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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2014

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A N   A C T

RELATING TO PUBLIC FINANCE -- STATE FUNDS

     

     Introduced By: Senators Sosnowski, Miller, Pichardo, Picard, and Bates

     Date Introduced: January 30, 2014

     Referred To: Senate Finance

     It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:

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     SECTION 1. Section 35-4-27 of the General Laws in Chapter 35-4 entitled "State Funds"

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is hereby amended to read as follows:

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     35-4-27. Indirect cost recoveries on restricted receipt accounts. – Indirect cost

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recoveries of ten percent (10%) of cash receipts shall be transferred from all restricted receipt

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accounts, to be recorded as general revenues in the general fund. However, there shall be no

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transfer from cash receipts with restrictions received exclusively: (1) fFrom contributions from

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non-profit charitable organizations; (2) fFrom the assessment of indirect cost recovery rates on

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federal grant funds; or (3) tThrough transfers from state agencies to the department of

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administration for the payment of debt service. These indirect cost recoveries shall be applied to

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all accounts, unless prohibited by federal law or regulation, court order, or court settlement. The

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following restricted receipt accounts shall not be subject to the provisions of this section:

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     Executive Office of Health and Human Services

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     Organ Transplant Fund

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     HIV Care Grant Drug Rebates

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     Department of Human Services

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     Veterans' home – Restricted account

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     Veterans' home – Resident benefits

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     Pharmaceutical Rebates Account

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     Demand Side Management Grants

 

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     Organ transplant fund

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     Veteran's Cemetery Memorial Fund

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     Donations- New Veterans' Home Construction

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     Department of Health

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     Providence Water Lead Grant

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     Pandemic medications and equipment account

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     Department of Behavioral Healthcare, Developmental Disabilities and Hospitals

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     Eleanor Slater non-Medicaid third-party payor account

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     Hospital Medicare Part D Receipts

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     RICLAS Group Home Operations

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     Commission on the Deaf and Hard of Hearing

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     Emergency and public communication access account

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     Department of Environmental Management

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     National heritage revolving fund

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     Environmental response fund II

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     Underground storage tanks registration fees

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     Rhode Island Historical Preservation and Heritage Commission

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     Historic preservation revolving loan fund

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     Historic Preservation loan fund – Interest revenue

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     Department of Public Safety

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     Forfeited property – Retained

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     Forfeitures – Federal

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     Forfeited property – Gambling

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     Donation – Polygraph and Law Enforcement Training

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     Rhode Island State Firefighter's League Training Account

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     Fire Academy Training Fees Account

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     Attorney General

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     Forfeiture of property

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     Federal forfeitures

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     Attorney General multi-state account

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     Forfeited property – Gambling

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     Department of Administration

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     Office of Management and Budget

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     Information Technology Investment Fund

 

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     Restore and replacement – Insurance coverage

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     Convention Center Authority rental payments

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     Investment Receipts – TANS

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     Car Rental Tax/Surcharge-Warwick Share

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     Housing Resources Commission Restricted Account

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     Legislature

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     Audit of federal assisted programs

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     Department of Children, Youth and Families

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     Children's Trust Accounts – SSI

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     Military Staff

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     RI Military Family Relief Fund

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     RI National Guard Counterdrug Program

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     Treasury

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     Admin. Expenses – State Retirement System

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     Retirement – Treasury Investment Options

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     Violent Crimes Compensation – Refunds

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     Treasury Research Fellowship

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     Business Regulation

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     Banking Division Reimbursement Account

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     Office of the Health Insurance Commissioner Reimbursement Account

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     Securities Division Reimbursement Account

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     Commercial Licensing and Racing and Athletics Division Reimbursement Account

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     Insurance Division Reimbursement Account

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     Historic Preservation Tax Credit Account

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     Judiciary

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     Arbitration Fund Restricted Receipt Account

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     Third-Party Grants

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     Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

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     Statewide Student Transportation Services Account

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     School for the Deaf Fee for Service Account

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     Davies Career and Technical School Local Education Aid Account

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     Department of Labor and Training

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     Job Development Fund – Title XII loans principal and interest

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     Department of Transportation

 

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     Rhode Island Highway Maintenance Account

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     SECTION 2. The provision relating to the Job Development Fund shall take effect on

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July 1, 2014, notwithstanding the provision of Article 3, Section 4 of 2014 H-7133 Substitute A,

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entitled "AN ACT MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE SUPPORT OF THE STATE FOR

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THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2015." The remainder of the act shall take effect on

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January 1, 2014.

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EXPLANATION

BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

OF

A N   A C T

RELATING TO PUBLIC FINANCE -- STATE FUNDS

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     This act would exempt specified restricted receipt accounts from the ten percent (10%)

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indirect cost recovery charge.

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     The provision relating to the Job Development Fund would take effect on July 1, 2014,

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notwithstanding the provision of Article 3, Section 4 of 2014 H-7133 Substitute A, entitled "AN

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ACT MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE SUPPORT OF THE STATE FOR THE FISCAL

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YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2015." The remainder of the act would take effect on January 1,

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2014.

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