(a)  State agencies shall develop their respective programs and conduct their respective activities in a manner consistent with the findings, intent, and goals established under this chapter.

Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 45-22.2-10

  • Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
  • Chief: means the highest-ranking administrative officer of the division of planning as established by §? 42-11-10(g). See Rhode Island General Laws 45-22.2-4
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Goals: means those goals stated in § 45-22. See Rhode Island General Laws 45-22.2-4
  • Maintain: means to evaluate regularly and revise as needed or required in order to ensure that a comprehensive plan remains consistent with the goals and guidelines established by this chapter. See Rhode Island General Laws 45-22.2-4
  • person: may be construed to extend to and include co-partnerships and bodies corporate and politic. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-6
  • State guide plan: means goals, policies, and plans or plan elements for the physical, economic, and social development of the state, adopted by the state planning council in accordance with § 42-11-10. See Rhode Island General Laws 45-22.2-4

(b)  The chief shall develop standards to assist municipalities in the incorporation of the state goals and policies into comprehensive plans, and to guide the chief’s review of comprehensive plans and state agency activities.

(c)  The state planning council shall adopt and maintain all rules and regulations necessary to implement the standards established by this chapter.

(d)  The chief shall develop and make readily available to all municipalities statewide data and technical information for use in the preparation of comprehensive plans. Data specific to each municipality shall be provided by that municipality. The chief shall make maximum use of existing information available from other agencies.

(e)  The chief may contract with any person, firm, or corporation to develop the necessary planning information and coordinate with other state agencies as necessary to provide support and technical assistance for local planning efforts.

(f)  The chief shall notify appropriate state agencies of the approval of a comprehensive plan or amendment to a comprehensive plan.

(g)  Once a municipality’s comprehensive plan is approved, programs and projects of state agencies, excluding the state guide plan as provided for by § 42-11-10, shall conform to that plan. In the event that a state agency wishes to undertake a program, project, or to develop a facility which is not in conformance with the comprehensive plan, the state planning council shall hold a public hearing on the proposal at which the state agency must demonstrate:

(1)  That the program, project, or facility conforms to the stated goals, findings, and intent of this chapter; and

(2)  That the program, project, or facility is needed to promote or protect the health, safety, and welfare of the people of Rhode Island; and

(3)  That the program, project, or facility is in conformance with the relevant sections of the state guide plan; and

(4)  That the program implementation, project, or size, scope, and design of the facility will vary as little as possible from the comprehensive plan of the municipality.

History of Section.
P.L. 1988, ch. 601, § 1; P.L. 1992, ch. 385, § 3; P.L. 2011, ch. 215, § 1; P.L. 2011, ch. 313, § 1.