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RI Gen L § 45-32-38 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 45 - Towns and Cities|Chapter 45-32 - Redevelopment Projects|Section 45-32-38 - Orders as to charges on lands.

§ 45-32-38. Orders as to charges on lands.The superior court has power to make orders with respect to encumbrances, liens, taxes, and other charges on the land, if any, as that are just and equitable.History of Section.P.L. 1956, ch. 3654, § 72; G.L. 1956, § 45-32-38.
RI Gen L § 45-32-39 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 45 - Towns and Cities|Chapter 45-32 - Redevelopment Projects|Section 45-32-39 - "Owner" defined.

§ 45-32-39. "Owner" defined."Owner" for the purposes of §§ 45-32-24 — 45-32-38 means a person having an estate, interest, or easement in the real property or a lien, charge, or encumbrance on it.History of Section.P.L. 1956, ch. 3654, § 77; G.L. 1956, § 45-32-39.
RI Gen L § 45-32-40 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 45 - Towns and Cities|Chapter 45-32 - Redevelopment Projects|Section 45-32-40 - Taxation of real property acquired.

§ 45-32-40. Taxation of real property acquired.All real property acquired by an agency for redevelopment purposes is subject to taxation in the same manner and at the same rate as other real property in the community unless the real property is located in the city of Providence or the city of Pawtucket and is exempted by an ordinance enacted by the city council.History of Section.P.L. 1956, ch. 3654, § 62; G.L. 1956, § 45-32-40; P.L. 1998, ch. 469, § 1; P.L. 2018, ch. 103, § 3.
RI Gen L § 45-32-41 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 45 - Towns and Cities|Chapter 45-32 - Redevelopment Projects|Section 45-32-41 - Proration of property tax.

§ 45-32-41. Proration of property tax.Notwithstanding the provisions of any other statute enacted before April 2, 1956, all taxes assessed against any real property acquired by the agency in accordance with the provisions of this chapter may be prorated in the following manner:The owner of record on the date of assessment is responsible for the payment of those taxes from the date of assessment to the date of the taking of the property, and payment by the owner of record of those taxes allocable from the date of assessment to the date the agency acquires the real property, plus the payment of any other assessment constituting a lien on the property taken, discharges and releases the owner on the date of assessment from further liability with respect to taxes assessed against the real property taken, and thereafter the agency shall be responsible for the payment of those taxes.History of Section.P.L. 1956, ch. 3654, § 63; G.L. 1956, § 45-32-41.
RI Gen L § 45-32-42 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 45 - Towns and Cities|Chapter 45-32 - Redevelopment Projects|Section 45-32-42 - Cooperation by public bodies.

§ 45-32-42. Cooperation by public bodies.(a) For the purpose of further aiding and cooperating in any redevelopment project of an agency, any state public body may, upon terms, with or without consideration, as it may determine:(1) Dedicate, sell, convey, or lease any of its interest in any property, or grant easements, licenses, or any other rights or privileges in it to an agency;(2) Cause parks, playgrounds, recreational, community, educational, water, sewer, or drainage facilities, or any other works which it is otherwise empowered to undertake, to be furnished in connection with a redevelopment project;(3) Furnish, dedicate, close, pave, install, grade, regrade, plan, or replan public streets or ways or other public places which it is otherwise empowered to undertake;(4) Plan or replan, zone or rezone, any part of the area within the jurisdiction of the state public body; and make exceptions and variances from building and zoning regulations and ordinances;(5) Cause services to be furnished to the agency of the character which the state public body is otherwise empowered to furnish;(6) Enter into agreements with respect to the exercise by the state public body of its powers relating to the repair, closing, or demolition of unsafe, unsanitary, or unfit dwellings;(7) Incur the entire expense of any public improvements made by the state public body in exercising the powers granted in this section;(8) Lend, grant, or contribute funds to a redevelopment agency, or enter into agreement with the redevelopment agency or other public body, to furnish funds or other assistance; and(9) Do any and all things necessary or convenient to aid and co-operate in the redevelopment of a redevelopment area.(b) Any sale, conveyance, lease, or agreement provided for in this section may be made by a state public body without appraisal, public notice, advertisement, or public bidding.History of Section.P.L. 1956, ch. 3654, § 87; G.L. 1956, § 45-32-42.
RI Gen L § 45-32-43 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 45 - Towns and Cities|Chapter 45-32 - Redevelopment Projects|Section 45-32-43 - Work to be done by contract.

§ 45-32-43. Work to be done by contract.All work of grading, clearing, demolition, improvement, repair, or construction of a value of more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) undertaken by the agency, shall be done by contract, subject to the terms and conditions of §§ 37-13-1 — 37-13-13 and additions and amendments to them.History of Section.P.L. 1956, ch. 3654, § 88; G.L. 1956, § 45-32-43.
RI Gen L § 45-32-44 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 45 - Towns and Cities|Chapter 45-32 - Redevelopment Projects|Section 45-32-44 - Compliance with federal wage and hours policies.

§ 45-32-44. Compliance with federal wage and hours policies.Notwithstanding the provisions of § 45-32-43 or any other law, the agency may agree to any conditions attached to financial assistance from the federal government relating to the determination of prevailing salaries or wages or compliance with labor standards, and may include in any contract let in connection with a redevelopment project, stipulations requiring that the contractor and any subcontractors comply with those conditions as to minimum salaries or wages and maximum hours of labor.History of Section.P.L. 1956, ch. 3654, § 88; G.L. 1956, § 45-32-44.
RI Gen L § 45-32-45 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 45 - Towns and Cities|Chapter 45-32 - Redevelopment Projects|Section 45-32-45 - Joint action by different cities and towns.

§ 45-32-45. Joint action by different cities and towns.Two (2) or more communities may jointly exercise the powers granted under chapters 31 — 33 of this title and, in that case the planning commissions, legislative bodies, and agencies may hold joint hearings and meetings, or the legislative bodies of the communities, acting separately, may each designate the agency of one of the communities to act as the agency of all the communities interested. In this event, the designated agency shall cooperate with the planning commission of each community in formulating redevelopment plans, and, whenever a redevelopment plan is submitted to the legislative body, each planning commission shall report to the legislative body of its community within thirty (30) days on the redevelopment plan and its conformity to the master or general plan of the community.History of Section.P.L. 1956, ch. 3654, § 89; G.L. 1956, § 45-32-45.
RI Gen L § 45-32-46 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 45 - Towns and Cities|Chapter 45-32 - Redevelopment Projects|Section 45-32-46 - Consent to inclusion of area in project of contiguous city or town.

§ 45-32-46. Consent to inclusion of area in project of contiguous city or town.The legislative body of any community may by resolution consent to the inclusion of a part of the area under its jurisdiction in a contiguous project area to be developed by another community.History of Section.P.L. 1956, ch. 3654, § 89; G.L. 1956, § 45-32-46.
RI Gen L § 45-32-47 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 45 - Towns and Cities|Chapter 45-32 - Redevelopment Projects|Section 45-32-47 - Continuation of prior projects.

§ 45-32-47. Continuation of prior projects.Nothing contained in chapters 31 — 33 of this title, affects the right of an agency to continue and carry out to completion any redevelopment project for which a redevelopment plan has been approved by the legislative body of the community under the provisions of chapter 2574 of the Public Laws of 1950 prior to April 2, 1956, and the provisions of chapter 2574 of the Public Laws of 1950 shall remain in full force and effect and applicable to the project or projects. Nothing contained in chapters 31 — 33 of this title affects the rights of any person, firm, or corporation acquired before April 2, 1956 against an agency.History of Section.P.L. 1956, ch. 3654, § 91; G.L. 1956, § 45-32-47.
RI Gen L § 45-32-48 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 45 - Towns and Cities|Chapter 45-32 - Redevelopment Projects|Section 45-32-48 - Authorized acquisition, relocation, and improvement expenses.

§ 45-32-48. Authorized acquisition, relocation, and improvement expenses.(a) Notwithstanding any provisions of chapters 31 — 33 of this title, any redevelopment agency functioning pursuant to § 45-31-10 or 45-31-17, in connection with its undertaking or carrying out a redevelopment project or formulating a redevelopment plan is authorized to:(1) Acquire real property in any area designated a redevelopment area pursuant to the provisions of § 45-32-4, demolish or remove the structures on the property, provide for relocation of occupants, including the payment of sums for relocation expenses to the occupants of the property that are permitted by the federal government (notwithstanding the limitation in amount imposed by § 45-31-27), and to clear and improve the property, regardless of the stage of development of the redevelopment project or plan or any modification of the plan for that area or any portions of it, whether it is before or after the approval of the plan or its modification by the legislative body, and(2) Dispose of the property acquired under this section without regard to the provisions of chapters 31 — 33 of this title, for the disposition of property in a project area.(b) Any sale or lease of the property may be made without public bidding, provided that no sale or lease is made until at least ten (10) days after the legislative body of the community has received from the agency a report concerning the proposed sale or lease and has approved the report by resolution. Any agency may enter into a contract or contracts with private financial institutions and/or with the federal government for the purpose of obtaining financial or technical assistance in connection with the aforedescribed acquisition, demolition, clearance, relocation, and improvement, and may borrow, at interest rates and on other terms and conditions that it may deem proper, from those private financial institutions or the federal government, sums necessary for the acquisition of the real property and related expenses, the management of the real property, the relocation of the occupants of the real property, the demolition of the buildings or structures and the clearance of and improvement of the land and real property so acquired, and other related administrative costs and payments. Any agency may, on terms and conditions that it may deem proper, mortgage or otherwise encumber the property so acquired, or any other property owned by it for the purpose or purposes of securing the repayment of any money borrowed to carry out the aforementioned undertaking.History of Section.P.L. 1962, ch. 178, § 1; P.L. 2009, ch. 310, § 62.
RI Gen L § 45-32-49 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 45 - Towns and Cities|Chapter 45-32 - Redevelopment Projects|Section 45-32-49 - Guarantee and acceptance of responsibility by community.

§ 45-32-49. Guarantee and acceptance of responsibility by community.(a) Any community, for the purpose of aiding in the undertakings authorized by § 45-32-48, notwithstanding any other provisions of the general laws, has the power and right to assume the responsibility for and to guarantee repayment of any loan made to an agency by private financial institutions or the federal government on terms and conditions that it may deem proper and to bear any loss which may arise as the result of the acquisition of the real property, all administrative costs and other payments relating thereto, including the management thereof, the actual sums disbursed to the occupants for relocation expenses (notwithstanding the limitation in amount imposed by § 45-31-27), the demolition and removal of buildings or structures on the real property, and the clearance and improvement of the land so acquired, in the event the redevelopment plan for the project is not approved or is amended to omit any or all property, or is abandoned for any reason.(b) No guarantee or responsibility shall be executed or assumed by any community until the legislative body of the community has passed an ordinance specifically authorizing the assumption of a guarantee and acceptance of responsibility.(c) Before passing an ordinance, the legislative body of the community or its committee to which the proposed ordinance has been referred, shall hold a public hearing after giving notice of the date, time, place, and purpose.(d) The notices shall be published not less than once a week for three (3) successive weeks prior to the hearing in a newspaper of general circulation published in the community or, if no newspaper is published in a community, then in a newspaper of general circulation in the community.(e) At the public hearing, all interested persons or agencies shall have an opportunity to be heard and to submit communications in writing. The public hearing may be held jointly with the hearing required under § 45-32-4 and/or with the hearing required under § 45-32-11 if the legislative body so directs.History of Section.P.L. 1962, ch. 178, § 1.
RI Gen L § 45-32-50 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 45 - Towns and Cities|Chapter 45-32 - Redevelopment Projects|Section 45-32-50 - Calculation of interest under condemnation.

§ 45-32-50. Calculation of interest under condemnation.Upon recovery of final judgment of condemnation paid by the agency under this chapter, execution shall be issued and judgment computed in the same manner as provided for in § 37-6-23.History of Section.P.L. 1998, ch. 269, § 1.
RI Gen L § 45-32.1-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 45 - Towns and Cities|Chapter 45-32.1 - Redevelopment Aid for Hospital and Educational Purposes|Section 45-32.1-1 - Purpose.

§ 45-32.1-1. Purpose.The purpose of this chapter is to assist any municipality in this state, or any redevelopment agency created or to be created pursuant to § 45-31-9, to obtain credit from the federal government for local grants in aid to urban renewal which is federally assisted under the Federal Urban Renewal Law (title I of the Housing Act of 1949, as amended, mostly omitted by 42 U.S.C. § 5316, which terminated the authority to make most grants or loans after January 1, 1975; see, however, 42 U.S.C. § 1452c) for certain expenditures in connection with land, buildings, or structures (and the relocation of occupants) within, adjacent to, or in the immediate vicinity of, a redevelopment project area which are redeveloped or rehabilitated for educational or hospital use in accordance with a redevelopment plan or a development plan acceptable to the United States of America or department, agency, or instrumentality thereof after considering the standards of title I of the Housing Act of 1949, as amended.History of Section.P.L. 1966, ch. 249, § 1.
RI Gen L § 45-32.1-2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 45 - Towns and Cities|Chapter 45-32.1 - Redevelopment Aid for Hospital and Educational Purposes|Section 45-32.1-2 - Preparation and approval of development plans.

§ 45-32.1-2. Preparation and approval of development plans.The legislative body of any community is authorized to approve after a public hearing a development plan proposed by an educational institution of higher learning, hospital, private redevelopment corporation, municipal or other public corporation, or authority established by the state for the redevelopment and renewal of an area within, adjacent to, or in the immediate vicinity of the area of a redevelopment project assisted by the federal government under title I of the Housing Act of 1949, as amended, mostly omitted by 42 U.S.C. § 5316, which terminated the authority to make most grants or loans after January 1, 1975; see, however, 42 U.S.C. § 1452c which is being undertaken by a redevelopment agency or by any city or town in this state. An educational institution of higher learning, a hospital, private redevelopment corporation, municipal or other public corporation, or any authority established by the state is authorized to prepare a development plan. Any state public body may authorize any educational institution of higher learning or hospital established and maintained by the state public body to prepare a development plan.History of Section.P.L. 1966, ch. 249, § 1.
RI Gen L § 45-32.1-3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 45 - Towns and Cities|Chapter 45-32.1 - Redevelopment Aid for Hospital and Educational Purposes|Section 45-32.1-3 - Public hearing.

§ 45-32.1-3. Public hearing.(a) Prior to the approval of a development plan by the legislative body pursuant to § 45-32.1-2, the legislative body of the community or its committee, to which the plan has been referred, shall hold a public hearing on the development plan. The public hearing shall be held not more than sixty (60) days after receipt by the legislative body of the development plan.(b) Notice of the time, place, and purpose of the hearing shall be given by publication not less than once a week for three (3) successive weeks prior to the hearing in a newspaper of general circulation published in the community, or if no newspaper is published in the community, then in a newspaper of general circulation in the community.History of Section.P.L. 1966, ch. 249, § 1.
RI Gen L § 45-32.1-4 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 45 - Towns and Cities|Chapter 45-32.1 - Redevelopment Aid for Hospital and Educational Purposes|Section 45-32.1-4 - Cooperation in carrying out approved development plan.

§ 45-32.1-4. Cooperation in carrying out approved development plan.If the legislative body of a community approves a development plan for an area, the city or town or the redevelopment agency may cooperate with the educational institution of higher learning, hospital, private redevelopment corporation, municipal or public corporation, or authority in carrying out the approved development plan, and, for this purpose, may contract with the hospital, educational institution, corporation, or authority for the exercise of any of the powers of the city or town or the redevelopment agency. Any city or town or any redevelopment agency, educational institution of higher learning, and, when so authorized by the city or town, any educational institution of higher learning, or hospital, established and maintained by any city or town or any hospital may do all things and may take actions that may be necessary or desirable to assure that the community or the redevelopment agency obtains credit as a local grant in aid for the aggregate amount of expenditures made by any educational institution, hospital, corporation, or authority which would be eligible under title I of the Housing Act of 1949, as amended mostly omitted by 42 U.S.C. § 5316, which terminated the authority to make most grants or loans after January 1, 1975; see, however, 42 U.S.C. § 1452c.History of Section.P.L. 1966, ch. 249, § 1.
RI Gen L § 45-32.1-5 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 45 - Towns and Cities|Chapter 45-32.1 - Redevelopment Aid for Hospital and Educational Purposes|Section 45-32.1-5 - Use of public funds.

§ 45-32.1-5. Use of public funds.Public funds may be used by a community, a public corporation, or a redevelopment agency to carry out its purposes under this chapter, and appropriations for the purposes of this chapter are authorized.History of Section.P.L. 1966, ch. 249, § 1.
RI Gen L § 45-33-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 45 - Towns and Cities|Chapter 45-33 - Redevelopment Financing|Section 45-33-1 - Establishment of revolving fund.

§ 45-33-1. Establishment of revolving fund.The legislative body of any community, at any time after it has adopted a resolution declaring that there is a need for an agency to function in the community, may establish a redevelopment revolving fund. For the purpose of raising moneys to be deposited in that fund, the community may appropriate tax money or other funds, and/or issue and sell its general obligation or revenue bonds, and the moneys shall be used to effectuate the purposes and the provisions of chapters 31 — 33 of this title, upon resolution of the legislative body.History of Section.P.L. 1956, ch. 3654, § 41; G.L. 1956, § 45-33-1.
RI Gen L § 45-33-2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 45 - Towns and Cities|Chapter 45-33 - Redevelopment Financing|Section 45-33-2 - Bonds of city or town.

§ 45-33-2. Bonds of city or town.(a) The legislative body may also authorize the issuance of general obligation or revenue bonds to provide moneys to be used by the agency to carry out a redevelopment plan for a specific project area or for code enforcement projects carried on pursuant to the provision of appropriate federal legislation, and shall provide that any portion of the proceeds of the sale of the bonds, not required to carry out the redevelopment plan or code enforcement projects, shall be returned to the community and used to pay the principal and interest on any outstanding bonds of that issue, and any surplus then remaining shall be transferred to the bond redemption fund of the community.(b) The bonds shall be issued and sold at times, in amounts, with maturities and other terms, and in a form that the legislative body determines. Irrespective of any limitation, by general or special law, as to the amount of the bonds which may be issued, a community may issue the bonds, for the purposes defined by this section, in excess of the limitation in the amount as may be approved by the voters of the community at any general or special election, and all bonds issued under this section are exempted from the operation of § 45-12-2. The community shall annually appropriate a sum sufficient to pay the interest upon its outstanding general obligation bonds issued under the authority of this section, and also to pay the principal of the bonds maturing in that year, until the bonds are paid in full. This section constitutes statutory approval for the incurring of debt for the purposes of chapters 31 — 33 of this title, wherever that approval is required by any general or special law.History of Section.P.L. 1956, ch. 3654, § 41; G.L. 1956, § 45-33-2; P.L. 1971, ch. 78, § 2.
RI Gen L § 45-33-3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 45 - Towns and Cities|Chapter 45-33 - Redevelopment Financing|Section 45-33-3 - Abolition of revolving fund.

§ 45-33-3. Abolition of revolving fund.The legislative body of any community may abolish the redevelopment revolving fund whenever it finds that the purposes for which the fund was established have been accomplished. At the time of abolishing the fund, the legislative body shall transfer all moneys in the fund to the general obligation bond redemption fund, and shall provide that all moneys thereafter deposited or redeposited in the redevelopment revolving fund are deposited in the general obligation or revenue bond redemption fund. Any surplus existing in the general obligation or revenue bond redemption fund after payment of principal and interest shall be transferred to the general fund of the community.History of Section.P.L. 1956, ch. 3654, § 42; G.L. 1956, § 45-33-3.