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RI Gen L § 42-64-14 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-64 - Rhode Island Commerce Corporation|Section 42-64-14 - Relations with state agencies.

§ 42-64-14. Relations with state agencies.(a) In planning and carrying out projects, the Rhode Island commerce corporation shall conform to the applicable provisions of the state guide plan as that plan may from time to time be altered or amended. In determining whether its proposed projects are in conformity with the state guide plan, the corporation and all persons dealing with it shall be entitled to rely upon a written statement signed by its chairperson or vice-chairperson of the state planning council to the effect that the proposed project conforms to the state guide plan. If the corporation shall submit to the state planning council a written request for this determination accompanied by a general description of a proposed project describing in reasonable detail its location, nature, and size, and the state planning council shall not within forty-five (45) days after the receipt of this written request issue its written statement to the effect that the proposed project conforms or does not conform to the state guide plan as the case may be, then conformity of the proposed project with the state guide plan shall be conclusively presumed. A written statement issued by the state planning council to the effect that a proposed project does not conform to the state guide plan shall state the respects in which conformity is lacking.(b) In planning and carrying out projects, the corporation shall conform to the applicable provisions of chapter 23 of title 46.(c) The corporation is authorized and empowered to acquire and to dispose of real property, subject to the provisions of this chapter, without the necessity of obtaining the approval of the state properties committee or otherwise complying with the provisions of title 37.History of Section.P.L. 1974, ch. 100, § 14; P.L. 1976, ch. 277, § 6; P.L. 2013, ch. 243, § 3; P.L. 2013, ch. 490, § 3.
RI Gen L § 42-64-14.1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-64 - Rhode Island Commerce Corporation|Section 42-64-14.1 - Exclusive jurisdiction of general assembly to approve or deny oil refinery or nuclear plant project plans.

§ 42-64-14.1. Exclusive jurisdiction of general assembly to approve or deny oil refinery or nuclear plant project plans.The final approval or denial of a project plan for the location and construction of an oil refinery or a nuclear plant within the state is hereby expressly reserved to the general assembly notwithstanding any general or public law or ordinance to the contrary, and exclusively within the jurisdiction of the general assembly. The exclusive jurisdiction is vested in the general assembly notwithstanding any other general, special, or public law to the contrary, including, but not limited to, those laws granting regulatory powers to the cities and towns, and any ordinances enacted pursuant to these laws.History of Section.P.L. 1974, ch. 100, § 14.
RI Gen L § 42-64-16 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-64 - Rhode Island Commerce Corporation|Section 42-64-16 - Short-term notes.

§ 42-64-16. Short-term notes.Money borrowed by the Rhode Island commerce corporation for the purpose of providing temporary financing of a project or projects or combination of projects pending the issuance of bonds or other notes, shall be evidenced by notes or other obligations. The principal and interest of all notes or other obligations of the corporation issued under the provisions of this section shall be payable no later than the fourth anniversary of the date of their issue, and shall be payable from the following: (1) from the proceeds of bonds subsequently issued; or (2) from the proceeds of subsequent borrowings which comply with the provisions hereof; or (3) from general revenues of the corporation which may be equal and proportionate with, but not superior to, that securing bonds then outstanding or subsequently issued. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this chapter, all these notes shall be deemed to be negotiable instruments under the laws of the state of Rhode Island subject only to the provisions for registration contained in those laws. The notes or other obligations or any issue of these shall be in a form and contain any other provisions as the corporation may determine and the notes or resolutions or proceedings authorizing the notes or other obligations or any issue of these may contain, in addition to any provisions, conditions, covenants, or limitations authorized by this chapter, any provisions, conditions, covenants, or limitations which the corporation is authorized to include in any resolution or resolutions authorizing bonds or notes or in any trust indenture relating to bonds or notes. The corporation may issue the notes or other obligations in any manner either publicly or privately on any terms as it may determine to be in its best interests. These notes or other obligations may be issued under the provisions of this chapter without obtaining the consent of any department, division, commission, board, body, or agency of the state, without any other proceedings or the happening of any conditions or things other than those proceedings, conditions, or things which are specifically required by this chapter and by the provisions and resolutions authorizing the issuance of the notes or obligations.History of Section.P.L. 1974, ch. 100, § 14; P.L. 2013, ch. 243, § 3; P.L. 2013, ch. 490, § 3.
RI Gen L § 42-64-19 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-64 - Rhode Island Commerce Corporation|Section 42-64-19 - Trust funds.

§ 42-64-19. 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, and moneys held by the Rhode Island commerce corporation in the tire site remediation account established pursuant to § 23-63-4.1, shall 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 shall hold and apply the moneys for the purposes thereof, subject to the applicable provisions of this chapter, the proceedings authorizing the bonds or notes and the trust agreement securing the bonds or notes, if any.History of Section.P.L. 1974, ch. 100, § 14; P.L. 1992, ch. 133, art. 85, § 3; P.L. 2013, ch. 243, § 3; P.L. 2013, ch. 490, § 3.
RI Gen L § 42-64-20.1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-64 - Rhode Island Commerce Corporation|Section 42-64-20.1 - Procedure.

§ 42-64-20.1. Procedure.(a) A resolution by the board of directors of the corporation that adopts confirming use of the tax exemption for a project by the lessee as required in § 42-64-20(c) shall be deemed to have been approved by the general assembly when the general assembly passes a concurrent resolution of approval which the corporation requests that, the resolution adopting confirming use of the tax exemption for a project by the lessee, be approved by the general assembly. These requests shall be transmitted to the speaker of the house and the president of the senate with copies to the chairpersons of the respective finance committees, and fiscal advisors. The request for approval shall include:(1) A full description of the project to which the tax exemption is related;(2) The corporation's findings required by § 42-62-10(1); and(3) The corporation's analysis of impact required by § 42-64-10(2).History of Section.P.L. 2006, ch. 246, art. 30, § 18.
RI Gen L § 42-64-21 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-64 - Rhode Island Commerce Corporation|Section 42-64-21 - Notes and bonds as legal investments.

§ 42-64-21. Notes and bonds as legal investments.The notes and bonds of the Rhode Island commerce corporation are made securities in which all public officers and bodies of this state and all municipalities and municipal subdivisions, all insurance companies and associations, and other persons carrying on an insurance business, all banks, bankers, trust companies, saving banks and saving associations, including savings and loan associations, building and loan 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 other obligations of the state, may properly and legally invest funds, including capital, in their control or belonging to them.History of Section.P.L. 1974, ch. 100, § 14; P.L. 2013, ch. 243, § 3; P.L. 2013, ch. 490, § 3.
RI Gen L § 42-64-22 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-64 - Rhode Island Commerce Corporation|Section 42-64-22 - Agreement of the state.

§ 42-64-22. Agreement of the state.The state does pledge to and agree with the holders of any bonds or notes issued under this chapter that the state will not limit or alter the rights vested in the Rhode Island commerce corporation to fulfill the terms of any agreements made with the holders until the bonds or notes, together with the interest on these bonds and notes, 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 of the state in any agreement with the holders of the bonds or notes.History of Section.P.L. 1974, ch. 100, § 14; P.L. 2013, ch. 243, § 3; P.L. 2013, ch. 490, § 3.
RI Gen L § 42-64-23 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-64 - Rhode Island Commerce Corporation|Section 42-64-23 - Credit of state.

§ 42-64-23. Credit of state.(a) Obligations issued under the provisions of this chapter, except those obligations secured by mortgages which are insured by the industrial building authority, shall not constitute a debt, liability or obligation of the state or of any political subdivision of the state other than the Rhode Island commerce corporation or a pledge of the faith and credit of the state or any political subdivision other than the corporation but shall be payable solely from the revenues or assets of the corporation. Each obligation issued under this chapter, except those obligations secured by mortgages which are insured by the industrial building authority, shall contain on its face a statement to the effect that the corporation shall not be obligated to pay the obligation or interest on the obligation except from revenues or assets pledged therefor and that neither the faith and credit nor the taking power of the state or any political subdivision of the state other than the corporation is pledged to the payment of the principal of or the interest on the obligation.(b) Obligations issued under the provisions of this chapter which are secured by mortgages insured by the industrial building authority, in addition to being payable from the revenues or assets of the corporation, shall be secured by a pledge of the faith and credit of the state consistent with the terms and limitations of chapter 34 of this title.History of Section.P.L. 1974, ch. 100, § 14; P.L. 1975, ch. 129, § 2; P.L. 2013, ch. 243, § 3; P.L. 2013, ch. 490, § 3.
RI Gen L § 42-64-24 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-64 - Rhode Island Commerce Corporation|Section 42-64-24 - State's right to require redemption of bonds.

§ 42-64-24. State's right to require redemption of bonds.Notwithstanding and in addition to any provisions for the redemption of bonds which may be contained in any contract with the holders of the bonds, the state may, upon furnishing sufficient funds, require the corporation to redeem, prior to maturity, as a whole, any issue of bonds on any interest payment date not less than twenty (20) years after the date of the bonds of the issue at one hundred five percent (105%) of their face value and accrued interest or at any lower redemption price as may be provided in the bonds in case of the redemption of the bonds as a whole on the redemption date. Notice of the redemption shall be published at least twice in at least two (2) newspapers publishing and circulating respectively in the cities of Providence, Rhode Island, and New York, New York, the first publication to be at least thirty (30) days before the date of redemption.History of Section.P.L. 1974, ch. 100, § 14.
RI Gen L § 42-64-26 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-64 - Rhode Island Commerce Corporation|Section 42-64-26 - Authorization to accept appropriated moneys.

§ 42-64-26. Authorization to accept appropriated moneys.The Rhode Island commerce corporation is authorized to accept any moneys as may be appropriated from time to time by the general assembly for effectuating its corporate purposes including, without limitation, the payment of the initial expenses of administration and operation and the establishment of reserves or contingency funds to be available for the payment of the principal of and the interest on any bonds, notes or other obligations of the corporation.History of Section.P.L. 1974, ch. 100, § 14; P.L. 2013, ch. 243, § 3; P.L. 2013, ch. 490, § 3.
RI Gen L § 42-64-27 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-64 - Rhode Island Commerce Corporation|Section 42-64-27 - Assistance by state officers, departments, boards and commission.

§ 42-64-27. Assistance by state officers, departments, boards and commission.(a) All state agencies may render any services to the Rhode Island commerce corporation within their respective functions as may be requested by the corporation.(b) Upon request of the corporation, any state agency is authorized and empowered to transfer to the corporation any officers and employees as it may deem necessary from time to time to assist the corporation in carrying out its functions and duties under this chapter. Officers and employees so transferred shall not lose their civil service status or rights.History of Section.P.L. 1974, ch. 100, § 14; P.L. 2013, ch. 243, § 3; P.L. 2013, ch. 490, § 3.
RI Gen L § 42-64-29 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-64 - Rhode Island Commerce Corporation|Section 42-64-29 - Inventory of development sites.

§ 42-64-29. Inventory of development sites.(a) The Rhode Island commerce corporation, in coordination with the statewide planning program, shall maintain an inventory of potential sites for development and act as a clearinghouse for investors and businesses that want to expand or locate in Rhode Island.(b) Further, the corporation, in coordination with Rhode Island municipalities and local or regional development agencies, shall promote the re-use of abandoned and distressed industrial properties in the State, specifically those designated as brownfields and certified mill buildings.(c) The corporation shall create a program of marketing for underutilized or abandoned sites as identified by the department of environmental management in § 23-19-14.5(d).(d) The corporation shall, in cooperation with the department of environmental management, assist prospective Brownfield redevelopment developers in identifying and securing public and private funding sources for Brownfield redevelopment projects.History of Section.P.L. 1998, ch. 60, § 1; P.L. 2002, ch. 186, § 3; P.L. 2013, ch. 243, § 3; P.L. 2013, ch. 490, § 3.
RI Gen L § 42-64-30 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-64 - Rhode Island Commerce Corporation|Section 42-64-30 - Inconsistent provisions.

§ 42-64-30. Inconsistent provisions.Insofar as the provisions of this chapter are inconsistent with the provisions of any other law or ordinance, general, special or local, the provisions of this chapter shall be controlling.History of Section.P.L. 1974, ch. 100, § 14; G.L. 1956, § 42-64-29.
RI Gen L § 42-64-31 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-64 - Rhode Island Commerce Corporation|Section 42-64-31 - Other statutes.

§ 42-64-31. Other statutes.Nothing contained in this chapter shall restrict or limit the powers of the Rhode Island commerce corporation arising under any laws of this state except where those powers are expressly contrary to the provisions of this chapter; provided, however, that the corporation shall not have any power to create, empower or otherwise establish any corporation, subsidiary corporation, corporate body, any form of partnership, or any other separate entity, without the express approval and authorization of the general assembly. Except as otherwise provided, this chapter shall be construed to provide a complete additional and alternative method for doing the things authorized hereby and shall be regarded as supplemental and in addition to the powers conferred by other laws. The issuance of all bonds, notes, and other obligations of the corporation under the provisions of this chapter need not comply with the requirements of any other statute applicable to the issuance of bonds, notes and obligations, and contracts for the construction and acquisition of any project undertaken pursuant to this chapter need not comply with any provision of any other state law applicable to contracts for the construction and acquisition of state owned property, except that the provisions of § 37-13-1 et seq. (prevailing wage); § 37-16-2 et seq. (public works arbitration); and § 37-12-1 et seq. (contractors' bonds) for the construction and acquisition of state or municipally owned property shall be applicable. No proceedings or notice of approval shall be required for the issuance of any bonds, notes, and other obligations or any instrument of security except as provided in this chapter.History of Section.P.L. 1974, ch. 100, § 14; P.L. 1994, ch. 25, § 1; P.L. 1995, ch. 370, art. 12, § 8; G.L. 1956, § 42-64-30; P.L. 2013, ch. 243, § 3; P.L. 2013, ch. 490, § 3.
RI Gen L § 42-64-31.1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-64 - Rhode Island Commerce Corporation|Section 42-64-31.1 - Rules and regulations.

§ 42-64-31.1. Rules and regulations.When issuing rules and regulations or any amendments to rules and regulations or when adopting bylaws or amendments to bylaws, the corporation shall be subject to the provisions of chapter 42-35 ("Administrative Procedures").History of Section.P.L. 2013, ch. 243, § 5; P.L. 2013, ch. 490, § 5.
RI Gen L § 42-64-32 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-64 - Rhode Island Commerce Corporation|Section 42-64-32 - Construction.

§ 42-64-32. Construction.This chapter, being necessary for the welfare of the state and its inhabitants, shall be liberally construed so as to effectuate its purposes.History of Section.P.L. 1974, ch. 100, § 14; G.L. 1956, § 42-64-31.
RI Gen L § 42-64-33 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-64 - Rhode Island Commerce Corporation|Section 42-64-33 - Severability.

§ 42-64-33. Severability.If any clause, sentence, paragraph, section, or part of this chapter shall be adjudged by any court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, that judgment shall not affect, impair, or invalidate the remainder of the chapter but shall be confined in its operation to the clause, sentence, paragraph, section, or part directly involved in the controversy in which that judgment shall have been rendered.History of Section.P.L. 1974, ch. 100, § 14; G.L. 1956, § 42-64-32.
RI Gen L § 42-64-34 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-64 - Rhode Island Commerce Corporation|Section 42-64-34 - Appointment of small business advocate.

§ 42-64-34. Appointment of small business advocate.(a) The director of the Rhode Island commerce corporation shall appoint a staff person to serve as the small business advocate.(b) The small business advocate shall:(1) Identify and convey specific concerns raised by small business in providing notice to the state agency proposing the regulation;(2) Inform businesses regarding proposed regulation that may have a significant adverse economic impact; and(3) Formulate policies and procedures in accordance with chapter 35 of this title.(c) The small business advocate may request from any government agency, and the agency is authorized and directed to provide, any cooperation and assistance, services, and data as will enable the small business advocate to properly perform or exercise any of his or her functions, duties, and powers under this chapter.History of Section.P.L. 2005, ch. 96, § 1; P.L. 2005, ch. 100, § 1; P.L. 2013, ch. 243, § 3; P.L. 2013, ch. 490, § 3.
RI Gen L § 42-64-34.1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-64 - Rhode Island Commerce Corporation|Section 42-64-34.1 - Cooperation required.

§ 42-64-34.1. Cooperation required.The small business advocate may request from any government agency, and the agency is authorized and directed to provide, any cooperation and assistance, services, and data, within the jurisdiction of the agency, as will enable the small business advocate to properly perform or exercise any of his or her functions, duties and powers under this chapter.History of Section.P.L. 2005, ch. 96, § 1; P.L. 2005, ch. 100, § 1.