Rhode Island General Laws Title 45. Towns and Cities § 45-32.1-6. Definitions

(1) “Community” means any city or town in this state.

(2) “Development plan” means a plan for the redevelopment or renewal of an area, including acquisition of land, buildings, and structures to be redeveloped or rehabilitated for educational or hospital use and demolition of buildings and structures, which:

(3) “Educational institution of higher learning” means any public or private educational institution, no part of the net earnings of which inures to the benefit of any private shareholder or individual which

(4) “Educational uses” means those uses related to the functions of teaching or research, or the housing, feeding, and care of students and faculty, or otherwise intended for the primary benefit of students and faculty.

(5) “Hospital” means any public or private hospital licensed by the state, no part of the net earnings of which inures to the benefit of any private shareholder or individual.

(6) “Hospital uses” means those uses related to the functions of a hospital in providing care and treatment of the ill or injured, including the housing, feeding, and care of resident interns, physicians, and nurses.

(7) “Legislative body” means the city council or town council.

(8) “Private redevelopment corporation” means

(9) “Redevelopment agency” means the public body or agency authorized by the “Redevelopment Act of 1956,” chapters 31 - 33 of this title, to undertake and carry out redevelopment projects.

(10) “Redevelopment plan” means a redevelopment plan prepared and approved in accordance with the provisions of the “Redevelopment Act of 1956,” chapters 31 - 33 of this title.

(11) “Redevelopment project” means any work or undertaking of a redevelopment agency pursuant to chapters 31 - 33 of this title.

(12) “State public body” means the state, or any city or town or any other subdivision or public body of the state or of any city or town.