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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2025

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A N   A C T

RELATING TO MAKING REVISED APPROPRIATIONS IN SUPPORT OF FY 2025

     

     Introduced By: Representative Marvin L. Abney

     Date Introduced: January 16, 2025

     Referred To: House Finance

     (Governor)

It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:

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ARTICLE 1 RELATING TO MAKING REVISED APPROPRIATIONS IN SUPPORT OF

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FY 2025

 

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ARTICLE 1

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RELATING TO MAKING REVISED APPROPRIATIONS IN SUPPORT OF FY 2025

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

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the following general revenue amounts are hereby appropriated out of any money in the treasury

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not otherwise appropriated to be expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. The

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

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35-4-22 and chapter 41 of title 42. For the purposes and functions hereinafter mentioned, the state

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controller is hereby authorized and directed to draw the state controller’s orders upon the general

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treasurer for the payment of such sums or such portions thereof as may be required from time to

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time upon receipt by the state controller of properly authenticated vouchers.

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FY 2025 FY 2025 FY 2025

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Enacted Change FINAL

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Administration

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Central Management

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General Revenues 3,654,794 797,932 4,452,726

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Federal Funds

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Federal Funds 33,000,000 0 33,000,000

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Federal Funds - State Fiscal Recovery Fund

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Public Health Response Warehouse Support 778,347 1,150,625 1,928,972

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Health Care Facilities 10,000,000 0 10,000,000

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Community Learning Center Programming

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Support Grant 2,000,000 0 2,000,000

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Municipal Public Safety Infrastructure 0 7,333,768 7,333,768

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Total - Central Management 49,433,141 9,282,325 58,715,466

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Legal Services

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General Revenues 2,491,594 158,027 2,649,621

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Accounts and Control

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General Revenues 5,355,257 253,964 5,609,221

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Restricted Receipts - OPEB Board Administration 155,811 (6,839) 148,972

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Restricted Receipts - Grants Management

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Administration 2,477,997 36,372 2,514,369

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Total - Accounts and Control 7,989,065 283,497 8,272,562

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Office of Management and Budget

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General Revenues 9,915,379 197,284 10,112,663

 

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Federal Funds

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Federal Funds 101,250 0 101,250

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Federal Funds – Capital Projects Fund

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CPF Administration 484,149 2,640,104 3,124,253

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Federal Funds – State Fiscal Recovery Fund

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Pandemic Recovery Office 1,345,998 493,772 1,839,770

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Restricted Receipts 300,000 0 300,000

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Other Funds 617,223 557,597 1,174,820

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Total - Office of Management and Budget 12,763,999 3,888,757 16,652,756

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Purchasing

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General Revenues 4,232,292 56,930 4,289,222

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Restricted Receipts 461,480 267,080 728,560

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Other Funds 571,626 28,904 600,530

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Total - Purchasing 5,265,398 352,914 5,618,312

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Human Resources

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General Revenues 943,668 4,084 947,752

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Personnel Appeal Board

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General Revenues 159,290 (71) 159,219

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Information Technology

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General Revenues 1,838,147 0 1,838,147

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Restricted Receipts 3,379,840 8,246,510 11,626,350

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Total - Information Technology 5,217,987 8,246,510 13,464,497

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Library and Information Services

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General Revenues 1,949,487 59,554 2,009,041

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Federal Funds 1,606,151 (27,693) 1,578,458

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Restricted Receipts 6,990 0 6,990

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Total - Library and Information Services 3,562,628 31,861 3,594,489

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Planning

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General Revenues 1,175,750 4,201 1,179,951

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Federal Funds 3,050 0 3,050

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Restricted Receipts 50,000 50,000 100,000

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Other Funds

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Air Quality Modeling 24,000 0 24,000

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Federal Highway - PL Systems Planning 3,597,529 127,414 3,724,943

 

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State Transportation Planning Match 454,850 27,487 482,337

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FTA - Metro Planning Grant 1,453,240 39,827 1,493,067

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Total - Planning 6,758,419 248,929 7,007,348

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General

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General Revenues

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Miscellaneous Grants/Payments 510,405 (510,405) 0

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Torts Court Awards 1,350,000 0 1,350,000

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Wrongful Conviction Awards 811,446 0 811,446

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Resource Sharing and State Library Aid 11,855,428 0 11,855,428

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Library Construction Aid 2,232,819 0 2,232,819

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Federal Funds- Capital Projects Fund

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Community Learning Center Municipal

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Grant Program 0 79,639,111 79,639,111

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Restricted Receipts 700,000 398,187 1,098,187

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Other Funds

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Rhode Island Capital Plan Funds

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Security Measures State Buildings 975,000 99,137 1,074,137

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Energy Efficiency Improvements 1,000,000 (1,000,000) 0

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Cranston Street Armory 250,000 0 250,000

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State House Renovations 2,209,000 4,815,744 7,024,744

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Zambarano Buildings and Campus 4,740,000 9,181,243 13,921,243

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Replacement of Fueling Tanks 700,000 507,587 1,207,587

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Environmental Compliance 725,000 195,892 920,892

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Big River Management Area 754,154 166,155 920,309

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Shepard Building Upgrades 435,000 1,790,307 2,225,307

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RI Convention Center Authority 3,590,000 0 3,590,000

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Pastore Center Power Plant 250,000 344,982 594,982

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Accessibility - Facility Renovations 288,928 656,986 945,914

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DoIT Enterprise Operations Center 6,550,000 361,968 6,911,968

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Cannon Building 700,000 0 700,000

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Old State House 2,000,000 437,783 2,437,783

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State Office Building 675,000 133,679 808,679

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State Office Reorganization & Relocation 250,000 1,448,690 1,698,690

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William Powers Building 2,400,000 3,252,693 5,652,693

 

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Pastore Center Non-Hospital Buildings Asset

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Protection 10,405,000 8,253,116 18,658,116

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Washington County Government Center 800,000 122,863 922,863

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Chapin Health Laboratory 350,000 188,000 538,000

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560 Jefferson Blvd Asset Protection 1,600,000 1,250,000 2,850,000

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Arrigan Center 75,000 42,080 117,080

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Civic Center 3,550,000 0 3,550,000

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Pastore Center Buildings Demolition 9,900,000 497,925 10,397,925

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Veterans Auditorium 400,000 0 400,000

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Pastore Center Hospital Buildings Asset

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Protection 2,400,000 (863,305) 1,536,695

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Pastore Campus Infrastructure 22,195,000 18,758,431 40,953,431

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Community Facilities Asset Protection 925,000 197,300 1,122,300

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Zambarano LTAC Hospital 7,099,677 1,462,514 8,562,191

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Medical Examiners - New Facility 50,000 2,229,462 2,279,462

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Group Home Replacement & Rehabilitation 5,000,000 988,070 5,988,070

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Hospital Reorganization 25,000,000 0 25,000,000

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Expo Center 1,220,000 0 1,220,000

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Group Homes Consolidation 4,325,000 0 4,325,000

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Statewide Facility Master Plan 500,000 607,069 1,107,069

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BHDDH DD & Community Facilities –

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Asset Protection 0 294,872 294,872

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BHDDH DD & Community Homes – Fire Code 0 143,473 143,473

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BHDDH DD Regional Facilities –

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Asset Protection 0 340,998 340,998

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BHDDH Substance Abuse Asset Protection 0 18,341 18,341

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BHDDH Group Homes 0 157,947 157,947

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State Land Use Planning Study 0 250,000 250,000

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Total - General 141,746,857 136,858,895 278,605,752

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Debt Service Payments

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General Revenues 164,837,664 (5,329,893) 159,507,771

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Other Funds

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Transportation Debt Service 32,887,674 1 32,887,675

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Investment Receipts - Bond Funds 100,000 0 100,000

 

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Total - Debt Service Payments 197,825,338 (5,329,892) 192,495,446

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Energy Resources

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General Revenues 500,000 (500,000) 0

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Provided that $250,000 is allocated to support the electric bicycle rebate program and $250,000 is

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for the electric leaf blower rebate program.

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Federal Funds 15,042,632 (15,042,632) 0

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Restricted Receipts 25,217,475 (25,217,475) 0

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Other Funds 4,064,322 (4,064,322) 0

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Total - Energy Resources 44,824,429 (44,824,429) 0

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Rhode Island Health Benefits Exchange

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General Revenues 3,529,116 (1,497,514) 2,031,602

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Federal Funds

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Federal Funds 10,758,473 0 10,758,473

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Federal Funds – State Fiscal Recovery Fund

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Auto-Enrollment Program 0 166,065 166,065

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Restricted Receipts 16,139,854 1,674,514 17,814,368

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Total - Rhode Island Health Benefits

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Exchange 30,427,443 343,065 30,770,508

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Division of Equity, Diversity & Inclusion

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General Revenues 2,152,119 23,395 2,175,514

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Other Funds 110,521 (9,172) 101,349

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Total - Division of Equity, Diversity

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& Inclusion 2,262,640 14,223 2,276,863

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Capital Asset Management and Maintenance

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General Revenues 9,931,679 5,544 9,937,223

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Statewide Personnel and Operations

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FEMA Contingency Reserve

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General Revenues 5,000,000 0 5,000,000

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Pension Plan Revisions

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General Revenues 20,600,000 (20,600,000) 0

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Federal Funds 3,600,000 (3,600,000) 0

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Restricted Receipts 1,100,000 (1,100,000) 0

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Other Funds 2,200,000 (2,200,000) 0

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Contract Reserve

 

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General Revenues 0 11,234,778 11,234,778

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Federal Funds 0 567,862 567,862

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Restricted Receipts 0 132,476 132,476

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Other Funds 0 217,471 217,471

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Total - Statewide Personnel and Operations 32,500,000 (15,347,413) 17,152,587

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Grand Total - Administration 554,103,575 94,216,826 648,320,401

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Office of Energy Resources

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General Revenues 0 500,000 500,000

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Provided that $250,000 is allocated to support the electric bicycle rebate program and $250,000 is

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for the electric leaf blower rebate program.

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Federal Funds

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Federal Funds 0 21,404,650 21,404,650

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Federal Funds – State Fiscal Recovery Fund

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Electric Heat Pump Grant Program 0 14,033,712 14,033,712

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Restricted Receipts 0 26,431,400 26,431,400

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Other Funds

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National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Formula

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Program 0 4,674,978 4,674,978

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Rhode Island Capital Plan Funds

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Energy Efficiency Improvements 0 1,329,411 1,329,411

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Grand Total - Energy Resources 0 68,374,151 68,374,151

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Business Regulation

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Central Management

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General Revenues 3,999,763 136,544 4,136,307

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Banking Regulation

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General Revenues 1,904,080 114,285 2,018,365

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Restricted Receipts 63,000 (14,500) 48,500

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Total - Banking Regulation 1,967,080 99,785 2,066,865

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Securities Regulation

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General Revenues 880,722 69,016 949,738

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Insurance Regulation

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General Revenues 4,844,248 228,325 5,072,573

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Restricted Receipts 1,872,951 (255,413) 1,617,538

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Total - Insurance Regulation 6,717,199 (27,088) 6,690,111

 

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Office of the Health Insurance Commissioner

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General Revenues 3,058,281 162,315 3,220,596

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Federal Funds 403,180 10,000 413,180

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Restricted Receipts 527,468 42,859 570,327

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Total - Office of the Health Insurance

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Commissioner 3,988,929 215,174 4,204,103

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Board of Accountancy

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General Revenues 5,490 0 5,490

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Commercial Licensing and Gaming and Athletics Licensing

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General Revenues 949,709 261,856 1,211,565

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Restricted Receipts 1,046,895 (40,122) 1,006,773

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Total - Commercial Licensing and Gaming

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and Athletics Licensing 1,996,604 221,734 2,218,338

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Building, Design and Fire Professionals

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General Revenues 8,449,335 (341,477) 8,107,858

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Federal Funds 345,863 503 346,366

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Restricted Receipts 1,948,472 117,086 2,065,558

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Other Funds

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Quonset Development Corporation 67,300 (16,614) 50,686

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Rhode Island Capital Plan Funds

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Fire Academy Expansion 7,056,000 30,720 7,086,720

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Total - Building, Design and Fire Professionals 17,866,970 (209,782) 17,657,188

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Office of Cannabis Regulation

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Restricted Receipts 6,697,782 350,047 7,047,829

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Grand Total - Business Regulation 44,120,539 855,430 44,975,969

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Executive Office of Commerce

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Central Management

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General Revenues 2,264,703 50,640 2,315,343

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Quasi-Public Appropriations

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General Revenues

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Rhode Island Commerce Corporation 8,506,041 0 8,506,041

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Airport Impact Aid 1,010,036 0 1,010,036

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

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

 

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

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the first $1,000,000 shall be distributed based on the share of landings during calendar year 2024

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

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T.F. Green International Airport and Westerly Airport, respectively. The Rhode Island commerce

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corporation shall make an impact payment to the towns or cities in which the airport is located

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based on this calculation. Each community upon which any part of the above airports is located

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shall receive at least $25,000.

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STAC Research Alliance 900,000 0 900,000

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Innovative Matching Grants/Internships 1,000,000 0 1,000,000

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I-195 Redevelopment District Commission 1,245,050 0 1,245,050

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Polaris Manufacturing Grant 500,000 0 500,000

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East Providence Waterfront Commission 50,000 0 50,000

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Urban Ventures 140,000 0 140,000

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Chafee Center at Bryant 476,200 0 476,200

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Blackstone Valley Visitor Center 75,000 0 75,000

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Municipal Infrastructure Grant Program 3,000,000 0 3,000,000

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Infrastructure Bank – Statewide Coastal

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Resiliency Plan 750,000 0 750,000

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Industrial Recreational Building Authority

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Obligations 452,553 0 452,553

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Federal Funds - State Fiscal Recovery Fund

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Port of Davisville 0 45,635,990 45,635,990

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Other Funds

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Rhode Island Capital Plan Funds

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I-195 Redevelopment District Commission 646,180 357,329 1,003,509

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I-195 Park Improvements 3,000,000 0 3,000,000

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Quonset Carrier Pier 2,250,000 0 2,250,000

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Quonset Infrastructure 2,500,000 0 2,500,000

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Total - Quasi-Public Appropriations 26,501,060 45,993,319 72,494,379

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Economic Development Initiatives Fund

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General Revenues

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Innovation Initiative 1,000,000 0 1,000,000

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Rebuild RI Tax Credit Fund 10,085,000 0 10,085,000

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Small Business Promotion 750,000 0 750,000

 

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Destination Marketing 1,400,000 0 1,400,000

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Federal Funds

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Federal Funds 20,000,000 0 20,000,000

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Federal Funds - State Fiscal Recovery Fund

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Assistance to Impacted Industries 2,000,000 1 2,000,001

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Total - Economic Development Initiatives Fund 35,235,000 1 35,235,001

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Commerce Programs

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General Revenues

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Wavemaker Fellowship 4,076,400 0 4,076,400

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Provided that at least $500,000 shall be reserved for awards for medical doctor, nurse

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practitioner, and physician assistant healthcare applicants who provide primary care services as

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defined in § 42-64.26-3.

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Air Service Development Fund 1,200,000 0 1,200,000

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Main Street RI Streetscape Improvement Fund 1,000,000 0 1,000,000

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Minority Business Accelerator 500,000 0 500,000

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Federal Funds

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Federal Funds – Capital Projects Fund

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Broadband 0 25,786,500 25,786,500

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Federal Funds - State Fiscal Recovery Fund

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Minority Business Accelerator 0 2,406,662 2,406,662

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Bioscience Investments 0 42,999,400 42,999,400

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Small Business Assistance 0 2,457,517 2,457,517

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Total - Commerce Programs 6,776,400 73,650,079 80,426,479

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Grand Total - Executive Office of Commerce 70,777,163 119,694,039 190,471,202

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Housing

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General Revenues 9,840,596 (672,883) 9,167,713

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Federal Funds

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Federal Funds 18,530,670 (124,406) 18,406,264

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Federal Funds – State Fiscal Recovery Fund

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Homelessness Assistance Program 17,300,000 5,795,840 23,095,840

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Development of Affordable Housing 0 60,055,876 60,055,876

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Home Repair and Community Revitalization 0 17,502,101 17,502,101

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Homelessness Infrastructure 0 17,615,951 17,615,951

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Housing Related Infrastructure 0 3,000,000 3,000,000

 

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Municipal Homelessness Support Initiative 0 1,887,465 1,887,465

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Municipal Planning 0 2,300,000 2,300,000

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Predevelopment and Capacity Building 0 256,825 256,825

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Preservation of Affordable Housing Units 0 500,000 500,000

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Proactive Housing Development 0 1,400,000 1,400,000

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Site Acquisition 0 900 900

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Statewide Housing Plan 0 1,961,351 1,961,351

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Targeted Housing Development 0 26,000,000 26,000,000

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Workforce Housing 0 16,327,497 16,327,497

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Restricted Receipts 12,664,150 - 12,664,150

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Grand Total - Housing 58,335,416 153,806,517 212,141,933

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Labor and Training

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Central Management

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General Revenues 1,563,445 (7,028) 1,556,417

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Restricted Receipts 305,765 170,565 476,330

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Total - Central Management 1,869,210 163,537 2,032,747

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Workforce Development Services

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General Revenues 1,109,430 5,176 1,114,606

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Provided that $200,000 of this amount is used to support Year Up.

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Federal Funds 23,836,453 2,996,115 26,832,568

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Other Funds 0 44,531 44,531

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Total - Workforce Development Services 24,945,883 3,045,822 27,991,705

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Workforce Regulation and Safety

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General Revenues 4,833,768 186,338 5,020,106

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Income Support

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General Revenues 3,692,213 255,036 3,947,249

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Federal Funds 18,875,141 7,316,530 26,191,671

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Restricted Receipts 2,721,683 1,653,177 4,374,860

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Other Funds

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Temporary Disability Insurance Fund 278,906,931 (167,513) 278,739,418

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Employment Security Fund 222,700,000 8,250,000 230,950,000

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Total - Income Support 526,895,968 17,307,230 544,203,198

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Injured Workers Services

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Restricted Receipts 10,630,130 360,638 10,990,768

 

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Labor Relations Board

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General Revenues 541,797 16,290 558,087

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Governor’s Workforce Board

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General Revenues 6,050,000 2,201,728 8,251,728

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

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

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nursing facility residents due to higher acuity and increased cognitive impairments pursuant to §

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23-17.5-36.

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Federal Funds – State Fiscal Recovery Fund

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Enhanced Real Jobs 0 5,943,056 5,943,056

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Restricted Receipts 18,304,506 4,230,860 22,535,366

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Total - Governor’s Workforce Board 24,354,506 12,375,644 36,730,150

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Grand Total - Labor and Training 594,071,262 33,455,499 627,526,761

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Department of Revenue

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Director of Revenue

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General Revenues 2,883,605 47,165 2,930,770

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Office of Revenue Analysis

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General Revenues 1,015,848 85,700 1,101,548

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Lottery Division

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Other Funds

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Other Funds 422,981,930 24,049,073 447,031,003

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Rhode Island Capital Plan Funds

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Lottery Building Enhancements 690,000 (60,862) 629,138

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Total - Lottery Division 423,671,930 23,988,211 447,660,141

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Municipal Finance

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General Revenues 2,241,697 (415,854) 1,825,843

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Taxation

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General Revenues 35,972,773 179,004 36,151,777

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Restricted Receipts 4,826,512 (166,033) 4,660,479

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Other Funds

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Motor Fuel Tax Evasion 175,000 0 175,000

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Total - Taxation 40,974,285 12,971 40,987,256

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Registry of Motor Vehicles

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General Revenues 31,206,744 4,034,290 35,241,034

 

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Federal Funds 805,667 (77,575) 728,092

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Restricted Receipts 3,659,640 220,000 3,879,640

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Total - Registry of Motor Vehicles 35,672,051 4,176,715 39,848,766

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State Aid

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General Revenues

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Distressed Communities Relief Fund 12,384,458 0 12,384,458

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Payment in Lieu of Tax Exempt Properties 49,201,412 0 49,201,412

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Motor Vehicle Excise Tax Payments 234,712,307 6 234,712,313

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Property Revaluation Program 1,887,448 0 1,887,448

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Tangible Tax Exemption Program 28,000,000 (2,096,772) 25,903,228

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Restricted Receipts 995,120 0 995,120

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Total - State Aid 327,180,745 (2,096,766) 325,083,979

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Collections

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General Revenues 965,438 (16,677) 948,761

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Grand Total - Revenue 834,605,599 25,781,465 860,387,064

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Legislature

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General Revenues 53,358,280 10,788,584 64,146,864

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Restricted Receipts 2,431,651 158,758 2,590,409

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Grand Total - Legislature 55,789,931 10,947,342 66,737,273

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Lieutenant Governor

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General Revenues 1,447,015 (76,912) 1,370,103

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Secretary of State

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Administration

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General Revenues 5,076,740 384,272 5,461,012

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Provided that $100,000 be allocated to support the Rhode Island Council for the Humanities for

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grant making to civic and cultural organizations, and $50,000 to support Rhode Island’s

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participation in the We the People Civics Challenge.

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Corporations

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General Revenues 2,807,730 36,451 2,844,181

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State Archives

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General Revenues 349,562 5,070 354,632

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Restricted Receipts 384,347 9,315 393,662

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Other Funds

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Rhode Island Capital Plan Funds

 

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Rhode Island Archives and History Center 500,000 0 500,000

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Total - State Archives 1,233,909 14,385 1,248,294

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Elections and Civics

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General Revenues 2,689,990 (19,106) 2,670,884

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Federal Funds 2,001,207 0 2,001,207

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Total - Elections and Civics 4,691,197 (19,106) 4,672,091

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State Library

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General Revenues 649,250 2,486 651,736

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Provided that $125,000 be allocated to support the Rhode Island Historical Society and $18,000 be

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allocated to support the Newport Historical Society, pursuant to §§ 29-2-1 and 29-2-2, and $25,000

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be allocated to support the Rhode Island Black Heritage Society.

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Office of Public Information

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General Revenues 888,969 (64,230) 824,739

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Receipted Receipts 25,000 0 25,000

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Total - Office of Public Information 913,969 (64,230) 849,739

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Grand Total - Secretary of State 15,372,795 354,258 15,727,053

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General Treasurer

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Treasury

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General Revenues

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General Revenues 3,022,950 156,313 3,179,263

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Medical Debt Relief 1,000,000 0 1,000,000

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Provided that unexpended or unencumbered balances as of June 30, 2025 are hereby reappropriated

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to the following fiscal year.

24

Federal Funds 335,037 8,779 343,816

25

Other Funds

26

Temporary Disability Insurance Fund 247,266 (8,275) 238,991

27

Tuition Savings Program - Administration 353,760 16,155 369,915

28

Total -Treasury 4,959,013 172,972 5,131,985

29

State Retirement System

30

Restricted Receipts

31

Admin Expenses - State Retirement System 11,808,078 366,679 12,174,757

32

Retirement - Treasury Investment Operations 2,149,961 150,864 2,300,825

33

Defined Contribution - Administration 287,609 (26,029) 261,580

34

Total - State Retirement System 14,245,648 491,514 14,737,162

 

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Unclaimed Property

2

Restricted Receipts 2,981,837 123,688 3,105,525

3

Crime Victim Compensation

4

General Revenues 892,383 29,071 921,454

5

Federal Funds 427,993 15,000 442,993

6

Restricted Receipts 380,000 (130,000) 250,000

7

Total - Crime Victim Compensation 1,700,376 (85,929) 1,614,447

8

Grand Total - General Treasurer 23,886,874 702,245 24,589,119

9

Board of Elections

10

General Revenues 5,682,615 44,023 5,726,638

11

Rhode Island Ethics Commission

12

General Revenues 2,234,502 91,667 2,326,169

13

Office of Governor

14

General Revenues

15

General Revenues 8,321,265 502,554 8,823,819

16

Contingency Fund 150,000 0 150,000

17

Grand Total - Office of Governor 8,471,265 502,554 8,973,819

18

Commission for Human Rights

19

General Revenues 2,055,616 88,186 2,143,802

20

Federal Funds 450,110 97,750 547,860

21

Grand Total - Commission for Human Rights 2,505,726 185,936 2,691,662

22

Public Utilities Commission

23

Federal Funds 711,984 14,133 726,117

24

Restricted Receipts 13,895,536 421,324 14,316,860

25

Grand Total - Public Utilities Commission 14,607,520 435,457 15,042,977

26

Office of Health and Human Services

27

Central Management

28

General Revenues 58,336,613 (1,205,794) 57,130,819

29

Provided that $250,000 will be available for the Hospital Care Transitions Initiative if the

30

program receives approval for Medicaid match and $275,000 to assist nonprofit nursing facilities

31

transition licensed occupancy availability from nursing home beds to assisted living ones, of which

32

$200,000 shall be provided to Linn Health & Rehabilitation.

33

Federal Funds

34

Federal Funds 210,410,919 6,678,913 217,089,832

 

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Federal Funds – State Fiscal Recovery Fund

2

Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics 0 6,959,131 6,959,131

3

Pediatric Recovery 0 129 129

4

Restricted Receipts 47,669,671 (612,326) 47,057,345

5

Provided that $5.0 million is for Children’s Mobile Response and Stabilization Services

6

(MRSS) subject to CMS approval. Children’s MRSS program provides on-demand crisis

7

intervention services in any setting in which a behavioral health crisis is occurring including homes,

8

schools and hospital emergency departments. This state sanctioned mobile crisis service for

9

children and youth ages 2-21 shall be delivered through Care Coordination Agreements with an

10

organization that is certified as an Emergency Service Provider pursuant to Title 40.1, Chapter 5-

11

6(a)(2) of the General Laws of Rhode Island and 214-RICR-40-00-6 and has previously

12

participated in the state’s Children’s MRSS pilot program, and $250,000 shall be for the executive

13

office to develop an Olmstead Plan.

14

Total - Central Management 316,417,203 11,820,053 328,237,256

15

Medical Assistance

16

General Revenues

17

Managed Care 456,944,195 (6,661,537) 450,282,658

18

Hospitals 124,241,089 2,147,794 126,388,883

19

Nursing Facilities 173,311,380 11,970,720 185,282,100

20

Home and Community Based Services 97,185,377 3,377,473 100,562,850

21

Other Services 162,460,512 (21,699,418) 140,761,094

22

Pharmacy 96,904,515 (3,854,946) 93,049,569

23

Rhody Health 247,034,551 (9,559,513) 237,475,038

24

Federal Funds

25

Managed Care 613,138,381 (4,921,040) 608,217,341

26

Hospitals 242,897,784 9,752,204 252,649,988

27

Nursing Facilities 220,488,620 15,229,280 235,717,900

28

Home and Community Based Services 124,018,299 3,918,851 127,937,150

29

Other Services 789,376,252 (63,748,718) 725,627,534

30

Pharmacy (404,515) 1,154,946 750,431

31

Rhody Health 312,007,950 (2,586,615) 309,421,335

32

Other Programs 31,921,606 (581,387) 31,340,219

33

Restricted Receipts 9,808,674 3,601,728 13,410,402

34

Total - Medical Assistance 3,701,334,670 (62,460,178) 3,638,874,492

 

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Grand Total - Office of Health and

2

Human Services 4,017,751,873 (50,640,125) 3,967,111,748

3

Children, Youth and Families

4

Central Management

5

General Revenues 15,565,996 3,828,383 19,394,379

6

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

7

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

8

report on its progress implementing the accreditation plan filed in accordance with § 42-72-5.3 and

9

any projected changes needed to effectuate that plan. The report shall, at minimum, provide data

10

regarding recruitment and retention efforts including attaining and maintaining a diverse

11

workforce, documentation of newly filled and vacated positions, and progress towards reducing

12

worker caseloads.

13

Federal Funds

14

Federal Funds 8,718,289 6,964,234 15,682,523

15

Federal Funds - State Fiscal Recovery Fund

16

Provider Workforce Stabilization 1,200,000 767,672 1,967,672

17

Total - Central Management 25,484,285 11,560,289 37,044,574

18

Children's Behavioral Health Services

19

General Revenues 7,732,064 (465,500) 7,266,564

20

Federal Funds

21

Federal Funds 9,693,607 (1,239,823) 8,453,784

22

Federal Funds - State Fiscal Recovery Fund

23

Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facility 0 5,781,955 5,781,955

24

Total - Children's Behavioral Health Services 17,425,671 4,076,632 21,502,303

25

Youth Development Services

26

General Revenues 22,893,954 1,764,219 24,658,173

27

Federal Funds 224,837 19,755 244,592

28

Restricted Receipts 144,986 (143,486) 1,500

29

Other Funds

30

Rhode Island Capital Plan Funds

31

Training School Asset Protection 250,000 127,152 377,152

32

Residential Treatment Facility 15,000,000 13,591,079 28,591,079

33

Total - Youth Development Services 38,513,777 15,358,719 53,872,496

34

Child Welfare

 

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General Revenues 214,966,186 (5,132,846) 209,833,340

2

Federal Funds 101,906,773 (13,686,826) 88,219,947

3

Restricted Receipts 558,571 917,877 1,476,448

4

Total - Child Welfare 317,431,530 (17,901,795) 299,529,735

5

Higher Education Incentive Grants

6

General Revenues 200,000 0 200,000

7

Provided that these funds and any unexpended or unencumbered previous years’ funding are to be

8

used exclusively to fund awards to eligible youth.

9

Grand Total - Children, Youth and Families 399,055,263 13,093,845 412,149,108

10

Health

11

Central Management

12

General Revenues

13

General Revenues 3,569,508 75,186 3,644,694

14

Primary Care Training Sites Program 2,700,000 2,332 2,702,332

15

Provided that unexpended or unencumbered balances as of June 30, 2025 are hereby reappropriated

16

to the following fiscal year.

17

Federal Funds 9,348,930 (1,975,351) 7,373,579

18

Restricted Receipts 18,260,961 1,227,754 19,488,715

19

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

20

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

21

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

22

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

23

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

24

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

25

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

26

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

27

Total - Central Management 33,879,399 (670,079) 33,209,320

28

Community Health and Equity

29

General Revenues 1,151,326 11,217 1,162,543

30

Federal Funds

31

Federal Funds 83,451,102 7,743,317 91,194,419

32

Federal Funds - State Fiscal Recovery Fund

33

Public Health Clinics 0 984,027 984,027

34

Restricted Receipts 80,924,334 (16,867,302) 64,057,032

 

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Total - Community Health and Equity 165,526,762 (8,128,741) 157,398,021

2

Environmental Health

3

General Revenues 7,155,472 138,305 7,293,777

4

Federal Funds 11,442,251 3,114,788 14,557,039

5

Restricted Receipts 968,283 43,075 1,011,358

6

Total - Environmental Health 19,566,006 3,296,168 22,862,174

7

Health Laboratories and Medical Examiner

8

General Revenues 13,340,120 218,938 13,559,058

9

Federal Funds 2,515,810 589,112 3,104,922

10

Other Funds

11

Rhode Island Capital Plan Funds

12

Health Laboratories & Medical Examiner

13

Equipment 800,000 5,013 805,013

14

New Health Laboratory Building 2,221,762 633,430 2,855,192

15

Total - Health Laboratories and Medical Examiner 18,877,692 1,446,493 20,324,185

16

Customer Services

17

General Revenues 8,969,365 (49,469) 8,919,896

18

Federal Funds 7,882,616 151,072 8,033,688

19

Restricted Receipts 6,103,607 2,875,715 8,979,322

20

Total - Customer Services 22,955,588 2,977,318 25,932,906

21

Policy, Information and Communications

22

General Revenues 998,588 29,401 1,027,989

23

Federal Funds 4,095,600 (151,099) 3,944,501

24

Restricted Receipts 1,812,550 (40,489) 1,772,061

25

Total - Policy, Information and Communications 6,906,738 (162,187) 6,744,551

26

Preparedness, Response, Infectious Disease & Emergency Services

27

General Revenues 2,169,568 53,500 2,223,068

28

Federal Funds 17,503,333 1,047,588 18,550,921

29

Total - Preparedness, Response, Infectious

30

Disease & Emergency Services 19,672,901 1,101,088 20,773,989

31

COVID-19

32

Federal Funds

33

Federal Funds 68,869,887 19,473,904 88,343,791

34

Federal Funds - State Fiscal Recovery Fund

 

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COVID-19 Operational Support 0 12,233,311 12,233,311

2

Total – COVID-19 68,869,887 31,707,215 100,577,102

3

Grand Total - Health 356,254,973 31,567,275 387,822,248

4

Human Services

5

Central Management

6

General Revenues 6,793,641 (462,857) 6,330,784

7

Of this amount, $400,000 is to support the domestic violence prevention fund to provide direct

8

services through the Coalition Against Domestic Violence, $25,000 for the Center for Southeast

9

Asians, $450,000 to support Project Reach activities provided by the RI Alliance of Boys and Girls

10

Clubs, $300,000 is for outreach and supportive services through Day One, $800,000 is for food

11

collection and distribution through the Rhode Island Community Food Bank, $500,000 for services

12

provided to the homeless at Crossroads Rhode Island, $600,000 for the Community Action Fund,

13

$250,000 is for the Institute for the Study and Practice of Nonviolence’s Reduction Strategy,

14

$200,000 to provide operational support to the United Way’s 211 system, $125,000 is to support

15

services provided to the immigrant and refugee population through Higher Ground International,

16

and $50,000 is for services provided to refugees through the Refugee Dream Center and $100,000

17

for the Substance Use and Mental Health Leadership Council of RI.

18

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

19

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

20

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

21

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

22

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

23

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

24

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

25

other pertinent information as determined by the director.

26

Federal Funds 8,012,780 33,689 8,046,469

27

Of this amount, $3.0 million is to sustain Early Head Start and Head Start programs.

28

Restricted Receipts 300,000 1,473,640 1,773,640

29

Total - Central Management 15,106,421 1,044,472 16,150,893

30

Child Support Enforcement

31

General Revenues 4,624,506 (1,318,723) 3,305,783

32

Federal Funds 9,988,214 455,814 10,444,028

33

Restricted Receipts 3,823,859 1,177,659 5,001,518

34

Total - Child Support Enforcement 18,436,579 314,750 18,751,329

 

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Individual and Family Support

2

General Revenues 44,747,836 3,400,377 48,148,213

3

Federal Funds

4

Federal Funds 130,770,837 17,902,092 148,672,929

5

Federal Funds - State Fiscal Recovery Fund

6

Child Care Support 0 2,689,791 2,689,791

7

Restricted Receipts 705,708 (85,000) 620,708

8

Other Funds

9

Food Stamp Bonus Funding 298,874 (298,874) -

10

Rhode Island Capital Plan Funds

11

Blind Vending Facilities 165,000 73,773 238,773

12

Total - Individual and Family Support 176,688,255 23,682,159 200,370,414

13

Office of Veterans Services

14

General Revenues 32,935,642 11,519 32,947,161

15

Of this amount, $200,000 is to provide support services through veterans’ organizations, $50,000

16

is to support Operation Stand Down, and $100,000 is to support the Veterans Services Officers

17

(VSO) program through the Veterans of Foreign Wars.

18

Federal Funds 16,618,112 (429,470) 16,188,642

19

Restricted Receipts 1,360,000 907,294 2,267,294

20

Other Funds

21

Rhode Island Capital Plan Funds

22

Veterans Home Asset Protection 760,000 139,669 899,669

23

Veterans Memorial Cemetery Asset Protection 500,000 19,547 519,547

24

Total - Office of Veterans Services 52,173,754 648,559 52,822,313

25

Health Care Eligibility

26

General Revenues 10,634,812 (881,607) 9,753,205

27

Federal Funds 16,821,865 733,061 17,554,926

28

Total - Health Care Eligibility 27,456,677 (148,546) 27,308,131

29

Supplemental Security Income Program

30

General Revenues 16,588,320 58,487 16,646,807

31

Rhode Island Works

32

General Revenues 10,139,902 (19,105) 10,120,797

33

Federal Funds 97,508,826 (491,583) 97,017,243

34

Total - Rhode Island Works 107,648,728 (510,688) 107,138,040

 

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1

Other Programs

2

General Revenues

3

General Revenues 2,102,900 (203,730) 1,899,170

4

Retail SNAP Incentives Pilot Program 0 3,811,980 3,811,980

5

Federal Funds

6

Federal Funds 361,440,000 11,379,147 372,819,147

7

Federal Funds - State Fiscal Recovery Fund

8

Retail SNAP Incentives Pilot Program 0 4,500,000 4,500,000

9

Restricted Receipts 8,000 0 8,000

10

Total - Other Programs 363,550,900 19,487,397 383,038,297

11

Office of Healthy Aging

12

General Revenues 14,223,241 141,203 14,364,444

13

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

14

Providence; $40,000 is for ombudsman services provided by the Alliance for Long Term Care in

15

accordance with chapter 66.7 of title 42; $85,000 is for security for housing for the elderly in

16

accordance with § 42-66.1-3; and $1,400,000 is for Senior Services Support and $680,000 is for

17

elderly nutrition, of which $630,000 is for Meals on Wheels.

18

Federal Funds 18,548,799 844,499 19,393,298

19

Restricted Receipt 46,200 183,215 229,415

20

Other Funds

21

Intermodal Surface Transportation Fund 4,273,680 18,396 4,292,076

22

The Office shall reimburse the Rhode Island public transit authority for the elderly/disabled

23

transportation program expenses no later than fifteen (15) days of the authority’s submission of a

24

request for payment.

25

Total - Office of Healthy Aging 37,091,920 1,187,313 38,279,233

26

Grand Total - Human Services 814,741,554 45,763,903 860,505,457

27

Behavioral Healthcare, Developmental Disabilities and Hospitals

28

Central Management

29

General Revenues 2,780,069 5,273,028 8,053,097

30

Federal Funds 1,276,605 1,303,705 2,580,310

31

Restricted Receipts 0 559,071 559,071

32

Total - Central Management 4,056,674 7,135,804 11,192,478

33

Hospital and Community System Support

34

General Revenues 1,463,642 (1,463,642) 0

 

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1

Federal Funds 400,294 (400,294) 0

2

Restricted Receipts 167,548 (167,548) 0

3

Total - Hospital and Community System Support 2,031,484 (2,031,484) 0

4

Services for the Developmentally Disabled

5

General Revenues 210,802,707 4,982,019 215,784,726

6

Provided that of this general revenue funding, an amount certified by the department shall be

7

expended on certain community-based department of behavioral healthcare, developmental

8

disabilities and hospitals (BHDDH) developmental disability private provider and self-directed

9

consumer direct care service worker raises and associated payroll costs as authorized by BHDDH

10

and to finance the new services rates implemented by BHDDH pursuant to the Consent Decree

11

Addendum. Any increase for direct support staff and residential or other community-based setting

12

must first receive the approval of BHDDH.

13

Provided further that this general revenue funding, $982,957 shall be expended on a Transformation

14

Fund to be used for I/DD integrated day activities and supported employment services, or which a

15

total of $583,021 shall be expended specifically on those who self-direct for creation of regional

16

service advisement models and pool of substitute staff. All unexpended or unencumbered balances

17

of this designation at the end of the fiscal year shall be reappropriated to the ensuing fiscal year and

18

made immediately available for the same purpose.

19

Federal Funds 262,600,057 7,252,007 269,852,064

20

Provided that of this federal funding, an amount certified by the department shall be expended on

21

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

22

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

23

care service worker raises and associated payroll costs as authorized by BHDDH and to finance the

24

new services rates implemented by BHDDH pursuant to the Consent Decree Addendum. Any

25

increase for direct support staff and residential or other community-based setting must first receive

26

the approval of BHDDH.

27

Provided further that this federal funding, $508,803 shall be expended on a Transformation Fund

28

to be used for I/DD integrated day activities and supported employment services. All unexpended

29

or unencumbered balances of this designation at the end of the fiscal year shall be reappropriated

30

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

31

Restricted Receipts 1,444,204 (143,338) 1,300,866

32

Other Funds

33

Rhode Island Capital Plan Funds

34

DD Residential Support 100,000 98,462 198,462

 

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1

Total - Services for the Developmentally Disabled 474,946,968 12,189,150 487,136,118

2

Behavioral Healthcare Services

3

General Revenues 4,118,531 653,546 4,772,077

4

Federal Funds

5

Federal Funds 33,919,356 (313,825) 33,605,531

6

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

7

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

8

offered to individuals with behavioral health issues.

9

Federal Funds - State Fiscal Recovery Fund

10

9-8-8 Hotline 1,875,000 1,637,658 3,512,658

11

Crisis Intervention Trainings 0 1,649,886 1,649,886

12

Restricted Receipts 6,759,883 7,776,177 14,536,060

13

Provided that $500,000 from the opioid stewardship fund is distributed equally to the seven regional

14

substance abuse prevention task forces to fund priorities determined by each Task Force.

15

Total - Behavioral Healthcare Services 46,672,770 11,403,442 58,076,212

16

Hospital and Community Rehabilitative Services

17

General Revenues 53,030,624 1,269,060 54,299,684

18

Federal Funds 53,088,129 2,199,437 55,287,566

19

Restricted Receipts 4,535,481 1,014,700 5,550,181

20

Other Funds

21

Rhode Island Capital Plan Funds

22

Hospital Equipment 500,000 111,974 611,974

23

Total - Hospital and Community Rehabilitative

24

Services 111,154,234 4,595,171 115,749,405

25

State of RI Psychiatric Hospital

26

General Revenues 33,499,422 1,229,687 34,729,109

27

Grand Total - Behavioral Healthcare,

28

Developmental Disabilities and Hospitals 672,361,552 34,521,770 706,883,322

29

Office of the Child Advocate

30

General Revenues 1,891,426 22,314 1,913,740

31

Commission on the Deaf and Hard of Hearing

32

General Revenues 782,651 (19,971) 762,680

33

Restricted Receipts 131,533 10,296 141,829

34

Grand Total - Comm. On Deaf and

 

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1

Hard-of-Hearing 914,184 (9,675) 904,509

2

Governor’s Commission on Disabilities

3

General Revenues

4

General Revenues 765,088 160,733 925,821

5

Livable Home Modification Grant Program 765,304 640,539 1,405,843

6

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

7

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

8

be in consultation with the executive office of health and human services. All unexpended or

9

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

10

year, and made immediately available for the same purpose.

11

Federal Funds 340,000 67 340,067

12

Restricted Receipts 66,539 651 67,190

13

Grand Total - Governor’s Commission on Disabilities 1,936,931 801,990 2,738,921

14

Office of the Mental Health Advocate

15

General Revenues 981,608 (105,935) 875,673

16

Elementary and Secondary Education

17

Administration of the Comprehensive Education Strategy

18

General Revenues 39,044,536 118,171 39,162,707

19

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

20

pursuant to § 16-7-20 and that $395,000 be allocated to support child opportunity zones through

21

agreements with the department of elementary and secondary education to strengthen education,

22

health and social services for students and their families as a strategy to accelerate student

23

achievement and further provided that $450,000 and 3.0 full-time equivalent positions be allocated

24

to support a special education function to facilitate individualized education program (IEP) and 504

25

services; and further provided that $130,000 be allocated to City Year for the Whole School Whole

26

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

27

Provided that all unexpended or unencumbered balances as of June 30, 2025, relating to the

28

Learn365RI program are hereby reappropriated to the following fiscal year.

29

Federal Funds

30

Federal Funds 268,294,480 25,866,121 294,160,601

31

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

32

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

33

Rhode Island Vision Education and Services Program.

34

Federal Funds – State Fiscal Recovery Fund

 

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1

Adult Education Providers 127,822 3,423,444 3,551,266

2

Out of School Time Education Providers 0 4,000,000 4,000,000

3

Restricted Receipts

4

Restricted Receipts 1,654,727 549,123 2,203,850

5

HRIC Adult Education Grants 3,500,000 0 3,500,000

6

Total - Admin. of the Comprehensive Ed. Strategy 312,621,565 33,956,859 346,578,424

7

Davies Career and Technical School

8

General Revenues 18,131,389 108,374 18,239,763

9

Federal Funds 1,782,145 219,967 2,002,112

10

Restricted Receipts 4,667,353 92,789 4,760,142

11

Other Funds

12

Rhode Island Capital Plan Funds

13

Davies School HVAC 1,050,000 188,361 1,238,361

14

Davies School Asset Protection 750,000 (53,825) 696,175

15

Davies School Healthcare Classroom

16

Renovations 6,886,250 0 6,886,250

17

Davies School Wing Renovation 32,000,000 (29,551,398) 2,448,602

18

Total - Davies Career and Technical School 65,267,137 (28,995,732) 36,271,405

19

RI School for the Deaf

20

General Revenues 8,675,430 (69,222) 8,606,208

21

Federal Funds 304,316 50,886 355,202

22

Restricted Receipts 570,169 526,831 1,097,000

23

Other Funds

24

Rhode Island Capital Plan Funds

25

School for the Deaf Asset Protection 167,648 228,324 395,972

26

Total - RI School for the Deaf 9,717,563 736,819 10,454,382

27

Metropolitan Career and Technical School

28

General Revenues 11,131,142 0 11,131,142

29

Federal Funds 500,000 0 500,000

30

Other Funds

31

Rhode Island Capital Plan Funds

32

MET School Asset Protection 2,000,000 1,622,014 3,622,014

33

Total - Metropolitan Career and Technical School 13,631,142 1,622,014 15,253,156

34

Education Aid

 

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General Revenues 1,219,745,842 (101,315) 1,219,644,527

2

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

3

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

4

five percent (185%) of federal poverty guidelines and who reside in communities with higher

5

concentrations of low performing schools and that at least $2.0 million of the allocation of career

6

and technical funds shall be coordinated with the career and technical education board of trustees

7

to be directed to new programs to provide workforce training for jobs which there are no active

8

programs.

9

Federal Funds 46,450,000 3,699,320 50,149,320

10

Restricted Receipts 42,626,878 (4,794,346) 37,832,532

11

Total - Education Aid 1,308,822,720 (1,196,341) 1,307,626,379

12

Central Falls School District

13

General Revenues 53,634,574 407,315 54,041,889

14

Federal Funds 1,000,000 0 1,000,000

15

Total - Central Falls School District 54,634,574 407,315 55,041,889

16

School Construction Aid

17

General Revenues

18

School Housing Aid 106,198,555 (416,527) 105,782,028

19

School Building Authority Capital Fund 0 416,527 416,527

20

Total- School Construction Aid 106,198,555 0 106,198,555

21

Teachers' Retirement

22

General Revenues 132,268,922 6,029,548 138,298,470

23

Grand Total - Elementary and Secondary

24

Education 2,003,162,178 12,560,482 2,015,722,660

25

Public Higher Education

26

Office of Postsecondary Commissioner

27

General Revenues 30,122,180 659,173 30,781,353

28

Provided that $455,000 shall be allocated to Onward We Learn pursuant to § 16-70-5, $75,000

29

shall be allocated to Best Buddies Rhode Island to support its programs for children with

30

developmental and intellectual disabilities. It is also provided that $7,378,650 $7,384,665 shall be

31

allocated to the Rhode Island promise scholarship program; $151,410 shall be used to support

32

Rhode Island’s membership in the New England Board of Higher Education; $3,375,500

33

$3,574,101 shall be allocated to the Rhode Island hope scholarship program, and $200,000 shall be

34

allocated to the Rhode Island School for Progressive Education to support access to higher

 

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education opportunities for teachers of color.

2

Federal Funds

3

Federal Funds 4,900,773 24,104 4,924,877

4

Guaranty Agency Administration 60,000 0 60,000

5

Federal Funds - State Fiscal Recovery Fund

6

Foster Care Youth Scholarship 1,021,859 0 1,021,859

7

Fresh Start Scholarship 0 3,002,747 3,002,747

8

RI Reconnect 0 7,196,921 7,196,921

9

RIC Cybersecurity Center 0 1,595,322 1,595,322

10

Restricted Receipts 7,854,557 110,071 7,964,628

11

Other Funds

12

Tuition Savings Program - Scholarships

13

and Grants 3,500,000 0 3,500,000

14

Nursing Education Center - Operating 3,120,498 50,200 3,170,698

15

Rhode Island Capital Plan Funds

16

WEC Expansion - Annex Site 1,220,000 (1,220,000) 0

17

Total - Office of Postsecondary

18

Commissioner 51,799,867 11,418,538 63,218,405

19

University of Rhode Island

20

General Revenues

21

General Revenues 110,775,396 170,825 110,946,221

22

Provided that in order to leverage federal funding and support economic development, $700,000

23

shall be allocated to the small business development center, $125,000 shall be allocated to the

24

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

25

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

26

intellectual and developmental disabilities.

27

Debt Service 31,664,061 0 31,664,061

28

RI State Forensics Laboratory 1,784,983 6,320 1,791,303

29

Other Funds

30

University and College Funds 794,703,980 31,311,160 826,015,140

31

Debt - Dining Services 744,765 (1) 744,764

32

Debt - Education and General 6,850,702 (1,124,822) 5,725,880

33

Debt - Health Services 118,345 (116,482) 1,863

34

Debt - Housing Loan Funds 14,587,677 20,000 14,607,677

 

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Debt - Memorial Union 91,202 1,001 92,203

2

Debt - Ryan Center 2,377,246 0 2,377,246

3

Debt - Parking Authority 531,963 0 531,963

4

URI Restricted Debt Service - Energy

5

Conservation 524,431 0 524,431

6

URI Debt Service - Energy Conservation 1,914,069 0 1,914,069

7

Rhode Island Capital Plan Funds

8

Asset Protection 14,006,225 102,772 14,108,997

9

Mechanical, Electric, and Plumbing

10

Improvements 7,858,588 2,454,468 10,313,056

11

Fire Protection Academic Buildings 3,311,666 201,843 3,513,509

12

Bay Campus 6,000,000 4,298,591 10,298,591

13

Athletics Complex 8,882,689 855,142 9,737,831

14

Provided that total Rhode Island capital plan funds provide no more than 80.0 percent of the total

15

project.

16

Stormwater Management 2,221,831 (1,777,240) 444,591

17

Fine Arts Center Renovation 8,000,000 82,531 8,082,531

18

PFAS Removal Water Treatment Plant 1,015,192 3,736,815 4,752,007

19

Total - University of Rhode Island 1,017,965,011 40,222,923 1,058,187,934

20

Notwithstanding the provisions of § 35-3-15, all unexpended or unencumbered balances as of June

21

30, 2025 relating to the university of Rhode Island are hereby reappropriated to fiscal year 2026.

22

Rhode Island College

23

General Revenues

24

General Revenues 67,902,836 272,475 68,175,311

25

Debt Service 8,178,392 0 8,178,392

26

Rhode Island Vision Education and Services

27

Program 1,800,000 0 1,800,000

28

Other Funds

29

University and College Funds 107,027,705 6,529,958 113,557,663

30

Debt - Education and General 714,519 742,700 1,457,219

31

Debt - Student Union 207,150 0 207,150

32

Debt - G.O. Debt Service 1,602,610 0 1,602,610

33

Debt - Energy Conservation 742,700 0 742,700

34

Rhode Island Capital Plan Funds

 

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Asset Protection 5,785,000 6,709,486 12,494,486

2

Infrastructure Modernization 5,675,000 5,882,864 11,557,864

3

Master Plan Phase III 5,000,000 539,604 5,539,604

4

Phase IV: Whipple Hall 500,000 0 500,000

5

Total - Rhode Island College 205,135,912 20,677,087 225,812,999

6

Notwithstanding the provisions of § 35-3-15, all unexpended or unencumbered balances as of June

7

30, 2025, relating to Rhode Island college are hereby reappropriated to fiscal year 2026.

8

Community College of Rhode Island

9

General Revenues

10

General Revenues 61,231,829 247,881 61,479,710

11

Debt Service 1,054,709 0 1,054,709

12

Restricted Receipts 814,584 111,983 926,567

13

Other Funds

14

University and College Funds 104,016,119 9,286,836 113,302,955

15

Rhode Island Capital Plan Funds

16

Asset Protection 2,719,452 1,350,305 4,069,757

17

Data, Cabling, and Power Infrastructure 4,200,000 335,108 4,535,108

18

Flanagan Campus Renovations 5,700,000 0 5,700,000

19

CCRI Renovation and Modernization Phase I 16,000,000 1,118 16,001,118

20

CCRI Accessibility Improvements 200,000 0 200,000

21

Total - Community College of RI 195,936,693 11,333,231 207,269,924

22

Notwithstanding the provisions of § 35-3-15, all unexpended or unencumbered balances as of June

23

30, 2025, relating to the community college of Rhode Island are hereby reappropriated to fiscal

24

year 2026.

25

Grand Total - Public Higher Education 1,470,837,483 83,651,779 1,554,489,262

26

RI State Council on the Arts

27

General Revenues

28

Operating Support 1,205,211 17,281 1,222,492

29

Grants 1,190,000 0 1,190,000

30

Provided that $400,000 be provided to support the operational costs of WaterFire Providence art

31

installations.

32

Federal Funds 996,126 15,654 1,011,780

33

Other Funds

34

Art for Public Facilities 585,000 75,000 660,000

 

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Grand Total - RI State Council on the Arts 3,976,337 107,935 4,084,272

2

RI Atomic Energy Commission

3

General Revenues 1,180,419 51,220 1,231,639

4

Restricted Receipts 25,036 0 25,036

5

Other Funds

6

URI Sponsored Research 338,456 9,556 348,012

7

Rhode Island Capital Plan Funds

8

Asset Protection 50,000 0 50,000

9

Grand Total - RI Atomic Energy Commission 1,593,911 60,776 1,654,687

10

RI Historical Preservation and Heritage Commission

11

General Revenues 1,898,100 (150,889) 1,747,211

12

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

13

and that $25,000 shall be allocated to Rhode Island Slave History Medallions.

14

Federal Funds 1,267,431 346,458 1,613,889

15

Restricted Receipts 419,300 0 419,300

16

Other Funds

17

RIDOT Project Review 142,829 (7,389) 135,440

18

Rhode Island Capital Plan Funds

19

Archaeological Collection Facility 0 50,000 50,000

20

Grand Total - RI Historical Preservation and

21

Heritage Comm. 3,727,660 238,180 3,965,840

22

Attorney General

23

Criminal

24

General Revenues 21,173,986 1,214,582 22,388,568

25

Federal Funds 3,231,773 570,854 3,802,627

26

Restricted Receipts 1,473,682 1,320,124 2,793,806

27

Total - Criminal 25,879,441 3,105,560 28,985,001

28

Civil

29

General Revenues 7,005,430 (37,266) 6,968,164

30

Federal Funds 0 100,000 100,000

31

Restricted Receipts 3,616,629 420,135 4,036,764

32

Total - Civil 10,622,059 482,869 11,104,928

33

Bureau of Criminal Identification

34

General Revenues 2,164,423 175,106 2,339,529

 

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Federal Funds 33,332 31,215 64,547

2

Restricted Receipts 2,847,793 (409,195) 2,438,598

3

Total - Bureau of Criminal Identification 5,045,548 (202,874) 4,842,674

4

General

5

General Revenues 4,759,579 221,439 4,981,018

6

Other Funds

7

Rhode Island Capital Plan Funds

8

Building Renovations and Repairs 150,000 115,000 265,000

9

Total - General 4,909,579 336,439 5,246,018

10

Grand Total - Attorney General 46,456,627 3,721,994 50,178,621

11

Corrections

12

Central Management

13

General Revenues 22,522,753 1,984,912 24,507,665

14

Federal Funds 0 139,354 139,354

15

Total – Central Management 22,522,753 2,124,266 24,647,019

16

The department of corrections shall conduct a study to evaluate recidivism trends and outcomes of

17

existing correctional programs intended to promote rehabilitation and reduce recidivism. The report

18

shall include, but not be limited to, historical recidivism rates including demographic data, and

19

regional comparisons; prison population projections and driving factors; an inventory of evidence-

20

based rehabilitative practices and programs; and a review of correctional industries and its

21

alignment to workforce needs. On or before March 1, 2025, the department of corrections must

22

submit a report to the governor, the speaker of the house and the president of the senate including

23

a summary, relevant data and findings, and recommendations to reduce recidivism.

24

Parole Board

25

General Revenues 1,526,785 78,988 1,605,773

26

Custody and Security

27

General Revenues 163,902,830 308,264 164,211,094

28

Federal Funds 1,333,277 1,238,569 2,571,846

29

Other Funds

30

Rhode Island Capital Plan Funds

31

Intake Service Center HVAC 23,946,648 6,880,852 30,827,500

32

Total - Custody and Security 189,182,755 8,427,685 197,610,440

33

Institutional Support

34

General Revenues 34,243,329 (358,224) 33,885,105

 

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Other Funds

2

Rhode Island Capital Plan Funds

3

Asset Protection 4,100,000 5,577,650 9,677,650

4

Correctional Facilities – Renovations 3,179,677 250,000 3,429,677

5

Total - Institutional Support 41,523,006 5,469,426 46,992,432

6

Institutional Based Rehab/Population Management

7

General Revenues 14,780,027 (463,372) 14,316,655

8

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

9

planning.

10

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

11

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

12

modernize the correctional industries program. The report shall, at minimum, provide data on the

13

past ninety (90) days regarding program participation; changes made in programming to more

14

closely align with industry needs; new or terminated partnerships with employers, nonprofits, and

15

advocacy groups; current program expenses and revenues; and the employment status of all persons

16

on the day of discharge from department care who participated in the correctional industries

17

program.

18

Federal Funds 455,919 492,232 948,151

19

Restricted Receipts 44,800 1,933,496 1,978,296

20

Total - Institutional Based Rehab/Population Mgt. 15,280,746 1,962,356 17,243,102

21

Healthcare Services

22

General Revenues 34,782,837 464,761 35,247,598

23

Restricted Receipts 1,331,555 (1,331,555) 0

24

Total - Healthcare Services 36,114,392 (866,794) 35,247,598

25

Community Corrections

26

General Revenues 21,987,526 (24,981) 21,962,545

27

Federal Funds 30,639 8,949 39,588

28

Restricted Receipts 10,488 (7,397) 3,091

29

Total - Community Corrections 22,028,653 (23,429) 22,005,224

30

Grand Total - Corrections 328,179,090 17,172,498 345,351,588

31

Judiciary

32

Supreme Court

33

General Revenues

34

General Revenues 35,952,258 2,156,535 38,108,793

 

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Provided however, that no more than $1,375,370 in combined total shall be offset to the public

2

defender’s office, the attorney general’s office, the department of corrections, the department of

3

children, youth and families, and the department of public safety for square-footage occupancy

4

costs in public courthouses and further provided that $500,000 be allocated to the Rhode Island

5

Coalition Against Domestic Violence for the domestic abuse court advocacy project pursuant to §

6

12-29-7 and that $90,000 be allocated to Rhode Island Legal Services, Inc. to provide housing and

7

eviction defense to indigent individuals.

8

Defense of Indigents 6,075,432 1,800,000 7,875,432

9

Federal Funds 123,424 71,260 194,684

10

Restricted Receipts 4,182,232 44,126 4,226,358

11

Other Funds

12

Rhode Island Capital Plan Funds

13

Judicial Complexes - HVAC 500,000 0 500,000

14

Judicial Complexes Asset Protection 2,250,000 251,388 2,501,388

15

Judicial Complexes Fan Coil Unit Replacements 500,000 0 500,000

16

Garrahy Courthouse Restoration 1,125,000 136,029 1,261,029

17

Garrahy Courtroom Restoration 0 10,615 10,615

18

Total - Supreme Court 50,708,346 4,469,953 55,178,299

19

Judicial Tenure and Discipline

20

General Revenues 174,997 7,230 182,227

21

Superior Court

22

General Revenues 27,995,998 1,526,150 29,522,148

23

Restricted Receipts 665,000 (340,000) 325,000

24

Total - Superior Court 28,660,998 1,186,150 29,847,148

25

Family Court

26

General Revenues 26,940,842 1,569,855 28,510,697

27

Federal Funds 3,678,496 1,558,511 5,237,007

28

Total - Family Court 30,619,338 3,128,366 33,747,704

29

District Court

30

General Revenues 16,384,243 948,092 17,332,335

31

Federal Funds 616,036 23,733 639,769

32

Restricted Receipts 60,000 0 60,000

33

Total - District Court 17,060,279 971,825 18,032,104

34

Traffic Tribunal

 

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General Revenues 10,812,491 618,112 11,430,603

2

Workers' Compensation Court

3

Restricted Receipts 9,931,788 494,206 10,425,994

4

Grand Total - Judiciary 147,968,237 10,875,842 158,844,079

5

Military Staff

6

General Revenues 3,276,320 (80,602) 3,195,718

7

Federal Funds 86,857,534 (936,362) 85,921,172

8

Restricted Receipts

9

RI Military Family Relief Fund 55,000 0 55,000

10

RING Counter-Drug Program 0 11,000 11,000

11

Other Funds

12

Rhode Island Capital Plan Funds

13

Aviation Readiness Center 3,294,818 87,195 3,382,013

14

Asset Protection 1,799,185 713,816 2,513,001

15

Quonset Airport Runway Reconstruction 1,339,988 629,379 1,969,367

16

Quonset Air National Guard HQ Facility 3,000,000 0 3,000,000

17

Counter-Drug Training Facility 2,000,000 0 2,000,000

18

Sun Valley Armory 0 382,512 382,512

19

Grand Total - Military Staff 101,622,845 806,938 102,429,783

20

Public Safety

21

Central Management

22

General Revenues 13,318,898 (93,568) 13,225,330

23

Provided that $400,000 shall be allocated to support the Family Service of Rhode Island’s GO

24

Team program of on-scene support to children who are victims of violence and other traumas. It

25

is also provided that $11,500,000 $11,524,954 shall be allocated as the state contribution for the

26

statewide body-worn camera program, subject to all program and reporting rules, regulations,

27

policies, and guidelines prescribed in the Rhode Island General Laws. Notwithstanding the

28

provision of § 35-3-15 of the general laws, all unexpended or unencumbered balances as of June

29

30, 2025 from this appropriation are hereby reappropriated to fiscal year 2026.

30

Federal Funds

31

Federal Funds 15,542,257 961,562 16,503,819

32

Federal Funds – State Fiscal Recovery Fund

33

Support for Survivors of Domestic Violence 10,000,000 (651,071) 9,348,929

34

Restricted Receipts 309,252 99,125 408,377

 

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Total - Central Management 39,170,407 316,048 39,486,455

2

E-911 Emergency Telephone System

3

Restricted Receipts 11,103,966 267,535 11,371,501

4

Security Services

5

General Revenues 30,711,397 196,809 30,908,206

6

Municipal Police Training Academy

7

General Revenues 299,114 2,584 301,698

8

Federal Funds 417,455 86,969 504,424

9

Total - Municipal Police Training Academy 716,569 89,553 806,122

10

State Police

11

General Revenues 91,080,925 2,577,991 93,658,916

12

Federal Funds 6,784,981 3,305,726 10,090,707

13

Restricted Receipts 1,096,000 370,000 1,466,000

14

Other Funds

15

Airport Corporation Assistance 150,630 (297) 150,333

16

Road Construction Reimbursement 3,354,650 22,950 3,377,600

17

Weight and Measurement Reimbursement 248,632 215,769 464,401

18

Rhode Island Capital Plan Funds

19

DPS Asset Protection 3,425,000 291,082 3,716,082

20

Southern Barracks 21,500,000 536,972 22,036,972

21

Training Academy Upgrades 1,550,000 (725,000) 825,000

22

Statewide Communications System Network 245,048 0 245,048

23

Total - State Police 129,435,866 6,595,193 136,031,059

24

Grand Total - Public Safety 211,138,205 7,465,138 218,603,343

25

Office of Public Defender

26

General Revenues 16,585,559 591,377 17,176,936

27

Federal Funds 85,035 0 85,035

28

Grand Total - Office of Public Defender 16,670,594 591,377 17,261,971

29

Emergency Management Agency

30

General Revenues 7,007,474 55,122 7,062,596

31

Federal Funds 28,880,583 6,435,123 35,315,706

32

Restricted Receipts 412,371 7,527 419,898

33

Other Funds

34

Rhode Island Capital Plan Funds

 

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RI Statewide Communications Infrastructure 140,000 524,198 664,198

2

State Emergency Ops Center 80,000 0 80,000

3

RI Statewide Communications 700 MHZ Project 0 1,388,188 1,388,188

4

RI Statewide Communications Warehouse 0 250,000 250,000

5

Emergency Management Building 0 250,000 250.000

6

Grand Total - Emergency Management

7

Agency 36,520,428 8,910,158 45,430,586

8

Environmental Management

9

Office of the Director

10

General Revenues 9,024,403 373,181 9,397,584

11

Of this general revenue amount, $180,000 is appropriated to the conservation districts and $100,000

12

is appropriated to the Wildlife Rehabilitators Association of Rhode Island for a veterinarian at the

13

Wildlife Clinic of Rhode Island.

14

Federal Funds 40,100 314,875 354,975

15

Restricted Receipts 4,894,237 1,700,867 6,595,104

16

Total - Office of the Director 13,958,740 2,388,923 16,347,663

17

Natural Resources

18

General Revenues 32,344,157 (523,805) 31,820,352

19

Provided that of this general revenue amount, $150,000 is to be used for marine mammal response

20

activities in conjunction with matching federal funds.

21

Federal Funds 23,602,130 10,446,377 34,048,507

22

Restricted Receipts 6,078,419 141,524 6,219,943

23

Other Funds

24

DOT Recreational Projects 762,000 0 762,000

25

Blackstone Bike Path Design 1,000,000 0 1,000,000

26

Rhode Island Capital Plan Funds

27

Dam Repair 5,386,000 113,970 5,499,970

28

Fort Adams Rehabilitation 300,000 91,194 391,194

29

Port of Galilee 13,300,000 1,051,189 14,351,189

30

Newport Pier Upgrades 500,000 121,578 621,578

31

Recreation Facilities Asset Protection 750,000 171,908 921,908

32

Recreational Facilities Improvements 5,729,077 1,213,495 6,942,572

33

Natural Resources Office and Visitor's Center 250,000 211,165 461,165

34

Fish & Wildlife Maintenance Facilities 200,000 102,443 302,443

 

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Marine Infrastructure/Pier Development 950,000 0 950,000

2

Total - Natural Resources 91,151,783 13,141,038 104,292,821

3

Environmental Protection

4

General Revenues 15,870,312 (1,073,838) 14,796,474

5

Federal Funds 12,377,846 289,910 12,667,756

6

Restricted Receipts 10,332,134 4,113,851 14,445,985

7

Other Funds

8

Transportation MOU 41,769 48,595 90,364

9

Total - Environmental Protection 38,622,061 3,378,518 42,000,579

10

Grand Total - Environmental Management 143,732,584 18,908,479 162,641,063

11

Coastal Resources Management Council

12

General Revenues 3,607,384 350,043 3,957,427

13

Federal Funds 2,319,579 4,599,430 6,919,009

14

Restricted Receipts 250,000 0 250,000

15

Other Funds

16

Rhode Island Capital Plan Funds

17

Pawcatuck Resiliency Elevation Study 0 50,000 50,000

18

Little Narragansett Bay Study 0 50,000 50,000

19

Grand Total - Coastal Resources Mgmt. Council 6,176,963 5,049,473 11,226,436

20

Transportation

21

Central Management

22

Federal Funds 15,122,388 (1,356,995) 13,765,393

23

Other Funds

24

Gasoline Tax 8,265,215 1,001,931 9,267,146

25

Total - Central Management 23,387,603 (355,064) 23,032,539

26

Management and Budget

27

Other Funds

28

Gasoline Tax 4,243,682 (267,118) 3,976,564

29

Infrastructure Engineering

30

Federal Funds

31

Federal Funds 402,650,393 36,362,568 439,012,961

32

Federal Funds – State Fiscal Recovery Fund

33

Municipal Roads Grant Program 7,000,000 16,183,415 23,183,415

34

RIPTA Operating Grant 15,000,000 0 15,000,000

 

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The Rhode Island public transit authority shall conduct a thorough review of its transit operations

2

and administration. The aim of this review is to uncover ways to enhance efficiency and streamline

3

costs, ensuring a more effective use of resources. This evaluation shall encompass a range of areas,

4

including but not limited to, a comprehensive analysis of the fixed-route service. Analysis should

5

include operating expenses, ridership figures, cost per rider, and other pertinent data across all

6

routes and serviced regions. A review focusing on the cost-effectiveness of the agency’s diverse

7

transit services will be a key component of this study. Additionally, the study shall explore different

8

transit service delivery models, incorporating successful strategies from other transit systems;

9

financial planning strategies; agency management structure, capital plan development, and funding

10

strategies; project management; and transit master plan scope and schedule. By March 1, 2025, the

11

Rhode Island public transit authority shall compile and present a report to the governor, the speaker

12

of the house, and the president of the senate. This report will summarize the findings of the study

13

and include recommendations aimed at fostering sustainable and effective transit operations.

14

Washington Bridge Project 35,000,000 0 35,000,000

15

Turnpike and Bridge Authority –

16

Safety Barriers Study 0 641,764 641,764

17

Restricted Receipts 6,116,969 48,848 6,165,817

18

Other Funds

19

Gasoline Tax 71,061,818 75,544 71,137,362

20

Land Sale Revenue 6,568,333 (346,898) 6,221,435

21

Rhode Island Capital Plan Funds

22

Highway Improvement Program 141,102,060 8,200,000 149,302,060

23

Bike Path Asset Protection 400,000 0 400,000

24

RIPTA - Land and Buildings 11,214,401 (2,373,403) 8,840,998

25

RIPTA - Pawtucket/Central Falls Bus Hub

26

Passenger Facility 3,424,529 75,471 3,500,000

27

RIPTA Providence High-Capacity Transit

28

Corridor Study 0 250,000 250,000

29

RIPTA – Kingston Station Mobility Hub 0 1,140,000 1,140,000

30

Total - Infrastructure Engineering 699,538,503 60,257,309 759,795,812

31

Infrastructure Maintenance

32

Other Funds

33

Gasoline Tax 39,244,619 (432,456) 38,812,163

34

The department of transportation will establish a municipal roadway database, which will include

 

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information concerning the name, condition, length, roadway infrastructure, and pedestrian features

2

of each municipal roadway, updated annually by municipalities. The database will serve as a

3

comprehensive and transparent list of municipal roadway conditions.

4

Rhode Island Highway Maintenance Account 119,070,245 152,932,332 272,002,577

5

Rhode Island Capital Plan Funds

6

Maintenance Capital Equipment Replacement 1,800,000 2,009,769 3,809,769

7

Maintenance Facilities Improvements 500,000 127,859 627,859

8

Welcome Center 150,000 300,028 450,028

9

Salt Storage Facilities 1,150,000 223,000 1,373,000

10

Train Station Asset Protection 475,585 654,377 1,129,962

11

Total - Infrastructure Maintenance 162,390,449 155,814,909 318,205,358

12

Grand Total - Transportation 889,560,237 215,450,036 1,105,010,273

13

Statewide Totals

14

General Revenues 5,594,861,257 15,809,263 5,610,670,520

15

Federal Funds 5,066,548,689 593,827,028 5,660,375,717

16

Restricted Receipts 463,143,051 27,846,019 490,989,070

17

Other Funds 2,838,671,543 332,474,634 3,171,146,177

18

Statewide Grand Total 13,963,224,540 969,956,944 14,933,181,484

19

SECTION 2. Each line appearing in section 1 of this article shall constitute an appropriation.

20

SECTION 3. The general assembly authorizes the state controller to establish the internal service

21

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

22

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

23

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

24

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

25

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

26

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

27

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

28

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

29

expenditure limitations:

30

Account Expenditure Limit

31

FY 2025 FY 2025 FY 2025

32

Enacted Change FINAL

33

State Assessed Fringe Benefit Internal Service Fund 36,946,270 261,300 37,207,570

34

Administration Central Utilities Internal Service Fund 30,029,111 (70,288) 29,958,823

 

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State Central Mail Internal Service Fund 8,419,019 68,509 8,487,528

2

State Telecommunications Internal Service Fund 3,748,530 42,501 3,791,031

3

State Automotive Fleet Internal Service Fund 15,496,081 5,458,171 20,954,252

4

Surplus Property Internal Service Fund 44,789 0 44,789

5

Health Insurance Internal Service Fund 272,804,635 (91,576) 272,713,059

6

Other Post-Employment Benefits Fund 63,854,008 0 63,854,008

7

Capitol Police Internal Service Fund 1,466,975 122,219 1,589,194

8

Corrections Central Distribution Center

9

Internal Service Fund 7,659,339 960,340 8,619,679

10

Correctional Industries Internal Service Fund 8,247,332 201,181 8,448,513

11

Secretary of State Record Center Internal Service Fund 1,166,547 38,749 1,205,296

12

Human Resources Internal Service Fund 17,669,248 405,918 18,075,166

13

DCAMM Facilities Internal Service Fund 53,327,083 619,088 53,946,171

14

Information Technology Internal Service Fund 62,092,295 1,431,481 63,523,776

15

SECTION 4. Departments and agencies listed below may not exceed the number of full- time

16

equivalent (FTE) positions shown below in any pay period. Full-time equivalent positions do not

17

include limited period positions or, seasonal or intermittent positions whose scheduled period of

18

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

19

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

20

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

21

employment. Provided, however, that the governor or designee, speaker of the house of

22

representatives or designee, and the president of the senate or designee may authorize an adjustment

23

to any limitation. Prior to the authorization, the state budget officer shall make a detailed written

24

recommendation to the governor, the speaker of the house, and the president of the senate. A copy

25

of the recommendation and authorization to adjust shall be transmitted to the chairman of the house

26

finance committee, senate finance committee, the house fiscal advisor, and the senate fiscal advisor.

27

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

28

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

29

revenue funding source.

30

FY 2025 FTE POSITION AUTHORIZATION

31

Departments and Agencies Full-Time Equivalent

32

Administration 683.6 667.6

33

Provided that no more than 419.1 of the total authorization would be limited to positions that

34

support internal service fund programs.

 

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Office of Energy Resources 16.0

2

Business Regulation 181.0

3

Executive Office of Commerce 5.0

4

Housing 38.0

5

Labor and Training 461.7

6

Revenue 599.5

7

Legislature 298.5

8

Office of the Lieutenant Governor 8.0

9

Office of the Secretary of State 62.0

10

Office of the General Treasurer 91.0

11

Board of Elections 13.0

12

Rhode Island Ethics Commission 12.0

13

Office of the Governor 45.0

14

Commission for Human Rights 15.0

15

Public Utilities Commission 57.0

16

Office of Health and Human Services 233.0

17

Children, Youth and Families 714.5

18

Health 572.6

19

Human Services 779.0

20

Office of Veterans Services 267.0

21

Office of Healthy Aging 33.0

22

Behavioral Healthcare, Developmental Disabilities and Hospitals 1,221.4

23

Provided that 18.0 of the total authorization would be limited to independent facilitators positions

24

to comply with the Consent Decree Addendum.

25

Office of the Child Advocate 13.0

26

Commission on the Deaf and Hard of Hearing 4.0

27

Governor’s Commission on Disabilities 5.0

28

Office of the Mental Health Advocate 6.0

29

Elementary and Secondary Education 156.1

30

Provided that 3.0 of the total authorization would be available only for positions that are supported

31

by the healthy environments advance learning grant at the school building authority.

32

School for the Deaf 61.0

33

Davies Career and Technical School 123.0

34

Office of Postsecondary Commissioner 46.0

 

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

2

by third-party funds, 12.0 would be available only for positions at the state’s higher education

3

centers located in Woonsocket and Westerly, 10.0 would be available only for positions at the

4

nursing education center, and 7.0 would be available for the longitudinal data systems program.

5

University of Rhode Island 2,571.0

6

Provided that 353.8 of the total authorization would be available only for positions that are

7

supported by third-party funds.

8

Rhode Island College 949.2

9

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

10

by third-party funds.

11

Community College of Rhode Island 849.1

12

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

13

by third-party funds.

14

Rhode Island State Council on the Arts 10.0

15

RI Atomic Energy Commission 8.6

16

Historical Preservation and Heritage Commission 15.6

17

Office of the Attorney General 264.1

18

Corrections 1,461.0

19

Judicial 745.3

20

Military Staff 93.0

21

Emergency Management Agency 38.0

22

Public Safety 633.0

23

Office of the Public Defender 104.0

24

Environmental Management 439.0

25

Coastal Resources Management Council 32.0

26

Transportation 755.0

27

Total 15,772.8

28

No agency or department may employ contracted employee services where contract employees

29

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

30

administration acting upon positive recommendations by the budget officer and the personnel

31

administrator and fifteen (15) days after a public hearing.

32

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

33

at that time without determination of need by the director of administration acting upon the positive

34

recommendations of the state budget officer and the personnel administrator and thirty (30) days

 

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after a public hearing.

2

SECTION 5. The appropriations from federal funds contained in section 1 shall not be construed

3

to mean any federal funds or assistance appropriated, authorized, allocated or apportioned to the

4

State of Rhode Island from the state fiscal recovery fund and capital projects fund enacted pursuant

5

to the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, P.L. 117-2 for fiscal year 2025 except for those instances

6

specifically designated.

7

The State fiscal recovery fund and capital projects Fund fund appropriations herein shall be made

8

in support of the following projects:

9

Federal Funds - State Fiscal Recovery Fund

10

Department of Administration (DOA)

11

DOA- Pandemic Recovery Office. These funds shall be allocated to finance the pandemic recovery

12

office established within the department of administration.

13

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

14

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

15

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

16

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

17

emergency into qualified health plans to avoid gaps in coverage, administered by HealthSource RI.

18

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

19

facilities related to the COVID-19 public health emergency. Ten million dollars ($10,00,000) shall

20

be distributed to nursing facilities based on the number of Medicaid beds days from the 2022 facility

21

cost reports, provided at least eighty percent (80%) is dedicated to direct care workers.

22

DOA - Community Learning Center Programming Support Grant. These funds shall be distributed

23

to municipalities that have approved community learning center projects under the coronavirus

24

capital projects fund community learning center municipal grant program. An equal amount of

25

funding will be allocated to each approved community learning center project that reaches

26

substantial completion as defined by the U.S. Department of Treasury by October 31, 2026.

27

Municipalities with projects that do not reach substantial completion as defined by the U.S.

28

Department of Treasury by October 31, 2026, shall return their funding no later than November 15,

29

2026, for redistribution among other qualified community learning centers. These funds must be

30

used to support the establishment of U.S. Department of the Treasury compliant health monitoring,

31

work, and or education programming that will take place in a community learning center.

32

DOA – Municipal Public Safety Infrastructure. These funds shall be used to provide matching

33

support to cities and towns to make significant public safety facilities infrastructure improvements

34

including new construction. Funding priority shall be based on project readiness and limited to

 

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those for which the total costs exceed $1.0 million. Matching funds to any municipality will be

2

limited to $5.0 million for projects that serve a regional purpose and $1.0 million for others.

3

Office of Energy Resources (OER)

4

OER - Electric Heat Pump Grant Program. These funds shall support a grant program within the

5

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

6

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

7

environmental justice communities, minority-owned businesses, and community organizations

8

who otherwise cannot afford this technology. The office of energy resources shall report to the

9

speaker of the house and senate president no later than April 1 of each year the results of this

10

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

11

average grant amount; and the expected cumulative carbon emissions reductions associated with

12

heat pumps that received a grant.

13

Department of Labor and Training (DLT)

14

DLT – Enhanced Real Jobs. These funds shall support the real jobs Rhode Island program in the

15

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

16

pandemic to individuals enrolled in workforce training programs.

17

Executive Office of Commerce (EOC)

18

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

19

resources to enhance the growth of minority business enterprises as defined in chapter 14.1 of title

20

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

21

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

22

assistance accessing low-interest loans. Commerce shall work with minority small business

23

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

24

program.

25

EOC – Bioscience Investments. These funds shall support a program to invest in the biosciences

26

industry in Rhode Island in conjunction with the Rhode Island life science hub as established in

27

chapter 99 of title 23. This program will include, but is not limited to, the development of one or

28

more wet lab incubator spaces in collaboration with industry partners; the creation of a fund that

29

will support wrap-around services to aid in the commercialization of technology and business

30

development, growth of the biosciences talent pipeline, and support for staff to implement the

31

bioscience investments initiative.

32

EOC - Assistance to Impacted Industries. These funds shall be allocated to provide assistance to

33

the tourism, hospitality, and events industries for outdoor and public space capital improvements

34

and event programming.

 

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EOC – Small Business Assistance. These funds shall be allocated to a program of financial and

2

technical assistance to small businesses and COVID-impacted industries as follows: twelve million

3

five hundred thousand dollars ($12,500,000) shall be provided as direct payments to businesses for

4

lost revenue; seventeen million three hundred thousand dollars ($17,300,000) shall support

5

technical assistance for long-term business capacity building, public health upgrades, energy

6

efficiency improvements, and outdoor programming; and one million five hundred thousand dollars

7

($1,500,000) shall be allocated to support administration of these programs. To be eligible to

8

receive funds or support under this program a business must have less than two million dollars

9

($2,000,000) in annual gross revenues and demonstrate a negative impact from the COVID-19

10

pandemic as determined by the Rhode Island commerce corporation. Under this program, total

11

support in the form of direct payments, or technical assistance grants shall not exceed ten thousand

12

dollars ($10,000) per eligible business through either program. Total support in the form of direct

13

payments, technical assistance, and grants for public health upgrades, energy efficiency and

14

outdoor programming shall not exceed thirty thousand dollars ($30,000) in the aggregate. Provided

15

further that at least twenty percent (20%) of all funds must be reserved for awards to assist minority

16

business enterprises as defined in chapter 14.1 of title 37. Of the aggregate funding described above,

17

two million six hundred thousand dollars ($2,600,000) of funds that are unexpended as of July 1,

18

2024, shall be allocated to a program to assist small businesses impacted by the closure and

19

reconstruction of the northern span of the Washington Bridge. Of those funds, one million two

20

hundred thousand dollars ($1,200,000) shall be allocated to the city of East Providence, eight

21

hundred thousand dollars ($800,000) shall be allocated to the city of Providence, and six hundred

22

thousand dollars ($600,000) shall be allocated to the executive office of commerce. Funds shall be

23

used to provide direct grants or any such other forms of assistance as deemed appropriate, and shall

24

not be subject to the criteria, limitations, and reservation requirements described above.

25

Department of Housing

26

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

27

Island housing and mortgage finance corporation to provide additional investments in (1) the

28

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

29

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

30

committee of the housing resources commission or (2) site acquisition and predevelopment

31

expenses for affordable housing. Of this amount, ten million dollars ($10,000,000) shall be

32

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

33

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

34

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

 

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

2

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

3

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

4

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

5

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

6

Housing – Targeted Housing Development. These funds shall create a program at the department

7

of housing to develop housing in targeted areas and/or priority projects. Of this overall program,

8

twenty-two million dollars ($22,000,000) shall be allocated into a priority project fund that

9

advances the following categories: permanent supportive housing, housing dedicated to vulnerable

10

populations, individuals transitioning out of state care, and extremely low-income Rhode Islanders.

11

Of this overall program, four million dollars ($4,000,000) shall be allocated to support the

12

development of transit-oriented housing as approved by the secretary of housing.

13

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

14

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

15

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

16

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

17

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

18

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

19

earning up to 120 percent of area median income.

20

Housing – Home Repair and Community Revitalization. These funds shall expand the acquisition

21

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

22

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

23

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

24

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

25

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

26

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

27

low-and moderate-income persons. Of this amount, four million five hundred thousand dollars

28

($4,500,000) will support critical home repairs within the same communities.

29

Housing – Preservation of Affordable Housing Units. These funds shall support a program to

30

preserve affordable housing units at risk of foreclosure or blight.

31

Housing – Predevelopment and Capacity Building. These funds shall support a program to increase

32

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

33

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

34

people experiencing homelessness.

 

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Housing – Municipal Planning. Of these funds, one million three hundred thousand dollars

2

($1,300,000) shall support a housing development-focused municipal fellows program within the

3

department of housing and one million dollars ($1,000,000) shall support municipalities to study

4

and implement zoning changes that up-zone or otherwise enable additional housing development

5

in proximity to transit.

6

Housing – Homelessness Assistance Program. These funds shall support a program to expand

7

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

8

homelessness. The program will support services for people transitioning from homelessness to

9

housing, including individuals transitioning out of the adult correctional institutions.

10

Housing – Homelessness Infrastructure. These funds shall be used to support a program to respond

11

to and prevent homelessness, including but not limited to, acquisition or construction of temporary

12

or permanent shelter and other housing solutions and stabilization programs.

13

Housing – Municipal Homelessness Support Initiative. These funds shall be used to support a

14

program to award grants to cities and towns for public safety expenses and other municipal services

15

that support individuals and families experiencing homelessness.

16

Housing – Proactive Housing Development. These funds shall be used to support the creation,

17

staffing, and initial activities of a proactive development subsidiary of the Rhode Island housing

18

and mortgage finance corporation, established pursuant to § 42-55-5.1.

19

Housing – Housing Related Infrastructure. These funds shall be allocated to the Rhode Island

20

infrastructure bank as established in chapter 12.2 of title 46 to support physical infrastructure that

21

is necessary to produce additional housing. All expenditures made with these funds must be for the

22

pre-development and development of site-related infrastructure for housing that meets affordable

23

housing pricing and/or income criteria and other criteria established by the department of housing.

24

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

25

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

26

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

27

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

28

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

29

Quonset Development Corporation (QDC)

30

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

31

infrastructure and services at the Port of Davisville in Quonset in accordance with the corporation’s

32

master plan.

33

Executive Office of Health and Human Services (EOHHS)

34

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

 

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

2

emergency and incentivize providers to increase developmental and psychosocial behavioral

3

screenings.

4

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

5

support certified community behavioral health clinics to bolster behavioral health supports, medical

6

screening and monitoring, and social services to particularly vulnerable populations in response to

7

a rise in mental health needs during the public health emergency.

8

Department of Children, Youth and Families (DCYF)

9

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

10

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

11

supporting care staff of contracted service providers.

12

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

13

psychiatric residential treatment facility capacity to provide intensive residential treatment options

14

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

15

Department of Health (DOH)

16

DOH – COVID-19 Operational Support. These funds shall be allocated to continue COVID-19

17

mitigation activities at the department of health and to address the public health impacts of the

18

pandemic in Rhode Island.

19

DOH - Public Health Clinics. Of these funds, $1,720,118 shall be allocated to the RI Free Clinic to

20

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

21

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

22

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

23

Island Public Health Foundation/DBA Open Door Health to support the purchase of existing land

24

and facilities in order to expand services for people who are disproportionately impacted by the

25

COVID-19 pandemic. These funds may be used to support the purchase of land, the costs of

26

acquiring a building or constructing a facility, as well as related costs. The terms and conditions of

27

the allocation shall require Rhode Island Public Health Foundation/DBA Open Door Health to

28

execute a purchase and sale agreement by June 30, 2024, for any part of the allocation that is used

29

for the purchase of land. For any part of the allocation that is used for the acquisition or construction

30

of a facility a contract for such purpose must be executed by June 30, 2024. Any part of the

31

allocation that is not used for the execution of a purchase and sale agreement or under contract for

32

the acquisition or construction of a facility shall be returned to the state by July 31, 2024. Any part

33

of the allocation that is unexpended by December 31, 2026, regardless of the purpose for which it

34

was obligated, shall be returned to the state no later than January 31, 2027.

 

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Department of Human Services (DHS)

2

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

3

sector, the funds allocated to this program will provide retention bonuses for direct-care staff at

4

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

5

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

6

be paid monthly or as often as administratively feasible, but not less than quarterly. The director of

7

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

8

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

9

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

10

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

11

opportunities for direct care staff.

12

DHS – SNAP Retail Incentive Pilot. The funds allocated to the Supplemental Nutritional

13

Assistance Program (SNAP) Retail Incentive Pilot shall be used to reimburse the expenditures

14

made from general revenue prior to January 1, 2025, in support of the Rhode Island Eat Well, Be

15

Well Rewards Program. The Rhode Island Eat Well, Be Well Rewards Program is the first and

16

only statewide retail SNAP incentive program in the United States and provides SNAP recipients

17

an additional fifty cents ($0.50) for every one dollar ($1.00) of SNAP benefits spent on eligible

18

fresh fruit and vegetable purchases, up to twenty-five dollars ($25).

19

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

20

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

21

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

22

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

23

education opportunities.

24

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

25

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

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

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level of 9-8-8 and crisis behavioral health services.

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Rhode Island Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (ELSEC)

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

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adult education to nonprofit adult education providers to expand access to educational programs

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and literary services.

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RIDE – Out of School Time Education Providers. These funds shall be directly distributed through

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the office of student, community and academic supports to expand access to educational programs.

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Office of Postsecondary Commissioner (OPC)

 

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OPC – RI Reconnect. These funds shall support a program to improve postsecondary degree and

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credential attainment among working-age Rhode Islanders. The program will assist students in

3

addressing barriers to education completion, particularly among communities of color and lower

4

socio-economic strata. A portion of these funds will be used to address barriers to the attainment

5

of teacher certification as a second language education teacher, grades PK-12, and as an all grades

6

special education teacher.

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OPC – RIC Cybersecurity Center. These funds shall support the establishment of the institute for

8

cybersecurity and emerging technologies at Rhode Island College, which will provide certificate,

9

baccalaureate, and master’s level courses with focuses on research and developing highly skilled

10

cybersecurity professionals. Funding shall be appropriated through the office of postsecondary

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commissioner.

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OPC – Fresh Start Scholarship. These funds shall support a program to provide scholarships to

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adult students with some college credits, but no degree, with a focus on students who dropped-out

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of the community college of Rhode Island. This program will target students who are not meeting

15

satisfactory academic progress requirements, which makes them ineligible for federal financial

16

assistance.

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OPC – Foster Care Youth Scholarship. These funds shall support a last dollar scholarship program

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for DCYF foster care youth exiting the system to attend Rhode Island college and would fully fund

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tuition, room and board, and/or support services, including during the summer months. Funding

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would be distributed through the Rhode Island college foundation.

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Department of Public Safety (DPS)

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DPS – Support for Survivors of Domestic Violence. These funds shall be allocated to invest in the

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

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

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

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Department of Transportation (DOT)

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DOT - Municipal Roads Grant Program. These funds shall support a program to distribute grants

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with a required local match for the replacement, rehabilitation, preservation, and maintenance of

29

existing roads, sidewalks, and bridges. These funds shall be distributed equally to each city and

30

town provided that each municipality is required to provide a sixty-seven percent (67%) match. 

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

32

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

33

and address the risk of suicide on bridges under its purview.

34

DOT - RIPTA Operating Grant. These funds shall provide operating support to the Rhode Island

 

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public transit authority.

2

DOT - Washington Bridge Project. These funds shall support the non-federal share or matching

3

requirement on federal funds for priority transportation projects, including but not limited to the

4

Washington Bridge project.

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Federal Funds - Capital Projects Fund

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Department of Administration (DOA)

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

8

oversee the implementation of the capital projects fund award from the American Rescue Plan Act.

9

DOA – Municipal and Higher Ed Matching Community Learning Center Municipal Grant

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Program. These funds shall be allocated to a matching fund program for cities and towns that

11

renovate or build a community wellness learning center that meets the work, education, and health

12

monitoring requirements identified by the U.S. Department of the Treasury.

13

Executive Office of Commerce (EOC)

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

15

broadband projects to provide high-speed, reliable internet to all Rhode Islanders. The secretary of

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

17

proposals for broadband infrastructure projects, providing funds to municipalities, public housing

18

authorities, business cooperatives and local internet service providers for projects targeted at those

19

unserved and underserved by the current infrastructure as defined by national telecommunications

20

and information administration standards using the evidentiary bases authorized by the United

21

States department of the treasury for the capital projects fund. This investment shall be used to

22

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

23

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

24

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

25

accordance with the requirements of the Rhode Island broadband development program set forth

26

in chapter 162 of title 42.

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SECTION 6. The pandemic recovery office shall monitor the progress and performance of all

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programs financed by the state fiscal recovery fund and the capital projects fund. On or before

29

October 31, 2023 through January 31, 2025, and quarterly thereafter until and including October

30

31, 2026, the office shall provide a report to the speaker of the house and senate president, with

31

copies to the chairpersons of the house and senate finance committees, on a quarterly basis,

32

identifying programs that are at risk of significant underspending or noncompliance with federal or

33

state requirements. Commencing with the report due on April 30, 2025, the report will be provided

34

to the speaker of the house and senate president, with copies to the chairpersons of the house and

 

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senate finance committees, biannually thereafter until and including October 31, 2026. The report,

2

at a minimum must include an assessment of how programs that are at risk can be remedied. In the

3

event that any state fiscal recovery fund program would put the state at risk of forfeiture of federal

4

funds, the governor may propose to reallocate reclassify funding from the at-risk program to the

5

unemployment insurance trust fund other eligible uses as determined by U.S. Treasury. This

6

proposal will be referred to the General Assembly within the first ten (10) days of November to go

7

into effect thirty (30) days hence, unless rejected by formal action of the house and senate acting

8

concurrently within that time. The governor will notify the General Assembly within thirty (30)

9

days of such reclassification.

10

SECTION 7. Notwithstanding any general laws to the contrary, the department of environmental

11

management shall transfer to the state controller the sum of three million dollars ($3,000,000) from

12

the underground storage tank trust fund restricted receipt account by June 30, 2025.

13

SECTION 8. Notwithstanding any general laws to the contrary, the Rhode Island student loan

14

authority shall transfer to the state controller by June 30, 2025, the sum of two million seven

15

hundred thousand dollars ($2,700,000).

16

SECTION 9. Notwithstanding any general laws to the contrary, the Rhode Island infrastructure

17

bank shall transfer to the state controller by June 30, 2025, the sum of two million dollars

18

($2,000,000).

19

SECTION 10. Notwithstanding any general laws to the contrary, the department of revenue shall

20

transfer to the state controller by June 30, 2025, the sum of five hundred seventy nine thousand

21

seven hundred eighty eight dollars ($579,788) from the Marijuana Trust Fund restricted receipt

22

account.

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SECTION 11. This article shall take effect upon passage.

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