2025 -- H 5994 | |
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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 STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- DEPARTMENT OF | |
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT | |
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Introduced By: Representatives Santucci, Quattrocchi, Nardone, Fascia, Bennett, Read, | |
Date Introduced: February 28, 2025 | |
Referred To: House Finance | |
It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: | |
1 | SECTION 1. Chapter 42-17.1 of the General Laws entitled "Department of Environmental |
2 | Management" is hereby amended by adding thereto the following section: |
3 | 42-17.1-2.6. Restricted receipt account. |
4 | There is hereby established within the general fund of the state a restricted receipt account |
5 | entitled or to be known as the “environmental law enforcement on federal property and boating |
6 | accidents account”. The account shall be housed within the budget of the department of |
7 | environmental management and shall be utilized to achieve compliance with federal law for |
8 | environmental law enforcement on federal property and to respond to boating accidents. Revenue |
9 | generated from agricultural programs administered by the department shall be deposited in the |
10 | restricted receipt account established pursuant to the provisions of this section. |
11 | SECTION 2. Chapter 42-17.9 of the General Laws entitled "Preservation of State Open |
12 | Space" is hereby amended by adding thereto the following section: |
13 | 42-17.9-7.1. Department of environmental management to maintain list of projects. |
14 | (a) The department of environmental management shall develop, identify, maintain and |
15 | continuously update a list of projects that qualify for forest and open space land conservation |
16 | funding pursuant to the federal Agricultural Act of 2014, P.L 113-79 (2014), the federal |
17 | Agricultural Improvement Act of 2018, P.L 115-334 (2018) and the federal 2022 Inflation |
18 | Reduction Act, P.L 117-169. |
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1 | SECTION 3. This act shall take effect upon passage. |
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EXPLANATION | |
BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL | |
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A N A C T | |
RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- DEPARTMENT OF | |
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT | |
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1 | This act would require the department of environmental management to develop, identify, |
2 | maintain and update a list of projects that qualify for forest and open space land conservation |
3 | funding pursuant to federal laws. The act would also require the establishment of a restricted receipt |
4 | account for the revenue generated for the agricultural programs administered by the department. |
5 | The fund would be used to achieve compliance with federal law for environmental law enforcement |
6 | on federal property and for boating accidents. |
7 | This act would take effect upon passage. |
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