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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2024

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RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- GENERAL POWERS

     Introduced By: Senators Euer, and DiPalma

     Date Introduced: May 02, 2024

     Referred To: Senate Finance

     It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:

     SECTION 1. Section 45-2-35.1 of the General Laws in Chapter 45-2 entitled "General

Powers" is hereby amended to read as follows:

     45-2-35.1. City of Newport — Landing and boarding fees.

     (a) The city of Newport is authorized to charge, assess, or otherwise collect from every

cruise vessel landing at a dock in the city of Newport a landing fee of three dollars ($3.00) ten

dollars ($10.00) per passenger and from every cruise vessel embarking from a dock a boarding fee

of three dollars ($3.00) ten dollars ($10.00) per passenger. For the purposes of this section, the term

“cruise vessel” does not include ferries and water carriers of persons and/or property doing business

as common carriers operating upon waters between termini within the state.

     (b) The city council of the City of Newport shall promulgate rules and regulations to

implement the provisions of this section.

     (c) The city of Newport is authorized to impose a penalty on any delinquency in the

payment of any fee imposed under this section, at a rate equal to that assessed by the city on tax

delinquencies.

     SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage.

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EXPLANATION

BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

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RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- GENERAL POWERS

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     This act would increase passenger landing and boarding fees for passenger cruise vessels

landing at a dock in Newport from three dollars ($3.00) to ten dollars ($10.00).

     This act would take effect upon passage.

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