Rhode Island General Laws 45-59-21. Amendment
At any time after the approval of a petition and the creation of a district management authority, the boundaries of the management district and the purposes and powers of the district management authority may be amended by the filing of a petition for amendment. The petition will set forth the amendments sought; it will be signed either: (1) by not less than two-thirds (?) of the members of the district management authority board of directors or, (2) in the event that additional property is to be included within the district, by persons who own real property located within the additional property which is to be included within the revised boundary of the district and who constitute in the aggregate, sixty percent (60%) of the aggregate assessed valuation of all real property, not exempt from taxation by law, of such additional real property. The petition will be heard and acted upon by the city or town council in the same manner as petitions are required to be heard and acted upon pursuant to § 45-59-6 and § 45-59-7. Upon the approval of the petition for amendment by the city or town council, the boundaries of the management district and the purposes and powers of the district management authority will be as set forth in the petition for amendment.
History of Section.
P.L. 2001, ch. 205, § 1; P.L. 2001, ch. 373, § 1.
Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 45-59-21
- 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.
- District management authority: means a district management authority established pursuant to the provisions of this chapter. See Rhode Island General Laws 45-59-3
- Management district: means a management district established pursuant to the provisions of this chapter and, as the context may require, includes any subdistrict within the management district. See Rhode Island General Laws 45-59-3
- Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
- Real property: means land and buildings or structures located on the land but does not include lines, mains, poles, easements and rights-of-way owned by public utilities. See Rhode Island General Laws 45-59-3
- 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
- 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