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     ARTICLE 1

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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 10,000,000

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     Ongoing COVID-19 Response 75,000,000

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     ERP Implementation Support 2,200,000

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     Total – Central Management 201,094,889

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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- Capital Projects Fund

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     CPF Administration 2,807,250

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Restricted Receipts – OPEB Board Administration 137,905

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Restricted Receipts – Grants Management Administration 5,579,639

 

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     Total – Accounts and Control 13,735,897

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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 40,449,160

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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 and $19.4 million shall be made available

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for the replacement and modernization of the legacy department of labor and training mainframe

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system.

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     Total – Information Technology 41,170,500

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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 9,562,072

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     Library Construction Aid 1,859,673

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Federal Funds- State Fiscal Recovery Fund

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     Aid to the Convention Center 17,700,000

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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 1,928,000

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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 1,700,000

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     Accessibility – Facility Renovations 1,000,000

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     DoIT Enterprise Operations Center 2,300,000

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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 1,100,000

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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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     Total – General 112,284,382

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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 981,791

 

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Federal Funds- State Fiscal Recovery Fund

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     Electric Heat Pump Grant Program 4,900,500

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Restricted Receipts 20,179,659

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     Total – Energy Resources 26,061,950

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Rhode Island Health Benefits Exchange

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General Revenues 2,820,336

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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 339,079

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     Eligibility Extension Compliance 125,618

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Restricted Receipts 15,010,294

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     Total – Rhode Island Health Benefits Exchange 30,687,820

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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 15,350,000

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     Grand Total – Administration 674,988,778

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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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Federal Funds (37)

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Federal Funds- State Fiscal Recovery Fund

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     Blockchain Digital Identity 1,500,000

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     Total - Central Management 5,301,153

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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 1,752,447

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Federal Funds 372,887

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Federal Funds- State Fiscal Recovery Fund

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     Health Spending Accountability and Transparency Program 500,000

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Restricted Receipts 532,817

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     Total – Office of the Health Insurance Commissioner 3,158,151

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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 8,996,699

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Federal Funds 818,300

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Restricted Receipts 2,950,455

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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 150,000

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     Total – Building, Design and Fire Professionals 12,985,181

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Office of Cannabis Regulation

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Restricted Receipts 5,623,590

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     Grand Total – Business Regulation 38,501,342

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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 1,642,433

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Federal Funds 16,849,699

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Federal Funds- State Fiscal Recovery Fund

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     Development of Affordable Housing 20,000,000

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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 15,000,000

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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 5,000,000

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Restricted Receipts 7,664,150

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     Total – Housing and Community Development 107,656,282

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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 350,000

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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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     Quonset Development Corporation 1,200,000

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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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     Quonset Point Davisville Pier 3,100,000

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     Total – Quasi–Public Appropriations 23,940,014

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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 20,000,000

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Federal Funds- State Fiscal Recovery Fund

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     Assistance to Impacted Industries 15,500,000

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     Total – Economic Development Initiatives Fund 50,950,000

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Commerce Programs

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General Revenues

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     Wavemaker Fellowship 2,400,000

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     Air Service Development Fund 2,250,000

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Federal Funds- State Fiscal Recovery Fund

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     OHCD Predevelopment and Capacity Building 500,000

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     Small Business Financial and Technical Assistance 13,000,000

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     Minority Business Accelerator 1,500,000

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     Blue Economy Investments 10,000,000

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     Bioscience Investments 5,000,000

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     Small Business Access to Capital 20,000,000

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     South Quay Marine Terminal 12,000,000

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     Main Streets Revitalization 5,000,000

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Federal Funds- Capital Projects Fund

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     Broadband 15,383,000

 

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     Total – Commerce Programs 87,033,000

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     Grand Total – Executive Office of Commerce 271,935,471

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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 903,105

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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 20,375,740

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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 3,644,977

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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 30,000,000

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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 485,558,268

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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 6,050,000

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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 34,493,377

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     Grand Total – Labor and Training 557,968,915

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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 34,243,050

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Federal Funds- State Fiscal Recovery Fund

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     Tax Modernization 750,000

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Restricted Receipts 2,106,890

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Other Funds

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     Motor Fuel Tax Evasion 155,000

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     Total – Taxation 37,254,940

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Registry of Motor Vehicles

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General Revenues 34,802,460

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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 38,516,863

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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 46,089,504

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     Motor Vehicle Excise Tax Payments 166,594,596

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     Property Revaluation Program 414,947

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Restricted Receipts 995,120

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     Total – State Aid 226,478,625

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Collections

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General Revenues 887,668

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     Grand Total – Revenue 876,904,002

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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 3,909,383

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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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Other Funds

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     Rhode Island Capital Plan Funds

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     Election Equipment 170,000

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     Total – Elections and Civics 5,231,027

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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 14,063,777

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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 12,464,878

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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 14,779,965

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Unclaimed Property

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Restricted Receipts 29,039,718

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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 49,400,452

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Board of Elections

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General Revenues 6,126,861

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Rhode Island Ethics Commission

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General Revenues 2,029,145

 

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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 1,632,904

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Federal Funds 408,411

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     Grand Total – Commission for Human Rights 2,041,315

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Public Utilities Commission

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Federal Funds 582,689

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Restricted Receipts 12,837,076

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     Grand Total – Public Utilities Commission 13,419,765

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Office of Health and Human Services

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Central Management

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General Revenues 42,221,694

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Federal Funds 132,402,412

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Federal Funds- State Fiscal Recovery Fund

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     Pediatric Recovery 7,500,000

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     Early Intervention Recovery 5,500,000

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     Eligibility Extension Compliance 56,722

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     Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics 28,100,000

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     9-8-8 Hotline 1,875,000

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Restricted Receipts 14,401,156

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     Total – Central Management 232,056,984

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Medical Assistance

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General Revenues

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     Managed Care 382,344,923

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     Hospitals 98,302,406

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     Of the general revenue funding, $2.0 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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and $1.0 million is for hospitals providing Neonatal Intensive Care Unit level of care.

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     Nursing Facilities 140,848,657

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     Home and Community Based Services 44,861,679

 

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     Other Services 133,013,828

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     Pharmacy 87,032,570

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     Rhody Health 234,553,510

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Federal Funds

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     Managed Care 488,134,078

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     Hospitals 121,357,824

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     Nursing Facilities 166,614,030

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     Home and Community Based Services 53,068,203

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     Other Services 726,255,819

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     Pharmacy (432,570)

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     Rhody Health 275,637,516

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     Other Programs 62,090,457

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Restricted Receipts 39,576,847

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     Total – Medical Assistance 3,053,259,777

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     Grand Total – Office of Health and Human Services 3,285,316,761

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Children, Youth, and Families

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Central Management

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General Revenues 14,085,829

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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 4,302,426

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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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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 20,638,255

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Children's Behavioral Health Services

 

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General Revenues 8,543,535

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Federal Funds 8,833,069

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Federal Funds- State Fiscal Recovery Fund

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     Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facility 6,000,000

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     Total – Children's Behavioral Health Services 23,376,604

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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 155,441,971

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Federal Funds 71,268,481

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Restricted Receipts 1,463,053

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     Total – Child Welfare 228,173,505

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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 295,470,910

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Health

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Central Management

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General Revenues 2,965,099

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Federal Funds 4,322,005

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Restricted Receipts 10,780,010

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

 

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     Total – Central Management 18,067,114

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Community Health and Equity

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General Revenues 1,588,431

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Federal Funds 75,864,234

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Restricted Receipts 41,511,977

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     Total – Community Health and Equity 118,964,642

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Environmental Health

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General Revenues 5,968,762

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Federal Funds 8,549,060

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Restricted Receipts 967,543

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     Total – Environmental Health 15,485,365

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Health Laboratories and Medical Examiner

13

General Revenues 10,980,589

14

Federal Funds 2,760,974

15

Other Funds

16

     Rhode Island Capital Plan Funds

17

     Health Laboratories & Medical Examiner Equipment 400,000

18

     Total – Health Laboratories and Medical Examiner 14,141,563

19

Customer Services

20

General Revenues 8,198,687

21

Federal Funds 6,369,584

22

Restricted Receipts 2,790,691

23

     Total – Customer Services 17,358,962

24

Policy, Information and Communications

25

General Revenues 958,580

26

Federal Funds 2,876,367

27

Restricted Receipts 1,266,247

28

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

29

Preparedness, Response, Infectious Disease & Emergency Services

30

General Revenues 2,092,672

31

Federal Funds 19,551,542

32

     Total – Preparedness, Response, Infectious Disease & Emergency Services 21,644,214

33

COVID-19

34

Federal Funds 162,225,635

 

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     Grand Total - Health 372,988,689

2

Human Services

3

Central Management

4

General Revenues 5,436,208

5

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

6

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

7

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

8

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

9

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

10

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

11

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

12

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

13

provided to refugees through the Refugee Dream Center.

14

Federal Funds 5,425,851

15

Restricted Receipts 300,000

16

     Total – Central Management 11,162,059

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 39,250,009

24

Federal Funds 119,508,574

25

Federal Funds- State Fiscal Recovery Fund

26

     Child Care Support 21,283,000

27

     Eligibility Extension Compliance 36,182

28

     RI Bridges Mobile Access and Childcare Tracking 2,400,000

29

Restricted Receipts 250,255

30

Other Funds

31

     Rhode Island Capital Plan Funds

32

     Blind Vending Facilities 165,000

33

     Total – Individual and Family Support 182,893,020

34

Office of Veterans Services

 

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General Revenues 30,304,208

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

3

Federal Funds 13,320,230

4

Federal Funds- State Fiscal Recovery Fund

5

     Emergency Staffing RIVH 95,500

6

Restricted Receipts 759,968

7

Other Funds

8

     Rhode Island Capital Plan Funds

9

     Veterans Home Asset Protection 300,000

10

     Veterans Memorial Cemetery Asset Protection 200,000

11

     Total – Office of Veterans Services 44,979,906

12

Health Care Eligibility

13

General Revenues 8,375,256

14

Federal Funds 13,810,817

15

     Total – Health Care Eligibility 22,186,073

16

Supplemental Security Income Program

17

General Revenues 18,527,352

18

Rhode Island Works

19

General Revenues 8,798,583

20

Federal Funds 103,597,843

21

     Total – Rhode Island Works 112,396,426

22

Other Programs

23

General Revenues 788,244

24

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

25

Federal Funds 435,166,342

26

Restricted Receipts 8,000

27

     Total – Other Programs 435,962,586

28

Office of Healthy Aging

29

General Revenues 12,781,431

30

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

31

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

32

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

33

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

 

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

2

is for Meals on Wheels.

3

Federal Funds 21,108,383

4

Restricted Receipts 61,000

5

Other Funds

6

     Intermodal Surface Transportation Fund 4,385,711

7

     Total – Office of Healthy Aging 38,336,525

8

     Grand Total – Human Services 882,471,321

9

Behavioral Healthcare, Developmental Disabilities, and Hospitals

10

Central Management

11

General Revenues 4,900,015

12

Federal Funds 609,732

13

     Total – Central Management 5,509,747

14

Hospital and Community System Support

15

General Revenues 2,791,946

16

Federal Funds 796,646

17

Restricted Receipts 261,029

18

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

19

Services for the Developmentally Disabled

20

General Revenues 184,095,099

21

     Provided that of this general revenue funding, $16,060,471 shall be expended on certain

22

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

23

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

24

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

25

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

26

BHDDH.

27

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

28

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

29

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

30

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

31

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

32

for individuals within the developmental disabilities system. For these two designations of general

33

revenue funding, all unexpended or unencumbered balances at the end of the fiscal year shall be

34

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

 

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Federal Funds 206,170,858

2

     Provided that of this federal funding, $18,998,405 shall be expended on certain

3

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

4

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

5

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

6

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

7

BHDDH.

8

     Provided further that of this federal funding, $3,251,400 shall be expended on a

9

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

10

for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. An additional $541,900 shall be

11

expended on technology acquisition for individuals within the developmental disabilities system.

12

For these two designations of federal funding, all unexpended or unencumbered balances at the end

13

of the fiscal year shall be reappropriated to the ensuing fiscal year and made immediately available

14

for the same purpose.

15

Restricted Receipts 1,275,700

16

Other Funds

17

     Rhode Island Capital Plan Funds

18

     DD Residential Support 100,000

19

     Total – Services for the Developmentally Disabled 391,641,657

20

Behavioral Healthcare Services

21

General Revenues 2,969,495

22

Federal Funds 45,702,498

23

Federal Funds- State Fiscal Recovery Fund

24

     Crisis Intervention Trainings 550,000

25

Restricted Receipts 2,538,789

26

     Total – Behavioral Healthcare Services 51,760,782

27

Hospital and Community Rehabilitative Services

28

General Revenues 80,422,430

29

Federal Funds 31,993,975

30

Federal Funds- State Fiscal Recovery Fund

31

     Emergency Staffing ESH 194,557

32

     Emergency Staffing ESH Zambrano 167,775

33

Restricted Receipts 25,000

34

Other Funds

 

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     Rhode Island Capital Plan Funds

2

     Hospital Equipment 300,000

3

     Total - Hospital and Community Rehabilitative Services 113,103,737

4

State of RI Psychiatric Hospital

5

General Revenue 30,504,895

6

Federal Funds- State Fiscal Recovery Fund

7

     Emergency Staffing ESH Psychiatric Hospital 92,168

8

     Total- State of RI Psychiatric Hospital 30,597,063

9

     Grand Total – Behavioral Healthcare,

10

     Developmental Disabilities, and Hospitals 596,462,607

11

Office of the Child Advocate

12

General Revenues 1,152,930

13

Federal Funds 7,538

14

     Grand Total – Office of the Child Advocate 1,160,468

15

Commission on the Deaf and Hard of Hearing

16

General Revenues 716,876

17

Restricted Receipts 100,000

18

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

19

Governor’s Commission on Disabilities

20

General Revenues

21

     General Revenues 655,746

22

     Livable Home Modification Grant Program 485,743

23

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

24

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

25

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

26

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

27

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

28

Federal Funds 378,658

29

Restricted Receipts 84,235

30

     Grand Total – Governor’s Commission on Disabilities 1,604,382

31

Office of the Mental Health Advocate

32

General Revenues 738,882

33

Federal Funds- State Fiscal Recovery Fund

34

     Mental Health Court Pilot Program 234,447

 

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     Grand Total – Office of the Mental Health Advocate 973,329

2

Elementary and Secondary Education

3

Administration of the Comprehensive Education Strategy

4

General Revenues 26,082,442

5

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

6

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

7

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

8

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

9

families as a strategy to accelerate student achievement.

10

Federal Funds 279,812,082

11

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

12

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

13

support the Rhode Island Vision Education and Services Program.

14

Federal Funds- State Fiscal Recovery Fund

15

     Municipal Learning Centers 5,000,000

16

Restricted Receipts

17

     Restricted Receipts 2,271,670

18

     HRIC Adult Education Grants 3,500,000

19

     Total – Admin. of the Comprehensive Ed. Strategy 316,666,194

20

Davies Career and Technical School

21

General Revenues 15,414,314

22

Federal Funds 1,872,920

23

Restricted Receipts 4,525,049

24

Other Funds

25

     Rhode Island Capital Plan Funds

26

     Davies School HVAC 150,000

27

     Davies School Asset Protection 500,000

28

     Davies School Healthcare Classroom Renovations 4,500,000

29

     Total – Davies Career and Technical School 26,962,283

30

RI School for the Deaf

31

General Revenues 7,940,337

32

Federal Funds 420,053

33

Restricted Receipts 605,166

34

Other Funds

 

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     School for the Deaf Transformation Grants 59,000

2

     Rhode Island Capital Plan Funds

3

     School for the Deaf Asset Protection 100,000

4

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

5

Metropolitan Career and Technical School

6

General Revenues 9,479,298

7

Federal Funds 2,625,711

8

Other Funds

9

     Rhode Island Capital Plan Funds

10

     MET School Asset Protection 800,000

11

     Total – Metropolitan Career and Technical School 12,905,009

12

Education Aid

13

General Revenues 1,045,656,782

14

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

15

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

16

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

17

with higher concentrations of low performing schools.

18

     Provided further that $48,325,314 shall be allocated to ensure that the total amount of

19

funds received by any local education agency pursuant to Section 16-7.2-3(a) of the Rhode

20

Island General Laws during fiscal year 2023 shall in no event be less than the total received

21

during fiscal year 2022, and any adjustment to the amount of such funds received during fiscal

22

year 2023 necessary to enable a local education agency to receive at least the total received during

23

fiscal year 2022 shall be drawn from a designated account established for that purpose.

24

Federal Funds 167,000,000

25

Restricted Receipts 36,719,278

26

Other Funds

27

     Permanent School Fund 300,000

28

     Total – Education Aid 1,249,676,060

29

Central Falls School District

30

General Revenues 48,702,745

31

     Provided that $1,348,583 shall be allocated to ensure that the total amount of funds

32

received by any local education agency pursuant to Section 16-7.2-3(a) of the Rhode Island

33

General Laws during fiscal year 2023 shall in no event be less than the total received during

34

fiscal year 2022, and any adjustment to the amount of such funds received during fiscal year 2023

 

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necessary to enable a local education agency to receive at least the total received during fiscal year

2

2022 shall be drawn from a designated account established for that purpose.

3

Federal Funds 12,845,329

4

     Total – Central Falls School District 61,548,074

5

School Construction Aid

6

General Revenues

7

     School Housing Aid 88,536,507

8

Teachers' Retirement

9

General Revenues 130,855,471

10

     Grand Total – Elementary and Secondary Education 1,896,274,154

11

Public Higher Education

12

Office of Postsecondary Commissioner

13

General Revenues 18,167,940

14

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

15

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

16

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

17

It is also provided that $7,670,543 shall be allocated to the Rhode Island Promise Scholarship

18

program and $147,000 shall be used to support Rhode Island’s membership in the New England

19

Board of Higher Education.

20

Federal Funds

21

     Federal Funds 3,604,422

22

     Guaranty Agency Administration 413,917

23

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

24

Federal Funds- State Fiscal Recovery Fund

25

     Higher Education Academies 6,504,000

26

Restricted Receipts 4,010,406

27

Other Funds

28

     Tuition Savings Program – Dual Enrollment 2,300,000

29

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

30

     Nursing Education Center – Operating 2,891,398

31

     Total – Office of Postsecondary Commissioner 47,487,083

32

University of Rhode Island

33

General Revenues

34

     General Revenues 91,170,252

 

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

2

$700,000 shall be allocated to the Small Business Development Center and that $50,000 shall be

3

allocated to Special Olympics Rhode Island to support its mission of providing athletic

4

opportunities for individuals 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

     Total – University of Rhode Island 875,814,597

23

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

24

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

25

reappropriated to fiscal year 2024.

26

Rhode Island College

27

General Revenues

28

     General Revenues 61,236,320

29

     Debt Service 6,002,565

30

Other Funds

31

     University and College Funds 108,584,424

32

     Debt – Education and General 879,474

33

     Debt – Housing 371,105

34

     Debt – Student Center and Dining 155,000

 

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     Debt – Student Union 208,800

2

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

3

     Debt – Energy Conservation 699,575

4

     Rhode Island Capital Plan Funds

5

     Asset Protection 5,518,000

6

     Infrastructure Modernization 4,900,000

7

     Total – Rhode Island College 190,196,194

8

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

9

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

10

reappropriated to fiscal year 2024.

11

Community College of Rhode Island

12

General Revenues

13

     General Revenues 55,121,637

14

     Debt Service 1,405,299

15

Federal Funds 1,818,835

16

Restricted Receipts 804,787

17

Other Funds

18

     University and College Funds 121,625,011

19

     Rhode Island Capital Plan Funds

20

     Asset Protection 3,246,000

21

     Knight Campus Renewal 1,390,000

22

     Data, Cabling, and Power Infrastructure 3,300,000

23

     Flanagan Campus Renovations 2,000,000

24

     CCRI Renovation and Modernization Phase I 5,000,000

25

     Total – Community College of RI 195,711,569

26

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

27

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

28

are hereby reappropriated to fiscal year 2024.

29

     Grand Total – Public Higher Education 1,309,209,443

30

RI State Council on the Arts

31

General Revenues

32

     Operating Support 969,088

33

     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 1,324,677

4

Restricted Receipts 15,000

5

Other Funds

6

     Art for Public Facilities 585,000

7

     Grand Total – RI State Council on the Arts 4,058,765

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 759,283

21

Restricted Receipts 424,100

22

Other Funds

23

     RIDOT Project Review 156,901

24

     Grand Total – RI Historical Preservation and Heritage Comm. 2,912,736

25

Attorney General

26

Criminal

27

General Revenues 19,214,381

28

Federal Funds 2,884,123

29

Federal Funds- State Fiscal Recovery Fund

30

     Mental Health Court Pilot Program 204,005

31

Restricted Receipts 603,772

32

     Total – Criminal 22,906,281

33

Civil

34

General Revenues 6,558,199

 

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Restricted Receipts 1,431,698

2

     Total – Civil 7,989,897

3

Bureau of Criminal Identification

4

General Revenues 2,015,572

5

Restricted Receipts 1,187,466

6

     Total – Bureau of Criminal Identification 3,203,038

7

General

8

General Revenues 4,513,811

9

Other Funds

10

     Rhode Island Capital Plan Funds

11

     Building Renovations and Repairs 1,890,000

12

     Total – General 6,403,811

13

     Grand Total – Attorney General 40,503,027

14

Corrections

15

Central Management

16

General Revenues 18,618,789

17

Federal Funds- State Fiscal Recovery Fund

18

     Wi-Fi and Tech at the ACI 3,100,000

19

     Radio System 2,700,000

20

     Total- Central Management 24,418,789

21

Parole Board

22

General Revenues 1,438,337

23

Custody and Security

24

General Revenues 132,098,071

25

Federal Funds 1,149,582

26

     Total – Custody and Security 133,247,653

27

Institutional Support

28

General Revenues 23,108,898

29

Other Funds

30

     Rhode Island Capital Plan Funds

31

     Asset Protection 5,125,000

32

     Correctional Facilities – Renovations 250,000

33

     Total – Institutional Support 28,483,898

34

Institutional Based Rehab/Population Management

 

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General Revenues 11,773,097

2

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

3

discharge planning.

4

Federal Funds 625,118

5

Restricted Receipts 64,600

6

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

7

Healthcare Services

8

General Revenues 27,484,248

9

Restricted Receipts 2,868,614

10

     Total – Healthcare Services 30,352,862

11

Community Corrections

12

General Revenues 19,872,087

13

Federal Funds 369,417

14

Restricted Receipts 11,107

15

     Total – Community Corrections 20,252,611

16

     Grand Total – Corrections 250,656,965

17

Judiciary

18

Supreme Court

19

General Revenues

20

     General Revenues 32,238,688

21

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

22

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

23

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

24

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

25

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

26

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

27

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

28

     Defense of Indigents 5,075,432

29

Federal Funds 338,402

30

Federal Funds- State Fiscal Recovery Fund

31

     Mental Health Court Pilot Program 107,900

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 25,131,666

17

Federal Funds 3,374,190

18

     Total – Family Court 28,505,856

19

District Court

20

General Revenues 15,215,383

21

Federal Funds 372,592

22

Federal Funds- State Fiscal Recovery Fund

23

     Mental Health Court Pilot Program 844,582

24

Restricted Receipts 60,000

25

     Total - District Court 16,492,557

26

Traffic Tribunal

27

General Revenues 10,728,771

28

Workers' Compensation Court

29

Restricted Receipts 10,020,945

30

     Grand Total – Judiciary 140,314,039

31

Military Staff

32

General Revenues 3,145,133

33

Federal Funds 40,305,712

34

Restricted Receipts

 

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     RI Military Family Relief Fund 55,000

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Other Funds

3

     Rhode Island Capital Plan Funds

4

     Aviation Readiness Center 1,138,272

5

     Asset Protection 1,290,000

6

     Quonset Airport Runway Reconstruction 275,000

7

     Sun Valley Armory 788,161

8

     Grand Total – Military Staff 46,997,278

9

Public Safety

10

Central Management

11

General Revenues 1,437,445

12

     Provided that notwithstanding the provisions of section 35-3-15 of the general laws, all

13

unexpended or unencumbered balances as of June 30, 2023, of the general revenue contribution

14

designated for the Statewide Body-worn Camera Program are hereby reappropriated to fiscal year

15

2024.

16

Federal Funds 10,466,521

17

Federal Funds- State Fiscal Recovery Fund

18

     Support for Survivors of Domestic Violence 1,000,000

19

Restricted Receipts 186,121

20

     Total – Central Management 13,090,087

21

E-911 Emergency Telephone System

22

Restricted Receipts 8,413,240

23

Security Services

24

General Revenues 29,858,676

25

Municipal Police Training Academy

26

General Revenues 281,456

27

Federal Funds 608,963

28

     Total – Municipal Police Training Academy 890,419

29

State Police

30

General Revenues 81,801,756

31

Federal Funds 6,177,296

32

Restricted Receipts 1,969,734

33

Other Funds

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     Airport Corporation Assistance 156,943

 

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     Road Construction Reimbursement 2,687,792

2

     Weight and Measurement Reimbursement 407,814

3

     Rhode Island Capital Plan Funds

4

     DPS Asset Protection 1,000,000

5

     Portsmouth Barracks 1,650,000

6

     Southern Barracks 13,000,000

7

     Training Academy Upgrades 475,000

8

     Statewide Communications System Network 230,929

9

     Total–State Police 109,557,264

10

     Grand Total – Public Safety 161,809,686

11

Office of Public Defender

12

General Revenues 14,568,485

13

Federal Funds 65,665

14

     Grand Total – Office of Public Defender 14,634,150

15

Emergency Management Agency

16

General Revenues 4,038,154

17

Federal Funds 29,462,797

18

Restricted Receipts 457,420

19

Other Funds

20

     Rhode Island Capital Plan Funds

21

     RI Statewide Communications Network 1,494,400

22

     State Emergency Ops Center 524,657

23

     RI Statewide Communications Infrastructure 1,134,400

24

     Grand Total – Emergency Management Agency 37,111,828

25

Environmental Management

26

Office of the Director

27

General Revenues 8,007,872

28

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

29

Federal Funds 65,100

30

Federal Funds- State Fiscal Recovery Fund

31

     Permit and Licensing IT 2,825,000

32

Restricted Receipts 4,126,794

33

     Total – Office of the Director 15,024,766

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Natural Resources

 

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General Revenues 28,507,514

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Federal Funds 23,181,039

3

Federal Funds- State Fiscal Recovery Fund

4

     Galilee Port Rehabilitation 6,000,000

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 Asset Protection 3,348,461

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 74,116,658

19

Environmental Protection

20

General Revenues 15,081,859

21

Federal Funds 11,503,721

22

Restricted Receipts 7,819,654

23

Other Funds

24

     Transportation MOU 30,986

25

     Total – Environmental Protection 34,436,220

26

     Grand Total – Environmental Protection 123,577,644

27

Coastal Resources Management Council

28

General Revenues 3,177,275

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

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     Grand Total – Coastal Resources Mgmt. Council 7,407,579

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 411,719,330

14

Federal Funds- State Fiscal Recovery Fund

15

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

16

Restricted Receipts 5,949,070

17

Other Funds

18

     Gasoline Tax 73,520,497

19

     Toll Revenue 33,614,329

20

     Land Sale Revenue 9,260,141

21

     Rhode Island Capital Plan Funds

22

     Highway Improvement Program 52,700,000

23

     Bike Path Asset Protection 400,000

24

     RIPTA - Land and Buildings 12,939,628

25

     RIPTA - URI Mobility Hub 250,000

26

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

27

     Total - Infrastructure Engineering 604,577,995

28

Infrastructure Maintenance

29

Federal Funds 21,456,198

30

Other Funds

31

     Gasoline Tax 22,844,514

32

     Rhode Island Highway Maintenance Account 101,611,663

33

     Rhode Island Capital Plan Funds

34

     Maintenance Capital Equipment Replacement 1,500,000

 

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     Maintenance Facilities Improvements 500,000

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     Welcome Center 200,000

3

     Salt Storage Facilities 1,900,000

4

     Train Station Asset Protection 350,000

5

     Total – Infrastructure Maintenance 150,362,375

6

     Grand Total – Transportation 784,398,131

7

Statewide Totals

8

General Revenues 4,731,312,148

9

Federal Funds 5,311,039,436

10

Restricted Receipts 432,230,976

11

Other Funds 2,350,432,468

12

     Statewide Grand Total 12,825,015,028

13

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

14

     appropriation.

15

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

16

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

17

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

18

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

19

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

20

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

21

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

22

be authorized.

23

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

24

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

25

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

26

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

27

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

28

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

29

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

30

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

31

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

32

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

33

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

34

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

 

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

2

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

3

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

4

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

5

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

6

expenditure limitations:

7

Account Expenditure Limit

8

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

9

Administration Central Utilities Internal Service Fund 27,355,205

10

State Central Mail Internal Service Fund 7,303,550

11

State Telecommunications Internal Service Fund 3,513,931

12

State Automotive Fleet Internal Service Fund 12,869,107

13

Surplus Property Internal Service Fund 3,000

14

Health Insurance Internal Service Fund 272,697,174

15

Other Post-Employment Benefits Fund 63,858,483

16

Capitol Police Internal Service Fund 1,380,836

17

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

18

Correctional Industries Internal Service Fund 8,472,206

19

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

20

Human Resources Internal Service Fund 15,991,654

21

DCAMM Facilities Internal Service Fund 47,011,910

22

Information Technology Internal Service Fund 50,789,409

23

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

24

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

25

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

26

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

27

House Finance Committee and in the Senate Finance Committee.

28

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

29

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

30

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

31

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

32

released or granted.

33

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

34

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

 

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

2

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

3

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

4

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

5

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

6

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

7

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

8

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

9

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

10

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

11

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

12

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

13

2023.

14

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

15

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

16

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

17

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

18

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

19

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

20

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

21

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

22

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

23

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

24

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

25

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

26

and the Senate Fiscal Advisor.

27

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

28

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

29

general revenue funding source.

30

FY 2023 FTE POSITION AUTHORIZATION

31

     Departments and Agencies Full-Time Equivalent

32

     Administration 660.7

33

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

34

     that support internal service fund programs.

 

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     Business Regulation 176.0

2

     Executive Office of Commerce 21.0

3

     Labor and Training 461.7

4

     Revenue 575.5

5

     Legislature 298.5

6

     Office of the Lieutenant Governor 8.0

7

     Office of the Secretary of State 59.0

8

     Office of the General Treasurer 90.0

9

     Board of Elections 13.0

10

     Rhode Island Ethics Commission 12.0

11

     Office of the Governor 45.0

12

     Commission for Human Rights 14.0

13

     Public Utilities Commission 54.0

14

     Office of Health and Human Services 200.0

15

     Children, Youth, and Families 702.5

16

     Health 535.4

17

     Human Services 753.0

18

     Office of Veterans Services 263.0

19

     Office of Healthy Aging 31.0

20

     Behavioral Healthcare, Developmental Disabilities, and Hospitals 1,201.4

21

     Office of the Child Advocate 10.0

22

     Commission on the Deaf and Hard of Hearing 4.0

23

     Governor’s Commission on Disabilities 4.0

24

     Office of the Mental Health Advocate 6.0

25

     Elementary and Secondary Education 145.1

26

     School for the Deaf 60.0

27

     Davies Career and Technical School 123.0

28

     Office of Postsecondary Commissioner 37.0

29

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

30

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

31

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

32

positions at the Nursing Education Center.

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     University of Rhode Island 2,555.0

 

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

2

supported by third-party funds.

3

     Rhode Island College 949.2

4

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

5

supported by third-party funds.

6

     Community College of Rhode Island 849.1

7

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

8

     that are supported by third-party funds.

9

     Rhode Island State Council on the Arts 9.6

10

     RI Atomic Energy Commission 8.6

11

     Historical Preservation and Heritage Commission 15.6

12

     Office of the Attorney General 249.1

13

     Corrections 1,427.0

14

     Judicial 733.3

15

     Military Staff 93.0

16

     Emergency Management Agency 33.0

17

     Public Safety 635.2

18

     Office of the Public Defender 99.0

19

     Environmental Management 410.0

20

     Coastal Resources Management Council 31.0

21

     Transportation 755.0

22

     Total 15,416.5

23

     No agency or department may employ contracted employee services where contract

24

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

25

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

26

Personnel Administrator and 15 days after a public hearing.

27

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

28

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

29

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

30

days after a public hearing.

31

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

32

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

33

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

 

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

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

3

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

4

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

5

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

6

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

7

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

8

authenticated vouchers.

9

      FY Ending FY Ending FY Ending FY Ending

10

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

11

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

12

DOA – Accessibility 1,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000

13

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

14

DOA – Big River Management Area 130,000 250,000 250,000 130,000

15

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

16

DOA – Chapin Health Laboratory 425,000 350,000 0 0

17

DOA – Communities Facilities

18

Asset Protection 50,000 50,000 50,000 50,000

19

DOA – Convention Center

20

Authority 1,575,000 800,000 2,500,000 2,500,000

21

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

22

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

23

DOA – Developmental Disability

24

Regional Centers 1,700,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 1,200,000

25

DOA – DoIT Enterprise

26

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

27

DOA – Dunkin Donuts Center 1,450,000 2,100,000 2,300,000 2,300,000

28

DOA – Energy Efficiency 1,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000

29

DOA – Environmental Compliance 200,000 200,000 200,000 200,000

30

DOA – Group Homes Asset Protection 1,250,00 1,250,000 1,250,000 1,250,000

31

DOA – Group Homes - Fire Code 325,000 325,000 325,000 325,000

32

DOA – Mental Health Community

33

Facilities Asset Protection 800,000 850,000 900,000 950,000

34

DOA – Old State House 100,000 100,000 100,000 100,000

 

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

2

DOA – Statewide Facility

3

Master Plan 2,200,000 200,000 200,000 200,000

4

DOA – Pastore Building

5

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

6

DOA – Pastore Center

7

Hospital Buildings 500,000 500,000 500,000 500,000

8

DOA – Pastore Center

9

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

10

DOA – Pastore Electric Utilities

11

Asset Protection 0 0 0 100,000

12

DOA – Pastore Power Plant

13

Rehabilitation 0 0 0 50,000

14

DOA – Pastore Water Utility System

15

Asset Protection 0 0 0 100,000

16

DOA – Replacement of Fueling Tanks 430,000 330,000 100,000 250,000

17

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

18

DOA – State Building Security Measures 500,000 500,000 500,000 325,000

19

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

20

DOA – State Office Building 100,000 100,000 100,000 100,000

21

DOA – State Office

22

Reorganization & Relocation 250,000 0 0 0

23

DOA – Substance Abuse Group

24

Homes Asset Protection 500,000 500,000 500,000 500,000

25

DOA – Veterans Auditorium 100,000 75,000 100,000 100,000

26

DOA – Washington County

27

Government Center 650,000 800,000 350,000 350,000

28

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

29

DOA – Zambarano Long Term

30

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

31

EOC – I-195 Commission 805,000 0 0 0

32

DCYF – Training School

33

Asset Protection 250,000 250,000 250,000 250,000

34

DOH – Health Laboratories and Medical

 

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

2

BHDDH – DD Residential Support 100,000 100,000 100,000 100,000

3

BHDDH – Hospital Equipment

4

Asset Protection 300,000 300,000 300,000 300,000

5

DHS – Blind Vending Facilities 165,000 165,000 165,000 165,000

6

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

7

DHS – Veterans’ Home Asset Protection 100,000 100,000 100,000 100,000

8

ELSEC – Davies School Asset Protection 500,000 500,000 500,000 500,000

9

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

10

ELSEC – School for the Deaf

11

Asset Protection 450,000 550,000 350,000 350,000

12

URI – Mechanical, Electric, and Plumbing

13

Improvements 13,205,467 0 0 0

14

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

15

URI – Fire Protection

16

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

17

URI – Stormwater Management 256,338 2,221,831 2,221,831 0

18

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

19

RIC – Infrastructure

20

Modernization 5,275,000 5,675,000 5,675,000 5,675,000

21

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

22

CCRI – Data, Cabling, and

23

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

24

CCRI – Flanagan Campus

25

Renewal 6,000,000 2,500,000 0 0

26

CCRI – Renovation and

27

Modernization - Phase I 9,000,000 14,000,000 0 0

28

AEC – Asset Protection 50,000 50,000 50,000 50,000

29

Attorney General – Renovation

30

and Asset Protection 150,000 150,000 150,000 150,000

31

DOC – Asset Protection 4,100,000 4,100,000 4,100,000 4,100,000

32

Judiciary – Garrahy Courthouse

33

Renovation 2,250,000 2,250,000 0 0

34

Judiciary – Garrahy Courtroom

 

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Restoration 750,000 250,000 0 0

2

Judiciary – Judicial Asset Protection 1,500,000 1,200,000 1,200,000 1,200,000

3

Judiciary – Fan Coil Unit Replacements 500,000 500,000 500,000 0

4

Judiciary – Judicial Complexes HVAC 1,000,000 500,000 500,000 500,000

5

Judiciary – Licht Judicial Complex

6

Restoration 750,000 750,000 0 0

7

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

8

Military Staff – Asset Protection 975,000 1,166,500 1,363,205 775,000

9

Military Staff – Quonset Air

10

National Guard Headquarters Facility 3,000,000 0 0 0

11

Military Staff – Quonset Airport

12

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

13

EMA – RI Statewide

14

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

15

EMA – RI Statewide

16

Communications Infrastructure 1,190,000 140,000 40,000 15,000

17

DPS – Asset Protection 2,053,436 1,261,884 600,000 730,000

18

DPS – Southern Barracks 13,000,000 0 0 0

19

DPS – Training Academy 900,000 1,920,000 715,000 150,000

20

DPS – RISCON Microwave

21

Replacement 230,929 230,929 230,929 0

22

CRMC – Confined Aquatic

23

Dredged Material Disposal Cells 5,000,000 0 0 0

24

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

25

DEM – Facilities Asset Protection 500,000 500,000 500,000 500,000

26

DEM – Fish and Wildlife Facilities 100,000 100,000 100,000 100,000

27

DEM – Fort Adams Trust/Rehabilitation 300,000 300,000 300,000 300,000

28

DEM – Marine Infrastructure/

29

Pier Development 650,000 650,000 0 0

30

DEM – Natural Resources Offices

31

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

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DEM – Newport Piers 1,000,000 1,000,000 0 0

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DEM – Port of Galilee Asset Protection 1,491,817 1,500,000 1,500,000 1,500,000

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DEM – Recreational Facilities

 

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Improvements 3,245,578 2,550,000 2,290,000 3,050,000

2

DOT – Highway Improvement

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Program 93,863,800 31,875,000 27,200,000 27,200,000

4

DOT – Bike Path Asset Protection 400,000 400,000 400,000 400,000

5

DOT – Maintenance

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

7

DOT – Maintenance Facility

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Improvements 500,000 500,000 500,000 500,000

9

DOT – Salt Storage Facilities

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

11

DOT – Train Station Asset Protection 350,000 350,000 500,000 500,000

12

DOT – Welcome Center Improvements 200,000 150,000 150,000 150,000

13

DOT – RIPTA

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Land and Building Enhancements 14,411,792 2,584,780 500,000 500,000

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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

17

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

18

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

19

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

20

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

21

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

22

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

23

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

24

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

25

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

26

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

27

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

30

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

32

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

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

34

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

 

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

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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

5

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

6

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

7

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

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except for those instances specifically designated.

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

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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

13

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

14

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

15

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 – Aid to Convention Center 13,425,000 5,540,000 2,000,000 0

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DOA – Electric Heat Pump Grant

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Program 10,233,000 10,665,000 8,377,000 0

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DOA – Ongoing COVID-19 Response 25,052,439 0 0 0

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DBR – Blockchain Digital Identity 1,000,000 0 0 0

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DLT – Enhanced Real Jobs 15,000,000 15,000,000 0 0

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DOR – Tax Modernization 1,500,000 0 0 0

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EOC – Minority Business Accelerator 6,000,000 2,500,000 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

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

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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

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RIH – Down Payment Assistance 20,000,000 15,000,000 0 0

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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

5

OHCD – Homelessness Assistance

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Program 7,000,000 0 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

10

DHS – Childcare Support. 1,217,000 500,000 0 0

11

DHS – RI Bridges Mobile and

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Childcare Tracking 2,400,000 1,900,000 0 0

13

BHDDH – Crisis Intervention

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Trainings 550,000 550,000 0 0

15

MHA – Mental Health Court Pilot

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Program 232,880 244,523 0 0

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RIDE – Municipal Learning Centers 5,000,000 5,000,000 0 0

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OPC – Higher Education Academies 4,500,000 4,500,000 4,500,000

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2,496,000

20

Attorney General – Mental Health

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Court Pilot Program 210,179 220,687 0 0

22

DOC – Wi-Fi and Tech at the ACI 100,000 50,000 50,000 25,000

23

Judiciary – Mental Health Court

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Pilot Program 935,701 982,486 0 0

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DPS – Support for Survivors of

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Domestic Violence 3,500,000 0 0 0

27

DEM – Galilee Port Rehabilitation 4,000,000 10,000,000 16,000,000

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10,000,000

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DEM – Permit and Licensing IT 2,000,000 500,000 500,000 0

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RIPTA – Pawtucket/Central Falls Bus

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Hub Passenger Facility 1,000,000 0 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 0 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 support a program to finance

4

facility improvements and provide operating support to the Rhode Island convention center

5

authority.

6

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

7

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.

11

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

12

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

13

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

14

the secretary of health and human services.

15

     DOA – Nonprofit Assistance. This program shall support nonprofit organizations to

16

address needs that have been exacerbated by COVID-19, including housing and food insecurity,

17

and behavioral health issues, among others.

18

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

19

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

20

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

21

HealthSource RI.

22

     DOA – Eligibility Extension Compliance. These funds shall be allocated to support

23

maintaining RIBridges eligibility functionalities within HealthSource RI during the extension of

24

the public health emergency.

25

     DOA – ERP Implementation Support. These funds shall be allocated to the department of

26

administration to support the implementation of the enterprise resource planning system, such as

27

operating expenses, software and personnel.

28

Department of Business Regulation (DBR)

29

     DBR – Blockchain Digital Identity. These funds shall support a program for the

30

development of blockchain technology to improve information technology security and streamline

31

professional licensing credentialing for the State.

32

     DBR – Health Spending Accountability and Transparency Program. These funds shall

33

support a program allowing the office of the health insurance commissioner to track and curb health

34

care spending growth rates.

 

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Department of Labor and Training (DLT)

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

3

training shall allocate these appropriations to the employment security fund if he or she determines

4

the allocation would be beneficial for the purpose of determining the experience rate for each

5

eligible employer for calendar year 2023. If the director of labor and training determines the

6

allocation to the employment security fund is not beneficial for eligible employers in the next

7

calendar year, he or she shall allocate these monies to the DLT – Enhanced Real Jobs project

8

referenced in this section.

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

Department of Revenue (DOR)

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     DOR – Tax Modernization. These funds shall enhance department of revenue division of

14

taxation business process improvements and taxpayer services.

15

Executive Office of Commerce (EOC)

16

     EOC – Small Business and Technical Assistance. These funds shall support a program to

17

invest additional financial and technical assistance resources to support small businesses which

18

have been disproportionately impacted by the pandemic. The program will include direct payments

19

to businesses to address the negative impacts of the pandemic, technical assistance for long-term

20

business capacity building, capital improvements for public health upgrades and outdoor

21

programming, and administration expenses.

22

     EOC – Assistance to Impacted Industries. These funds shall be allocated to a program to

23

provide support to the tourism, hospitality, events and other industries disproportionately impacted

24

by the pandemic. The program will include direct payments to businesses to address the negative

25

economic impacts of the pandemic, outdoor and public space capital improvements and event

26

programming, tourism marketing in coordination with state tourism regions and the airport

27

corporation, and costs to implement these initiatives.

28

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

29

develop a statewide broadband strategic plan, to support related staffing, and to conduct mapping

30

in support of future state broadband investment.

31

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

32

additional resources to enhance the growth of minority owned businesses. The initiative will

33

support a range of assistance and programming, including for example, financial and technical

 

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assistance, entrepreneurship training, space for programming and co-working, and assistance

2

accessing low-interest loans.

3

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

4

state’s blue economy industries, including, but not limited to, such areas of focus as ports and

5

shipping, defense, marine trades, ocean-related technology, ocean-based renewables, aquaculture

6

and fisheries, and tourism and recreation.

7

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

8

life science industries. The investments will include, but are not limited to, such areas of focus as

9

the build-out of shared wet lab space for startup and early-stage businesses, a competitive life

10

sciences site acquisition and facility investments program, and supports for small businesses

11

seeking to connect with and expand within the sector.

12

     EOC – Small Business Access to Capital. These funds shall support a program to assist

13

small businesses with COVID-related impacts as well as such expenses as real estate costs, short-

14

and long-term working capital, refinancing debt, and the purchase of furniture, fixtures, and

15

supplies. This program will also seek to leverage other private and public resources, such as the

16

SBA 7(a) loan program, to maximize its reach and effectiveness.

17

     EOC – Main Streets Revitalization. These funds shall support a program providing

18

investments in main street improvements such as signage, lighting, façade and sidewalk

19

improvements in municipal commercial districts. These funds may also provide technical

20

assistance to municipalities and non-profit partners in developing and executing main street

21

improvement projects.

22

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

23

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

24

industry in East Providence. The program will include elements such as design activities and the

25

development of the waterfront portion of the terminal into a marine-industrial facility.

26

Rhode Island Housing (RIH)

27

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

28

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

29

development of affordable housing units.

30

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

31

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

32

and supportive housing.

 

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

2

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

3

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

4

     RIH – Workforce Housing. These funds shall support a program to increase the housing

5

supply for families earning up to 120 percent of area median income.

6

     RIH – Affordable Housing Predevelopment Program. These funds shall support

7

predevelopment work, for proposed affordable housing developments to build a pipeline of new

8

projects and build the capacity of affordable housing developers in the state to expand affordable

9

housing production.

10

     RIH – Home Repair and Community Revitalization. These funds shall expand a program

11

administered by the Rhode Island housing and mortgage finance corporation to finance the

12

acquisition and redevelopment of blighted properties to increase the number of commercial and

13

community spaces in disproportionately impacted communities and or to increase the development

14

of affordable housing. The program will also support critical home repairs within the same

15

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-based and/or housing-based solutions, wrap-around services and

29

administrative costs of implementation.

30

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

31

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

32

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

33

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

34

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

 

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Quonset Development Corporation (QDC)

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

3

port infrastructure and services at the Port of Davisville in Quonset. This will increase investments

4

to job opportunities, marine transportation and improvements to projects in the offshore wind

5

industry.

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 – Eligibility Extension Compliance. These funds shall be allocated to support

17

maintaining RIBridges eligibility functionalities during the extension of the federal public health

18

emergency.

19

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

20

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

21

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

22

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

23

     EOHHS – 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

Department of Children, Youth and Families (DCYF)

28

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

29

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

30

and supporting care staff of contracted service providers.

31

     DCYF – Psychiatric Treatment Facility. These funds shall be allocated to establish a

32

Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facility to provide intensive residential treatment options for

33

adolescent girls and young women who face severe and complex behavioral health challenges.

 

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

2

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

3

Department of Human Services (DHS)

4

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

5

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

6

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

7

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

8

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

9

families may waive any fees otherwise assessed upon child care provider applicants who have been

10

awarded the family child care provider incentive grant. The allocation to this program will also

11

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

12

educational opportunities for direct care staff.

13

     DHS – RIBridges Mobile and Child Care Tracking. These funds shall be allocated to the

14

department of human services to expand functionality of the HealthyRhode mobile application to

15

allow for beneficiaries to digitally submit applications, recertifications and reports to reduce the

16

need for in-person services, prevent the loss of needed benefits and improve efficiencies.

17

     DHS – Eligibility Extension Compliance. These funds shall be allocated to support

18

maintaining RIBridges eligibility functionalities during the extension of the public health

19

emergency.

20

     DHS – Emergency Staffing RIVH. These funds shall support a program to address urgent

21

staffing needs in state health care facilities, including the Veterans Home.

22

Department of Behavioral Healthcare, Developmental Disabilities and Hospitals (BHDDH)

23

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

24

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

25

intervention training program to provide an eight-hour training every three years for law

26

enforcement as well as continuing education opportunities.

27

     BHDDH - Emergency Staffing ESH Zambarano. These funds shall support a program to

28

address urgent staffing needs in state health care facilities, including the Zambarano unit.

29

     BHDDH – Emergency Staffing State Psychiatric Hospital. These funds shall support a

30

program to address urgent staffing needs in the state psychiatric hospital.

31

     BHDDH – Emergency Staffing ESH. These funds shall support a program to address

32

urgent staffing needs in state health care facilities, including Eleanor Slater Hospital.

33

Office of the Mental Health Advocate

 

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     MHA – Mental Health Court Pilot Program. This program shall support a pilot program to

2

provide increased services for defendants with mental illness and divert entry into the criminal

3

justice system.

4

Rhode Island Department of Education (RIDE)

5

     RIDE – Municipal Learning Centers. These funds shall be allocated to a program to partner

6

with municipalities to support the creation of centers to provide educational programing. Programs

7

will be available year-round for free or a fee-for-service rate structure, with an emphasis on out-of-

8

school time and vacations.

9

Office of the Postsecondary Commissioner (OPC)

10

     OPC – Higher Education Academies. These funds shall be allocated to the office of the

11

postsecondary commissioner to provide supports, such as targeted coaching and wraparound

12

supports, for those age 16 and older to continue their education. The program will establish

13

academies to focus on outreach to rising seniors and recent graduates in disproportionately

14

impacted communities, ensuring a seamless transition to postsecondary education or workforce

15

training, and college readiness coursework and support to enroll in summer courses.

16

Office of the Attorney General

17

     Attorney General – Mental Health Court Pilot Program. This program shall support a pilot

18

program to provide increased services for defendants with mental illness and divert entry into the

19

criminal justice system.

20

Department of Corrections (DOC)

21

     DOC – Wi-Fi and Tech at the Adult Correctional Institutions. These funds shall support

22

the purchase and installation of capital infrastructure of Wi-Fi systems at the adult correctional

23

institutions. This will enable increased access to educational opportunities for incarcerated

24

individuals.

25

     DOC – Radio Systems. These funds shall support the purchase and installation of an

26

updated radio and communication system at the adult correctional institutions.

27

Judicial Branch (Judiciary)

28

     Judiciary – Mental Health Court Pilot Program. This program shall support a pilot program

29

to provide increased services for defendants with mental illness and divert entry into the criminal

30

justice system.

31

Department of Public Safety (DPS)

32

     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

 

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

2

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

3

Department of Environmental Management (DEM)

4

     DEM – Galilee Port Rehabilitation. These funds shall support a program providing

5

additional investments to port infrastructure improvements at the Port of Galilee, increasing

6

services for commercial fishing and related businesses.

7

     DEM – Permit and Licensing IT. These funds shall support a program to provide

8

information technology improvements for online permit and licensing systems for fish and wildlife,

9

commercial fishing and boating registrations.

10

Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA)

11

     RIPTA – Pawtucket/Central Falls Bus Hub Passenger Facility. These funds shall support

12

the development of a facility outfitted with restrooms, customer service windows and covered

13

waiting areas at the Pawtucket-Central Falls Commuter Rail Station.

14

Federal Funds - Capital Projects Fund

15

Department of Administration (DOA)

16

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

17

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

18

American Rescue Plan Act.

19

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

20

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

21

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

22

Department of the Treasury.

23

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

24

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

25

Executive Office of Commerce (EOC)

26

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

27

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

28

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

29

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

30

public housing authorities, business cooperatives and local internet service providers for last-mile

31

projects targeted at those unserved and underserved by the current infrastructure. This investment

32

will unlock a minimum of $100 million in federal funds for broadband investment through the

33

Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act.

 

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

2

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

3

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

4

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

5

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

6

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

7

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

8

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

9

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

10

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

11

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

12

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

13

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

14

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

15

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

16

and guidance.

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

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herein.

 

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