§ 17-j-2

17-J:2 Membership and Organization. – I. The members of the committee shall be: (a) Chairperson of the house public works and highways committee; (b) Two other members of the house public works and highways committee, appointed by the speaker of the house; (c) Three members of the house finance committee, appointed by the speaker of the house; (d) Chairperson of the senate capital budget committee; and (e) Three other senators appointed by the president of the senate. I-a. Of the 6 house members on the committee, not more than 5 shall be members of the same party, and of the 4 senate members on the committee, not more than 3 shall be members of the same party. II. In voting, the members from each house shall vote as a block, casting a single vote. The committee shall elect its own officers. Source. 1981, 551:1. 1995, 9:11, eff. June 11, 1995. 2012, 28:1, eff. July 1, 2012. 2023, 192:3, eff. Aug. 4, 2023.