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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 AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY -- STATE FORESTS AND FORESTRY

PROJECTS

     

     Introduced By: Representatives Cotter, Santucci, Chippendale, Stewart, Spears,
Casimiro, Potter, Place, Tanzi, and Speakman

     Date Introduced: January 21, 2026

     Referred To: House Finance

     It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:

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     SECTION 1. Chapter 2-10 of the General Laws entitled "State Forests and Forestry

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Projects" is hereby amended by adding thereto the following section:

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     2-10-14. Expansion of department of environmental management personnel.

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     The general assembly shall appropriate, in the fiscal year 2027 budget, a sum sufficient to

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fund ten (10) additional full-time equivalent ("FTE") positions, to be assigned to the department of

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environmental management (the "department") as well as fund their necessary equipment and

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supplies. It is the intent of the general assembly that these positions be used in part to focus, support,

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and expand on the department's efforts in the areas of woodlands, forests, and forestry projects.

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     SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage.

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EXPLANATION

BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

OF

A N   A C T

RELATING TO AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY -- STATE FORESTS AND FORESTRY

PROJECTS

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     This act would direct the general assembly to appropriate in the fiscal year 2027 budget, a

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sum sufficient to fund ten additional full time equivalent ("FTE") positions to be assigned to the

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department of environmental management (the "department"), and to fund necessary equipment

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and supplies, with the intent to support and expand the department's efforts in the areas of forests

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and forestry projects.

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     This act would take effect upon passage.

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