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| ARTICLE 1 AS AMENDED |
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 |
| this act, the following general revenue amounts are hereby appropriated out of any money in the |
| treasury not otherwise appropriated to be expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023. |
| The amounts identified for federal funds and restricted receipts shall be made available pursuant to |
| section § 35-4-22 and Chapter chapter 41 of Title title 42 of the Rhode Island General Laws. For |
| the purposes and functions hereinafter mentioned, the state controller is hereby authorized and |
| directed to draw his or her orders upon the general treasurer for the payment of such sums or such |
| portions thereof as may be required from time to time upon receipt by him or her of properly |
| authenticated vouchers. |
| Administration |
| Central Management |
| General Revenues 4,896,389 |
| Provided that $2,000,000 shall be allocated to support a state workforce compensation and |
| classification study, of which all unexpended or unencumbered balances, at the end of the fiscal |
| year, shall be reappropriated to the ensuing fiscal year and made immediately available for the same |
| purposes. |
| Federal Funds 108,998,500 |
| Federal Funds - State Fiscal Recovery Fund |
| Nonprofit Assistance 20,000,000 |
| Public Health Response Warehouse Support 2,000,000 |
| Health Care Facilities 77,500,000 |
| Ongoing COVID-19 Response 73,000,000 |
| Total - Central Management 286,394,889 |
| Legal Services |
| General Revenues 2,374,193 |
| Accounts and Control |
| General Revenues 5,211,103 |
| Federal Funds |
| Federal Funds - Capital Projects Fund |
| CPF Administration 349,497 |
| Federal Funds - State Fiscal Recovery Fund |
| Pandemic Recovery Office 4,948,839 |
| Restricted Receipts - OPEB Board Administration 137,905 |
| Restricted Receipts - Grants Management Administration 2,130,371 |
| Total - Accounts and Control 12,777,715 |
| Office of Management and Budget |
| General Revenues 8,354,324 |
| Federal Funds 101,250 |
| Restricted Receipts 300,000 |
| Other Funds 1,228,111 |
| Total - Office of Management and Budget 9,983,685 |
| Purchasing |
| General Revenues 3,830,668 |
| Restricted Receipts 381,474 |
| Other Funds 550,989 |
| Total - Purchasing 4,763,131 |
| Human Resources |
| General Revenues 755,922 |
| Personnel Appeal Board |
| General Revenues 143,059 |
| Information Technology |
| General Revenues 721,340 |
| Restricted Receipts 54,589,160 |
| Provided that of the total available in the Information Technology Investment Fund as of |
| July 1, 2022, $22.4 million shall be made available for the development and implementation of an |
| electronic medical records system for the state hospitals, $19.4 million for the replacement and |
| modernization of the legacy department of labor and training mainframe system, $6.7 million for |
| RIBridges Mobile and Childcare Tracking, $2.5 million for Blockchain Digital Identity, $2.2 |
| million to support implementation of the Enterprise Resource Planning System, $5.8 million for |
| the department of environmental management’s online permit and licensing systems for fish and |
| wildlife, commercial fishing, and boating registrations, $3.3 million for Wi-Fi and Technology at |
| the Adult Correctional Institutions adult correctional institutions, and $2.3 million for the tax |
| modernization system. |
| Total - Information Technology 55,310,500 |
| Library and Information Services |
| General Revenues 1,796,514 |
| Federal Funds 2,088,205 |
| Restricted Receipts 6,990 |
| Total - Library and Information Services 3,891,709 |
| Planning |
| General Revenues 840,855 |
| Federal Funds 3,050 |
| Other Funds |
| Air Quality Modeling 24,000 |
| Federal Highway - PL Systems Planning 3,813,016 |
| State Transportation Planning Match 592,033 |
| FTA - Metro Planning Grant 1,340,126 |
| Total - Planning 6,613,080 |
| General |
| General Revenues |
| Miscellaneous Grants/Payments 130,000 |
| Provided that this amount be allocated to City Year for the Whole School Whole Child |
| Program, which provides individualized support to at-risk students. |
| Torts - Courts/Awards 675,000 |
| Resource Sharing and State Library Aid 10,991,049 |
| Library Construction Aid 1,859,673 |
| Historic Tax Credits 28,000,000 |
| RICAP Transfer 15,000,000 |
| Federal Funds |
| Federal Funds - State Fiscal Recovery Fund |
| Aid to the Convention Center 5,000,000 |
| Federal Funds - Capital Projects Fund |
| Municipal and Higher Ed Matching Grant Program 23,360,095 |
| RIC Student Services Center 5,000,000 |
| Restricted Receipts 700,000 |
| Other Funds |
| Rhode Island Capital Plan Funds |
| Security Measures State Buildings 500,000 |
| Energy Efficiency Improvements 1,250,000 |
| Cranston Street Armory 750,000 |
| State House Renovations 2,083,000 |
| Zambarano Buildings and Campus 6,070,000 |
| Replacement of Fueling Tanks 680,000 |
| Environmental Compliance 400,000 |
| Big River Management Area 427,000 |
| Shepard Building Upgrades 1,500,000 |
| RI Convention Center Authority 7,350,000 |
| Accessibility - Facility Renovations 1,000,000 |
| DoIT Enterprise Operations Center 3,300,000 |
| BHDDH MH & Community Facilities - Asset Protection 750,000 |
| BHDDH DD & Community Homes - Fire Code 325,000 |
| BHDDH DD Regional Facilities - Asset Protection 1,700,000 |
| BHDDH Substance Abuse Asset Protection 500,000 |
| BHDDH Group Homes 1,250,000 |
| Statewide Facility Master Plan 1,700,000 |
| Cannon Building 1,150,000 |
| Old State House 100,000 |
| State Office Building 100,000 |
| State Office Reorganization & Relocation 250,000 |
| William Powers Building 2,700,000 |
| Pastore Center Non-Hospital Buildings Asset Protection 6,250,000 |
| Washington County Government Center 500,000 |
| Chapin Health Laboratory 500,000 |
| 560 Jefferson Blvd Asset Protection 150,000 |
| Arrigan Center 825,000 |
| Dunkin Donuts Center 8,150,000 |
| Pastore Center Building Demolition 1,000,000 |
| Veterans Auditorium 765,000 |
| Pastore Center Hospital Buildings Asset Protection 500,000 |
| Pastore Campus Infrastructure 11,050,000 |
| Community Facilities Asset Protection 450,000 |
| Zambarano LTAC Hospital 1,177,542 |
| Medical Examiners New Facility 4,500,000 |
| Total - General 162,368,359 |
| Debt Service Payments |
| General Revenues 153,991,095 |
| Out of the general revenue appropriations for debt service, the General Treasurer general |
| treasurer is authorized to make payments for the I-195 Redevelopment District Commission loan |
| up to the maximum debt service due in accordance with the loan agreement. |
| Other Funds |
| Transportation Debt Service 40,548,738 |
| Investment Receipts - Bond Funds 100,000 |
| Total - Debt Service Payments 194,639,833 |
| Energy Resources |
| Federal Funds |
| Federal Funds 981,791 |
| Federal Funds - State Fiscal Recovery Fund |
| Electric Heat Pump Grant Program 5,000,000 |
| Restricted Receipts 14,779,659 |
| Total - Energy Resources 20,761,450 |
| Rhode Island Health Benefits Exchange |
| General Revenues 4,077,880 |
| Federal Funds |
| Federal Funds 12,392,493 |
| Federal Funds - State Fiscal Recovery Fund |
| Auto-Enrollment Program 1,288,710 |
| Restricted Receipts 15,010,294 |
| Total - Rhode Island Health Benefits Exchange 32,769,377 |
| Office of Diversity, Equity & Opportunity |
| General Revenues 1,508,606 |
| Other Funds 119,807 |
| Total - Office of Diversity, Equity & Opportunity 1,628,413 |
| Capital Asset Management and Maintenance |
| General Revenues 9,810,315 |
| Statewide Personnel and Operations |
| General Revenues |
| FEMA Contingency Reserve 15,000,000 |
| General Officer Transition Costs 350,000 |
| Total - Statewide Personnel and Operations 15,350,000 |
| Grand Total - Administration 820,335,630 |
| Business Regulation |
| Central Management |
| General Revenues 3,801,190 |
| Banking Regulation |
| General Revenues 1,942,687 |
| Restricted Receipts 63,000 |
| Total - Banking Regulation 2,005,687 |
| Securities Regulation |
| General Revenues 863,630 |
| Restricted Receipts 15,000 |
| Total - Securities Regulation 878,630 |
| Insurance Regulation |
| General Revenues 4,419,316 |
| Restricted Receipts 2,041,662 |
| Total - Insurance Regulation 6,460,978 |
| Office of the Health Insurance Commissioner |
| General Revenues 3,777,735 |
| Provided that $1,500,000 is used to conduct a comprehensive analysis of all state licensed |
| and contracted social and human service providers, to include review of rates, eligibility, utilization, |
| and accountability standards pursuant to Rhode Island General Law, Section § 42-14.5-3(t). |
| Federal Funds 372,887 |
| Restricted Receipts 532,817 |
| Total - Office of the Health Insurance Commissioner 4,683,439 |
| Board of Accountancy |
| General Revenues 5,490 |
| Commercial Licensing and Gaming and Athletics Licensing |
| General Revenues 1,167,550 |
| Restricted Receipts 914,932 |
| Total - Commercial Licensing and Gaming and Athletics Licensing 2,082,482 |
| Building, Design and Fire Professionals |
| General Revenues 8,852,699 |
| Federal Funds 318,300 |
| Restricted Receipts 2,200,455 |
| Other Funds |
| Quonset Development Corporation 69,727 |
| Rhode Island Capital Plan Funds |
| Fire Academy Expansion 675,000 |
| Total - Building, Design and Fire Professionals 12,116,181 |
| Office of Cannabis Regulation |
| General Revenues 1,440,464 |
| Restricted Receipts 5,021,772 |
| Total - Office of Cannabis Regulation 6,462,236 |
| Grand Total - Business Regulation 38,496,313 |
| Executive Office of Commerce |
| Central Management |
| General Revenues 2,356,175 |
| Housing and Community Development |
| General Revenues 1,522,293 |
| Federal Funds |
| Federal Funds 16,124,699 |
| Federal Funds - State Fiscal Recovery Fund |
| OHCD Predevelopment and Capacity Fund 500,000 |
| Development of Affordable Housing 30,000,000 |
| Homelessness Assistance Program 7,000,000 |
| Site Acquisition 3,000,000 |
| Down Payment Assistance 10,000,000 |
| Workforce Housing 12,000,000 |
| Affordable Housing Predevelopment Program 2,500,000 |
| Home Repair and Community Revitalization 15,000,000 |
| Statewide Housing Plan 2,000,000 |
| Homelessness Infrastructure 15,000,000 |
| Restricted Receipts 7,664,150 |
| Total - Housing and Community Development 122,311,142 |
| Quasi-Public Appropriations |
| General Revenues |
| Rhode Island Commerce Corporation 7,947,778 |
| Airport Impact Aid 1,010,036 |
| Sixty percent (60%) of the first $1,000,000 appropriated for airport impact aid shall be |
| distributed to each airport serving more than 1,000,000 passengers based upon its percentage of the |
| total passengers served by all airports serving more than 1,000,000 passengers. Forty percent (40%) |
| of the first $1,000,000 shall be distributed based on the share of landings during calendar year 2022 |
| at North Central Airport, Newport-Middletown Airport, Block Island Airport, Quonset Airport, |
| T.F. Green Airport and Westerly Airport, respectively. The Rhode Island Commerce Corporation |
| commerce corporation shall make an impact payment to the towns or cities in which the airport |
| is located based on this calculation. Each community upon which any part of the above airports is |
| located shall receive at least $25,000. |
| STAC Research Alliance 900,000 |
| Innovative Matching Grants/Internships 1,000,000 |
| I-195 Redevelopment District Commission 961,000 |
| Polaris Manufacturing Grant 450,000 |
| East Providence Waterfront Commission 50,000 |
| Urban Ventures 140,000 |
| Chafee Center at Bryant 476,200 |
| Municipal Infrastructure Grant Program 2,500,000 |
| OSCAR Program – Infrastructure Bank 4,000,000 |
| Federal Funds - State Fiscal Recovery Fund |
| Port of Davisville 6,000,000 |
| Other Funds |
| Rhode Island Capital Plan Funds |
| I-195 Redevelopment District Commission 805,000 |
| Total - Quasi-Public Appropriations 26,240,014 |
| Economic Development Initiatives Fund |
| General Revenues |
| Innovation Initiative 1,000,000 |
| Rebuild RI Tax Credit Fund 13,500,000 |
| Small Business Promotion 300,000 |
| Small Business Assistance 650,000 |
| Federal Funds |
| Federal Funds 20,000,000 |
| Federal Funds - State Fiscal Recovery Fund |
| Destination Marketing 1,500,000 |
| Total - Economic Development Initiatives Fund 36,950,000 |
| Commerce Programs |
| General Revenues |
| Wavemaker Fellowship 3,200,000 |
| Air Service Development Fund 2,250,000 |
| Main Streets Revitalization 5,000,000 |
| Federal Funds - State Fiscal Recovery Fund |
| Minority Business Accelerator 2,000,000 |
| Blue Economy Investments 10,000,000 |
| Bioscience Investments 5,000,000 |
| South Quay Marine Terminal 12,000,000 |
| Federal Funds - Capital Projects Fund |
| Broadband 15,383,000 |
| Total - Commerce Programs 54,833,000 |
| Grand Total - Executive Office of Commerce 242,690,331 |
| Labor and Training |
| Central Management |
| General Revenues 1,065,747 |
| Restricted Receipts 379,215 |
| Total - Central Management 1,444,962 |
| Workforce Development Services |
| General Revenues 1,103,105 |
| Federal Funds 19,464,609 |
| Other Funds 8,026 |
| Total - Workforce Development Services 20,575,740 |
| Workforce Regulation and Safety |
| General Revenues 4,240,619 |
| Income Support |
| General Revenues 3,949,058 |
| Federal Funds |
| Federal Funds 57,711,996 |
| Federal Funds - State Fiscal Recovery Fund |
| Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund Contribution 100,000,000 |
| Restricted Receipts 2,076,599 |
| Other Funds |
| Temporary Disability Insurance Fund 215,049,696 |
| Employment Security Fund 177,075,000 |
| Total - Income Support 555,862,349 |
| Injured Workers Services |
| Restricted Receipts 11,403,127 |
| Labor Relations Board |
| General Revenues 452,822 |
| Governor’s Workforce Board |
| General Revenues 12,031,000 |
| Provided that $600,000 of these funds shall be used for enhanced training for direct care |
| and support services staff to improve resident quality of care and address the changing health care |
| healthcare needs of nursing facility residents due to higher acuity and increased cognitive |
| impairments pursuant to Rhode Island General Laws, Section § 23-17.5-36. |
| Federal Funds - State Fiscal Recovery Fund |
| Enhanced Real Jobs 10,000,000 |
| Restricted Receipts 18,443,377 |
| Total - Governor’s Workforce Board 40,474,377 |
| Grand Total - Labor and Training 634,453,996 |
| Department of Revenue |
| Director of Revenue |
| General Revenues 2,257,475 |
| Office of Revenue Analysis |
| General Revenues 970,638 |
| Lottery Division |
| Other Funds 435,992,155 |
| Rhode Island Capital Plan Funds |
| Lottery Building Enhancements 850,000 |
| Total - Lottery Division 436,842,155 |
| Municipal Finance |
| General Revenues 1,738,044 |
| Federal Funds 131,957,594 |
| Total - Municipal Finance 133,695,638 |
| Taxation |
| General Revenues 34,793,050 |
| Restricted Receipts 2,156,890 |
| Other Funds |
| Motor Fuel Tax Evasion 155,000 |
| Total - Taxation 37,104,940 |
| Registry of Motor Vehicles |
| General Revenues 39,062,598 |
| Provided that all unexpended or unencumbered balances as of June 30, 2023, relating to |
| license plate reissuance are hereby reappropriated to the following fiscal year. |
| Federal Funds 220,000 |
| Restricted Receipts 3,494,403 |
| Total - Registry of Motor Vehicles 42,777,001 |
| State Aid |
| General Revenues |
| Distressed Communities Relief Fund 12,384,458 |
| Payment in Lieu of Tax Exempt Properties 48,433,591 |
| Motor Vehicle Excise Tax Payments 230,954,881 |
| Property Revaluation Program 414,947 |
| Restricted Receipts 995,120 |
| Total - State Aid 293,182,997 |
| Collections |
| General Revenues 887,668 |
| Grand Total - Revenue 947,718,512 |
| Legislature |
| General Revenues 48,542,952 |
| Restricted Receipts 1,919,241 |
| Grand Total - Legislature 50,462,193 |
| Lieutenant Governor |
| General Revenues 1,353,568 |
| Secretary of State |
| Administration |
| General Revenues 4,049,383 |
| Corporations |
| General Revenues 2,687,784 |
| State Archives |
| General Revenues 178,651 |
| Restricted Receipts 520,197 |
| Total - State Archives 698,848 |
| Elections and Civics |
| General Revenues 3,439,462 |
| Federal Funds 1,621,565 |
| Total - Elections and Civics 5,061,027 |
| State Library |
| General Revenues 825,475 |
| Provided that $125,000 be allocated to support the Rhode Island Historical Society |
| pursuant to Rhode Island General Law, Section § 29-2-1 and $18,000 be allocated to support the |
| Newport Historical Society, pursuant to Rhode Island General Law, Section § 29-2-2. |
| Office of Public Information |
| General Revenues 686,260 |
| Receipted Receipts 25,000 |
| Total - Office of Public Information 711,260 |
| Grand Total - Secretary of State 14,033,777 |
| General Treasurer |
| Treasury |
| General Revenues 2,709,016 |
| Federal Funds 350,752 |
| Other Funds |
| Temporary Disability Insurance Fund 289,491 |
| Tuition Savings Program - Administration 404,401 |
| Total -Treasury 3,753,660 |
| State Retirement System |
| Restricted Receipts |
| Admin Expenses - State Retirement System 12,382,831 |
| Retirement - Treasury Investment Operations 2,000,963 |
| Defined Contribution - Administration 314,124 |
| Total - State Retirement System 14,697,918 |
| Unclaimed Property |
| Restricted Receipts 2,570,182 |
| Crime Victim Compensation Program |
| General Revenues 849,616 |
| Federal Funds 422,493 |
| Restricted Receipts 555,000 |
| Total - Crime Victim Compensation Program 1,827,109 |
| Grand Total - General Treasurer 22,848,869 |
| Board of Elections |
| General Revenues 6,249,463 |
| Rhode Island Ethics Commission |
| General Revenues 2,035,145 |
| Office of Governor |
| General Revenues |
| General Revenues 7,002,280 |
| Contingency Fund 150,000 |
| Grand Total - Office of Governor 7,152,280 |
| Commission for Human Rights |
| General Revenues 1,744,334 |
| Federal Funds 408,411 |
| Grand Total - Commission for Human Rights 2,152,745 |
| Public Utilities Commission |
| Federal Funds 582,689 |
| Restricted Receipts 12,987,076 |
| Grand Total - Public Utilities Commission 13,569,765 |
| Office of Health and Human Services |
| Central Management |
| General Revenues 49,502,266 |
| Provided that $250,000 shall be for the children’s cabinet, established under Rhode Island |
| General Law, Chapter chapter 42-72.5 of title 42, to assist with the planning for an early childhood |
| governance structure of and for the transition of established early childhood programs to such an |
| office. |
| Federal Funds |
| Federal Funds 167,520,158 |
| Federal Funds - State Fiscal Recovery Fund |
| Butler Hospital Short Term Stay Unit 8,000,000 |
| Pediatric Recovery 7,500,000 |
| Early Intervention Recovery 5,500,000 |
| Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics 30,000,000 |
| Restricted Receipts 56,342,012 |
| Total - Central Management 324,364,436 |
| Medical Assistance |
| General Revenues |
| Managed Care 407,943,888 |
| Hospitals 86,155,276 |
| Of the general revenue funding, $2.5 million shall be provided for Graduate Medical |
| Education graduate medical education programs of which $1.0 million is for hospitals designated |
| as a Level I Trauma Center, $1.0 million is for hospitals providing Neonatal Intensive Care Unit |
| level of care and $0.5 million is for the new residential training program at Landmark Hospital. |
| Nursing Facilities 137,967,876 |
| Home and Community Based Services 61,054,127 |
| Other Services 145,886,477 |
| Pharmacy 87,283,555 |
| Rhody Health 221,113,381 |
| Federal Funds |
| Managed Care 552,913,884 |
| Hospitals 128,123,193 |
| Nursing Facilities 173,656,008 |
| Home and Community Based Services 76,711,843 |
| Other Services 865,746,927 |
| Pharmacy 116,445 |
| Rhody Health 275,851,622 |
| Other Programs 44,798,580 |
| Restricted Receipts 24,750,000 |
| Total - Medical Assistance 3,290,073,082 |
| Grand Total - Office of Health and Human Services 3,614,437,518 |
| Children, Youth and Families |
| Central Management |
| General Revenues 14,033,990 |
| The director of the department of children, youth and families shall provide to the speaker |
| of the house and president of the senate at least every sixty (60) days beginning September 1, 2021, |
| a report on its progress implementing the accreditation plan filed in accordance with Rhode Island |
| General Law, Section § 42-72-5.3 and any projected changes needed to effectuate that plan. The |
| report shall, at minimum, provide data regarding recruitment and retention efforts including |
| attaining and maintaining a diverse workforce, documentation of newly filled and vacated |
| positions, and progress towards reducing worker caseloads. |
| Federal Funds |
| Federal Funds 5,222,426 |
| Federal Funds - State Fiscal Recovery Fund |
| Foster Home Lead Abatement & Fire Safety 1,500,000 |
| Provider Workforce Stabilization 2,500,000 |
| Other Funds |
| Rhode Island Capital Plan Funds |
| DCYF Headquarters 250,000 |
| DCYF Transitional Housing 500,000 |
| Total - Central Management 24,006,416 |
| Children's Behavioral Health Services |
| General Revenues 8,684,693 |
| Federal Funds |
| Federal Funds 9,445,069 |
| Federal Funds - State Fiscal Recovery Fund |
| Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facility 12,000,000 |
| Total - Children's Behavioral Health Services 30,129,762 |
| Juvenile Correctional Services |
| General Revenues 22,098,188 |
| Federal Funds 416,972 |
| Restricted Receipts 317,386 |
| Other Funds |
| Rhode Island Capital Plan Funds |
| Training School Asset Protection 250,000 |
| Total - Juvenile Correctional Services 23,082,546 |
| Child Welfare |
| General Revenues 161,584,128 |
| Federal Funds 74,035,823 |
| Restricted Receipts 1,467,772 |
| Total - Child Welfare 237,087,723 |
| Higher Education Incentive Grants |
| General Revenues 200,000 |
| Grand Total - Children, Youth and Families 314,506,447 |
| Health |
| Central Management |
| General Revenues 2,965,099 |
| Federal Funds 4,322,005 |
| Restricted Receipts 26,202,867 |
| Provided that the disbursement of any indirect cost recoveries on federal grants budgeted |
| in this line item that are derived from grants authorized under The Coronavirus Preparedness and |
| Response Supplemental Appropriations Act (P.L. 116-123); The Families First Coronavirus |
| Response Act (P.L. 116-127); The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (P.L. 116- |
| 136); The Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act (P.L. 116-139); the |
| Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (P.L. 116-260); and the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 |
| (P.L. 117-2), are hereby subject to the review and prior approval of the Director director of |
| Management management and Budget budget. No obligation or expenditure of these funds shall |
| take place without such approval. |
| Total - Central Management 33,489,971 |
| Community Health and Equity |
| General Revenues 1,588,431 |
| Federal Funds |
| Federal Funds 81,169,548 |
| Federal Funds – State Fiscal Recovery Fund |
| Public Health Clinics 4,000,000 |
| Restricted Receipts 41,511,977 |
| Total - Community Health and Equity 128,269,956 |
| Environmental Health |
| General Revenues 6,088,320 |
| Federal Funds 8,549,060 |
| Restricted Receipts 967,543 |
| Total - Environmental Health 15,604,923 |
| Health Laboratories and Medical Examiner |
| General Revenues 10,980,589 |
| Federal Funds 2,756,028 |
| Other Funds |
| Rhode Island Capital Plan Funds |
| Health Laboratories & Medical Examiner Equipment 400,000 |
| Total - Health Laboratories and Medical Examiner 14,136,617 |
| Customer Services |
| General Revenues 8,198,687 |
| Federal Funds 6,369,584 |
| Restricted Receipts 4,024,890 |
| Total - Customer Services 18,593,161 |
| Policy, Information and Communications |
| General Revenues 958,580 |
| Federal Funds 2,876,367 |
| Restricted Receipts 1,266,247 |
| Total - Policy, Information and Communications 5,101,194 |
| Preparedness, Response, Infectious Disease & Emergency Services |
| General Revenues 2,092,672 |
| Federal Funds 24,921,020 |
| Total - Preparedness, Response, Infectious Disease & Emergency Services 27,013,692 |
| COVID-19 |
| Federal Funds 131,144,016 |
| Grand Total - Health 373,353,530 |
| Human Services |
| Central Management |
| General Revenues 7,586,208 |
| Of this amount, $400,000 is to support the Domestic Violence Prevention Fund to provide |
| direct services through the Coalition Against Domestic Violence, $350,000 to support Project |
| Reach activities provided by the RI Alliance of Boys and Girls Clubs, $267,000 is for outreach and |
| supportive services through Day One, $450,000 is for food collection and distribution through the |
| Rhode Island Community Food Bank, $500,000 for services provided to the homeless at Crossroads |
| Rhode Island, $600,000 for the Community Action Fund, $250,000 is for the Institute for the Study |
| and Practice of Nonviolence’s Reduction Strategy, $50,000 is to support services provided to the |
| immigrant and refugee population through Higher Ground International, and $50,000 is for services |
| provided to refugees through the Refugee Dream Center. An additional $750,000 is for enhanced |
| support to the RI Alliance of Boys and Girls Clubs to assist students with academic, mental health, |
| and workforce readiness needs, and $1,400,000 is for the Community Action Fund for support to |
| individuals and families affected by the pandemic. |
| The director of the department of human services shall provide to the speaker of the house, |
| president of the senate, and chairs of the house and senate finance committees at least every sixty |
| (60) days beginning August 1, 2022, a report on its progress in recruiting and retaining customer |
| serving staff. The report shall include: documentation of newly filled and vacated positions, |
| including lateral transfers, position titles, civil service information, including numbers of eligible |
| and available candidates, plans for future testing and numbers of eligible and available candidates |
| resulting from such testing, impacts on caseload backlogs and call center wait times, as well as |
| other pertinent information as determined by the director. |
| Federal Funds 5,425,851 |
| Restricted Receipts 300,000 |
| Total - Central Management 13,312,059 |
| Child Support Enforcement |
| General Revenues 3,678,142 |
| Federal Funds 8,773,784 |
| Restricted Receipts 3,575,448 |
| Total - Child Support Enforcement 16,027,374 |
| Individual and Family Support |
| General Revenues 46,264,236 |
| Federal Funds |
| Federal Funds 123,929,840 |
| Federal Funds - State Fiscal Recovery Fund |
| Child Care Support 21,283,000 |
| Restricted Receipts 250,255 |
| Other Funds |
| Rhode Island Capital Plan Funds |
| Blind Vending Facilities 165,000 |
| Total - Individual and Family Support 191,892,331 |
| Office of Veterans Services |
| General Revenues 32,402,204 |
| Of this amount, $200,000 is to provide support services through Veterans’ organizations. |
| Federal Funds 12,647,664 |
| Restricted Receipts 759,968 |
| Other Funds |
| Rhode Island Capital Plan Funds |
| Veterans Home Asset Protection 400,000 |
| Veterans Memorial Cemetery Asset Protection 200,000 |
| Total - Office of Veterans Services 46,409,836 |
| Health Care Eligibility |
| General Revenues 9,969,089 |
| Federal Funds 16,052,510 |
| Total - Health Care Eligibility 26,021,599 |
| Supplemental Security Income Program |
| General Revenues 17,886,000 |
| Rhode Island Works |
| General Revenues 8,681,937 |
| Federal Funds 94,595,896 |
| Total - Rhode Island Works 103,277,833 |
| Other Programs |
| General Revenues |
| General Revenues 1,347,120 |
| Of this appropriation, $90,000 shall be used for hardship contingency payments. |
| Retail SNAP Incentives Pilot Program 11,500,000 |
| Federal Funds 435,426,342 |
| Restricted Receipts 8,000 |
| Total - Other Programs 448,281,462 |
| Office of Healthy Aging |
| General Revenues 12,996,855 |
| Of this amount, $325,000 is to provide elder services, including respite, through the |
| Diocese of Providence, $40,000 is for ombudsman services provided by the Alliance for Long- |
| Term Care in accordance with Rhode Island General Laws, Chapter chapter 42-66.7 of title 42,; |
| $85,000 is for security for housing for the elderly in accordance with Rhode Island General Law, |
| Section § 42-66.1-3, and $1,000,000 is for Senior Services Support, and $580,000 is for elderly |
| nutrition, of which $530,000 is for Meals on Wheels. |
| Federal Funds 21,375,702 |
| Restricted Receipts 61,000 |
| Other Funds |
| Intermodal Surface Transportation Fund 4,593,213 |
| Total - Office of Healthy Aging 39,026,770 |
| Grand Total - Human Services 902,135,264 |
| Behavioral Healthcare, Developmental Disabilities and Hospitals |
| Central Management |
| General Revenues 4,900,015 |
| Federal Funds 609,732 |
| Total - Central Management 5,509,747 |
| Hospital and Community System Support |
| General Revenues 2,791,946 |
| Federal Funds 796,646 |
| Restricted Receipts 261,029 |
| Total - Hospital and Community System Support 3,849,621 |
| Services for the Developmentally Disabled |
| General Revenues 173,368,833 |
| Provided that of this general revenue funding, $15,170,870 shall be expended on certain |
| community-based department of behavioral healthcare, developmental disabilities and hospitals |
| (BHDDH) developmental disability private provider and self-directed consumer direct care service |
| worker raises and associated payroll cost as authorized by BHDDH. Any increases for direct |
| support staff and residential or other community-based setting must first receive the approval of |
| BHDDH. |
| Provided further that of this general revenue funding, $4,748,600 shall be expended on a |
| Transformation Fund to be used for integrated day activities and supported employment services |
| for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities, of which $2,000,000 shall be |
| expended specifically on those who self-direct for creation of regional service advisement models |
| and pool of substitute staff. An additional $458,100 shall be expended on technology acquisition |
| for individuals within the developmental disabilities system. An additional $42,100 shall be |
| expended on technical assistance for the aforementioned technology acquisition. An additional |
| $450,000 shall be expended on creating a statewide workforce initiative focused on recruiting, |
| creating pipelines, and credentialing. For these two designations of general revenue funding, all |
| unexpended or unencumbered balances at the end of the fiscal year shall be reappropriated to the |
| ensuing fiscal year and made immediately available for the same purpose. |
| Federal Funds 208,693,092 |
| Provided that of this federal funding, $19,105,835 shall be expended on certain |
| community-based department of behavioral healthcare, developmental disabilities and hospitals |
| (BHDDH) developmental disability private provider and self-directed consumer direct care service |
| worker raises and associated payroll cost as authorized by BHDDH. Any increases for direct |
| support staff and residential or other community-based setting must first receive the approval of |
| BHDDH. |
| Provided further that of this federal funding, $4,748,600 shall be expended on a |
| Transformation Fund to be used for integrated day activities and supported employment services |
| for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities, of which $2,000,000 shall be |
| expended specifically on those who self-direct for creation of regional service advisement models |
| and pool of substitute staff. An additional $458,100 shall be expended on technology acquisition |
| for individuals within the developmental disabilities system. An additional $42,100 shall be |
| expended on technical assistance for the aforementioned technology acquisition. An additional |
| $450,000 shall be expended on creating a statewide workforce initiative focused on recruiting, |
| creating pipelines, and credentialing. For these two designations of federal funding, all unexpended |
| or unencumbered balances at the end of the fiscal year shall be reappropriated to the ensuing fiscal |
| year and made immediately available for the same purpose. |
| Restricted Receipts 1,275,700 |
| Other Funds |
| Rhode Island Capital Plan Funds |
| DD Residential Support 100,000 |
| Total - Services for the Developmentally Disabled 383,437,625 |
| Behavioral Healthcare Services |
| General Revenues 2,969,495 |
| Federal Funds 45,702,498 |
| Provided that $250,000 from Social Services Block Grant funds is awarded to The |
| Providence Center to coordinate with Oasis Wellness and Recovery for its support and services |
| program offered to individuals with behavioral health issues. |
| Federal Funds - State Fiscal Recovery Fund |
| Crisis Intervention Trainings 550,000 |
| 9-8-8 Hotline 1,875,000 |
| Restricted Receipts 3,640,116 |
| Provided that $500,000 from the Opioid Stewardship Fund is distributed equally to the |
| seven Regional Substance Abuse Prevention Task Forces to fund priorities determined by each |
| Task Force. |
| Total - Behavioral Healthcare Services 54,737,109 |
| Hospital and Community Rehabilitative Services |
| General Revenues 88,307,069 |
| Federal Funds 30,232,988 |
| Restricted Receipts 25,000 |
| Other Funds |
| Rhode Island Capital Plan Funds |
| Hospital Equipment 300,000 |
| Total - Hospital and Community Rehabilitative Services 118,865,057 |
| State of RI Psychiatric Hospital |
| General Revenue 30,662,874 |
| Grand Total - Behavioral Healthcare, |
| Developmental Disabilities and Hospitals 597,062,033 |
| Office of the Child Advocate |
| General Revenues 1,494,065 |
| The Department of Administration shall hold a public hearing, in accordance with Rhode |
| Island General Law, Sections §§ 36-4-16 and 36-4-16.2, by September 1, 2022, to consider |
| revisions to the Office’s office’s unclassified service classification and pay plan consistent with the |
| additional appropriation provided. |
| Commission on the Deaf and Hard of Hearing |
| General Revenues 716,876 |
| Restricted Receipts 100,000 |
| Grand Total - Comm. On Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing 816,876 |
| Governor’s Commission on Disabilities |
| General Revenues |
| General Revenues 766,858 |
| Livable Home Modification Grant Program 985,743 |
| Provided that this will be used for home modification and accessibility enhancements to |
| construct, retrofit, and/or renovate residences to allow individuals to remain in community settings. |
| This will be in consultation with the Executive Office executive office of Health health and Human |
| Services human services. All unexpended or unencumbered balances, at the end of the fiscal year, |
| shall be reappropriated to the ensuing fiscal year, and made immediately available for the same |
| purpose. |
| Federal Funds 378,658 |
| Restricted Receipts 84,235 |
| Grand Total - Governor’s Commission on Disabilities 2,215,494 |
| Office of the Mental Health Advocate |
| General Revenues 973,329 |
| Elementary and Secondary Education |
| Administration of the Comprehensive Education Strategy |
| General Revenues 26,401,820 |
| Provided that $90,000 be allocated to support the hospital school at Hasbro Children’s |
| Hospital pursuant to Rhode Island General Law, Section § 16-7-20 and that $395,000 be allocated |
| to support child opportunity zones through agreements with the Department department of |
| Elementary elementary and Secondary Education secondary education to strengthen education, |
| health and social services for students and their families as a strategy to accelerate student |
| achievement. |
| Federal Funds |
| Federal Funds 291,417,789 |
| Provided that $684,000 from the Department’s department’s administrative share of |
| Individuals with Disabilities Education Act funds be allocated to the Paul V. Sherlock Center on |
| Disabilities to support the Rhode Island Vision Education and Services Program. |
| Federal Funds - State Fiscal Recovery Fund |
| Adult Education Investment 2,000,000 |
| Restricted Receipts |
| Restricted Receipts 2,271,670 |
| HRIC Adult Education Grants 3,500,000 |
| Total - Admin. of the Comprehensive Ed. Strategy 325,591,279 |
| Davies Career and Technical School |
| General Revenues 14,774,827 |
| Federal Funds 1,872,920 |
| Restricted Receipts 4,525,049 |
| Other Funds |
| Rhode Island Capital Plan Funds |
| Davies School HVAC 1,150,000 |
| Davies School Asset Protection 500,000 |
| Davies School Healthcare Classroom Renovations 6,500,000 |
| Total - Davies Career and Technical School 29,322,796 |
| RI School for the Deaf |
| General Revenues 7,940,337 |
| Federal Funds 420,053 |
| Restricted Receipts 605,166 |
| Other Funds |
| School for the Deaf Transformation Grants 59,000 |
| Rhode Island Capital Plan Funds |
| School for the Deaf Asset Protection 100,000 |
| Total - RI School for the Deaf 9,124,556 |
| Metropolitan Career and Technical School |
| General Revenues 9,790,163 |
| Federal Funds 4,125,711 |
| Other Funds |
| Rhode Island Capital Plan Funds |
| MET School Asset Protection 800,000 |
| Total - Metropolitan Career and Technical School 14,715,874 |
| Education Aid |
| General Revenues 1,063,437,756 |
| Provided that the criteria for the allocation of early childhood funds shall prioritize |
| prekindergarten seats and classrooms for four-year-olds whose family income is at or below one |
| hundred eighty-five percent (185%) of federal poverty guidelines and who reside in communities |
| with higher concentrations of low performing schools. |
| Federal Funds 200,042,202 |
| Restricted Receipts 36,719,278 |
| Other Funds |
| Permanent School Fund 300,000 |
| Total - Education Aid 1,300,499,236 |
| Central Falls School District |
| General Revenues 48,961,338 |
| Federal Funds 20,845,329 |
| Total - Central Falls School District 69,806,667 |
| School Construction Aid |
| General Revenues |
| General Revenues |
| School Housing Aid 88,536,507 |
| School Building Authority Capital Fund 50,000,000 |
| Total - School Construction Aid 138,536,507 |
| Teachers' Retirement |
| General Revenues 130,855,471 |
| Grand Total - Elementary and Secondary Education 2,018,452,386 |
| Public Higher Education |
| Office of Postsecondary Commissioner |
| General Revenues 18,597,940 |
| Provided that $355,000 shall be allocated to the Rhode Island College Crusade pursuant to |
| the Rhode Island General Law, Section § 16-70-5, $75,000 shall be allocated to Best Buddies |
| Rhode Island to support its programs for children with developmental and intellectual disabilities, |
| and $200,000 shall be allocated to the Rhode Island School for Progressive Education to support |
| access to higher education opportunities for teachers of color. It is also provided that $7,900,543 |
| shall be allocated to the Rhode Island Promise Scholarship program and $147,000 shall be used to |
| support Rhode Island’s membership in the New England Board of Higher Education. |
| Federal Funds |
| Federal Funds 3,604,422 |
| Guaranty Agency Administration 400,000 |
| Guaranty Agency Operating Fund - Scholarships & Grants 4,000,000 |
| Restricted Receipts 4,045,406 |
| Other Funds |
| Tuition Savings Program - Dual Enrollment 2,300,000 |
| Tuition Savings Program - Scholarships and Grants 5,595,000 |
| Nursing Education Center - Operating 2,891,398 |
| Rhode Island Capital Plan Funds |
| Higher Education Centers 2,932,500 |
| Provided that the state fund no more than 50.0 percent of the total project cost. |
| Total - Office of Postsecondary Commissioner 44,366,666 |
| University of Rhode Island |
| General Revenues |
| General Revenues 91,270,252 |
| Provided that in order to leverage federal funding and support economic development, |
| $700,000 shall be allocated to the Small Business Development Center, $100,000 shall be allocated |
| to the Institute for Labor Studies & Research and that $50,000 shall be allocated to Special |
| Olympics Rhode Island to support its mission of providing athletic opportunities for individuals |
| with intellectual and developmental disabilities. |
| Debt Service 29,049,378 |
| RI State Forensics Laboratory 1,516,015 |
| Other Funds |
| University and College Funds 707,626,466 |
| Debt - Dining Services 999,983 |
| Debt - Education and General 5,402,219 |
| Debt - Health Services 991,794 |
| Debt - Housing Loan Funds 12,965,597 |
| Debt - Memorial Union 2,053,787 |
| Debt - Ryan Center 2,375,073 |
| Debt - Parking Authority 1,294,923 |
| URI Restricted Debt Service - Energy Conservation 546,271 |
| URI Debt Service - Energy Conservation 2,071,504 |
| Rhode Island Capital Plan Funds |
| Asset Protection 11,350,000 |
| Mechanical, Electric, and Plumbing Improvements 4,694,533 |
| Fire Protection Academic Buildings 1,706,802 |
| Bay Campus 6,000,000 |
| Total - University of Rhode Island 881,914,597 |
| Notwithstanding the provisions of section § 35-3-15 of the general laws, all unexpended or |
| unencumbered balances as of June 30, 2023, relating to the University of Rhode Island are hereby |
| reappropriated to fiscal year 2024. |
| Rhode Island College |
| General Revenues |
| General Revenues 62,341,287 |
| Debt Service 6,002,565 |
| Other Funds |
| University and College Funds 108,584,424 |
| Debt - Education and General 879,474 |
| Debt - Housing 371,105 |
| Debt - Student Center and Dining 155,000 |
| Debt - Student Union 208,800 |
| Debt - G.O. Debt Service 1,640,931 |
| Debt - Energy Conservation 699,575 |
| Rhode Island Capital Plan Funds |
| Asset Protection 9,618,000 |
| Infrastructure Modernization 4,900,000 |
| Total - Rhode Island College 195,401,161 |
| Notwithstanding the provisions of section § 35-3-15 of the general laws, all unexpended or |
| unencumbered balances as of June 30, 2023, relating to Rhode Island College are hereby |
| reappropriated to fiscal year 2024. |
| Community College of Rhode Island |
| General Revenues |
| General Revenues 55,693,282 |
| Debt Service 1,405,299 |
| Federal Funds 1,818,835 |
| Restricted Receipts 804,787 |
| Other Funds |
| University and College Funds 121,625,011 |
| Rhode Island Capital Plan Funds |
| Asset Protection 3,246,000 |
| Knight Campus Renewal 2,896,182 |
| Data, Cabling, and Power Infrastructure 1,803,000 |
| Flanagan Campus Renovations 1,982,000 |
| CCRI Renovation and Modernization Phase I 5,000,000 |
| Total - Community College of RI 196,274,396 |
| Notwithstanding the provisions of section § 35-3-15 of the general laws, all unexpended or |
| unencumbered balances as of June 30, 2023, relating to the Community College of Rhode Island |
| are hereby reappropriated to fiscal year 2024. |
| Grand Total - Public Higher Education 1,317,956,820 |
| RI State Council on the Arts |
| General Revenues |
| Operating Support 1,033,276 |
| Grants 1,165,000 |
| Provided that $375,000 be provided to support the operational costs of WaterFire |
| Providence art installations. |
| Federal Funds 1,331,719 |
| Restricted Receipts 50,000 |
| Other Funds |
| Art for Public Facilities 585,000 |
| Grand Total - RI State Council on the Arts 4,164,995 |
| RI Atomic Energy Commission |
| General Revenues 1,146,763 |
| Restricted Receipts 25,036 |
| Other Funds |
| URI Sponsored Research 314,597 |
| Rhode Island Capital Plan Funds |
| Asset Protection 50,000 |
| Grand Total - RI Atomic Energy Commission 1,536,396 |
| RI Historical Preservation and Heritage Commission |
| General Revenues 1,572,452 |
| Provided that $30,000 support the operational costs of the Fort Adams Trust’s restoration |
| activities. |
| Federal Funds 1,359,283 |
| Restricted Receipts 424,100 |
| Other Funds |
| RIDOT Project Review 156,901 |
| Grand Total - RI Historical Preservation and Heritage Comm. 3,512,736 |
| Attorney General |
| Criminal |
| General Revenues 20,115,052 |
| Federal Funds 2,884,123 |
| Restricted Receipts 603,772 |
| Total - Criminal 23,602,947 |
| Civil |
| General Revenues 6,778,199 |
| Restricted Receipts 1,431,698 |
| Total - Civil 8,209,897 |
| Bureau of Criminal Identification |
| General Revenues 2,042,239 |
| Restricted Receipts 1,187,466 |
| Total - Bureau of Criminal Identification 3,229,705 |
| General |
| General Revenues 4,570,478 |
| Other Funds |
| Rhode Island Capital Plan Funds |
| Building Renovations and Repairs 1,890,000 |
| Total - General 6,460,478 |
| Grand Total - Attorney General 41,503,027 |
| Corrections |
| Central Management |
| General Revenues 20,060,213 |
| Parole Board |
| General Revenues 1,438,337 |
| Custody and Security |
| General Revenues 141,448,395 |
| Federal Funds 1,149,582 |
| Total - Custody and Security 142,597,977 |
| Institutional Support |
| General Revenues 23,108,898 |
| Other Funds |
| Rhode Island Capital Plan Funds |
| Asset Protection 5,125,000 |
| Correctional Facilities - Renovations 250,000 |
| Total - Institutional Support 28,483,898 |
| Institutional Based Rehab/Population Management |
| General Revenues 11,773,097 |
| Provided that $1,050,000 be allocated to Crossroads Rhode Island for sex offender |
| discharge planning. |
| The director of the department of corrections shall provide to the speaker of the house and |
| president of the senate at least every ninety (90) days beginning September 1, 2022, a report on |
| efforts to modernize the correctional industries program. The report shall, at minimum, provide |
| data on the past ninety (90) days regarding program participation, changes made in programming |
| to more closely align with industry needs, new or terminated partnerships with employers, |
| nonprofits, and advocacy groups, current program expenses and revenues, and the employment |
| status of all persons on the day of discharge from department care who participated in the |
| correctional industries program. |
| Federal Funds 625,118 |
| Restricted Receipts 64,600 |
| Total - Institutional Based Rehab/Population Mgt. 12,462,815 |
| Healthcare Services |
| General Revenues 28,149,588 |
| Restricted Receipts 2,868,614 |
| Total - Healthcare Services 31,018,202 |
| Community Corrections |
| General Revenues 19,872,087 |
| Federal Funds 369,417 |
| Restricted Receipts 11,107 |
| Total - Community Corrections 20,252,611 |
| Grand Total - Corrections 256,314,053 |
| Judiciary |
| Supreme Court |
| General Revenues |
| General Revenues 32,346,588 |
| Provided however, that no more than $1,302,057 in combined total shall be offset to the |
| Public Defender’s Office public defender’s office, the Attorney General’s Office attorney |
| general’s office, the Department department of Corrections corrections, the Department |
| department of Children, Youth and Families children, youth and families, and the Department |
| department of Public Safety public safety for square- footage occupancy costs in public |
| courthouses and further provided that $230,000 be allocated to the Rhode Island Coalition Against |
| Domestic Violence for the domestic abuse court advocacy project pursuant to Rhode Island General |
| Law, Section § 12-29-7 and that $90,000 be allocated to Rhode Island Legal Services, Inc. to |
| provide housing and eviction defense to indigent individuals. |
| Defense of Indigents 5,075,432 |
| Federal Funds 338,402 |
| Restricted Receipts 4,051,045 |
| Other Funds |
| Rhode Island Capital Plan Funds |
| Garrahy Courtroom Restoration 750,000 |
| Judicial Complexes - HVAC 1,000,000 |
| Judicial Complexes Asset Protection 1,500,000 |
| Judicial Complexes Fan Coil Unit Replacements 750,000 |
| Licht Judicial Complex Restoration 750,000 |
| McGrath Judicial Complex 225,000 |
| Total - Supreme Court 46,786,467 |
| Judicial Tenure and Discipline |
| General Revenues 169,767 |
| Superior Court |
| General Revenues 26,708,059 |
| Federal Funds 236,617 |
| Restricted Receipts 665,000 |
| Total - Superior Court 27,609,676 |
| Family Court |
| General Revenues 25,436,666 |
| Federal Funds 3,984,190 |
| Total - Family Court 29,420,856 |
| District Court |
| General Revenues 16,059,965 |
| Federal Funds 586,167 |
| Restricted Receipts 60,000 |
| Total - District Court 16,706,132 |
| Traffic Tribunal |
| General Revenues 10,728,771 |
| Workers' Compensation Court |
| Restricted Receipts 10,020,945 |
| Grand Total - Judiciary 141,442,614 |
| Military Staff |
| General Revenues 3,365,511 |
| Federal Funds 34,311,530 |
| Restricted Receipts |
| RI Military Family Relief Fund 55,000 |
| Other Funds |
| Rhode Island Capital Plan Funds |
| Aviation Readiness Center 138,272 |
| AMC Roof 366,500 |
| Asset Protection 1,290,000 |
| Quonset Airport Runway Reconstruction 275,000 |
| Sun Valley Armory 788,161 |
| Grand Total - Military Staff 40,589,974 |
| Public Safety |
| Central Management |
| General Revenues 16,437,445 |
| Provided that $15,000,000 shall be allocated as the state contribution for the Statewide |
| Body-worn Camera Program, subject to all program and reporting rules, regulations, policies, and |
| guidelines prescribed in the Rhode Island General Laws. No money appropriated shall be |
| distributed for Rhode Island police department body-worn camera expenses prior to the |
| promulgation of rules and regulations. Notwithstanding the provisions of section § 35-3-15 of the |
| general laws, all unexpended or unencumbered balances as of June 30, 2023, from this |
| appropriation are hereby reappropriated to fiscal year 2024. |
| Federal Funds 10,840,576 |
| Federal Funds - State Fiscal Recovery Fund |
| Support for Survivors of Domestic Violence 3,500,000 |
| Restricted Receipts 186,121 |
| Total - Central Management 30,964,142 |
| E-911 Emergency Telephone System |
| Restricted Receipts 8,468,710 |
| Security Services |
| General Revenues 29,858,676 |
| Municipal Police Training Academy |
| General Revenues 281,456 |
| Federal Funds 608,963 |
| Total - Municipal Police Training Academy 890,419 |
| State Police |
| General Revenues 89,727,365 |
| Federal Funds 6,413,954 |
| Restricted Receipts 935,739 |
| Other Funds |
| Airport Corporation Assistance 168,211 |
| Road Construction Reimbursement 2,871,108 |
| Weight and Measurement Reimbursement 437,860 |
| Rhode Island Capital Plan Funds |
| DPS Asset Protection 1,000,000 |
| Portsmouth Barracks 1,650,000 |
| Southern Barracks 13,000,000 |
| Training Academy Upgrades 1,386,380 |
| Statewide Communications System Network 230,929 |
| Total - State Police 117,821,546 |
| Grand Total - Public Safety 188,003,493 |
| Office of Public Defender |
| General Revenues 14,708,807 |
| Federal Funds 65,665 |
| Grand Total - Office of Public Defender 14,774,472 |
| Emergency Management Agency |
| General Revenues 4,308,154 |
| Federal Funds 29,462,797 |
| Restricted Receipts 457,420 |
| Other Funds |
| Rhode Island Capital Plan Funds |
| RI Statewide Communications Network 1,494,400 |
| State Emergency Ops Center 524,657 |
| RI Statewide Communications Infrastructure 1,134,400 |
| Grand Total - Emergency Management Agency 37,381,828 |
| Environmental Management |
| Office of the Director |
| General Revenues 8,957,872 |
| Of this general revenue amount, $50,000 is appropriated to the Conservation Districts and |
| $100,000 is appropriated to the Wildlife Rehabilitators Association of Rhode Island for a |
| veterinarian at the Wildlife Clinic of Rhode Island. |
| Federal Funds 65,100 |
| Restricted Receipts 4,126,794 |
| Total - Office of the Director 13,149,766 |
| Natural Resources |
| General Revenues 29,057,514 |
| Federal Funds 23,181,039 |
| Restricted Receipts 5,699,215 |
| Other Funds |
| DOT Recreational Projects 762,000 |
| Blackstone Bike Path Design 1,000,000 |
| Rhode Island Capital Plan Funds |
| Blackstone Park Improvements 244,191 |
| Dam Repair 824,238 |
| Fort Adams Rehabilitation 300,000 |
| Port of Galilee 9,348,461 |
| Recreation Facility Asset Protection 500,000 |
| Recreational Facilities Improvement 3,400,000 |
| Natural Resources Office and Visitor's Center 250,000 |
| Fish & Wildlife Maintenance Facilities 100,000 |
| Total - Natural Resources 74,666,658 |
| Environmental Protection |
| General Revenues 15,081,859 |
| Federal Funds 11,503,721 |
| Restricted Receipts 7,569,654 |
| Other Funds |
| Transportation MOU 30,986 |
| Total - Environmental Protection 34,186,220 |
| Grand Total - Environmental Management 122,002,644 |
| Coastal Resources Management Council |
| General Revenues 3,327,275 |
| Federal Funds 1,980,304 |
| Restricted Receipts 250,000 |
| Other Funds |
| Rhode Island Capital Plan Funds |
| South Coast Restoration Project 1,900,000 |
| Pawcatuck Resiliency 50,000 |
| Little Narragansett Bay 50,000 |
| Grand Total - Coastal Resources Mgmt. Council 7,557,579 |
| Transportation |
| Central Management |
| Federal Funds 16,577,046 |
| Other Funds |
| Gasoline Tax 9,118,769 |
| Total - Central Management 25,695,815 |
| Management and Budget |
| Other Funds |
| Gasoline Tax 3,761,946 |
| Infrastructure Engineering |
| Federal Funds |
| Federal Funds 415,019,330 |
| Federal Funds – State Fiscal Recovery Fund |
| RI Turnpike and Bridge Authority – Safety Barriers Study 1,000,000 |
| RI Public Transit Authority – R-Line Free Service Pilot 2,500,000 |
| Restricted Receipts 5,949,070 |
| Other Funds |
| Gasoline Tax 74,241,610 |
| Of this amount, $75,000 is appropriated for the Rhode Island Public Transit Authority |
| public transit authority to study current operations and paratransit bus services and to design of |
| a statewide program that addresses the transportation needs of seniors and individuals whose |
| disability prevents independent use of the fixed route system and who do not fall within the three |
| quarter of a mile of a fixed route as required by ADA paratransit services. This study must include |
| input from riders with disabilities, seniors, and the Human Services Transportation Coordinating |
| Council, as established in § 39-18.1-5(e). On or before January 1, 2023, the Rhode Island Public |
| Transit Authority public transit authority must submit a report to the speaker of the house and |
| the president of the senate summarizing the study and design of a statewide program, including |
| cost estimates for the implementation and ongoing service that address the transportation needs of |
| seniors and individuals with disabilities. |
| Toll Revenue 33,614,329 |
| Land Sale Revenue 9,260,141 |
| Rhode Island Capital Plan Funds |
| Highway Improvement Program 55,645,000 |
| Bike Path Asset Protection 400,000 |
| RIPTA - Land and Buildings 12,889,628 |
| RIPTA - URI Mobility Hub 250,000 |
| RIPTA – Pawtucket/Central Falls Bus Hub Passenger Facility 4,000,000 |
| RIPTA - Providence High-Capacity Transit Corridor Study 225,000 |
| Total - Infrastructure Engineering 614,994,108 |
| Infrastructure Maintenance |
| Federal Funds 21,456,198 |
| Other Funds |
| Gasoline Tax 23,708,688 |
| Rhode Island Highway Maintenance Account 102,647,711 |
| Rhode Island Capital Plan Funds |
| Maintenance Capital Equipment Replacement 1,500,000 |
| Maintenance Facilities Improvements 500,000 |
| Welcome Center 200,000 |
| Salt Storage Facilities 1,900,000 |
| Train Station Asset Protection 350,000 |
| Total - Infrastructure Maintenance 152,262,597 |
| Grand Total - Transportation 796,714,466 |
| Statewide Totals |
| General Revenues 5,042,159,928 |
| Federal Funds 5,708,365,308 |
| Restricted Receipts 453,536,893 |
| Other Funds 2,398,392,497 |
| Statewide Grand Total 13,602,454,626 |
| SECTION 2. Each line appearing in Section 1 of this Article shall constitute an |
| appropriation. |
| SECTION 3. Upon the transfer of any function of a department or agency to another |
| department or agency, the Governor governor is hereby authorized by means of executive order to |
| transfer or reallocate, in whole or in part, the appropriations and the full-time equivalent limits |
| affected thereby; provided, however, in accordance with Rhode Island General Law, Section § 42- |
| 6-5, when the duties or administrative functions of government are designated by law to be |
| performed within a particular department or agency, no transfer of duties or functions and no re- |
| allocation, in whole or part, or appropriations and full-time equivalent positions to any other |
| department or agency shall be authorized. |
| SECTION 4. From the appropriation for contingency shall be paid such sums as may be |
| required at the discretion of the Governor governor to fund expenditures for which appropriations |
| may not exist. Such contingency funds may also be used for expenditures in the several departments |
| and agencies where appropriations are insufficient, or where such requirements are due to |
| unforeseen conditions or are non-recurring items of an unusual nature. Said appropriations may |
| also be used for the payment of bills incurred due to emergencies or to any offense against public |
| peace and property, in accordance with the provisions of Titles titles 11 and 45 of the General Laws |
| of 1956, as amended. All expenditures and transfers from this account shall be approved by the |
| Governor governor. |
| SECTION 5. The general assembly authorizes the state controller to establish the internal |
| service accounts shown below, and no other, to finance and account for the operations of state |
| agencies that provide services to other agencies, institutions and other governmental units on a cost |
| reimbursed basis. The purpose of these accounts is to ensure that certain activities are managed in |
| a businesslike manner, promote efficient use of services by making agencies pay the full costs |
| associated with providing the services, and allocate the costs of central administrative services |
| across all fund types, so that federal and other non-general fund programs share in the costs of |
| general government support. The controller is authorized to reimburse these accounts for the cost |
| of work or services performed for any other department or agency subject to the following |
| expenditure limitations: |
| Account Expenditure Limit |
| State Assessed Fringe Benefit Internal Service Fund 37,370,321 |
| Administration Central Utilities Internal Service Fund 27,355,205 |
| State Central Mail Internal Service Fund 7,303,550 |
| State Telecommunications Internal Service Fund 3,513,931 |
| State Automotive Fleet Internal Service Fund 12,869,107 |
| Surplus Property Internal Service Fund 3,000 |
| Health Insurance Internal Service Fund 272,697,174 |
| Other Post-Employment Benefits Fund 63,858,483 |
| Capitol Police Internal Service Fund 1,380,836 |
| Corrections Central Distribution Center Internal Service Fund 7,524,912 |
| Correctional Industries Internal Service Fund 8,472,206 |
| Secretary of State Record Center Internal Service Fund 1,143,730 |
| Human Resources Internal Service Fund 15,991,654 |
| DCAMM Facilities Internal Service Fund 47,011,910 |
| Information Technology Internal Service Fund 50,789,409 |
| SECTION 6. Legislative Intent - The General Assembly general assembly may provide a |
| written "statement of legislative intent" signed by the chairperson of the House Finance Committee |
| house finance committee and by the chairperson of the Senate Finance Committee senate finance |
| committee to show the intended purpose of the appropriations contained in Section section 1 of |
| this Article article. The statement of legislative intent shall be kept on file in the House Finance |
| Committee house finance committee and in the Senate Finance Committee senate finance |
| committee. |
| At least twenty (20) days prior to the issuance of a grant or the release of funds, which |
| grant or funds are listed on the legislative letter of intent, all department, agency and corporation |
| directors, shall notify in writing the chairperson of the House Finance Committee house finance |
| committee and the chairperson of the Senate Finance Committee senate finance committee of the |
| approximate date when the funds are to be released or granted. |
| SECTION 7. Appropriation of Temporary Disability Insurance Funds -- There is hereby |
| appropriated pursuant to sections §§ 28-39-5 and 28-39-8 of the Rhode Island General Laws all |
| funds required to be disbursed for the benefit payments from the Temporary Disability Insurance |
| Fund temporary disability insurance fund and Temporary Disability Insurance Reserve Fund |
| temporary disability insurance reserve fund for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023. |
| SECTION 8. Appropriation of Employment Security Funds -- There is hereby appropriated |
| pursuant to section § 28-42-19 of the Rhode Island General Laws all funds required to be disbursed |
| for benefit payments from the Employment Security Fund employment security fund for the fiscal |
| year ending June 30, 2023. |
| SECTION 9. Appropriation of Lottery Division Funds -- There is hereby appropriated to |
| the Lottery Division any funds required to be disbursed by the Lottery Division lottery division |
| for the purposes of paying commissions or transfers to the prize fund for the fiscal year ending June |
| 30, 2023. |
| SECTION 10. Appropriation of CollegeBoundSaver Funds - There is hereby appropriated |
| to the Office office of the General Treasurer general treasurer designated funds received under |
| the CollegeBoundSaver program for transfer to the Division division of Higher Education |
| Assistance higher education assistance within the Office office of the Postsecondary |
| Commissioner postsecondary commissioner to support student financial aid for the fiscal year |
| ending June 30, 2023. |
| SECTION 11. Departments and agencies listed below may not exceed the number of full- |
| time equivalent (FTE) positions shown below in any pay period. Full-time equivalent positions do |
| not include limited period positions or, seasonal or intermittent positions whose scheduled period |
| of employment does not exceed twenty-six consecutive weeks or whose scheduled hours do not |
| exceed nine hundred and twenty-five (925) hours, excluding overtime, in a one-year period. Nor |
| do they include individuals engaged in training, the completion of which is a prerequisite of |
| employment. Provided, however, that the Governor governor, or designee, Speaker speaker of the |
| House house of Representatives representatives, or designee, and the President president of the |
| Senate senate, or designee, may authorize an adjustment to any limitation. Prior to the |
| authorization, the State Budget Officer state budget officer shall make a detailed written |
| recommendation to the Governor governor, the Speaker speaker of the House house, and the |
| President president of the Senate senate. A copy of the recommendation and authorization to |
| adjust shall be transmitted to the chairman of the House Finance Committee house finance |
| committee, Senate Finance Committee senate finance committee, the House Fiscal Advisor |
| house fiscal advisor, and the Senate Fiscal Advisor senate fiscal advisor. |
| State employees whose funding is from non-state general revenue funds that are time |
| limited shall receive limited term appointment with the term limited to the availability of non-state |
| general revenue funding source. |
| FY 2023 FTE POSITION AUTHORIZATION |
| Departments and Agencies Full-Time Equivalent |
| Administration 662.7 |
| Provided that no more than 429.5 of the total authorization would be limited to positions |
| that support internal service fund programs. |
| Business Regulation 181.0 |
| Executive Office of Commerce 20.0 |
| Labor and Training 461.7 |
| Revenue 575.5 |
| Legislature 298.5 |
| Office of the Lieutenant Governor 8.0 |
| Office of the Secretary of State 59.0 |
| Office of the General Treasurer 89.0 |
| Board of Elections 13.0 |
| Rhode Island Ethics Commission 12.0 |
| Office of the Governor 45.0 |
| Commission for Human Rights 15.0 |
| Public Utilities Commission 54.0 |
| Office of Health and Human Services 204.0 |
| Children, Youth and Families 702.5 |
| Health 535.4 |
| Human Services 773.0 |
| Office of Veterans Services 263.0 |
| Office of Healthy Aging 31.0 |
| Behavioral Healthcare, Developmental Disabilities and Hospitals 1,200.4 |
| Office of the Child Advocate 10.0 |
| Commission on the Deaf and Hard of Hearing 4.0 |
| Governor’s Commission on Disabilities 5.0 |
| Office of the Mental Health Advocate 6.0 |
| Elementary and Secondary Education 143.1 |
| School for the Deaf 60.0 |
| Davies Career and Technical School 123.0 |
| Office of Postsecondary Commissioner 34.0 |
| Provided that 1.0 of the total authorization would be available only for positions that are |
| supported by third-party funds, 11.0 would be available only for positions at the State’s Higher |
| Education Centers located in Woonsocket and Westerly, and 10.0 would be available only for |
| positions at the Nursing Education Center. |
| University of Rhode Island 2,555.0 |
| Provided that 357.8 of the total authorization would be available only for positions that are |
| supported by third-party funds. |
| Rhode Island College 949.2 |
| Provided that 76.0 of the total authorization would be available only for positions that are |
| supported by third-party funds. |
| Community College of Rhode Island 849.1 |
| Provided that 89.0 of the total authorization would be available only for positions that are |
| supported by third-party funds. |
| Rhode Island State Council on the Arts 9.6 |
| RI Atomic Energy Commission 8.6 |
| Historical Preservation and Heritage Commission 15.6 |
| Office of the Attorney General 249.1 |
| Corrections 1,427.0 |
| Judicial 739.3 |
| Military Staff 93.0 |
| Emergency Management Agency 35.0 |
| Public Safety 632.2 |
| Office of the Public Defender 100.0 |
| Environmental Management 417.0 |
| Coastal Resources Management Council 32.0 |
| Transportation 755.0 |
| Total 15,455.5 |
| No agency or department may employ contracted employee services where contract |
| employees would work under state employee supervisors without determination of need by the |
| Director director of Administration administration acting upon positive recommendations by the |
| Budget Officer budget officer and the Personnel Administrator personnel administrator and 15 |
| days after a public hearing. |
| Nor may any agency or department contract for services replacing work done by state |
| employees at that time without determination of need by the Director director of Administration |
| administration acting upon the positive recommendations of the State Budget Officer state |
| budget officer and the Personnel Administrator public administrator and 30 days after a public |
| hearing. |
| SECTION 12. The amounts reflected in this Article include the appropriation of Rhode |
| Island Capital Plan funds for fiscal year 2023 and supersede appropriations provided for FY 2023 |
| within Section 12 of Article 1 of Chapter 162 of the P.L. of 2021 P.L. 2021, ch. 162, § 12, Art. 1. |
| The following amounts are hereby appropriated out of any money in the State’s Rhode |
| Island Capital Plan Fund capital plan fund not otherwise appropriated to be expended during the |
| fiscal years ending June 30, 2024, June 30, 2025, June 30, 2026, and June 30, 2027. These amounts |
| supersede appropriations provided within Section 12 of Article 1 of Chapter 162 of the P.L. of 2021 |
| P.L. 2021, ch. 162, § 12, Art. 1. |
| For the purposes and functions hereinafter mentioned, the State Controller state controller |
| is hereby authorized and directed to draw his or her orders upon the General Treasurer general |
| treasurer for the payment of such sums and such portions thereof as may be required by him or |
| her upon receipt of properly authenticated vouchers. |
| FY Ending FY Ending FY Ending FY Ending |
| Project 06/30/2024 06/30/2025 06/30/2026 06/30/2027 |
| DOA - 560 Jefferson Boulevard 150,000 1,550,000 1,050,000 50,000 |
| DOA - Accessibility Facility Renovations 1,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 |
| DOA - Arrigan Center 125,000 75,000 200,000 200,000 |
| DOA - Cannon Building 3,725,000 4,125,000 4,025,000 0 |
| DOA - Cranston Street Armory 2,250,000 3,250,000 1,600,000 100,000 |
| DOA - DoIT Enterprise |
| Operations Center 2,050,000 1,150,000 1,050,000 300,000 |
| DOA - Dunkin Donuts Center 6,212,500 2,100,000 2,300,000 2,300,000 |
| DOA - Pastore Building |
| Demolition 1,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 |
| DOA - Pastore Center |
| Non-Hospital Buildings 5,500,000 4,500,000 4,000,000 4,000,000 |
| DOA - Pastore Campus Infrastructure 33,200,000 38,900,000 32,600,000 5,050,000 |
| DOA - RI Convention Center Authority 10,237,500 3,340,000 2,500,000 2,500,000 |
| DOA - Shepard Building 1,500,000 0 0 0 |
| DOA - State House Renovations 3,079,000 16,629,000 15,379,000 15,379,000 |
| DOA - William Powers Building 2,750,000 2,400,000 2,200,000 2,000,000 |
| DOA - Zambarano Buildings and Campus 1,515,000 1,040,000 1,300,000 1,275,000 |
| DOA - Zambarano Long Term |
| Acute Care Hospital 6,569,677 26,185,740 26,067,041 23,804,439 |
| DBR - Fire Academy Expansion 5,715,500 1,940,500 0 0 |
| EOC - I-195 Commission 805,000 0 0 0 |
| DCYF - Female Youth Facility 15,000,000 15,000,000 15,000,000 0 |
| DOH - Health Laboratories and Medical |
| Examiner Equipment 400,000 400,000 400,000 400,000 |
| DHS - Veterans Cemetery Asset Protection 750,000 250,000 300,000 250,000 |
| ELSEC - MET School Asset Protection 2,000,000 2,000,000 250,000 250,000 |
| URI - Asset Protection 11,494,395 12,006,225 12,606,536 13,236,863 |
| URI - Mechanical, Electric, and Plumbing |
| Improvements 13,205,467 0 0 0 |
| URI - Bay Campus 6,000,000 0 12,500,000 12,500,000 |
| URI - Fire Protection |
| Academic Phase II 3,081,532 3,311,666 0 0 |
| URI -– Fine Arts Center Renovations & |
| Addition Phase I 0 8,000,000 8,000,000 0 |
| RIC - Asset Protection 5,431,657 5,785,000 5,950,000 6,025,000 |
| RIC - Infrastructure Modernization 5,275,000 5,675,000 5,675,000 5,675,000 |
| RIC - Clarke Science 0 10,000,000 5,000,000 0 |
| CCRI - Asset Protection 2,653,124 2,719,452 2,719,452 2,719,452 |
| CCRI - Data, Cabling, and |
| Power Infrastructure 3,300,000 3,700,000 4,650,000 0 |
| CCRI - Flanagan Campus Renewal 2,000,000 6,000,000 2,500,000 0 |
| CCRI - Knight Campus Renewal 1,390,000 0 0 0 |
| CCRI - Renovation and Modernization 9,000,000 14,000,000 12,000,000 0 |
| DOC - Asset Protection 4,100,000 4,100,000 4,100,000 4,100,000 |
| Military Staff - Aviation Readiness 0 1,125,800 1,599,115 0 |
| Military Staff - Quonset Airport |
| Runway Reconstruction 1,663,612 926,505 0 0 |
| EMA - RI Statewide |
| Communications Network 1,494,400 1,494,400 0 0 |
| DPS - Southern Barracks 13,000,000 0 0 0 |
| DPS - Training Academy Upgrades 900,000 1,920,000 715,000 150,000 |
| DPS - RISCON Microwave |
| Replacement 230,929 230,929 230,929 0 |
| DEM - Dam Repair 1,805,000 3,065,000 2,000,000 2,000,000 |
| DEM - Port of Galilee 5,491,817 11,500,000 17,500,000 11,500,000 |
| DEM - Natural Resources Offices |
| and Visitor's Center 250,000 2,500,000 2,000,000 0 |
| DEM - Recreational Facilities |
| Improvements 4,745,578 4,050,000 2,290,000 3,050,000 |
| DOT - Highway Improvement |
| Program 94,308,800 32,404,560 27,200,000 27,200,000 |
| DOT - Salt Storage Facilities |
| Improvement 1,000,000 1,150,000 1,150,000 1,150,000 |
| DOT - Maintenance |
| Capital Equipment Replacement 1,800,000 1,800,000 1,800,000 1,800,000 |
| DOT - RIPTA |
| Land and Building Enhancements 12,627,012 500,000 500,000 500,000 |
| DOT - RIPTA - Pawtucket/Central Falls |
| Bus Hub Passenger Facility 1,000,000 0 0 0 |
| SECTION 13. Reappropriation of Funding funding for Rhode Island Capital Plan Fund |
| Projects capital plan fund projects. Any unexpended and unencumbered funds from Rhode Island |
| Capital Plan Fund capital plan fund project appropriations shall be reappropriated in the ensuing |
| fiscal year and made available for the same purpose. However, any such reappropriations are |
| subject to final approval by the General Assembly general assembly as part of the supplemental |
| appropriations act. Any unexpended funds of less than five hundred dollars ($500) shall be |
| reappropriated at the discretion of the State Budget Officer state budget officer. |
| SECTION 14. For the Fiscal Year ending June 30, 2023, the Rhode Island Housing |
| housing and Mortgage Finance Corporation mortgage finance corporation shall provide from its |
| resources such sums as appropriate in support of the Neighborhood Opportunities Program. The |
| Corporation corporation shall provide a report detailing the amount of funding provided to this |
| program, as well as information on the number of units of housing provided as a result to the |
| Director director of Administration administration, the Chair chair of the Housing Resources |
| Commission housing resources commission, the Chair chair of the House Finance Committee |
| house finance committee, the Chair chair of the Senate Finance Committee senate finance |
| committee and the State Budget Officer state budget officer. |
| SECTION 15. Appropriation of Economic Activity Taxes economic activity taxes in |
| accordance with the city of Pawtucket downtown redevelopment statute -- There is hereby |
| appropriated for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, all State Economic Activity Taxes state |
| economic activity taxes to be collected pursuant to § 45-33.4-4 of the Rhode Island General Laws, |
| as amended (including, but not limited to, the amount of tax revenues certified by the Commerce |
| Corporation commerce corporation in accordance with § 45-33.4-1(13) of the Rhode Island |
| General Laws), for the purposes of paying debt service on bonds, funding debt service reserves, |
| paying costs of infrastructure improvements in and around the ballpark district, arts district, and |
| the growth center district, funding future debt service on bonds, and funding a redevelopment |
| revolving fund established in accordance with § 45-33-1 of the Rhode Island General Laws. |
| SECTION 16. The appropriations from federal funds contained in Section section 1 shall |
| not be construed to mean any federal funds or assistance appropriated, authorized, allocated or |
| apportioned to the State state of Rhode Island from the State Fiscal Recovery Fund state fiscal |
| recovery fund and Capital Projects Fund capital projects fund enacted pursuant to the American |
| Rescue Plan Act of 2021, P.L. 117-2 for fiscal year 2023 except for those instances specifically |
| designated. |
| The following amounts are hereby appropriated out of any money available in the State |
| Fiscal Recovery Fund state fiscal recovery fund and Capital Projects Fund capital projects fund |
| for the fiscal years ending June 30, 2024, June 30, 2025, June 30, 2026, and June 30, 2027. |
| For the purposes and functions hereinafter mentioned, the State Controller state controller |
| is hereby authorized and directed to draw his or her orders upon the General Treasurer general |
| treasurer for payment of such sums and such portions thereof as may be required by him or her |
| upon receipt of properly authenticated vouchers. |
| FY Ending FY Ending FY Ending FY Ending |
| 06/30/2024 06/30/2025 06/30/2026 06/30/2027 |
| State Fiscal Recovery Fund - Federal Funds |
| Project |
| DOA - Administration 1,621,728 1,621,728 1,621,728 125,449 |
| DOA - Electric Heat Pump Grant |
| Program 10,000,000 10,000,000 0 0 |
| DOA - Ongoing COVID-19 Response 75,052,439 38,819,129 0 0 |
| DLT - Enhanced Real Jobs 10,000,000 10,000,000 0 0 |
| EOC - Minority Business Accelerator 4,000,000 0 0 0 |
| EOC - Destination Marketing 1,500,000 0 0 0 |
| EOC - Blue Economy Investments 40,000,000 20,000,000 0 0 |
| EOC - Bioscience Investments 15,000,000 9,000,000 1,000,000 0 |
| EOC - South Quay Marine Terminal 23,000,000 0 0 0 |
| RIH - Development of Affordable |
| Housing 30,000,000 25,000,000 0 0 |
| RIH - Site Acquisition 5,000,000 5,000,000 0 0 |
| RIH - Down Payment Assistance 10,000,000 10,000,000 0 0 |
| RIH - Workforce Housing 8,000,000 0 0 0 |
| RIH - Affordable Housing |
| Predevelopment Program 2,500,000 2,500,000 2,500,000 0 |
| RIH - Home Repair and Community |
| Revitalization 10,000,000 0 0 0 |
| OHCD - Predevelopment and Capacity |
| Building 500,000 0 0 0 |
| OHCD - Homelessness Assistance |
| Program 7,000,000 6,000,000 0 0 |
| QDC - Port of Davisville 19,360,000 27,000,000 7,640,000 0 |
| DCYF - Foster Home Lead Abatement |
| & Fire Safety 375,000 0 0 0 |
| DHS - Childcare Support 1,217,000 500,000 0 0 |
| BHDDH - Crisis Intervention |
| Trainings 550,000 550,000 550,000 0 |
| ELSEC - Adult Education 1,500,000 1,500,000 0 0 |
| DPS - Support for Survivors of |
| Domestic Violence 3,500,000 3,500,000 0 0 |
| Capital Projects Fund - Federal Funds |
| Project |
| DOA - CPF Administration 2,807,250 2,442,616 0 0 |
| DOA - Municipal and Higher Ed |
| Matching Grant Program 23,360,095 0 0 0 |
| DOA - RIC Student Services Center 15,000,000 15,000,000 0 0 |
| EOC - Broadband 5,160,500 4,413,000 0 0 |
| The State Fiscal Recovery Fund and Capital Projects Fund appropriations herein shall be |
| made in support of the following projects: |
| Federal Funds - State Fiscal Recovery Fund |
| Department of Administration (DOA) |
| DOA – Aid to the Convention Center. These funds shall provide operating support to the |
| Rhode Island convention center authority. |
| DOA - Electric Heat Pump Grant Program. These funds shall support a grant program |
| within the office of energy resources to assist homeowners and small-to-mid-size business owners |
| with the purchase and installation of high-efficiency electric heat pumps, with an emphasis on |
| families in environmental justice communities, minority-owned businesses, and community |
| organizations who otherwise cannot afford this technology. The office of energy resources shall |
| report to the Speaker speaker of the House house and Senate President senate president no later |
| than April 1 of each year the results of this program, including but not limited to, the number of |
| grants issued, amount of each grant and the average grant amount, and the expected cumulative |
| carbon emissions reductions associated with heat pumps that received a grant. |
| DOA – Pandemic Recovery Office. These funds shall be allocated to finance the Pandemic |
| Recovery Office pandemic recovery office established within the Department department of |
| Administration administration. |
| DOA - Ongoing COVID-19 Response. These funds shall be allocated to continue COVID- |
| 19 mitigation activities and to address the public health impacts of the pandemic in Rhode Island, |
| to be administered by the director of administration, in consultation with the director of health and |
| the secretary of health and human services. |
| DOA - Health Care Healthcare Facilities. These funds shall address the ongoing staffing |
| needs of hospitals, nursing facilities and community health centers related to the COVID-19 public |
| health emergency totaling $77.5 million. This includes $45.0 million that shall be allocated to |
| hospitals, or systems if hospitals are members of one, to include a base payment equivalent to $1.0 |
| million per hospital with the remaining based on a hospital’s pro rata share of operating expenses |
| from the 2021 cost reports and $30.0 million for distribution to nursing facilities based on the |
| number of Medicaid beds days from the 2020 facility cost reports, provided at least 80 percent is |
| dedicated to direct care workers. There is $2.5 million to be distributed to the community health |
| centers through the Rhode Island Health Center Association to support direct care staffing needs. |
| DOA - Public Health Response Warehouse Support. These funds shall be allocated to the |
| proper of PPE and other necessary COVID-19 response related supplies. |
| DOA - Nonprofit Assistance. These funds shall be allocated to the Rhode Island |
| Foundation to distribute to nonprofit organizations to address needs that have been exacerbated by |
| COVID-19, including housing and food insecurity, and behavioral health issues, among others. |
| DOA - Auto-Enrollment Program. These funds shall support a program for automatically |
| enrolling qualified individuals transitioned off Medicaid coverage at the end of the COVID-19 |
| public health emergency into qualified health plans to avoid gaps in coverage, administered by |
| HealthSource RI. |
| Department of Labor and Training (DLT) |
| DLT - Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund Contribution. The director of labor and |
| training shall allocate these appropriations to the employment security fund prior to determining |
| the experience rate for each eligible employer for calendar year 2023. |
| DLT - Enhanced Real Jobs. These funds shall support the Real Jobs Rhode Island program |
| in the development of job partnerships, connecting industry employers adversely impacted by the |
| pandemic to individuals enrolled in workforce training programs. |
| Executive Office of Commerce (EOC) |
| EOC - Destination Marketing. These funds shall be used for destination tourism marketing |
| in support of airline routes to T.F. Green Airport airport. The Commerce Corporation commerce |
| corporation is required to supply equivalent matching funds out of its portion of the state hotel |
| tax. |
| EOC - Statewide Broadband Planning and Mapping. These funds shall be allocated to |
| develop a statewide broadband strategic plan to provide broadband access to unserved and |
| underserved households and businesses, to support a state broadband director at the Commerce |
| Corporation commerce corporation, and to conduct mapping in support of future state broadband |
| investment. |
| EOC - Minority Business Accelerator. These funds shall support a program to invest |
| additional resources to enhance the growth of minority business enterprises as defined in chapter |
| 14.1 of title 37. The initiative will support a range of assistance and programming, including |
| financial and technical assistance, entrepreneurship training, space for programming and co- |
| working, and assistance accessing low-interest loans. Commerce shall work with minority small |
| business associations, including the Rhode Island Black Business Association (RIBBA), to advance |
| this program. Of the amount allocated for FY 2023, five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000) shall |
| support the Rhode Island Black Business Association and three hundred thousand dollars |
| ($300,000) shall support the Roger Williams University Business Start-Up Clinic. |
| EOC - Blue Economy Investments. These funds shall support a program to invest in the |
| state’s blue economy industries consistent with the University of Rhode Island Research |
| Foundation’s Blue Economy Technology Cluster grant application. These funds shall only be |
| allocated and spent after a commitment of at least thirty five million dollars ($35,000,000) in federal |
| matching funds is secured from the economic development administration for Rhode Island. Funds |
| shall be used for purposes and amounts specified in the grant approval. |
| EOC - Bioscience Investments. These funds shall support a program to invest in the state’s |
| life science industries consistent with Northeastern University’s BioConnects New England grant |
| application. These funds shall only be allocated and spent after a commitment of at least fifteen |
| million dollars ($15,000,000) in federal matching funds is secured from the economic development |
| administration for Rhode Island. Funds shall be used for purposes and amounts specified in the |
| grant approval. |
| EOC - South Quay Marine Terminal. These funds shall support the development of an |
| integrated and centralized hub of intermodal shipping designed to support the offshore wind |
| industry along memorial parkway in the East Providence waterfront special development district. |
| Funds may be used for design and development of the waterfront portion of the terminal into a |
| marine-industrial facility. |
| Rhode Island Housing (RIH) |
| RIH - Development of Affordable Housing. These funds shall expand a program at the |
| Rhode Island housing and mortgage finance corporation to provide additional investments in the |
| development of affordable housing units in conjunction with general obligation bond funds and |
| other sources of available financing according to guidelines approved by the Coordinating |
| Committee of the Housing Resources Commission coordinating committee of the housing |
| resources commission. Of this amount, ten million ($10,000,000) shall be available to Rhode |
| Island housing and mortgage finance corporation to establish a pilot program that shall direct funds |
| to support low income public housing through project-based rental assistance vouchers and |
| financing for pre-development, improvement, and housing production costs. Within eighteen (18) |
| months, any money available for the pilot that is not yet allocated to viable projects, or which has |
| been awarded to public housing authorities which are unable to demonstrate substantial completion |
| of all work within eighteen (18) months of receipt of any such funds, shall be returned to this |
| program and no longer be included in the pilot. Determination of viability and substantial |
| completion under the pilot shall be at the sole discretion of the deputy secretary of commerce for |
| housing. |
| RIH - Site Acquisition. These funds shall be allocated to the Rhode Island housing and |
| mortgage finance corporation toward the acquisition of properties for redevelopment as affordable |
| and supportive housing to finance projects that include requirements for deed restrictions not less |
| than thirty (30) years, and a non-recourse structure. |
| RIH - Down Payment Assistance. Administered by the Rhode Island housing and mortgage |
| finance corporation, these funds shall be allocated to a program to provide $17,500 in down |
| payment assistance to eligible first-time home buyers to promote homeownership. |
| RIH - Workforce Housing. These funds shall be allocated to the Rhode Island housing and |
| mortgage finance corporation to support a program to increase the housing supply for families |
| earning up to 120 percent of area median income. |
| RIH - Affordable Housing Predevelopment Program. These funds shall be allocated to the |
| Rhode Island housing mortgage finance corporation to support predevelopment work, for proposed |
| affordable housing developments to build a pipeline of new projects and build the capacity of |
| affordable housing developers in the state to expand affordable housing production. |
| RIH - Home Repair and Community Revitalization. These funds shall expand the |
| acquisition and revitalization program administered by the Rhode Island housing and mortgage |
| finance corporation to finance the acquisition and redevelopment of blighted properties to increase |
| the number of commercial and community spaces in disproportionately impacted communities and |
| or to increase the development of affordable housing. Residential development will serve |
| households earning no more than 80 percent of area median income. Commercial and community |
| spaces must serve or meet the needs of residents of a census tract where at least 51 percent of the |
| residents are low-and moderate-income persons. The program will also support critical home |
| repairs within the same communities. |
| Office of Housing and Community Development (OHCD) |
| OHCD - Predevelopment and Capacity Building. These funds shall support a program to |
| increase contract staffing capacity to administer proposed affordable housing projects. These funds |
| will support research and data analysis, stakeholder engagement, and the expansion of services for |
| people experiencing homelessness. |
| OHCD - Homelessness Assistance Program. These funds shall support a program to |
| expand housing navigation, behavioral health, and stabilization services to address pandemic- |
| related homelessness. The program will support both operating subsidies for extremely low-income |
| housing units and services for people transitioning from homelessness to housing, including |
| individuals transitioning out of the adult correctional institutions. |
| OHCD - Homelessness Infrastructure. These funds shall be used to support a program to |
| respond to pandemic-related homelessness, including but not limited to, acquisition or construction |
| of temporary or permanent shelter and other housing solutions, of which ten million ($10,000,000) |
| shall support Crossroads Rhode Island sponsored housing development-based and/or housing- |
| based solutions, wrap-around services and administrative costs of implementation. |
| OHCD - Statewide Housing Plan. These funds shall be allocated to the development of a |
| statewide comprehensive housing plan to assess current and future housing needs, consider barriers |
| to home ownership and affordability, and identify services needed for increased investments toward |
| disproportionately impacted individuals and communities. These funds shall be used to support |
| municipal planning efforts to identify and cultivate viable sites and housing projects. |
| Quonset Development Corporation (QDC) |
| QDC - Port of Davisville. These funds shall be allocated to expand a program developing |
| port infrastructure and services at the Port of Davisville in Quonset in accordance with the |
| corporation’s master plan. |
| Executive Office of Health and Human Services (EOHHS) |
| EOHHS - Pediatric Recovery. These funds shall support a program to provide relief to |
| pediatric providers in response to the decline in visitation and enrollment caused by the public |
| health emergency and incentivize providers to increase developmental and psychosocial behavioral |
| screenings. |
| EOHHS - Early Intervention Recovery. These funds shall support a program to provide |
| relief to early intervention providers in response to a decline in enrollment for early intervention, |
| family home visiting and screening programs. This program will also provide performance bonuses |
| for providers who hit certain targets, such as recovering referral numbers and achieving reduced |
| staff turnover. |
| EOHHS - Certified Community Behavioral Clinics. These funds shall be allocated to a |
| program to support certified community behavioral health clinics to bolster behavioral health |
| supports, medical screening and monitoring, and social services to particularly vulnerable |
| populations in response to a rise in mental health needs during the public health emergency. |
| EOHHS – Butler Hospital Short-Term-Stay Unit. These funds shall be allocated to support |
| construction of a 25-bed short-stay unit at Butler Hospital to provide behavioral health care |
| healthcare services, crisis intervention and other related services. |
| Department of Children, Youth and Families (DCYF) |
| DCYF - Provider Workforce Stabilization. These funds shall be allocated to support |
| workforce stabilization supplemental wage payments and sign-on bonuses to eligible direct care |
| and supporting care staff of contracted service providers. |
| DCYF - Psychiatric Treatment Facility. These funds shall be allocated to expand existing |
| provider Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facility capacity to provide intensive residential |
| treatment options for adolescent girls and young women who face severe and complex behavioral |
| health challenges. |
| DCYF - Foster Home Lead Abatement & Fire Safety. These funds shall be allocated to |
| provide financial assistance to foster families for lead remediation and fire suppression upgrades. |
| Department of Health (DOH) |
| DOH - Public Health Clinics. Of these funds, $2.0 million shall be allocated to the RI |
| Free Clinic to improve statewide access and quality of primary care for uninsured adults; to increase |
| access to dental care for uninsured adults integrated into medical care at the clinic; and, to build |
| infrastructure for telehealth and electronic medical records, and $2.0 million shall be allocated to |
| Open Door Health to expand services to address issues for people who are disproportionally |
| impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. |
| Department of Human Services (DHS) |
| DHS - Child Care Support. To address the adverse impact the pandemic has had on the |
| child care sector, the funds allocated to this program will provide retention bonuses for direct care |
| staff at child care centers and licensed family providers in response to pandemic-related staffing |
| shortages and start up and technical assistance grants for family child care providers. Retention |
| bonuses shall be paid monthly or as often as administratively feasible, but not less than quarterly. |
| The director of the department of human services and the director of the department of children, |
| youth and families may waive any fees otherwise assessed upon child care provider applicants who |
| have been awarded the family child care provider incentive grant. The allocation to this program |
| will also support quality improvements, the creation of a workforce registry and additional funds |
| for educational opportunities for direct care staff. |
| Department of Behavioral Healthcare, Developmental Disabilities and Hospitals |
| (BHDDH) |
| BHDDH - Crisis Intervention Trainings. To respond to the increased volume of mental- |
| health related calls reported by police departments, these funds shall be allocated to the crisis |
| intervention training program to provide training every three years for law enforcement as well as |
| continuing education opportunities. |
| BHDDH - 9-8-8 Hotline. These funds shall be allocated for the creation of a 9-8-8 hotline |
| to maintain compliance with the National Suicide Hotline Designation Act of 2020 and the Federal |
| Communications Commission-adopted rules to assure that all citizens receive a consistent level of |
| 9-8-8 and crisis behavioral health services. |
| Rhode Island Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (ELSEC) |
| RIDE - Adult Education Providers. These funds shall be directly distributed through the |
| Office office of Adult Education adult education to nonprofit adult education providers to expand |
| access to educational programs and literary services. |
| Department of Public Safety (DPS) |
| DPS - Support for Survivors of Domestic Violence. These funds shall be allocated to invest |
| in the nonprofit community to provide additional housing, clinical, and mental health services to |
| victims of domestic violence and sexual assault. This includes increased investments for therapy |
| and counseling, housing assistance, job training, relocation aid and case management. |
| Department of Transportation |
| DOT - RIPTA R-Line Free Service Pilot. These funds shall be allocated to the Rhode |
| Island Public Transit Authority public transit authority (RIPTA) to provide free fare bus route |
| service along the “R Line” for a twelve (12) month period beginning September 1, 2022. RIPTA |
| will track ridership data and submit a report to the Speaker speaker of the House house, the |
| President president of the Senate senate, and the Governor governor no later than March 1, 2024. |
| DOT - Turnpike and Bridge Authority – Safety Barriers Study. These funds shall be used |
| by the Turnpike and Bridge Authority turnpike and bridge authority to conduct a study to |
| identify and evaluate the options to prevent and address the risk of suicide on bridges under its |
| purview. The selection of a vendor to conduct the study shall be done through a request for |
| proposals process. |
| Federal Funds - Capital Projects Fund |
| Department of Administration (DOA) |
| DOA - CPF Administration. These funds shall be allocated to the department of |
| administration to oversee the implementation of the Capital Projects Fund capital projects fund |
| award from the American Rescue Plan Act. |
| DOA - Municipal and Higher Ed Matching Grant Program. These funds shall be allocated |
| to a matching fund program for cities and towns that renovate or build a community wellness center |
| that meets the work, education and health monitoring requirements identified by the U.S. |
| Department of the Treasury. |
| DOA - RIC Student Services Center. These funds shall support the development of a |
| centralized hub at Rhode Island College, where students can complete essential tasks. |
| Executive Office of Commerce (EOC) |
| EOC - Broadband. These funds shall be allocated to the executive office of commerce to |
| invest in broadband projects to provide high-speed, reliable internet to all Rhode Islanders. The |
| secretary of commerce, in partnership with the director of business regulation, will run a series of |
| requests for proposals for broadband infrastructure projects, providing funds to municipalities, |
| public housing authorities, business cooperatives and local internet service providers for projects |
| targeted at those unserved and underserved by the current infrastructure as defined by national |
| telecommunications and information administration standards. This investment shall be used to |
| augment or provide a match for federal funds for broadband investment made available through the |
| Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. These funds shall be used in accordance with the statewide |
| broadband strategic plan and may not be obligated nor expended prior to its submission in |
| accordance with the requirements of the Rhode Island Broadband Development Program |
| broadband development program set forth in Chapter chapter 42-162 of title 42. |
| SECTION 17. Reappropriation of Funding funding for State Fiscal Recovery Fund state |
| fiscal recovery fund and Capital Projects Fund capital projects fund. Notwithstanding any |
| provision of general law, any unexpended and unencumbered federal funds from the State Fiscal |
| Recovery Fund state fiscal recovery fund and Capital Projects Fund capital projects fund shall |
| be reappropriated in the ensuing fiscal year and made available for the same purposes. However, |
| any such reappropriations are subject to final approval by the General Assembly general assembly |
| as part of the supplemental appropriations act. |
| SECTION 18. State Fiscal Recovery Fund and Capital Projects Fund Compliance and |
| Reporting. The pandemic recovery office shall be established within the department of |
| administration to oversee all programs financed by the State Fiscal Recovery Fund or Capital |
| Projects Fund state fiscal recovery fund or capital projects fund to ensure compliance with the |
| rules, regulations, and other guidance issued by the U.S. Department of the Treasury in accordance |
| with the provisions of Section 9901, Subsections 602 and 604 of the American Rescue Plan Act of |
| 2021, Pub. L. No. 117-2. The pandemic recovery office shall be responsible for submission of all |
| reports required by the U.S. Department of the Treasury for the State Fiscal Recovery Fund state |
| fiscal recovery fund and Capital Projects Fund capital projects fund. |
| In consultation with the pandemic recovery office, the budget officer shall establish an |
| allotment system such that distributions of State Fiscal Recovery Fund state fiscal recovery fund |
| and Capital Projects Fund capital projects fund shall be made contingent upon recipients’ |
| compliance with all state and federal rules, regulations, and guidance. |
| SECTION 19. This article shall take effect as of July 1, 2022, except as otherwise provided |
| herein. |