Rhode Island General Laws 45-59.1-9. Authorizing resolution
(a) If the municipality, following the public hearing, decides to establish or renew a proposed tourism improvement district, the municipality shall adopt an authorizing resolution that shall include, but is not limited to, all of the following:
(1) A brief description of the proposed activities and improvements, the amount of the proposed assessment, a statement as to the types or classes of businesses that will be subject to the assessment, and a description of the exterior boundaries of the tourism improvement district, which may be made by reference to any plan or map that is on file with the municipality. The descriptions and statements need not be detailed and shall be sufficient if they enable an owner to generally identify the nature and extent of the activities and improvements and the location and extent of the tourism improvement district.
(2) The time and place where the public hearing was held concerning the establishment or renewal of the tourism improvement district.
(3) A determination regarding any protests received. The municipality shall not establish or renew the tourism improvement district or levy assessments if a majority protest was received as described in § 45-59.1-7(c).
(4) A statement that the businesses in the tourism improvement district established by the resolution shall be subject to any amendments to this chapter.
(5) A statement that the activities and improvements to be conferred on businesses in the tourism improvement district will be funded by the proceeds of assessments. The revenue from the assessments within a tourism improvement district shall not be used for any purpose other than the purposes specified in the tourism improvement district plan, as authorized or modified by the municipality at the hearing concerning establishment or renewal of the tourism improvement district.
(6) A finding that the businesses within the tourism improvement district will benefit from the activities and improvements funded by the tourism improvement district assessments.
Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 45-59.1-9
- Assessment: means a levy for the purpose of providing activities and improvements that will provide benefits to businesses located within a tourism improvement district that are subject to the tourism improvement district assessment. See Rhode Island General Laws 45-59.1-3
- Authorizing resolution: means a resolution adopted by the municipality that authorizes the formation or renewal of a tourism improvement district and the levying of assessments. See Rhode Island General Laws 45-59.1-3
- Improvement: means an acquisition, construction, installation, or maintenance relating to tangible property, with an estimated useful life of five (5) years or more that is designed to provide benefits to assessed businesses. See Rhode Island General Laws 45-59.1-3
- Municipality: means any city or town in the state of Rhode Island. See Rhode Island General Laws 45-59.1-3
- Tourism improvement district: means a tourism improvement district established pursuant to this chapter. See Rhode Island General Laws 45-59.1-3
- Tourism improvement district plan: means a plan as prescribed in § 45-59. See Rhode Island General Laws 45-59.1-3
(b) The adoption of the authorizing resolution shall constitute the levy of assessments in each of the years referred to in the tourism improvement district plan.
History of Section.
P.L. 2022, ch. 282, § 1, effective June 29, 2022; P.L. 2022, ch. 283, § 1, effective June 29, 2022.