| Chapter 023 |
| 2023 -- H 5381 Enacted 05/18/2023 |
| A N A C T |
| RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- FORT ADAMS FOUNDATION |
Introduced By: Representatives Carson, and Abney |
| Date Introduced: February 03, 2023 |
| It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: |
| SECTION 1. Section 42-57-1 and 42-57-3 of the General Laws in Chapter 42-57 entitled |
| "Fort Adams Foundation" are hereby amended to read as follows: |
| 42-57-1. Foundation created. |
| The Fort Adams foundation (“the foundation”) is created a body, corporate and politic, to |
| promote interest in and to plan, develop, coordinate, encourage, facilitate, set standards, and |
| programs and projects relating to the restoration, renovation, reconstruction, and use of the |
| historical Fort Adams structure State Park. |
| 42-57-3. Organization of foundation. |
| (a) The foundation shall consist of the director of the department of environmental |
| management, or his or her the director’s designee, a representative of the division of parks and |
| recreation appointed by the director of the department of environmental management, and four (4) |
| three (3) public members, appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the senate. In |
| making appointments under this section, the governor shall solicit and give due consideration to |
| the recommendations of the following persons, communities, and organizations: |
| (1) Rhode Island historical preservation commission; |
| (2) City of Newport; and |
| (3) Fort Adams Trust board of directors; and. |
| (4) Chief of the department of environmental management division of parks and recreation. |
| (5) [Deleted by P.L. 2013, ch. 146, § 1 and P.L. 2013, ch. 196, § 1]. |
| (6) [Deleted by P.L. 2013, ch. 146, § 1 and P.L. 2013, ch. 196, § 1]. |
| (7) [Deleted by P.L. 2013, ch. 146, § 1 and P.L. 2013, ch. 196, § 1]. |
| (8) [Deleted by P.L. 2013, ch. 146, § 1 and P.L. 2013, ch. 196, § 1]. |
| (9) [Deleted by P.L. 2013, ch. 146, § 1 and P.L. 2013, ch. 196, § 1]. |
| In making appointments under this section, the governor shall also give due consideration |
| to the appointment of persons with expertise and experience in the fields of American history, |
| military history, historic preservation, museums, education, historic architecture and/or |
| engineering. |
| (b) The director of the department of environmental management, or his or her the |
| director’s designee shall act as chairperson. |
| (c) The power of the foundation shall vest in and be exercised by or under the authority of |
| its members, three (3) of whom shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. |
| (d) Employees of the foundation shall be selected and appointed by the foundation, and |
| shall be vested with those powers and duties that the foundation may determine. |
| (e) All appointed members of the foundation as of the effective date of this act shall cease |
| to be members of the foundation as of the effective date of this act. The governor shall thereupon |
| nominate four (4) three (3) members: one of whom shall serve an initial term of one year; one of |
| whom shall serve an initial term of two (2) years; and two (2) one of whom shall serve an initial |
| terms term of three (3) years. Thereafter, all appointed members shall be appointed to serve three- |
| (3)year (3) terms. In the event the senate is not in session on the effective date of this act, the |
| governor may make temporary appointments which shall only be in effect until such time as the |
| senate reconvenes at which time the governor shall appoint four (4) three (3) members. |
| SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage. |
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