Permits the town council of the town of New Shoreham to enact an ordinance that limits a license holder from renting or leasing more than thirty-four (34) motorized bicycles, motor scooters and/or motorized tricycles.

Plain-English Summary

This bill would give the town council of New Shoreham — a small Rhode Island island community better known as Block Island — the legal authority to pass a local ordinance limiting how many motorized bikes, scooters, and motorized tricycles any single rental business can offer to customers. Specifically, the cap would be set at 34 vehicles per license holder. Right now, state law may not give the town this specific power, so this bill would grant it to them.

The bill would most directly affect rental businesses on Block Island that rent out motorized bikes, scooters, and tricycles to tourists and visitors. Any business holding a rental license in New Shoreham could not rent or lease more than 34 of these vehicles at a time if the town council chooses to adopt such an ordinance. It's worth noting the bill gives the town council the *option* to enact this rule — it doesn't automatically create the limit on its own.

Visitors and tourists who rely on renting these vehicles to get around Block Island could also be affected, since limiting fleet sizes at each rental business could reduce overall availability. The bill is currently in its early stages, having just been introduced and referred to the House Municipal Government & Housing Committee for review.