Rhode Island 2023 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H5144 Compare Versions

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9	9	S T A T E O F R H O D E I S L A N D
10	10	IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY
11	11	JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2023
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14	14	A N A C T
15	15	TOWNS AND CITIES -- STATE AID
16	16	Introduced By: Representatives Cotter, and Casimiro
17	17	Date Introduced: January 18, 2023
18	18	Referred To: House Finance
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21	21	It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:
22	22	SECTION 1. Section 45-13-5.1 of the General Laws in Chapter 45-13 entitled "State Aid" 1
23	23	is hereby amended to read as follows: 2
24	24	45-13-5.1. General assembly appropriations in lieu of property tax from certain 3
25	25	exempt private and state properties. 4
26	26	(a) In lieu of the amount of local real property tax on real property owned by any private 5
27	27	nonprofit institution of higher education, or any nonprofit hospital facility, or any state owned and 6
28	28	operated hospital, veterans’ residential facility, or correctional facility occupied by more than one 7
29	29	hundred (100) residents which may have been or will be exempted from taxation by applicable 8
30	30	state law, exclusive of any facility operated by the federal government, the state of Rhode Island, 9
31	31	or any of its subdivisions, the general assembly shall annually appropriate for payment to the 10
32	32	several cities and towns in which the property lies a sum equal to twenty-seven percent (27%) of 11
33	33	all tax that would have been collected had the real property been taxable; provided, however, said 12
34	34	percentage shall be subject to adjustment pursuant to subsection (e) of this section; and provided, 13
35	35	further, that such annual payment shall also apply to any and all real estate owned by the state 14
36	36	within the town of Exeter, notwithstanding the restrictions stated above. 15
37	37	(b) In no event shall any city or town record in a fiscal year both: (1) Taxes and/or payments 16
38	38	under a stabilization agreement with a for-profit hospital facility; and (2) Distributions of 17
39	39	appropriations under this section attributable to the prior nonprofit status of said for-profit hospital 18
40	40	facility. 19
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44	44	(c) As used in this section, “private nonprofit institution of higher education” means any 1
45	45	institution engaged primarily in education beyond the high school level, the property of which is 2
46	46	exempt from property tax under any of the subdivisions, and “nonprofit hospital facility” means 3
47	47	any nonprofit hospital licensed by the state and which is used for the purpose of general medical, 4
48	48	surgical, or psychiatric care and treatment. 5
49	49	(d) The grant payable to any municipality under the provision of this section shall be equal 6
50	50	to twenty-seven percent (27%) of the property taxes that, except for any exemption to any 7
51	51	institution of higher education or general hospital facility, would have been paid with respect to 8
52	52	that exempt real property on the assessment list in the municipality for the assessment date of 9
53	53	December 31, 1986, and with respect to such exempt real property appearing on an assessment list 10
54	54	in the municipality on succeeding assessment dates. Provided, however, that the grant paid for the 11
55	55	fiscal year ending June 30, 2008, shall be based upon the assessment list in the municipality as of 12
56	56	December 31, 2004. 13
57	57	(e) The state budget offices shall include the amount of the annual appropriation in the state 14
58	58	budget for the fiscal year commencing July 1, 1988, and each fiscal year thereafter. The amount of 15
59	59	the annual distribution of appropriation payable to each eligible municipality in any year in 16
60	60	accordance with this section shall be reduced proportionately in the event that the total of the annual 17
61	61	appropriation in the state budget is insufficient to pay the eligible municipalities the amounts 18
62	62	otherwise payable to said communities pursuant to subsection (a) of this section. 19
63	63	(f) Distribution of appropriations shall be made by the state on or before July 31 of 1988 20
64	64	and each July 31 thereafter or following verified receipt of a municipality’s assessment data for the 21
65	65	following fiscal year’s payment, whichever is later, and the payments may be counted as a 22
66	66	receivable by any city or town for a fiscal year ending the preceding June 30. 23
67	67	(g) Any act or omission by the state with respect to this chapter shall in no way diminish 24
68	68	the duty of any town or municipality to provide public safety or other ordinary services to the 25
69	69	properties or facilities of the type listed in subsection (a). Such duty shall not pertain to the town of 26
70	70	Exeter unless, and until such time as, it establishes a municipal police department. 27
71	71	(h) Provided, that payments authorized pursuant to this section shall be initially applied to 28
72	72	create a municipal police department in any community that does not have such a service on the 29
73	73	effective date of this section, or to defray negotiated amounts paid by such municipality to the state 30
74	74	for state police presence and coverage within that municipality and thereafter such payments shall 31
75	75	be reduced pro rata, for that period of time that the municipality or local districts located therein 32
76	76	suspend suspends or reduces reduce such essential services to eligible facilities. For the purposes 33
77	77	of this section “essential services” include, but are not to be limited to, police, fire and rescue. 34
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81	81	SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage. 1
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88	88	EXPLANATION
89	89	BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL
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91	91	A N A C T
92	92	TOWNS AND CITIES -- STATE AID
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94	94	This act would provide that state-owned real estate located within the town of Exeter would 1
95	95	no longer be exempt from payment of state appropriations in lieu of taxes. This act would also 2
96	96	provide that the town of Exeter shall have no duty to provide public safety or ordinary services to 3
97	97	state properties unless it establishes a police department. This act would further provide that any 4
98	98	state payments made in lieu of taxes be applied to establish a police department or defray expenses 5
99	99	paid to the state for state police presence. 6
100	100	This act would take effect upon passage. 7
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