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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2024

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A N   A C T

RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- LOW AND MODERATE INCOME HOUSING

     

     Introduced By: Senators Rogers, DeLuca, and de la Cruz

     Date Introduced: January 10, 2024

     Referred To: Senate Housing & Municipal Government

     It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:

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     SECTION 1. Chapter 45-53 of the General Laws entitled "Low and Moderate Income

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Housing" is hereby amended by adding thereto the following section:

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     45-53-16. Public transportation requirement.

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     (a) Any municipality not provided with public transportation sufficient to extend to urban

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service boundaries within the municipality shall be permitted to reduce the percentage of low- or

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moderate-income housing required pursuant to this chapter from ten percent (10%) of the year

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round housing units reported in the census to six percent (6%) of the year round housing units

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reported in the census as provided for in the definition of "consistent with local needs" in ยง 45-53-

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3(4).

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     (b) The decision to issue the percentage reduction provided in this section shall be

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determined by the approved monitoring agent.

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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 TOWNS AND CITIES -- LOW AND MODERATE INCOME HOUSING

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     This act would allow municipalities without public transportation extending to urban

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service boundaries to reduce the low- or moderate-income housing requirements from ten percent

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to six percent.

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     This act would take effect upon passage.

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