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Home » US Law » 2022 Rhode Island General Laws » Title 42 - State Affairs and Government » Chapter 42-23 - Commission on Interstate Cooperation

Section 42-23-1. – Establishment of commission — Functions.

§ 42-23-1. Establishment of commission — Functions. There shall be a commission on interstate cooperation whose duties and functions shall be as follows: (1) To assist and promote foreign and domestic commerce in this state and to cooperate with commissions or officials in other states in any movement to develop or increase such commerce; (2) […]

Section 42-23-2. – Composition — Tenure of members.

§ 42-23-2. Composition — Tenure of members. (a) The commission on interstate cooperation shall consist of: (1) The governor, the lieutenant governor, the attorney general, the speaker of the house of representatives, and the senate president, ex officio; (2) Four (4) members of the senate to be appointed by the president of the senate, not […]

Section 42-23-3. – Appointment of chairperson and elector members.

§ 42-23-3. Appointment of chairperson and elector members. At the January session in each odd-numbered year, the governor shall appoint five (5) qualified electors as members of the commission on interstate cooperation to hold office until the first day of February in the second year after their appointment, and he or she may designate the […]

Section 42-23-4. – Secretary of commission.

§ 42-23-4. Secretary of commission. The commission on interstate cooperation may elect one of its own members as secretary who, notwithstanding any other provisions in this chapter contained, shall receive such compensation as the commission shall determine and who shall hold office at the discretion of the commission. In case of a vacancy in the […]

Section 42-23-5. – Succession to previous commissions — Reports — Expenses.

§ 42-23-5. Succession to previous commissions — Reports — Expenses. The commission on interstate cooperation shall exercise all powers and duties formerly vested by law upon the commission on foreign and domestic commerce, the commission on interstate cooperation, and the commission on interstate compacts affecting labor and industry, which commissions were abolished by chapter 660 […]