Section 45-31-1. – Short title.
§ 45-31-1. Short title. Chapters 31 — 33 of this title shall be known and may be cited as the “Redevelopment Act of 1956”. History of Section.P.L. 1956, ch. 3654, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 45-31-1.
Section 45-31-10. – Resolution of need required for agency to function.
§ 45-31-10. Resolution of need required for agency to function. The agency of any community shall not transact any business or exercise any powers under chapters 31 — 33 of this title unless and until the legislative body of the community shall, by resolution declare at any time, that there is a need for a […]
Section 45-31-11. – Resolution conclusive as to capacity of agency.
§ 45-31-11. Resolution conclusive as to capacity of agency. In any suit, action, or proceeding involving the validity or enforcement of, or relating to any contract by or on behalf of an agency, the agency is conclusively deemed to be become established and authorized to transact business and exercise its powers upon proof of the […]
Section 45-31-12. – Appointment and compensation of agency members.
§ 45-31-12. Appointment and compensation of agency members. When the legislative body of a community first adopts a resolution as provided for in § 45-31-10, the mayor or the president of the town council shall appoint five (5) resident electors of the community as members of the agency subject to the approval of the legislative […]
Section 45-31-13. – Tenure of agency members.
§ 45-31-13. Tenure of agency members. The members who are first appointed shall be designated to serve for terms of one, two (2), three (3), four (4), and five (5) years respectively. If a legislative body adopts a resolution increasing the number of agency members from five (5) to seven (7) resident electors as provided […]
Section 45-31-14. – Officers of agency.
§ 45-31-14. Officers of agency. The agency shall elect a chairperson and vice chairperson from among its members. The agency shall elect or appoint a secretary who need not be a member of the agency. The term of office of the chairperson, vice chairperson, and secretary, unless otherwise prescribed by the legislative body of the […]
Section 45-31-15. – Suspension and removal of agency members.
§ 45-31-15. Suspension and removal of agency members. For inefficiency, neglect of duty, or misconduct in office, a member of an agency may be suspended by the appointing authority. A member of an agency may be removed by the legislative body only after he or she has been given a copy of the charges against […]
Section 45-31-16. – Continuation of agencies created under prior law.
§ 45-31-16. Continuation of agencies created under prior law. Any redevelopment agency created pursuant to prior law shall be and constitutes the redevelopment agency for the community within the meaning of chapters 31 — 33 of this title, and has all of the rights, powers, duties, and exemptions provided for a redevelopment agency under chapters […]
Section 45-31-17. – Validation of prior acts.
§ 45-31-17. Validation of prior acts. All ordinances, resolutions, official acts, and determinations, and all other actions and proceedings taken or purporting to have been taken before April 2, 1956, under and pursuant to chapter 1802 of the Public Laws of 1946, as amended, and chapter 2574 of the Public Laws of 1950, by any […]
Section 45-31-18. – Resident attorneys.
§ 45-31-18. Resident attorneys. Each agency shall appoint, in writing, some competent person or persons resident in this state as its resident attorney or attorneys with authority to accept service of process against that agency in this state, and upon any of whom all process against the agency in this state may be served. The […]
Section 45-31-19. – Interest of officers and employees in project area properties.
§ 45-31-19. Interest of officers and employees in project area properties. No officer or employee of the community or of the agency who in the course of his or her duties is required to participate in the formulation of plans or policies for the redevelopment of a project area, or to approve those plans or […]
Section 45-31-2. – Finding as to existence of substandard areas.
§ 45-31-2. Finding as to existence of substandard areas. It is found and declared that there exist in many communities in this state blighted and substandard areas, as defined in § 45-31-8, which constitute community liabilities requiring redevelopment in the interest of the health, safety, morals, and general welfare of the communities in which they […]
Section 45-31-20. – Administrative appropriations.
§ 45-31-20. Administrative appropriations. When the agency created for any community becomes authorized to transact business and exercise its powers, the legislative body of the community may at that time, and from time to time thereafter, make an estimate of the amount of money required for the administrative purposes of the agency and may appropriate […]
Section 45-31-21. – Budgetary control of agencies.
§ 45-31-21. Budgetary control of agencies. Each agency transacting any business and exercising any powers shall annually submit to the legislative body of the community a proposed budget of its administrative expenses. The budget is subject to changes as the legislative body may prescribe, and its preparation and adoption, and the adoption of any changes […]
Section 45-31-22. – Periodical reports.
§ 45-31-22. Periodical reports. Each agency transacting any business and exercising any powers shall file with the legislative body a detailed report of all its transactions, including a statement of all revenues and expenditures, at monthly, quarterly, or annual intervals as the legislative body may prescribe. History of Section.P.L. 1956, ch. 3654, § 37; G.L. […]
Section 45-31-23. – Real property exempt from process.
§ 45-31-23. Real property exempt from process. All real property of an agency is exempt from levy and sale by virtue of an execution, except as provided by §§ 45-32-24 — 45-32-39 and §§ 45-33-5 — 45-33-15 and no execution or other judicial process shall issue against the real property of the agency, nor any […]
Section 45-31-24. – Deactivation or substitution of agency.
§ 45-31-24. Deactivation or substitution of agency. At any time after two (2) years after adopting a resolution declaring that there is need for an agency to function in a community, the legislative body of the community, if the agency has not redeveloped or acquired land for, or commenced the redevelopment of a project or […]
Section 45-31-25. – Severability.
§ 45-31-25. Severability. If any provision of chapters 31 — 33 of this title, or the application of that provision to any person or circumstance, is held invalid, the remainder of the chapters, or the application of that provision to other persons or circumstances, shall not be affected. History of Section.P.L. 1956, ch. 3654, § […]
Section 45-31-26. – Relocation payments authorized — Definitions.
§ 45-31-26. Relocation payments authorized — Definitions. Every redevelopment agency created pursuant to § 45-31-9 has the power to make relocation payments to transients or eligible individuals, families, and business concerns for moving expenses and losses of property resulting from their displacement by any redevelopment project undertaken pursuant to the provisions of chapters 31 — […]
Section 45-31-27. – Payments made subject to rules and regulations.
§ 45-31-27. Payments made subject to rules and regulations. Upon presentation of evidence satisfactory to the agency of the fact of relocation, there may be paid to each individual, transient, or family, a sum of money in accordance with a schedule of payments adopted by the agency based upon the number of occupied rooms. In […]