2024 -- H 8181 | |
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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | |
IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY | |
JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2024 | |
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J O I N T R E S O L U T I O N | |
MAKING AN APPROPRIATION OF $500,000 TO THE CITY OF WARWICK AS | |
COMPENSATION FOR MUNICIPAL SERVICES PROVIDED AT RHODE ISLAND T.F. | |
GREEN INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT | |
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Introduced By: Representatives Shekarchi, Solomon, Vella-Wilkinson, Bennett, | |
Date Introduced: April 12, 2024 | |
Referred To: House Finance | |
1 | WHEREAS, Section 1-2-17 of the Rhode Island general laws requires payment from the |
2 | Rhode Island Airport Corporation (RIAC) to the City of Warwick for compensation for municipal |
3 | services provided at Rhode Island T.F. Green International Airport; and |
4 | WHEREAS, For many years in accordance with the statute, RIAC has been remitting |
5 | payment to the City of Warwick in the amount of five hundred thousand dollars on an annual |
6 | basis; and |
7 | WHEREAS, Section 1-2-17 of the Rhode Island general laws further requires that in the |
8 | event of disapproval by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) of any payment for municipal |
9 | services from RIAC to the City of Warwick, the State shall pay such sums of money to ensure the |
10 | City of Warwick receives five hundred thousand dollars; and |
11 | WHEREAS, On or about December 5, 2023, during the course of a financial compliance |
12 | review of Rhode Island T.F. Green International Airport in order to ensure compliance with |
13 | federal statutes and FAA requirements, the FAA disapproved of the five hundred thousand dollar |
14 | payment from RIAC to the City of Warwick for municipal services; and |
15 | WHEREAS, The disapproval of the payment to the City of Warwick for municipal |
16 | services prompts the State to assume the obligation to make the payment to the City of Warwick |
17 | for municipal services provided to the Rhode Island T.F. Green International Airport; now, |
18 | therefore be it |
19 | RESOLVED, That there is hereby appropriated out of money in the treasury not |
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1 | otherwise appropriated for fiscal year 2024-2025, the sum of five hundred thousand dollars |
2 | ($500,000) to the City of Warwick as compensation for municipal services provided at Rhode |
3 | Island T.F. Green International Airport in accordance with the provisions of ยง 1-2-17 of the |
4 | Rhode Island general laws; and the state controller is hereby authorized and directed to draw |
5 | orders upon the general treasurer for the payment of said sum upon receipt of properly |
6 | authenticated vouchers. |
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EXPLANATION | |
BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL | |
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J O I N T R E S O L U T I O N | |
MAKING AN APPROPRIATION OF $500,000 TO THE CITY OF WARWICK AS | |
COMPENSATION FOR MUNICIPAL SERVICES PROVIDED AT RHODE ISLAND T.F. | |
GREEN INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT | |
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1 | This joint resolution would provide payment of $500,000 to the City of Warwick for |
2 | municipal services provided to Rhode Island T.F. Green International Airport. |
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