Section 45-13-11.1. – Excuse, avoidance or suspension of reimbursement requirements.
§ 45-13-11.1. Excuse, avoidance or suspension of reimbursement requirements. The provisions of §§ 45-13-6 — 45-13-10 of this chapter may be excused, avoided or suspended only by law enacted by the affirmative vote of three-fifths (⅗) of the full membership of each house of the general assembly. History of Section.P.L. 2006, ch. 253, § 7.
Section 45-13-12. – Distressed communities relief fund.
§ 45-13-12. Distressed communities relief fund. (a) There is established a fund to provide state assistance to those Rhode Island cities and towns that have the highest property tax burdens relative to the wealth of taxpayers. (b) Establishment of indices. Four (4) indices of distress shall be established to determine eligibility for the program. Each […]
Section 45-13-13. – Repealed.
§ 45-13-13. Repealed.
Section 45-13-14. – Adjustments to tax levy, assessed value, and full value when computing state aid.
§ 45-13-14. Adjustments to tax levy, assessed value, and full value when computing state aid. (a) Whenever the director of revenue computes the relative wealth of municipalities for the purpose of distributing state aid in accordance with title 16 and the provisions of § 45-13-12, he or she shall base it on the full value […]
Section 45-13-3. – Apportionment based on levy for preceding year.
§ 45-13-3. Apportionment based on levy for preceding year. The annual apportionment and payment of any sums during the state’s fiscal year shall be based on the annual tax levy of the respective cities and towns as of December 31st of the calendar year preceding the calendar year in which the current state fiscal year […]
Section 45-13-4, 45-13-5. – Repealed.
§ 45-13-4, 45-13-5. Repealed.
Section 45-13-5.1. – General assembly appropriations in lieu of property tax from certain exempt private and state properties.
§ 45-13-5.1. General assembly appropriations in lieu of property tax from certain exempt private and state properties. (a) In lieu of the amount of local real property tax on real property owned by any private nonprofit institution of higher education, or any nonprofit hospital facility, or any state owned and operated hospital, veterans’ residential facility, […]
Section 45-13-5.2. – Valuation of tax exempt property for purposes of computing state grants.
§ 45-13-5.2. Valuation of tax exempt property for purposes of computing state grants. Not later than August first in any year, any town or municipality to which a grant may be payable under the provisions of § 45-13-5.1, shall provide the director of revenue with the assessed valuation of the tax exempt real property which […]
Section 45-13-6. – Purpose.
§ 45-13-6. Purpose. It is the purpose of §§ 45-13-7 — 45-13-10, to control state mandates on towns and cities, to identify and report on all state mandates, and to establish a system for the reimbursement to towns and cities for the cost of state mandates. History of Section.P.L. 1979, ch. 298, § 3.
Section 45-13-7. – State mandated costs defined.
§ 45-13-7. State mandated costs defined. “State mandate” means any state initiated statutory or executive action or rule, regulation or policy adopted by a state department or agency or a quasi-public department or agency that requires a local government to establish, expand, or modify its activities in a way as to necessitate additional expenditures from […]