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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2012

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J O I N T R E S O L U T I O N

APPROPRIATING THE STATE’S PORTION OF THE TAX REVENUE FROM THE $336.4

MILLION DOLLAR LOTTERY WINNINGS TO RESTORE FUNDING TO THE

DEVELOPMENTALLY DISABLED

     Introduced By: Senators Pinga, Tassoni, Moura, E O`Neill, and Lynch

     Date Introduced: March 21, 2012

     Referred To: Senate Special Legislation and Veterans Affairs

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     WHEREAS, Funding for the developmentally disabled was decreased in the state’s 2011-

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2012 fiscal budget; and

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     WHEREAS, The state will receive an unanticipated “windfall” of tax revenue proceeds

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from the recent Rhode Island $336.4 million dollar winning lottery ticket sold in the state; now,

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therefore be it

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     RESOLVED, That there is hereby appropriated all proceeds from tax revenue received

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from the $336.4 million dollar lottery winnings to the budget line item for the developmentally

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disabled that were previously cut from the 2011-2012 budget.

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EXPLANATION

BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

OF

J O I N T R E S O L U T I O N

APPROPRIATING THE STATE’S PORTION OF THE TAX REVENUE FROM THE $336.4

MILLION DOLLAR LOTTERY WINNINGS TO RESTORE FUNDING TO THE

DEVELOPMENTALLY DISABLED

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     This resolution would authorize the appropriation of tax revenue proceeds from the

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$336.4 million dollar winning lottery ticket to restore funds to the developmentally disabled that

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were cut in the 2011-2012 budget.

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