§ 42-128-1. Findings. (a) Rhode Island has an older housing stock which contributes invaluably to community character, and in order to maintain the stability of neighborhoods and to sustain health communities, it is necessary to have programs for housing and community development and revitalization. (b) Rhode Island has an active private sector that is engaged […]
§ 42-128-10. Appropriations. The general assembly shall annually appropriate any sums it may deem necessary to enable the commission to carry out its assigned purposes; and the state controller is authorized and directed to draw his or her orders upon the general treasurer for the payment of any sums appropriated or so much as may […]
§ 42-128-11. Executive director — Employees. The governor shall appoint from qualified candidates, with the advice of the coordinating committee, an executive director, who shall not be subject to the provisions of chapter 4 of title 36, and who shall serve as the state housing commissioner and may also serve in the executive office of […]
§ 42-128-12. Coordination with other state agencies. State agencies, departments, authorities, corporations, boards, commissions, and political subdivisions shall cooperate with the commission in the conduct of its activities, and specifically: the Rhode Island historical preservation and heritage commission shall advise the commission on issues of historical preservation standards as they pertain to housing and the […]
§ 42-128-13. Open meetings law. The housing resources agency, the coordinating committee, and the housing resources commission and any committee, council, or advisory body created by the commission shall conform to the provisions of chapter 46 of this title. History of Section.P.L. 1998, ch. 31, art. 29, § 1.
§ 42-128-14. Public records law. The housing resources agency, the coordinating committee, and the housing resources commission and any committee, council, or advisory body created by the commission shall conform to the provisions of chapter 2 of title 38. History of Section.P.L. 1998, ch. 31, art. 29, § 1.
§ 42-128-15. Administrative procedures act. The commission may adopt any rules, including measurable standards, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 35 of this title that may be necessary to the purposes of this chapter. History of Section.P.L. 1998, ch. 31, art. 29, § 1.
§ 42-128-16. Annual report. The commission shall submit for each calendar year by March 1 of the next year a report to the governor and the general assembly on its activities and its findings and recommendations regarding housing issues, which report by census tract, shall include the number and dollar amount of its programs and […]
§ 42-128-17. Severability and liberal construction. If any provision of this chapter or the application of any provision to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of the chapter, which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end the provisions […]
§ 42-128-2. Rhode Island housing resources agency created. There is created within the executive department a housing resources agency with the following purposes, organization, and powers: (1) Purposes: (i) To provide coherence to the housing programs of the state of Rhode Island and its departments, agencies, commissions, corporations, and subdivisions. (ii) To provide for the […]
§ 42-128-2.1. Housing Production Fund. (a) There is hereby established a restricted receipt account within the general fund of the state, to be known as the housing production fund. Funds from this account shall be administered by the Rhode Island housing and mortgage finance corporation, subject to program and reporting guidelines adopted by the coordinating […]
§ 42-128-3. Rhode Island Housing and Mortgage Finance Corporation. The Rhode Island housing and mortgage finance corporation established by chapter 55 of this title shall remain an independent corporation and shall serve as the housing finance and development division of the Rhode Island housing resources agency. History of Section.P.L. 1998, ch. 31, art. 29, § […]
§ 42-128-4. Rhode Island housing resources commission. The Rhode Island housing resources commission shall be an agency within the executive department with responsibility for developing plans, policies, standards and programs and providing technical assistance for housing. History of Section.P.L. 1998, ch. 31, art. 29, § 1; P.L. 2004, ch. 286, § 5; P.L. 2004, ch. […]
§ 42-128-5. Purposes. The purposes of the commission shall be: (1) To develop and promulgate state policies, and plans, for housing and housing production and performance measures for housing programs established pursuant to state law. (2) To coordinate activities among state agencies and political subdivisions pertaining to housing. (3) To promote the stability of and […]
§ 42-128-6. Commission — Membership and terms — Officers — Expenses — Meetings. (a)(1) Membership. The commission shall have twenty-eight (28) members as follows: the directors of the departments of administration, business regulation, healthy aging, health, human services, behavioral healthcare, developmental disabilities and hospitals, the chairperson of the Rhode Island housing and mortgage finance corporation, […]
§ 42-128-7. General powers. The commission shall have the following powers, together with all powers incidental to or necessary for the performance of those set forth in this chapter: (1) To sue and be sued. (2) To negotiate and to enter into contracts, agreements, and cooperative agreements with agencies and political subdivisions of the state, […]
§ 42-128-8. Powers and duties. In order to provide housing opportunities for all Rhode Islanders, to maintain the quality of housing in Rhode Island, and to coordinate and make effective the housing responsibilities of the agencies and subdivisions of the state, the commission shall have the following powers and duties: (1) Policy, planning, and coordination […]
§ 42-128-8.1. Housing production and rehabilitation. (a) Short title. This section shall be known and may be cited as the “Comprehensive Housing Production and Rehabilitation Act of 2004.” (b) Findings. The general assembly finds and declares that: (1) The state must maintain a comprehensive housing strategy applicable to all cities and towns that addresses the […]
§ 42-128-9. Offices within the commission. There shall be, as a minimum, the following offices within the commission: the office of policy and planning, the office of housing program performance and evaluation, the office of homelessness services and emergency assistance, and the office of community development, programs and technical assistance. The commission may establish by […]
