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     ARTICLE 1 AS AMENDED

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RELATING TO MAKING APPROPRIATIONS IN SUPPORT OF FY 2023

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     SECTION 1. Subject to the conditions, limitations and restrictions hereinafter contained in

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this act, the following general revenue amounts are hereby appropriated out of any money in the

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treasury not otherwise appropriated to be expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023.

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The amounts identified for federal funds and restricted receipts shall be made available pursuant to

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section 35-4-22 and Chapter 41 of Title 42 of the Rhode Island General Laws. For the purposes

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and functions hereinafter mentioned, the state controller is hereby authorized and directed to draw

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his or her orders upon the general treasurer for the payment of such sums or such portions thereof

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as may be required from time to time upon receipt by him or her of properly authenticated vouchers.

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Administration

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Central Management

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General Revenues 4,896,389

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     Provided that $2,000,000 shall be allocated to support a state workforce compensation and

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classification study, of which all unexpended or unencumbered balances, at the end of the fiscal

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year, shall be reappropriated to the ensuing fiscal year and made immediately available for the same

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purposes.

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Federal Funds 108,998,500

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Federal Funds - State Fiscal Recovery Fund

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     Nonprofit Assistance 20,000,000

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     Public Health Response Warehouse Support 2,000,000

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     Health Care Facilities 77,500,000

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     Ongoing COVID-19 Response 73,000,000

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     Total - Central Management 286,394,889

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Legal Services

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General Revenues 2,374,193

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Accounts and Control

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General Revenues 5,211,103

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Federal Funds

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Federal Funds - Capital Projects Fund

 

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     CPF Administration 349,497

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Federal Funds - State Fiscal Recovery Fund

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     Pandemic Recovery Office 4,948,839

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Restricted Receipts - OPEB Board Administration 137,905

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Restricted Receipts - Grants Management Administration 2,130,371

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     Total - Accounts and Control 12,777,715

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Office of Management and Budget

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General Revenues 8,354,324

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Federal Funds 101,250

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Restricted Receipts 300,000

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Other Funds 1,228,111

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     Total - Office of Management and Budget 9,983,685

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Purchasing

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General Revenues 3,830,668

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Restricted Receipts 381,474

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Other Funds 550,989

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     Total - Purchasing 4,763,131

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Human Resources

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General Revenues 755,922

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Personnel Appeal Board

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General Revenues 143,059

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Information Technology

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General Revenues 721,340

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Restricted Receipts 54,589,160

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     Provided that of the total available in the Information Technology Investment Fund as of

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July 1, 2022, $22.4 million shall be made available for the development and implementation of an

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electronic medical records system for the state hospitals, $19.4 million for the replacement and

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modernization of the legacy department of labor and training mainframe system, $6.7 million for

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RIBridges Mobile and Childcare Tracking, $2.5 million for Blockchain Digital Identity, $2.2

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million to support implementation of the Enterprise Resource Planning System, $5.8 million for

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the department of environmental management’s online permit and licensing systems for fish and

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wildlife, commercial fishing, and boating registrations, $3.3 million for Wi-Fi and Technology at

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the Adult Correctional Institutions, and $2.3 million for the tax modernization system.

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     Total - Information Technology 55,310,500

 

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Library and Information Services

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General Revenues 1,796,514

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Federal Funds 2,088,205

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Restricted Receipts 6,990

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     Total - Library and Information Services 3,891,709

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Planning

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General Revenues 840,855

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Federal Funds 3,050

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Other Funds

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     Air Quality Modeling 24,000

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     Federal Highway - PL Systems Planning 3,813,016

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     State Transportation Planning Match 592,033

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     FTA - Metro Planning Grant 1,340,126

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     Total - Planning 6,613,080

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General

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General Revenues

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     Miscellaneous Grants/Payments 130,000

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      Provided that this amount be allocated to City Year for the Whole School Whole Child

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Program, which provides individualized support to at-risk students.

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     Torts - Courts/Awards 675,000

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     Resource Sharing and State Library Aid 10,991,049

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     Library Construction Aid 1,859,673

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     Historic Tax Credits 28,000,000

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     RICAP Transfer 15,000,000

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Federal Funds

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Federal Funds - State Fiscal Recovery Fund

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     Aid to the Convention Center 5,000,000

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Federal Funds - Capital Projects Fund

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     Municipal and Higher Ed Matching Grant Program 23,360,095

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     RIC Student Services Center 5,000,000

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Restricted Receipts 700,000

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Other Funds

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     Rhode Island Capital Plan Funds

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     Security Measures State Buildings 500,000

 

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     Energy Efficiency Improvements 1,250,000

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     Cranston Street Armory 750,000

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     State House Renovations 2,083,000

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     Zambarano Buildings and Campus 6,070,000

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     Replacement of Fueling Tanks 680,000

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     Environmental Compliance 400,000

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     Big River Management Area 427,000

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     Shepard Building Upgrades 1,500,000

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     RI Convention Center Authority 7,350,000

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     Accessibility - Facility Renovations 1,000,000

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     DoIT Enterprise Operations Center 3,300,000

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     BHDDH MH & Community Facilities - Asset Protection 750,000

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     BHDDH DD & Community Homes - Fire Code 325,000

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     BHDDH DD Regional Facilities - Asset Protection 1,700,000

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     BHDDH Substance Abuse Asset Protection 500,000

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     BHDDH Group Homes 1,250,000

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     Statewide Facility Master Plan 1,700,000

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     Cannon Building 1,150,000

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     Old State House 100,000

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     State Office Building 100,000

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     State Office Reorganization & Relocation 250,000

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     William Powers Building 2,700,000

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     Pastore Center Non-Hospital Buildings Asset Protection 6,250,000

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     Washington County Government Center 500,000

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     Chapin Health Laboratory 500,000

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     560 Jefferson Blvd Asset Protection 150,000

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     Arrigan Center 825,000

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     Dunkin Donuts Center 8,150,000

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     Pastore Center Building Demolition 1,000,000

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     Veterans Auditorium 765,000

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     Pastore Center Hospital Buildings Asset Protection 500,000

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     Pastore Campus Infrastructure 11,050,000

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     Community Facilities Asset Protection 450,000

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     Zambarano LTAC Hospital 1,177,542

 

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     Medical Examiners New Facility 4,500,000

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     Total - General 162,368,359

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Debt Service Payments

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General Revenues 153,991,095

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      Out of the general revenue appropriations for debt service, the General Treasurer is

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authorized to make payments for the I-195 Redevelopment District Commission loan up to the

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maximum debt service due in accordance with the loan agreement.

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Other Funds

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     Transportation Debt Service 40,548,738

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     Investment Receipts - Bond Funds 100,000

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     Total - Debt Service Payments 194,639,833

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Energy Resources

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Federal Funds

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Federal Funds 981,791

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Federal Funds - State Fiscal Recovery Fund

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     Electric Heat Pump Grant Program 5,000,000

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Restricted Receipts 14,779,659

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     Total - Energy Resources 20,761,450

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Rhode Island Health Benefits Exchange

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General Revenues 4,077,880

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Federal Funds

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Federal Funds 12,392,493

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Federal Funds - State Fiscal Recovery Fund

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     Auto-Enrollment Program 1,288,710

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Restricted Receipts 15,010,294

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     Total - Rhode Island Health Benefits Exchange 32,769,377

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Office of Diversity, Equity & Opportunity

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General Revenues 1,508,606

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Other Funds 119,807

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     Total - Office of Diversity, Equity & Opportunity 1,628,413

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Capital Asset Management and Maintenance

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General Revenues 9,810,315

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Statewide Personnel and Operations

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General Revenues

 

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FEMA Contingency Reserve 15,000,000

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General Officer Transition Costs 350,000

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     Total - Statewide Personnel and Operations 15,350,000

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     Grand Total - Administration 820,335,630

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Business Regulation

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Central Management

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General Revenues 3,801,190

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Banking Regulation

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General Revenues 1,942,687

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Restricted Receipts 63,000

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     Total - Banking Regulation 2,005,687

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Securities Regulation

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General Revenues 863,630

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Restricted Receipts 15,000

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     Total - Securities Regulation 878,630

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Insurance Regulation

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General Revenues 4,419,316

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Restricted Receipts 2,041,662

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     Total - Insurance Regulation 6,460,978

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Office of the Health Insurance Commissioner

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General Revenues 3,777,735

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     Provided that $1,500,000 is used to conduct a comprehensive analysis of all state licensed

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and contracted social and human service providers, to include review of rates, eligibility, utilization,

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and accountability standards pursuant to Rhode Island General Law, Section 42-14.5-3(t).

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Federal Funds 372,887

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Restricted Receipts 532,817

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     Total - Office of the Health Insurance Commissioner 4,683,439

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Board of Accountancy

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General Revenues 5,490

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Commercial Licensing and Gaming and Athletics Licensing

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General Revenues 1,167,550

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Restricted Receipts 914,932

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     Total - Commercial Licensing and Gaming and Athletics Licensing 2,082,482

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Building, Design and Fire Professionals

 

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General Revenues 8,852,699

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Federal Funds 318,300

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Restricted Receipts 2,200,455

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Other Funds

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     Quonset Development Corporation 69,727

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     Rhode Island Capital Plan Funds

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     Fire Academy Expansion 675,000

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     Total - Building, Design and Fire Professionals 12,116,181

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Office of Cannabis Regulation

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General Revenues 1,440,464

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Restricted Receipts 5,021,772

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     Total - Office of Cannabis Regulation 6,462,236

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     Grand Total - Business Regulation 38,496,313

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Executive Office of Commerce

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Central Management

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General Revenues 2,356,175

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Housing and Community Development

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General Revenues 1,522,293

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Federal Funds

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Federal Funds 16,124,699

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Federal Funds - State Fiscal Recovery Fund

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     OHCD Predevelopment and Capacity Fund 500,000

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     Development of Affordable Housing 30,000,000

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     Homelessness Assistance Program 7,000,000

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     Site Acquisition 3,000,000

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     Down Payment Assistance 10,000,000

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     Workforce Housing 12,000,000

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     Affordable Housing Predevelopment Program 2,500,000

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     Home Repair and Community Revitalization 15,000,000

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     Statewide Housing Plan 2,000,000

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     Homelessness Infrastructure 15,000,000

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Restricted Receipts 7,664,150

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     Total - Housing and Community Development 122,311,142

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Quasi-Public Appropriations

 

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General Revenues

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     Rhode Island Commerce Corporation 7,947,778

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     Airport Impact Aid 1,010,036

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     Sixty percent (60%) of the first $1,000,000 appropriated for airport impact aid shall be

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distributed to each airport serving more than 1,000,000 passengers based upon its percentage of the

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total passengers served by all airports serving more than 1,000,000 passengers. Forty percent (40%)

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of the first $1,000,000 shall be distributed based on the share of landings during calendar year 2022

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at North Central Airport, Newport-Middletown Airport, Block Island Airport, Quonset Airport,

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T.F. Green Airport and Westerly Airport, respectively. The Rhode Island Commerce Corporation

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shall make an impact payment to the towns or cities in which the airport is located based on this

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calculation. Each community upon which any part of the above airports is located shall receive at

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least $25,000.

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     STAC Research Alliance 900,000

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     Innovative Matching Grants/Internships 1,000,000

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     I-195 Redevelopment District Commission 961,000

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     Polaris Manufacturing Grant 450,000

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     East Providence Waterfront Commission 50,000

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     Urban Ventures 140,000

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     Chafee Center at Bryant 476,200

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     Municipal Infrastructure Grant Program 2,500,000

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     OSCAR Program – Infrastructure Bank 4,000,000

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Federal Funds - State Fiscal Recovery Fund

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     Port of Davisville 6,000,000

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Other Funds

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     Rhode Island Capital Plan Funds

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     I-195 Redevelopment District Commission 805,000

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     Total - Quasi-Public Appropriations 26,240,014

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Economic Development Initiatives Fund

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General Revenues

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     Innovation Initiative 1,000,000

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     Rebuild RI Tax Credit Fund 13,500,000

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     Small Business Promotion 300,000

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     Small Business Assistance 650,000

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Federal Funds

 

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Federal Funds 20,000,000

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Federal Funds - State Fiscal Recovery Fund

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     Destination Marketing 1,500,000

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     Total - Economic Development Initiatives Fund 36,950,000

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Commerce Programs

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General Revenues

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     Wavemaker Fellowship 3,200,000

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     Air Service Development Fund 2,250,000

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     Main Streets Revitalization 5,000,000

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Federal Funds - State Fiscal Recovery Fund

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     Minority Business Accelerator 2,000,000

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     Blue Economy Investments 10,000,000

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     Bioscience Investments 5,000,000

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     South Quay Marine Terminal 12,000,000

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Federal Funds - Capital Projects Fund

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     Broadband 15,383,000

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     Total - Commerce Programs 54,833,000

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     Grand Total - Executive Office of Commerce 242,690,331

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Labor and Training

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Central Management

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General Revenues 1,065,747

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Restricted Receipts 379,215

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     Total - Central Management 1,444,962

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Workforce Development Services

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General Revenues 1,103,105

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Federal Funds 19,464,609

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Other Funds 8,026

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     Total - Workforce Development Services 20,575,740

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Workforce Regulation and Safety

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General Revenues 4,240,619

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Income Support

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General Revenues 3,949,058

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Federal Funds

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Federal Funds 57,711,996

 

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Federal Funds - State Fiscal Recovery Fund

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     Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund Contribution 100,000,000

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Restricted Receipts 2,076,599

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Other Funds

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     Temporary Disability Insurance Fund 215,049,696

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     Employment Security Fund 177,075,000

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     Total - Income Support 555,862,349

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Injured Workers Services

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Restricted Receipts 11,403,127

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Labor Relations Board

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General Revenues 452,822

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Governor’s Workforce Board

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General Revenues 12,031,000

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     Provided that $600,000 of these funds shall be used for enhanced training for direct care

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and support services staff to improve resident quality of care and address the changing health care

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needs of nursing facility residents due to higher acuity and increased cognitive impairments

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pursuant to Rhode Island General Laws, Section 23-17.5-36.

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Federal Funds - State Fiscal Recovery Fund

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     Enhanced Real Jobs 10,000,000

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Restricted Receipts 18,443,377

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     Total - Governor’s Workforce Board 40,474,377

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     Grand Total - Labor and Training 634,453,996

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Department of Revenue

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Director of Revenue

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General Revenues 2,257,475

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Office of Revenue Analysis

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General Revenues 970,638

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Lottery Division

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Other Funds 435,992,155

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     Rhode Island Capital Plan Funds

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     Lottery Building Enhancements 850,000

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     Total - Lottery Division 436,842,155

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Municipal Finance

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General Revenues 1,738,044

 

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Federal Funds 131,957,594

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     Total - Municipal Finance 133,695,638

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Taxation

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General Revenues 34,793,050

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Restricted Receipts 2,156,890

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Other Funds

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     Motor Fuel Tax Evasion 155,000

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     Total - Taxation 37,104,940

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Registry of Motor Vehicles

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General Revenues 39,062,598

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     Provided that all unexpended or unencumbered balances as of June 30, 2023 relating to

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license plate reissuance are hereby reappropriated to the following fiscal year.

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Federal Funds 220,000

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Restricted Receipts 3,494,403

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     Total - Registry of Motor Vehicles 42,777,001

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State Aid

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General Revenues

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     Distressed Communities Relief Fund 12,384,458

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     Payment in Lieu of Tax Exempt Properties 48,433,591

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     Motor Vehicle Excise Tax Payments 230,954,881

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     Property Revaluation Program 414,947

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Restricted Receipts 995,120

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     Total - State Aid 293,182,997

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Collections

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General Revenues 887,668

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     Grand Total - Revenue 947,718,512

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Legislature

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General Revenues 48,542,952

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Restricted Receipts 1,919,241

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     Grand Total - Legislature 50,462,193

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Lieutenant Governor

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General Revenues 1,353,568

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Secretary of State

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Administration

 

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General Revenues 4,049,383

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Corporations

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General Revenues 2,687,784

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State Archives

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General Revenues 178,651

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Restricted Receipts 520,197

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     Total - State Archives 698,848

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Elections and Civics

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General Revenues 3,439,462

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Federal Funds 1,621,565

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     Total - Elections and Civics 5,061,027

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State Library

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General Revenues 825,475

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     Provided that $125,000 be allocated to support the Rhode Island Historical Society

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pursuant to Rhode Island General Law, Section 29-2-1 and $18,000 be allocated to support the

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Newport Historical Society, pursuant to Rhode Island General Law, Section 29-2-2.

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Office of Public Information

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General Revenues 686,260

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Receipted Receipts 25,000

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     Total - Office of Public Information 711,260

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     Grand Total - Secretary of State 14,033,777

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General Treasurer

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Treasury

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General Revenues 2,709,016

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Federal Funds 350,752

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Other Funds

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     Temporary Disability Insurance Fund 289,491

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     Tuition Savings Program - Administration 404,401

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     Total -Treasury 3,753,660

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State Retirement System

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Restricted Receipts

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     Admin Expenses - State Retirement System 12,382,831

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     Retirement - Treasury Investment Operations 2,000,963

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     Defined Contribution - Administration 314,124

 

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     Total - State Retirement System 14,697,918

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Unclaimed Property

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Restricted Receipts 2,570,182

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Crime Victim Compensation Program

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General Revenues 849,616

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Federal Funds 422,493

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Restricted Receipts 555,000

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     Total - Crime Victim Compensation Program 1,827,109

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     Grand Total - General Treasurer 22,848,869

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Board of Elections

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General Revenues 6,249,463

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Rhode Island Ethics Commission

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General Revenues 2,035,145

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Office of Governor

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General Revenues

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     General Revenues 7,002,280

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     Contingency Fund 150,000

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     Grand Total - Office of Governor 7,152,280

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Commission for Human Rights

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General Revenues 1,744,334

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Federal Funds 408,411

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     Grand Total - Commission for Human Rights 2,152,745

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Public Utilities Commission

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Federal Funds 582,689

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Restricted Receipts 12,987,076

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     Grand Total - Public Utilities Commission 13,569,765

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Office of Health and Human Services

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Central Management

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General Revenues 49,502,266

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     Provided that $250,000 shall be for the children’s cabinet, established under Rhode Island

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General Law, Chapter 42-72.5, to assist with the planning for an early childhood governance

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structure of and for the transition of established early childhood programs to such an office.

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Federal Funds

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Federal Funds 167,520,158

 

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Federal Funds - State Fiscal Recovery Fund

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     Butler Hospital Short Term Stay Unit 8,000,000

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     Pediatric Recovery 7,500,000

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     Early Intervention Recovery 5,500,000

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     Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics 30,000,000

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Restricted Receipts 56,342,012

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     Total - Central Management 324,364,436

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Medical Assistance

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General Revenues

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     Managed Care 407,943,888

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     Hospitals 86,155,276

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     Of the general revenue funding, $2.5 million shall be provided for Graduate Medical

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Education programs of which $1.0 million is for hospitals designated as a Level I Trauma Center,

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$1.0 million is for hospitals providing Neonatal Intensive Care Unit level of care and $0.5 million

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is for the new residential training program at Landmark Hospital.

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     Nursing Facilities 137,967,876

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     Home and Community Based Services 61,054,127

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     Other Services 145,886,477

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     Pharmacy 87,283,555

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     Rhody Health 221,113,381

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Federal Funds

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     Managed Care 552,913,884

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     Hospitals 128,123,193

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     Nursing Facilities 173,656,008

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     Home and Community Based Services 76,711,843

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     Other Services 865,746,927

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     Pharmacy 116,445

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     Rhody Health 275,851,622

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     Other Programs 44,798,580

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Restricted Receipts 24,750,000

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     Total - Medical Assistance 3,290,073,082

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     Grand Total - Office of Health and Human Services 3,614,437,518

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Children, Youth and Families

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Central Management

 

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General Revenues 14,033,990

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     The director of the department of children, youth and families shall provide to the speaker

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of the house and president of the senate at least every sixty (60) days beginning September 1, 2021,

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a report on its progress implementing the accreditation plan filed in accordance with Rhode Island

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General Law, Section 42-72-5.3 and any projected changes needed to effectuate that plan. The

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report shall, at minimum, provide data regarding recruitment and retention efforts including

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attaining and maintaining a diverse workforce, documentation of newly filled and vacated

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positions, and progress towards reducing worker caseloads.

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Federal Funds

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Federal Funds 5,222,426

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Federal Funds - State Fiscal Recovery Fund

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     Foster Home Lead Abatement & Fire Safety 1,500,000

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     Provider Workforce Stabilization 2,500,000

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Other Funds

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     Rhode Island Capital Plan Funds

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     DCYF Headquarters 250,000

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     DCYF Transitional Housing 500,000

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     Total - Central Management 24,006,416

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Children's Behavioral Health Services

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General Revenues 8,684,693

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Federal Funds

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Federal Funds 9,445,069

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Federal Funds - State Fiscal Recovery Fund

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     Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facility 12,000,000

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     Total - Children's Behavioral Health Services 30,129,762

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Juvenile Correctional Services

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General Revenues 22,098,188

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Federal Funds 416,972

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Restricted Receipts 317,386

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Other Funds

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     Rhode Island Capital Plan Funds

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     Training School Asset Protection 250,000

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     Total - Juvenile Correctional Services 23,082,546

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Child Welfare

 

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General Revenues 161,584,128

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Federal Funds 74,035,823

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Restricted Receipts 1,467,772

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     Total - Child Welfare 237,087,723

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Higher Education Incentive Grants

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General Revenues 200,000

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     Grand Total - Children, Youth and Families 314,506,447

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Health

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Central Management

10

General Revenues 2,965,099

11

Federal Funds 4,322,005

12

Restricted Receipts 26,202,867

13

     Provided that the disbursement of any indirect cost recoveries on federal grants budgeted

14

in this line item that are derived from grants authorized under The Coronavirus Preparedness and

15

Response Supplemental Appropriations Act (P.L. 116-123); The Families First Coronavirus

16

Response Act (P.L. 116-127); The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (P.L. 116-

17

136); The Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act (P.L. 116-139); the

18

Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (P.L. 116-260); and the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021

19

(P.L. 117-2), are hereby subject to the review and prior approval of the Director of Management

20

and Budget. No obligation or expenditure of these funds shall take place without such approval.

21

     Total - Central Management 33,489,971

22

Community Health and Equity

23

General Revenues 1,588,431

24

Federal Funds

25

Federal Funds 81,169,548

26

Federal Funds – State Fiscal Recovery Fund

27

     Public Health Clinics 4,000,000

28

Restricted Receipts 41,511,977

29

     Total - Community Health and Equity 128,269,956

30

Environmental Health

31

General Revenues 6,088,320

32

Federal Funds 8,549,060

33

Restricted Receipts 967,543

34

     Total - Environmental Health 15,604,923

 

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Health Laboratories and Medical Examiner

2

General Revenues 10,980,589

3

Federal Funds 2,756,028

4

Other Funds

5

     Rhode Island Capital Plan Funds

6

     Health Laboratories & Medical Examiner Equipment 400,000

7

     Total - Health Laboratories and Medical Examiner 14,136,617

8

Customer Services

9

General Revenues 8,198,687

10

Federal Funds 6,369,584

11

Restricted Receipts 4,024,890

12

     Total - Customer Services 18,593,161

13

Policy, Information and Communications

14

General Revenues 958,580

15

Federal Funds 2,876,367

16

Restricted Receipts 1,266,247

17

     Total - Policy, Information and Communications 5,101,194

18

Preparedness, Response, Infectious Disease & Emergency Services

19

General Revenues 2,092,672

20

Federal Funds 24,921,020

21

     Total - Preparedness, Response, Infectious Disease & Emergency Services 27,013,692

22

COVID-19

23

Federal Funds 131,144,016

24

     Grand Total - Health 373,353,530

25

Human Services

26

Central Management

27

General Revenues 7,586,208

28

     Of this amount, $400,000 is to support the Domestic Violence Prevention Fund to provide

29

direct services through the Coalition Against Domestic Violence, $350,000 to support Project

30

Reach activities provided by the RI Alliance of Boys and Girls Clubs, $267,000 is for outreach and

31

supportive services through Day One, $450,000 is for food collection and distribution through the

32

Rhode Island Community Food Bank, $500,000 for services provided to the homeless at Crossroads

33

Rhode Island, $600,000 for the Community Action Fund, $250,000 is for the Institute for the Study

34

and Practice of Nonviolence’s Reduction Strategy, $50,000 is to support services provided to the

 

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immigrant and refugee population through Higher Ground International, and $50,000 is for services

2

provided to refugees through the Refugee Dream Center. An additional $750,000 is for enhanced

3

support to the RI Alliance of Boys and Girls Clubs to assist students with academic, mental health,

4

and workforce readiness needs, and $1,400,000 is for the Community Action Fund for support to

5

individuals and families affected by the pandemic.

6

     The director of the department of human services shall provide to the speaker of the house,

7

president of the senate, and chairs of the house and senate finance committees at least every sixty

8

(60) days beginning August 1, 2022, a report on its progress in recruiting and retaining customer

9

serving staff. The report shall include: documentation of newly filled and vacated positions,

10

including lateral transfers, position titles, civil service information, including numbers of eligible

11

and available candidates, plans for future testing and numbers of eligible and available candidates

12

resulting from such testing, impacts on caseload backlogs and call center wait times, as well as

13

other pertinent information as determined by the director.

14

Federal Funds 5,425,851

15

Restricted Receipts 300,000

16

     Total - Central Management 13,312,059

17

Child Support Enforcement

18

General Revenues 3,678,142

19

Federal Funds 8,773,784

20

Restricted Receipts 3,575,448

21

     Total - Child Support Enforcement 16,027,374

22

Individual and Family Support

23

General Revenues 46,264,236

24

Federal Funds

25

Federal Funds 123,929,840

26

Federal Funds - State Fiscal Recovery Fund

27

     Child Care Support 21,283,000

28

Restricted Receipts 250,255

29

Other Funds

30

     Rhode Island Capital Plan Funds

31

     Blind Vending Facilities 165,000

32

     Total - Individual and Family Support 191,892,331

33

Office of Veterans Services

34

General Revenues 32,402,204

 

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     Of this amount, $200,000 is to provide support services through Veterans’ organizations.

2

Federal Funds 12,647,664

3

Restricted Receipts 759,968

4

Other Funds

5

     Rhode Island Capital Plan Funds

6

     Veterans Home Asset Protection 400,000

7

     Veterans Memorial Cemetery Asset Protection 200,000

8

     Total - Office of Veterans Services 46,409,836

9

Health Care Eligibility

10

General Revenues 9,969,089

11

Federal Funds 16,052,510

12

     Total - Health Care Eligibility 26,021,599

13

Supplemental Security Income Program

14

General Revenues 17,886,000

15

Rhode Island Works

16

General Revenues 8,681,937

17

Federal Funds 94,595,896

18

     Total - Rhode Island Works 103,277,833

19

Other Programs

20

General Revenues

21

General Revenues 1,347,120

22

     Of this appropriation, $90,000 shall be used for hardship contingency payments.

23

Retail SNAP Incentives Pilot Program 11,500,000

24

Federal Funds 435,426,342

25

Restricted Receipts 8,000

26

     Total - Other Programs 448,281,462

27

Office of Healthy Aging

28

General Revenues 12,996,855

29

     Of this amount, $325,000 is to provide elder services, including respite, through the

30

Diocese of Providence, $40,000 is for ombudsman services provided by the Alliance for Long Term

31

Care in accordance with Rhode Island General Laws, Chapter 42-66.7, $85,000 is for security for

32

housing for the elderly in accordance with Rhode Island General Law, Section 42-66.1-3, and

33

$1,000,000 is for Senior Services Support and $580,000 is for elderly nutrition, of which $530,000

34

is for Meals on Wheels.

 

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Federal Funds 21,375,702

2

Restricted Receipts 61,000

3

Other Funds

4

     Intermodal Surface Transportation Fund 4,593,213

5

     Total - Office of Healthy Aging 39,026,770

6

     Grand Total - Human Services 902,135,264

7

Behavioral Healthcare, Developmental Disabilities and Hospitals

8

Central Management

9

General Revenues 4,900,015

10

Federal Funds 609,732

11

     Total - Central Management 5,509,747

12

Hospital and Community System Support

13

General Revenues 2,791,946

14

Federal Funds 796,646

15

Restricted Receipts 261,029

16

     Total - Hospital and Community System Support 3,849,621

17

Services for the Developmentally Disabled

18

General Revenues 173,368,833

19

     Provided that of this general revenue funding, $15,170,870 shall be expended on certain

20

community-based department of behavioral healthcare, developmental disabilities and hospitals

21

(BHDDH) developmental disability private provider and self-directed consumer direct care service

22

worker raises and associated payroll cost as authorized by BHDDH. Any increases for direct

23

support staff and residential or other community-based setting must first receive the approval of

24

BHDDH.

25

     Provided further that of this general revenue funding, $4,748,600 shall be expended on a

26

Transformation Fund to be used for integrated day activities and supported employment services

27

for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities, of which $2,000,000 shall be

28

expended specifically on those who self-direct for creation of regional service advisement models

29

and pool of substitute staff. An additional $458,100 shall be expended on technology acquisition

30

for individuals within the developmental disabilities system. An additional $42,100 shall be

31

expended on technical assistance for the aforementioned technology acquisition. An additional

32

$450,000 shall be expended on creating a statewide workforce initiative focused on recruiting,

33

creating pipelines, and credentialing. For these two designations of general revenue funding, all

34

unexpended or unencumbered balances at the end of the fiscal year shall be reappropriated to the

 

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ensuing fiscal year and made immediately available for the same purpose.

2

Federal Funds 208,693,092

3

     Provided that of this federal funding, $19,105,835 shall be expended on certain

4

community-based department of behavioral healthcare, developmental disabilities and hospitals

5

(BHDDH) developmental disability private provider and self-directed consumer direct care service

6

worker raises and associated payroll cost as authorized by BHDDH. Any increases for direct

7

support staff and residential or other community-based setting must first receive the approval of

8

BHDDH.

9

     Provided further that of this federal funding, $4,748,600 shall be expended on a

10

Transformation Fund to be used for integrated day activities and supported employment services

11

for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities, of which $2,000,000 shall be

12

expended specifically on those who self-direct for creation of regional service advisement models

13

and pool of substitute staff. An additional $458,100 shall be expended on technology acquisition

14

for individuals within the developmental disabilities system. An additional $42,100 shall be

15

expended on technical assistance for the aforementioned technology acquisition. An additional

16

$450,000 shall be expended on creating a statewide workforce initiative focused on recruiting,

17

creating pipelines, and credentialing. For these two designations of federal funding, all unexpended

18

or unencumbered balances at the end of the fiscal year shall be reappropriated to the ensuing fiscal

19

year and made immediately available for the same purpose.

20

Restricted Receipts 1,275,700

21

Other Funds

22

     Rhode Island Capital Plan Funds

23

     DD Residential Support 100,000

24

     Total - Services for the Developmentally Disabled 383,437,625

25

Behavioral Healthcare Services

26

General Revenues 2,969,495

27

Federal Funds 45,702,498

28

     Provided that $250,000 from Social Services Block Grant funds is awarded to The

29

Providence Center to coordinate with Oasis Wellness and Recovery for its support and services

30

program offered to individuals with behavioral health issues.

31

Federal Funds - State Fiscal Recovery Fund

32

     Crisis Intervention Trainings 550,000

33

     9-8-8 Hotline 1,875,000

34

Restricted Receipts 3,640,116

 

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     Provided that $500,000 from the Opioid Stewardship Fund is distributed equally to the

2

seven Regional Substance Abuse Prevention Task Forces to fund priorities determined by each

3

Task Force.

4

     Total - Behavioral Healthcare Services 54,737,109

5

Hospital and Community Rehabilitative Services

6

General Revenues 88,307,069

7

Federal Funds 30,232,988

8

Restricted Receipts 25,000

9

Other Funds

10

     Rhode Island Capital Plan Funds

11

     Hospital Equipment 300,000

12

     Total - Hospital and Community Rehabilitative Services 118,865,057

13

State of RI Psychiatric Hospital

14

     General Revenue 30,662,874

15

     Grand Total - Behavioral Healthcare,

16

     Developmental Disabilities and Hospitals 597,062,033

17

Office of the Child Advocate

18

General Revenues 1,494,065

19

     The Department of Administration shall hold a public hearing, in accordance with Rhode

20

Island General Law, Sections 36-4-16 and 36-4-16.2, by September 1, 2022 to consider revisions

21

to the Office’s unclassified service classification and pay plan consistent with the additional

22

appropriation provided.

23

Commission on the Deaf and Hard of Hearing

24

General Revenues 716,876

25

Restricted Receipts 100,000

26

     Grand Total - Comm. On Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing 816,876

27

Governor’s Commission on Disabilities

28

General Revenues

29

     General Revenues 766,858

30

     Livable Home Modification Grant Program 985,743

31

     Provided that this will be used for home modification and accessibility enhancements to

32

construct, retrofit, and/or renovate residences to allow individuals to remain in community settings.

33

This will be in consultation with the Executive Office of Health and Human Services. All

34

unexpended or unencumbered balances, at the end of the fiscal year, shall be reappropriated to the

 

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ensuing fiscal year, and made immediately available for the same purpose.

2

Federal Funds 378,658

3

Restricted Receipts 84,235

4

     Grand Total - Governor’s Commission on Disabilities 2,215,494

5

Office of the Mental Health Advocate

6

General Revenues 973,329

7

Elementary and Secondary Education

8

Administration of the Comprehensive Education Strategy

9

General Revenues 26,401,820

10

     Provided that $90,000 be allocated to support the hospital school at Hasbro Children’s

11

Hospital pursuant to Rhode Island General Law, Section 16-7-20 and that $395,000 be allocated to

12

support child opportunity zones through agreements with the Department of Elementary and

13

Secondary Education to strengthen education, health and social services for students and their

14

families as a strategy to accelerate student achievement.

15

Federal Funds

16

Federal Funds 291,417,789

17

     Provided that $684,000 from the Department’s administrative share of Individuals with

18

Disabilities Education Act funds be allocated to the Paul V. Sherlock Center on Disabilities to

19

support the Rhode Island Vision Education and Services Program.

20

Federal Funds - State Fiscal Recovery Fund

21

     Adult Education Investment 2,000,000

22

Restricted Receipts

23

     Restricted Receipts 2,271,670

24

     HRIC Adult Education Grants 3,500,000

25

     Total - Admin. of the Comprehensive Ed. Strategy 325,591,279

26

Davies Career and Technical School

27

General Revenues 14,774,827

28

Federal Funds 1,872,920

29

Restricted Receipts 4,525,049

30

Other Funds

31

     Rhode Island Capital Plan Funds

32

     Davies School HVAC 1,150,000

33

     Davies School Asset Protection 500,000

34

     Davies School Healthcare Classroom Renovations 6,500,000

 

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     Total - Davies Career and Technical School 29,322,796

2

RI School for the Deaf

3

General Revenues 7,940,337

4

Federal Funds 420,053

5

Restricted Receipts 605,166

6

Other Funds

7

     School for the Deaf Transformation Grants 59,000

8

     Rhode Island Capital Plan Funds

9

     School for the Deaf Asset Protection 100,000

10

     Total - RI School for the Deaf 9,124,556

11

Metropolitan Career and Technical School

12

General Revenues 9,790,163

13

Federal Funds 4,125,711

14

Other Funds

15

     Rhode Island Capital Plan Funds

16

     MET School Asset Protection 800,000

17

     Total - Metropolitan Career and Technical School 14,715,874

18

Education Aid

19

General Revenues 1,063,437,756

20

     Provided that the criteria for the allocation of early childhood funds shall prioritize

21

prekindergarten seats and classrooms for four-year-olds whose family income is at or below one

22

hundred eighty-five percent (185%) of federal poverty guidelines and who reside in communities

23

with higher concentrations of low performing schools.

24

Federal Funds 200,042,202

25

Restricted Receipts 36,719,278

26

Other Funds

27

     Permanent School Fund 300,000

28

     Total - Education Aid 1,300,499,236

29

Central Falls School District

30

General Revenues 48,961,338

31

Federal Funds 20,845,329

32

     Total - Central Falls School District 69,806,667

33

School Construction Aid

34

General Revenues

 

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General Revenues

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     School Housing Aid 88,536,507

3

     School Building Authority Capital Fund 50,000,000

4

     Total - School Construction Aid 138,536,507

5

Teachers' Retirement

6

General Revenues 130,855,471

7

     Grand Total - Elementary and Secondary Education 2,018,452,386

8

Public Higher Education

9

Office of Postsecondary Commissioner

10

General Revenues 18,597,940

11

     Provided that $355,000 shall be allocated to the Rhode Island College Crusade pursuant to

12

the Rhode Island General Law, Section 16-70-5, $75,000 shall be allocated to Best Buddies Rhode

13

Island to support its programs for children with developmental and intellectual disabilities, and

14

$200,000 shall be allocated to the Rhode Island School for Progressive Education to support access

15

to higher education opportunities for teachers of color. It is also provided that $7,900,543 shall be

16

allocated to the Rhode Island Promise Scholarship program and $147,000 shall be used to support

17

Rhode Island’s membership in the New England Board of Higher Education.

18

Federal Funds

19

     Federal Funds 3,604,422

20

     Guaranty Agency Administration 400,000

21

     Guaranty Agency Operating Fund - Scholarships & Grants 4,000,000

22

Restricted Receipts 4,045,406

23

Other Funds

24

     Tuition Savings Program - Dual Enrollment 2,300,000

25

     Tuition Savings Program - Scholarships and Grants 5,595,000

26

     Nursing Education Center - Operating 2,891,398

27

     Rhode Island Capital Plan Funds

28

     Higher Education Centers 2,932,500

29

     Provided that the state fund no more than 50.0 percent of the total project cost.

30

     Total - Office of Postsecondary Commissioner 44,366,666

31

University of Rhode Island

32

General Revenues

33

     General Revenues 91,270,252

34

     Provided that in order to leverage federal funding and support economic development,

 

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$700,000 shall be allocated to the Small Business Development Center, $100,000 shall be allocated

2

to the Institute for Labor Studies & Research and that $50,000 shall be allocated to Special

3

Olympics Rhode Island to support its mission of providing athletic opportunities for individuals

4

with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

5

     Debt Service 29,049,378

6

     RI State Forensics Laboratory 1,516,015

7

Other Funds

8

     University and College Funds 707,626,466

9

     Debt - Dining Services 999,983

10

     Debt - Education and General 5,402,219

11

     Debt - Health Services 991,794

12

     Debt - Housing Loan Funds 12,965,597

13

     Debt - Memorial Union 2,053,787

14

     Debt - Ryan Center 2,375,073

15

     Debt - Parking Authority 1,294,923

16

     URI Restricted Debt Service - Energy Conservation 546,271

17

     URI Debt Service - Energy Conservation 2,071,504

18

     Rhode Island Capital Plan Funds

19

     Asset Protection 11,350,000

20

     Mechanical, Electric, and Plumbing Improvements 4,694,533

21

     Fire Protection Academic Buildings 1,706,802

22

     Bay Campus 6,000,000

23

     Total - University of Rhode Island 881,914,597

24

     Notwithstanding the provisions of section 35-3-15 of the general laws, all unexpended or

25

unencumbered balances as of June 30, 2023 relating to the University of Rhode Island are hereby

26

reappropriated to fiscal year 2024.

27

Rhode Island College

28

General Revenues

29

     General Revenues 62,341,287

30

     Debt Service 6,002,565

31

Other Funds

32

     University and College Funds 108,584,424

33

     Debt - Education and General 879,474

34

     Debt - Housing 371,105

 

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     Debt - Student Center and Dining 155,000

2

     Debt - Student Union 208,800

3

     Debt - G.O. Debt Service 1,640,931

4

     Debt - Energy Conservation 699,575

5

     Rhode Island Capital Plan Funds

6

     Asset Protection 9,618,000

7

     Infrastructure Modernization 4,900,000

8

     Total - Rhode Island College 195,401,161

9

     Notwithstanding the provisions of section 35-3-15 of the general laws, all unexpended or

10

unencumbered balances as of June 30, 2023 relating to Rhode Island College are hereby

11

reappropriated to fiscal year 2024.

12

Community College of Rhode Island

13

General Revenues

14

     General Revenues 55,693,282

15

     Debt Service 1,405,299

16

Federal Funds 1,818,835

17

Restricted Receipts 804,787

18

Other Funds

19

     University and College Funds 121,625,011

20

     Rhode Island Capital Plan Funds

21

     Asset Protection 3,246,000

22

     Knight Campus Renewal 2,896,182

23

     Data, Cabling, and Power Infrastructure 1,803,000

24

     Flanagan Campus Renovations 1,982,000

25

     CCRI Renovation and Modernization Phase I 5,000,000

26

     Total - Community College of RI 196,274,396

27

     Notwithstanding the provisions of section 35-3-15 of the general laws, all unexpended or

28

unencumbered balances as of June 30, 2023 relating to the Community College of Rhode Island

29

are hereby reappropriated to fiscal year 2024.

30

     Grand Total - Public Higher Education 1,317,956,820

31

RI State Council on the Arts

32

General Revenues

33

     Operating Support 1,033,276

34

     Grants 1,165,000

 

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     Provided that $375,000 be provided to support the operational costs of WaterFire

2

Providence art installations.

3

Federal Funds 1,331,719

4

Restricted Receipts 50,000

5

Other Funds

6

     Art for Public Facilities 585,000

7

     Grand Total - RI State Council on the Arts 4,164,995

8

RI Atomic Energy Commission

9

General Revenues 1,146,763

10

Restricted Receipts 25,036

11

Other Funds

12

     URI Sponsored Research 314,597

13

     Rhode Island Capital Plan Funds

14

     Asset Protection 50,000

15

     Grand Total - RI Atomic Energy Commission 1,536,396

16

RI Historical Preservation and Heritage Commission

17

General Revenues 1,572,452

18

     Provided that $30,000 support the operational costs of the Fort Adams Trust’s restoration

19

activities.

20

Federal Funds 1,359,283

21

Restricted Receipts 424,100

22

Other Funds

23

     RIDOT Project Review 156,901

24

     Grand Total - RI Historical Preservation and Heritage Comm. 3,512,736

25

Attorney General

26

Criminal

27

General Revenues 20,115,052

28

Federal Funds 2,884,123

29

Restricted Receipts 603,772

30

     Total - Criminal 23,602,947

31

Civil

32

General Revenues 6,778,199

33

Restricted Receipts 1,431,698

34

     Total - Civil 8,209,897

 

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Bureau of Criminal Identification

2

General Revenues 2,042,239

3

Restricted Receipts 1,187,466

4

     Total - Bureau of Criminal Identification 3,229,705

5

General

6

General Revenues 4,570,478

7

Other Funds

8

     Rhode Island Capital Plan Funds

9

     Building Renovations and Repairs 1,890,000

10

     Total - General 6,460,478

11

     Grand Total - Attorney General 41,503,027

12

Corrections

13

Central Management

14

General Revenues 20,060,213

15

Parole Board

16

General Revenues 1,438,337

17

Custody and Security

18

General Revenues 141,448,395

19

Federal Funds 1,149,582

20

     Total - Custody and Security 142,597,977

21

Institutional Support

22

General Revenues 23,108,898

23

Other Funds

24

     Rhode Island Capital Plan Funds

25

     Asset Protection 5,125,000

26

     Correctional Facilities - Renovations 250,000

27

     Total - Institutional Support 28,483,898

28

Institutional Based Rehab/Population Management

29

General Revenues 11,773,097

30

     Provided that $1,050,000 be allocated to Crossroads Rhode Island for sex offender

31

discharge planning.

32

     The director of the department of corrections shall provide to the speaker of the house and

33

president of the senate at least every ninety (90) days beginning September 1, 2022, a report on

34

efforts to modernize the correctional industries program. The report shall, at minimum, provide

 

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data on the past ninety (90) days regarding program participation, changes made in programming

2

to more closely align with industry needs, new or terminated partnerships with employers,

3

nonprofits, and advocacy groups, current program expenses and revenues, and the employment

4

status of all persons on the day of discharge from department care who participated in the

5

correctional industries program.

6

Federal Funds 625,118

7

Restricted Receipts 64,600

8

     Total - Institutional Based Rehab/Population Mgt. 12,462,815

9

Healthcare Services

10

General Revenues 28,149,588

11

Restricted Receipts 2,868,614

12

     Total - Healthcare Services 31,018,202

13

Community Corrections

14

General Revenues 19,872,087

15

Federal Funds 369,417

16

Restricted Receipts 11,107

17

     Total - Community Corrections 20,252,611

18

     Grand Total - Corrections 256,314,053

19

Judiciary

20

Supreme Court

21

General Revenues

22

     General Revenues 32,346,588

23

     Provided however, that no more than $1,302,057 in combined total shall be offset to the

24

Public Defender’s Office, the Attorney General’s Office, the Department of Corrections, the

25

Department of Children, Youth and Families, and the Department of Public Safety for square-

26

footage occupancy costs in public courthouses and further provided that $230,000 be allocated to

27

the Rhode Island Coalition Against Domestic Violence for the domestic abuse court advocacy

28

project pursuant to Rhode Island General Law, Section 12-29-7 and that $90,000 be allocated to

29

Rhode Island Legal Services, Inc. to provide housing and eviction defense to indigent individuals.

30

     Defense of Indigents 5,075,432

31

Federal Funds 338,402

32

Restricted Receipts 4,051,045

33

Other Funds

34

     Rhode Island Capital Plan Funds

 

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     Garrahy Courtroom Restoration 750,000

2

     Judicial Complexes - HVAC 1,000,000

3

     Judicial Complexes Asset Protection 1,500,000

4

     Judicial Complexes Fan Coil Unit Replacements 750,000

5

     Licht Judicial Complex Restoration 750,000

6

     McGrath Judicial Complex 225,000

7

     Total - Supreme Court 46,786,467

8

Judicial Tenure and Discipline

9

General Revenues 169,767

10

Superior Court

11

General Revenues 26,708,059

12

Federal Funds 236,617

13

Restricted Receipts 665,000

14

     Total - Superior Court 27,609,676

15

Family Court

16

General Revenues 25,436,666

17

Federal Funds 3,984,190

18

     Total - Family Court 29,420,856

19

District Court

20

General Revenues 16,059,965

21

Federal Funds 586,167

22

Restricted Receipts 60,000

23

     Total - District Court 16,706,132

24

Traffic Tribunal

25

General Revenues 10,728,771

26

Workers' Compensation Court

27

Restricted Receipts 10,020,945

28

     Grand Total - Judiciary 141,442,614

29

Military Staff

30

General Revenues 3,365,511

31

Federal Funds 34,311,530

32

Restricted Receipts

33

     RI Military Family Relief Fund 55,000

34

Other Funds

 

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     Rhode Island Capital Plan Funds

2

     Aviation Readiness Center 138,272

3

     AMC Roof 366,500

4

     Asset Protection 1,290,000

5

     Quonset Airport Runway Reconstruction 275,000

6

     Sun Valley Armory 788,161

7

     Grand Total - Military Staff 40,589,974

8

Public Safety

9

Central Management

10

General Revenues 16,437,445

11

     Provided that $15,000,000 shall be allocated as the state contribution for the Statewide

12

Body-worn Camera Program, subject to all program and reporting rules, regulations, policies, and

13

guidelines prescribed in the Rhode Island General Laws. No money appropriated shall be

14

distributed for Rhode Island police department body-worn camera expenses prior to the

15

promulgation of rules and regulations. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 35-3-15 of the

16

general laws, all unexpended or unencumbered balances as of June 30, 2023, from this

17

appropriation are hereby reappropriated to fiscal year 2024.

18

Federal Funds 10,840,576

19

Federal Funds - State Fiscal Recovery Fund

20

     Support for Survivors of Domestic Violence 3,500,000

21

Restricted Receipts 186,121

22

     Total - Central Management 30,964,142

23

E-911 Emergency Telephone System

24

Restricted Receipts 8,468,710

25

Security Services

26

General Revenues 29,858,676

27

Municipal Police Training Academy

28

General Revenues 281,456

29

Federal Funds 608,963

30

     Total - Municipal Police Training Academy 890,419

31

State Police

32

General Revenues 89,727,365

33

Federal Funds 6,413,954

34

Restricted Receipts 935,739

 

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Other Funds

2

     Airport Corporation Assistance 168,211

3

     Road Construction Reimbursement 2,871,108

4

     Weight and Measurement Reimbursement 437,860

5

     Rhode Island Capital Plan Funds

6

     DPS Asset Protection 1,000,000

7

     Portsmouth Barracks 1,650,000

8

     Southern Barracks 13,000,000

9

     Training Academy Upgrades 1,386,380

10

     Statewide Communications System Network 230,929

11

     Total - State Police 117,821,546

12

     Grand Total - Public Safety 188,003,493

13

Office of Public Defender

14

General Revenues 14,708,807

15

Federal Funds 65,665

16

     Grand Total - Office of Public Defender 14,774,472

17

Emergency Management Agency

18

General Revenues 4,308,154

19

Federal Funds 29,462,797

20

Restricted Receipts 457,420

21

Other Funds

22

     Rhode Island Capital Plan Funds

23

     RI Statewide Communications Network 1,494,400

24

     State Emergency Ops Center 524,657

25

     RI Statewide Communications Infrastructure 1,134,400

26

     Grand Total - Emergency Management Agency 37,381,828

27

Environmental Management

28

Office of the Director

29

General Revenues 8,957,872

30

     Of this general revenue amount, $50,000 is appropriated to the Conservation Districts and

31

$100,000 is appropriated to the Wildlife Rehabilitators Association of Rhode Island for a

32

veterinarian at the Wildlife Clinic of Rhode Island.

33

Federal Funds 65,100

34

Restricted Receipts 4,126,794

 

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     Total - Office of the Director 13,149,766

2

Natural Resources

3

General Revenues 29,057,514

4

Federal Funds 23,181,039

5

Restricted Receipts 5,699,215

6

Other Funds

7

     DOT Recreational Projects 762,000

8

     Blackstone Bike Path Design 1,000,000

9

     Rhode Island Capital Plan Funds

10

     Blackstone Park Improvements 244,191

11

     Dam Repair 824,238

12

     Fort Adams Rehabilitation 300,000

13

     Port of Galilee 9,348,461

14

     Recreation Facility Asset Protection 500,000

15

     Recreational Facilities Improvement 3,400,000

16

     Natural Resources Office and Visitor's Center 250,000

17

     Fish & Wildlife Maintenance Facilities 100,000

18

     Total - Natural Resources 74,666,658

19

Environmental Protection

20

General Revenues 15,081,859

21

Federal Funds 11,503,721

22

Restricted Receipts 7,569,654

23

Other Funds

24

     Transportation MOU 30,986

25

     Total - Environmental Protection 34,186,220

26

     Grand Total - Environmental Management 122,002,644

27

Coastal Resources Management Council

28

General Revenues 3,327,275

29

Federal Funds 1,980,304

30

Restricted Receipts 250,000

31

Other Funds

32

     Rhode Island Capital Plan Funds

33

     South Coast Restoration Project 1,900,000

34

     Pawcatuck Resiliency 50,000

 

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     Little Narragansett Bay 50,000

2

     Grand Total - Coastal Resources Mgmt. Council 7,557,579

3

Transportation

4

Central Management

5

Federal Funds 16,577,046

6

Other Funds

7

     Gasoline Tax 9,118,769

8

     Total - Central Management 25,695,815

9

Management and Budget

10

Other Funds

11

     Gasoline Tax 3,761,946

12

Infrastructure Engineering

13

Federal Funds

14

Federal Funds 415,019,330

15

Federal Funds – State Fiscal Recovery Fund

16

     RI Turnpike and Bridge Authority – Safety Barriers Study 1,000,000

17

     RI Public Transit Authority – R-Line Free Service Pilot 2,500,000

18

Restricted Receipts 5,949,070

19

Other Funds

20

     Gasoline Tax 74,241,610

21

     Of this amount, $75,000 is appropriated for the Rhode Island Public Transit Authority to

22

study current operations and paratransit bus services and to design of a statewide program that

23

addresses the transportation needs of seniors and individuals whose disability prevents independent

24

use of the fixed route system and who do not fall within the three quarter of a mile of a fixed route

25

as required by ADA paratransit services. This study must include input from riders with

26

disabilities, seniors, and the Human Services Transportation Coordinating Council, as established

27

in 39-18.1-5(e). On or before January 1, 2023, the Rhode Island Public Transit Authority must

28

submit a report to the speaker of the house and the president of the senate summarizing the study

29

and design of a statewide program, including cost estimates for the implementation and ongoing

30

service that address the transportation needs of seniors and individuals with disabilities.

31

     Toll Revenue 33,614,329

32

     Land Sale Revenue 9,260,141

33

     Rhode Island Capital Plan Funds

34

     Highway Improvement Program 55,645,000

 

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     Bike Path Asset Protection 400,000

2

     RIPTA - Land and Buildings 12,889,628

3

     RIPTA - URI Mobility Hub 250,000

4

     RIPTA – Pawtucket/Central Falls Bus Hub Passenger Facility 4,000,000

5

     RIPTA - Providence High-Capacity Transit Corridor Study 225,000

6

     Total - Infrastructure Engineering 614,994,108

7

Infrastructure Maintenance

8

Federal Funds 21,456,198

9

Other Funds

10

     Gasoline Tax 23,708,688

11

     Rhode Island Highway Maintenance Account 102,647,711

12

     Rhode Island Capital Plan Funds

13

     Maintenance Capital Equipment Replacement 1,500,000

14

     Maintenance Facilities Improvements 500,000

15

     Welcome Center 200,000

16

     Salt Storage Facilities 1,900,000

17

     Train Station Asset Protection 350,000

18

     Total - Infrastructure Maintenance 152,262,597

19

     Grand Total - Transportation 796,714,466

20

Statewide Totals

21

General Revenues 5,042,159,928

22

Federal Funds 5,708,365,308

23

Restricted Receipts 453,536,893

24

Other Funds 2,398,392,497

25

     Statewide Grand Total 13,602,454,626

26

     SECTION 2. Each line appearing in Section 1 of this Article shall constitute an

27

appropriation.

28

     SECTION 3. Upon the transfer of any function of a department or agency to another

29

department or agency, the Governor is hereby authorized by means of executive order to transfer

30

or reallocate, in whole or in part, the appropriations and the full-time equivalent limits affected

31

thereby; provided, however, in accordance with Rhode Island General Law, Section 42-6-5, when

32

the duties or administrative functions of government are designated by law to be performed within

33

a particular department or agency, no transfer of duties or functions and no re-allocation, in whole

34

or part, or appropriations and full-time equivalent positions to any other department or agency shall

 

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be authorized.

2

     SECTION 4. From the appropriation for contingency shall be paid such sums as may be

3

required at the discretion of the Governor to fund expenditures for which appropriations may not

4

exist. Such contingency funds may also be used for expenditures in the several departments and

5

agencies where appropriations are insufficient, or where such requirements are due to unforeseen

6

conditions or are non-recurring items of an unusual nature. Said appropriations may also be used

7

for the payment of bills incurred due to emergencies or to any offense against public peace and

8

property, in accordance with the provisions of Titles 11 and 45 of the General Laws of 1956, as

9

amended. All expenditures and transfers from this account shall be approved by the Governor.

10

     SECTION 5. The general assembly authorizes the state controller to establish the internal

11

service accounts shown below, and no other, to finance and account for the operations of state

12

agencies that provide services to other agencies, institutions and other governmental units on a cost

13

reimbursed basis. The purpose of these accounts is to ensure that certain activities are managed in

14

a businesslike manner, promote efficient use of services by making agencies pay the full costs

15

associated with providing the services, and allocate the costs of central administrative services

16

across all fund types, so that federal and other non-general fund programs share in the costs of

17

general government support. The controller is authorized to reimburse these accounts for the cost

18

of work or services performed for any other department or agency subject to the following

19

expenditure limitations:

20

Account Expenditure Limit

21

State Assessed Fringe Benefit Internal Service Fund 37,370,321

22

Administration Central Utilities Internal Service Fund 27,355,205

23

State Central Mail Internal Service Fund 7,303,550

24

State Telecommunications Internal Service Fund 3,513,931

25

State Automotive Fleet Internal Service Fund 12,869,107

26

Surplus Property Internal Service Fund 3,000

27

Health Insurance Internal Service Fund 272,697,174

28

Other Post-Employment Benefits Fund 63,858,483

29

Capitol Police Internal Service Fund 1,380,836

30

Corrections Central Distribution Center Internal Service Fund 7,524,912

31

Correctional Industries Internal Service Fund 8,472,206

32

Secretary of State Record Center Internal Service Fund 1,143,730

33

Human Resources Internal Service Fund 15,991,654

34

DCAMM Facilities Internal Service Fund 47,011,910

 

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Information Technology Internal Service Fund 50,789,409

2

     SECTION 6. Legislative Intent - The General Assembly may provide a written "statement

3

of legislative intent" signed by the chairperson of the House Finance Committee and by the

4

chairperson of the Senate Finance Committee to show the intended purpose of the appropriations

5

contained in Section 1 of this Article. The statement of legislative intent shall be kept on file in the

6

House Finance Committee and in the Senate Finance Committee.

7

     At least twenty (20) days prior to the issuance of a grant or the release of funds, which

8

grant or funds are listed on the legislative letter of intent, all department, agency and corporation

9

directors, shall notify in writing the chairperson of the House Finance Committee and the

10

chairperson of the Senate Finance Committee of the approximate date when the funds are to be

11

released or granted.

12

     SECTION 7. Appropriation of Temporary Disability Insurance Funds -- There is hereby

13

appropriated pursuant to sections 28-39-5 and 28-39-8 of the Rhode Island General Laws all funds

14

required to be disbursed for the benefit payments from the Temporary Disability Insurance Fund

15

and Temporary Disability Insurance Reserve Fund for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023.

16

     SECTION 8. Appropriation of Employment Security Funds -- There is hereby appropriated

17

pursuant to section 28-42-19 of the Rhode Island General Laws all funds required to be disbursed

18

for benefit payments from the Employment Security Fund for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023.

19

     SECTION 9. Appropriation of Lottery Division Funds -- There is hereby appropriated to

20

the Lottery Division any funds required to be disbursed by the Lottery Division for the purposes of

21

paying commissions or transfers to the prize fund for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023.

22

     SECTION 10. Appropriation of CollegeBoundSaver Funds - There is hereby appropriated

23

to the Office of the General Treasurer designated funds received under the CollegeBoundSaver

24

program for transfer to the Division of Higher Education Assistance within the Office of the

25

Postsecondary Commissioner to support student financial aid for the fiscal year ending June 30,

26

2023.

27

     SECTION 11. Departments and agencies listed below may not exceed the number of full-

28

time equivalent (FTE) positions shown below in any pay period. Full-time equivalent positions do

29

not include limited period positions or, seasonal or intermittent positions whose scheduled period

30

of employment does not exceed twenty-six consecutive weeks or whose scheduled hours do not

31

exceed nine hundred and twenty-five (925) hours, excluding overtime, in a one-year period. Nor

32

do they include individuals engaged in training, the completion of which is a prerequisite of

33

employment. Provided, however, that the Governor or designee, Speaker of the House of

34

Representatives or designee, and the President of the Senate or designee may authorize an

 

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adjustment to any limitation. Prior to the authorization, the State Budget Officer shall make a

2

detailed written recommendation to the Governor, the Speaker of the House, and the President of

3

the Senate. A copy of the recommendation and authorization to adjust shall be transmitted to the

4

chairman of the House Finance Committee, Senate Finance Committee, the House Fiscal Advisor,

5

and the Senate Fiscal Advisor.

6

     State employees whose funding is from non-state general revenue funds that are time

7

limited shall receive limited term appointment with the term limited to the availability of non-state

8

general revenue funding source.

9

FY 2023 FTE POSITION AUTHORIZATION

10

     Departments and Agencies Full-Time Equivalent

11

     Administration 662.7

12

     Provided that no more than 429.5 of the total authorization would be limited to positions

13

that support internal service fund programs.

14

     Business Regulation 181.0

15

     Executive Office of Commerce 20.0

16

     Labor and Training 461.7

17

     Revenue 575.5

18

     Legislature 298.5

19

     Office of the Lieutenant Governor 8.0

20

     Office of the Secretary of State 59.0

21

     Office of the General Treasurer 89.0

22

     Board of Elections 13.0

23

     Rhode Island Ethics Commission 12.0

24

     Office of the Governor 45.0

25

     Commission for Human Rights 15.0

26

     Public Utilities Commission 54.0

27

     Office of Health and Human Services 204.0

28

     Children, Youth and Families 702.5

29

     Health 535.4

30

     Human Services 773.0

31

     Office of Veterans Services 263.0

32

     Office of Healthy Aging 31.0

33

     Behavioral Healthcare, Developmental Disabilities and Hospitals 1,200.4

34

     Office of the Child Advocate 10.0

 

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     Commission on the Deaf and Hard of Hearing 4.0

2

     Governor’s Commission on Disabilities 5.0

3

     Office of the Mental Health Advocate 6.0

4

     Elementary and Secondary Education 143.1

5

     School for the Deaf 60.0

6

     Davies Career and Technical School 123.0

7

     Office of Postsecondary Commissioner 34.0

8

     Provided that 1.0 of the total authorization would be available only for positions that are

9

supported by third-party funds, 11.0 would be available only for positions at the State’s Higher

10

Education Centers located in Woonsocket and Westerly, and 10.0 would be available only for

11

positions at the Nursing Education Center.

12

     University of Rhode Island 2,555.0

13

     Provided that 357.8 of the total authorization would be available only for positions that are

14

supported by third-party funds.

15

     Rhode Island College 949.2

16

     Provided that 76.0 of the total authorization would be available only for positions that are

17

supported by third-party funds.

18

     Community College of Rhode Island 849.1

19

     Provided that 89.0 of the total authorization would be available only for positions that are

20

supported by third-party funds.

21

     Rhode Island State Council on the Arts 9.6

22

     RI Atomic Energy Commission 8.6

23

     Historical Preservation and Heritage Commission 15.6

24

     Office of the Attorney General 249.1

25

     Corrections 1,427.0

26

     Judicial 739.3

27

     Military Staff 93.0

28

     Emergency Management Agency 35.0

29

     Public Safety 632.2

30

     Office of the Public Defender 100.0

31

     Environmental Management 417.0

32

     Coastal Resources Management Council 32.0

33

     Transportation 755.0

34

     Total 15,455.5

 

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     No agency or department may employ contracted employee services where contract

2

employees would work under state employee supervisors without determination of need by the

3

Director of Administration acting upon positive recommendations by the Budget Officer and the

4

Personnel Administrator and 15 days after a public hearing.

5

     Nor may any agency or department contract for services replacing work done by state

6

employees at that time without determination of need by the Director of Administration acting upon

7

the positive recommendations of the State Budget Officer and the Personnel Administrator and 30

8

days after a public hearing.

9

     SECTION 12. The amounts reflected in this Article include the appropriation of Rhode

10

Island Capital Plan funds for fiscal year 2023 and supersede appropriations provided for FY 2023

11

within Section 12 of Article 1 of Chapter 162 of the P.L. of 2021.

12

     The following amounts are hereby appropriated out of any money in the State’s Rhode

13

Island Capital Plan Fund not otherwise appropriated to be expended during the fiscal years ending

14

June 30, 2024, June 30, 2025, June 30, 2026, and June 30, 2027. These amounts supersede

15

appropriations provided within Section 12 of Article 1 of Chapter 162 of the P.L. of 2021.

16

     For the purposes and functions hereinafter mentioned, the State Controller is hereby

17

authorized and directed to draw his or her orders upon the General Treasurer for the payment of

18

such sums and such portions thereof as may be required by him or her upon receipt of properly

19

authenticated vouchers.

20

      FY Ending FY Ending FY Ending FY Ending

21

     Project 06/30/2024 06/30/2025 06/30/2026 06/30/2027

22

DOA - 560 Jefferson Boulevard 150,000 1,550,000 1,050,000 50,000

23

DOA - Accessibility Facility Renovations 1,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000

24

DOA - Arrigan Center 125,000 75,000 200,000 200,000

25

DOA - Cannon Building 3,725,000 4,125,000 4,025,000 0

26

DOA - Cranston Street Armory 2,250,000 3,250,000 1,600,000 100,000

27

DOA - DoIT Enterprise

28

Operations Center 2,050,000 1,150,000 1,050,000 300,000

29

DOA - Dunkin Donuts Center 6,212,500 2,100,000 2,300,000 2,300,000

30

DOA - Pastore Building

31

Demolition 1,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000

32

DOA - Pastore Center

33

Non-Hospital Buildings 5,500,000 4,500,000 4,000,000 4,000,000

34

DOA - Pastore Campus Infrastructure 33,200,000 38,900,000 32,600,000 5,050,000

 

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DOA - RI Convention Center Authority 10,237,500 3,340,000 2,500,000 2,500,000

2

DOA - Shepard Building 1,500,000 0 0 0

3

DOA - State House Renovations 3,079,000 16,629,000 15,379,000 15,379,000

4

DOA - William Powers Building 2,750,000 2,400,000 2,200,000 2,000,000

5

DOA - Zambarano Buildings and Campus 1,515,000 1,040,000 1,300,000 1,275,000

6

DOA - Zambarano Long Term

7

Acute Care Hospital 6,569,677 26,185,740 26,067,041 23,804,439

8

DBR - Fire Academy Expansion 5,715,500 1,940,500 0 0

9

EOC - I-195 Commission 805,000 0 0 0

10

DCYF - Female Youth Facility 15,000,000 15,000,000 15,000,000 0

11

DOH - Health Laboratories and Medical

12

Examiner Equipment 400,000 400,000 400,000 400,000

13

DHS - Veterans Cemetery Asset Protection 750,000 250,000 300,000 250,000

14

ELSEC - MET School Asset Protection 2,000,000 2,000,000 250,000 250,000

15

URI - Asset Protection 11,494,395 12,006,225 12,606,536 13,236,863

16

URI - Mechanical, Electric, and Plumbing

17

Improvements 13,205,467 0 0 0

18

URI - Bay Campus 6,000,000 0 12,500,000 12,500,000

19

URI - Fire Protection

20

Academic Phase II 3,081,532 3,311,666 0 0

21

URI -– Fine Arts Center Renovations &

22

Addition Phase I 0 8,000,000 8,000,000 0

23

RIC - Asset Protection 5,431,657 5,785,000 5,950,000 6,025,000

24

RIC - Infrastructure Modernization 5,275,000 5,675,000 5,675,000 5,675,000

25

RIC - Clarke Science 0 10,000,000 5,000,000 0

26

CCRI - Asset Protection 2,653,124 2,719,452 2,719,452 2,719,452

27

CCRI - Data, Cabling, and

28

Power Infrastructure 3,300,000 3,700,000 4,650,000 0

29

CCRI - Flanagan Campus Renewal 2,000,000 6,000,000 2,500,000 0

30

CCRI - Knight Campus Renewal 1,390,000 0 0 0

31

CCRI - Renovation and Modernization 9,000,000 14,000,000 12,000,000 0

32

DOC - Asset Protection 4,100,000 4,100,000 4,100,000 4,100,000

33

Military Staff - Aviation Readiness 0 1,125,800 1,599,115 0

34

Military Staff - Quonset Airport

 

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Runway Reconstruction 1,663,612 926,505 0 0

2

EMA - RI Statewide

3

Communications Network 1,494,400 1,494,400 0 0

4

DPS - Southern Barracks 13,000,000 0 0 0

5

DPS - Training Academy Upgrades 900,000 1,920,000 715,000 150,000

6

DPS - RISCON Microwave

7

Replacement 230,929 230,929 230,929 0

8

DEM - Dam Repair 1,805,000 3,065,000 2,000,000 2,000,000

9

DEM - Port of Galilee 5,491,817 11,500,000 17,500,000 11,500,000

10

DEM - Natural Resources Offices

11

and Visitor's Center 250,000 2,500,000 2,000,000 0

12

DEM - Recreational Facilities

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Improvements 4,745,578 4,050,000 2,290,000 3,050,000

14

DOT - Highway Improvement

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Program 94,308,800 32,404,560 27,200,000 27,200,000

16

DOT - Salt Storage Facilities

17

Improvement 1,000,000 1,150,000 1,150,000 1,150,000

18

DOT - Maintenance

19

Capital Equipment Replacement 1,800,000 1,800,000 1,800,000 1,800,000

20

DOT - RIPTA

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Land and Building Enhancements 12,627,012 500,000 500,000 500,000

22

DOT - RIPTA - Pawtucket/Central Falls

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Bus Hub Passenger Facility 1,000,000 0 0 0

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     SECTION 13. Reappropriation of Funding for Rhode Island Capital Plan Fund Projects.

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Any unexpended and unencumbered funds from Rhode Island Capital Plan Fund project

26

appropriations shall be reappropriated in the ensuing fiscal year and made available for the same

27

purpose. However, any such reappropriations are subject to final approval by the General

28

Assembly as part of the supplemental appropriations act. Any unexpended funds of less than five

29

hundred dollars ($500) shall be reappropriated at the discretion of the State Budget Officer.

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     SECTION 14. For the Fiscal Year ending June 30, 2023, the Rhode Island Housing and

31

Mortgage Finance Corporation shall provide from its resources such sums as appropriate in support

32

of the Neighborhood Opportunities Program. The Corporation shall provide a report detailing the

33

amount of funding provided to this program, as well as information on the number of units of

34

housing provided as a result to the Director of Administration, the Chair of the Housing Resources

 

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Commission, the Chair of the House Finance Committee, the Chair of the Senate Finance

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Committee and the State Budget Officer.

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     SECTION 15. Appropriation of Economic Activity Taxes in accordance with the city of

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Pawtucket downtown redevelopment statute -- There is hereby appropriated for the fiscal year

5

ending June 30, 2023, all State Economic Activity Taxes to be collected pursuant to § 45-33.4-4 of

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the Rhode Island General Laws, as amended (including, but not limited to, the amount of tax

7

revenues certified by the Commerce Corporation in accordance with § 45-33.4-1(13) of the Rhode

8

Island General Laws), for the purposes of paying debt service on bonds, funding debt service

9

reserves, paying costs of infrastructure improvements in and around the ballpark district, arts

10

district, and the growth center district, funding future debt service on bonds, and funding a

11

redevelopment revolving fund established in accordance with § 45-33-1 of the Rhode Island

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General Laws.

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     SECTION 16. The appropriations from federal funds contained in Section 1 shall not be

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construed to mean any federal funds or assistance appropriated, authorized, allocated or

15

apportioned to the State of Rhode Island from the State Fiscal Recovery Fund and Capital Projects

16

Fund enacted pursuant to the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, P.L. 117-2 for fiscal year 2023

17

except for those instances specifically designated.

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     The following amounts are hereby appropriated out of any money available in the State

19

Fiscal Recovery Fund and Capital Projects Fund for the fiscal years ending June 30, 2024, June 30,

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2025, June 30, 2026, and June 30, 2027.

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     For the purposes and functions hereinafter mentioned, the State Controller is hereby

22

authorized and directed to draw his or her orders upon the General Treasurer for payment of such

23

sums and such portions thereof as may be required by him or her upon receipt of properly

24

authenticated vouchers.

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FY Ending FY Ending FY Ending FY Ending

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06/30/2024 06/30/2025 06/30/2026 06/30/2027

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State Fiscal Recovery Fund - Federal Funds

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Project

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DOA - Administration 1,621,728 1,621,728 1,621,728 125,449

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DOA - Electric Heat Pump Grant

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Program 10,000,000 10,000,000 0 0

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DOA - Ongoing COVID-19 Response 75,052,439 38,819,129 0 0

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DLT - Enhanced Real Jobs 10,000,000 10,000,000 0 0

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EOC - Minority Business Accelerator 4,000,000 0 0 0

 

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EOC - Destination Marketing 1,500,000 0 0 0

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EOC - Blue Economy Investments 40,000,000 20,000,000 0 0

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EOC - Bioscience Investments 15,000,000 9,000,000 1,000,000 0

4

EOC - South Quay Marine Terminal 23,000,000 0 0 0

5

RIH - Development of Affordable

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Housing 30,000,000 25,000,000 0 0

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RIH - Site Acquisition 5,000,000 5,000,000 0 0

8

RIH - Down Payment Assistance 10,000,000 10,000,000 0 0

9

RIH - Workforce Housing 8,000,000 0 0 0

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RIH - Affordable Housing

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Predevelopment Program 2,500,000 2,500,000 2,500,000 0

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RIH - Home Repair and Community

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Revitalization 10,000,000 0 0 0

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OHCD - Predevelopment and Capacity

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Building 500,000 0 0 0

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OHCD - Homelessness Assistance

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Program 7,000,000 6,000,000 0 0

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QDC - Port of Davisville 19,360,000 27,000,000 7,640,000 0

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DCYF - Foster Home Lead Abatement

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& Fire Safety 375,000 0 0 0

21

DHS - Childcare Support 1,217,000 500,000 0 0

22

BHDDH - Crisis Intervention

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Trainings 550,000 550,000 550,000 0

24

ELSEC - Adult Education 1,500,000 1,500,000 0 0

25

DPS - Support for Survivors of

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Domestic Violence 3,500,000 3,500,000 0 0

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Capital Projects Fund - Federal Funds

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Project

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DOA - CPF Administration 2,807,250 2,442,616 0 0

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DOA - Municipal and Higher Ed

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Matching Grant Program 23,360,095 0 0 0

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DOA - RIC Student Services Center 15,000,000 15,000,000 0 0

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EOC - Broadband 5,160,500 4,413,000 0 0

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     The State Fiscal Recovery Fund and Capital Projects Fund appropriations herein shall be

 

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made in support of the following projects:

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     Federal Funds - State Fiscal Recovery Fund

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     Department of Administration (DOA)

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     DOA – Aid to the Convention Center. These funds shall provide operating support to the

5

Rhode Island convention center authority.

6

     DOA - Electric Heat Pump Grant Program. These funds shall support a grant program

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within the office of energy resources to assist homeowners and small-to-mid-size business owners

8

with the purchase and installation of high-efficiency electric heat pumps, with an emphasis on

9

families in environmental justice communities, minority-owned businesses, and community

10

organizations who otherwise cannot afford this technology. The office of energy resources shall

11

report to the Speaker of the House and Senate President no later than April 1 of each year the results

12

of this program, including but not limited to, the number of grants issued, amount of each grant and

13

the average grant amount, and the expected cumulative carbon emissions reductions associated

14

with heat pumps that received a grant.

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     DOA – Pandemic Recovery Office. These funds shall be allocated to finance the Pandemic

16

Recovery Office established within the Department of Administration.

17

     DOA - Ongoing COVID-19 Response. These funds shall be allocated to continue COVID-

18

19 mitigation activities and to address the public health impacts of the pandemic in Rhode Island,

19

to be administered by the director of administration, in consultation with the director of health and

20

the secretary of health and human services.

21

     DOA - Health Care Facilities. These funds shall address the ongoing staffing needs of

22

hospitals, nursing facilities and community health centers related to the COVID-19 public health

23

emergency totaling $77.5 million. This includes $45.0 million that shall be allocated to hospitals,

24

or systems if hospitals are members of one, to include a base payment equivalent to $1.0 million

25

per hospital with the remaining based on a hospital’s pro rata share of operating expenses from the

26

2021 cost reports and $30.0 million for distribution to nursing facilities based on the number of

27

Medicaid beds days from the 2020 facility cost reports, provided at least 80 percent is dedicated to

28

direct care workers.   There is $2.5 million to be distributed to the community health centers

29

through the Rhode Island Health Center Association to support direct care staffing needs. 

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     DOA - Public Health Response Warehouse Support. These funds shall be allocated to the

31

proper of PPE and other necessary COVID-19 response related supplies.

32

     DOA - Nonprofit Assistance. These funds shall be allocated to the Rhode Island

33

Foundation to distribute to nonprofit organizations to address needs that have been exacerbated by

34

COVID-19, including housing and food insecurity, and behavioral health issues, among others.

 

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     DOA - Auto-Enrollment Program. These funds shall support a program for automatically

2

enrolling qualified individuals transitioned off Medicaid coverage at the end of the COVID-19

3

public health emergency into qualified health plans to avoid gaps in coverage, administered by

4

HealthSource RI.

5

     Department of Labor and Training (DLT)

6

     DLT - Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund Contribution. The director of labor and

7

training shall allocate these appropriations to the employment security fund prior to determining

8

the experience rate for each eligible employer for calendar year 2023.

9

     DLT - Enhanced Real Jobs. These funds shall support the Real Jobs Rhode Island program

10

in the development of job partnerships, connecting industry employers adversely impacted by the

11

pandemic to individuals enrolled in workforce training programs.

12

     Executive Office of Commerce (EOC)

13

     EOC - Destination Marketing. These funds shall be used for destination tourism marketing

14

in support of airline routes to T.F. Green Airport. The Commerce Corporation is required to supply

15

equivalent matching funds out of its portion of the state hotel tax.

16

     EOC - Statewide Broadband Planning and Mapping. These funds shall be allocated to

17

develop a statewide broadband strategic plan to provide broadband access to unserved and

18

underserved households and businesses, to support a state broadband director at the Commerce

19

Corporation, and to conduct mapping in support of future state broadband investment.

20

     EOC - Minority Business Accelerator. These funds shall support a program to invest

21

additional resources to enhance the growth of minority business enterprises as defined in chapter

22

14.1 of title 37. The initiative will support a range of assistance and programming, including

23

financial and technical assistance, entrepreneurship training, space for programming and co-

24

working, and assistance accessing low-interest loans. Commerce shall work with minority small

25

business associations, including the Rhode Island Black Business Association (RIBBA), to advance

26

this program. Of the amount allocated for FY 2023, five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000) shall

27

support the Rhode Island Black Business Association and three hundred thousand dollars

28

($300,000) shall support the Roger Williams University Business Start-Up Clinic.

29

     EOC - Blue Economy Investments. These funds shall support a program to invest in the

30

state’s blue economy industries consistent with the University of Rhode Island Research

31

Foundation’s Blue Economy Technology Cluster grant application. These funds shall only be

32

allocated and spent after a commitment of at least thirty five million dollars ($35,000,000) in federal

33

matching funds is secured from the economic development administration for Rhode Island. Funds

34

shall be used for purposes and amounts specified in the grant approval.

 

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     EOC - Bioscience Investments. These funds shall support a program to invest in the state’s

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life science industries consistent with Northeastern University’s BioConnects New England grant

3

application. These funds shall only be allocated and spent after a commitment of at least fifteen

4

million dollars ($15,000,000) in federal matching funds is secured from the economic development

5

administration for Rhode Island. Funds shall be used for purposes and amounts specified in the

6

grant approval.

7

     EOC - South Quay Marine Terminal. These funds shall support the development of an

8

integrated and centralized hub of intermodal shipping designed to support the offshore wind

9

industry along memorial parkway in the East Providence waterfront special development district.

10

Funds may be used for design and development of the waterfront portion of the terminal into a

11

marine-industrial facility.

12

     Rhode Island Housing (RIH)

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     RIH - Development of Affordable Housing. These funds shall expand a program at the

14

Rhode Island housing and mortgage finance corporation to provide additional investments in the

15

development of affordable housing units in conjunction with general obligation bond funds and

16

other sources of available financing according to guidelines approved by the Coordinating

17

Committee of the Housing Resources Commission.  Of this amount, ten million ($10,000,000) shall

18

be available to Rhode Island housing and mortgage finance corporation to establish a pilot program

19

that shall direct funds to support low income public housing through project-based rental assistance

20

vouchers and financing for pre-development, improvement, and housing production costs.  Within

21

eighteen (18) months, any money available for the pilot that is not yet allocated to viable projects,

22

or which has been awarded to public housing authorities which are unable to demonstrate

23

substantial completion of all work within eighteen (18) months of receipt of any such funds, shall

24

be returned to this program and no longer be included in the pilot.  Determination of viability and

25

substantial completion under the pilot shall be at the sole discretion of the deputy secretary of

26

commerce for housing.

27

     RIH - Site Acquisition. These funds shall be allocated to the Rhode Island housing and

28

mortgage finance corporation toward the acquisition of properties for redevelopment as affordable

29

and supportive housing to finance projects that include requirements for deed restrictions not less

30

than thirty (30) years, and a non-recourse structure.

31

     RIH - Down Payment Assistance. Administered by the Rhode Island housing and mortgage

32

finance corporation, these funds shall be allocated to a program to provide $17,500 in down

33

payment assistance to eligible first-time home buyers to promote homeownership.

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     RIH - Workforce Housing. These funds shall be allocated to the Rhode Island housing and

 

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mortgage finance corporation to support a program to increase the housing supply for families

2

earning up to 120 percent of area median income.

3

     RIH - Affordable Housing Predevelopment Program. These funds shall be allocated to the

4

Rhode Island housing mortgage finance corporation to support predevelopment work, for proposed

5

affordable housing developments to build a pipeline of new projects and build the capacity of

6

affordable housing developers in the state to expand affordable housing production.

7

     RIH - Home Repair and Community Revitalization. These funds shall expand the

8

acquisition and revitalization program administered by the Rhode Island housing and mortgage

9

finance corporation to finance the acquisition and redevelopment of blighted properties to increase

10

the number of commercial and community spaces in disproportionately impacted communities and

11

or to increase the development of affordable housing. Residential development will serve

12

households earning no more than 80 percent of area median income. Commercial and community

13

spaces must serve or meet the needs of residents of a census tract where at least 51 percent of the

14

residents are low-and moderate-income persons. The program will also support critical home

15

repairs within the same communities.

16

     Office of Housing and Community Development (OHCD)

17

     OHCD - Predevelopment and Capacity Building. These funds shall support a program to

18

increase contract staffing capacity to administer proposed affordable housing projects. These funds

19

will support research and data analysis, stakeholder engagement, and the expansion of services for

20

people experiencing homelessness.

21

     OHCD - Homelessness Assistance Program. These funds shall support a program to

22

expand housing navigation, behavioral health, and stabilization services to address pandemic-

23

related homelessness. The program will support both operating subsidies for extremely low-income

24

housing units and services for people transitioning from homelessness to housing, including

25

individuals transitioning out of the adult correctional institutions.

26

     OHCD - Homelessness Infrastructure. These funds shall be used to support a program to

27

respond to pandemic-related homelessness, including but not limited to, acquisition or construction

28

of temporary or permanent shelter and other housing solutions, of which ten million ($10,000,000)

29

shall support Crossroads Rhode Island sponsored housing development-based and/or housing-

30

based solutions, wrap-around services and administrative costs of implementation.

31

     OHCD - Statewide Housing Plan. These funds shall be allocated to the development of a

32

statewide comprehensive housing plan to assess current and future housing needs, consider barriers

33

to home ownership and affordability, and identify services needed for increased investments toward

34

disproportionately impacted individuals and communities. These funds shall be used to support

 

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municipal planning efforts to identify and cultivate viable sites and housing projects.

2

     Quonset Development Corporation (QDC)

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     QDC - Port of Davisville. These funds shall be allocated to expand a program developing

4

port infrastructure and services at the Port of Davisville in Quonset in accordance with the

5

corporation’s master plan.

6

     Executive Office of Health and Human Services (EOHHS)

7

     EOHHS - Pediatric Recovery. These funds shall support a program to provide relief to

8

pediatric providers in response to the decline in visitation and enrollment caused by the public

9

health emergency and incentivize providers to increase developmental and psychosocial behavioral

10

screenings.

11

     EOHHS - Early Intervention Recovery. These funds shall support a program to provide

12

relief to early intervention providers in response to a decline in enrollment for early intervention,

13

family home visiting and screening programs. This program will also provide performance bonuses

14

for providers who hit certain targets, such as recovering referral numbers and achieving reduced

15

staff turnover.

16

     EOHHS - Certified Community Behavioral Clinics. These funds shall be allocated to a

17

program to support certified community behavioral health clinics to bolster behavioral health

18

supports, medical screening and monitoring, and social services to particularly vulnerable

19

populations in response to a rise in mental health needs during the public health emergency.

20

     EOHHS – Butler Hospital Short Term Stay Unit. These funds shall be allocated to support

21

construction of a 25-bed short stay unit at Butler Hospital to provide behavioral health care services,

22

crisis intervention and other related services.

23

     Department of Children, Youth and Families (DCYF)

24

     DCYF - Provider Workforce Stabilization. These funds shall be allocated to support

25

workforce stabilization supplemental wage payments and sign-on bonuses to eligible direct care

26

and supporting care staff of contracted service providers.

27

     DCYF - Psychiatric Treatment Facility. These funds shall be allocated to expand existing

28

provider Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facility capacity to provide intensive residential

29

treatment options for adolescent girls and young women who face severe and complex behavioral

30

health challenges.

31

     DCYF - Foster Home Lead Abatement & Fire Safety. These funds shall be allocated to

32

provide financial assistance to foster families for lead remediation and fire suppression upgrades.

33

     Department of Health (DOH)

34

     DOH - Public Health Clinics. Of these funds, $2.0 million shall be allocated to the RI

 

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Free Clinic to improve statewide access and quality of primary care for uninsured adults; to increase

2

access to dental care for uninsured adults integrated into medical care at the clinic; and, to build

3

infrastructure for telehealth and electronic medical records, and $2.0 million shall be allocated to

4

Open Door Health to expand services to address issues for people who are disproportionally

5

impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.

6

     Department of Human Services (DHS)

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     DHS - Child Care Support. To address the adverse impact the pandemic has had on the

8

child care sector, the funds allocated to this program will provide retention bonuses for direct care

9

staff at child care centers and licensed family providers in response to pandemic-related staffing

10

shortages and start up and technical assistance grants for family child care providers. Retention

11

bonuses shall be paid monthly or as often as administratively feasible, but not less than quarterly.

12

The director of the department of human services and the director of the department of children,

13

youth and families may waive any fees otherwise assessed upon child care provider applicants who

14

have been awarded the family child care provider incentive grant. The allocation to this program

15

will also support quality improvements, the creation of a workforce registry and additional funds

16

for educational opportunities for direct care staff.

17

     Department of Behavioral Healthcare, Developmental Disabilities and Hospitals

18

(BHDDH)

19

     BHDDH - Crisis Intervention Trainings. To respond to the increased volume of mental-

20

health related calls reported by police departments, these funds shall be allocated to the crisis

21

intervention training program to provide training every three years for law enforcement as well as

22

continuing education opportunities.

23

     BHDDH - 9-8-8 Hotline. These funds shall be allocated for the creation of a 9-8-8 hotline

24

to maintain compliance with the National Suicide Hotline Designation Act of 2020 and the Federal

25

Communications Commission-adopted rules to assure that all citizens receive a consistent level of

26

9-8-8 and crisis behavioral health services.

27

     Rhode Island Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (ELSEC)

28

     RIDE - Adult Education Providers. These funds shall be directly distributed through the

29

Office of Adult Education to nonprofit adult education providers to expand access to educational

30

programs and literary services.

31

     Department of Public Safety (DPS)

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     DPS - Support for Survivors of Domestic Violence. These funds shall be allocated to invest

33

in the nonprofit community to provide additional housing, clinical and mental health services to

34

victims of domestic violence and sexual assault. This includes increased investments for therapy

 

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and counseling, housing assistance, job training, relocation aid and case management.

2

     Department of Transportation

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     DOT - RIPTA R-Line Free Service Pilot. These funds shall be allocated to the Rhode

4

Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) to provide free fare bus route service along the “R Line”

5

for a twelve (12) month period beginning September 1, 2022. RIPTA will track ridership data and

6

submit a report to the Speaker of the House, the President of the Senate, and the Governor no later

7

than March 1, 2024.

8

     DOT - Turnpike and Bridge Authority – Safety Barriers Study. These funds shall be used

9

by the Turnpike and Bridge Authority to conduct a study to identify and evaluate the options to

10

prevent and address the risk of suicide on bridges under its purview. The selection of a vendor to

11

conduct the study shall be done through a request for proposals process.

12

     Federal Funds - Capital Projects Fund

13

     Department of Administration (DOA)

14

     DOA - CPF Administration. These funds shall be allocated to the department of

15

administration to oversee the implementation of the Capital Projects Fund award from the

16

American Rescue Plan Act.

17

     DOA - Municipal and Higher Ed Matching Grant Program. These funds shall be allocated

18

to a matching fund program for cities and towns that renovate or build a community wellness center

19

that meets the work, education and health monitoring requirements identified by the U.S.

20

Department of the Treasury.

21

     DOA - RIC Student Services Center. These funds shall support the development of a

22

centralized hub at Rhode Island College, where students can complete essential tasks.

23

     Executive Office of Commerce (EOC)

24

     EOC - Broadband. These funds shall be allocated to the executive office of commerce to

25

invest in broadband projects to provide high-speed, reliable internet to all Rhode Islanders. The

26

secretary of commerce, in partnership with the director of business regulation, will run a series of

27

requests for proposals for broadband infrastructure projects, providing funds to municipalities,

28

public housing authorities, business cooperatives and local internet service providers for projects

29

targeted at those unserved and underserved by the current infrastructure as defined by national

30

telecommunications and information administration standards. This investment shall be used to

31

augment or provide a match for federal funds for broadband investment made available through the

32

Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. These funds shall be used in accordance with the statewide

33

broadband strategic plan and may not be obligated nor expended prior to its submission in

34

accordance with the requirements of the Rhode Island Broadband Development Program set forth

 

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in Chapter 42-162.

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     SECTION 17. Reappropriation of Funding for State Fiscal Recovery Fund and Capital

3

Projects Fund. Notwithstanding any provision of general law, any unexpended and unencumbered

4

federal funds from the State Fiscal Recovery Fund and Capital Projects Fund shall be

5

reappropriated in the ensuing fiscal year and made available for the same purposes. However, any

6

such reappropriations are subject to final approval by the General Assembly as part of the

7

supplemental appropriations act.

8

     SECTION 18. State Fiscal Recovery Fund and Capital Projects Fund Compliance and

9

Reporting. The pandemic recovery office shall be established within the department of

10

administration to oversee all programs financed by the State Fiscal Recovery Fund or Capital

11

Projects Fund to ensure compliance with the rules, regulations, and other guidance issued by the

12

U.S. Department of the Treasury in accordance with the provisions of Section 9901, Subsections

13

602 and 604 of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, Pub. L. No. 117-2. The pandemic recovery

14

office shall be responsible for submission of all reports required by the U.S. Department of the

15

Treasury for the State Fiscal Recovery Fund and Capital Projects Fund.

16

     In consultation with the pandemic recovery office, the budget officer shall establish an

17

allotment system such that distributions of State Fiscal Recovery Fund and Capital Projects Fund

18

shall be made contingent upon recipients’ compliance with all state and federal rules, regulations,

19

and guidance.

20

     SECTION 19. This article shall take effect as of July 1, 2022, except as otherwise provided

21

herein.

 

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