| R 352 |
| 2021 -- S 1004 Enacted 07/01/2021 |
| S E N A T E R E S O L U T I O N |
| CREATING A SPECIAL LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION TO ANALYZE AND MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS REGARDING TAX EXEMPT PROPERTIES IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND |
Introduced By: Senators Ruggerio, Goodwin, and Ciccone |
| Date Introduced: July 01, 2021 |
| RESOLVED, That a special legislative commission be and the same is hereby created |
| consisting of eleven (11) members: four (4) of whom shall be members of the Senate, three (3) of |
| whom shall be appointed by the President of the Senate, and one of whom shall be appointed by |
| the Minority Leader; one of whom shall be a President of a Rhode Island based hospital network, |
| to be appointed by the Senate President; one of whom shall be the President of the Association of |
| Independent Colleges and Universities of Rhode Island, or designee; one of whom shall be a |
| city/town Council President representing a municipality with fewer than 40,000 residents, to be |
| appointed by the President of the Senate; one of whom shall be a city/town Council President |
| representing a municipality with more than 40,000 residents, to be appointed by the President of |
| the Senate; one of whom shall be the Executive Director of a community based organization that |
| advocates for sustainable land use, to be appointed by the President of the Senate; one of whom |
| shall be the Executive Director of the Rhode Island Public Expenditure Council, or designee; and |
| one of whom shall be a tenured professor at a Rhode Island based institution of higher education |
| with an academic background in economics and/or land use, to be appointed by the President of |
| the Senate. Members of said commission shall be individuals with relevant expertise in and/or |
| experience with statute, policy and/or practices related to tax exemption of property. |
| In lieu of any appointment of a member of the legislature to a legislative study |
| commission, the appointing authority may appoint a member of the general public to serve in |
| place of a legislator, provided that the Senate President or the Minority Leader of the political |
| party that is entitled to the appointment consents to the appointment of the member of the general |
| public. |
| The purpose of said commission shall be to make a comprehensive study of the |
| identification and treatment of tax exempt properties in Rhode Island, including, but not limited |
| to, a review of Rhode Island General Laws and municipal ordinances governing exemptions and |
| payment-in-lieu-of-taxes (PILOT) programs in Rhode Island and other states, and to provide |
| recommendations to ensure the treatment of property owned by tax exempt entities is transparent, |
| consistent, equitable and of benefit to all Rhode Islanders. |
| Forthwith upon passage of this resolution, the members of the commission shall meet at |
| the call of the President of the Senate who shall appoint a Chair of the commission. |
| Vacancies in said commission shall be filled in like manner as the original appointment. |
| The membership of said commission shall receive no compensation for their services. |
| All departments and agencies of the state shall furnish such advice and information, |
| documentary and otherwise, to said commission and its agents as is deemed necessary or |
| desirable by the commission to facilitate the purposes of this resolution. |
| The Joint Committee on Legislative Services is hereby authorized and directed to provide |
| suitable quarters for said commission; and be it further |
| RESOLVED, That the commission shall report its findings and recommendations to the |
| Senate no later than April 1, 2022 and said commission shall expire on June 30, 2022. |
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