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LC004135

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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2026

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A N   A C T

RELATING TO MAKING REVISED APPROPRIATIONS IN SUPPORT OF FY 2026

     

     Introduced By: Representative Marvin L. Abney

     Date Introduced: January 15, 2026

     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

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     SUPPORT OF FY 2026

 

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ARTICLE 1

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RELATING TO MAKING REVISED APPROPRIATIONS IN SUPPORT OF FY 2026

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

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this act, the following general revenue amounts are hereby appropriated out of any money in the

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treasury not otherwise appropriated to be expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026.

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The 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 2026 FY 2026 FY 2026

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Enacted Change FINAL

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Administration

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Central Management

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General Revenues 4,359,358 (364,055) 3,995,303

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Federal Funds

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Federal Funds 33,000,000 (14,612,638) 18,387,362

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Federal Funds – State Fiscal Recovery Fund

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     Community Learning Center Programming

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

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     Municipal Public Safety Infrastructure 0 4,400,236 4,400,236

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     Public Health Response Warehouse Support 0 1,000,562 1,000,562

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Restricted Receipts 193,701 0 193,701

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     Total - Central Management 37,553,059 (7,575,895) 29,977,164

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Legal Services

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General Revenues 2,872,990 (2,294) 2,870,696

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Accounts and Control

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General Revenues 5,804,845 214,013 6,018,858

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Restricted Receipts - OPEB Board Administration 150,959 23,575 174,534

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Restricted Receipts - Grants Management

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Administration 2,540,109 (1,385,873) 1,154,236

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     Total - Accounts and Control 8,495,913 (1,148,285) 7,347,628

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Office of Management and Budget

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General Revenues 11,000,012 (86,931) 10,913,081

 

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Federal Funds

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Federal Funds 151,689 (1,097) 150,592

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Federal Funds – Capital Projects Fund

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     CPF Administration 530,582 922,803 1,453,385

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Federal Funds – State Fiscal Recovery Fund

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     Pandemic Recovery Office 1,436,547 (211,380) 1,225,167

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Restricted Receipts 300,000 0 300,000

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Other Funds 1,242,011 (71,378) 1,170,633

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     Total - Office of Management and Budget 14,660,841 552,017 15,212,858

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Purchasing

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General Revenues 4,008,986 (170,228) 3,838,758

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Restricted Receipts 1,262,987 511,718 1,774,705

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Other Funds 636,500 10,265 646,765

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     Total - Purchasing 5,908,473 351,755 6,260,228

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Human Resources

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General Revenues 889,580 86,675 976,255

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Personnel Appeal Board

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General Revenues 160,838 (9,891) 150,947

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Information Technology

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General Revenues 1,838,147 222,030 2,060,177

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Federal Funds – State Fiscal Recovery Fund

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     ERP Implementation Support 0 563,506 563,506

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Restricted Receipts 1,162,424 34,969,669 36,132,093

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     Total - Information Technology 3,000,571 35,755,205 38,755,776

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Library and Information Services

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General Revenues 2,143,053 18,188 2,161,241

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Federal Funds 1,617,500 (5,765) 1,611,735

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Restricted Receipts 6,990 0 6,990

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     Total - Library and Information Services 3,767,543 12,423 3,779,966

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Planning

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General Revenues 1,222,229 1,284 1,223,513

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Federal Funds 3,050 (3,050) 0

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Restricted Receipts 50,000 0 50,000

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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 3,821,438 (34,123) 3,787,315

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     State Transportation Planning Match 504,926 150,794 655,720

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     FTA - Metro Planning Grant 1,525,830 22,142 1,547,972

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     Total - Planning 7,151,473 137,047 7,288,520

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General

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General Revenues

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     Miscellaneous Grants/Payments 811,678 0 811,678

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     Torts Court Awards 1,750,000 (250,000) 1,500,000

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     Wrongful Conviction Awards 1,000,000 (100,000) 900,000

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     Resource Sharing and State Library Aid 12,095,022 0 12,095,022

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     Library Construction Aid 2,115,628 0 2,115,628

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Federal Funds- Capital Projects Fund

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     Community Learning Center Municipal

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     Grant Program 0 83,220,128 83,220,128

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Restricted Receipts 1,113,557 482,443 1,596,000

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Other Funds

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     Rhode Island Capital Plan Funds

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     Security Measures State Buildings 700,000 48,142 748,142

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     Cranston Street Armory 600,000 0 600,000

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     State House Renovations 1,759,000 4,058,137 5,817,137

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     Zambarano Buildings and Campus 4,500,000 18,775,952 23,275,952

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     Replacement of Fueling Tanks 430,000 1,061,480 1,491,480

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     Environmental Compliance 225,000 475,605 700,605

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     Big River Management Area 797,000 649,895 1,446,895

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     Shepard Building Upgrades 2,805,000 1,663,020 4,468,020

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     RI Convention Center Authority 2,800,000 0 2,800,000

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     Pastore Center Power Plant 2,000,000 552,612 2,552,612

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     DoIT Enterprise Operations Center 5,550,000 4,617,005 10,167,005

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     Cannon Building 150,000 47,658 197,658

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     Old State House 600,000 1,179,347 1,779,347

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     State Office Building 500,000 600,111 1,100,111

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     State Office Reorganization & Relocation 750,000 1,012,964 1,762,964

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     William Powers Building 2,500,000 2,300,453 4,800,453

 

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     Pastore Center Non-Hospital Buildings Asset

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     Protection 7,750,000 11,069,333 18,819,333

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     Washington County Government Center 100,000 177,311 277,311

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     Chapin Health Laboratory 100,000 100,655 200,655

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     560 Jefferson Blvd Asset Protection 2,050,000 796,420 2,846,420

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     Arrigan Center 200,000 94,888 294,888

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     Civic Center 3,800,000 0 3,800,000

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     Veterans Auditorium 380,000 0 380,000

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     Pastore Center Hospital Buildings Asset

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     Protection 1,000,000 988,418 1,988,418

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     Pastore Campus Infrastructure 15,000,000 19,227,222 34,227,222

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     Community Facilities Asset Protection 225,000 1,090,380 1,315,380

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     Medical Examiners - New Facility 50,000 992,038 1,042,038

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     Group Home Replacement & Rehabilitation 5,000,000 1,984,225 6,984,225

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     Expo Center 500,000 922,590 1,422,590

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     Group Homes Consolidation 5,350,000 1,780,051 7,130,051

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     Accessibility - Facility Renovations 0 420,686 420,686

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     BHDDH Group Homes 0 139,769 139,769

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     Hospital Reorganization 0 12,175,644 12,175,644

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     Pastore Center Buildings Demolition 0 6,295,540 6,295,540

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     Statewide Facility Master Plan 0 545,258 545,258

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

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     Zambarano LTAC Hospital 0 6,439,929 6,439,929

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     Total - General 87,056,885 185,885,309 272,942,194

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Debt Service Payments

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General Revenues 178,801,286 (13,260,160) 165,541,126

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Other Funds

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     Transportation Debt Service 32,982,697 (330,710) 32,651,987

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

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     Total - Debt Service Payments 211,883,983 (13,590,870) 198,293,113

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Rhode Island Health Benefits Exchange

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General Revenues 1,889,227 (776,000) 1,113,227

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Federal Funds 10,758,473 (1,203,479) 9,554,994

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Restricted Receipts 17,298,973 4,055,119 21,354,092

 

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     Total - Rhode Island Health Benefits

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     Exchange 29,946,673 2,075,640 32,022,313

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Division of Equity, Diversity & Inclusion

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General Revenues 2,308,469 7,935 2,316,404

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Other Funds 108,978 174 109,152

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     Total - Division of Equity, Diversity &

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     Inclusion 2,417,447 8,109 2,425,556

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Capital Asset Management and Maintenance

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General Revenues 10,990,302 98,234 11,088,536

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Federal Funds 0 750,000 750,000

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Statewide Personnel and Operations

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FEMA Contingency Reserve

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General Revenues 2,500,000 140,091 2,640,091

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Primary Care Health Assessment State Cost

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General Revenues 750,000 (750,000) 0

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Federal Funds 100,500 (100,500) 0

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Restricted Receipts 44,575 (44,575) 0

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Other Funds 477,295 (477,295) 0

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Total - Statewide Personnel and Operations 3,872,370 (1,232,279) 2,640,091

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Grand Total - Administration 430,628,941 202,152,900 632,781,841

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Office of Energy Resources

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General Revenues 0 275,313 275,313

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Federal Funds

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Federal Funds 31,554,214 (8,216,395) 23,337,819

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Federal Funds – State Fiscal Recovery Fund

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Electric Heat Pump Grant Program 0 697,440 697,440

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Restricted Receipts 39,089,028 (1,384,204) 37,704,824

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Other Funds

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     National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Formula

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Program 4,668,785 9,901,355 14,570,140

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     Rhode Island Capital Plan Funds

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Energy Efficiency Improvements 1,000,000 0 1,000,000

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Grand Total – Office of Energy Resources 76,312,027 1,273,509 77,585,536

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Business Regulation

 

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Central Management

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General Revenues 4,360,810 (417,655) 3,943,155

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Restricted Receipts 39,014 0 39,014

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     Total - Central Management 4,399,824 (417,655) 3,982,169

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Banking Regulation

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General Revenues 2,107,972 (68,694) 2,039,278

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Restricted Receipts 50,000 50,000 100,000

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     Total - Banking Regulation 2,157,972 (18,694) 2,139,278

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Securities Regulation

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General Revenues 1,000,863 (5,105) 995,758

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Insurance Regulation

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General Revenues 5,125,539 155,773 5,281,312

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Restricted Receipts 1,617,538 800,000 2,417,538

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     Total - Insurance Regulation 6,743,077 955,773 7,698,850

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Office of the Health Insurance Commissioner

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General Revenues 3,107,152 (75,848) 3,031,304

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Federal Funds 439,300 90,000 529,300

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Restricted Receipts 603,592 (7,267) 596,325

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     Total - Office of the Health Insurance

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Commissioner 4,150,044 6,885 4,156,929

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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 1,268,739 95,957 1,364,696

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Restricted Receipts 1,045,581 201,906 1,247,487

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Total - Commercial Licensing and Gaming and Athletics

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Licensing 2,314,320 297,863 2,612,183

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Building, Design and Fire Professionals

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General Revenues 8,793,216 192,341 8,985,557

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Federal Funds 346,788 (2,500) 344,288

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Restricted Receipts 2,130,377 660,041 2,790,418

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Other Funds

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     Quonset Development Corporation 52,983 14,323 67,306

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     Rhode Island Capital Plan Funds

 

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     Fire Academy Expansion 7,000,000 839,925 7,839,925

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     Total - Building, Design and Fire

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     Professionals 18,323,364 1,704,130 20,027,494

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     Grand Total - Business Regulation 39,094,954 2,523,197 41,618,151

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RI Cannabis Control Commission

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Restricted Receipts 7,303,563 (17,033) 7,286,530

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Executive Office of Commerce

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Central Management

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General Revenues 2,369,982 16,871 2,386,853

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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

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

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

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of the first $1,000,000 shall be distributed based on the share of landings during calendar year 2025

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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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     Industrial Recreational Building Authority

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     Obligations 105,094 0 105,094

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Federal Funds – State Fiscal Recovery Fund

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     Port of Davisville 0 279 279

 

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Other Funds

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     Rhode Island Capital Plan Funds

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     I-195 Redevelopment District Commission 700,000 34,602 734,602

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     I-195 Park Improvements 1,100,000 1,357,200 2,457,200

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

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     PFAS Mitigation at Quonset Business Park 1,000,000 0 1,000,000

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     Total - Quasi-Public Appropriations 19,307,421 1,392,081 20,699,502

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Economic Development Initiatives Fund

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General Revenues

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

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

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     RI Innovation Ecosystem 250,000 0 250,000

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Federal Funds

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Federal Funds 20,000,000 (19,305,563) 694,437

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Federal Funds – State Fiscal Recovery Fund

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     Assistance to Impacted Industries 0 1,341,963 1,341,963

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     Total - Economic Development Initiatives

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     Fund 31,735,000 (17,963,600) 13,771,400

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Commerce Programs

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General Revenues

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     Wavemaker Fellowship 2,566,621 0 2,566,621

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     Air Service Development Fund 2,728,800 0 2,728,800

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     Main Street RI Streetscape Improvement Fund 125,000 0 125,000

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Federal Funds

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Federal Funds – Capital Projects Fund

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     Broadband 0 24,644,868 24,644,868

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Federal Funds – State Fiscal Recovery Fund

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     Bioscience Investments 0 24,189,278 24,189,278

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     Total - Commerce Programs 5,420,421 48,834,146 54,254,567

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     Grand Total - Executive Office of

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     Commerce 58,832,824 32,279,498 91,112,322

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Housing

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General Revenues 6,464,465 1,189,660 7,654,125

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     Provided that $100,000 shall support Sojourner House’s supportive housing and rapid

 

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rehousing activities.

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Federal Funds

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Federal Funds 15,596,037 6,060,779 21,656,816

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Federal Funds – State Fiscal Recovery Fund

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     Homelessness Assistance Program 0 9,010,861 9,010,861

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     Development of Affordable Housing 0 40,002,001 40,002,001

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     Home Repair and Community Revitalization 0 9,738,194 9,738,194

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     Homelessness Infrastructure 0 4,185,576 4,185,576

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     Housing Related Infrastructure 0 1,927,964 1,927,964

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     Municipal Homelessness Support Initiative 0 719,104 719,104

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     Municipal Planning 0 1,658,224 1,658,224

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     Predevelopment and Capacity Building 0 41,192 41,192

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     Site Acquisition 0 900 900

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     Proactive Housing Development 0 700,000 700,000

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     Statewide Housing Plan 0 1,017,513 1,017,513

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     Targeted Housing Development 0 18,001,903 18,001,903

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     Workforce Housing 0 8,325,097 8,325,097

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Restricted Receipts 23,018,954 16,789,136 39,808,090

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Other Funds

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     Rhode Island Capital Plan Funds

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     Housing Asset Protection 0 300,000 300,000

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     Grand Total - Housing 45,079,456 119,668,104 164,747,560

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Labor and Training

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Central Management

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General Revenues 1,661,890 (209,450) 1,452,440

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Restricted Receipts 488,494 (71,995) 416,499

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     Total - Central Management 2,150,384 (281,445) 1,868,939

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Workforce Development Services

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General Revenues 878,758 1,105 879,863

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Federal Funds 19,112,629 1,528,002 20,640,631

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Other Funds 0 41,336 41,336

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     Total - Workforce Development Services 19,991,387 1,570,443 21,561,830

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Workforce Regulation and Safety

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General Revenues 5,347,291 65,466 5,412,757

 

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Income Support

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General Revenues 3,684,566 199,291 3,883,857

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Federal Funds

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Federal Funds 22,883,898 534,009 23,417,907

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Federal Funds – State Fiscal Recovery Fund

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     Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund Contribution 0 1,196 1,196

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Restricted Receipts 4,635,586 549,819 5,185,405

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Other Funds

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     Temporary Disability Insurance Fund 287,480,146 966,971 288,447,117

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     Employment Security Fund 249,200,000 19,200,000 268,400,000

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     Total - Income Support 567,884,196 21,451,286 589,335,482

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Injured Workers Services

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Restricted Receipts 11,233,092 1,189,330 12,422,422

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Labor Relations Board

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General Revenues 556,737 75,807 632,544

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Governor’s Workforce Board

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General Revenues 6,050,000 565,780 6,615,780

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

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

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needs of nursing facility residents due to higher acuity and increased cognitive impairments

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pursuant to § 23-17.5-36.

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Federal Funds – State Fiscal Recovery Fund

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     Enhanced Real Jobs 0 65,508 65,508

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Restricted Receipts 19,054,596 1,129,129 20,183,725

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     Provided that at least $150,000 of these funds shall be used to provide hospitality industry

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workforce training grants including, but not limited to, certified food and alcohol safety training

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programs offered in multiple languages.

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     Total - Governor’s Workforce Board 25,104,596 1,760,417 26,865,013

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     Grand Total - Labor and Training 632,267,683 25,831,304 658,098,987

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Department of Revenue

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Director of Revenue

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General Revenues 3,168,518 (239,886) 2,928,632

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Office of Revenue Analysis

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General Revenues 1,173,041 30,757 1,203,798

 

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Lottery Division

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Other Funds

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Other Funds 448,042,227 (14,705,340) 433,336,887

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Rhode Island Capital Plan Funds

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     Lottery Building Enhancements 0 756,319 756,319

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     Total - Lottery Division 448,042,227 (13,949,021) 434,093,206

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Municipal Finance

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General Revenues 2,045,839 (41,494) 2,004,345

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Taxation

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General Revenues 38,331,490 (242,921) 38,088,569

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Restricted Receipts 4,660,479 (2,899,352) 1,761,127

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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 43,166,969 (3,142,273) 40,024,696

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Registry of Motor Vehicles

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General Revenues 35,374,576 1,419,872 36,794,448

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Federal Funds 493,061 (93,061) 400,000

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Restricted Receipts 5,429,330 200,000 5,629,330

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     Total - Registry of Motor Vehicles 41,296,967 1,526,811 42,823,778

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State Aid

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General Revenues

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     Distressed Communities Relief Fund 14,884,458 0 14,884,458

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     Payment in Lieu of Tax Exempt Properties 51,317,647 0 51,317,647

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     Motor Vehicle Excise Tax Payments 239,547,419 2,817 239,550,236

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     Property Revaluation Program 712,390 0 712,390

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     Tangible Tax Exemption Program 25,903,228 5,241 25,908,469

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Restricted Receipts 995,120 129,880 1,125,000

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     Total - State Aid 333,360,262 137,938 333,498,200

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Collections

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General Revenues 994,263 81,979 1,076,242

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     Grand Total - Revenue 873,248,086 (15,595,189) 857,652,897

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Legislature

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General Revenues 58,734,623 8,425,979 67,160,602

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Restricted Receipts 2,690,297 48,607 2,738,904

 

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     Grand Total - Legislature 61,424,920 8,474,586 69,899,506

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Lieutenant Governor

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General Revenues 1,519,219 13,043 1,532,262

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Secretary of State

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Administration

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General Revenues 5,975,167 190,914 6,166,081

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

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Humanities for grant making to civic and cultural organizations, and $50,000 to support Rhode

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Island’s participation in the We the People Civics Challenge.

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Corporations

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General Revenues 2,913,879 (234,144) 2,679,735

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State Archives

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General Revenues 356,659 97,534 454,193

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Restricted Receipts 404,790 (18,631) 386,159

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     Total - State Archives 761,449 78,903 840,352

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Elections and Civics

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General Revenues 2,107,040 (50,018) 2,057,022

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Federal Funds 2,000,000 0 2,000,000

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     Total - Elections and Civics 4,107,040 (50,018) 4,057,022

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State Library

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General Revenues 668,263 (5,695) 662,568

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

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$18,000 be allocated to support the Newport Historical Society, pursuant to §§ 29-2-1 and 29-2-2,

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and $25,000 be allocated to support the Rhode Island Black Heritage Society.

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Office of Public Information

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General Revenues 840,724 (11,441) 829,283

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Receipted Receipts 25,000 0 25,000

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     Total - Office of Public Information 865,724 (11,441) 854,283

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     Grand Total - Secretary of State 15,291,522 (31,481) 15,260,041

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General Treasurer

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Treasury

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General Revenues 3,665,773 786,537 4,452,310

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     Provided that unexpended or unencumbered balances for the Medical Debt Relief program

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as of June 30, 2026 are hereby reappropriated to the following fiscal year.

 

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Federal Funds 365,134 (3,358) 361,776

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Other Funds

3

     Temporary Disability Insurance Fund 246,415 (526) 245,889

4

     Tuition Savings Program - Administration 388,916 (16,292) 372,624

5

     Total - Treasury 4,666,238 766,361 5,432,599

6

State Retirement System

7

Restricted Receipts

8

     Admin Expenses - State Retirement System 13,193,967 (23,242) 13,170,725

9

     Retirement - Treasury Investment Operations 2,846,571 191,370 3,037,941

10

     Defined Contribution - Administration 277,654 (19,151) 258,503

11

     Total - State Retirement System 16,318,192 148,977 16,467,169

12

Unclaimed Property

13

Restricted Receipts 3,338,043 32,855 3,370,898

14

Crime Victim Compensation

15

General Revenues 934,450 504 934,954

16

Federal Funds 467,993 0 467,993

17

Restricted Receipts 250,000 (29,751) 220,249

18

     Total - Crime Victim Compensation 1,652,443 (29,247) 1,623,196

19

     Grand Total - General Treasurer 25,974,916 918,946 26,893,862

20

Board of Elections

21

General Revenues 4,474,931 506,347 4,981,278

22

Rhode Island Ethics Commission

23

General Revenues 2,419,632 40,783 2,460,415

24

Office of Governor

25

General Revenues

26

     General Revenues 9,184,918 34,593 9,219,511

27

     Contingency Fund 150,000 0 150,000

28

     Grand Total - Office of Governor 9,334,918 34,593 9,369,511

29

Commission for Human Rights

30

General Revenues 2,249,158 36,699 2,285,857

31

Federal Funds 523,529 (25,306) 498,223

32

     Grand Total - Commission for Human Rights 2,772,687 11,393 2,784,080

33

Public Utilities Commission

34

Federal Funds 753,555 17,552 771,107

 

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Restricted Receipts 14,754,719 142,294 14,897,013

2

     Grand Total - Public Utilities Commission 15,508,274 159,846 15,668,120

3

Executive Office of Health and Human Services

4

Central Management

5

General Revenues 32,413,726 (272,850) 32,140,876

6

     Provided that of this amount, $900,000 will be for Mobile Response and Stabilization

7

Services for uninsured and underinsured child and youth and cover services and costs not otherwise

8

reimbursed. Also $500,000 is for Thundermist’s Family Residency Program contingent upon

9

receiving federal funds and $150,000 will be for an Olmstead Plan Coordinator.

10

All-Payer Claims Database 509,950 31,160 541,110

11

Health System Planning and Overtight 777,260 (82,610) 694,650

12

Medicaid Enterprise System 1,873,838 (571,153) 1,302,685

13

Medicaid Management Information System 6,064,700 1,668,302 7,733,002

14

Unified Health Infrastructure 22,368,654 (286,326) 22,082,328

15

Federal Funds

16

Federal Funds 70,793,907 8,788,961 79,582,868

17

      Provided that of this amount, $1,960,784 shall be for statewide interagency initiatives to

18

implement and support the community engagement requirements of the federal reconciliation bill

19

known as H.R. 1, to be developed and administered in coordination with the Department of Human

20

Services and the Department of Labor and Training, to the extent compliance with guidance from

21

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.

22

All-Payer Claims Database 10,212,239 (2,718,244) 7,493,995

23

Health System Planning and Oversight 153,750 1,583,250 1,737,000

24

Medicaid Enterprise System 12,364,541 (8,830,381) 3,534,160

25

Medicaid Management Information System 19,566,585 8,449,860 28,016,445

26

Unified Health Infrastructure Project 56,336,615 (1,814,003) 54,522,612

27

Federal Funds - State Fiscal Recovery Fund

28

     Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics 205,295 1,703,127 1,908,422

29

Restricted Receipts 15,463,598 20,275,836 35,739,434

30

     Total - Central Management 249,104,658 27,924,929 277,029,587

31

Medical Assistance

32

General Revenues

33

     Managed Care 464,278,305 (1,559,842) 462,718,463

34

     Hospitals 136,238,010 1,966,367 138,204,377

 

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     Nursing Facilities 204,266,507 (10,382,507) 193,884,000

2

     Home and Community Based Services 125,703,952 (3,895,152) 121,808,800

3

     Other Services 160,879,834 (26,382,204) 134,497,630

4

     Pharmacy 100,069,654 (4,519,415) 95,550,239

5

     Rhody Health 234,976,854 31,101,026 266,077,880

6

Federal Funds

7

     Managed Care 653,184,013 (9,102,476) 644,081,537

8

     Hospitals 285,888,183 (1,992,560) 283,895,623

9

     Nursing Facilities 273,055,474 (13,939,474) 259,116,000

10

     Home and Community Based Services 168,075,434 (5,284,234) 162,791,200

11

     Other Services 796,373,214 (34,112,512) 762,260,702

12

     Pharmacy 4,130,346 (3,580,585) 549,761

13

     Rhody Health 326,578,917 41,434,871 368,013,788

14

     Other Programs 32,611,481 12,788,519 45,400,000

15

Restricted Receipts 11,021,948 (1,615,734) 9,406,214

16

     Total - Medical Assistance 3,977,332,126 (29,075,912) 3,948,256,214

17

     Grand Total – Executive Office of Health

18

     and Human Services 4,226,436,784 (1,150,983) 4,225,285,801

19

Children, Youth and Families

20

Central Management

21

General Revenues 17,937,159 2,411,228 20,348,387

22

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

23

of the house and president of the senate at least every ninety (90) days beginning September 30,

24

2025, a report on the process to maintain accreditation in accordance with § 42-72-5.3. The report

25

shall, at minimum, provide data regarding recruitment and retention efforts, including maintaining

26

a diverse workforce, documentation of newly filled and vacated positions, and progress in reducing

27

worker caseloads.

28

     It shall also contain the number of filled full-time equivalent positions compared to the

29

department’s authorization and disaggregated by job classification, and as compared to the staffing

30

recommended in the October 1, 2020 accreditation plan that was funded beginning in the fiscal

31

year 2022 budget. The report shall also include information on turnover assumptions, expressed

32

as funded positions compared to filled and authorized.

33

Federal Funds

34

Federal Funds 15,237,654 (1,294,930) 13,942,724

 

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Federal Funds – State Fiscal Recovery Fund

2

     Provider Workforce Stabilization 0 257,093 257,093

3

     Total - Central Management 33,174,813 1,373,391 34,548,204

4

Children's Behavioral Health Services

5

General Revenues 7,109,636 1,963,945 9,073,581

6

Federal Funds

7

Federal Funds 8,824,070 (440,778) 8,383,292

8

Federal Funds – State Fiscal Recovery Fund

9

     Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facility 0 6,561,123 6,561,123

10

     Total - Children's Behavioral Health Services 15,933,706 8,084,290 24,017,996

11

Youth Development Services

12

General Revenues 25,678,366 1,800,057 27,478,423

13

Federal Funds 647,931 (488,161) 159,770

14

Restricted Receipts 1,500 (1,500) 0

15

Other Funds

16

     Rhode Island Capital Plan Funds

17

     Training School Asset Protection 250,000 323,459 573,459

18

     Residential Treatment Facilities 11,000,000 9,942,880 20,942,880

19

     Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facility

20

     Modifications 0 5,560,822 5,560,822

21

     Total - Youth Development Services 37,577,797 17,137,557 54,715,354

22

Child Welfare

23

General Revenues 211,849,897 (6,194,805) 205,655,092

24

Federal Funds 93,910,710 (525,445) 93,385,265

25

Restricted Receipts 1,743,471 127,133 1,870,604

26

     Total - Child Welfare 307,504,078 (6,593,117) 300,910,961

27

Higher Education Incentive Grants

28

General Revenues 200,000 0 200,000

29

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

30

are to be used exclusively to fund awards to eligible youth.

31

     Grand Total - Children, Youth and

32

     Families 394,390,394 20,002,121 414,392,515

33

Health

34

Central Management

 

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General Revenues

2

General Revenues 2,588,732 (518,634) 2,070,098

3

     Of this amount, $50,000 is to support the Gloria Gemma Breast Cancer Resource

4

Foundation and the organization’s new survivorship and well-being center in Lincoln, RI.

5

Psychiatry Resource Network 750,000 123 750,123

6

Primary Care Training Sites Program 2,000,000 502,422 2,502,422

7

     Provided that unexpended or unencumbered balances as of June 30, 2026 are hereby

8

reappropriated to the following fiscal year.

9

Federal Funds 4,884,431 853,865 5,738,296

10

Restricted Receipts 22,233,391 6,289,146 28,522,537

11

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

12

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

13

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

14

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

15

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

16

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

17

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

18

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

19

     Total - Central Management 32,456,554 7,126,922 39,583,476

20

Community Health and Equity

21

General Revenues 2,051,358 718 2,052,076

22

Federal Funds 88,096,432 2,942,680 91,039,112

23

Restricted Receipts 67,695,968 (6,358,963) 61,337,005

24

     Total - Community Health and Equity 157,843,758 (3,415,565) 154,428,193

25

Environmental Health

26

General Revenues 6,836,896 383,097 7,219,993

27

Federal Funds 14,433,189 (843,484) 13,589,705

28

Restricted Receipts 1,104,785 53,291 1,158,076

29

     Total - Environmental Health 22,374,870 (407,096) 21,967,774

30

Health Laboratories

31

General Revenues 9,514,520 1,015,129 10,529,649

32

Federal Funds 2,666,663 225,700 2,892,363

33

Other Funds

34

     Rhode Island Capital Plan Funds

 

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     Health Laboratories & Medical Examiner

2

     Equipment 400,000 550,736 950,736

3

     New Health Laboratory Building 8,363,883 6,742,388 15,106,271

4

     Total - Health Laboratories 20,945,066 8,533,953 29,479,019

5

State Medical Examiners

6

General Revenues 4,521,784 2,136 4,523,920

7

Federal Funds 67,325 0 67,325

8

     Total – State Medical Examiners 4,589,109 2,136 4,591,245

9

Healthcare Quality and Safety

10

General Revenues 7,868,321 (16,840) 7,851,481

11

Federal Funds 6,746,561 728,319 7,474,880

12

Restricted Receipts 1,199,564 (242,752) 956,812

13

     Total – Healthcare Quality and Safety 15,814,446 468,727 16,283,173

14

Policy, Information and Communications

15

General Revenues 2,785,613 (214,025) 2,571,588

16

     Provided that $200,000 of this amount and its corresponding federal match is used for loan

17

repayment assistance specifically for primary care physicians and pediatricians through the Health

18

Professional Loan Repayment Program authorized by § 23-14.1.

19

Federal Funds 5,593,898 145,097 5,738,995

20

Restricted Receipts 842,433 (42,630) 799,803

21

     Total - Policy, Information and

22

     Communications 9,221,944 (111,558) 9,110,386

23

Emergency Preparedness and Infectious Disease

24

General Revenues 1,907,851 (14,678) 1,893,173

25

Federal Funds 15,196,529 1,691,217 16,887,746

26

     Total – Emergency Preparedness and

27

     Infectious Disease 17,104,380 1,676,539 18,780,919

28

COVID-19

29

Federal Funds

30

Federal Funds 15,176,647 2,384,012 17,560,659

31

Federal Funds – State Fiscal Recovery Fund

32

     COVID-19 Operational Support 0 229,342 229,342

33

     Total – COVID-19 15,176,647 2,613,354 17,790,001

34

     Grand Total - Health 295,526,774 16,487,412 312,014,186

 

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Human Services

2

Central Management

3

General Revenues 8,050,831 (1,391,873) 6,658,958

4

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

5

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

6

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

7

and Girls Clubs, $300,000 is for outreach and supportive services through Day One, $950,000 is

8

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

9

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

10

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

11

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

12

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

13

$50,000 is for services provided to refugees through the Refugee Dream Center and $150,000 for

14

the Substance Use and Mental Health Leadership Council of RI.

15

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

16

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

17

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

18

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

19

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

20

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

21

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

22

other pertinent information as determined by the director.

23

Federal Funds 8,064,314 452,931 8,517,245

24

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

25

Restricted Receipts 300,000 1,060,207 1,360,207

26

     Total - Central Management 16,415,145 121,265 16,536,410

27

Child Support Enforcement

28

General Revenues 4,390,046 110,877 4,500,923

29

Federal Funds 10,229,053 (2,092,814) 8,136,239

30

Restricted Receipts 3,816,099 391,310 4,207,409

31

     Total - Child Support Enforcement 18,435,198 (1,590,627) 16,844,571

32

Individual and Family Support

33

General Revenues 35,143,366 (581,136) 34,562,230

34

Federal Funds

 

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Federal Funds 128,579,088 10,709,211 139,288,299

2

Federal Funds – State Fiscal Recovery Fund

3

     Child Care Support 0 1,004,309 1,004,309

4

Restricted Receipts 115,000 (15,000) 100,000

5

Other Funds

6

Rhode Island Capital Plan Funds

7

     Blind Vending Facilities 165,000 0 165,000

8

     Total - Individual and Family Support 164,002,454 11,117,384 175,119,838

9

Office of Veterans Services

10

General Revenues 33,499,864 11,401 33,511,265

11

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

12

$50,000 is to support Operation Stand Down, and $100,000 is to support the Veterans Services

13

Officers (VSO) program through the Veterans of Foreign Wars.

14

Federal Funds 15,752,830 1,624,289 17,377,119

15

Restricted Receipts 1,725,342 (393,921) 1,331,421

16

Other Funds

17

     Rhode Island Capital Plan Funds

18

     Veterans Home Asset Protection 665,000 442,224 1,107,224

19

     Veterans Memorial Cemetery Asset Protection 300,000 415,003 715,003

20

     Total - Office of Veterans Services 51,943,036 2,098,996 54,042,032

21

Health Care Eligibility

22

General Revenues 10,511,087 513,511 11,024,598

23

Federal Funds 16,662,419 309,990 16,972,409

24

     Total - Health Care Eligibility 27,173,506 823,501 27,997,007

25

Supplemental Security Income Program

26

General Revenues 16,680,780 (84,780) 16,596,000

27

Rhode Island Works

28

General Revenues 9,891,538 (10,142) 9,881,396

29

Federal Funds 109,225,738 (8,220,937) 101,004,801

30

     Total - Rhode Island Works 119,117,276 (8,231,079) 110,886,197

31

Other Programs

32

General Revenues 2,231,840 3,874,558 6,106,398

33

Federal Funds

34

Federal Funds 382,432,873 (36,822,408) 345,610,465

 

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Federal Funds – State Fiscal Recovery Fund

2

     Retail SNAP Incentives Pilot Program 0 1,350 1,350

3

Restricted Receipts 8,000 350,000 358,000

4

     Total - Other Programs 384,672,713 (32,596,500) 352,076,213

5

Office of Healthy Aging

6

General Revenues 15,623,340 (1,284,103) 14,339,237

7

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

8

Diocese of Providence; $40,000 is for ombudsman services provided by the Alliance for Long

9

Term Care in accordance with chapter 66.7 of title 42; and $1,600,000 is for Senior Services

10

Support and $730,000 is for elderly nutrition, of which $680,000 is for Meals on Wheels.

11

Federal Funds 19,011,572 (1,361,734) 17,649,838

12

Restricted Receipt 46,200 138,068 184,268

13

Other Funds

14

     Intermodal Surface Transportation Fund 4,267,406 19,460 4,286,866

15

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

16

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

17

request for payment.

18

     Total - Office of Healthy Aging 38,948,518 (2,488,309) 36,460,209

19

     Grand Total - Human Services 837,388,626 (30,830,149) 806,558,477

20

Behavioral Healthcare, Developmental Disabilities and Hospitals

21

Central Management

22

General Revenues 8,058,892 2,105,705 10,164,597

23

Federal Funds 2,631,491 (829,069) 1,802,422

24

Restricted Receipts 559,071 1,186,952 1,746,023

25

     Total - Central Management 11,249,454 2,463,588 13,713,042

26

Services for the Developmentally Disabled

27

General Revenues 218,735,702 5,103,858 223,839,560

28

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

29

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

30

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

31

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

32

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

33

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

34

must first receive the approval of BHDDH.

 

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     Provided further that of this general revenue funding, $928,200 shall be expended on a

2

Transformation Fund to be used for I/DD integrated day activities and supported employment

3

services, or which a total of $650,000 shall be expended specifically on those who self-direct for

4

creation of regional service advisement models and pool of substitute staff. All unexpended or

5

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

6

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

7

Federal Funds 286,950,145 2,911,578 289,861,723

8

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

9

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

10

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

11

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

12

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

13

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

14

must first receive the approval of BHDDH.

15

     Provided further that of this federal funding, $371,800 shall be expended on a

16

Transformation Fund to be used for I/DD integrated day activities and supported employment

17

services. All unexpended or unencumbered balances of this designation at the end of the fiscal year

18

shall be reappropriated to the ensuing fiscal year and made immediately available for the same

19

purpose.

20

Restricted Receipts 1,300,866 711,700 2,012,566

21

Other Funds

22

     Rhode Island Capital Plan Funds

23

     DD Residential Support 100,000 195,618 295,618

24

     Total - Services for the Developmentally

25

     Disabled 507,086,713 8,922,754 516,009,467

26

Behavioral Healthcare Services

27

General Revenues 4,817,486 397,689 5,215,175

28

Federal Funds

29

Federal Funds 32,467,553 3,856,223 36,323,776

30

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

31

Providence Center to coordinate with Oasis Wellness and Recovery Center for its support and

32

services program offered to individuals with behavioral health issues.

33

Federal Funds – State Fiscal Recovery Fund

34

     9-8-8 Hotline 1,800,000 612,677 2,412,677

 

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     Crisis Intervention Trainings 0 1,217,506 1,217,506

2

Restricted Receipts 5,416,046 10,184,282 15,600,328

3

     Provided that $450,000 $486,850 from the opioid stewardship fund is distributed equally

4

to the seven regional substance abuse prevention task forces to fund priorities determined by each

5

Task Force.

6

     Total - Behavioral Healthcare Services 44,501,085 16,268,377 60,769,462

7

Hospital and Community Rehabilitative Services

8

General Revenues 53,723,206 302,664 54,025,870

9

Federal Funds 61,515,889 (1,381,094) 60,134,795

10

Restricted Receipts 4,634,700 889,515 5,524,215

11

Other Funds

12

     Rhode Island Capital Plan Funds

13

     Hospital Equipment 300,000 312,311 612,311

14

     Total - Hospital and Community Rehabilitative

15

     Services 120,173,795 123,396 120,297,191

16

State of RI Psychiatric Hospital

17

General Revenues 33,443,552 383,865 33,827,417

18

Restricted Receipts 144,000 0 144,000

19

Other Funds

20

     Rhode Island Capital Plan Funds

21

     RISPH Equipment 100,000 0 100,000

22

     Total - State of RI Psychiatric Hospital 33,687,552 383,865 34,071,417

23

     Grand Total - Behavioral Healthcare,

24

     Developmental Disabilities and Hospitals 716,698,599 28,161,980 744,860,579

25

Office of the Child Advocate

26

General Revenues 2,264,613 (79,603) 2,185,010

27

Commission on the Deaf and Hard of Hearing

28

General Revenues 786,233 (18,570) 767,663

29

Restricted Receipts 142,921 66,368 209,289

30

     Grand Total - Comm. On Deaf and

31

     Hard-of-Hearing 929,154 47,798 976,952

32

Governor’s Commission on Disabilities

33

General Revenues

34

General Revenues 870,754 24,087 894,841

 

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     Livable Home Modification Grant Program 515,278 890,565 1,405,843

2

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

3

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

4

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

5

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

6

year, and made immediately available for the same purpose.

7

Federal Funds 340,067 25 340,092

8

Restricted Receipts 79,943 (12,753) 67,190

9

     Grand Total - Governor’s Commission

10

     on Disabilities 1,806,042 901,924 2,707,966

11

Office of the Mental Health Advocate

12

General Revenues 1,117,164 (184,723) 932,441

13

Elementary and Secondary Education

14

Administration of the Comprehensive Education Strategy

15

General Revenues 34,222,798 4,679,856 38,902,654

16

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

17

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

18

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

19

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

20

achievement; $450,000 and 3.0 full-time equivalent positions be allocated to support a special

21

education function to facilitate individualized education program (IEP) and 504 services; and

22

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

23

Program, which provides individualized support to at-risk students; and further provided that all

24

unexpended or unencumbered balances as of June 30, 2026, relating to the Learn365RI program

25

are hereby reappropriated to the following fiscal year.

26

     Provided further that of this amount, $1,860,000 is allocated toward a special education

27

settlement to provide compensatory special education services, related administrative costs, and

28

attorneys’ fees pursuant to a legal settlement authorized by the Rhode Island board of education,

29

of which all unexpended or unencumbered balances at the end of the fiscal year shall be

30

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

31

the requirements of the settlement agreement have been satisfied.

32

Federal Funds

33

Federal Funds 255,593,813 15,223,355 270,817,168

34

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

 

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

2

support the Rhode Island Vision Education and Services Program.

3

Federal Funds – State Fiscal Recovery Fund

4

     Adult Education Providers 128,373 1,410,989 1,539,362

5

     Out of School Time Education Providers 0 2,047,238 2,047,238

6

Restricted Receipts

7

     Restricted Receipts 1,724,551 466,348 2,190,899

8

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

9

     Total - Admin. of the Comprehensive Ed.

10

     Strategy 295,169,535 23,827,786 318,997,321

11

Davies Career and Technical School

12

General Revenues 18,532,152 951,765 19,483,917

13

Federal Funds 924,285 312,154 1,236,439

14

Restricted Receipts 5,471,394 1,212 5,472,606

15

Other Funds

16

     Rhode Island Capital Plan Funds

17

     Davies School HVAC 50,000 1,151,286 1,201,286

18

     Davies School Asset Protection 750,000 149,614 899,614

19

     Davies School Healthcare Classroom

20

     Renovations 6,911,727 (6,911,727) 0

21

     Davies School Wing Renovation 34,515,423 (25,892,838) 8,622,585

22

     Total - Davies Career and Technical School 67,154,981 (30,238,534) 36,916,447

23

RI School for the Deaf

24

General Revenues 8,809,938 19,673 8,829,611

25

Federal Funds 271,830 (46,465) 225,365

26

Restricted Receipts 1,097,000 505,000 1,602,000

27

Other Funds

28

     Rhode Island Capital Plan Funds

29

     School for the Deaf Asset Protection 100,000 311,780 411,780

30

     Total - RI School for the Deaf 10,278,768 789,988 11,068,756

31

Metropolitan Career and Technical School

32

General Revenues 12,966,926 0 12,966,926

33

Other Funds

34

     Rhode Island Capital Plan Funds

 

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     MET School Asset Protection 250,000 1,971,348 2,221,348

2

     Total - Metropolitan Career and Technical

3

     School 13,216,926 1,971,348 15,188,274

4

Education Aid

5

General Revenues 1,272,230,353 38,186 1,272,268,539

6

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

7

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

8

hundred eighty-five percent (185%) of federal poverty guidelines and who reside in communities

9

with higher concentrations of low performing schools.

10

Restricted Receipts 38,952,936 9,630,716 48,583,652

11

     Total - Education Aid 1,311,183,289 9,668,902 1,320,852,191

12

Central Falls School District

13

General Revenues 54,567,882 0 54,567,882

14

School Construction Aid

15

General Revenues

16

     School Housing Aid 119,887,755 0 119,887,755

17

Teachers' Retirement

18

General Revenues 137,991,006 (4,390,928) 133,600,078

19

     Grand Total - Elementary and Secondary

20

     Education 2,009,450,142 1,628,562 2,011,078,704

21

Public Higher Education

22

Office of Postsecondary Commissioner

23

General Revenues 33,322,291 28,338 33,350,629

24

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

25

$75,000 shall be allocated to Best Buddies Rhode Island to support its programs for children with

26

developmental and intellectual disabilities. It is also provided that $7,367,460 $7,516,726 shall be

27

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

28

Rhode Island’s membership in the New England Board of Higher Education; $5,476,723

29

$5,237,166 shall be allocated to the Rhode Island hope scholarship program; and $100,000 shall be

30

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

31

education opportunities for teachers of color.

32

Federal Funds

33

     Federal Funds 5,582,208 (212,342) 5,369,866

34

     Guaranty Agency Administration 60,000 0 60,000

 

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Federal Funds - State Fiscal Recovery Fund

2

     Fresh Start Scholarship 0 1,199,287 1,199,287

3

     RI Reconnect 0 4,600,385 4,600,385

4

     RIC Cybersecurity Center 0 475,006 475,006

5

Restricted Receipts

6

     Restricted Receipts 8,383,189 (65,235) 8,317,954

7

     Tuition Savings Program - Scholarships

8

     and Grants 3,400,000 0 3,400,000

9

Other Funds

10

     Nursing Education Center - Operating 3,295,810 69,836 3,365,646

11

     Rhode Island Capital Plan Funds

12

     WEC Expansion - Annex Site 1,220,000 (820,000) 400,000

13

     Total - Office of Postsecondary

14

     Commissioner 55,263,498 5,275,275 60,538,773

15

University of Rhode Island

16

General Revenues

17

     General Revenues 115,308,021 (68,907) 115,239,114

18

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

19

$700,000 shall be allocated to the small business development center, $125,000 shall be allocated

20

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

21

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

22

developmental disabilities, and $874,069 shall be used to support programming related to career

23

readiness, career placement, internships, and work-based learning.

24

     Debt Service 31,526,482 3,228,750 34,755,232

25

     RI State Forensics Laboratory 1,803,420 0 1,803,420

26

Other Funds

27

     University and College Funds 847,374,010 (1,497,801) 845,876,209

28

     Debt - Dining Services 781,957 4,070 786,027

29

     Debt - Education and General 5,076,811 (700) 5,076,111

30

     Debt - Health Services 16,032 (50) 15,982

31

     Debt - Housing Loan Funds 13,863,455 24,359 13,887,814

32

     Debt - Memorial Union 758,853 1,792 760,645

33

     Debt - Ryan Center 2,888,322 (511,944) 2,376,378

34

     Debt - Parking Authority 889,077 (79,798) 809,279

 

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     URI Restricted Debt Service - Energy

2

     Conservation 536,169 0 536,169

3

     URI Debt Service - Energy Conservation 1,956,906 0 1,956,906

4

     Rhode Island Capital Plan Funds

5

     Asset Protection 14,606,536 3,313,057 17,919,593

6

     Mechanical, Electric, and Plumbing

7

     Improvements 7,293,838 (1,989,199) 5,304,639

8

     Fire Protection Academic Buildings 1,641,903 1,789,836 3,431,739

9

     Bay Campus 8,146,722 (43,200) 8,103,522

10

     Athletics Complex 33,942,707 3,377,715 37,320,422

11

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

12

the total project.

13

     Stormwater Management 4,252,678 (1,048,324) 3,204,354

14

     PFAS Removal Water Treatment Plant 13,759,400 (8,973,055) 4,786,345

15

     Campus Accessibility 2,300,000 0 2,300,000

16

     Building Envelope Improvements 3,000,000 0 3,000,000

17

     Total - University of Rhode Island 1,111,723,299 (2,473,399) 1,109,249,900

18

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

19

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

20

2027.

21

Rhode Island College

22

General Revenues

23

     General Revenues 70,714,722 (95,387) 70,619,335

24

     Provided that $464,377 shall be used to support programming related to career readiness,

25

career placement, internships, and work-based learning.

26

     Debt Service 7,933,336 796,740 8,730,076

27

     Rhode Island Vision Education and Services

28

     Program 1,800,000 0 1,800,000

29

     Other Funds

30

     University and College Funds 120,309,539 5,949,928 126,259,467

31

     Debt - Education and General 1,478,585 (762,376) 716,209

32

     Debt - Student Union 212,200 0 212,000

33

     Debt - G.O. Debt Service 1,585,353 0 1,585,353

34

     Debt - Energy Conservation 762,375 0 762,375

 

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     Rhode Island Capital Plan Funds

2

     Asset Protection 5,950,000 5,136,325 11,086,325

3

     Infrastructure Modernization 5,675,000 6,172,208 11,847,208

4

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

5

     Total - Rhode Island College 216,421,110 17,697,438 234,118,548

6

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

7

of June 30, 2026, relating to Rhode Island college are hereby reappropriated to fiscal year 2027.

8

Community College of Rhode Island

9

General Revenues

10

     General Revenues 63,740,346 555,615 64,295,961

11

     Provided that $391,175 shall be used to support programming related to career readiness,

12

career placement, internships, and work-based learning.

13

     Debt Service 1,097,898 (5,760) 1,092,138

14

Restricted Receipts 953,442 15,333 968,775

15

Other Funds

16

     University and College Funds 114,885,691 4,564,291 119,449,982

17

     Rhode Island Capital Plan Funds

18

     Asset Protection 3,469,452 1,222,758 4,692,210

19

     Data, Cabling, and Power Infrastructure 5,750,000 (5,000,000) 750,000

20

     Flanagan Campus Renovations 3,200,000 149,954 3,349,954

21

     CCRI Renovation and Modernization

22

     Phase I 15,000,000 1,512,602 16,512,602

23

     CCRI Renovation and Modernization

24

     Phase II - IV 6,100,000 (5,200,000) 900,000

25

     CCRI Accessibility Improvements 290,000 10,000 300,000

26

     Total - Community College of RI 214,486,829 (2,175,207) 212,311,622

27

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

28

of June 30, 2026, relating to the community college of Rhode Island are hereby reappropriated to

29

fiscal year 2027.

30

     Grand Total - Public Higher Education 1,597,894,736 18,324,107 1,616,218,843

31

RI State Council on the Arts

32

General Revenues

33

     Operating Support 1,224,685 1,443 1,226,128

34

     Grants 1,190,000 0 1,190,000

 

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

2

Providence art installations.

3

Federal Funds 1,022,711 70,862 1,093,573

4

Restricted Receipts 115,058 (115,058) 0

5

Other Funds

6

     Art for Public Facilities 690,000 11,000 701,000

7

     Grand Total - RI State Council on the Arts 4,242,454 (31,753) 4,210,701

8

RI Atomic Energy Commission

9

General Revenues 1,278,282 3,909 1,282,191

10

Restricted Receipts 25,036 0 25,036

11

Other Funds

12

     URI Sponsored Research 361,177 (33,093) 328,084

13

     Rhode Island Capital Plan Funds

14

     Asset Protection 50,000 7,966 57,966

15

     Grand Total - RI Atomic Energy

16

     Commission 1,714,495 (21,218) 1,693,277

17

RI Historical Preservation and Heritage Commission

18

General Revenues 1,969,751 47,282 2,017,033

19

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

20

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

21

Federal Funds 822,451 (15,198) 807,253

22

Restricted Receipts 511,827 0 511,827

23

Other Funds

24

     RIDOT Project Review 144,602 (4,202) 140,400

25

     Rhode Island Capital Plan Funds

26

     Archaeological Collection Facility 0 50,000 50,000

27

     Grand Total - RI Historical Preservation and

28

     Heritage Comm. 3,448,631 77,882 3,526,513

29

Attorney General

30

Criminal

31

General Revenues 23,147,524 643,171 23,790,695

32

Federal Funds 3,404,012 (215,563) 3,188,449

33

Restricted Receipts 2,096,085 (143,314) 1,952,771

34

     Total - Criminal 28,647,621 284,294 28,931,915

 

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Civil

2

General Revenues 7,301,706 (856,568) 6,445,138

3

Federal Funds 100,000 25,553 125,553

4

Restricted Receipts 4,724,238 49,076 4,773,314

5

     Total - Civil 12,125,944 (781,939) 11,344,005

6

Bureau of Criminal Identification

7

General Revenues 2,440,742 26,983 2,467,725

8

Federal Funds 64,547 (30,000) 34,547

9

Restricted Receipts 1,329,498 607,284 1,936,782

10

     Total - Bureau of Criminal Identification 3,834,787 604,267 4,439,054

11

General

12

General Revenues 5,354,455 331,878 5,686,333

13

Other Funds

14

Rhode Island Capital Plan Funds

15

Building Renovations and Repairs 2,525,000 0 2,525,000

16

     Total - General 7,879,455 331,878 8,211,333

17

     Grand Total - Attorney General 52,487,807 438,500 52,926,307

18

Corrections

19

Central Management

20

General Revenues 24,875,748 1,110,252 25,986,000

21

Federal Funds 0 177,680 177,680

22

     Total – Central Management 24,875,748 1,287,932 26,163,680

23

Parole Board

24

General Revenues 1,673,257 (61,155) 1,612,102

25

Custody and Security

26

General Revenues 182,260,831 (2,486,473) 179,774,358

27

Federal Funds 1,371,846 1,201,698 2,573,544

28

Other Funds

29

     Rhode Island Capital Plan Funds

30

     Intake Service Center HVAC 27,818,335 (782,805) 27,035,530

31

     Total - Custody and Security 211,451,012 (2,067,580) 209,383,432

32

Institutional Support

33

General Revenues 40,099,600 724,402 40,824,002

34

Other Funds

 

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     Rhode Island Capital Plan Funds

2

     Asset Protection 8,277,650 2,100,000 10,377,650

3

     Correctional Facilities – Renovations 3,179,677 (3,179,677) 0

4

     Total - Institutional Support 51,556,927 (355,275) 51,201,652

5

Institutional Based Rehab/Population Management

6

General Revenues 15,027,101 (468,665) 14,558,436

7

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

8

discharge planning.

9

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

10

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

11

efforts to modernize the correctional industries program. The report shall, at minimum, provide

12

data on the past ninety (90) days regarding program participation; changes made in programming

13

to more closely align with industry needs; new or terminated partnerships with employers,

14

nonprofits, and advocacy groups; current program expenses and revenues; and the employment

15

status of all persons on the day of discharge from department care who participated in the

16

correctional industries program.

17

Federal Funds 386,256 391,550 777,806

18

Restricted Receipts 1,300,000 193,379 1,493,379

19

     Total - Institutional Based Rehab/Population

20

     Mgt. 16,713,357 116,264 16,829,621

21

Healthcare Services

22

General Revenues 37,051,880 3,124,127 40,176,007

23

Community Corrections

24

General Revenues 23,026,186 (288,024) 22,738,162

25

Federal Funds 0 47,814 47,814

26

Restricted Receipts 3,091 (604) 2,487

27

     Total - Community Corrections 23,029,277 (240,814) 22,788,463

28

     Grand Total - Corrections 366,351,458 1,803,499 368,154,957

29

Judiciary

30

Supreme Court

31

General Revenues

32

     General Revenues 36,665,481 1,811,372 38,476,853

33

     Provided however, that no more than $1,430,073 in combined total shall be offset to the

34

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

 

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

2

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

3

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

4

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

5

eviction defense to indigent individuals.

6

Defense of Indigents 7,875,432 (20,000) 7,855,432

7

Federal Funds 205,395 (74,085) 131,310

8

Restricted Receipts 4,312,243 (59,477) 4,252,766

9

Other Funds

10

     Rhode Island Capital Plan Funds

11

     Judicial Complexes - HVAC 500,000 5,885 505,885

12

     Judicial Complexes Asset Protection 1,500,000 22,618 1,522,618

13

     Judicial Complexes Fan Coil Unit

14

     Replacements 500,000 3,082 503,082

15

     Garrahy Courthouse Restoration 1,125,000 18,183 1,143,183

16

     Total - Supreme Court 52,683,551 1,707,578 54,391,129

17

Judicial Tenure and Discipline

18

General Revenues 188,686 89 188,775

19

Superior Court

20

General Revenues 30,216,228 66,823 30,283,051

21

Restricted Receipts 325,000 0 325,000

22

     Total - Superior Court 30,541,228 66,823 30,608,051

23

Family Court

24

General Revenues 29,167,951 66,679 29,234,630

25

Federal Funds 5,392,549 (421,847) 4,970,702

26

     Total - Family Court 34,560,500 (355,168) 34,205,332

27

District Court

28

General Revenues 17,697,776 73,018 17,770,794

29

Federal Funds 696,951 (374,123) 322,828

30

Restricted Receipts 60,000 0 60,000

31

     Total - District Court 18,454,727 (301,105) 18,153,622

32

Traffic Tribunal

33

General Revenues 11,704,985 36,532 11,741,517

34

Workers' Compensation Court

 

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Restricted Receipts 11,090,756 (7,217) 11,083,539

2

     Grand Total - Judiciary 159,224,433 1,147,532 160,371,965

3

Military Staff

4

General Revenues 3,424,058 84,034 3,508,092

5

Federal Funds 28,982,412 38,249,854 67,232,266

6

Restricted Receipts

7

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

8

     RING Counterdrug Program 11,000 0 11,000

9

Other Funds

10

     Rhode Island Capital Plan Funds

11

     Aviation Readiness Center 4,538,673 2,979,941 7,518,614

12

     Asset Protection 2,564,675 1,707,192 4,271,867

13

     Quonset Airport Runway Reconstruction 446,663 380,922 827,585

14

     Counter-Drug Training Facility 1,025,250 1,558,558 2,583,808

15

     Squadron Ops Facility (Air Guard) 600,000 0 600,000

16

     Quonset Air National Guard HQ Facility 0 1,893,948 1,893,948

17

     Grand Total - Military Staff 41,647,731 46,854,449 88,502,180

18

Public Safety

19

Central Management

20

General Revenues 1,899,154 9,487,402 11,386,556

21

     Provided that $400,000 $558,089 shall be allocated to support the Family Service of Rhode

22

Island’s GO Team program of on-scene support to children who are victims of violence and other

23

traumas. It is also provided that $9,047,396 shall be allocated as the state contribution for the

24

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

25

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

26

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

27

30, 2026 from this appropriation are hereby reappropriated to fiscal year 2027.

28

Federal Funds

29

Federal Funds 18,479,969 (4,076,435) 14,403,534

30

     Federal Funds – State Fiscal Recovery Fund

31

     Support for Survivors of Domestic Violence 29,753 4,501,209 4,530,962

32

Restricted Receipts 738,584 220,244 958,828

33

     Total - Central Management 21,147,460 10,132,420 31,279,880

34

E-911 Emergency Telephone System

 

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Restricted Receipts 10,730,138 243,942 10,974,080

2

Security Services

3

General Revenues 33,685,555 (1,309,484) 32,376,071

4

Municipal Police Training Academy

5

General Revenues 349,440 16,020 365,460

6

Federal Funds 417,455 71,773 489,228

7

     Total - Municipal Police Training Academy 766,895 87,793 854,688

8

State Police

9

General Revenues 96,907,970 1,162,633 98,070,603

10

Federal Funds 8,126,146 2,732,983 10,859,129

11

Restricted Receipts 2,845,158 0 2,845,158

12

Other Funds

13

     Airport Corporation Assistance 151,310 (540) 150,770

14

     Road Construction Reimbursement 3,355,100 2,200,000 5,555,100

15

     Weight and Measurement Reimbursement 402,401 226,281 628,682

16

     Rhode Island Capital Plan Funds

17

     DPS Asset Protection 1,205,000 1,911,587 3,116,587

18

     Southern Barracks 16,750,000 (20) 16,749,980

19

     Training Academy Upgrades 1,550,000 325,148 1,875,148

20

     Statewide Communications System Network 245,048 (245,048) 0

21

     Total - State Police 131,538,133 8,313,024 139,851,157

22

     Grand Total - Public Safety 197,868,181 17,467,695 215,335,876

23

Office of Public Defender

24

General Revenues 18,178,679 11,095 18,189,774

25

Federal Funds 85,035 0 85,035

26

     Grand Total - Office of Public Defender 18,263,714 11,095 18,274,809

27

Emergency Management Agency

28

General Revenues 7,457,256 186,926 7,644,182

29

     Provided that of this general revenue amount, $250,000 is to be used to cover security

30

expenses incurred by state agencies associated with the FIFA 2026 World Cup that would not be

31

reimbursed by other available funding sources. All unexpended or unencumbered balances of this

32

designation, as of June 30, 2026, shall be reappropriated to the ensuing fiscal year and made

33

immediately available for the same purpose.

34

Federal Funds 34,906,616 12,840,348 47,746,964

 

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Restricted Receipts 428,308 213,109 641,417

2

Other Funds

3

     Rhode Island Capital Plan Funds

4

     RI Statewide Communications Infrastructure 315,404 85,162 400,566

5

     RI Statewide Communications Network Tower 550,000 0 550,000

6

     State Emergency Ops Center 0 64,000 64,000

7

     Grand Total - Emergency Management

8

     Agency 43,657,584 13,389,545 57,047,129

9

Environmental Management

10

Office of the Director

11

General Revenues 9,446,875 (127,764) 9,319,111

12

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

13

$100,000 is appropriated to the Wildlife Rehabilitators Association of Rhode Island for a

14

veterinarian at the Wildlife Clinic of Rhode Island.

15

Federal Funds 354,975 329,383 684,358

16

Restricted Receipts 5,930,220 1,150,812 7,081,032

17

     Total - Office of the Director 15,732,070 1,352,431 17,084,501

18

Natural Resources

19

General Revenues 32,325,750 80,705 32,406,455

20

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

21

response activities in conjunction with matching federal funds.

22

Federal Funds 31,528,201 264,097 31,792,298

23

Restricted Receipts 6,185,022 721,371 6,906,393

24

Other Funds

25

     DOT Recreational Projects 762,000 26,547 788,547

26

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

27

     Rhode Island Capital Plan Funds

28

     Dam Repair 6,815,000 (6,422,589) 392,411

29

     Fort Adams Rehabilitation 500,000 216,595 716,595

30

     Port of Galilee 20,500,000 (5,779,101) 14,720,899

31

     Newport Pier Upgrades 500,000 502,328 1,002,328

32

     Recreation Facilities Asset Protection 750,000 0 750,000

33

     Recreational Facilities Improvements 2,900,000 4,735,607 7,635,607

34

     Natural Resources Office and Visitor's Center 1,836,709 97,368 1,934,077

 

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     Fish & Wildlife Maintenance Facilities 200,000 19,291 219,291

2

     Marine Infrastructure/Pier Development 700,000 752,413 1,452,413

3

     Total - Natural Resources 106,502,682 (4,785,368) 101,717,314

4

Environmental Protection

5

General Revenues 16,607,743 219,983 16,827,726

6

Federal Funds 12,825,343 2,885,397 15,710,740

7

Restricted Receipts 12,660,382 62,782 12,723,164

8

Other Funds

9

     Transportation MOU 95,967 (35,866) 60,101

10

     Total - Environmental Protection 42,189,435 3,132,296 45,321,731

11

     Grand Total - Environmental Management 164,424,187 (300,641) 164,123,546

12

Coastal Resources Management Council

13

General Revenues 3,904,812 269,201 4,174,013

14

Federal Funds 3,331,166 (222,509) 3,108,657

15

Restricted Receipts 624,768 (288,957) 335,811

16

Other Funds

17

     Rhode Island Capital Plan Funds

18

     South Coast Restoration Project 7,000,000 0 7,000,000

19

     Pawcatuck Resiliency Elevation Study 0 50,000 50,000

20

     Grand Total - Coastal Resources Mgmt.

21

     Council 14,860,746 (192,265) 14,668,481

22

Transportation

23

Central Management

24

Federal Funds 13,777,360 91,840 13,869,200

25

Other Funds

26

     Gasoline Tax 9,004,830 (1,279,968) 7,724,862

27

     Total - Central Management 22,782,190 (1,188,128) 21,594,062

28

Management and Budget

29

Other Funds

30

     Gasoline Tax 3,839,065 1,635,875 5,474,940

31

Infrastructure Engineering

32

Federal Funds

33

Federal Funds 460,804,783 107,234,705 568,039,488

34

Federal Funds – State Fiscal Recovery Fund

 

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     Municipal Roads Grant Program 0 11,421,717 11,421,717

2

     Washington Bridge Project 0 16,895,328 16,895,328

3

Restricted Receipts 6,066,037 (4,166,072) 1,899,965

4

Other Funds

5

     Gasoline Tax 88,272,135 (2,900,290) 85,371,845

6

     Provided that of this amount, $6,500,000 is appropriated to the Municipal Roads Grant

7

Program known as RhodeRestore to provide funding to municipalities for the construction and

8

maintenance of roads, sidewalks, and bridges. Provided that twenty-five percent (25%) of the funds

9

shall be distributed equally to each city and town, and seventy-five percent (75%) shall be allocated

10

proportionally based on each municipality’s share of municipally maintained road miles, as

11

determined by the most recent data available from the Rhode Island department of transportation.

12

Provided further that each municipality is required to provide a sixty-seven percent (67%) match.

13

     Provided that of this amount, sufficient funds from the Rhode Island public transit

14

authority’s share of gasoline tax proceeds shall be allocated to the state paratransit program,

15

including the expansion pilot program known as ride anywhere to ensure statewide paratransit

16

services are maintained.

17

     Land Sale Revenue 6,239,422 (135,005) 6,104,417

18

     Tolling Revenue 10,000,000 (10,000,000) 0

19

     Rhode Island Capital Plan Funds

20

     Highway Improvement Program 115,617,814 (2,047,814) 113,570,000

21

     Bike Path Asset Protection 400,000 0 400,000

22

     RIPTA - Land and Buildings 6,905,927 (3,773,544) 3,132,383

23

     RIPTA - Pawtucket/Central Falls Bus Hub

24

     Passenger Facility 1,500,000 690,534 2,190,534

25

     RIPTA - Providence High-Capacity Transit

26

     Corridor Study 90,000 103,368 193,368

27

     RIPTA - Kingston Station Mobility Hub 0 1,431,933 1,431,933

28

     RIPTA - Pawtucket Bus Hub 0 126,000 126,000

29

     Total - Infrastructure Engineering 695,896,118 114,880,860 810,776,978

30

Infrastructure Maintenance

31

Other Funds

32

     Gasoline Tax 41,781,096 12,020,466 53,801,562

33

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

34

include information concerning the name, condition, length, roadway infrastructure, and pedestrian

 

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features of each municipal roadway, updated annually by municipalities. The database will serve

2

as a comprehensive and transparent list of municipal roadway conditions.

3

     Rhode Island Highway Maintenance

4

     Account 114,037,366 187,636,187 301,673,553

5

     Rhode Island Capital Plan Funds

6

     Maintenance Capital Equipment Replacement 1,800,000 1,858,569 3,658,569

7

     Maintenance Facilities Improvements 859,756 362,407 1,222,163

8

     Welcome Center 150,000 397,183 547,183

9

     Salt Storage Facilities 1,150,000 (36,338) 1,113,662

10

     Train Station Asset Protection 500,000 1,924,237 2,424,237

11

     Total - Infrastructure Maintenance 160,278,218 204,162,711 364,440,929

12

     Grand Total - Transportation 882,795,591 319,491,318 1,202,286,909

13

Statewide Totals

14

General Revenues 5,809,363,121 15,647,789 5,825,010,910

15

Federal Funds 5,108,485,986 400,377,986 5,508,863,972

16

Restricted Receipts 458,544,467 98,531,046 557,075,513

17

Other Funds 2,959,985,019 317,131,609 3,277,116,628

18

     Statewide Grand Total 14,336,378,593 831,688,430 15,168,067,023

19

     SECTION 2. Each line appearing in section 1 of this article shall constitute an

20

appropriation.

21

     SECTION 3. The general assembly authorizes the state controller to establish the internal

22

service accounts shown below, and no other, to finance and account for the operations of state

23

agencies that provide services to other agencies, institutions and other governmental units on a cost

24

reimbursed basis. The purpose of these accounts is to ensure that certain activities are managed in

25

a businesslike manner; promote efficient use of services by making agencies pay the full costs

26

associated with providing the services; and allocate the costs of central administrative services

27

across all fund types, so that federal and other non-general fund programs share in the costs of

28

general government support. The controller is authorized to reimburse these accounts for the cost

29

of work or services performed for any other department or agency subject to the following

30

expenditure limitations:

31

     Account Expenditure Limit

32

FY 2026 FY 2026 FY 2026

33

Enacted Change FINAL

34

     State Assessed Fringe Benefit Internal

 

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     Service Fund 37,255,808 94,704 37,350,512

2

     Administration Central Utilities Internal

3

     Service Fund 30,366,642 0 30,366,642

4

     State Central Mail Internal Service Fund 9,020,425 (835) 9,019,590

5

     State Telecommunications Internal

6

     Service Fund 3,426,061 3,173 3,429,234

7

     State Automotive Fleet Internal Service Fund 21,610,397 14,815 21,625,212

8

     Surplus Property Internal Service Fund 44,789 0 44,789

9

     Health Insurance Internal Service Fund 272,933,573 69,971,421 342,904,994

10

     Other Post-Employment Benefits Fund 63,854,008 (23,438,854) 40,415,154

11

     Capitol Police Internal Service Fund 1,659,403 188,969 1,848,372

12

     Corrections Central Distribution Center

13

     Internal Service Fund 8,679,440 79,813 8,759,253

14

     Correctional Industries Internal Service Fund 8,477,292 52,361 8,529,653

15

     Secretary of State Record Center Internal

16

     Service Fund 1,231,684 (76,237) 1,155,447

17

     Human Resources Internal Service Fund 18,711,878 (233,544) 18,478,334

18

     DCAMM Facilities Internal Service Fund 40,492,965 40,486 40,533,451

19

     Information Technology Internal

20

     Service Fund 70,587,805 102,554 70,690,359

21

     SECTION 4. Departments and agencies listed below may not exceed the number of full-

22

time equivalent (FTE) positions shown below in any pay period. Full-time equivalent positions do

23

not include limited period positions or, seasonal or intermittent positions whose scheduled period

24

of employment does not exceed twenty-six consecutive weeks or whose scheduled hours do not

25

exceed nine hundred and twenty-five (925) hours, excluding overtime, in a one-year period. Nor

26

do they include individuals engaged in training, the completion of which is a prerequisite of

27

employment. Provided, however, that the governor or designee, speaker of the house of

28

representatives or designee, and the president of the senate or designee may authorize an adjustment

29

to any limitation. Prior to the authorization, the state budget officer shall make a detailed written

30

recommendation to the governor, the speaker of the house, and the president of the senate. A copy

31

of the recommendation and authorization to adjust shall be transmitted to the chairman of the house

32

finance committee, senate finance committee, the house fiscal advisor, and the senate fiscal advisor.

33

     State employees whose funding is from non-state general revenue funds that are time

34

limited shall receive limited term appointment with the term limited to the availability of non-state

 

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general revenue funding source.

2

FY 2026 FTE POSITION AUTHORIZATION

3

     Departments and Agencies Full-Time Equivalent

4

     Administration 684.6 683.6

5

     Provided that no more than 434.1 of the total authorization would be limited to positions

6

that support internal service fund programs.

7

     Office of Energy Resources 17.0

8

     Business Regulation 155.0

9

     Rhode Island Cannabis Control Commission 26.0

10

     Executive Office of Commerce 5.0

11

     Housing 38.0

12

     Labor and Training 461.7

13

     Revenue 605.5

14

     Legislature 298.5

15

     Office of the Lieutenant Governor 8.0

16

     Office of the Secretary of State 62.0

17

     Office of the General Treasurer 92.0

18

     Board of Elections 13.0

19

     Rhode Island Ethics Commission 12.0

20

     Office of the Governor 45.0

21

     Commission for Human Rights 15.0

22

     Public Utilities Commission 57.0

23

     Executive Office of Health and Human Services 243.0

24

     Children, Youth and Families 713.5 719.5

25

     Health 572.6

26

     Human Services 779.0 789.0

27

     Office of Veterans Services 267.0

28

     Office of Healthy Aging 33.0

29

     Behavioral Healthcare, Developmental Disabilities and Hospitals 1,223.4

30

     Provided that 18.0 of the total authorization would be limited to independent facilitators

31

positions to comply with the Consent Decree Addendum.

32

     Office of the Child Advocate 13.0

33

     Commission on the Deaf and Hard of Hearing 4.0

34

     Governor’s Commission on Disabilities 5.0

 

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     Office of the Mental Health Advocate 6.0

2

     Elementary and Secondary Education 156.1

3

     Provided that 3.0 of the total authorization would be available only for positions that are

4

supported by the healthy environments advance learning grant at the school building authority.

5

     School for the Deaf 61.0

6

     Davies Career and Technical School 125.0

7

     Office of Postsecondary Commissioner 48.0

8

     Provided that 1.0 of the total authorization would be available only for positions that are

9

supported by third-party funds, 12.0 would be available only for positions at the state’s higher

10

education centers located in Woonsocket and Westerly, 10.0 would be available only for positions

11

at the nursing education center, and 9.0 would be available for the longitudinal data systems

12

program.

13

     University of Rhode Island 2,671.0

14

     Provided that 378.8 of the total authorization would be available only for positions that are

15

supported by third-party funds.

16

     Rhode Island College 949.2

17

     Provided that 76.0 of the total authorization would be available only for positions that are

18

supported by third-party funds.

19

     Community College of Rhode Island 849.1

20

     Provided that 89.0 of the total authorization would be available only for positions that are

21

supported by third-party funds.

22

     Rhode Island State Council on the Arts 10.0

23

     RI Atomic Energy Commission 8.6

24

     Historical Preservation and Heritage Commission 15.6

25

     Office of the Attorney General 268.1

26

     Corrections 1,461.0

27

     Judicial 749.3

28

     Military Staff 93.0

29

     Emergency Management Agency 38.0

30

     Public Safety 634.0 635.0

31

     Office of the Public Defender 104.0

32

     Environmental Management 439.0

33

     Coastal Resources Management Council 32.0

34

     Transportation 755.0

 

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     Total 15,921.8 13,266.8

2

     Effective retroactively to July 1, 2025, the University of Rhode Island shall be exempt from

3

any limitations imposed on full-time equivalent (FTE) positions.

4

     No agency or department may employ contracted employee services where contract

5

employees would work under state employee supervisors without determination of need by the

6

director of administration acting upon positive recommendations by the budget officer and the

7

personnel administrator and fifteen (15) days after a public hearing.

8

     Nor may any agency or department contract for services replacing work done by state

9

employees at that time without determination of need by the director of administration acting upon

10

the positive recommendations of the state budget officer and the personnel administrator and thirty

11

(30) days after a public hearing.

12

     SECTION 5. The appropriations from federal funds contained in section 1 shall not be

13

construed to mean any federal funds or assistance appropriated, authorized, allocated or

14

apportioned to the State of Rhode Island from the state fiscal recovery fund and capital projects

15

fund enacted pursuant to the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, P.L. 117-2 for fiscal year 2026

16

except for those instances specifically designated.

17

     The State fiscal recovery fund and capital projects fund appropriations herein shall be made

18

in support of the following projects:

19

     Federal Funds - State Fiscal Recovery Fund

20

     Department of Administration (DOA)

21

     DOA- Pandemic Recovery Office. These funds shall be allocated to finance the pandemic

22

recovery office established within the department of administration.

23

     DOA - Public Health Response Warehouse Support. These funds shall be allocated to the

24

proper storage of PPE and other necessary COVID-19 response related supplies.

25

     DOA - Community Learning Center Programming Support Grant. These funds shall be

26

distributed to municipalities that have approved community learning center projects under the

27

coronavirus capital projects fund community learning center municipal grant program. An equal

28

amount of funding will be allocated to each approved community learning center project that

29

reaches substantial completion as defined by the U.S. Department of Treasury by October 31, 2026.

30

Municipalities with projects that do not reach substantial completion as defined by the U.S.

31

Department of Treasury by October 31, 2026, shall return their funding no later than November 15,

32

2026, for redistribution among other qualified community learning centers. These funds must be

33

used to support the establishment of U.S. Department of the Treasury compliant health monitoring,

34

work, and or education programming that will take place in a community learning center.

 

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     DOA - Municipal Public Safety Infrastructure. These funds shall be used to provide

2

matching support to cities and towns to make significant public safety facilities infrastructure

3

improvements including new construction. Funding priority shall be based on project readiness and

4

limited to those for which the total costs exceed $1.0 million. Matching funds to any municipality

5

will be limited to $5.0 million for projects that serve a regional purpose and $1.0 million for others.

6

     DOA - ERP Implementation Support. These funds shall be used to support the

7

implementation of a new cloud-based enterprise resource platform for the State of Rhode Island to

8

more efficiently and strategically administer human resources, payroll, and finance operations.

9

     Office of Energy Resources (OER)

10

     OER - Electric Heat Pump Grant Program. These funds shall support a grant program

11

within the office of energy resources to assist homeowners and small-to-mid-size business owners

12

with the purchase and installation of high-efficiency electric heat pumps, with an emphasis on

13

families in environmental justice communities, minority-owned businesses, and community

14

organizations who otherwise cannot afford this technology. The office of energy resources shall

15

report to the speaker of the house and senate president no later than April 1 of each year the results

16

of this program, including but not limited to, the number of grants issued; amount of each grant and

17

the average grant amount; and the expected cumulative carbon emissions reductions associated

18

with heat pumps that received a grant.

19

     Department of Labor and Training (DLT)

20

     DLT - Enhanced Real Jobs. These funds shall support the real jobs Rhode Island program

21

in the development of job partnerships, connecting industry employers adversely impacted by the

22

pandemic to individuals enrolled in workforce training programs.

23

     DLT - Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund Contribution. The director of labor and

24

training shall allocate these appropriations to the employment security fund prior to determining

25

the experience rate for each eligible employer for calendar year 2023.

26

     Executive Office of Commerce (EOC)

27

     EOC - Bioscience Investments. These funds shall support a program to invest in the

28

biosciences industry in Rhode Island in conjunction with the Rhode Island life science hub as

29

established in chapter 99 of title 23. This program will include, but is not limited to, the

30

development of one or more wet lab incubator spaces in collaboration with industry partners; the

31

creation of a fund that will support wrap-around services to aid in the commercialization of

32

technology and business development, growth of the biosciences talent pipeline, and support for

33

staff to implement the bioscience investments initiative.

34

     EOC - Assistance to Impacted Industries. These funds shall be allocated to provide

 

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assistance to the tourism, hospitality, and events industries for outdoor and public space capital

2

improvements and event programming.

3

     Executive Office of Housing

4

     Housing - Development of Affordable Housing. These funds shall expand a program at the

5

Rhode Island housing and mortgage finance corporation to provide additional investments in (1)

6

the development of affordable housing units in conjunction with general obligation bond funds and

7

other sources of available financing according to guidelines approved by the coordinating

8

committee of the housing resources commission or (2) site acquisition and predevelopment

9

expenses for affordable housing. Of this amount, ten million dollars ($10,000,000) shall be

10

available to Rhode Island housing and mortgage finance corporation to establish a pilot program

11

that shall direct funds to support low income public housing through project-based rental assistance

12

vouchers and financing for pre-development, improvement, and housing production costs. Within

13

six (6) months, any money available for the pilot that is not yet allocated to viable projects, or

14

which has been awarded to public housing authorities which are unable to demonstrate substantial

15

completion of all work within eighteen (18) months of receipt of any such funds, shall be returned

16

to this program and no longer be included in the pilot. Determination of viability and substantial

17

completion under the pilot shall be at the sole discretion of the secretary of housing.

18

     Housing - Targeted Housing Development. These funds shall create a program at the

19

department of housing to develop housing in targeted areas and/or priority projects. Of this overall

20

program, twenty-two million dollars ($22,000,000) shall be allocated into a priority project fund

21

that advances the following categories: permanent supportive housing, housing dedicated to

22

vulnerable populations, individuals transitioning out of state care, and extremely low-income

23

Rhode Islanders. Of this overall program, four million dollars ($4,000,000) shall be allocated to

24

support the development of transit-oriented housing as approved by the secretary of housing.

25

     Housing - Site Acquisition. These funds shall be allocated to the Rhode Island housing and

26

mortgage finance corporation toward the acquisition of properties for redevelopment as affordable

27

and supportive housing to finance projects that include requirements for deed restrictions not less

28

than thirty (30) years, and a non-recourse structure.

29

     Housing - Workforce Housing. These funds shall be allocated to the Rhode Island housing

30

and mortgage finance corporation to support a program to increase the housing supply for families

31

earning up to 120 percent of area median income.

32

     Housing - Home Repair and Community Revitalization. These funds shall expand the

33

acquisition and revitalization program administered by the Rhode Island housing and mortgage

34

finance corporation to finance the acquisition and redevelopment of blighted properties to increase

 

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the number of commercial and community spaces in disproportionately impacted communities and

2

or to increase the development of affordable housing. Residential development will serve

3

households earning no more than 80 percent of area median income. Commercial and community

4

spaces must serve or meet the needs of residents of a census tract where at least 51 percent of the

5

residents are low-and moderate-income persons. Of this amount, four million five hundred

6

thousand dollars ($4,500,000) will support critical home repairs within the same communities.

7

     Housing - Predevelopment and Capacity Building. These funds shall support a program to

8

increase contract staffing capacity to administer proposed affordable housing projects. These funds

9

will support research and data analysis, stakeholder engagement, and the expansion of services for

10

people experiencing homelessness.

11

     Housing - Municipal Planning. Of these funds, one million three hundred thousand dollars

12

($1,300,000) shall support a housing development-focused municipal fellows program within the

13

department of housing and one million dollars ($1,000,000) shall support municipalities to study

14

and implement zoning changes that up-zone or otherwise enable additional housing development

15

in proximity to transit.

16

     Housing - Homelessness Assistance Program. These funds shall support a program to

17

expand housing navigation, behavioral health, and stabilization services to address pandemic-

18

related homelessness. The program will support services for people transitioning from

19

homelessness to housing, including individuals transitioning out of the adult correctional

20

institutions.

21

     Housing - Homelessness Infrastructure. These funds shall be used to support a program to

22

respond to and prevent homelessness, including but not limited to, acquisition or construction of

23

temporary or permanent shelter and other housing solutions and stabilization programs.

24

     Housing - Municipal Homelessness Support Initiative. These funds shall be used to support

25

a program to award grants to cities and towns for public safety expenses and other municipal

26

services that support individuals and families experiencing homelessness.

27

     Housing - Proactive Housing Development. These funds shall be used to support the

28

creation, staffing, and initial activities of a proactive development subsidiary of the Rhode Island

29

housing and mortgage finance corporation, established pursuant to § 42-55-5.1.

30

     Housing - Housing Related Infrastructure. These funds shall be allocated to the Rhode

31

Island infrastructure bank as established in chapter 12.2 of title 46 to support physical infrastructure

32

that is necessary to produce additional housing. All expenditures made with these funds must be

33

for the pre-development and development of site-related infrastructure for housing that meets

34

affordable housing pricing and/or income criteria and other criteria established by the department

 

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of housing.

2

     Housing - Statewide Housing Plan. These funds shall be allocated to the development of a

3

statewide comprehensive housing plan to assess current and future housing needs, consider barriers

4

to home ownership and affordability, and identify services needed for increased investments toward

5

disproportionately impacted individuals and communities. These funds shall be used to support

6

municipal planning efforts to identify and cultivate viable sites and housing projects.

7

     Quonset Development Corporation (QDC)

8

     QDC - Port of Davisville. These funds shall be allocated to expand a program developing

9

port infrastructure and services at the Port of Davisville in Quonset in accordance with the

10

corporation’s master plan.

11

     Executive Office of Health and Human Services (EOHHS)

12

     EOHHS - Certified Community Behavioral Clinics. These funds shall be allocated to a

13

program to support certified community behavioral health clinics to bolster behavioral health

14

supports, medical screening and monitoring, and social services to particularly vulnerable

15

populations in response to a rise in mental health needs during the public health emergency.

16

     Department of Children, Youth and Families (DCYF)

17

     DCYF - Provider Workforce Stabilization. These funds shall be allocated to support

18

workforce stabilization supplemental wage payments and sign-on bonuses to eligible direct care

19

and supporting care staff of contracted service providers.

20

     DCYF - Psychiatric Treatment Facility. These funds shall be allocated to expand existing

21

psychiatric residential treatment facility capacity to provide intensive residential treatment options

22

for adolescent girls and young women who face severe and complex behavioral health challenges.

23

Any funds that are unexpended shall be allocated to the construction of intensive residential

24

treatment facilities that will provide female youth in Rhode Island more placement options to

25

receive appropriate care for their individual levels of need.

26

     Department of Health (DOH)

27

     DOH - COVID-19 Operational Support. These funds shall be allocated to continue

28

COVID-19 mitigation activities at the department of health and to address the public health impacts

29

of the pandemic in Rhode Island.

30

     Department of Human Services (DHS)

31

     DHS - Child Care Support. To address the adverse impact the pandemic has had on the

32

child care sector, the funds allocated to this program will provide retention bonuses for direct-care

33

staff at child care centers and licensed family providers in response to pandemic-related staffing

34

shortages and start up and technical assistance grants for family child care providers. Retention

 

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bonuses shall be paid monthly or as often as administratively feasible, but not less than quarterly.

2

The director of the department of human services and the director of the department of children,

3

youth and families may waive any fees otherwise assessed upon child care provider applicants who

4

have been awarded the family child care provider incentive grant. The allocation to this program

5

will also support quality improvements, the creation of a workforce registry, and additional funds

6

for educational opportunities for direct care staff.

7

     DHS - SNAP Retail Incentive Pilot. The funds allocated to the Supplemental Nutritional

8

Assistance Program (SNAP) Retail Incentive Pilot shall be used to reimburse the expenditures

9

made from general revenue prior to January 1, 2025, in support of the Rhode Island Eat Well, Be

10

Well Rewards Program. The Rhode Island Eat Well, Be Well Rewards Program is the first and

11

only statewide retail SNAP incentive program in the United States and provides SNAP recipients

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an additional fifty cents ($0.50) for every one dollar ($1.00) of SNAP benefits spent on eligible

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fresh fruit and vegetable purchases, up to twenty-five dollars ($25).

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     Department of Behavioral Healthcare, Developmental Disabilities and Hospitals

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(BHDDH)

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     BHDDH - Crisis Intervention Trainings. To respond to the increased volume of mental-

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health related calls reported by police departments, these funds shall be allocated to the crisis

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intervention training program to provide training every three years for law enforcement as well as

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continuing education opportunities.

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     BHDDH – 9-8-8 Hotline. These funds shall be allocated for the creation and operation of

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a 9-8-8 hotline to maintain compliance with the National Suicide Hotline Designation Act of 2020

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and the Federal Communications Commission-adopted rules to assure that all citizens receive a

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consistent 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

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office of adult education to nonprofit adult education providers to expand access to educational

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programs and literary services.

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     RIDE - Out of School Time Education Providers. These funds shall be directly distributed

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through the office of student, community and academic supports to expand access to educational

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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

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degree and credential attainment among working-age Rhode Islanders. The program will assist

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students in addressing barriers to education completion, particularly among communities of color

 

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and lower socio-economic strata. A portion of these funds will be used to address barriers to the

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attainment of teacher certification as a second language education teacher, grades PK-12, and as an

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all grades special education teacher.

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     OPC - RIC Cybersecurity Center. These funds shall support the establishment of the

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institute for cybersecurity and emerging technologies at Rhode Island College, which will provide

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certificate, baccalaureate, and master’s level courses with focuses on research and developing

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highly skilled cybersecurity professionals. Funding shall be appropriated through the office of

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postsecondary commissioner.

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     OPC - Fresh Start Scholarship. These funds shall support a program to provide scholarships

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to adult students with some college credits, but no degree, with a focus on students who dropped-

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out of the community college of Rhode Island. This program will target students who are not

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meeting satisfactory academic progress requirements, which makes them ineligible for federal

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financial assistance.

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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

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in the nonprofit community to provide additional housing, clinical and mental health services to

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victims of domestic violence and sexual assault. This includes increased investments for therapy

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and 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

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grants with a required local match for the replacement, rehabilitation, preservation, and

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maintenance of existing roads, sidewalks, and bridges. These funds shall be distributed equally to

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each city and town provided that each municipality is required to provide a sixty-seven percent

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(67%) match.

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     DOT - Washington Bridge Project. These funds shall support the non-federal share or

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matching requirement on federal funds for priority transportation projects, including but not limited

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to the 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

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administration to oversee the implementation of the capital projects fund award from the American

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Rescue Plan Act.

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     DOA - Community Learning Center Municipal Grant Program. These funds shall be

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allocated to a program for cities and towns that renovate or build a community learning center that

 

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meets the work, education, and health monitoring requirements identified by the U.S. Department

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of the Treasury.

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     Executive Office of Commerce (EOC)

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     EOC - Broadband. These funds shall be allocated to the executive office of commerce to

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invest in broadband projects to provide high-speed, reliable internet to all Rhode Islanders. The

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secretary of commerce, in partnership with the director of business regulation, will run a series of

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requests for proposals for broadband infrastructure projects, providing funds to municipalities,

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public housing authorities, business cooperatives and local internet service providers for projects

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targeted at those underserved by the current infrastructure using the evidentiary bases authorized

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by the United States department of the treasury for the capital projects fund. These funds shall be

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used in accordance with the statewide broadband strategic plan and may not be obligated nor

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expended prior to its submission in accordance with the requirements of the Rhode Island

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broadband development program set forth in chapter 162 of title 42.

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     SECTION 6. Notwithstanding any general laws to the contrary, the Rhode Island health

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and educational building corporation shall transfer to the state controller by June 30, 2026, the sum

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of two million five hundred thousand dollars ($2,500,000).

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     SECTION 7. Notwithstanding any general laws to the contrary, the Rhode Island

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infrastructure bank shall transfer to the state controller by June 30, 2026, the sum of two million

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dollars ($2,000,000).

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     SECTION 8. Notwithstanding any general laws to the contrary, the department of revenue

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shall transfer to the state controller by June 30, 2026, the sum of five million dollars ($5,000,000)

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from the Marijuana Trust Fund restricted receipt account.

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     SECTION 9. This article shall take effect upon passage.

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