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RI Gen L § 45-53-9 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 45 - Towns and Cities|Chapter 45-53 - Low and Moderate Income Housing|Section 45-53-9 - Oversight commission.

§ 45-53-9. Oversight commission.(a) There is hereby created an oversight commission to be known as "The Housing Act of 2013 Implementation Oversight Commission" to consist of fifteen (15) members: chair of house corporations or designee; chair of senate housing and municipal government or designee; two (2) members of the house appointed by the speaker, one of whom shall be from the minority party; two (2) members of the senate appointed by the senate president, one of whom shall be from the minority party; four (4) designees of the president of the League of Cities and Towns, two (2) of whom shall be from a municipality under twenty-five thousand (25,000) population, and two (2) of whom shall be from a municipality of twenty-five thousand (25,000) population or over; and one representative each from the Rhode Island Builders Association, Rhode Island Housing, Housing Action Coalition, Grow Smart Rhode Island and Housing Network.(b) The purposes of the commission shall be: (1) to monitor and evaluate the implementation of the act including the preparation and review, by statewide planning, of local plans; (2) to monitor the development and adoption of the state strategic housing plan by the housing resources commission and statewide planning; (3) to review the progress reports submitted by the housing resources commission; (4) to recommend any changes that may be needed in the law; and (5) to assess the need for resources to accomplish housing objectives and to make recommendations.(c) Forthwith upon the passage of this act, the members shall meet at the call of the speaker, and shall elect from among themselves co-chairs, who shall be legislators. Vacancies in said commission shall be filled in the manner as the original appointment.(d) The commission is empowered to appoint committees, which may include persons who are not members of the commission. Five (5) members of the commission shall constitute a quorum. All departments and agencies of the state shall furnish such advice and information, documentary and otherwise, to said commission and its agents as necessary or desirable to accomplish the purpose set forth in this section. The speaker is hereby authorized and directed to provide quarters for the commission. The commission shall report findings and recommendations to the general assembly on or before March 1, 2017. The commission shall expire on March 31, 2020.History of Section.P.L. 2004, ch. 286, § 13; P.L. 2004, ch. 324, § 13; P.L. 2007, ch. 55, § 1; P.L. 2007, ch. 70, § 1; P.L. 2009, ch. 243, § 1; P.L. 2010, ch. 217, § 1; P.L. 2012, ch. 19, § 1; P.L. 2012, ch. 22, § 1; P.L. 2013, ch. 273, § 1; P.L. 2013, ch. 350, § 1.
RI Gen L § 45-54-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 45 - Towns and Cities|Chapter 45-54 - Municipal Detention Facility Corporations|Section 45-54-1 - Corporations created.

§ 45-54-1. Corporations created.(a) For the purposes stated in this chapter there is incorporated in each city and town a body corporate and politic which shall be known as the municipal detention facility corporation of the municipality. The corporation is a public corporation, which is an instrumentality and agency of the municipality, but has a distinct legal existence from the municipality, and which has purposes that are consistent with the declaration of purpose set out in this chapter, and which has powers that are necessary and incidental to the effectuation of the stated purposes.(b) The corporation of any city or town shall not have the authority to transact any business or exercise any powers under this chapter until the city or town council shall by resolution declare that there is a need for the corporation to function in the city or town.(c) The corporation of each city or town shall cease to exist unless the city or town council passes the resolution specified in subsection (b) prior to December 31, 1991, the corporation of the municipality has entered into a contract for the operation of a detention facility with the United States Marshals' Service prior to December 31, 1991, and the site of the detention facility has received all necessary zoning approvals by December 31, 1991.History of Section.P.L. 1991, ch. 421, § 1.
RI Gen L § 45-54-2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 45 - Towns and Cities|Chapter 45-54 - Municipal Detention Facility Corporations|Section 45-54-2 - Legislative findings.

§ 45-54-2. Legislative findings.(a) It has been widely reported that the United States has need for a detention facility to be located within the state of Rhode Island.(b) It is declared that a need for economic development projects exists within the state and that the development of a detention facility would help to meet the need for economic development and address the detention facility needs of the United States.(c) It is further declared that the most efficient and effective method to further the public policy of the state to encourage the development and construction of a detention facility and other authorized projects is to permit the establishment of public corporations in each of the cities and towns of the state with the power to acquire, construct, erect, maintain, operate, manage, and lease land, buildings, and improvements to be used for a detention facility and other authorized projects.(d) Any corporation created under this chapter is subject to the provisions of chapter 2 of title 38 and chapter 46 of title 42 and, in addition, the directors of the corporation are subject to the provisions of chapter 14 of title 36.History of Section.P.L. 1991, ch. 421, § 1.
RI Gen L § 45-54-4 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 45 - Towns and Cities|Chapter 45-54 - Municipal Detention Facility Corporations|Section 45-54-4 - Resolution conclusive as to capacity of corporation.

§ 45-54-4. Resolution conclusive as to capacity of corporation.In any suit, action, or proceeding involving the validity or enforcement of, or relating to, any contract by, or on behalf of, a corporation, the corporation is exclusively deemed to be established and authorized to transact business and exercise its powers upon proof of the adoption of a resolution by the city or town council declaring the need for the corporation to function.History of Section.P.L. 1991, ch. 421, § 1.
RI Gen L § 45-54-7 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 45 - Towns and Cities|Chapter 45-54 - Municipal Detention Facility Corporations|Section 45-54-7 - Exemption from taxation.

§ 45-54-7. Exemption from taxation.The exercise of the powers granted by this chapter will be in all respects for the benefit of the people of the state and for the facilitation of the conduct of their public business, and as the acquisition, construction, operation, and maintenance by the corporation of the projects defined in this chapter will constitute the performance of essential governmental functions, the corporation is not required to pay any taxes or assessments upon the projects or upon any property acquired, or upon the income from the projects, or any other state or local tax of any kind or description, nor is the corporation required to pay any recording fee or transfer tax of any kind or description, and the bonds, issued under the provisions of this chapter, their transfer, and the income from them (including any profit made on the sale) at all time free from taxation by the state, or any political subdivision or other instrumentality of the state, excepting estate taxes, and the corporation shall pay property taxes and assessments on its properties located outside the boundaries of the city or town whose council established the corporation.History of Section.P.L. 1991, ch. 421, § 1.
RI Gen L § 45-54-11 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 45 - Towns and Cities|Chapter 45-54 - Municipal Detention Facility Corporations|Section 45-54-11 - Trust agreement.

§ 45-54-11. Trust agreement.In the discretion of the corporation, any bonds issued under the provisions of this chapter may be secured by a trust agreement by and between the corporation and a corporate trustee, which may be any trust company or bank having the powers of a trust company within or without the state. The trust agreement or the resolution providing for the issuance of the bonds may pledge or assign the revenues to be received and may convey, or mortgage or grant, a security interest in any project or any part of it or any combination of projects or parts of them. The trust agreement or resolution providing for the issuance of the bonds may contain provisions for protecting and enforcing the rights and remedies of the bondholders or noteholders as may be reasonable and proper and not in violation of law, including: covenants establishing the duties of the corporation in relation to the acquisition of property and the construction, improvement, maintenance, repair, operation, and insurance of the project or projects in connection with which the bonds have been authorized, and in relation to the custody, safeguarding, and application of all moneys; and conditions or limitations with respect to the issuance of additional bonds. It is lawful for any bank or trust company incorporated under the laws of the state which may act as depository of the proceeds of bonds or of revenues to furnish indemnifying bonds or to pledge those securities that may be required by the corporation. Any trust agreement may establish the rights and remedies of the bondholders and of the trustee, and may restrict the individual right of action by bondholders. In addition to the preceding, any trust agreement or resolution may contain any other provisions that the corporation may deem reasonable and proper for the security of the bondholders. All expenses incurred in carrying out the provisions of the trust agreement or resolution may be treated as a part of the corporation's cost of operation and maintenance.History of Section.P.L. 1991, ch. 421, § 1.
RI Gen L § 45-54-12 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 45 - Towns and Cities|Chapter 45-54 - Municipal Detention Facility Corporations|Section 45-54-12 - Revenues.

§ 45-54-12. Revenues.(a) The corporation is authorized and empowered to fix, revise, and collect from time to time, subject to the provisions of this chapter, fees, rentals, and other charges for the use of projects of, or the services rendered by the corporation to pay:(1) The cost of maintaining, repairing, and operating the project or projects or portion or portions of them; and(2) The principal of, premium, if any, and interest on the bonds and notes as the bonds and notes become due and payable, and to create reserves for these purposes.(b) The fees, rentals, and other charges are not subject to supervision or regulation by any commission, board, bureau, or agency of the state or of any municipality or other political subdivision of the state.(c) The revenues derived from the project or projects or portion or portions of them, in connection with which the bonds or notes have been issued, may be pledged as provided in the resolution or the trust agreement. The pledge is valid and binding from the time when the pledge is made; the rentals, revenues, or other moneys so pledged and thereafter received by the corporation are immediately subject to the lien of the pledge without any physical delivery or further act, and the lien of any pledge is valid and binding against all parties having claims of any kind in tort, contract, or otherwise against the corporation, whether the parties have notice of claims. Neither the resolution nor any trust agreement by which a pledge is created need be filed or recorded except in the records of the corporation.(d) The use and disposition of revenues is subject to the provisions of the resolution authorizing the issuance of the bonds, or of the trust agreement.History of Section.P.L. 1991, ch. 421, § 1.
RI Gen L § 45-54-13 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 45 - Towns and Cities|Chapter 45-54 - Municipal Detention Facility Corporations|Section 45-54-13 - Trust funds.

§ 45-54-13. Trust funds.All moneys received pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, whether as proceeds from the sale of bonds or as revenues, are deemed to be trust funds, to be held and applied as may be provided in the resolution authorizing the issuance of the bonds or the trust agreement securing the bonds. The corporation shall, in the resolution authorizing the bonds or in the trust agreement securing the bonds, provide for the payment of the proceeds of the sale of the bonds and the revenues to be received to a trustee, which is any trust company or bank having the powers of a trust company within or without the state, which acts as trustee of the bonds, and holds and applies the funds to the purposes of this chapter, subject to regulations that this chapter and the resolution or trust agreement may provide.History of Section.P.L. 1991, ch. 421, § 1.
RI Gen L § 45-54-14 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 45 - Towns and Cities|Chapter 45-54 - Municipal Detention Facility Corporations|Section 45-54-14 - Remedies.

§ 45-54-14. Remedies.Any holder of bonds issued under the provisions of this chapter, or of any of the coupons appertaining to the bonds, and the trustee under the trust agreement or the resolution, except to the extent the rights given by this chapter may be restricted by the trust agreement or the resolution, may, by civil action, mandamus, or other proceeding, protect and enforce any and all rights under the laws of the state or granted under this chapter, or under the trust agreement or the resolution authorizing the issuance of the bonds, and may enforce and compel the performance of all duties required by this chapter or by the trust agreement or resolution to be performed by the corporation or by any officer of the corporation, including the fixing, charging, and collection of fees, rentals, and other charges.History of Section.P.L. 1991, ch. 421, § 1.
RI Gen L § 45-54-15 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 45 - Towns and Cities|Chapter 45-54 - Municipal Detention Facility Corporations|Section 45-54-15 - Negotiable instruments.

§ 45-54-15. Negotiable instruments.Notwithstanding any of the preceding provisions of this chapter or any recitals in any bonds issued under the provisions of this chapter, all bonds are deemed to be negotiable instruments under the laws of this state.History of Section.P.L. 1991, ch. 421, § 1.
RI Gen L § 45-54-16 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 45 - Towns and Cities|Chapter 45-54 - Municipal Detention Facility Corporations|Section 45-54-16 - Refunding bonds.

§ 45-54-16. Refunding bonds.The corporation is authorized to provide for the issuance of refunding bonds of the corporation for the purpose of refunding any bonds then outstanding which have been issued under the provisions of this chapter, including the payment of any redemption premium thereon or interest accrued or to accrue to the earliest or subsequent date of redemption, purchase, or maturity of the bonds and, if deemed advisable by the authority, for the additional purpose of paying all or part of the cost of acquiring, constructing, reconstructing, rehabilitating, or improving any project. The proceeds of bonds or notes issued for the purpose of refunding outstanding bonds or notes may be applied, in the discretion of the corporation, to the purchase, retirement at maturity, or redemption of the outstanding bonds or notes either on their earliest or a subsequent redemption date, and may, pending that application, be placed in escrow. Any escrowed proceeds may be invested and reinvested in obligations of or guaranteed by the United States of America, or in certificates of deposit, time deposits, or repurchase agreements fully secured or guaranteed by the state or the United States, or an instrumentality of either, maturing at the time or times appropriate to assure the prompt payment, as to principal, interest, and redemption premium, if any, of the outstanding bonds or notes to be so refunded. After the terms of the escrow have been fully satisfied and carried out, any balance of the proceeds, and interest, income, and profits, if any, earned or realized on the investments, may be returned to the corporation for use by it in furtherance of its purposes. The portion of the proceeds of bonds or notes issued for the additional purpose of paying all or part of the cost of acquiring, constructing, reconstructing, rehabilitating, developing, or improving any project may be invested and reinvested in obligations, securities, and other investments consistent herewith, that are specified in the resolutions under which the bonds are authorized, and which shall mature not later than the times when the proceeds will be needed for these purposes. The interest, income, and profits, if any, earned or realized on the investments may be applied to the payment of all parts of the costs, or may be used by the corporation in furtherance of its purposes. The issuance of the bonds, the maturities, and other details, the rights of the holders, and the rights, duties, and obligations of the corporation in respect to all of the above shall be governed by the provisions of this chapter insofar as the provisions may be applicable.History of Section.P.L. 1991, ch. 421, § 1.
RI Gen L § 45-54-17 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 45 - Towns and Cities|Chapter 45-54 - Municipal Detention Facility Corporations|Section 45-54-17 - Credit of state and political subdivisions not pledged.

§ 45-54-17. Credit of state and political subdivisions not pledged.(a) Revenue bonds issued under the provisions of this chapter are not deemed to constitute a debt or a pledge of the faith and credit of the state or the municipality, but are payable solely from the funds provided from revenues. All revenue bonds shall contain on the face a statement to the effect that neither the state nor the municipality nor the corporation is obligated to pay the bonds or their interest except from the revenues of the project or projects on account of which the bonds are issued, and that neither the faith and credit nor the taxing power of the state or the municipality is pledged to the payment of the principal of or the interest on the bonds.(b) All expenses incurred in carrying out the provisions of this chapter are payable solely from the funds provided under the provisions of this chapter.History of Section.P.L. 1991, ch. 421, § 1.
RI Gen L § 45-54-18 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 45 - Towns and Cities|Chapter 45-54 - Municipal Detention Facility Corporations|Section 45-54-18 - Use of projects.

§ 45-54-18. Use of projects.The use of the facilities of the corporation and the operation of its business are subject to the rules and regulations from time to time adopted by the corporation; provided, that the corporation is not authorized to do anything which will impair the security of the holders of the obligations of the corporation or violate any agreements with them or for their benefit.History of Section.P.L. 1991, ch. 421, § 1.
RI Gen L § 45-54-19 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 45 - Towns and Cities|Chapter 45-54 - Municipal Detention Facility Corporations|Section 45-54-19 - Capital reserves.

§ 45-54-19. Capital reserves.To assure the continued operation and solvency of the corporation for the carrying out of its corporate purposes, the corporation may create and establish one or more special funds ( referred to as "capital reserve funds" in this chapter), and may pay into each capital reserve fund:(1) Any monies appropriated and made available by the state for the purpose of the fund;(2) Proceeds from the sale of notes or bonds to the extent provided in the resolution or resolutions of the corporation authorizing their issuance; and(3) Any other moneys that may be made available to the corporation, for the purpose of the fund, from any other source.History of Section.P.L. 1991, ch. 421, § 1.
RI Gen L § 45-54-20 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 45 - Towns and Cities|Chapter 45-54 - Municipal Detention Facility Corporations|Section 45-54-20 - Bonds eligible for investment.

§ 45-54-20. Bonds eligible for investment.The notes and bonds of the corporation are 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, savings 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. 1991, ch. 421, § 1.
RI Gen L § 45-54-21 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 45 - Towns and Cities|Chapter 45-54 - Municipal Detention Facility Corporations|Section 45-54-21 - Limitation of powers.

§ 45-54-21. Limitation of powers.The state pledges to and agrees with the holders of any bonds or notes issued by the corporation, that the state will not limit or alter the rights vested in the corporation to fulfill the terms of any agreements made with the holders until those bonds or notes, together with their interest, 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. 1991, ch. 421, § 1.
RI Gen L § 45-54-22 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 45 - Towns and Cities|Chapter 45-54 - Municipal Detention Facility Corporations|Section 45-54-22 - Annual report and audit.

§ 45-54-22. Annual report and audit.Within one hundred twenty (120) days from the close of its fiscal year, the corporation shall make an annual report to the chief executive officer and legislative body of the municipality of its activities for the preceding fiscal year. Each report shall present a complete operating and financial statement covering its operations during the year. The corporation shall cause an annual audit of the books, records, and accounts of the corporation to be made and the costs shall be treated as a part of the cost of operation.History of Section.P.L. 1991, ch. 421, § 1.
RI Gen L § 45-54-23 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 45 - Towns and Cities|Chapter 45-54 - Municipal Detention Facility Corporations|Section 45-54-23 - Transfers to governmental body.

§ 45-54-23. Transfers to governmental body.When all bonds issued under the provisions of the chapter for each specific project and their interest have been paid, or a sufficient amount for the payment of all the bonds and their interest to the maturity of the bonds have been set aside in trust for the benefit of the bondholders, the specific project financed under the provisions of this chapter may be transferred to the municipality leasing the project on terms and conditions and for consideration that the corporation determines. If the corporation is dissolved, all funds of the corporation not required for the payment of bonds shall be paid to the treasurer of the municipality in which the corporation is established for the use of the municipality, and all property belonging to the corporation shall be vested in the municipality and delivered to it. No part of the net earnings of the authority shall be distributed to, or inure to the benefit of, any private person.History of Section.P.L. 1991, ch. 421, § 1.