The director, policy office, in the office of the governor, as vice-chairperson;

(3) The governor, or his or her designee;

(4) [Deleted by P.L. 2019, ch. 88, art. 4, § 13];

(5) The chairperson of the housing resources commission;

(6) The highest-ranking administrative officer of the division of planning, as secretary;

(7) The president of the Rhode Island League of Cities and Towns or his or her designee;

(8) The executive director of the Rhode Island League of Cities and Towns;

(9) Three (3) chief elected officials of cities and towns appointed by the governor after

consultation with the Rhode Island League of Cities and Towns, one of whom shall be from a

community with a population greater than 40,000 persons; one of whom shall be from a community

with a population of between 20,000 and 40,000 persons; and one of whom shall be from a

community with a population less than 20,000 persons;

(10) One representative of a nonprofit community development or housing organization

appointed by the governor;

(11) Four (4) public members, appointed by the governor, one of whom shall be an

employer with fewer than fifty (50) employees; one of whom shall be an employer with greater

than fifty (50) employees; one of whom shall represent a professional planning or engineering

organization in Rhode Island; and one of whom shall represent a chamber of commerce or

economic development organization;

(12) Two (2) representatives of private, nonprofit, environmental or environmental justice

advocacy organizations, both to be appointed by the governor;

(13) The director of planning and development for the city of Providence;

(14) The director of the department of transportation;

(15) The director of the department of environmental management;

(16) The director of the department of health;

(17) The chief executive officer of the commerce corporation;

(18) The commissioner of the Rhode Island office of energy resources;

(19) The chief executive officer of the Rhode Island public transit authority;

(20) The executive director of Rhode Island housing;

(21) The executive director of the coastal resources management council; and

(22) The director of the Rhode Island emergency management agency.

(f) Powers and duties of state planning council. The state planning council shall have the

following powers and duties:

(1) To adopt strategic plans as defined in this section and the long-range state guide plan,

and to modify and amend any of these, following the procedures for notification and public hearing

set forth in § 42-35-3, and to recommend and encourage implementation of these goals to the

general assembly, state and federal agencies, and other public and private bodies; approval of

strategic plans by the governor; and to ensure that strategic plans and the long-range state guide

plan are consistent with the findings, intent, and goals set forth in § 45-22.2-3, the "Rhode Island

comprehensive planning and land use regulation act";

(2) To coordinate the planning and development activities of all state agencies, in

accordance with strategic plans prepared and adopted as provided for by this section;

(3) To review and comment on the proposed annual work program of the statewide

planning program;

(4) To adopt rules and standards and issue orders concerning any matters within its

jurisdiction as established by this section and amendments to it;

(5) To establish advisory committees and appoint members thereto representing diverse

interests and viewpoints as required in the state planning process and in the preparation or

implementation of strategic plans. At minimum, the state planning council shall appoint permanent

committees:

(i) A technical committee, comprised of public members from different geographic areas

of the state representing diverse interests along with officials of state, local, and federal

government, who shall review all proposed elements of the state guide plan, or amendment or repeal

of any element of the plan, and shall advise the state planning council thereon before the council

acts on any such proposal. This committee shall also advise the state planning council on any other

matter referred to it by the council; and

(ii) An executive committee consisting of major participants of a Rhode Island geographic

information system with oversight responsibility for its activities; and

(iii) A transportation advisory committee, made up of diverse representation, including,

but not limited to, municipal elected and appointed officials; representatives of various

transportation sectors, departments, and agencies; and other groups and agencies with an interest

in transportation operations, maintenance, construction, and policy, who shall review

transportation-related plans and amendments and recommend action to the state planning council.;

(6) To adopt, amend, and maintain, as an element of the state guide plan or as an

amendment to an existing element of the state guide plan, standards and guidelines for the location

of eligible, renewable energy resources and renewable energy facilities in Rhode Island with due

consideration for the location of such resources and facilities in commercial and industrial areas,

agricultural areas, areas occupied by public and private institutions, and property of the state and

its agencies and corporations, provided these areas are of sufficient size, and in other areas of the

state as appropriate.;

(7) To act as the single, statewide metropolitan planning organization for transportation

planning, and to promulgate all rules and regulations that are necessary thereto.; and

(8) To assist the Rhode Island infrastructure bank in establishing review criteria, evaluating

applications, approving and issuing grants, and to assist municipalities pursuant to the provisions

of chapter 11.4 of this title 42, and any rules or regulations promulgated thereunder.

(g) Division of statewide planning.

(1) The division of statewide planning shall be the principal staff agency of the state

planning council for preparing and/or coordinating strategic plans for the comprehensive

management of the state's human, economic, and physical resources. The division of statewide

planning shall recommend to the state planning council specific guidelines, standards, and

programs to be adopted to implement strategic planning and the state guide plan and shall undertake

any other duties established by this section and amendments thereto.

(2) The division of statewide planning shall maintain records (which shall consist of files

of complete copies) of all plans, recommendations, rules, and modifications or amendments thereto

adopted or issued by the state planning council under this section. The records shall be open to the

public.

(3) The division of statewide planning shall manage and administer the Rhode Island

geographic information system of land-related resources, and shall coordinate these efforts with

other state departments and agencies, including the university of Rhode Island, which shall provide

technical support and assistance in the development and maintenance of the system and its

associated data base database.

(4) The division of statewide planning shall coordinate and oversee the provision of

technical assistance to political subdivisions of the state in preparing and implementing plans to

accomplish the purposes, goals, objectives, policies, and/or standards of applicable elements of the

state guide plan and shall make available to cities and towns data and guidelines that may be used

in preparing comprehensive plans and elements thereof and in evaluating comprehensive plans and

elements thereby.

(h) [Deleted by P.L. 2011, ch. 215, § 4, and by P.L. 2011, ch. 313, § 4].

(i) The division of planning shall be the principal staff agency of the water resources board

established pursuant to chapter 15 of title 46 ("Water Resources Board") and the water resources

board corporate established pursuant to chapter 15.1 of title 46 ("Water Supply Facilities").

SECTION 3. Sections 42-11.4-1, 42-11.4-3, 42-11.4-4 and 42-11.4-5 of the General Laws

in Chapter 42-11.4 entitled "The Rhode Island Municipal Infrastructure Grant Program" are hereby

amended to read as follows:

42-11.4-1. Establishment.

The Rhode Island municipal infrastructure grant program is hereby created within the

Rhode Island infrastructure bank. department of administration and is subject to grant funding.

State funds or appropriations shall not be utilized in connection with the implementation of this

section. The Rhode Island infrastructure bank shall have all the powers necessary and convenient

to carry out and effectuate the purposes and provisions of this chapter, including, without limiting

the generality of the preceding statement, the authority to: The department of administration is

authorized to:

(1) Issue public infrastructure grants to municipalities and other public instrumentalities

for design, construction, building, land acquisition, rehabilitation, repair, and other improvements

to publicly owned infrastructure including, but not limited to, sewers, utility extensions, streets,

roads, curb-cuts, parking, water-treatment systems, telecommunications systems, transit

improvements, and pedestrian ways; and

(2) Assist municipalities to advance projects that support job creation and expansion,

housing development and rehabilitation, community development projects in areas or districts that

communities have determined are best suited to efficiently accommodate future growth and

redevelopment, largely in previously developed areas with some level of existing or planned

infrastructure. ;

(3) Establish a fund within the Rhode Island infrastructure bank to receive and disburse

such funds as may be available for the purpose of the program, subject to the provisions of this

section;

(4) Make and enter into binding commitments to provide grants to municipalities and other

pubic instrumentalities from amounts on deposit in the program fund;

(5) Engage the services of third-party vendors to provide professional services;

(6) Establish one or more accounts within the fund; and

(7) Such other authority as granted to the Rhode Island infrastructure bank under this

chapter and chapter 12.2 of title 46.

42-11.4-3. Solicitations.

(a) There shall be at least one open solicitation period each year to accept and consider new

applications. Not The Rhode Island infrastructure bank shall provide not less than twelve (12) eight

(8) weeks’ notice before the annual an open solicitation period. , the department of administration

shall release the criteria upon which the applications shall be judged including, but not limited to,

a minimum project readiness standard, overall spending targets by project type, preferences for

projects that align with the state's prevailing economic development plan, and other preferences

applying to that funding round. Grants may be made outside of the open solicitation period at the

discretion of the director of administration subject to the provisions of this section. The Rhode

Island infrastructure bank shall review and approve all applications for projects to be financed

through the Rhode Island municipal infrastructure grant program. All grant awards shall be made

after consultation with the Rhode Island division of statewide planning program and the Rhode

Island infrastructure bank.

(b) An eligible city or town, acting by and through its municipal officers or by and through

any agency designated by the municipal officers to act on their behalf, may apply to the program

for a grant in a specific amount to fund a specified project. Two (2) or more municipalities may

apply jointly, with one municipality acting as fiscal agent. The grants may be made in addition to

other forms of local, state, and federal assistance. Receipt of a grant that is part of a joint application

shall not preclude a municipality from receiving additional funds under a separate application.

42-11.4-4. Rules and regulations.

The director of administration Rhode Island infrastructure bank may shall establish

reasonable rules and regulations to govern the application and distribution of grants under the

program, to include, but not be limited to, provisions for joint applications by two (2) or more

eligible municipalities for a single project serving those municipalities. The rules and regulations

shall include the criteria upon which the applications shall be judged including, but not limited to,:

a minimum project readiness standard,; overall spending targets by project type,; preferences for

projects that align with the state's prevailing economic development plan,; and other preferences

applying to that funding round.

42-11.4-5. Reports.

The director of administration Rhode Island infrastructure bank shall report annually to the

governor, speaker of the house, president of the senate, and the chairs of the house committee on

finance, senate committee on finance, house committee on oversight, senate committee on

government oversight, house committee on municipal government, senate committee on housing

and municipal government, and the permanent joint committee on economic development. The

report shall include a list and description of all projects that received grant funds under the program;

the amount of the grant awarded to the project; other sources of public funds that supported the

project; and a detailed analysis of the economic impact of each project including, where applicable,

the number of construction and full-time equivalent jobs to be created, number of housing units to

be created, the private investment in the project, and the expected tax revenue generated from the

project.

SECTION 4. Section 42-64.20-10 of the General Laws in Chapter 42-64.20 entitled

"Rebuild Rhode Island Tax Credit" is hereby amended to read as follows:

42-64.20-10. Sunset.

No credits shall be authorized to be reserved pursuant to this chapter after June 30, 2021

December 31, 2022.

SECTION 5. Section 42-64.21-9 of the General Laws in Chapter 42-64.21 entitled "Rhode

Island Tax Increment Financing" is hereby amended to read as follows:

42-64.21-9. Sunset.

The commerce corporation shall enter into no agreement under this chapter after June 30,

2021 December 31, 2022.

SECTION 6. Section 42-64.22-15 of the General Laws in Chapter 42-64.22 entitled "Tax

Stabilization Incentive" is hereby amended to read as follows:

42-64.22-15. Sunset.

The commerce corporation shall enter into no agreement under this chapter after June 30,

2021 December 31, 2022.

SECTION 7. Section 42-64.23-8 of the General Laws in Chapter 42-64.23 entitled "First

Wave Closing Fund Act" is hereby amended to read as follows:

42-64.23-8. Sunset.

No financing shall be authorized to be reserved pursuant to this chapter after June 30, 2021

December 31, 2022.

SECTION 8. Section 42-64.24-8 of the General Laws in Chapter 42-64.24 entitled "I-195

Redevelopment Project Fund Act" is hereby amended as follows:

42-64.24-8. Sunset.

No funding, credits, or incentives shall be authorized or authorized to be reserved pursuant

to this chapter after June 30, 2021 December 31, 2022.

SECTION 9. Section 42-64.25-14 of the General Laws in Chapter 42-64.25 entitled

"Rhode Island Small Business Assistance Program" is amended to read as follows:

42-64.25-14. Sunset.

No grants, funding, or incentives shall be authorized pursuant to this chapter after June 30,

2021 December 31, 2022.

SECTION 10. Sections 42-64.26-5, 42-64.26-8 and 42-64.26-12 of the General Laws in

Chapter 42-64.26 entitled "Stay Invested in RI Wavemaker Fellowship" are hereby amended to

read as follows:

42-64.26-5. Administration.

(a) Application. An eligible graduate claiming an award under this chapter shall submit to

the commerce corporation an application in the manner that the commerce corporation shall

prescribe.

(b) Upon receipt of a proper application from an applicant who meets all of the eligibility

requirements, the commerce corporation shall select applicants on a competitive basis to receive

credits for up to a maximum amount for each service period of one thousand dollars ($1,000) for

an associate's degree holder, four thousand dollars ($4,000) for a bachelor's degree holder, and six

thousand dollars ($6,000) for a graduate or post-graduate degree holder, but not to exceed the

education loan repayment expenses incurred by such taxpayer during each service period

completed, for up to four (4) consecutive service periods provided that the taxpayer continues to

meet the eligibility requirements throughout the eligibility period. The commerce corporation shall

delegate the selection of the applicants that are to receive awards to a fellowship committee to be

convened by the commerce corporation and promulgate the selection procedures the fellowship

committee will use, which procedures shall require that the committee's consideration of

applications be conducted on a name-blind and employer-blind basis and that the applications and

other supporting documents received or reviewed by the fellowship committee shall be redacted of

the applicant's name, street address, and other personally-identifying information as well as the

applicant's employer's name, street address, and other employer-identifying information. The

commerce corporation shall determine the composition of the fellowship committee and the

selection procedures it will use in consultation with the state's chambers of commerce.

the education loan repayment expenses incurred paid by such taxpayer during each service period

completed for up to four (4) consecutive service periods. Tax credits shall be issued annually to the

taxpayer upon proof that (i) the The taxpayer has actually incurred and paid such education loan

repayment expenses; (ii) the The taxpayer continues to meet the eligibility requirements throughout

the service period; (iii) The award shall not exceed the original loan amount plus any capitalized

interest less award previously claimed under this section; and (iv) the The taxpayer claiming an

award is current on his or her student loan repayment obligations.

(d) The commerce corporation shall not commit to overall awards in excess of the amount

contained in the fund.

(e) The commerce corporation shall reserve seventy percent (70%) of the awards issued in

a calendar year to applicants who are permanent residents of the state of Rhode Island or who

attended an institution of higher education located in Rhode Island when they incurred the

education loan expenses to be repaid.

(f) In administering award, the commerce corporation shall:

(1) Require suitable proof that an applicant meets the eligibility requirements for award

under this chapter;

(2) Determine the contents of applications and other materials to be submitted in support

of an application for award under this chapter; and

(3) Collect reports and other information during the eligibility period for each award to

verify that a taxpayer continues to meet the eligibility requirements for an award.

42-64.26-8. Carry forward and redemption of tax credits.

(a) If the amount of the tax credit allowed under this chapter exceeds the taxpayer's total

tax liability for the year in which the credit is allowed, the amount of such credit that exceeds the

taxpayer's tax liability may be carried forward and applied against the taxes imposed for the

succeeding four (4) years, or until the full credit is used, whichever occurs first.

(b) The tax credit allowed under this chapter may be used as a credit against personal

income taxes imposed under chapter 30 of title 44.

or in part for one hundred percent (100%) of the value of the tax credit.

(d) Any amounts paid to a taxpayer for the redemption of tax credits allowed award issued

pursuant to this chapter after January 1, 2021 pursuant to this section shall be exempt from taxation

under title 44 of the General Laws.

42-64.26-12. Sunset.

No incentives or credits shall be authorized pursuant to this chapter after June 30, 2021

December 31, 2022.

SECTION 11. Section 42-64.27-6 of the General Laws in Chapter 42-64.27 entitled "Main

Street Rhode Island Streetscape Improvement Fund" is hereby amended as follows:

42-64.27-6. Sunset.

No incentives shall be authorized pursuant to this chapter after June 30, 2021 December

31, 2022.

SECTION 12. Section 42-64.28-10 of the General Laws in Chapter 42-64.28 entitled

"Innovation Initiative" is hereby amended as follows:

42-64.28-10. Sunset.

No vouchers, grants, or incentives shall be authorized pursuant to this chapter after June

30, 2021 December 31, 2022.

SECTION 13. Section 42-64.31-4 of the General Laws in Chapter 42-64.31 entitled "High

School, College, and Employer Partnerships" is hereby amended as follows:

42-64.31-4. Sunset.

No grants shall be authorized pursuant to this chapter after June 30, 2021 December 31,

2022.

SECTION 14. Section 42-64.32-6 of the General Laws in Chapter 42-64.32 entitled "Air

Service Development Fund" is hereby amended as follows:

42-64.32-6. Sunset.

No grants, credits, or incentives shall be authorized or authorized to be reserved pursuant

to this chapter after June 30, 2021 December 31, 2022.

SECTION 15. Section 44-31.2-5 of the General Laws in Chapter 44-31.2 entitled "Motion

Picture Production Tax Credits" is hereby amended to read as follows:

44-31.2-5. Motion picture production company tax credit.

(a) A motion picture production company shall be allowed a credit to be computed as

provided in this chapter against a tax imposed by chapters 11, 14, 17, and 30 of this title. The

amount of the credit shall be thirty percent (30%) of the state-certified production costs incurred

directly attributable to activity within the state, provided:

(1) That the primary locations are within the state of Rhode Island and the total production

budget as defined herein is a minimum of one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000); or

(2) The motion picture production incurs and pays a minimum of ten million dollars

($10,000,000) in state-certified production costs within a twelve-month (12) period.

The credit shall be earned in the taxable year in which production in Rhode Island is

completed, as determined by the film office in final certification pursuant to § 44-31.2-6(c).

(b) For the purposes of this section: "total production budget" means and includes the

motion picture production company's pre-production, production, and post-production costs

incurred for the production activities of the motion picture production company in Rhode Island in

connection with the production of a state-certified production. The budget shall not include costs

associated with the promotion or marketing of the film, video, or television product.

dollars ($7,000,000) and shall be allowed against the tax for the taxable period in which the credit

is earned and can be carried forward for not more than three (3) succeeding tax years. Pursuant to

rules promulgated by the tax administrator, the administrator may issue a waiver of the seven

million dollars ($7,000,000) tax credit cap for any feature-length film or television series up to the

remaining funds available pursuant to section (e) of this section.

(d) Credits allowed to a motion picture production company, which is a subchapter S

corporation, partnership, or a limited-liability company that is taxed as a partnership, shall be

passed through respectively to persons designated as partners, members, or owners on a pro rata

basis or pursuant to an executed agreement among such persons designated as subchapter S

corporation shareholders, partners, or members documenting an alternate distribution method

without regard to their sharing of other tax or economic attributes of such entity.

(e) No more than fifteen million dollars ($15,000,000) in total may be issued for any tax

year beginning after December 31, 2007, for motion picture tax credits pursuant to this chapter

and/or musical and theatrical production tax credits pursuant to chapter 31.3 of this title. After

December 31, 2019, no more than twenty million dollars ($20,000,000) in total may be issued for

any tax year for motion picture tax credits pursuant to this chapter and/or musical and theater

production tax credits pursuant to chapter 31.3 of this title. Said credits shall be equally available

to motion picture productions and musical and theatrical productions. No specific amount shall be

set aside for either type of production.

(f) Exclusively for tax year 2022, the total amount of motion picture tax credits issued

pursuant to § 44-31.2-5 this section and/or musical and theatrical production tax credits pursuant

to chapter 31.3 of this title shall not exceed thirty million dollars ($30,000,000).

SECTION 16. Section 44-33.6-11 of the General Laws in Chapter 44-33.6 entitled

"Historic Preservation Tax Credits 2013" is hereby amended to read as follows:

44-33.6-11. Sunset.

No credits shall be authorized to be reserved pursuant to this chapter on or after June 30,

2021 2022, or upon the exhaustion of the maximum aggregate credits, whichever comes first.

SECTION 17. Section 44-48.3-14 of the General Laws in Chapter 44-48.3 entitled "Rhode

Island Qualified Jobs Incentive Act of 2015" is hereby amended as follows:

44-48.3-14. Sunset.

No credits shall be authorized to be reserved pursuant to this chapter after June 30, 2021

December 31, 2022.

SECTION 18. This article shall take effect upon passage.