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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | |
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IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY | |
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JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2012 | |
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RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT - STATE ARCHIVES | |
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Introduced By: Senator Elizabeth A. Crowley | |
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Date Introduced: January 18, 2012 | |
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Referred To: Senate Finance | |
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It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: | |
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SECTION 1. Section 42-8.1-20 of the General Laws in Chapter 42-8.1 entitled "State |
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Archives" is hereby amended to read as follows: |
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42-8.1-20. Rhode Island Historical Records Trust established. -- (a) There is hereby |
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established a special fund to be known as the Rhode Island Historical Records Trust (hereinafter |
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called Trust). |
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(b) There is hereby imposed an additional assessment of four dollars ($4.00) for every |
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instrument filed for recording pursuant to sections 33-22-21, |
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(c) On the first of every month, the municipal clerk shall transmit to the state archives |
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three dollars ($3.00) of the additional assessment collected under subsection (b) of this section for |
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deposit in the Rhode Island Historical Records Trust. The remaining one dollar ($1.00) of each |
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such additional assessment shall remain with the local government and be deposited in a local |
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Historical Records Trust. |
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(d) All monies retained by a local government shall be placed in a Historical Record |
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Trust Fund maintained by the local government. The expenditure of these monies shall be |
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restricted solely to the preservation of public records of historical value maintained by the |
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municipal clerk or by a municipal archives. |
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(e) Use of these funds by the state archives shall be for the development and ongoing |
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maintenance of a full-time local government records management program component and the |
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state archives and records program. Such program shall be responsible for providing aid, advice, |
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and assistance to all local governments of this State concerning the proper management and |
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preservation of the public records in their custody or care, as required by other provisions of |
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statute. Funds shall be expended to support administrative and other costs associated with the |
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provision of consultative and technical services including, but not limited to, educational |
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programming, micrographics services, and ongoing storage and preservation of local government |
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records. |
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(f) All monies received by the General Treasurer and other moneys appropriated or |
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received for the purposes stated in subsection (b) above shall be deposited in a restricted account |
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which shall be administered by the state archives. |
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(g) Each year the state archives shall review and make recommendations on a proposed |
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operational and expenditure plan for the RI Historical Records Trust. |
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SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage. |
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EXPLANATION | |
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BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL | |
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OF | |
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RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT - STATE ARCHIVES | |
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This act would subject the recording of attachments, executions and mechanics' liens to a |
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$4.00 surcharge for the benefit of the Rhode Island Historical Records Trust. |
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This act would take effect upon passage. |
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