Rhode Island § 42-125-5 § 42-125-5. Council created — Appointment of members.

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§ 42-125-5 — § 42-125-5. Council created — Appointment of members.

Rhode Island § 42-125-5

Title 42State Affairs and Government

Ch. 42-125Rhode Island Greenways Act of 1995

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R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-125-5 (2026).

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§ 42-125-5. Council created — Appointment of members.
The greenways council shall consist of seven (7) members to be appointed in the following
            manner:
         
Two (2) members shall represent the public and shall be appointed by the governor
            with the advice and consent of the senate; one member shall be a city or town official
            and shall be appointed by the governor; one member shall be the director of administration,
            or the director's designee; one member shall be the chief executive officer of the
            commerce corporation, or the chief executive officer's designee who shall be a subordinate
            within the commerce corporati

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§ 42-125-5. Council created — Appointment of members.

The greenways council shall consist of seven (7) members to be appointed in the following manner:

Two (2) members shall represent the public and shall be appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the senate; one member shall be a city or town official and shall be appointed by the governor; one member shall be the director of administration, or the director's designee; one member shall be the chief executive officer of the commerce corporation, or the chief executive officer's designee who shall be a subordinate within the commerce corporation who shall serve as a nonvoting ex officio member; one member shall be the director of the department of environmental management, or the director's designee who shall be a subordinate within the department of environmental management; and one member shall be the director of the department of transportation, or the director's designee who shall be a subordinate within the department of transportation. No one shall be eligible for appointment unless the person is a resident of this state. The members of the council shall serve without compensation. Those members of the council as of the effective date of this act [April 20, 2006] who were appointed to the council by the governor shall continue to serve the balance of their current terms. Thereafter, members shall be appointed to three-year (3) terms. All appointments made under this section after the effective date of this act [April 20, 2006] shall be subject to the advice and consent of the senate.