§ 45-53-9 - Oversight commission.
SECTION 45-53-9
§ 45-53-9 Oversight commission. – (a) There is hereby created an oversight commission to be known as "The HousingAct of 2004 Implementation Oversight Commission" to consist of fifteen (15)members: chair of house corporations or designee; chair of senate housing andmunicipal government or designee; two (2) members of the house appointed by thespeaker, one of whom shall be from the minority party; two (2) members of thesenate appointed by the senate president, one of whom shall be from theminority party; four (4) designees of the president of the League of Cities andTowns, two (2) of whom shall be from a municipality under twenty-five thousand(25,000) population, and two (2) of whom shall be from a municipality oftwenty-five thousand (25,000) population or over; and one representative eachfrom the Rhode Island Builders Association, Rhode Island Housing, HousingAction Coalition, Grow Smart Rhode Island and Housing Network.
(b) The purposes of the commission shall be: (1) to monitorand evaluate the implementation of the act including the preparation andreview, by statewide planning, of local plans; (2) to monitor the developmentand adoption of the state strategic housing plan by the housing resourcescommission and statewide planning; (3) to review the progress reports submittedby the housing resources commission; (4) to recommend any changes that may beneeded in the law; and (5) to assess the need for resources to accomplishhousing objectives and to make recommendations.
(c) Forthwith upon the passage of this act [July 2,2004], the members shall meet at the call of the speaker, and shall electfrom among themselves co-chairs, who shall be legislators. Vacancies in saidcommission shall be filled in the manner as the original appointment.
(d) The commission is empowered to appoint committees, whichmay include persons who are not members of the commission. Five (5) members ofthe commission shall constitute a quorum. All departments and agencies of thestate shall furnish such advice and information, documentary and otherwise, tosaid commission and its agents as necessary or desirable to accomplish thepurpose set forth in this section. The speaker is hereby authorized anddirected to provide quarters for the commission. The commission shall reportfindings and recommendations to the general assembly annually on or beforeFebruary 15. The commission shall expire on March 31, 2010.