Rhode Island legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island H7673: AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC PROPERTY AND WORKS -- MANAGEMENT AND DISPOSAL OF PROPERTY (Authorizes the department of environmental management to enter into leases of up to forty (40) years at State Pier #9 in Newport, Chase Marina in Tiverton, and all other ports and marine facilities owned and operated by the department.)
Status: Signed into law, June 23, 2026
What the bill says
From the introduced text, February 11, 2026:
2026 -- H 7673 ======== LC004929 ======== STATEOFRHODEISLAND IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2026 ____________ ANACT RELATING TO PUBLIC PROPERTY AND WORKS -- MANAGEMENT AND DISPOSAL OF PROPERTY Introduced By: Representatives Cortvriend, Carson, Tanzi, and McGaw Date Introduced: February 11, 2026 Referred To: House State Government & Elections (Dept. of Environmental Management) It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: SECTION 1. Section 37-7-9 of the General Laws in Chapter 37-7 entitled "Management and Disposal of Property" is hereby amended to read as follows: 37-7-9. Concessions, leases, and licenses -- Reports. (a) The acquiring authority, with the approval of the state properties committee, is authorized and empowered, when it shall serve the public purpose, to grant concessions in or to lease or license any land or building or structure, a part or portion of any governmental facility, public work, or public improvement for industrial or commercial purposes for a term or terms not exceeding in the aggregate in any one case twenty (20) years; provided, however, that real property, buildings, and facilities owned by the state at the Port of Galilee in Narragansett, State Pier #9 in Newport, Chase Marina in Tiverton, and all other ports and marine facilities owned and operated by the department of environmental management may be leased for a term of up to forty …
Sponsors
- Terri-Denise Cortvriend (D, HD-072) · primary sponsor
- Lauren Carson (D, HD-075)
- Teresa Tanzi (D, HD-034)
- McGaw, Michelle (D, HD-071)
Latest actions
- : Signed by Governor
- : Transmitted to Governor
- : Senate passed in concurrence
- : Placed on the Senate Consent Calendar
- : House read and passed
- : Placed on House Calendar
- : Committee recommends passage
- : Scheduled for consideration
- : Committee recommended measure be held for further study
- : Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration
Votes
- House Seq #486: PASSAGE (June 10, 2026): 70 yea, 1 nay, passed
- House Committee on State Government & Elections: Passage (June 8, 2026): 8 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: Gardens
Common questions
- What is H7673?
- H7673 is a bill in the Rhode Island Legislature (2026 Regular Session): AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC PROPERTY AND WORKS -- MANAGEMENT AND DISPOSAL OF PROPERTY (Authorizes the department of environmental management to enter into leases of up to forty (40) years at State Pier #9 in Newport, Chase Marina in Tiverton, and all other ports and marine facilities owned and operated by the department.).
- What is the status of H7673?
- Signed into law as of June 23, 2026. Latest action: Signed by Governor (June 23, 2026).
- Who sponsored H7673?
- Terri-Denise Cortvriend (D, HD-072), with 3 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for H7673?
- On the Rhode Island Legislature website: http://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText/BillText26/HouseText26/H7673.pdf
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