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| 5 | 5 | | 2025 -- H 5691 |
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| 7 | 7 | | LC001306 |
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| 9 | 9 | | S T A T E O F R H O D E I S L A N D |
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| 10 | 10 | | IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
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| 11 | 11 | | JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2025 |
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| 12 | 12 | | ____________ |
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| 14 | 14 | | A N A C T |
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| 15 | 15 | | RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- RHODE ISLAND HOUSING |
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| 16 | 16 | | RESOURCES ACT OF 1998 |
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| 17 | 17 | | Introduced By: Representatives Shanley, and Caldwell |
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| 18 | 18 | | Date Introduced: February 26, 2025 |
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| 19 | 19 | | Referred To: House Municipal Government & Housing |
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| 22 | 22 | | It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: |
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| 23 | 23 | | SECTION 1. Chapter 42-128 of the General Laws entitled "Rhode Island Housing 1 |
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| 24 | 24 | | Resources Act of 1998" is hereby amended by adding thereto the following section: 2 |
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| 25 | 25 | | 42-128-18. Comprehensive assessments required. 3 |
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| 26 | 26 | | (a) As used in this section: 4 |
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| 27 | 27 | | (1) “Developer” means a person or entity that construct or builds a project. 5 |
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| 28 | 28 | | (2) “Municipality” means any city or town where the project will be physically situated. 6 |
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| 29 | 29 | | (3) "Project" means the building, erection, expansion or addition of any building, complex 7 |
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| 30 | 30 | | or structure for intended residential use. 8 |
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| 31 | 31 | | (b) A developer who proposes to develop a project to include, but not be limited to, a 9 |
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| 32 | 32 | | qualified Rhode Island project, as part of any approval process which the developer is required to 10 |
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| 33 | 33 | | follow at the municipal level in order to undertake and complete the project, shall submit a 11 |
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| 34 | 34 | | comprehensive assessment of the project to each municipality where the proposed project shall be 12 |
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| 35 | 35 | | physically located. 13 |
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| 36 | 36 | | (c) The comprehensive assessment shall identify, as to the extent practical, a measure of 14 |
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| 37 | 37 | | the impact of the project on municipal services and operations. The comprehensive assessment 15 |
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| 38 | 38 | | shall include quantified, measured estimates of the fiscal impact of the project on a municipality’s 16 |
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| 39 | 39 | | schools, transportation, public safety, water supply, wastewater systems, and environmental 17 |
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| 40 | 40 | | resources. The developer shall collaborate with municipal and school officials to identify potential 18 |
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| 44 | 44 | | challenges and mitigation measures to the municipality if the project is approved, developed, and 1 |
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| 45 | 45 | | completed. 2 |
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| 46 | 46 | | (d) The cost of conducting the comprehensive assessment shall be borne by developers to 3 |
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| 47 | 47 | | alleviate financial burdens on municipalities. 4 |
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| 48 | 48 | | (e) Municipalities shall establish clear guidelines for the review and public disclosure of 5 |
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| 49 | 49 | | assessment findings to enhance community engagement and accountability and a comprehensive 6 |
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| 50 | 50 | | assessment pursuant to this section shall be deemed a public record as defined in § 38-2-2. 7 |
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| 51 | 51 | | SECTION 2. This act shall take effect on July 1, 2025. 8 |
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| 58 | 58 | | EXPLANATION |
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| 59 | 59 | | BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL |
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| 60 | 60 | | OF |
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| 61 | 61 | | A N A C T |
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| 62 | 62 | | RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- RHODE ISLAND HOUSING |
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| 63 | 63 | | RESOURCES ACT OF 1998 |
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| 64 | 64 | | *** |
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| 65 | 65 | | This act would require a developer who proposes to develop a project shall, as part of any 1 |
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| 66 | 66 | | approval process which the developer is required to follow at the municipal level in order to 2 |
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| 67 | 67 | | undertake and complete the development, to submit a comprehensive assessment of the project to 3 |
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| 68 | 68 | | each municipality where the project shall be physically located. 4 |
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| 69 | 69 | | This act would take effect on July 1, 2025. 5 |
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