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RI Gen L § 42-99-3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-99 - Convention Center Authority Act|Section 42-99-3 - Definitions.

§ 42-99-3. Definitions.The following words and terms shall have the following respective meanings, unless the context clearly indicates a different meaning:(1) "Chief municipal officer" means:(i) If the municipality is a city, its mayor, or(ii) If the municipality is a town, the president of its town council.(2) "Convention center" means a facility used to house conventions, trade shows, exhibitions, displays, meetings, banquets, and other events, as well as facilities related thereto such as parking lots and garages, a civic center, connection walkways, hotels, and office buildings (including any retail facilities which are incidental to and located within any of the foregoing); provided, however, that any office building which is not a part of, or physically connected to, a hotel may not be financed by the issuance of bonds of the corporation.(3) "Corporation" means the corporation established by this act.(4) "Governor" means the governor of the state.(5) "Municipality" means the city or town within which the convention center and other facilities constructed, managed, or operated by the corporation is located.(6) "Project" means the acquisition, construction, reconstruction, rehabilitation, improvement, development of, or any expenditure with respect to, any real or personal property for the corporation's purposes.(7) "State" means the state of Rhode Island.History of Section.P.L. 1987, ch. 455, § 3; P.L. 1991, ch. 37, § 1; P.L. 2005, ch. 375, § 1; P.L. 2005, ch. 436, § 1.
RI Gen L § 42-99-5 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-99 - Convention Center Authority Act|Section 42-99-5 - Transactions with the corporation.

§ 42-99-5. Transactions with the corporation.Any municipality is authorized from time to time to sell or otherwise convey to the corporation any property held by the municipality and to lease from the corporation, or contract with the corporation with respect to any facilities, or any interest therein, held by the corporation under this chapter. The provisions of any other laws or ordinances, general, special or local, or of any rule or regulation of the state or the municipality, or of any municipal charter provision, restricting or regulating in any manner the power of the state or the municipality to lease (as lessee or lessor) or sell or convey property, real, personal, or mixed, shall not apply to leases and sales made pursuant to the authority conferred by this chapter.History of Section.P.L. 1987, ch. 455, § 5.
RI Gen L § 42-99-8 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-99 - Convention Center Authority Act|Section 42-99-8 - Limitation of liability.

§ 42-99-8. Limitation of liability.In any tort action against the corporation, any damages recovered therein shall not exceed the sum of one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000).History of Section.P.L. 1987, ch. 455, § 8.
RI Gen L § 42-99-11 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-99 - Convention Center Authority Act|Section 42-99-11 - Trust funds.

§ 42-99-11. Trust funds.All moneys received pursuant to the authority of this chapter, whether as proceeds from the sale of bonds or notes or as revenues, receipts, or income, shall be deemed to be trust funds to be held and applied solely as provided in the proceedings under which the bonds or notes are authorized. Any officer with whom, or any bank or trust company with which the moneys shall be deposited as trustee thereof, shall hold and apply the moneys for the purposes thereof, subject to any provisions as this chapter and the proceedings authorizing the bonds or notes of any issue or the trust agreement securing the bonds or notes may provide.History of Section.P.L. 1987, ch. 455, § 11.
RI Gen L § 42-99-12 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-99 - Convention Center Authority Act|Section 42-99-12 - Pledge of the state.

§ 42-99-12. Pledge of the state.The state does pledge to and agree with the holders of any notes or bonds issued by the corporation under this chapter that the state will not limit or alter the rights vested in the corporation to fulfill the terms of any agreements made with the holders thereof or in any way impair the rights and remedies of the holders until the notes and bonds, together with the interest thereon, with interest on any unpaid installments of interest, and all costs and expenses in connection with any action or proceeding by or on behalf of the holders, are fully met and discharged. The corporation is authorized to include this pledge and agreement with the holders of the notes or bonds.History of Section.P.L. 1987, ch. 455, § 12.
RI Gen L § 42-99-13 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-99 - Convention Center Authority Act|Section 42-99-13 - Credit of state or municipality not pledged.

§ 42-99-13. Credit of state or municipality not pledged.Obligations issued under the provisions of this chapter shall not be deemed to constitute a debt or liability or obligation of the state or of any political subdivision of the state, including the municipality, or a pledge of the faith and credit of the state or of any political subdivision, including the municipality, but shall be payable solely from the revenues or assets of the corporation. Each obligation issued under this chapter shall contain on the face of the obligation a statement to the effect that the corporation shall not be obligated to pay the obligation nor the interest on the obligation except from the revenues or assets pledged therefor and that neither the faith and credit nor the taxing power of the state or of any political subdivision of the obligation, including the municipality, is pledged to the payment of the principal of or the interest on the obligation.History of Section.P.L. 1987, ch. 455, § 13.
RI Gen L § 42-99-14 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-99 - Convention Center Authority Act|Section 42-99-14 - Notes and bonds as legal investments.

§ 42-99-14. Notes and bonds as legal investments.The notes and bonds of the corporation shall be legal investments in which all public officers and public bodies of this state, its political subdivisions, all municipalities and municipal subdivisions, all insurance companies and associations, and other persons carrying on an insurance business, all banks, bankers, banking institutions including savings and loan associations, building and loan associations, trust companies, savings banks and savings associations, investment companies and other persons carrying on a banking business, all administrators, guardians, executors, trustees and other fiduciaries, and all other persons whatsoever who are now or may hereafter be authorized to invest in bonds or in other obligations of the municipality or state, may properly and legally invest funds, including capital, in their control or belonging to them. The notes and bonds are also made securities which may properly and legally be deposited with and received by all public officers and bodies of the state or any agency or political subdivision of the state and all municipalities and public corporations for any purpose for which the deposit of bonds or other obligations of the state or municipality is now or may hereafter be authorized by law.History of Section.P.L. 1987, ch. 455, § 14.
RI Gen L § 42-99-15 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-99 - Convention Center Authority Act|Section 42-99-15 - Dissolution.

§ 42-99-15. Dissolution.(a) Whenever the board of commissioners of the corporation shall by resolution determine that the purposes for which the corporation was formed have been substantially fulfilled and all bonds issued prior to this time by the corporation have been fully paid or adequate provision has been made for their payment, the board of commissioners shall file a written statement in the office of the secretary of state for their payment, which statement shall set forth:(1) That the board of commissioners of the corporation has, prior to this time, adopted a resolution to dissolve the corporation and that the resolution received the vote of the majority of the commissioners in office;(2) That all debts, obligations, and liabilities of the corporation have been paid and discharged or that adequate provision has been made for their payment;(3) That there are no suits pending against the corporation in any court, or that adequate provision has been made for the satisfaction of any judgment, order, or decree which may be entered against it in any pending suit.(b) Upon the filing of a written statement as required in this section, the existence of the corporation shall cease and title to all funds and properties owned by the corporation at that time of dissolution shall vest in and become the property of the state. Any filing required to be made with the secretary of state pursuant to this section may be made without the payment of a filing fee.History of Section.P.L. 1987, ch. 455, § 15; P.L. 1991, ch. 37, § 1.
RI Gen L § 42-99-16 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-99 - Convention Center Authority Act|Section 42-99-16 - Tax exemption.

§ 42-99-16. Tax exemption.(a) Any bonds, notes or other obligations issued by the corporation under the provisions of this chapter, their transfer, and the income therefrom (including any profits made on the sale thereof), shall at all times be free from taxation by the state or any political subdivision or other instrumentality of the state, excepting estate taxes.(b) The exercise of the powers granted by this chapter will be in all respects for the benefit of the people of this state, the increase of their commerce, welfare, and prosperity and for the improvement of their health and living conditions and will constitute the performance of an essential governmental function, and the corporation shall not be required to pay any real and personal property taxes or assessments upon or in respect of the convention center, civic center, and public garage portion of the project, levied by the municipality or any other political subdivision of the state; provided, that the corporation shall make payments in lieu of real and personal property taxes and assessments to the municipality and any other political subdivisions with respect to the hotel, and office building portion of the project owned by the corporation and located in the municipality and any other political subdivisions during the times that the corporation derives revenue from the lease or operation of the hotel, and office building portion of the project. Those payments in lieu of taxes shall be in amounts agreed upon by the corporation and the municipality and any other political subdivisions. Failing that agreement, the amounts of those payments in lieu of taxes shall be determined by the corporation using a formula that shall reasonably ensure that those amounts approximate the average amount of real and personal property taxes due throughout the municipality or political subdivision with respect to facilities of a similar nature and size. In addition, the corporation shall not be required to pay any payments to the municipality and any other political subdivisions in the manner of a public safety payment for such services rendered to the corporation by the municipality and such subdivisions to the civic center; provided, nothing herein shall preclude the municipality and any other political subdivision from charging for contracted public safety services for events at the civic center.History of Section.P.L. 1987, ch. 455, § 16; P.L. 1991, ch. 37, § 1; P.L. 2005, ch. 375, § 1; P.L. 2005, ch. 436, § 1.
RI Gen L § 42-99-17 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-99 - Convention Center Authority Act|Section 42-99-17 - Applicability of other laws.

§ 42-99-17. Applicability of other laws.The corporation shall be subject to the provisions of chapter 2 of title 38 ("Access to Public Records") and chapter 46 of this title ("Open Meetings") and, in addition, the commissioners shall be subject to the provisions of chapter 14 of title 36 ("Code of Ethics").History of Section.P.L. 1987, ch. 455, § 17; P.L. 1988, ch. 84, § 33.
RI Gen L § 42-99-18 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-99 - Convention Center Authority Act|Section 42-99-18 - Minority business enterprise participation.

§ 42-99-18. Minority business enterprise participation.(a) The corporation shall carry out and comply with the policy of the state to support the fullest possible participation of firms owned and controlled by minorities and women (MBE) in all of its programs, contracts and purchase of goods and services in accordance with state law (chapter 14.1 of title 37 and "regulations governing participation by minority business enterprises in state funded and directed public construction projects, construction contracts and procurement contracts for goods and services").(b) Further, the authority shall adopt and make a good faith effort to implement minimum utilization goals of twenty percent (20%) for MBE's to function as retail vendors, concession owner/operators, and contractors within the completed convention center and its affiliated entities.History of Section.P.L. 1991, ch. 37, § 2.
RI Gen L § 42-99-19 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-99 - Convention Center Authority Act|Section 42-99-19 - Affirmative employment opportunities.

§ 42-99-19. Affirmative employment opportunities.The authority shall adopt workforce employment goals for the operation of the convention center and its affiliated entities, which considers the racial composition of the city of Providence as determined by the most recent national census data.History of Section.P.L. 1991, ch. 37, § 3; G.L. 1956, § 42-99-21.
RI Gen L § 42-99-20 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-99 - Convention Center Authority Act|Section 42-99-20 - Purchases.

§ 42-99-20. Purchases.The corporation shall be considered a public agency and subject to the provisions of chapter 2 of title 37 entitled: "State Purchases" to the extent that those provisions are not inconsistent with the provisions of this chapter.History of Section.P.L. 1993, ch. 203, § 2; P.L. 1993, ch. 431, § 2; G.L. 1956, § 42-99-22.
RI Gen L § 42-99-21 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-99 - Convention Center Authority Act|Section 42-99-21 - Liberal construction.

§ 42-99-21. Liberal construction.Neither this chapter nor anything contained in this chapter is or shall be construed as a restriction or limitation upon any powers, which the corporation might otherwise have under any laws of this state, and this chapter is cumulative to any powers. This chapter does and shall be construed to provide a complete, additional, and alternative method of doing things authorized by this chapter and shall be regarded as supplemental and additional to powers conferred by other laws. However, the issuance of bonds, notes, and other obligations of the corporations under the provisions of this chapter need not comply with the requirements of any other state law applicable to the issuance of bonds, notes, and other obligations and contracts for the acquisition of land and improvements on the land and for the construction of buildings and other improvements undertaken pursuant to this act need not comply with the provisions of any other state law applicable to contracts for the construction and acquisition of city or state owned property. No proceedings, notice, or approval shall be required for the issuance of any bonds, notes and other obligations or any instrument as security therefor, except as is provided in this chapter.History of Section.P.L. 1987, ch. 455, § 18; P.L. 1991, ch. 37, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 42-99-19.
RI Gen L § 42-99-22 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-99 - Convention Center Authority Act|Section 42-99-22 - Severability.

§ 42-99-22. Severability.The provisions of this chapter are severable, and if any of its provisions shall be held unconstitutional by any court of competent jurisdiction, the decision of the court shall not affect or impair any of the remaining provisions.History of Section.P.L. 1987, ch. 455, § 19; P.L. 1991, ch. 37, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 42-99-20.
RI Gen L § 42-100-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-100 - State Poet|Section 42-100-1 - State poet.

§ 42-100-1. State poet.The governor shall appoint a "state poet" to serve for a term of five (5) years at an annual salary of one thousand dollars ($1,000), and shall issue to the appointee a certificate upon which is designated the name of the appointee, the words, "state poet," and the term of office set forth from beginning to ending month and year of service.History of Section.P.L. 1987, ch. 91, § 1.
RI Gen L § 42-100.1-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-100.1 - Historian Laureate of Rhode Island|Section 42-100.1-1 - Historian laureate.

§ 42-100.1-1. Historian laureate.There is hereby created the post of historian laureate of Rhode Island.History of Section.P.L. 2012, ch. 45, § 1.
RI Gen L § 42-100.1-2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-100.1 - Historian Laureate of Rhode Island|Section 42-100.1-2 - Appointment.

§ 42-100.1-2. Appointment.The historian laureate shall be appointed for a term of five (5) years by the secretary of state.History of Section.P.L. 2012, ch. 45, § 1.
RI Gen L § 42-100.1-3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-100.1 - Historian Laureate of Rhode Island|Section 42-100.1-3 - Compensation.

§ 42-100.1-3. Compensation.The historian laureate shall receive no compensation.History of Section.P.L. 2012, ch. 45, § 1.
RI Gen L § 42-100.1-4 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-100.1 - Historian Laureate of Rhode Island|Section 42-100.1-4 - Qualifications.

§ 42-100.1-4. Qualifications.The historian laureate must have earned recognition and distinction as the author of authoritative books or essays about the history of Rhode Island; or served in a leadership position in staging commemorative public observances pertaining to various aspects of the history of Rhode Island; or taught and lectured about the history of Rhode Island to the general public.History of Section.P.L. 2012, ch. 45, § 1.
RI Gen L § 42-100.1-5 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-100.1 - Historian Laureate of Rhode Island|Section 42-100.1-5 - Duties.

§ 42-100.1-5. Duties.The duties of the historian laureate shall include delivering historical lectures about pertinent aspects of Rhode Island history at important state historical ceremonies and observances at the request of the governor, the speaker of the house, the president of the senate, the chief justice of the supreme court, or the secretary of state; furnishing historical information or advice to the above-named officers upon request; reading and editing state-sponsored historical publications for accuracy upon request; and such other duties pertaining to the dissemination of information about Rhode Island history and heritage as the above-mentioned officers may from time-to-time require.History of Section.P.L. 2012, ch. 45, § 1.
RI Gen L § 42-100.1-6 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-100.1 - Historian Laureate of Rhode Island|Section 42-100.1-6 - Certification.

§ 42-100.1-6. Certification.The secretary of state shall issue to the appointee a certificate bearing the seal of the state upon which is designated the name of the appointee, the words "historian laureate of Rhode Island," and the term of office set forth from beginning to ending month and year of service.History of Section.P.L. 2012, ch. 45, § 1.
RI Gen L § 42-100.1-7 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-100.1 - Historian Laureate of Rhode Island|Section 42-100.1-7 - Position of honor.

§ 42-100.1-7. Position of honor.The position of historian laureate shall be honorific only, and shall not confer official status upon any historical writings, lectures, or pronouncements of the laureate; nor shall the statements or views of the laureate be regarded as the official position of the state in any court of law; nor the position of any of the state officers enumerated above in § 42-100.1-5.History of Section.P.L. 2012, ch. 45, § 1.
RI Gen L § 42-101-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-101 - The James W. Leighton Judicial Complex|Section 42-101-1 - Kent County Court House.

§ 42-101-1. Kent County Court House.The Kent County Court House, situated in the property known as the Boeng Building, located at 222 Quaker Lane in the town of West Warwick, shall be named and known as the "James W. Leighton Judicial Complex".History of Section.P.L. 1987, ch. 247, § 1.
RI Gen L § 42-102-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-102 - Governor's Workforce Board Rhode Island|Section 42-102-1 - Establishment of workforce board.

§ 42-102-1. Establishment of workforce board.There is established an independent workforce board to be known as "the governor's workforce board Rhode Island," hereinafter referred to as the "workforce board," that shall have as its purposes strategic planning, evaluation and coordination of work force development efforts in Rhode Island and support of innovative and state-of-the-practice initiatives and programs for work development. The board shall serve as the state workforce investment board, pursuant to Executive Order 05-18 dated September 22, 2005, in conformity with the requirements of the Federal Workforce Investment Act of 1998, 29 U.S.C. § 2801 et seq., or its successor. The board shall be the principal workforce policy body for the state.History of Section.P.L. 1992, ch. 133, art. 68, § 4; P.L. 2004, ch. 369, § 2; P.L. 2004, ch. 388, § 2; P.L. 2007, ch. 261, § 1; P.L. 2014, ch. 500, § 4; P.L. 2014, ch. 551, § 4.
RI Gen L § 42-102-1.1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-102 - Governor's Workforce Board Rhode Island|Section 42-102-1.1 - Consolidation of councils and advisory boards.

§ 42-102-1.1. Consolidation of councils and advisory boards.Notwithstanding any provisions of the general laws of the state to the contrary, the employment security advisory council is consolidated into the workforce board. Should there be any changes in federal law or regulations permitting the consolidation of other employment and training councils, boards, or advisory committees, the workforce board is authorized to incorporate those bodies.History of Section.P.L. 1992, ch. 133, art. 68, § 4; P.L. 2014, ch. 500, § 4; P.L. 2014, ch. 551, § 4.