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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2013

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A N A C T

RELATING TO WATERS AND NAVIGATION -- NARRAGANSETT BAY COMMISSION

     Introduced By: Representatives Ucci, Corvese, Lombardi, O'Brien, and Carnevale

     Date Introduced: February 06, 2013

     Referred To: House Environment and Natural Resources

It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:

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     SECTION 1. Sections 46-25-6 and 46-25-7 of the General Laws in Chapter 46-25

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entitled "Narragansett Bay Commission" are hereby amended to read as follows:

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     46-25-6. Composition of commission -- Appointment of members. -- (a) The

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commission shall consist of twenty-three (23) nineteen (19) members to be appointed in the

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following manner: ten (10) members shall be appointed by the governor from the public as herein

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provided. Two (2) members shall be appointed by the mayor of the city of Providence; one

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member each shall be appointed by the mayor of the town of North Providence, the mayor of the

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town of Johnston, mayor of the city of Pawtucket, mayor of the town of Cumberland, town

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administrator of the town of Lincoln, mayor of the city of Central Falls, and mayor of the city of

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East Providence. Two (2) members of the house of representatives to be appointed by the

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speaker, and two (2) members of the senate to be appointed by the president of the senate.

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      (b) The appointments to the commission shall be made as follows:

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      (1) The governor shall appoint two (2) members of the commission to serve until the first

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day of April, 1981, two (2) members to serve until the first day of April, 1982, four (4) members

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to serve until the first day of April, 1983, one member to serve until the first day of April 1993,

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one member to serve until the first day of April 1994, and all to serve until their successors are

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appointed and qualified. In the month of March in each year thereafter, the governor, with the

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advice and consent of the senate, shall appoint successors to the members of the commission

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whose term is expiring in that year, each member so appointed to hold office for a three (3) year

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period commencing on the first day of April in the year of appointment and continuing until the

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first day of April in the third year after his or her appointment and until his or her successor is

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appointed and qualified. Any vacancy for a public member, which may occur in the commission,

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shall be filled by the governor for the remainder of the unexpired term.

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      (2) The mayor of the city of Providence shall appoint one member of the commission to

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serve until the first day of April, 1982, and one member to serve until the first day of April, 1983,

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and all to serve until their successors are appointed and qualified. The mayor of the town of North

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Providence and the mayor of the town of Johnston each shall appoint a member to serve until the

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first day of April, 1981, each member so appointed shall serve until his or her successor is

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appointed and qualified. The Mayor of the city of Pawtucket shall appoint one member of the

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commission to serve until the first day of April, 1993, and such member so appointed shall serve

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until his or her successor is appointed and qualified. The town administrator of the town of

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Lincoln and the mayor of the city of Central Falls shall each appoint one member of the

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commission to serve until the first day of April, 1994, and each member so appointed shall serve

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until his or her successor is appointed and qualified. The mayors of the town of Cumberland and

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the city of East Providence shall each appoint one member of the commission to serve until the

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first day of April, 1995, and each member so appointed shall serve until his or her successor is

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appointed and qualified. In the month of March in each year thereafter, the respective mayors and

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town administrator shall appoint a successor to the member of the commission whose term is

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expiring, each member so appointed to hold office for a three (3) year period, commencing on the

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first day of April in the year of appointment and continuing until the first day of April in the third

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year after his or her appointment and until his or her successor is appointed and qualified. The

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legislative members so appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives and the president

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of the senate shall hold office for a three (3) year period and until their successor is appointed and

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qualified. Any vacancy which may occur in the commission shall be filled by the appointing

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authority who originally appointed the member, and the appointment shall be for the remainder of

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the unexpired term.

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      (3) Members of the commission shall be eligible for reappointment.

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     46-25-7. Officers of the commission -- Quorum and vote required. -- Forthwith, after

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May 16, 1980, and annually in the month of April thereafter, the commission shall elect one of its

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members as chairperson, and one of its members as vice chairperson. Twelve (12) A simple

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majority of the members of the commission shall constitute a quorum. No vacancy in the

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membership of the commission shall impair the right of a quorum to exercise all the rights and

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perform all of the duties of the commission.

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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 WATERS AND NAVIGATION -- NARRAGANSETT BAY COMMISSION

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     This act would reduce the number of Narragansett Bay Commission members from

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twenty-three (23) down to nineteen (19). It would also reduce the number required for a quorum

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to a simple majority.

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     This act would take effect upon passage.

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