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RI Gen L § 45-13-1.1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 45 - Towns and Cities|Chapter 45-13 - State Aid|Section 45-13-1.1 - Aid reduced by amounts owed state entities.

§ 45-13-1.1. Aid reduced by amounts owed state entities.If any city or town fails to pay any assessment, bill, or charge levied, presented, or imposed by any public or quasi-public board, commission, corporation, council, authority, agency, department, committee or other similar body organized under the laws of this state, within one hundred eighty (180) days of the presentment for payment of the assessment, bill, or charge to the city or town, then there shall be deducted from any state aid, determined to be due under the provisions of this chapter, an amount equal to that due and owing any or all of those commissions; provided, that the amount of any deduction shall be reduced by the amount of any bill or charge presented for payment by city or town to the state, which bill or charge has not been paid by the state within one hundred eighty (180) days of presentment.History of Section.P.L. 1983, ch. 167, art. XII, § 2; P.L. 1986, ch. 522, § 8; P.L. 1992, ch. 133, art. 92, § 3.
RI Gen L § 45-13-1.2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 45 - Towns and Cities|Chapter 45-13 - State Aid|Section 45-13-1.2 - Aid withheld for failure to comply with state statutes.

§ 45-13-1.2. Aid withheld for failure to comply with state statutes.If any city or town fails to furnish information as defined in chapter 21 of title 39 within seventy-five (75) days of June 22, 1987, then there shall be withheld from any state aid, determined to be due under the provisions of this chapter, an amount equal to twenty-five percent (25%) until the time that the information is furnished.History of Section.P.L. 1987, ch. 118, art. 11, § 1.
RI Gen L § 45-13-2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 45 - Towns and Cities|Chapter 45-13 - State Aid|Section 45-13-2 - "Tax levy" defined.

§ 45-13-2. "Tax levy" defined.For the purposes of this chapter, "tax levy" means the total amount of taxes annually certified by the assessors of taxes of the cities and towns, as shown on the annual reports certified by the assessors to the director of revenue; provided, that whenever a city or town, incidental to changing its fiscal year, orders a tax levy to pay its expenses for a fiscal period other than twelve (12) months, "tax levy" means the tax levy of the city or town of the calendar year preceding the calendar year in which the change of fiscal year takes place.History of Section.P.L. 1947, ch. 1887, art. 9, part 2, § 1; P.L. 1951, ch. 2751, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 45-13-2; P.L. 1965, ch. 68, § 4; P.L. 1988, ch. 84, § 102; P.L. 2008, ch. 98, § 59; P.L. 2008, ch. 145, § 59.
RI Gen L § 45-13-3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 45 - Towns and Cities|Chapter 45-13 - State Aid|Section 45-13-3 - Apportionment based on levy for preceding year.

§ 45-13-3. Apportionment based on levy for preceding year.The annual apportionment and payment of any sums during the state's fiscal year shall be based on the annual tax levy of the respective cities and towns as of December 31st of the calendar year preceding the calendar year in which the current state fiscal year begins.History of Section.P.L. 1947, ch. 1887, art. 9, part 2, § 1; P.L. 1951, ch. 2751, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 45-13-3.
RI Gen L § 45-13-4, 45-13-5 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 45 - Towns and Cities|Chapter 45-13 - State Aid|Section 45-13-4, 45-13-5 - Repealed.

§ 45-13-4, 45-13-5. Repealed.
RI Gen L § 45-13-5.2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 45 - Towns and Cities|Chapter 45-13 - State Aid|Section 45-13-5.2 - Valuation of tax exempt property for purposes of computing state grants.

§ 45-13-5.2. Valuation of tax exempt property for purposes of computing state grants.Not later than August first in any year, any town or municipality to which a grant may be payable under the provisions of § 45-13-5.1, shall provide the director of revenue with the assessed valuation of the tax exempt real property which is required for the computation of the grant. The director of revenue may, on or before April 30 next succeeding the receipt of the statement, reevaluate any exempt property when, in the director's judgment the valuation made by the local assessor or assessors is inaccurate, and shall notify the municipality of the reevaluation. Any municipality aggrieved by the action of the director of revenue under the provisions of this section may, within two (2) weeks of the notice, file an appeal consistent with the provisions of chapter 35 of title 42.History of Section.P.L. 1986, ch. 466, § 1; P.L. 1987, ch. 383, § 1; P.L. 1988, ch. 129, art. 5, § 1; P.L. 2008, ch. 98, § 59; P.L. 2008, ch. 145, § 59.
RI Gen L § 45-13-6 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 45 - Towns and Cities|Chapter 45-13 - State Aid|Section 45-13-6 - Purpose.

§ 45-13-6. Purpose.It is the purpose of §§ 45-13-7 — 45-13-10, to control state mandates on towns and cities, to identify and report on all state mandates, and to establish a system for the reimbursement to towns and cities for the cost of state mandates.History of Section.P.L. 1979, ch. 298, § 3.
RI Gen L § 45-13-7 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 45 - Towns and Cities|Chapter 45-13 - State Aid|Section 45-13-7 - State mandated costs defined.

§ 45-13-7. State mandated costs defined."State mandate" means any state initiated statutory or executive action or rule, regulation or policy adopted by a state department or agency or a quasi-public department or agency that requires a local government to establish, expand, or modify its activities in a way as to necessitate additional expenditures from local government revenue sources where the expenditures are not otherwise reimbursed in whole. For the purpose of this chapter, a "state mandate" shall also mean any requirement, rule, or dictate by a regulator of a state agency. When state statutory, executive, or regulator actions or rules, regulations or policies are intended to achieve compliance with federal statutes or regulations or court orders, state mandates shall be determined as follows:(1) Where the federal statute or regulations or court order is discretionary, the state statutory, executive, or regulator action shall be considered a state mandate for the purposes of §§ 45-13-7 — 45-13-10.(2) Where the state statutory, executive, or regulator action or rule, regulation or policy exceeds what is required by the federal statute or regulation or court order, only the provisions of the state action which exceed the federal requirements shall be considered a state mandate for the purposes of §§ 45-13-7 — 45-13-10.(3) Where the state statutory, executive, or regulator action or rule, regulation or policy does not exceed what is required by the federal statute or regulation or court order, the state action shall not be considered a state mandate for the purposes of §§ 45-13-7 — 45-13-10.(4) Where the cost of a single state mandate does not exceed the sum of five hundred dollars ($500) the state mandate shall not be reimbursable.History of Section.P.L. 1979, ch. 298, § 3; P.L. 1987, ch. 118, art. 19, § 1; P.L. 1987, ch. 213, § 2; P.L. 1988, ch. 129, art. 7, § 1; P.L. 2006, ch. 246, art. 39, § 2; P.L. 2006, ch. 253, § 6.
RI Gen L § 45-13-8 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 45 - Towns and Cities|Chapter 45-13 - State Aid|Section 45-13-8 - Reports.

§ 45-13-8. Reports.(a) The department of revenue in consultation and cooperation with towns and cities shall maintain:(1) An identification of state mandates created by statute since January 1, 1970;(2) Specific identification of all state mandates established since July 1, 1979 which are subject to reimbursement in accordance with § 45-13-9, and the cost of each of these mandates to each city and town.(b) The department of revenue shall annually by January 1 issue a report identifying the state's mandates established during the preceding July 1 — June 30 period and stating the cost by city and town of all state mandates established after January 1, 1979, for the next preceding July 1 — June 30 period. The department of revenue shall annually issue to cities and towns a comprehensive listing of all state mandates established after January 1, 1979.(c) (1) Statutes and regulations containing state mandates shall include items eligible for reimbursement; however, failure to include these items shall not exempt any state mandates not otherwise exempted from the provisions of §§ 45-13-7 — 45-13-10.(2) Cities and towns shall submit to the department of revenue in any form that may be established by the department, a report of the cost of each state mandate established after January 1, 1979, to the city or town. The reports shall be submitted by April 1 each year and shall state costs incurred by the city or town during the preceding July 1 — June 30 period.(3) The reports of cities and towns requesting reimbursement for state mandates are subject to audit procedures established under § 45-10-5.1.(d) The department of revenue shall issue by January 1, 1988 and by January 1 of each fourth (4th) year thereafter, a report to the governor and the general assembly recommending the modification or repeal of existing state mandates which are deemed to be inappropriate or obsolete and citing the reason for the recommendation on the fourth (4th) year anniversary of those state mandates. This report shall be prepared by the Rhode Island division of property valuation and municipal finance within the department of revenue in consultation and cooperation with the affected state agencies and the Rhode Island League of Cities and Towns and the Rhode Island Association of School Committees.(e) All reports issued by the department of revenue in accordance with this subsection shall be adopted by rule as provided for in chapter 35 of title 42.History of Section.P.L. 1979, ch. 298, § 3; P.L. 1986, ch. 198, § 52; P.L. 1987, ch. 213, § 2; P.L. 2006, ch. 253, § 6; P.L. 2008, ch. 98, § 59; P.L. 2008, ch. 145, § 59.
RI Gen L § 45-13-9 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 45 - Towns and Cities|Chapter 45-13 - State Aid|Section 45-13-9 - Reimbursement to cities and towns and school districts for the costs of state mandates.

§ 45-13-9. Reimbursement to cities and towns and school districts for the costs of state mandates.(a) (1) The department of revenue shall submit to the budget office by October 1 of each year, a report by each city and town, of the cost of state mandates established after January 1, 1979, to be reimbursed for the next preceding July 1 — June 30 period.(2) The budget office shall annually include the statewide total of the statement of costs of state mandates eligible to be reimbursed in the state budget for the next fiscal year for consideration by the governor in preparing a final budget proposal for submission to the general assembly in accordance with § 35-3-7 of the General Laws; provided, that any costs resulting from the rules and regulations of state departments or agencies shall be allocated to the budgets of those departments or agencies.(b) The state treasurer shall in July of each year distribute to cities and towns the reimbursements for state mandated costs as may be appropriated by the general assembly.History of Section.P.L. 1979, ch. 298, § 3; P.L. 1986, ch. 198, § 52; P.L. 1987, ch. 213, § 2; P.L. 1988, ch. 84, § 102; P.L. 1994, ch. 123, § 1; P.L. 1995, ch. 275, § 2; P.L. 2006, ch. 253, § 6; P.L. 2008, ch. 9, art. 17, § 1; P.L. 2008, ch. 98, § 59; P.L. 2008, ch. 145, § 59.
RI Gen L § 45-13-9.1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 45 - Towns and Cities|Chapter 45-13 - State Aid|Section 45-13-9.1 - Future mandates.

§ 45-13-9.1. Future mandates.No mandate shall be enacted or promulgated after July 1, 2006, unless the body enacting or promulgating the same shall first, after public hearing, determine the cost of the proposed mandate to the city, town or school districts of the state. Any rule, regulation or policy adopted by state departments, agencies or quasi-state departments or agencies which require any new expenditure of money or increased expenditure of money by a city, town or school district shall take effect on July 1 of the calendar year following the year of adoption. Provided, however, should funding be provided for the said expenditure, then such rule, regulation or policy shall take effect upon adoption.History of Section.P.L. 2006, ch. 246, art. 39, § 3.
RI Gen L § 45-13-9.2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 45 - Towns and Cities|Chapter 45-13 - State Aid|Section 45-13-9.2 - Postponement of effective date.

§ 45-13-9.2. Postponement of effective date.Whenever it shall be determined by the governor that the postponement of the effective date of rules, regulations or policies of state departments, agencies or quasi-state departments or agencies, shall cause an emergency situation which imperils the public's safety or public's health, the governor may by executive order suspend the operation of, in whole or in part, § 45-13-9.1 and such order shall remain in effect until it is rescinded by a subsequent executive order.History of Section.P.L. 2006, ch. 246, art. 39, § 3.
RI Gen L § 45-13-10 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 45 - Towns and Cities|Chapter 45-13 - State Aid|Section 45-13-10 - Exemptions from reimbursement.

§ 45-13-10. Exemptions from reimbursement.(a) State mandates not subject to reimbursement includes:(1) The holding of elections;(2) The assurance of due process;(3) The notification and conduct of public meetings;(4) The procedures for administrative and judicial review of actions taken by cities and towns;(5) The protection of the public from malfeasance, misfeasance, or nonfeasance by local government officials;(6) Financial administration, including the levy, assessment, and collection of taxes; and(7) The preparation and submission of reports necessary for the efficient administration of state laws.(b) All statutes having a fiscal impact on cities and towns shall include a provision stating whether these statutes conform to the definition and exemptions prescribed by §§ 45-13-7 — 45-13-10.(c) Provided further that none of the provisions of §§ 45-13-7 — 45-13-10 are applied in a manner inconsistent with state law.History of Section.P.L. 1979, ch. 298, § 3.
RI Gen L § 45-13-11 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 45 - Towns and Cities|Chapter 45-13 - State Aid|Section 45-13-11 - Severability.

§ 45-13-11. Severability.The invalidity of any section or sections or parts of any section or sections shall not affect the validity of the remainder of §§ 45-13-6 — 45-13-11.History of Section.P.L. 1979, ch. 298, § 6.
RI Gen L § 45-13-11.1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 45 - Towns and Cities|Chapter 45-13 - State Aid|Section 45-13-11.1 - Excuse, avoidance or suspension of reimbursement requirements.

§ 45-13-11.1. Excuse, avoidance or suspension of reimbursement requirements.The provisions of §§ 45-13-6 — 45-13-10 of this chapter may be excused, avoided or suspended only by law enacted by the affirmative vote of three-fifths (⅗) of the full membership of each house of the general assembly.History of Section.P.L. 2006, ch. 253, § 7.
RI Gen L § 45-13-13 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 45 - Towns and Cities|Chapter 45-13 - State Aid|Section 45-13-13 - Repealed.

§ 45-13-13. Repealed.
RI Gen L § 45-13-14 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 45 - Towns and Cities|Chapter 45-13 - State Aid|Section 45-13-14 - Adjustments to tax levy, assessed value, and full value when computing state aid.

§ 45-13-14. Adjustments to tax levy, assessed value, and full value when computing state aid.(a) Whenever the director of revenue computes the relative wealth of municipalities for the purpose of distributing state aid in accordance with title 16 and the provisions of § 45-13-12, he or she shall base it on the full value of all property except:(1) That exempted from taxation by acts of the general assembly and reimbursed under § 45-13-5.1 of the general laws, which shall have its value calculated as if the payment in lieu of tax revenues received pursuant to § 45-13-5.1, has resulted from a tax levy;(2) That whose tax levy or assessed value is based on a tax treaty agreement authorized by a special public law or by reason of agreements between a municipality and the economic development corporation in accordance with § 42-64-20 prior to May 15, 2005, which shall not have its value included;(3) That whose tax levy or assessed value is based on tax treaty agreements or tax stabilization agreements in force prior to May 15, 2005, which shall not have its value included;(4) That which is subject to a payment in lieu of tax agreement in force prior to May 15, 2005;(5) Any other property exempt from taxation under state law; or(6) Any property subject to chapter 27 of title 44, taxation of Farm, Forest, and Open Space Land.(b) The tax levy of each municipality and fire district shall be adjusted for any real estate and personal property exempt from taxation by act of the general assembly by the amount of payment in lieu of property tax revenue anticipated to be received pursuant to § 45-13-5.1 relating to property tax from certain exempt private and state properties, and for any property subject to any payment in lieu of tax agreements, any tax treaty agreements or tax stabilization agreements in force after May 15, 2005, by the amount of the payment in lieu of taxes pursuant to such agreements.(c) Fire district tax levies within a city or town shall be included as part of the total levy attributable to that city or town.(d) The changes as required by subsections (a) through (c) of this section shall be incorporated into the computation of entitlements effective for distribution in fiscal year 2007-2008 and thereafter.History of Section.P.L. 2005, ch. 117, art. 11, § 3; P.L. 2008, ch. 98, § 59; P.L. 2008, ch. 145, § 59.
RI Gen L § 45-13.1-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 45 - Towns and Cities|Chapter 45-13.1 - State-local Relations Commission|Section 45-13.1-1 - Findings and purpose.

§ 45-13.1-1. Findings and purpose.The legislature finds and declares that there is a need for a permanent intergovernmental body to strengthen and facilitate relationships between the state government, the cities and towns, the school districts, and other local governments in the state, including, but not limited to, the following:(1) Perform the functions and roles of:(i) Providing a forum for discussion of long-range state-local issues;(ii) Promoting experimentation in intergovernmental processes, both state-local and inter-local;(iii) Developing possible solutions, including reviewing and proposing legislative remedies, for state-local problems; and(iv) Providing opportunities for local government officials to become more knowledgeable about their duties and responsibilities and the powers and functions of state and local government.(2) Study and report on issues like:(i) The existing, necessary, and desirable relationships between and among local governments, school districts, and the state;(ii) The powers and functions of local governments and school committees, especially the adequacy of their fiscal resources to effectuate the powers and functions of local government and to adequately fund local education;(iii) The existing, necessary, and desirable allocation of state and local responsibilities and fiscal resources;(iv) Emerging local problems and the role of the state government concerning them;(v) Impact of federal or state judicial decisions or the impact of existing or proposed federal, state legislative, or executive policies upon the capacities and effectiveness of local governments;(vi) The special problems in interstate areas facing the local governments, intrastate regional units, and areawide bodies, studies where possible to be conducted in conjunction with those of a pertinent sister state commission(s);(vii) Any constitutional amendments and statutory enactments required to implement proposals of the commission; and(viii) The impact of federal and state mandates on school districts and local governments.History of Section.P.L. 1988, ch. 133, § 1; P.L. 1989, ch. 75, § 1; P.L. 2003, ch. 232, § 1; P.L. 2003, ch. 248, § 1.
RI Gen L § 45-13.1-2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 45 - Towns and Cities|Chapter 45-13.1 - State-local Relations Commission|Section 45-13.1-2 - Commission created.

§ 45-13.1-2. Commission created.There is created the Stephen J. Anderson commission on state-local relations commission (SLRC), "the commission".History of Section.P.L. 1988, ch. 133, § 1; P.L. 2003, ch. 232, § 1; P.L. 2003, ch. 248, § 1.
RI Gen L § 45-13.1-3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 45 - Towns and Cities|Chapter 45-13.1 - State-local Relations Commission|Section 45-13.1-3 - Membership.

§ 45-13.1-3. Membership.(a) The commission shall be composed of seventeen (17) members, as follows:(1) The president of the Rhode Island League of Cities and Towns or his or her designee, and the president of the Rhode Island Association of School Committees, or his or her designee;(2) Three (3) state executive officials appointed by the governor, one of whom is the chief of the office of municipal affairs in the department of administration, division of planning;(3) Three (3) state representatives appointed by the speaker of the house, not more than two (2) from the same political party;(4) Two (2) state senators, or other persons appointed by the president of the senate, not more than one from the same political party;(5) The executive director for the League of Cities and Towns, and the executive director of the Rhode Island Public Expenditure Council and the executive director of the Rhode Island Association of School Committees;(6) One member who shall represent local school committees to be appointed by the speaker of the house, and one member who shall represent local school committees to be appointed by the president of the senate;(7) Two (2) members who shall represent local municipal governments, one member to be appointed by the speaker of the house and one member who shall be appointed by the president of the senate.(b) The members of the commission shall elect a chairperson, a vice chairperson, and a secretary by a majority vote of the commission.(c) Should any member cease to be an elected official, officer, or employee of the unit or agency he or she is appointed to represent, his or her membership on the commission shall terminate immediately and a new member shall be appointed in the same manner as his or her predecessor to fill the unexpired term.(d) The commission shall be subject to review by the legislative oversight commission as defined in chapter 14 of title 22.History of Section.P.L. 1988, ch. 133, § 1; P.L. 2001, ch. 180, § 142; P.L. 2003, ch. 232, § 1; P.L. 2003, ch. 248, § 1.