Section 45-59-1. – Short title.

§ 45-59-1. Short title. This chapter will be known and may be cited as the “District Management Authorities Act.” History of Section.P.L. 2001, ch. 205, § 1; P.L. 2001, ch. 373, § 1.

Section 45-59-10. – Powers of authority.

§ 45-59-10. Powers of authority. Except as its powers may be limited by the petition, the district management authority will have the power: (1) To have perpetual succession unless a limited period of duration is stated in the petition; (2) To sue and be sued, complain and defend, in its corporate name; (3) To have […]

Section 45-59-11. – Bylaws.

§ 45-59-11. Bylaws. The board of directors of the district management authority may adopt bylaws containing provisions for the regulation and management of the activities of the district management authority. History of Section.P.L. 2001, ch. 205, § 1; P.L. 2001, ch. 373, § 1.

Section 45-59-12. – Governing board.

§ 45-59-12. Governing board. (a) The activities of the district management authority will be managed by a board of directors which will consist of nine (9) members. (b) All of the directors will be owners or tenants of real property (not exempt from taxation by law) located within the management district or residents of the […]

Section 45-59-13. – Officers.

§ 45-59-13. Officers. (a) The officers of a district management authority will consist of a chairperson, a treasurer and a secretary, each of whom will be elected by the board of directors. Such other officers and assistant officers and agents as may be deemed necessary may be elected or appointed by the board of directors […]

Section 45-59-14. – Annual budget.

§ 45-59-14. Annual budget. (a) Not later than sixty (60) days prior to the beginning of each fiscal year, the district management authority will annually prepare an operating budget containing: (1) An estimate of surplus from its current fiscal year available for expenditure in the ensuing fiscal year; (2) An estimate of receipts for the […]

Section 45-59-15. – Special tax assessments.

§ 45-59-15. Special tax assessments. Each district management authority will have the power to apportion the annual operating expenses of the district management authority among the owners of ratable real property, not otherwise exempt by law, located within the management district by a special tax assessment. The special tax assessment will be based on the […]

Section 45-59-16. – Limit on assessments.

§ 45-59-16. Limit on assessments. The total of the special tax assessments levied on the ratable real property within the management district will not exceed ten percent (10%) of the total of the real property taxes levied on the ratable real property within the management district, not exempt from taxation by law, for the fiscal […]

Section 45-59-17. – Collection of assessments.

§ 45-59-17. Collection of assessments. The assessments made by any district management authority will be collected by the tax collector of the municipality within which the management district is located for the account of the district management authority. The assessments so collected will not be commingled with funds of the municipality and forthwith upon their […]

Section 45-59-18. – Petition for relief from assessment.

§ 45-59-18. Petition for relief from assessment. (a) Any person aggrieved on any ground whatsoever by any assessment against him or her by a district management authority in any municipality may within three (3) months after the last day appointed for the payment without penalty of the assessment, or the first installment of the payment, […]

Section 45-59-19. – Agreements with the state.

§ 45-59-19. Agreements with the state. The state and a district management authority may enter into agreements pursuant to which the state agrees with the district management authority that the district management authority will thereafter undertake services previously provided by the state in consideration of the state’s paying to the district management authority of such […]

Section 45-59-2. – Legislative findings and purpose.

§ 45-59-2. Legislative findings and purpose. (a) It is found and declared that: (1) The continued vitality of the business districts in the towns and cities of the state is essential to retaining existing businesses and attracting new enterprises. (2) The financial condition of certain of the larger municipalities of the state do not permit […]

Section 45-59-20. – Agreements with municipalities.

§ 45-59-20. Agreements with municipalities. The services provided by a district management authority will be supplemental to the services otherwise provided by the municipality within the management district. History of Section.P.L. 2001, ch. 205, § 1; P.L. 2001, ch. 373, § 1.

Section 45-59-21. – Amendment.

§ 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; […]

Section 45-59-22. – Dissolution.

§ 45-59-22. Dissolution. (a) Any district management authority may be dissolved and the designation of a management district terminated by ordinance or resolution of the city or town council of the municipality within which it is located adopted after public hearing as provided in § 45-59-6. (b) Any district management authority must be dissolved and […]

Section 45-59-23. – Exemption from taxation.

§ 45-59-23. Exemption from taxation. (a) Any notes or other obligations issued by any district management authority, their transfer and the income from the notes or obligations (including any profits made on the sale of the notes or obligations), will at all times be free from taxation by the state or any political subdivision or […]

Section 45-59-24. – Credit of municipality not pledged.

§ 45-59-24. Credit of municipality not pledged. Notes and other obligations of a district management authority will not be deemed to constitute the debt or a pledge of the faith and credit of the municipality. History of Section.P.L. 2001, ch. 205, § 1; P.L. 2001, ch. 373, § 1.

Section 45-59-25. – Exemption from liability.

§ 45-59-25. Exemption from liability. No member of the board of directors of a district management authority and no officer of an authority will be held civilly liable for any breach of his or her duties as such member or officer except for liability: (1) for acts or omissions not in good faith or which […]

Section 45-59-26. – Applicability of other laws.

§ 45-59-26. Applicability of other laws. (a) District management authorities will be subject to the provisions of chapter 14.1 of title 37 (Minority Business Enterprise), chapter 2 of title 38 (Access to Public Records) and chapter 46 of title 42 (Open Meetings) of the general laws. District management authorities will also be subject to the […]

Section 45-59-27. – Notice of creation of district; actions to contest.

§ 45-59-27. Notice of creation of district; actions to contest. Notice of the creation of a management district and a district management authority will be given by publication in a newspaper of general circulation within the municipality at some time subsequent to the approval of the petition by the city or town council as provided […]