§ 45-59.1-1 Short title
§ 45-59.1-2 Legislative findings and purpose
§ 45-59.1-3 Definitions
§ 45-59.1-4 Boundaries of a tourism improvement district – Requirement of consent
§ 45-59.1-5 Contents of tourism improvement district plan
§ 45-59.1-6 Initiation of proceedings – Petition for a proposed tourism improvement district
§ 45-59.1-7 Hearing on establishment or renewal
§ 45-59.1-8 Changes to proposed assessment
§ 45-59.1-9 Authorizing resolution
§ 45-59.1-10 Expiration of tourism improvement district term
§ 45-59.1-11 Time and manner of collection of assessments – Delinquent payments
§ 45-59.1-12 Validity of assessment
§ 45-59.1-13 Certification to establish levels of services and funding
§ 45-59.1-14 Modification to the tourism improvement district plan
§ 45-59.1-15 Reports
§ 45-59.1-16 Renewal of tourism improvement district
§ 45-59.1-17 Dissolution of district
§ 45-59.1-18 Remaining revenues

Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws > Chapter 45-59.1 - Tourism Improvement Districts

  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
  • 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
  • Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
  • 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
  • Business: means any business establishment of the type or class that is described in the tourism improvement district plan and the authorizing resolution. See Rhode Island General Laws 45-59.1-3
  • Business owner: means any person recognized by the municipality as the owner of the business. See Rhode Island General Laws 45-59.1-3
  • 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.
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
  • 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
  • in writing: include printing, engraving, lithographing, and photo-lithographing, and all other representations of words in letters of the usual form. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-16
  • Lead municipality: means the municipality in which the tourism improvement district plan is filed for the establishment of a tourism improvement district where such district includes more than one municipality. 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
  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
  • Oversight: Committee review of the activities of a Federal agency or program.
  • person: may be construed to extend to and include co-partnerships and bodies corporate and politic. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-6
  • 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
  • town: may be construed to include city; the words "town council" include city council; the words "town clerk" include city clerk; the words "ward clerk" include clerk of election district; the words "town treasurer" include city treasurer; and the words "town sergeant" include city sergeant. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-9