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RI Gen L § 45-32-17 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 45 - Towns and Cities|Chapter 45-32 - Redevelopment Projects|Section 45-32-17 - Finding as to federal aid.

§ 45-32-17. Finding as to federal aid.If the plan provides for financial aid from the federal government, that provision of the plan shall not be approved by the legislative body unless it finds that the financial aid from the federal government provided for in the plan is necessary to enable the land in the project area to be redeveloped in accordance with the redevelopment plan.History of Section.P.L. 1956, ch. 3654, § 54; G.L. 1956, § 45-32-17.
RI Gen L § 45-32-18 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 45 - Towns and Cities|Chapter 45-32 - Redevelopment Projects|Section 45-32-18 - Provisions for control of uses.

§ 45-32-18. Provisions for control of uses.No plan shall be approved unless it provides for the retention of controls and the establishment of any restrictions or covenants which may run with the real property sold, leased, or otherwise disposed of for private or public use for those periods of time and under conditions that in the judgment of the legislative body are necessary to effectuate the purposes of chapters 31 — 33 of this title.History of Section.P.L. 1956, ch. 3654, § 55; G.L. 1956, § 45-32-18.
RI Gen L § 45-32-19 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 45 - Towns and Cities|Chapter 45-32 - Redevelopment Projects|Section 45-32-19 - Power over zoning ordinances.

§ 45-32-19. Power over zoning ordinances.Notwithstanding the provisions of any other statute to the contrary, the legislative body has power by ordinance to revise, amend, and modify zoning ordinances affecting the area covered in a redevelopment plan in accordance with § 45-32-10.History of Section.P.L. 1956, ch. 3654, § 60; G.L. 1956, § 45-32-19.
RI Gen L § 45-32-20 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 45 - Towns and Cities|Chapter 45-32 - Redevelopment Projects|Section 45-32-20 - Contents of adoptive ordinance.

§ 45-32-20. Contents of adoptive ordinance.The adoption of a redevelopment plan by a legislative body shall be by ordinance. The ordinance shall:(1) Designate the project by area, name, and number.(2) Include findings that the project area is blighted and substandard and requires clearance, replanning, redevelopment, rehabilitation, or improvement or any combination of these remedies.(3) State the purposes and intent of the legislative body with respect to the project area.(4) Refer specifically to the determinations required in §§ 45-32-13 — 45-32-18.(5) Incorporate by reference the redevelopment plan.(6) Designate the approved plan as the official redevelopment plan for the project area.History of Section.P.L. 1956, ch. 3654, § 56; G.L. 1956, § 45-32-20.
RI Gen L § 45-32-21 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 45 - Towns and Cities|Chapter 45-32 - Redevelopment Projects|Section 45-32-21 - Responsibility for carrying out plan.

§ 45-32-21. Responsibility for carrying out plan.After enactment of the ordinance described in § 45-32-20, the responsibility for carrying out the plan is vested in the agency.History of Section.P.L. 1956, ch. 3654, § 57; G.L. 1956, § 45-32-21.
RI Gen L § 45-32-22 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 45 - Towns and Cities|Chapter 45-32 - Redevelopment Projects|Section 45-32-22 - Further proceedings as to redevelopment - Actions to contest validity.

§ 45-32-22. Further proceedings as to redevelopment — Actions to contest validity.Upon the adoption of the redevelopment plan, further proceedings with reference to the redevelopment of the project area may be commenced immediately by the agency. Actions to contest the validity of the proceedings prescribed by §§ 45-32-11 — 45-32-21 must commence within thirty (30) days after the adoption of the redevelopment plan, and no action thereafter commenced shall raise any question concerning the validity of the proceedings and the adoption of the redevelopment plan provided for in the foregoing provisions of this chapter and chapter 31 of this title. After the expiration of that period of thirty (30) days, the validity of the proceedings and the adoption of the redevelopment plan shall be conclusively presumed. Any petition to stay the agency from proceeding with the redevelopment plan shall be assigned for hearing by the superior court of the county within which the land lies within seven (7) days from the date of filing, and all proceedings under this chapter shall take precedence over all civil suits pending before the court. The court, after formal hearing, may deny the petition or enjoin the agency from proceeding further, in whole or in part, or may make another order that it deems appropriate.History of Section.P.L. 1956, ch. 3654, § 58; G.L. 1956, § 45-32-22.
RI Gen L § 45-32-23 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 45 - Towns and Cities|Chapter 45-32 - Redevelopment Projects|Section 45-32-23 - Modification of plan.

§ 45-32-23. Modification of plan.Upon the recommendation of the agency, a redevelopment plan may be modified at any time by the legislative body or by the legislative body at its own discretion. The legislative body may, at its discretion, hold a public hearing on the proposed modification provided, that, if the plan is modified after lease or sale by the agency of real property in the project area, the modification shall be subject to rights at law and in equity as the lessee or purchaser, or his or her successor or successors or assigns in interest, may be entitled to assert.History of Section.P.L. 1956, ch. 3654, § 59; G.L. 1956, § 45-32-23.
RI Gen L § 45-32-24 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 45 - Towns and Cities|Chapter 45-32 - Redevelopment Projects|Section 45-32-24 - Power of eminent domain.

§ 45-32-24. Power of eminent domain.Notwithstanding the provisions of any other law, each agency has the right to acquire all or any part of the real property or any estate or interest in it within a project area, by the exercise of the power of eminent domain, whenever it is judged by the agency that the acquisition of the real property or any estate or interest in it is in the public interest and necessary for the public use.History of Section.P.L. 1956, ch. 3654, § 64; G.L. 1956, § 45-32-24.
RI Gen L § 45-32-24.1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 45 - Towns and Cities|Chapter 45-32 - Redevelopment Projects|Section 45-32-24.1 - Finding with respect to use of the power of eminent domain with respect to recreational redevelopment projects that create and/or preserve jobs within the state and projects financed with incremental tax revenues.

§ 45-32-24.1. Finding with respect to use of the power of eminent domain with respect to recreational redevelopment projects that create and/or preserve jobs within the state and projects financed with incremental tax revenues.(a) The general assembly hereby determines and declares that the financing, construction, and development of recreational projects (as defined in § 42-34-6(4)), with planned redevelopment of the surrounding project area, and projects financed with incremental tax revenues pursuant to chapters 31, 32, 33, 33.2, and 33.4 of title 45 in municipalities with a population greater than 60,000 but less than 80,000 that will create and/or preserve jobs within the state, are public uses of statewide concern and are in the interest of, and for benefit of, the citizens of the state, and will contribute substantially to the social and economic well-being of the citizens of the state and significantly enhance the economic development and employment opportunities within the state; and(b) The general assembly hereby determines and declares that government support in facilitating the presence of recreational projects (as defined in § 42-34-6(4)), with planned redevelopment of the surrounding project area and projects financed with incremental tax revenues pursuant to chapters 31, 32, 33, 33.2, and 33.4 of title 45 in municipalities with a population greater than 60,000 but less than 80,000, and the creation and/or preservation of jobs within the state, provides to the state and its citizens highly valued intangible benefits that increase and/or improve the quality of life and civic relationships of their citizens.History of Section.P.L. 2018, ch. 103, § 4; P.L. 2019, ch. 118, § 3; P.L. 2019, ch. 143, § 3.
RI Gen L § 45-32-25 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 45 - Towns and Cities|Chapter 45-32 - Redevelopment Projects|Section 45-32-25 - Property devoted to other public use.

§ 45-32-25. Property devoted to other public use.If any of the real property, estate, or interest in it, included within the project area is devoted to a public use, it may nevertheless be acquired, and the taking shall be effective; provided, that no real property or estate or interest in it belonging to a city or town or to the state government shall be acquired without its consent, and that no real property or estate or interest in it belonging to a public utility may be acquired without the approval of the division of public utilities or other officer or tribunal having regulatory power over the utility. Any real property or estate, or interest in it, already owned or acquired by the agency may nevertheless be included within the taking for the purpose of acquiring any outstanding interest in the real property.History of Section.P.L. 1956, ch. 3654, § 75; G.L. 1956, § 45-32-25.
RI Gen L § 45-32-26 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 45 - Towns and Cities|Chapter 45-32 - Redevelopment Projects|Section 45-32-26 - Resolution of necessity for acquisition.

§ 45-32-26. Resolution of necessity for acquisition.The necessity for the acquisition of real property, estate, or interest in it shall be conclusively presumed upon the adoption by the agency of a resolution which shall:(1) Contain a description of the real property or any estate or interest in it sufficient in detail to permit an identification.(2) Declare that the acquisition of the real property or any estate or interest in it is in the public interest and necessary for the public use.(3) State that the real property or any estate or interest in it is included in a redevelopment project approved under this chapter.History of Section.P.L. 1956, ch. 3654, § 64; G.L. 1956, § 45-32-26.
RI Gen L § 45-32-27 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 45 - Towns and Cities|Chapter 45-32 - Redevelopment Projects|Section 45-32-27 - Filing of resolution, plat, and declaration.

§ 45-32-27. Filing of resolution, plat, and declaration.Within six (6) months after the adoption of a resolution pursuant to § 45-32-26, the agency shall file in the land evidence records of the city or town where the real property is located: (1) A copy of the resolution; (2) A plat showing the real property taken or affected; (3) A declaration signed by the chairperson or vice-chair person; that the real property or estate, or interest in it, is taken pursuant to the provisions of chapters 31 — 33 of this title and indicating the nature and extent of the estate or interest in the real property taken as already stated.History of Section.P.L. 1956, ch. 3654, § 65; G.L. 1956, § 45-32-27.
RI Gen L § 45-32-28 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 45 - Towns and Cities|Chapter 45-32 - Redevelopment Projects|Section 45-32-28 - Deposit in superior court of compensation for property taken.

§ 45-32-28. Deposit in superior court of compensation for property taken.Upon the filing of the copy of the resolution, plat, and declaration, as described in § 45-32-27, the agency shall file in the superior court in and for the county in which the real property lies a statement of the sum of money estimated by the agency to be just compensation for the property taken, and shall deposit in the superior court, to the use of the persons entitled to it, the sum established in the statement or a greater or lesser sum in accordance with an order by the court determining the sum which should be considered sufficient to satisfy the claims of all persons having an estate or interest in the real property.History of Section.P.L. 1956, ch. 3654, § 66; G.L. 1956, § 45-32-28.
RI Gen L § 45-32-29 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 45 - Towns and Cities|Chapter 45-32 - Redevelopment Projects|Section 45-32-29 - Addition to or return of deposits.

§ 45-32-29. Addition to or return of deposits.Whenever, from time to time, the agency has satisfied the court that the amount deposited with the court is either greater than required or is insufficient to satisfy the claims of all persons interested in the real property, the court may order that the amount of the excess be repaid to the agency or may order additional sums deposited as the court deems necessary. Whenever the agency has satisfied the court that the claims of all persons interested in the real property taken have been satisfied, the unexpended balance shall be repaid immediately to the agency.History of Section.P.L. 1956, ch. 3654, § 76; G.L. 1956, § 45-32-29.
RI Gen L § 45-32-30 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 45 - Towns and Cities|Chapter 45-32 - Redevelopment Projects|Section 45-32-30 - Vesting of title to property taken.

§ 45-32-30. Vesting of title to property taken.Upon the filing of the copy of the resolution, plat, and declaration in the land evidence records of the city or town, and upon the making of a deposit in accordance with the order of the superior court, title to the real property in fee simple absolute or the lesser estate or interest in it, as is specified in the declaration, shall vest in the agency, and the real property deemed to be condemned and taken for the use of the agency, and the right to just compensation for it vested in the persons entitled to it.History of Section.P.L. 1956, ch. 3654, § 67; G.L. 1956, § 45-32-30.
RI Gen L § 45-32-31 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 45 - Towns and Cities|Chapter 45-32 - Redevelopment Projects|Section 45-32-31 - Publication of resolution and declaration.

§ 45-32-31. Publication of resolution and declaration.After the filing of the resolution, plat, and declaration, pursuant to § 45-32-27, the secretary of the agency shall cause a copy of the resolution and declaration to be published in some newspaper published in the county where the real property lies, at least once a week for three (3) successive weeks.History of Section.P.L. 1956, ch. 3654, § 68; G.L. 1956, § 45-32-31.
RI Gen L § 45-32-32 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 45 - Towns and Cities|Chapter 45-32 - Redevelopment Projects|Section 45-32-32 - Service of notice of taking.

§ 45-32-32. Service of notice of taking.No sum paid into the court or any interest paid on it shall be charged with clerk's fees of any nature. After the filing of the copy of the resolution, plat, and declaration, notice of the taking shall be served upon the owners of or persons having any estate or interest in the real property by the sheriff or the sheriff 's deputies of the county in which the person or persons reside, by leaving a copy attested by the secretary of the agency of the resolution and declaration with each of the persons personally, or at their last and usual place of abode in this state with some person living there, and in case the person or persons do not reside in the county where the property is situated or are absent from this state and have no last and usual place of abode in the county occupied by any person, the copy shall be left by the sheriff or the sheriff's deputies of the county where the real property lies with the person, if any, in charge of or having possession of the real property if the person is known to the officer. Whenever any owner or person entitled to any estate in or any interest in any part of the real property taken resides or is without the state, the agency shall cause to be served on that person personally, or at his or her last usual place of abode, a copy attested as prescribed of the resolution and declaration by any disinterested person, which person shall make affidavit of the service and of the mode in which, the time within, and the place at which, the service has been made; or service may be made by the admission of service by the person on the back of a copy of the resolution and a declaration and by his or her acknowledgment before an officer authorized to administer oaths under the law of the place where the admission of service is acknowledged.History of Section.P.L. 1956, ch. 3654, § 69; G.L. 1956, § 45-32-32.
RI Gen L § 45-32-33 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 45 - Towns and Cities|Chapter 45-32 - Redevelopment Projects|Section 45-32-33 - Payment of agreed price.

§ 45-32-33. Payment of agreed price.If any person agrees with the agency for the price of the real property, or estate, or interest in it so taken, the court, upon application of all parties in interest, may order that the sum agreed upon be paid immediately from the money deposited, as the just compensation to be awarded in the proceedings, except as otherwise provided in § 45-31-19.History of Section.P.L. 1956, ch. 3654, § 70; G.L. 1956, § 45-32-33.
RI Gen L § 45-32-34 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 45 - Towns and Cities|Chapter 45-32 - Redevelopment Projects|Section 45-32-34 - Trial by court on damages.

§ 45-32-34. Trial by court on damages.Any owner of or persons entitled to any estate or interest in any part of the real property, and who cannot agree with the agency for the price of the real property, or estate or interest in it, so taken, may, within three (3) months after notice of the taking, or, if he or she has no notice, may within one year from the first publication of the copy of the resolution and declaration referred to in this chapter, apply by petition to the superior court in and for the county in which the real property lies, declaring the taking of his or her real property or estate or interest in it, and praying for an assessment of damages. Upon filing of the petition, the court shall cause twenty (20) days' notice of the pendency of the petition to be given to the agency by serving a resident attorney of the agency with a certified copy, and may proceed after that notice to the trial. Petitions brought under this section shall be tried by a jury, if claimed, in writing, by any party within the twenty (20) day period. The trial shall determine all questions of fact relating to the value of the real property and any estate or interest in it and the amount of it. Upon the entry of judgment in the proceeding, execution shall be issued against the money so deposited in court, and in default, against any other property of the agency. In case two (2) or more conflicting petitioners make claim to the same real property, or to any estate or interest in it, or to different estates or interests in the same real property, the court, upon motion, may consolidate their several petitions for trial at the same time and may frame all necessary issues for the trial. All proceedings taken pursuant to the provisions of this chapter shall take precedence over all civil matters pending before the court, or if the superior court in and for the county in which the real property lies is not in session in the county, then the petition may be heard in the superior court for the counties of Providence and Bristol.History of Section.P.L. 1956, ch. 3654, § 71; G.L. 1956, § 45-32-34; P.L. 1964, ch. 177, § 1.
RI Gen L § 45-32-35 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 45 - Towns and Cities|Chapter 45-32 - Redevelopment Projects|Section 45-32-35 - Representation of infants and incompetents.

§ 45-32-35. Representation of infants and incompetents.If any real property, or any estate or interest in it, in which any infant or other person not capable in law to act in his or her own behalf is interested, is taken by the agency under the provisions of this chapter, the superior court, upon the filing in the court of a petition by the agency or by or in behalf of the infant or person, may appoint a guardian ad litem for the infant or other person. Guardians may, with the advice and consent of the superior court and upon terms that the superior court may prescribe, release to the agency all claims for damages for the land of the infant or other person or for any interest in the land. Any lawfully appointed, qualified, and acting guardian or other fiduciary of the estate of the infant or other person, with the approval of a court of probate within this state having jurisdiction to authorize the sale of lands and properties within this state of the infant or other person, may, before the filing of the petition, agree with the agency upon the amount of damages suffered by the infant or other person for any taking of his or her real property or of his or her interest in it, and may, upon receiving that amount, release to the agency all claims of damages of the infant or other person for the taking.History of Section.P.L. 1956, ch. 3654, § 73; G.L. 1956, § 45-32-35.
RI Gen L § 45-32-36 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 45 - Towns and Cities|Chapter 45-32 - Redevelopment Projects|Section 45-32-36 - Unknown owners.

§ 45-32-36. Unknown owners.If any real property or any estate or interest in it is unclaimed or held by a person or persons whose whereabouts are unknown, after making inquiry satisfactory to the superior court for the county in which the real property lies, the agency, after the expiration of one year from the first publication of the copy of the resolution and declaration referred to in § 45-32-31, may petition the court that the value of the estate or interest of the unknown person or persons be determined. After notice by publication to those persons as ordered by the court, and after hearing on the petition, the court shall fix the value of the estate or interest, and order the agency to deposit the sum in the registry of the court in a special account to accumulate for the benefit of the person, if any, entitled to it. The agency making the deposit shall take the receipt of the clerk of the superior court, and be discharged from all liability. When the person entitled to the money deposited has satisfied the superior court of his or her right to receive it, the court shall cause it to be paid over to that person, with all accumulations.History of Section.P.L. 1956, ch. 3654, § 74; G.L. 1956, § 45-32-36.
RI Gen L § 45-32-37 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 45 - Towns and Cities|Chapter 45-32 - Redevelopment Projects|Section 45-32-37 - Immediate payment of compensation - Expediting proceedings.

§ 45-32-37. Immediate payment of compensation — Expediting proceedings.In any proceedings for the assessment of damages for real property so taken by any agency the following provisions are applicable:(1) Upon the application of any party in interest and upon joinder of all other parties in interest, the court, on conditions that it may deem proper, may order that the money deposited in the court, or any part of it, be paid immediately, without interest for or on account of the just compensation to, be awarded in the proceeding. If the damages finally awarded in respect to the real property, or any part of the damages, exceeds the amount of the money so received by any person entitled to it, the court shall enter judgment against the funds so deposited in court or, in default of it, against other property of the agency for the amount of the deficiency plus interest on the deficiency and costs. If the judgment entered is less than the amount withdrawn, then, and in that event, judgment shall be entered for the agency for the difference between the amount withdrawn and the amount of the judgment plus interest on the overpayment and costs.(2) At any time during the pendency of the action or proceeding, the agency or an owner may apply to the court for an order directing an owner or the agency, as the case may be, to show cause why further proceedings should not be expedited, and the court may, upon application, make an order requiring that the hearings proceed and that any other steps be taken with all possible expedition.History of Section.P.L. 1956, ch. 3654, § 71; G.L. 1956, § 45-32-37.