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2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 45 - Towns and Cities › Chapter 45-33 - Redevelopment Financing › Section 45-33-4. - Appropriations, borrowing, and loans by cities and towns.

§ 45-33-4. Appropriations, borrowing, and loans by cities and towns.
Any community in this state is authorized to appropriate moneys raised by taxes or other funds, including, but not limited to, funds in the redevelopment revolving fund, and to borrow money as provided in chapters 31 — 33 of this title, and may lend or give the money to any redevelopment agency established by it for the purpose of acquiring property in any project area or for the clearance and preparation of any project area for redevelopment or for financing, or otherwise assisting in the carrying out of any redevelopment plan or to effectuate the purposes and provisions of chapters 31 — 33 of this title.
History of Section.
P.L. 1956, ch. 3654, § 43; G.L. 1956, § 45-33-4.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 45 - Towns and Cities › Chapter 45-33 - Redevelopment Financing › Section 45-33-5. - Power to issue bonds — Revenue and mortgage bonds.

§ 45-33-5. Power to issue bonds — Revenue and mortgage bonds.
An agency has power to issue bonds from time to time in its discretion, for any of its corporate purposes. The term “bonds” means and includes the notes, bonds, and other evidences of indebtedness which an agency is authorized to issue pursuant to chapters 31 — 33 of this title. An agency also has power to issue refunding bonds for the purpose of paying or retiring bonds previously issued by it. An agency may issue those types of bonds as it may determine, including bonds on which the principal and interest are payable:
(1)
Exclusively from the income and revenues of the development project or projects financed with the proceeds of those bonds, or with the proceeds together with financial assistance from the city, state, or federal governments in aid of the projects;
(2)
Exclusively from the income and revenues of certain designated redevelopment projects whether or not they were financed in whole or in part with the proceeds of the bonds;
(3)
From its revenues generally;
(4)
From any contributions or other financial assistance from the city, state, or federal governments; or
(5)
By any combination of these methods. Any of the bonds may be additionally secured by a pledge of any revenues or by an encumbrance (whether by mortgage, deed of trust, or otherwise) of any redevelopment project, projects, or other property of the agency.
History of Section.
P.L. 1956, ch. 3654, § 78; G.L. 1956, § 45-33-5; P.L. 1999, ch. 497, § 2.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 45 - Towns and Cities › Chapter 45-33 - Redevelopment Financing › Section 45-33-6. - Restrictions on liability on bonds.

§ 45-33-6. Restrictions on liability on bonds.
Neither the members of an agency nor any person executing the bonds are personally liable on the bonds by reason of their issuance. The bonds and other obligations of any agency (and those bonds and other obligations shall so state on their face) are not a debt of the community, the state or any political subdivision other than the agency and neither the community nor the state, or any political subdivision other than the agency, are liable for them, nor in any event are those bonds or obligations payable out of any funds or properties other than those of the agency. The bonds do not constitute an indebtedness within the meaning of any constitutional or statutory debt limitation or restriction.
History of Section.
P.L. 1956, ch. 3654, § 78; G.L. 1956, § 45-33-6.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 45 - Towns and Cities › Chapter 45-33 - Redevelopment Financing › Section 45-33-7. - Terms and form of bonds.

§ 45-33-7. Terms and form of bonds.
Bonds of an agency are authorized by its resolution, and may be issued in one or more series, and shall bear a date or dates, mature at time or times, bear interest at a rate or rates, be in a denomination or denominations, be in a form, either coupon or registered, carry conversion or registration privileges, have a rank or priority, be executed in a manner, be payable in a medium of payment, at a place or places, and be subject to terms of redemption (with or without premium) that the resolution, its trust indenture, or mortgage may provide. Bonds of an agency may be sold at public or private sale at a price or prices to be determined by the agency.
History of Section.
P.L. 1956, ch. 3654, § 79; G.L. 1956, § 45-33-7; P.L. 1999, ch. 497, § 2.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 45 - Towns and Cities › Chapter 45-33 - Redevelopment Financing › Section 45-33-10. - Continuing validity of signatures — Negotiability of bonds.

§ 45-33-10. Continuing validity of signatures — Negotiability of bonds.
In case any of the members or officers of the agency whose signatures appear on any bonds or coupons cease to be members or officers before the delivery of the bonds, their signatures are, nevertheless, valid and sufficient for all purposes, the same as if they had remained in office until delivery. Any provision of any law to the contrary notwithstanding, any bonds issued pursuant to chapters 31 — 33 of this title are fully negotiable.
History of Section.
P.L. 1956, ch. 3654, § 79; G.L. 1956, § 45-33-10.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 45 - Towns and Cities › Chapter 45-33 - Redevelopment Financing › Section 45-33-11. - Recitals as to purpose of bonds.

§ 45-33-11. Recitals as to purpose of bonds.
In any suit, action, or proceedings involving the validity or enforceability of any bonds of an agency or their security, any bond reciting in substance that it has been issued by the agency to aid in financing a redevelopment project or for code enforcement projects, shall be conclusively deemed to have been issued for a redevelopment project of character, and the project conclusively deemed to have been planned, located, and constructed in accordance with the purposes and provisions of chapters 31 — 33 of this title, or, if issued for a code enforcement project or projects, conclusively deemed to have been issued for a code enforcement project or projects of character, and the project or projects conclusively deemed to have been planned, located, and carried out in accordance with the purposes and provisions of appropriate federal legislation.
History of Section.
P.L. 1956, ch. 3654, § 79; G.L. 1956, § 45-33-11; P.L. 1971, ch. 78, § 3.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 45 - Towns and Cities › Chapter 45-33 - Redevelopment Financing › Section 45-33-12. - Remedies of obligees.

§ 45-33-12. Remedies of obligees.
An obligee of an agency has the right, in addition to all other rights which may be conferred on the obligee, subject only to any contractual restrictions binding upon the obligee:
(1)
By mandamus, suit, action, or proceeding at law or in equity, to compel the agency and its members, officers, agents, or employees to perform each and every term, provision, and covenant contained in any contract of the agency with or for the benefit of the obligee, and to require the carrying out of any or all covenants and agreements of the agency and the fulfillment of all duties imposed upon the agency by chapters 31 — 33 of this title.
(2)
By suit, action, or proceeding in equity, to enjoin any acts or things which may be unlawful, or the violation of any of the rights of an obligee of the agency.
History of Section.
P.L. 1956, ch. 3654, § 81; G.L. 1956, § 45-33-12.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 45 - Towns and Cities › Chapter 45-33 - Redevelopment Financing › Section 45-33-13. - Additional remedies conferrable on obligees.

§ 45-33-13. Additional remedies conferrable on obligees.
An agency has power, by its resolution, trust indenture, mortgage, lease, or other contract, to confer upon any obligee holding or representing a specified amount in bonds, the right (in addition to all rights that may otherwise be conferred), upon the happening of an event or default as defined in the resolution or instrument, by suit, action, or proceeding in any court of competent jurisdiction:
(1)
To cause possession of any redevelopment project or any part of it to be surrendered to the obligee.
(2)
To obtain the appointment of a receiver of any redevelopment project of the agency or any part of it and of the rents and profits from it. If a receiver is appointed, he or she may enter and take possession of the redevelopment project or any part of it, and operate and maintain the redevelopment project, and collect and receive all fees, rents, revenues, or other charges thereafter arising from it, and keep those moneys in a separate account or accounts and apply the moneys in accordance with the obligation of the agency as the court directs.
(3)
To require the agency and its members and employees to account as if it and they were the trustees of an express trust.
History of Section.
P.L. 1956, ch. 3654, § 82; G.L. 1956, § 45-33-13.
2023 Rhode Island General Laws › Title 45 - Towns and Cities › Chapter 45-33 - Redevelopment Financing › Section 45-33-14. - Tax exemption of bonds.

§ 45-33-14. Tax exemption of bonds.
The bonds of an agency are declared to be issued for an essential public and governmental purpose, and, together with interest and income, are exempt from all taxes.
History of Section.
P.L. 1956, ch. 3654, § 83; G.L. 1956, § 45-33-14.