§ 45-56-6. Tax levy for benefit of district.
(a) An ordinance establishing a downtown center special services district shall provide
the time and manner for determining the levy on real property within the district
which is recommended by the board of commissioners of the district pursuant to § 45-56-2(5).
(b) In order to provide that different areas, and different land use categories, within
the downtown center special services district may share equitably in the funding of
the district in proportion to the different benefits to be derived, an ordinance establishing
the downtown center special services dis
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§ 45-56-6. Tax levy for benefit of district.
(a) An ordinance establishing a downtown center special services district shall provide
the time and manner for determining the levy on real property within the district
which is recommended by the board of commissioners of the district pursuant to § 45-56-2(5).
(b) In order to provide that different areas, and different land use categories, within
the downtown center special services district may share equitably in the funding of
the district in proportion to the different benefits to be derived, an ordinance establishing
the downtown center special services district may divide the district into subdistricts,
and the ordinance may further provide a separate basis for the determination of the
levy recommended pursuant to § 45-56-2(5) on taxable interests in real property within each subdistrict.
(c)(1) An ordinance establishing the downtown center special services district may create,
for taxing purposes only, different categories of land use within the district, and
the ordinance may further provide a separate basis for the determination of the levy
recommended pursuant to § 45-56-2(5) on each category of land use.
(2) If an ordinance establishing a district divides the district into subdistricts, and
if the ordinance also creates different land use categories, the ordinance may also
provide a basis for the determination of the levy recommended pursuant to § 45-56-2(5) on taxable interests in real property in a land use category in a subdistrict which
is different from the basis for determining the levy recommended on taxable interests
in real property in the same land use category in another subdistrict or in other
subdistricts.
(d) An ordinance establishing the downtown center special services district shall provide
that, when the board of commissioners of the district shall, in a timely manner, recommend
to the legislative body of the municipality in which the district is located a levy
upon the taxable interests in real property within the district, pursuant to § 45-56-2(5) and pursuant to the ordinance, it is the obligation of the legislative body to impose
the levy as a municipal levy, and the levy shall be in addition to the regular municipal
levy, and it is the obligation of the municipality to collect the levy for the benefit
of the district. All moneys received by the board of commissioners of the district
or by a municipality on behalf of the district shall be paid into the general fund
of the municipality where an account is maintained of the moneys for the benefit of
the district. Notwithstanding any provision of the general laws, public laws or any
special act or any municipal charter to the contrary, the treasurer of the municipality
shall disburse funds in accordance with an annual budget adopted by the board of commissioners
of the district.