H5199

	2023 -- H 5199
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	LC000772
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	STATE OF RHODE ISLAND
	IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY
	JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2023
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	A N A C T
	RELATING TO MAKING REVISED APPROPRIATIONS IN SUPPORT OF FY 2023

	Introduced By: Representative Marvin L. Abney
	Date Introduced: January 19, 2023
	Referred To: House Finance
	(Governor)
	It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:
1	ARTICLE 1 RELATING TO MAKING REVISED APPROPRIATIONS IN SUPPORT OF
2	FY 2023
3	ARTICLE 2 RELATING TO PUBLIC SERVICE CORPORATION TAX
4	ARTICLE 3 RELATING TO EFFECTIVE DATE

1	ARTICLE 1
2	RELATING TO MAKING REVISED APPROPRIATIONS IN SUPPORT OF FY 2023
3	SECTION 1. Subject to the conditions, limitations and restrictions hereinafter contained in this
4	act, the following general revenue amounts are hereby appropriated out of any money in the
5	treasury not otherwise appropriated to be expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023.
6	The amounts identified for federal funds and restricted receipts shall be made available pursuant
7	to section 35-4-22 and Chapter 41 of Title 42 of the Rhode Island General Laws. For the purposes
8	and functions hereinafter mentioned, the state controller is hereby authorized and directed to draw
9	his or her orders upon the general treasurer for the payment of such sums or such portions thereof
10	as may be required from time to time upon receipt by him or her of properly authenticated
11	vouchers.
12	FY 2023 FY 2023 FY 2023
13	Enacted Change FINAL
14	Administration
15	Central Management
16	General Revenues 4,896,389 (136,993) 4,759,396
17	Provided that $2,000,000 shall be allocated to support a state workforce compensation and
18	classification study, of which all unexpended or unencumbered balances, at the end of the fiscal
19	year, shall be reappropriated to the ensuing fiscal year and made immediately available for the
20	same purposes.
21	Federal Funds 108,998,500 25,117 109,023,617
22	Federal Funds - State Fiscal Recovery Fund
23	Nonprofit Assistance 20,000,000 0 20,000,000
24	Public Health Response Warehouse
25	Support 2,000,000 0 2,000,000
26	Health Care Facilities 77,500,000 0 77,500,000
27	Ongoing COVID-19 Response 73,000,000 (11,950,820) 61,049,180
28	Total - Central Management 286,394,889 (12,062,696) 274,332,193
29	Legal Services
30	General Revenues 2,374,193 (57,893) 2,316,300
31	Accounts and Control
32	General Revenues 5,211,103 (113,798) 5,097,305
33	Federal Funds
34	Federal Funds - Capital Projects Fund
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1	CPF Administration 349,497 413,541 763,038
2	Federal Funds - State Fiscal Recovery Fund
3	Pandemic Recovery Office 4,948,839 917,703 5,866,542
4	Restricted Receipts –
5	OPEB Board Administration 137,905 51,458 189,363
6	Restricted Receipts –
7	Grants Management Administration 2,130,371 189,986 2,320,357
8	Total - Accounts and Control 12,777,715 1,458,890 14,236,605
9	Office of Management and Budget
10	General Revenues 8,354,324 242,915 8,597,239
11	Federal Funds 101,250 0 101,250
12	Restricted Receipts 300,000 0 300,000
13	Other Funds 1,228,111 (70,110) 1,158,001
14	Total - Office of Management and Budget 9,983,685 172,805 10,156,490
15	Purchasing
16	General Revenues 3,830,668 (413,977) 3,416,691
17	Restricted Receipts 381,474 3,404 384,878
18	Other Funds 550,989 26,241 577,230
19	Total - Purchasing 4,763,131 (384,332) 4,378,799
20	Human Resources
21	General Revenues 755,922 30,482 786,404
22	Personnel Appeal Board
23	General Revenues 143,059 (30,184) 112,875
24	Information Technology
25	General Revenues 721,340 239,050 960,390
26	Restricted Receipts 54,589,160 8,842,239 63,431,399
27	Provided that of the total available in the Information Technology Investment Fund as of July 1,
28	2022, $22.4 million shall be made available for the development and implementation of an
29	electronic medical records system for the state hospitals, $19.4 million for the replacement and
30	modernization of the legacy department of labor and training mainframe system, $6.7 million for
31	RIBridges Mobile and Childcare Tracking, $2.5 million for Blockchain Digital Identity, $2.2
32	million to support implementation of the Enterprise Resource Planning System, $5.8 million for
33	the department of environmental management’s online permit and licensing systems for fish and
34	wildlife, commercial fishing, and boating registrations, $3.3 million for Wi-Fi and Technology at
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1	the Adult Correctional Institutions, and $2.3 million for the tax modernization system.
2	Total - Information Technology 55,310,500 9,081,289 64,391,789
3	Library and Information Services
4	General Revenues 1,796,514 1,027 1,797,541
5	Federal Funds 2,088,205 223,141 2,311,346
6	Restricted Receipts 6,990 0 6,990
7	Total – Library and Information Services 3,891,709 224,168 4,115,877
8	Planning
9	General Revenues 840,855 12,872 853,727
10	Federal Funds 3,050 0 3,050
11	Other Funds
12	Air Quality Modeling 24,000 0 24,000
13	Federal Highway –
14	PL Systems Planning 3,813,016 (627,630) 3,185,386
15	State Transportation Planning Match 592,033 (237,789) 354,244
16	FTA - Metro Planning Grant 1,340,126 313,871 1,653,997
17	Total-Planning 6,613,080 (538,676) 6,074,404
18	General
19	General Revenues
20	Miscellaneous Grants/Payments 130,000 0 130,000
21	Provided that this amount be allocated to City Year for the Whole School Whole Child Program,
22	which provides individualized support to at-risk students.
23	Torts - Courts/Awards 675,000 1,464,379 2,139,379
24	Resource Sharing and State
25	Library Aid 10,991,049 0 10,991,049
26	Library Construction Aid 1,859,673 0 1,859,673
27	Historic Tax Credits 28,000,000 0 28,000,000
28	RICAP Transfer 15,000,000 242,395,000 257,395,000
29	Provided that of this amount, $24,600,000 is allocated to hold harmless the highway improvement
30	program in recognition of revenue losses in FY 2024 and FY 2025 resulting from a pause on the
31	scheduled Consumer Price Index (CPI) adjustment to the motor fuel tax rate.
32	Federal Funds
33	Federal Funds – State Fiscal Recovery Fund
34	Aid to the Convention Center 5,000,000 5,000,000 10,000,000
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1	Federal Funds – Capital Projects Fund
2	Municipal and Higher Ed
3	Matching Grant Program 23,360,095 (30) 23,360,065
4	RIC Student Services Center 5,000,000 0 5,000,000
5	Restricted Receipts 700,000 0 700,000
6	Other Funds
7	Rhode Island Capital Plan Funds
8	Security Measures State Buildings 500,000 205,557 705,557
9	Energy Efficiency Improvements 1,250,000 710,807 1,960,807
10	Cranston Street Armory 750,000 0 750,000
11	State House Renovations 2,083,000 1,021,916 3,104,916
12	Zambarano Buildings and Campus 6,070,000 1,267,784 7,337,784
13	Replacement of Fueling Tanks 680,000 983,189 1,663,189
14	Environmental Compliance 400,000 356,336 756,336
15	Big River Management Area 427,000 0 427,000
16	Shepard Building Upgrades 1,500,000 1,907,272 3,407,272
17	Pastore Center Water Utility System 0 207,681 207,681
18	RI Convention Center Authority 7,350,000 0 7,350,000
19	Pastore Center Power Plant Rehabilitation 0 783,726 783,726
20	Accessibility - Facility Renovations 1,000,000 0 1,000,000
21	DoIT Enterprise Operations Center 3,300,000 250,000 3,550,000
22	BHDDH MH & Community Facilities
23	- Asset Protection 750,000 141,341 891,341
24	BHDDH DD & Community Homes
25	- Fire Code 325,000 276,335 601,335
26	BHDDH DD Regional Facilities
27	- Asset Protection 1,700,000 0 1,700,000
28	BHDDH Substance Abuse
29	Asset Protection 500,000 0 500,000
30	BHDDH Group Homes 1,250,000 178,690 1,428,690
31	Statewide Facility Master Plan 1,700,000 169,021 1,869,021
32	Cannon Building 1,150,000 799,035 1,949,035
33	Old State House 100,000 272,427 372,427
34	State Office Building 100,000 80,054 180,054
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1	State Office Reorganization
2	& Relocation 250,000 1,312,000 1,562,000
3	William Powers Building 2,700,000 834,000 3,534,000
4	Pastore Center Non-Hospital
5	Buildings Asset Protection 6,250,000 842,253 7,092,253
6	Washington County Government
7	Center 500,000 0 500,000
8	Chapin Health Laboratory 500,000 291,377 791,377
9	560 Jefferson Blvd Asset Protection 150,000 115,093 265,093
10	Arrigan Center 825,000 0 825,000
11	Dunkin Donuts Civic Center 8,150,000 0 8,150,000
12	Pastore Center Building Demolition 1,000,000 150,000 1,150,000
13	Veterans Auditorium 765,000 0 765,000
14	Pastore Center Hospital Buildings
15	Asset Protection 500,000 5,032 505,032
16	Pastore Campus Infrastructure 11,050,000 1,100,000 12,150,000
17	Community Facilities Asset Protection 450,000 180,000 630,000
18	Zambarano LTAC Hospital 1,177,542 0 1,177,542
19	Medical Examiners New Facility 4,500,000 368,529 4,868,529
20	Total - General 162,368,359 263,668,804 426,037,163
21	Debt Service Payments
22	General Revenues 153,991,095 (2,627,703) 151,363,392
23	Out of the general revenue appropriations for debt service, the General Treasurer is authorized to
24	make payments for the I-195 Redevelopment District Commission loan up to the maximum debt
25	service due in accordance with the loan agreement.
26	Other Funds
27	Transportation Debt Service 40,548,738 0 40,548,738
28	Investment Receipts - Bond Funds 100,000 0 100,000
29	Total - Debt Service Payments 194,639,833 (2,627,703) 192,012,130
30	Energy Resources
31	Federal Funds
32	Federal Funds 981,791 949,647 1,931,438
33	Federal Funds - State Fiscal Recovery Fund
34	Electric Heat Pump Grant Program 5,000,000 0 5,000,000
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1	Restricted Receipts 14,779,659 15,968,378 30,748,037
2	Total - Energy Resources 20,761,450 16,918,025 37,679,475
3	Rhode Island Health Benefits Exchange
4	General Revenues 4,077,880 (312,341) 3,765,539
5	Federal Funds
6	Federal Funds 12,392,493 32,711 12,425,204
7	Federal Funds - State Fiscal Recovery Fund
8	Auto-Enrollment Program 1,288,710 0 1,288,710
9	Restricted Receipts 15,010,294 547,077 15,557,371
10	Total - Rhode Island Health Benefits
11	Exchange 32,769,377 267,447 33,036,824
12	Office of Diversity, Equity & Opportunity
13	General Revenues 1,508,606 (64,270) 1,444,336
14	Other Funds 119,807 (17,956) 101,851
15	Total - Office of Diversity, Equity &
16	Opportunity 1,628,413 (82,226) 1,546,187
17	Capital Asset Management and Maintenance
18	General Revenues 9,810,315 1,486,700 11,297,015
19	Statewide Personnel and Operations
20	General Revenues
21	FEMA Contingency Reserve 15,000,000 0 15,000,000
22	General Officer Transition Costs 350,000 (350,000) 0
23	Total - Statewide Personnel and Operations 15,350,000 (350,000) 15,000,000
24	Grand Total - Administration 820,335,630 277,174,900 1,097,510,530
25	Business Regulation
26	Central Management
27	General Revenues 3,801,190 (592,085) 3,209,105
28	Banking Regulation
29	General Revenues 1,942,687 (169,682) 1,773,005
30	Restricted Receipts 63,000 0 63,000
31	Total - Banking Regulation 2,005,687 (169,682) 1,836,005
32	Securities Regulation
33	General Revenues 863,630 (23,279) 840,351
34	Restricted Receipts 15,000 0 15,000
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1	Total - Securities Regulation 878,630 (23,279) 855,351
2	Insurance Regulation
3	General Revenues 4,419,316 152,642 4,571,958
4	Restricted Receipts 2,041,662 (159,146) 1,882,516
5	Total - Insurance Regulation 6,460,978 (6,504) 6,454,474
6	Office of the Health Insurance Commissioner
7	General Revenues 3,777,735 (62,689) 3,715,046
8	Provided that $1,500,000 is used to conduct a comprehensive analysis of all state licensed and
9	contracted social and human service providers, to include review of rates, eligibility, utilization,
10	and accountability standards pursuant to Rhode Island General Law, Section 42-14.5-3(t).
11	Federal Funds 372,887 178,776 551,663
12	Restricted Receipts 532,817 56,352 589,169
13	Total - Office of the Health
14	Insurance Commissioner 4,683,439 172,439 4,855,878
15	Board of Accountancy
16	General Revenues 5,490 0 5,490
17	Commercial Licensing and Gaming and Athletics Licensing
18	General Revenues 1,167,550 (1,416) 1,166,134
19	Restricted Receipts 914,932 (46,972) 867,960
20	Total - Commercial Licensing and Gaming
21	and Athletics Licensing 2,082,482 (48,388) 2,034,094
22	Building, Design and Fire Professionals
23	General Revenues 8,852,699 (79,080) 8,773,619
24	Federal Funds 318,300 0 318,300
25	Restricted Receipts 2,200,455 (328,400) 1,872,055
26	Other Funds
27	Quonset Development Corporation 69,727 0 69,727
28	Rhode Island Capital Plan Funds
29	Fire Academy Expansion 675,000 0 675,000
30	Total - Building, Design and Fire
31	Professionals 12,116,181 (407,480) 11,708,701
32	Office of Cannabis Regulation
33	General Revenues 1,440,464 0 1,440,464
34	Restricted Receipts 5,021,772 (12,708) 5,009,064
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1	Total - Office of Cannabis Regulation 6,462,236 (12,708) 6,449,528
2	Grand Total - Business Regulation 38,496,313 (1,087,687) 37,408,626
3	Executive Office of Commerce
4	Central Management
5	General Revenues 2,356,175 (194,465) 2,161,710
6	Housing and Community Development
7	General Revenues 1,522,293 (274,557) 1,247,736
8	Federal Funds
9	Federal Funds 16,124,699 10,488,516 26,613,215
10	Federal Funds - State Fiscal Recovery Fund
11	OHCD Predevelopment and
12	Capacity Fund 500,000 421,391 921,391
13	Development of Affordable
14	Housing 30,000,000 259,175 30,259,175
15	Homelessness Assistance Program 7,000,000 1,500,000 8,500,000
16	Site Acquisition 3,000,000 6,000,000 9,000,000
17	Down Payment Assistance 10,000,000 0 10,000,000
18	Workforce Housing 12,000,000 0 12,000,000
19	Affordable Housing
20	Predevelopment Program 2,500,000 0 2,500,000
21	Home Repair and Community
22	Revitalization 15,000,000 0 15,000,000
23	Statewide Housing Plan 2,000,000 0 2,000,000
24	Homelessness Infrastructure 15,000,000 0 15,000,000
25	Restricted Receipts 7,664,150 0 7,664,150
26	Total - Housing and Community
27	Development 122,311,142 18,394,525 140,705,667
28	Quasi-Public Appropriations
29	General Revenues
30	Rhode Island Commerce
31	Corporation 7,947,778 0 7,947,778
32	Airport Impact Aid 1,010,036 0 1,010,036
33	Sixty percent (60%) of the first $1,000,000 appropriated for airport impact aid shall be distributed
34	to each airport serving more than 1,000,000 passengers based upon its percentage of the total
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1	passengers served by all airports serving more than 1,000,000 passengers. Forty percent (40%) of
2	the first $1,000,000 shall be distributed based on the share of landings during calendar year 2022
3	at North Central Airport, Newport-Middletown Airport, Block Island Airport, Quonset Airport,
4	T.F. Green Airport and Westerly Airport, respectively. The Rhode Island Commerce Corporation
5	shall make an impact payment to the towns or cities in which the airport is located based on this
6	calculation. Each community upon which any part of the above airports is located shall receive at
7	least $25,000.
8	STAC Research Alliance 900,000 0 900,000
9	Innovative Matching
10	Grants/Internships 1,000,000 0 1,000,000
11	I-195 Redevelopment
12	District Commission 961,000 0 961,000
13	Polaris Manufacturing Grant 450,000 0 450,000
14	East Providence Waterfront
15	Commission 50,000 0 50,000
16	Urban Ventures 140,000 0 140,000
17	Chafee Center at Bryant 476,200 0 476,200
18	Municipal Infrastructure
19	Grant Program 2,500,000 5,500,000 8,000,000
20	OSCAR Program
21	– Infrastructure Bank 4,000,000 0 4,000,000
22	Federal Funds - State Fiscal Recovery Fund
23	Port of Davisville 6,000,000 0 6,000,000
24	Other Funds
25	Rhode Island Capital Plan Funds
26	I-195 Redevelopment District
27	Commission 805,000 235,048 1,040,048
28	Quonset Point Davisville Pier 0 20,274 20,274
29	Total - Quasi-Public Appropriations 26,240,014 5,755,322 31,995,336
30	Economic Development Initiatives Fund
31	General Revenues
32	Innovation Initiative 1,000,000 0 1,000,000
33	Rebuild RI Tax Credit Fund 13,500,000 0 13,500,000
34	Small Business Promotion 300,000 0 300,000
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1	Small Business Assistance 650,000 0 650,000
2	Federal Funds
3	Federal Funds 20,000,000 0 20,000,000
4	Federal Funds - State Fiscal Recovery Fund
5	Destination Marketing 1,500,000 0 1,500,000
6	Assistance to Impacted Industries 0 5,129,000 5,129,000
7	Total - Economic Development Initiatives
8	Fund 36,950,000 5,129,000 42,079,000
9	Commerce Programs
10	General Revenues
11	Wavemaker Fellowship 3,200,000 0 3,200,000
12	Air Service Development Fund 2,250,000 0 2,250,000
13	Main Streets Revitalization 5,000,000 0 5,000,000
14	Federal Funds - State Fiscal Recovery Fund
15	Minority Business Accelerator 2,000,000 0 2,000,000
16	Blue Economy Investments 10,000,000 (10,000,000) 0
17	Bioscience Investments 5,000,000 (5,000,000) 0
18	South Quay Marine Terminal 12,000,000 0 12,000,000
19	Small Business Assistance 0 13,257,568 13,257,568
20	Statewide Broadband Planning and Mapping 0 230,800 230,800
21	Federal Funds - Capital Projects Fund
22	Broadband 15,383,000 0 15,383,000
23	Total - Commerce Programs 54,833,000 (1,511,632) 53,321,368
24	Grand Total - Executive Office of
25	Commerce 242,690,331 27,572,750 270,263,081
26	Labor and Training
27	Central Management
28	General Revenues 1,065,747 (658,790) 406,957
29	Restricted Receipts 379,215 50,295 429,510
30	Total - Central Management 1,444,962 (608,495) 836,467
31	Workforce Development Services
32	General Revenues 1,103,105 542,184 1,645,289
33	Provided that $200,000 of this amount is used to support Year Up.
34	Federal Funds 19,464,609 16,794,698 36,259,307
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1	Other Funds 8,026 647,496 655,522
2	Total - Workforce Development Services 20,575,740 17,984,378 38,560,118
3	Workforce Regulation and Safety
4	General Revenues 4,240,619 (267,644) 3,972,975
5	Income Support
6	General Revenues 3,949,058 84,517 4,033,575
7	Federal Funds
8	Federal Funds 57,711,996 (32,694,297) 25,017,699
9	Federal Funds - State Fiscal Recovery Fund
10	Unemployment Insurance
11	Trust Fund Contribution 100,000,000 0 100,000,000
12	Restricted Receipts 2,076,599 1,639,647 3,716,246
13	Other Funds
14	Temporary Disability
15	Insurance Fund 215,049,696 28,785,161 243,834,857
16	Employment Security Fund 177,075,000 (39,500,000) 137,575,000
17	Total - Income Support 555,862,349 (41,684,972) 514,177,377
18	Injured Workers Services
19	Restricted Receipts 11,403,127 (1,149,624) 10,253,503
20	Labor Relations Board
21	General Revenues 452,822 91,680 544,502
22	Governor’s Workforce Board
23	General Revenues 12,031,000 0 12,031,000
24	Provided that $600,000 of these funds shall be used for enhanced training for direct care and
25	support services staff to improve resident quality of care and address the changing health care
26	needs of nursing facility residents due to higher acuity and increased cognitive impairments
27	pursuant to Rhode Island General Laws, Section 23-17.5-36.
28	Federal Funds - State Fiscal Recovery Fund
29	Enhanced Real Jobs 10,000,000 0 10,000,000
30	Restricted Receipts 18,443,377 2,470,681 20,914,058
31	Total - Governor’s Workforce Board 40,474,377 2,470,681 42,945,058
32	Grand Total - Labor and Training 634,453,996 (23,163,996) 611,290,000
33	Department of Revenue
34	Director of Revenue
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1	General Revenues 2,257,475 7,875 2,265,350
2	Office of Revenue Analysis
3	General Revenues 970,638 (26,967) 943,671
4	Lottery Division
5	Other Funds 435,992,155 (46,585,288) 389,406,867
6	Rhode Island Capital Plan Funds
7	Lottery Building Enhancements 850,000 0 850,000
8	Total - Lottery Division 436,842,155 (46,585,288) 390,256,867
9	Municipal Finance
10	General Revenues 1,738,044 2,130,449 3,868,493
11	Federal Funds 131,957,594 0 131,957,594
12	Total - Municipal Finance 133,695,638 2,130,449 135,826,087
13	Taxation
14	General Revenues 34,793,050 (3,516,381) 31,276,669
15	Restricted Receipts 2,156,890 7,120 2,164,010
16	Other Funds
17	Motor Fuel Tax Evasion 155,000 20,000 175,000
18	Total - Taxation 37,104,940 (3,489,261) 33,615,679
19	Registry of Motor Vehicles
20	General Revenues 39,062,598 443,529 39,506,127
21	Provided that all unexpended or unencumbered balances as of June 30, 2023 relating to license
22	plate reissuance are hereby reappropriated to the following fiscal year.
23	Federal Funds 220,000 0 220,000
24	Restricted Receipts 3,494,403 0 3,494,403
25	Total - Registry of Motor Vehicles 42,777,001 443,529 43,220,530
26	State Aid
27	General Revenues
28	Distressed Communities Relief Fund 12,384,458 0 12,384,458
29	Payment in Lieu of Tax Exempt
30	Properties 48,433,591 0 48,433,591
31	Motor Vehicle Excise Tax Payments 230,954,881 0 230,954,881
32	Property Revaluation Program 414,947 205,216 620,163
33	Restricted Receipts 995,120 0 995,120
34	Total - State Aid 293,182,997 205,216 293,388,213
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1	Collections
2	General Revenues 887,668 92,084 979,752
3	Grand Total - Revenue 947,718,512 (47,222,363) 900,496,149
4	Legislature
5	General Revenues 48,542,952 8,492,654 57,035,606
6	Restricted Receipts 1,919,241 108,522 2,027,763
7	Grand Total - Legislature 50,462,193 8,601,176 59,063,369
8	Lieutenant Governor
9	General Revenues 1,353,568 13,205 1,366,773
10	Secretary of State
11	Administration
12	General Revenues 4,049,383 (71,295) 3,978,088
13	Corporations
14	General Revenues 2,687,784 (40,010) 2,647,774
15	State Archives
16	General Revenues 178,651 6,816 185,467
17	Restricted Receipts 520,197 6,178 526,375
18	Total - State Archives 698,848 12,994 711,842
19	Elections and Civics
20	General Revenues 3,439,462 180,739 3,620,201
21	Federal Funds 1,621,565 0 1,621,565
22	Other Funds
23	Rhode Island Capital Plan Funds
24	Election Equipment 0 170,000 170,000
25	Total - Elections and Civics 5,061,027 350,739 5,411,766
26	State Library
27	General Revenues 825,475 (13,603) 811,872
28	Provided that $125,000 be allocated to support the Rhode Island Historical Society pursuant to
29	Rhode Island General Law, Section 29-2-1 and $18,000 be allocated to support the Newport
30	Historical Society, pursuant to Rhode Island General Law, Section 29-2-2.
31	Office of Public Information
32	General Revenues 686,260 10,528 696,788
33	Receipted Receipts 25,000 0 25,000
34	Total - Office of Public Information 711,260 10,528 721,788
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1	Grand Total - Secretary of State 14,033,777 249,353 14,283,130
2	General Treasurer
3	Treasury
4	General Revenues 2,709,016 105,259 2,814,275
5	Federal Funds 350,752 (18,555) 332,197
6	Other Funds
7	Temporary Disability Insurance Fund 289,491 (36,334) 253,157
8	Tuition Savings Program - Administration 404,401 73,625 478,026
9	Total -Treasury 3,753,660 123,995 3,877,655
10	State Retirement System
11	Restricted Receipts
12	Admin Expenses –
13	State Retirement System 12,382,831 (80,456) 12,302,375
14	Retirement –
15	Treasury Investment Operations 2,000,963 (135,266) 1,865,697
16	Defined Contribution – Administration 314,124 7,828 321,952
17	Total - State Retirement System 14,697,918 (207,894) 14,490,024
18	Unclaimed Property
19	Restricted Receipts 2,570,182 (4,710) 2,565,472
20	Crime Victim Compensation Program
21	General Revenues 849,616 21,559 871,175
22	Federal Funds 422,493 0 422,493
23	Restricted Receipts 555,000 0 555,000
24	Total - Crime Victim Compensation Program 1,827,109 21,559 1,848,668
25	Grand Total - General Treasurer 22,848,869 (67,050) 22,781,819
26	Board of Elections
27	General Revenues 6,249,463 131,486 6,380,949
28	Rhode Island Ethics Commission
29	General Revenues 2,035,145 (27,664) 2,007,481
30	Office of Governor
31	General Revenues
32	General Revenues 7,002,280 446,987 7,449,267
33	Contingency Fund 150,000 0 150,000
34	Grand Total - Office of Governor 7,152,280 446,987 7,599,267
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1	Commission for Human Rights
2	General Revenues 1,744,334 67,642 1,811,976
3	Federal Funds 408,411 (13,197) 395,214
4	Grand Total - Commission for Human Rights 2,152,745 54,445 2,207,190
5	Public Utilities Commission
6	Federal Funds 582,689 (58,971) 523,718
7	Restricted Receipts 12,987,076 209,563 13,196,639
8	Grand Total - Public Utilities Commission 13,569,765 150,592 13,720,357
9	Office of Health and Human Services
10	Central Management
11	General Revenues 49,502,266 (741,325) 48,760,941
12	Provided that $250,000 shall be for the children’s cabinet, established under Rhode Island
13	General Law, Chapter 42-72.5, to assist with the planning for an early childhood governance
14	structure of and for the transition of established early childhood programs to such an office.
15	Federal Funds
16	Federal Funds 167,520,158 (12,251,666) 155,268,492
17	Federal Funds - State Fiscal Recovery Fund
18	Butler Hospital Short Term
19	Stay Unit 8,000,000 0 8,000,000
20	Pediatric Recovery 7,500,000 1,534,900 9,034,900
21	Early Intervention Recovery 5,500,000 1,448,785 6,948,785
22	Certified Community
23	Behavioral Health Clinics 30,000,000 0 30,000,000
24	Restricted Receipts 56,342,012 (20,292,526) 36,049,486
25	Total - Central Management 324,364,436 (30,301,832) 294,062,604
26	Medical Assistance
27	General Revenues
28	Managed Care 407,943,888 (28,127,782) 379,816,106
29	Hospitals 86,155,276 (2,825,489) 83,329,787
30	Of the general revenue funding, $2.5 million shall be provided for Graduate Medical Education
31	programs of which $1.0 million is for hospitals designated as a Level I Trauma Center, $1.0
32	million is for hospitals providing Neonatal Intensive Care Unit level of care and $0.5 million is
33	for the new residential training program at Landmark Hospital.
34	Nursing Facilities 137,967,876 (863,916) 137,103,960
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1	Home and Community
2	Based Services 61,054,127 (10,591,067) 50,463,060
3	Other Services 145,886,477 2,113,271 147,999,748
4	Pharmacy 87,283,555 (8,730,755) 78,552,800
5	Rhody Health 221,113,381 (25,273,541) 195,839,840
6	Federal Funds
7	Managed Care 552,913,884 36,370,010 589,283,894
8	Hospitals 128,123,193 (4,073,101) 124,050,092
9	Nursing Facilities 173,656,008 22,340,032 195,996,040
10	Home and Community
11	Based Services 76,711,843 (4,574,903) 72,136,940
12	Other Services 865,746,927 5,343,325 871,090,252
13	Pharmacy 116,445 (69,245) 47,200
14	Rhody Health 275,851,622 1,708,538 277,560,160
15	Other Programs 44,798,580 (11,183,332) 33,615,248
16	Restricted Receipts 24,750,000 (4,297,873) 20,452,127
17	Total - Medical Assistance 3,290,073,082 (32,735,828) 3,257,337,254
18	Grand Total –
19	Office of Health and Human Services 3,614,437,518 (63,037,660) 3,551,399,858
20	Children, Youth and Families
21	Central Management
22	General Revenues 14,033,990 (1,672,475) 12,361,515
23	The director of the department of children, youth and families shall provide to the speaker of the
24	house and president of the senate at least every sixty (60) days beginning September 1, 2021, a
25	report on its progress implementing the accreditation plan filed in accordance with Rhode Island
26	General Law, Section 42-72-5.3 and any projected changes needed to effectuate that plan. The
27	report shall, at minimum, provide data regarding recruitment and retention efforts including
28	attaining and maintaining a diverse workforce, documentation of newly filled and vacated
29	positions, and progress towards reducing worker caseloads.
30	Federal Funds
31	Federal Funds 5,222,426 (1,730,451) 3,491,975
32	Federal Funds - State Fiscal Recovery Fund
33	Foster Home Lead Abatement &
34	Fire Safety 1,500,000 0 1,500,000
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1	Provider Workforce Stabilization 2,500,000 5,672,204 8,172,204
2	Other Funds
3	Rhode Island Capital Plan Funds
4	DCYF Headquarters 250,000 0 250,000
5	DCYF Transitional Housing 500,000 0 500,000
6	Total - Central Management 24,006,416 2,269,278 26,275,694
7	Children's Behavioral Health Services
8	General Revenues 8,684,693 (842,585) 7,842,108
9	Federal Funds
10	Federal Funds 9,445,069 (983,309) 8,461,760
11	Federal Funds - State Fiscal Recovery Fund
12	Psychiatric Residential Treatment
13	Facility 12,000,000 0 12,000,000
14	Total - Children's Behavioral Health Services 30,129,762 (1,825,894) 28,303,868
15	Juvenile Correctional Services
16	General Revenues 22,098,188 (3,438) 22,094,750
17	Federal Funds 416,972 (222,483) 194,489
18	Restricted Receipts 317,386 (172,400) 144,986
19	Other Funds
20	Rhode Island Capital Plan Funds
21	Training School Asset Protection 250,000 5,500 255,500
22	Total - Juvenile Correctional Services 23,082,546 (392,821) 22,689,725
23	Child Welfare
24	General Revenues 161,584,128 367,835 161,951,963
25	Federal Funds 74,035,823 2,442,219 76,478,042
26	Restricted Receipts 1,467,772 (103,024) 1,364,748
27	Total - Child Welfare 237,087,723 2,707,030 239,794,753
28	Higher Education Incentive Grants
29	General Revenues 200,000 0 200,000
30	Grand Total - Children, Youth and Families 314,506,447 2,757,593 317,264,040
31	Health
32	Central Management
33	General Revenues 2,965,099 433,640 3,398,739
34	Federal Funds 4,322,005 1,484,623 5,806,628
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1	Restricted Receipts 26,202,867 (1,615,755) 24,587,112
2	Provided that the disbursement of any indirect cost recoveries on federal grants budgeted
3	in this line item that are derived from grants authorized under The Coronavirus Preparedness and
4	Response Supplemental Appropriations Act (P.L. 116-123); The Families First Coronavirus
5	Response Act (P.L. 116-127); The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (P.L.
6	116- 136); The Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act (P.L. 116-139);
7	the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (P.L. 116-260); and the American Rescue Plan Act of
8	2021 (P.L. 117-2), are hereby subject to the review and prior approval of the Director of
9	Management and Budget. No obligation or expenditure of these funds shall take place without
10	such approval.
11	Total - Central Management 33,489,971 302,508 33,792,479
12	Community Health and Equity
13	General Revenues 1,588,431 84 1,588,515
14	Federal Funds
15	Federal Funds 81,169,548 (1,952,442) 79,217,106
16	Federal Funds – State Fiscal Recovery Fund
17	Public Health Clinics 4,000,000 0 4,000,000
18	Restricted Receipts 41,511,977 1,464,155 42,976,132
19	Total - Community Health and Equity 128,269,956 (488,203) 127,781,753
20	Environmental Health
21	General Revenues 6,088,320 (34,551) 6,053,769
22	Federal Funds 8,549,060 1,418,514 9,967,574
23	Restricted Receipts 967,543 (106,050) 861,493
24	Total - Environmental Health 15,604,923 1,277,913 16,882,836
25	Health Laboratories and Medical Examiner
26	General Revenues 10,980,589 880,463 11,861,052
27	Federal Funds 2,756,028 1,295,196 4,051,224
28	Other Funds
29	Rhode Island Capital Plan Funds
30	Health Laboratories & Medical
31	Examiner Equipment 400,000 176,012 576,012
32	Total – Health Laboratories and
33	Medical Examiner 14,136,617 2,351,671 16,488,288
34	Customer Services
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1	General Revenues 8,198,687 (310,970) 7,887,717
2	Federal Funds 6,369,584 912,990 7,282,574
3	Restricted Receipts 4,024,890 2,448,321 6,473,211
4	Total - Customer Services 18,593,161 3,050,341 21,643,502
5	Policy, Information and Communications
6	General Revenues 958,580 54,771 1,013,351
7	Federal Funds 2,876,367 302,122 3,178,489
8	Restricted Receipts 1,266,247 916,393 2,182,640
9	Total - Policy, Information and
10	Communications 5,101,194 1,273,286 6,374,480
11	Preparedness, Response, Infectious Disease & Emergency Services
12	General Revenues 2,092,672 (79,799) 2,012,873
13	Federal Funds 24,921,020 (464,892) 24,456,128
14	Total - Preparedness, Response,
15	Infectious Disease & Emergency Services 27,013,692 (544,691) 26,469,001
16	COVID-19
17	Federal Funds 131,144,016 16,314,705 147,458,721
18	Grand Total - Health 373,353,530 23,537,530 396,891,060
19	Human Services
20	Central Management
21	General Revenues 7,586,208 108,572 7,694,780
22	Of this amount, $400,000 is to support the Domestic Violence Prevention Fund to provide direct
23	services through the Coalition Against Domestic Violence, $350,000 to support Project Reach
24	activities provided by the RI Alliance of Boys and Girls Clubs, $267,000 is for outreach and
25	supportive services through Day One, $450,000 is for food collection and distribution through the
26	Rhode Island Community Food Bank, $500,000 for services provided to the homeless at
27	Crossroads Rhode Island, $600,000 for the Community Action Fund, $250,000 is for the Institute
28	for the Study and Practice of Nonviolence’s Reduction Strategy, $50,000 is to support services
29	provided to the immigrant and refugee population through Higher Ground International, and
30	$50,000 is for services provided to refugees through the Refugee Dream Center. An additional
31	$750,000 is for enhanced support to the RI Alliance of Boys and Girls Clubs to assist students
32	with academic, mental health, and workforce readiness needs, and $1,400,000 is for the
33	Community Action Fund for support to individuals and families affected by the pandemic.
34	The director of the department of human services shall provide to the speaker of the house,
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1	president of the senate, and chairs of the house and senate finance committees at least every sixty
2	(60) days beginning August 1, 2022, a report on its progress in recruiting and retaining customer
3	serving staff. The report shall include: documentation of newly filled and vacated positions,
4	including lateral transfers, position titles, civil service information, including numbers of eligible
5	and available candidates, plans for future testing and numbers of eligible and available candidates
6	resulting from such testing, impacts on caseload backlogs and call center wait times, as well as
7	other pertinent information as determined by the director.
8	Federal Funds 5,425,851 1,470,102 6,895,953
9	Restricted Receipts 300,000 0 300,000
10	Total - Central Management 13,312,059 1,578,674 14,890,733
11	Child Support Enforcement
12	General Revenues 3,678,142 516,146 4,194,288
13	Federal Funds 8,773,784 105,668 8,879,452
14	Restricted Receipts 3,575,448 38,411 3,613,859
15	Total - Child Support Enforcement 16,027,374 660,225 16,687,599
16	Individual and Family Support
17	General Revenues 46,264,236 (392,157) 45,872,079
18	Federal Funds
19	Federal Funds 123,929,840 23,145,442 147,075,282
20	Federal Funds - State Fiscal Recovery Fund
21	Child Care Support 21,283,000 6,375,579 27,658,579
22	Restricted Receipts 250,255 51,795 302,050
23	Other Funds
24	Rhode Island Capital Plan Funds
25	Blind Vending Facilities 165,000 (5,214) 159,786
26	Total - Individual and Family Support 191,892,331 29,175,445 221,067,776
27	Office of Veterans Services
28	General Revenues 32,402,204 1,092,291 33,494,495
29	Of this amount, $200,000 is to provide support services through Veterans’ organizations.
30	Federal Funds 12,647,664 (374,478) 12,273,186
31	Restricted Receipts 759,968 50,573 810,541
32	Other Funds
33	Rhode Island Capital Plan Funds
34	Veterans Home Asset Protection 400,000 (375,000) 25,000
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1	Veterans Memorial Cemetery Asset
2	Protection 200,000 201,850 401,850
3	Total - Office of Veterans Services 46,409,836 595,236 47,005,072
4	Health Care Eligibility
5	General Revenues 9,969,089 (954,086) 9,015,003
6	Federal Funds 16,052,510 (3,467,886) 12,584,624
7	Total - Health Care Eligibility 26,021,599 (4,421,972) 21,599,627
8	Supplemental Security Income Program
9	General Revenues 17,886,000 (813,950) 17,072,050
10	Rhode Island Works
11	General Revenues 8,681,937 545,770 9,227,707
12	Federal Funds 94,595,896 (7,707,580) 86,888,316
13	Total - Rhode Island Works 103,277,833 (7,161,810) 96,116,023
14	Other Programs
15	General Revenues
16	General Revenues 1,347,120 199,920 1,547,040
17	Of this appropriation, $90,000 shall be used for hardship contingency payments.
18	Retail SNAP Incentives Pilot Program 11,500,000 0 11,500,000
19	Federal Funds 435,426,342 19,805,685 455,232,027
20	Restricted Receipts 8,000 0 8,000
21	Total - Other Programs 448,281,462 20,005,605 468,287,067
22	Office of Healthy Aging
23	General Revenues 12,996,855 (930,744) 12,066,111
24	Of this amount, $325,000 is to provide elder services, including respite, through the Diocese of
25	Providence, $40,000 is for ombudsman services provided by the Alliance for Long Term Care in
26	accordance with Rhode Island General Laws, Chapter 42-66.7, $85,000 is for security for housing
27	for the elderly in accordance with Rhode Island General Law, Section 42-66.1-3, and $1,000,000
28	is for Senior Services Support and $580,000 is for elderly nutrition, of which $530,000 is for
29	Meals on Wheels.
30	Federal Funds 21,375,702 507,253 21,882,955
31	Restricted Receipts 61,000 0 61,000
32	Other Funds
33	Intermodal Surface Transportation
34	Fund 4,593,213 977,187 5,570,400
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1	Total - Office of Healthy Aging 39,026,770 553,696 39,580,466
2	Grand Total - Human Services 902,135,264 40,171,149 942,306,413
3	Behavioral Healthcare, Developmental Disabilities and Hospitals
4	Central Management
5	General Revenues 4,900,015 (1,781,248) 3,118,767
6	Federal Funds 609,732 80,884 690,616
7	Total - Central Management 5,509,747 (1,700,364) 3,809,383
8	Hospital and Community System Support
9	General Revenues 2,791,946 (799,701) 1,992,245
10	Federal Funds 796,646 (733,323) 63,323
11	Restricted Receipts 261,029 173,143 434,172
12	Total - Hospital and Community System
13	Support 3,849,621 (1,359,881) 2,489,740
14	Services for the Developmentally Disabled
15	General Revenues 173,368,833 (15,294,430) 158,074,403
16	Provided that of this general revenue funding, $15,170,870 shall be expended on certain
17	community-based department of behavioral healthcare, developmental disabilities and hospitals
18	(BHDDH) developmental disability private provider and self-directed consumer direct care
19	service worker raises and associated payroll cost as authorized by BHDDH. Any increases for
20	direct support staff and residential or other community-based setting must first receive the
21	approval of BHDDH.
22	Provided further that of this general revenue funding, $4,748,600 shall be expended on a
23	Transformation Fund to be used for integrated day activities and supported employment services
24	for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities, of which $2,000,000 shall be
25	expended specifically on those who self-direct for creation of regional service advisement models
26	and pool of substitute staff. An additional $458,100 shall be expended on technology acquisition
27	for individuals within the developmental disabilities system. An additional $42,100 shall be
28	expended on technical assistance for the aforementioned technology acquisition. An additional
29	$450,000 shall be expended on creating a statewide workforce initiative focused on recruiting,
30	creating pipelines, and credentialing. For these two designations of general revenue funding, all
31	unexpended or unencumbered balances at the end of the fiscal year shall be reappropriated to the
32	ensuing fiscal year and made immediately available for the same purpose.
33	Provided that of this general revenue funding, $13,826,656 shall be expended on certain
34	community-based department of behavioral healthcare, developmental disabilities and hospitals
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1	(BHDDH) developmental disability private provider and self-directed consumer direct care
2	service worker raises and associated payroll costs as authorized by BHDDH. Any increase for
3	direct support staff and residential or other community-based setting must first receive the
4	approval of BHDDH.
5	Provided further that of this general revenue funding, $4,469,600 shall be expended on a
6	Transformation Fund to be used for I/DD integrated day activities and supported employment
7	services, of which a total of $2,000,000 shall be expended specifically on those who self-direct
8	for creation of regional service advisement models and pool of substitute staff. An additional
9	$779,493 shall be expended on technology acquisition for individuals within the Developmental
10	Disabilities System. An additional $42,100 shall be expended on technical assistance for the
11	aforementioned technology acquisition. An additional $450,000 shall be expended on creating a
12	statewide workforce initiative focused on recruiting, creating pipelines, and credentialing. For
13	these two designations of general revenue funding, all unexpended or unencumbered balances at
14	the end of the fiscal year shall be reappropriated to the ensuing fiscal year and made immediately
15	available for the same purpose.
16	Federal Funds 208,693,092 8,958,715 217,651,807
17	Provided that of this federal funding, $19,105,835 shall be expended on certain community-based
18	department of behavioral healthcare, developmental disabilities and hospitals (BHDDH)
19	developmental disability private provider and self-directed consumer direct care service worker
20	raises and associated payroll cost as authorized by BHDDH. Any increases for direct support staff
21	and residential or other community-based setting must first receive the approval of BHDDH.
22	Provided further that of this federal funding, $4,748,600 shall be expended on a Transformation
23	Fund to be used for integrated day activities and supported employment services for individuals
24	with intellectual and developmental disabilities, of which $2,000,000 shall be expended
25	specifically on those who self-direct for creation of regional service advisement models and pool
26	of substitute staff. An additional $458,100 shall be expended on technology acquisition for
27	individuals within the developmental disabilities system. An additional $42,100 shall be
28	expended on technical assistance for the aforementioned technology acquisition. An additional
29	$450,000 shall be expended on creating a statewide workforce initiative focused on recruiting,
30	creating pipelines, and credentialing. For these two designations of federal funding, all
31	unexpended or unencumbered balances at the end of the fiscal year shall be reappropriated to the
32	ensuing fiscal year and made immediately available for the same purpose.
33	Provided that of this federal funding, $19,765,802 shall be expended on certain community-based
34	department of behavioral healthcare, developmental disabilities and hospitals (BHDDH)
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1	developmental disability private provider and self-directed consumer direct care service worker
2	raises and associated payroll costs as authorized by BHDDH. Any increase for direct support staff
3	and residential or other community-based setting must first receive the approval of BHDDH.
4	Provided further that of this federal funding, $3,530,400 shall be expended on a Transformation
5	Fund to be used for I/DD integrated day activities and supported employment services. An
6	additional $1,114,319 shall be expended on technology acquisition for individuals within the
7	Developmental Disabilities System. An additional $42,100 shall be expended on technical
8	assistance for the aforementioned technology acquisition. An additional $450,000 shall be
9	expended on creating a statewide workforce initiative focused on recruiting, creating pipelines,
10	and credentialing. For these two designations of federal funding, all unexpended or
11	unencumbered balances at the end of the fiscal year shall be reappropriated to the ensuing fiscal
12	year and made immediately available for the same purpose.
13	Restricted Receipts 1,275,700 106,265 1,381,965
14	Other Funds
15	Rhode Island Capital Plan Funds
16	DD Residential Support 100,000 100,000 200,000
17	Total - Services for the Developmentally
18	Disabled 383,437,625 (6,129,450) 377,308,175
19	Behavioral Healthcare Services
20	General Revenues 2,969,495 3,014,390 5,983,885
21	Federal Funds 45,702,498 (4,237,498) 41,465,000
22	Provided that $250,000 from Social Services Block Grant funds is awarded to The Providence
23	Center to coordinate with Oasis Wellness and Recovery for its support and services program
24	offered to individuals with behavioral health issues.
25	Federal Funds - State Fiscal Recovery Fund
26	Crisis Intervention Trainings 550,000 0 550,000
27	9-8-8 Hotline 1,875,000 0 1,875,000
28	Restricted Receipts 3,640,116 7,127,898 10,768,014
29	Provided that $500,000 from the Opioid Stewardship Fund is distributed equally to the seven
30	Regional Substance Abuse Prevention Task Forces to fund priorities determined by each Task
31	Force.
32	Total - Behavioral Healthcare Services 54,737,109 5,904,790 60,641,899
33	Hospital and Community Rehabilitative Services
34	General Revenues 88,307,069 (7,746,203) 80,560,866
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1	Federal Funds 30,232,988 (1,888,453) 28,344,535
2	Restricted Receipts 25,000 2,183,330 2,208,330
3	Other Funds
4	Rhode Island Capital Plan Funds
5	Hospital Equipment 300,000 314,000 614,000
6	Total - Hospital and Community
7	Rehabilitative Services 118,865,057 (7,137,326) 111,727,731
8	State of RI Psychiatric Hospital
9	General Revenue 30,662,874 587,778 31,250,652
10	Grand Total - Behavioral Healthcare,
11	Developmental Disabilities and Hospitals 597,062,033 (9,834,453) 587,227,580
12	Office of the Child Advocate
13	General Revenues 1,494,065 (9,005) 1,485,060
14	The Department of Administration shall hold a public hearing, in accordance with Rhode Island
15	General Law, Sections 36-4-16 and 36-4-16.2, by September 1, 2022 to consider revisions to the
16	Office’s unclassified service classification and pay plan consistent with the additional
17	appropriation provided.
18	Commission on the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
19	General Revenues 716,876 24,369 741,245
20	Restricted Receipts 100,000 5,599 105,599
21	Grand Total - Commission on the Deaf and
22	Hard-of-Hearing 816,876 29,968 846,844
23	Governor’s Commission on Disabilities
24	General Revenues
25	General Revenues 766,858 (35,341) 731,517
26	Livable Home Modification
27	Grant Program 985,743 118,372 1,104,115
28	Provided that this will be used for home modification and accessibility enhancements to
29	construct, retrofit, and/or renovate residences to allow individuals to remain in community
30	settings. This will be in consultation with the Executive Office of Health and Human Services.
31	All unexpended or unencumbered balances, at the end of the fiscal year, shall be reappropriated
32	to the ensuing fiscal year, and made immediately available for the same purpose.
33	Federal Funds 378,658 (20) 378,638
34	Restricted Receipts 84,235 (28,662) 55,573
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1	Grand Total - Governor’s Commission on
2	Disabilities 2,215,494 54,349 2,269,843
3	Office of the Mental Health Advocate
4	General Revenues 973,329 (72,835) 900,494
5	Elementary and Secondary Education
6	Administration of the Comprehensive Education Strategy
7	General Revenues 26,401,820 329,884 26,731,704
8	Provided that $90,000 be allocated to support the hospital school at Hasbro Children’s Hospital
9	pursuant to Rhode Island General Law, Section 16-7-20 and that $395,000 be allocated to support
10	child opportunity zones through agreements with the Department of Elementary and Secondary
11	Education to strengthen education, health and social services for students and their families as a
12	strategy to accelerate student achievement.
13	Federal Funds
14	Federal Funds 291,417,789 44,160,922 335,578,711
15	Provided that $684,000 from the Department’s administrative share of Individuals with
16	Disabilities Education Act funds be allocated to the Paul V. Sherlock Center on Disabilities to
17	support the Rhode Island Vision Education and Services Program.
18	Federal Funds - State Fiscal Recovery Fund
19	Adult Education Investment Providers 2,000,000 0 2,000,000
20	Restricted Receipts
21	Restricted Receipts 2,271,670 732,204 3,003,874
22	HRIC Adult Education Grants 3,500,000 0 3,500,000
23	Total - Admin. of the Comprehensive
24	Ed. Strategy 325,591,279 45,223,010 370,814,289
25	Davies Career and Technical School
26	General Revenues 14,774,827 320,065 15,094,892
27	Federal Funds 1,872,920 889,822 2,762,742
28	Restricted Receipts 4,525,049 98,277 4,623,326
29	Other Funds
30	Rhode Island Capital Plan Funds
31	Davies School HVAC 1,150,000 0 1,150,000
32	Davies School Asset Protection 500,000 0 500,000
33	Davies School Healthcare Classroom
34	Renovations 6,500,000 0 6,500,000
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1	Total - Davies Career and Technical School 29,322,796 1,308,164 30,630,960
2	RI School for the Deaf
3	General Revenues 7,940,337 76,645 8,016,982
4	Federal Funds 420,053 93,619 513,672
5	Restricted Receipts 605,166 13,034 618,200
6	Other Funds
7	School for the Deaf Transformation
8	Grants 59,000 0 59,000
9	Rhode Island Capital Plan Funds
10	School for the Deaf Asset Protection 100,000 106,000 206,000
11	Total - RI School for the Deaf 9,124,556 289,298 9,413,854
12	Metropolitan Career and Technical School
13	General Revenues 9,790,163 0 9,790,163
14	Federal Funds 4,125,711 (2,200,782) 1,924,929
15	Other Funds
16	Rhode Island Capital Plan Funds
17	MET School Asset Protection 800,000 0 800,000
18	Total - Metropolitan Career and Technical
19	School 14,715,874 (2,200,782) 12,515,092
20	Education Aid
21	General Revenues 1,063,437,756 919,000 1,064,356,756
22	Provided that the criteria for the allocation of early childhood funds shall prioritize
23	prekindergarten seats and classrooms for four-year-olds whose family income is at or below one
24	hundred eighty-five percent (185%) of federal poverty guidelines and who reside in communities
25	with higher concentrations of low performing schools.
26	Federal Funds 200,042,202 61,546,120 261,588,322
27	Restricted Receipts 36,719,278 (1,694,753) 35,024,525
28	Other Funds
29	Permanent School Fund 300,000 0 300,000
30	Total - Education Aid 1,300,499,236 60,770,367 1,361,269,603
31	Central Falls School District
32	General Revenues 48,961,338 0 48,961,338
33	Federal Funds 20,845,329 (10,845,329) 10,000,000
34	Total - Central Falls School District 69,806,667 (10,845,329) 58,961,338
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1	School Construction Aid
2	General Revenues
3	General Revenues
4	School Housing Aid 88,536,507 (3,839,206) 84,697,301
5	School Building Authority
6	Capital Fund 50,000,000 3,839,206 53,839,206
7	Total – School Construction Aid 138,536,507 0 138,536,507
8	Teachers’ Retirement
9	General Revenues 130,855,471 0 130,855,471
10	Grand Total – Elementary and
11	Secondary Education 2,018,452,386 94,544,728 2,112,997,114
12	Public Higher Education
13	Office of Postsecondary Commissioner
14	General Revenues 18,597,940 (1,017,246) 17,580,694
15	Provided that $355,000 shall be allocated to the Rhode Island College Crusade pursuant to the
16	Rhode Island General Law, Section 16-70-5, $75,000 shall be allocated to Best Buddies Rhode
17	Island to support its programs for children with developmental and intellectual disabilities, and
18	$200,000 shall be allocated to the Rhode Island School for Progressive Education to support
19	access to higher education opportunities for teachers of color. It is also provided that $7,900,543
20	$6,918,529 shall be allocated to the Rhode Island Promise Scholarship program and $147,000
21	shall be used to support Rhode Island’s membership in the New England Board of Higher
22	Education.
23	Federal Funds
24	Federal Funds 3,604,422 7,488 3,611,910
25	Guaranty Agency Administration 400,000 0 400,000
26	Guaranty Agency Operating Fund
27	- Scholarships & Grants 4,000,000 0 4,000,000
28	Restricted Receipts 4,045,406 33,320 4,078,726
29	Other Funds
30	Tuition Savings Program
31	- Dual Enrollment 2,300,000 0 2,300,000
32	Tuition Savings Program
33	- Scholarships and Grants 5,595,000 0 5,595,000
34	Nursing Education Center
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1	- Operating 2,891,398 (33,992) 2,857,406
2	Rhode Island Capital Plan Funds
3	Higher Education Centers 2,932,500 763,656 3,696,156
4	Provided that the state fund no more than 50.0 percent of the total project cost.
5	Total - Office of Postsecondary
6	Commissioner 44,366,666 (246,774) 44,119,892
7	University of Rhode Island
8	General Revenues
9	General Revenues 91,270,252 0 91,270,252
10	Provided that in order to leverage federal funding and support economic development, $700,000
11	shall be allocated to the Small Business Development Center, $100,000 shall be allocated to the
12	Institute for Labor Studies & Research and that $50,000 shall be allocated to Special Olympics
13	Rhode Island to support its mission of providing athletic opportunities for individuals with
14	intellectual and developmental disabilities.
15	Debt Service 29,049,378 253,084 29,302,462
16	RI State Forensics Laboratory 1,516,015 0 1,516,015
17	Other Funds
18	University and College Funds 707,626,466 15,693,989 723,320,455
19	Debt - Dining Services 999,983 (3,000) 996,983
20	Debt - Education and General 5,402,219 70,000 5,472,219
21	Debt - Health Services 991,794 (1,000) 990,794
22	Debt - Housing Loan Funds 12,965,597 1 12,965,598
23	Debt - Memorial Union 2,053,787 98,848 2,152,635
24	Debt - Ryan Center 2,375,073 1 2,375,074
25	Debt - Parking Authority 1,294,923 2,501 1,297,424
26	URI Restricted Debt Service
27	- Energy Conservation 546,271 0 546,271
28	URI Debt Service
29	- Energy Conservation 2,071,504 0 2,071,504
30	Rhode Island Capital Plan Funds
31	Asset Protection 11,350,000 0 11,350,000
32	Mechanical, Electric, and
33	Plumbing Improvements 4,694,533 0 4,694,533
34	Fire Protection Academic Buildings 1,706,802 0 1,706,802
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1	Bay Campus 6,000,000 0 6,000,000
2	Total - University of Rhode Island 881,914,597 16,114,424 898,029,021
3	Notwithstanding the provisions of section 35-3-15 of the general laws, all unexpended or
4	unencumbered balances as of June 30, 2023 relating to the University of Rhode Island are hereby
5	reappropriated to fiscal year 2024.
6	Rhode Island College
7	General Revenues
8	General Revenues 62,341,287 0 62,341,287
9	Debt Service 6,002,565 216,936 6,219,501
10	Other Funds
11	University and College Funds 108,584,424 (7,125,920) 101,458,504
12	Debt - Education and General 879,474 699,575 1,579,049
13	Debt - Housing 371,105 (2,026) 369,079
14	Debt - Student Center and Dining 155,000 0 155,000
15	Debt - Student Union 208,800 0 208,800
16	Debt - G.O. Debt Service 1,640,931 0 1,640,931
17	Debt - Energy Conservation 699,575 0 699,575
18	Rhode Island Capital Plan Funds
19	Asset Protection 9,618,000 885,000 10,503,000
20	Infrastructure Modernization 4,900,000 2,944,910 7,844,910
21	Total - Rhode Island College 195,401,161 (2,381,525) 193,019,636
22	Notwithstanding the provisions of section 35-3-15 of the general laws, all unexpended or
23	unencumbered balances as of June 30, 2023 relating to Rhode Island College are hereby
24	reappropriated to fiscal year 2024.
25	Community College of Rhode Island
26	General Revenues
27	General Revenues 55,693,282 0 55,693,282
28	Debt Service 1,405,299 36,180 1,441,479
29	Federal Funds 1,818,835 1,478,001 3,296,836
30	Restricted Receipts 804,787 (913) 803,874
31	Other Funds
32	University and College Funds 121,625,011 (11,700,420) 109,924,591
33	Rhode Island Capital Plan Funds
34	Asset Protection 3,246,000 1,096,001 4,342,001
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1	Knight Campus Renewal 2,896,182 0 2,896,182
2	Data, Cabling, and
3	Power Infrastructure 1,803,000 0 1,803,000
4	Flanagan Campus Renovations 1,982,000 (482,000) 1,500,000
5	CCRI Renovation and
6	Modernization Phase I 5,000,000 0 5,000,000
7	Knight Campus Lab Renovations 0 53,790 53,790
8	Total - Community College of RI 196,274,396 (9,519,361) 186,755,035
9	Notwithstanding the provisions of section 35-3-15 of the general laws, all unexpended or
10	unencumbered balances as of June 30, 2023 relating to the Community College of Rhode Island
11	are hereby reappropriated to fiscal year 2024.
12	Grand Total - Public Higher Education 1,317,956,820 3,966,764 1,321,923,584
13	RI State Council on the Arts
14	General Revenues
15	Operating Support 1,033,276 (12,355) 1,020,921
16	Grants 1,165,000 0 1,165,000
17	Provided that $375,000 be provided to support the operational costs of WaterFire Providence art
18	installations.
19	Federal Funds 1,331,719 189,729 1,521,448
20	Restricted Receipts 50,000 500 50,500
21	Other Funds
22	Art for Public Facilities 585,000 0 585,000
23	Grand Total - RI State Council on the Arts 4,164,995 177,874 4,342,869
24	RI Atomic Energy Commission
25	General Revenues 1,146,763 (45,174) 1,101,589
26	Federal Funds 0 206,742 206,742
27	Restricted Receipts 25,036 0 25,036
28	Other Funds
29	URI Sponsored Research 314,597 13,849 328,446
30	Rhode Island Capital Plan Funds
31	Asset Protection 50,000 0 50,000
32	Grand Total - RI Atomic Energy Commission 1,536,396 175,417 1,711,813
33	RI Historical Preservation and Heritage Commission
34	General Revenues 1,572,452 (20,782) 1,551,670
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1	Provided that $30,000 support the operational costs of the Fort Adams Trust’s restoration
2	activities.
3	Federal Funds 1,359,283 (246) 1,359,037
4	Restricted Receipts 424,100 0 424,100
5	Other Funds
6	RIDOT Project Review 156,901 (49,998) 106,903
7	Grand Total - RI Historical Preservation and
8	Heritage Comm. 3,512,736 (71,026) 3,441,710
9	Attorney General
10	Criminal
11	General Revenues 20,115,052 142,945 20,257,997
12	Federal Funds 2,884,123 (34,771) 2,849,352
13	Restricted Receipts 603,772 (37,903) 565,869
14	Total - Criminal 23,602,947 70,271 23,673,218
15	Civil
16	General Revenues 6,778,199 71,791 6,849,990
17	Restricted Receipts 1,431,698 32,438 1,464,136
18	Total - Civil 8,209,897 104,229 8,314,126
19	Bureau of Criminal Identification
20	General Revenues 2,042,239 40,259 2,082,498
21	Federal Funds 0 238,000 238,000
22	Restricted Receipts 1,187,466 71,392 1,285,858
23	Total - Bureau of Criminal Identification 3,229,705 349,651 3,579,356
24	General
25	General Revenues 4,570,478 (30,475) 4,540,003
26	Other Funds
27	Rhode Island Capital Plan Funds
28	Building Renovations and Repairs 1,890,000 153,196 2,043,196
29	Total - General 6,460,478 122,721 6,583,199
30	Grand Total - Attorney General 41,503,027 646,872 42,149,899
31	Corrections
32	Central Management
33	General Revenues 20,060,213 (1,025,749) 19,034,464
34	Parole Board
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1	General Revenues 1,438,337 (77,296) 1,361,041
2	Custody and Security
3	General Revenues 141,448,395 34,919,219 176,367,614
4	Federal Funds 1,149,582 264,791 1,414,373
5	Total - Custody and Security 142,597,977 35,184,010 177,781,987
6	Institutional Support
7	General Revenues 23,108,898 3,985,654 27,094,552
8	Other Funds
9	Rhode Island Capital Plan Funds
10	Asset Protection 5,125,000 3,340,791 8,465,791
11	Correctional Facilities - Renovations 250,000 614,089 864,089
12	Total - Institutional Support 28,483,898 7,940,534 36,424,432
13	Institutional Based Rehab/Population Management
14	General Revenues 11,773,097 510,751 12,283,848
15	Provided that $1,050,000 be allocated to Crossroads Rhode Island for sex offender discharge
16	planning.
17	The director of the department of corrections shall provide to the speaker of the house and
18	president of the senate at least every ninety (90) days beginning September 1, 2022, a report on
19	efforts to modernize the correctional industries program. The report shall, at minimum, provide
20	data on the past ninety (90) days regarding program participation, changes made in programming
21	to more closely align with industry needs, new or terminated partnerships with employers,
22	nonprofits, and advocacy groups, current program expenses and revenues, and the employment
23	status of all persons on the day of discharge from department care who participated in the
24	correctional industries program.
25	Federal Funds 625,118 224,752 849,870
26	Restricted Receipts 64,600 0 64,600
27	Total - Institutional Based
28	Rehab/Population Mgt. 12,462,815 735,503 13,198,318
29	Healthcare Services
30	General Revenues 28,149,588 1,374,284 29,523,872
31	Restricted Receipts 2,868,614 0 2,868,614
32	Total - Healthcare Services 31,018,202 1,374,284 32,392,486
33	Community Corrections
34	General Revenues 19,872,087 595,664 20,467,751
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1	Federal Funds 369,417 40,654 410,071
2	Restricted Receipts 11,107 8,604 19,711
3	Total - Community Corrections 20,252,611 644,922 20,897,533
4	Grand Total - Corrections 256,314,053 44,776,208 301,090,261
5	Judiciary
6	Supreme Court
7	General Revenues
8	General Revenues 32,346,588 1,438,340 33,784,928
9	Provided however, that no more than $1,302,057 in combined total shall be offset to the Public
10	Defender’s Office, the Attorney General’s Office, the Department of Corrections, the Department
11	of Children, Youth and Families, and the Department of Public Safety for square- footage
12	occupancy costs in public courthouses and further provided that $230,000 be allocated to the
13	Rhode Island Coalition Against Domestic Violence for the domestic abuse court advocacy project
14	pursuant to Rhode Island General Law, Section 12-29-7 and that $90,000 be allocated to Rhode
15	Island Legal Services, Inc. to provide housing and eviction defense to indigent individuals.
16	Defense of Indigents 5,075,432 0 5,075,432
17	Federal Funds 338,402 249,538 587,940
18	Restricted Receipts 4,051,045 766,892 4,817,937
19	Other Funds
20	Rhode Island Capital Plan Funds
21	Garrahy Courtroom Restoration 750,000 866 750,866
22	Judicial Complexes - HVAC 1,000,000 195,532 1,195,532
23	Judicial Complexes Asset Protection 1,500,000 90,235 1,590,235
24	Judicial Complexes Fan Coil Unit
25	Replacements 750,000 0 750,000
26	Licht Judicial Complex Restoration 750,000 612 750,612
27	McGrath Judicial Complex 225,000 0 225,000
28	Total - Supreme Court 46,786,467 2,742,015 49,528,482
29	Judicial Tenure and Discipline
30	General Revenues 169,767 1,645 171,412
31	Superior Court
32	General Revenues 26,708,059 (172,909) 26,535,150
33	Federal Funds 236,617 (182,253) 54,364
34	Restricted Receipts 665,000 0 665,000
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1	Total - Superior Court 27,609,676 (355,162) 27,254,514
2	Family Court
3	General Revenues 25,436,666 (574,771) 24,861,895
4	Federal Funds 3,984,190 (220,400) 3,763,790
5	Total - Family Court 29,420,856 (795,171) 28,625,685
6	District Court
7	General Revenues 16,059,965 (199,245) 15,860,720
8	Federal Funds 586,167 406,497 992,664
9	Restricted Receipts 60,000 0 60,000
10	Total - District Court 16,706,132 207,252 16,913,384
11	Traffic Tribunal
12	General Revenues 10,728,771 (460,422) 10,268,349
13	Workers' Compensation Court
14	Restricted Receipts 10,020,945 (411,512) 9,609,433
15	Grand Total - Judiciary 141,442,614 928,645 142,371,259
16	Military Staff
17	General Revenues 3,365,511 (31,696) 3,333,815
18	Federal Funds 34,311,530 5,591,920 39,903,450
19	Restricted Receipts
20	RI Military Family Relief Fund 55,000 0 55,000
21	Other Funds
22	Rhode Island Capital Plan Funds
23	Aviation Readiness Center 138,272 0 138,272
24	AMC Roof 366,500 0 366,500
25	Asset Protection 1,290,000 0 1,290,000
26	Quonset Airport Runway
27	Reconstruction 275,000 189,750 464,750
28	Sun Valley Armory 788,161 0 788,161
29	Grand Total - Military Staff 40,589,974 5,749,974 46,339,948
30	Public Safety
31	Central Management
32	General Revenues 16,437,445 (288,456) 16,148,989
33	Provided that $15,000,000 shall be allocated as the state contribution for the Statewide Body-
34	worn Camera Program, subject to all program and reporting rules, regulations, policies, and
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1	guidelines prescribed in the Rhode Island General Laws. No money appropriated shall be
2	distributed for Rhode Island police department body-worn camera expenses prior to the
3	promulgation of rules and regulations. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 35-3-15 of the
4	general laws, all unexpended or unencumbered balances as of June 30, 2023, from this
5	appropriation are hereby reappropriated to fiscal year 2024.
6	Federal Funds 10,840,576 4,553,338 15,393,914
7	Federal Funds - State Fiscal Recovery Fund
8	Support for Survivors of
9	Domestic Violence 3,500,000 0 3,500,000
10	Restricted Receipts 186,121 (627) 185,494
11	Total - Central Management 30,964,142 4,264,255 35,228,397
12	E-911 Emergency Telephone System
13	Restricted Receipts 8,468,710 340,870 8,809,580
14	Security Services
15	General Revenues 29,858,676 (1,976,563) 27,882,113
16	Municipal Police Training Academy
17	General Revenues 281,456 (2,890) 278,566
18	Federal Funds 608,963 (50,438) 558,525
19	Total - Municipal Police Training Academy 890,419 (53,328) 837,091
20	State Police
21	General Revenues 89,727,365 214,861 89,942,226
22	Federal Funds 6,413,954 3,815,664 10,229,618
23	Restricted Receipts 935,739 (46,069) 889,670
24	Other Funds
25	Airport Corporation Assistance 168,211 (18,180) 150,031
26	Road Construction Reimbursement 2,871,108 483,542 3,354,650
27	Weight and Measurement
28	Reimbursement 437,860 72,232 510,092
29	Rhode Island Capital Plan Funds
30	DPS Asset Protection 1,000,000 693,033 1,693,033
31	Portsmouth Barracks 1,650,000 (1,650,000) 0
32	Southern Barracks 13,000,000 (3,548,542) 9,451,458
33	Training Academy Upgrades 1,386,380 42,728 1,429,108
34	Statewide Communications
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1	System Network 230,929 0 230,929
2	Headquarters Roof Replacement 0 384,836 384,836
3	Total - State Police 117,821,546 444,105 118,265,651
4	Grand Total - Public Safety 188,003,493 3,019,339 191,022,832
5	Office of Public Defender
6	General Revenues 14,708,807 (9,604) 14,699,203
7	Federal Funds 65,665 30,000 95,665
8	Grand Total - Office of Public Defender 14,774,472 20,396 14,794,868
9	Emergency Management Agency
10	General Revenues 4,308,154 27,732 4,335,886
11	Federal Funds 29,462,797 11,326,566 40,789,363
12	Restricted Receipts 457,420 (60,550) 396,870
13	Other Funds
14	Rhode Island Capital Plan Funds
15	RI Statewide Communications
16	Network 1,494,400 0 1,494,400
17	Emergency Management Building 0 250,000 250,000
18	State Emergency Ops Center 524,657 0 524,657
19	RI Statewide Communications
20	Infrastructure 1,134,400 0 1,134,400
21	Grand Total - Emergency
22	Management Agency 37,381,828 11,543,748 48,925,576
23	Environmental Management
24	Office of the Director
25	General Revenues 8,957,872 28,481,617 37,439,489
26	Of this general revenue amount, $50,000 is appropriated to the Conservation Districts and
27	$100,000 is appropriated to the Wildlife Rehabilitators Association of Rhode Island for a
28	veterinarian at the Wildlife Clinic of Rhode Island. Provided further that of this general revenue
29	amount, $28,500,000 is to be used to support the state match for the Clean Water State Revolving
30	Fund and Drinking Water State Revolving Fund through the Rhode Island Infrastructure Bank
31	and that the Infrastructure Bank provide acceptable documentation to the Office of Management
32	and Budget showing the need for the funding to be used as state match.
33	Federal Funds 65,100 115,000 180,100
34	Restricted Receipts 4,126,794 (64,230) 4,062,564
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1	Total - Office of the Director 13,149,766 28,532,387 41,682,153
2	Natural Resources
3	General Revenues 29,057,514 650,869 29,708,383
4	Federal Funds 23,181,039 (780,658) 22,400,381
5	Restricted Receipts 5,699,215 139,158 5,838,373
6	Other Funds
7	DOT Recreational Projects 762,000 0 762,000
8	Blackstone Bike Path Design 1,000,000 0 1,000,000
9	Rhode Island Capital Plan Funds
10	Blackstone Park Improvements 244,191 400,875 645,066
11	Dam Repair 824,238 (309,735) 514,503
12	Fort Adams Rehabilitation 300,000 338,409 638,409
13	Port of Galilee 9,348,461 1,960,539 11,309,000
14	Recreation Facility Asset Protection 500,000 499,784 999,784
15	Recreational Facilities Improvement 3,400,000 386,115 3,786,115
16	Natural Resources Office and
17	Visitor's Center 250,000 0 250,000
18	Fish & Wildlife Maintenance Facilities 100,000 0 100,000
19	Newport Pier Upgrades 0 258,820 258,820
20	Total - Natural Resources 74,666,658 3,544,176 78,210,834
21	Environmental Protection
22	General Revenues 15,081,859 200,662 15,282,521
23	Federal Funds 11,503,721 403,364 11,907,085
24	Restricted Receipts 7,569,654 207,801 7,777,455
25	Other Funds
26	Transportation MOU 30,986 12,478 43,464
27	Total - Environmental Protection 34,186,220 824,305 35,010,525
28	Grand Total - Environmental Management 122,002,644 32,900,868 154,903,512
29	Coastal Resources Management Council
30	General Revenues 3,327,275 (54,878) 3,272,397
31	Federal Funds 1,980,304 984,305 2,964,609
32	Restricted Receipts 250,000 0 250,000
33	Other Funds
34	Rhode Island Capital Plan Funds
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1	South Coast Restoration Project 1,900,000 0 1,900,000
2	Pawcatuck Resiliency 50,000 0 50,000
3	Little Narragansett Bay 50,000 0 50,000
4	Grand Total - Coastal Resources
5	Mgmt. Council 7,557,579 929,427 8,487,006
6	Transportation
7	Central Management
8	Federal Funds 16,577,046 (1,674,881) 14,902,165
9	Other Funds
10	Gasoline Tax 9,118,769 (1,085,831) 8,032,938
11	Total - Central Management 25,695,815 (2,760,712) 22,935,103
12	Management and Budget
13	Other Funds
14	Gasoline Tax 3,761,946 270,947 4,032,893
15	Infrastructure Engineering
16	Federal Funds
17	Federal Funds 415,019,330 8,267,760 423,287,090
18	Federal Funds – State Fiscal Recovery Fund
19	RI Turnpike and Bridge Authority
20	– Safety Barriers Study 1,000,000 0 1,000,000
21	RI Public Transit Authority
22	– R-Line Free Service Pilot 2,500,000 0 2,500,000
23	Restricted Receipts 5,949,070 215,461 6,164,531
24	Other Funds
25	Gasoline Tax 74,241,610 (4,644,702) 69,596,908
26	Of this amount, $75,000 is appropriated for the Rhode Island Public Transit Authority to study
27	current operations and paratransit bus services and to design of a statewide program that
28	addresses the transportation needs of seniors and individuals whose disability prevents
29	independent use of the fixed route system and who do not fall within the three quarter of a mile of
30	a fixed route as required by ADA paratransit services. This study must include input from riders
31	with disabilities, seniors, and the Human Services Transportation Coordinating Council, as
32	established in 39-18.1-5(e). On or before January 1, 2023, the Rhode Island Public Transit
33	Authority must submit a report to the speaker of the house and the president of the senate
34	summarizing the study and design of a statewide program, including cost estimates for the
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1	implementation and ongoing service that address the transportation needs of seniors and
2	individuals with disabilities.
3	Toll Revenue 33,614,329 (20,114,329) 13,500,000
4	Land Sale Revenue 9,260,141 223,422 9,483,563
5	Rhode Island Capital Plan Funds
6	Highway Improvement Program 55,645,000 30,000,000 85,645,000
7	Bike Path Asset Protection 400,000 0 400,000
8	RIPTA - Land and Buildings 12,889,628 835,807 13,725,435
9	RIPTA – Warwick Bus Hub 0 260,000 260,000
10	RIPTA - URI Mobility Hub 250,000 350,000 600,000
11	RIPTA – Pawtucket/Central Falls
12	Bus Hub Passenger Facility 4,000,000 900,817 4,900,817
13	RIPTA - Providence High-Capacity
14	Transit Corridor Study 225,000 0 225,000
15	Total - Infrastructure Engineering 614,994,108 16,294,236 631,288,344
16	Infrastructure Maintenance
17	Federal Funds 21,456,198 8,679,948 30,136,146
18	Other Funds
19	Gasoline Tax 23,708,688 8,248,710 31,957,398
20	Rhode Island Highway
21	Maintenance Account 102,647,711 66,353,026 169,000,737
22	Rhode Island Capital Plan Funds
23	Maintenance Capital Equipment
24	Replacement 1,500,000 1,499,462 2,999,462
25	Maintenance Facilities Improvements 500,000 830,244 1,330,244
26	Welcome Center 200,000 0 200,000
27	Salt Storage Facilities 1,900,000 0 1,900,000
28	Train Station Asset Protection 350,000 349,415 699,415
29	Total - Infrastructure Maintenance 152,262,597 85,960,805 238,223,402
30	Grand Total - Transportation 796,714,466 99,765,276 896,479,742
31	Statewide Totals
32	General Revenues 5,042,159,928 224,410,565 5,266,570,493
33	Federal Funds 5,708,365,308 242,983,125 5,951,348,433
34	Restricted Receipts 453,536,893 16,534,433 470,071,326
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1	Other Funds 2,398,392,497 51,569,157 2,449,961,654
2	Statewide Grand Total 13,602,454,626 535,497,280 14,137,951,906
3	SECTION 2. Each line appearing in Section 1 of this Article shall constitute an appropriation.
4	SECTION 3. The general assembly authorizes the state controller to establish the internal service
5	accounts shown below, and no other, to finance and account for the operations of state agencies
6	that provide services to other agencies, institutions and other governmental units on a cost
7	reimbursed basis. The purpose of these accounts is to ensure that certain activities are managed in
8	a businesslike manner, promote efficient use of services by making agencies pay the full costs
9	associated with providing the services, and allocate the costs of central administrative services
10	across all fund types, so that federal and other non-general fund programs share in the costs of
11	general government support. The controller is authorized to reimburse these accounts for the cost
12	of work or services performed for any other department or agency subject to the following
13	expenditure limitations:
14	Account Expenditure Limit
15	FY2023 FY2023 FY2023
16	Enacted Change FINAL
17	State Assessed Fringe Benefit
18	Internal Service Fund 37,370,321 14,390 37,384,711
19	Administration Central Utilities
20	Internal Service Fund 27,355,205 8,024,140 35,379,345
21	State Central Mail Internal Service Fund 7,303,550 436,229 7,739,779
22	State Telecommunications
23	Internal Service Fund 3,513,931 (54,112) 3,459,819
24	State Automotive Fleet Internal Service Fund 12,869,107 17,379 12,886,486
25	Surplus Property Internal Service Fund 3,000 41,789 44,789
26	Health Insurance Internal Service Fund 272,697,174 (54,556) 272,642,618
27	Other Post-Employment Benefits Fund 63,858,483 0 63,858,483
28	Capitol Police Internal Service Fund 1,380,836 (18,487) 1,362,349
29	Corrections Central Distribution Center
30	Internal Service Fund 7,524,912 (65,924) 7,458,988
31	Correctional Industries Internal Service Fund 8,472,206 (327,804) 8,114,402
32	Secretary of State Record Center
33	Internal Service Fund 1,143,730 13,013 1,156,743
34	Human Resources Internal Service Fund 15,991,654 13,440 16,005,094
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1	DCAMM Facilities Internal Service Fund 47,011,910 7,855,089 54,866,999
2	Information Technology
3	Internal Service Fund 50,789,409 (41,002) 50,748,407
4	SECTION 4. Departments and agencies listed below may not exceed the number of full- time
5	equivalent (FTE) positions shown below in any pay period. Full-time equivalent positions do not
6	include limited period positions or, seasonal or intermittent positions whose scheduled period of
7	employment does not exceed twenty-six consecutive weeks or whose scheduled hours do not
8	exceed nine hundred and twenty-five (925) hours, excluding overtime, in a one-year period. Nor
9	do they include individuals engaged in training, the completion of which is a prerequisite of
10	employment. Provided, however, that the Governor or designee, Speaker of the House of
11	Representatives or designee, and the President of the Senate or designee may authorize an
12	adjustment to any limitation. Prior to the authorization, the State Budget Officer shall make a
13	detailed written recommendation to the Governor, the Speaker of the House, and the President of
14	the Senate. A copy of the recommendation and authorization to adjust shall be transmitted to the
15	chairman of the House Finance Committee, Senate Finance Committee, the House Fiscal
16	Advisor, and the Senate Fiscal Advisor.
17	State employees whose funding is from non-state general revenue funds that are time limited shall
18	receive limited term appointment with the term limited to the availability of non-state general
19	revenue funding source.
20	FY 2023 FTE POSITION AUTHORIZATION
21	Departments and Agencies Full-Time Equivalent
22	Administration 662.7
23	Provided that no more than 429.5 of the total authorization would be limited to positions that
24	support internal service fund programs.
25	Business Regulation 181.0
26	Executive Office of Commerce 20.0
27	Labor and Training 461.7
28	Revenue 575.5
29	Legislature 298.5
30	Office of the Lieutenant Governor 8.0
31	Office of the Secretary of State 59.0
32	Office of the General Treasurer 89.0
33	Board of Elections 13.0
34	Rhode Island Ethics Commission 12.0
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1	Office of the Governor 45.0
2	Commission for Human Rights 15.0
3	Public Utilities Commission 54.0
4	Office of Health and Human Services 204.0
5	Children, Youth and Families 702.5
6	Health 535.4 543.4
7	Human Services 773.0
8	Office of Veterans Services 263.0
9	Office of Healthy Aging 31.0
10	Behavioral Healthcare, Developmental Disabilities and Hospitals 1,200.4
11	Office of the Child Advocate 10.0
12	Commission on the Deaf and Hard of Hearing 4.0
13	Governor’s Commission on Disabilities 5.0
14	Office of the Mental Health Advocate 6.0
15	Elementary and Secondary Education 143.1
16	School for the Deaf 60.0
17	Davies Career and Technical School 123.0
18	Office of Postsecondary Commissioner 34.0
19	Provided that 1.0 of the total authorization would be available only for positions that are
20	supported by third-party funds, 11.0 would be available only for positions at the State’s Higher
21	Education Centers located in Woonsocket and Westerly, and 10.0 would be available only for
22	positions at the Nursing Education Center.
23	University of Rhode Island 2,555.0
24	Provided that 357.8 of the total authorization would be available only for positions that are
25	supported by third-party funds.
26	Rhode Island College 949.2
27	Provided that 76.0 of the total authorization would be available only for positions that are
28	supported by third-party funds.
29	Community College of Rhode Island 849.1
30	Provided that 89.0 of the total authorization would be available only for positions that are
31	supported by third-party funds.
32	Rhode Island State Council on the Arts 9.6
33	RI Atomic Energy Commission 8.6
34	Historical Preservation and Heritage Commission 15.6
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1	Office of the Attorney General 249.1
2	Corrections 1,427.0
3	Judicial 739.3
4	Military Staff 93.0
5	Emergency Management Agency 35.0
6	Public Safety 632.2
7	Office of the Public Defender 100.0
8	Environmental Management 417.0
9	Coastal Resources Management Council 32.0
10	Transportation 755.0
11	Total 15,455.5 15,463.5
12	No agency or department may employ contracted employee services where contract employees
13	would work under state employee supervisors without determination of need by the Director of
14	Administration acting upon positive recommendations by the Budget Officer and the Personnel
15	Administrator and 15 days after a public hearing.
16	Nor may any agency or department contract for services replacing work done by state employees
17	at that time without determination of need by the Director of Administration acting upon the
18	positive recommendations of the State Budget Officer and the Personnel Administrator and 30
19	days after a public hearing.
20	SECTION 5. The appropriations from federal funds contained in Section 1 shall not be construed
21	to mean any federal funds or assistance appropriated, authorized, allocated or apportioned to the
22	State of Rhode Island from the State Fiscal Recovery Fund and Capital Projects Fund enacted
23	pursuant to the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, P.L. 117-2 for fiscal year 2023 except for
24	those instances specifically designated.
25	The following amounts are hereby appropriated out of any money available in the State Fiscal
26	Recovery Fund and Capital Projects Fund for the fiscal years ending June 30, 2024, June 30,
27	2025, June 30, 2026, and June 30, 2027.
28	For the purposes and functions hereinafter mentioned, the State Controller is hereby authorized
29	and directed to draw his or her orders upon the General Treasurer for payment of such sums and
30	such portions thereof as may be required by him or her upon receipt of properly authenticated
31	vouchers.
32	FY Ending FY Ending FY Ending FY Ending
33	06/30/2024 06/30/2025 06/30/2026 06/30/2027
34	State Fiscal Recovery Fund - Federal Funds
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1	Project
2	DOA - Administration 1,621,728 1,621,728 1,621,728 125,449
3	DOA - Electric Heat Pump Grant
4	Program 10,000,000 10,000,000 0 0
5	DOA - Ongoing COVID-19 Response 75,052,439 38,819,129 0 0
6	DLT - Enhanced Real Jobs 10,000,000 10,000,000 0 0
7	EOC - Minority Business Accelerator 4,000,000 0 0 0
8	EOC - Destination Marketing 1,500,000 0 0 0
9	EOC - Blue Economy Investments 40,000,000 20,000,000 0 0
10	EOC - Bioscience Investments 15,000,000 9,000,000 1,000,000 0
11	EOC - South Quay Marine Terminal 23,000,000 0 0 0
12	RIH - Development of Affordable
13	Housing 30,000,000 25,000,000 0 0
14	RIH - Site Acquisition 5,000,000 5,000,000 0 0
15	RIH - Down Payment Assistance 10,000,000 10,000,000 0 0
16	RIH - Workforce Housing 8,000,000 0 0 0
17	RIH - Affordable Housing
18	Predevelopment Program 2,500,000 2,500,000 2,500,000 0
19	RIH - Home Repair and Community
20	Revitalization 10,000,000 0 0 0
21	OHCD - Predevelopment and Capacity
22	Building 500,000 0 0 0
23	OHCD - Homelessness Assistance
24	Program 7,000,000 6,000,000 0 0
25	QDC - Port of Davisville 19,360,000 27,000,000 7,640,000 0
26	DCYF - Foster Home Lead Abatement
27	& Fire Safety 375,000 0 0 0
28	DHS - Childcare Support 1,217,000 500,000 0 0
29	BHDDH - Crisis Intervention
30	Trainings 550,000 550,000 550,000 0
31	ELSEC - Adult Education 1,500,000 1,500,000 0 0
32	DPS - Support for Survivors of
33	Domestic Violence 3,500,000 3,500,000 0 0
34	Capital Projects Fund - Federal Funds
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1	Project
2	DOA - CPF Administration 2,807,250 2,442,616 0 0
3	DOA - Municipal and Higher Ed
4	Matching Grant Program 23,360,095 0 0 0
5	DOA - RIC Student Services Center 15,000,000 15,000,000 0 0
6	EOC - Broadband 5,160,500 4,413,000 0 0
7	The State Fiscal Recovery Fund and Capital Projects Fund appropriations herein shall be made in
8	support of the following projects:
9	Federal Funds - State Fiscal Recovery Fund
10	Department of Administration (DOA)
11	DOA – Aid to the Convention Center. These funds shall provide operating support to the Rhode
12	Island convention center authority.
13	DOA - Electric Heat Pump Grant Program. These funds shall support a grant program within the
14	office of energy resources to assist homeowners and small-to-mid-size business owners with the
15	purchase and installation of high-efficiency electric heat pumps, with an emphasis on families in
16	environmental justice communities, minority-owned businesses, and community organizations
17	who otherwise cannot afford this technology. The office of energy resources shall report to the
18	Speaker of the House and Senate President no later than April 1 of each year the results of this
19	program, including but not limited to, the number of grants issued, amount of each grant and the
20	average grant amount, and the expected cumulative carbon emissions reductions associated with
21	heat pumps that received a grant.
22	DOA – Pandemic Recovery Office. These funds shall be allocated to finance the Pandemic
23	Recovery Office established within the Department of Administration.
24	DOA - Ongoing COVID-19 Response. These funds shall be allocated to continue COVID- 19
25	mitigation activities and to address the public health impacts of the pandemic in Rhode Island, to
26	be administered by the director of administration, in consultation with the director of health and
27	the secretary of health and human services.
28	DOA - Health Care Facilities. These funds shall address the ongoing staffing needs of hospitals,
29	nursing facilities and community health centers related to the COVID-19 public health emergency
30	totaling $77.5 million. This includes $45.0 million that shall be allocated to hospitals, or systems
31	if hospitals are members of one, to include a base payment equivalent to $1.0 million per hospital
32	with the remaining based on a hospital’s pro rata share of operating expenses from the 2021 cost
33	reports and $30.0 million for distribution to nursing facilities based on the number of Medicaid
34	beds days from the 2020 facility cost reports, provided at least 80 percent is dedicated to direct
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1	care workers. There is $2.5 million to be distributed to the community health centers through the
2	Rhode Island Health Center Association to support direct care staffing needs.
3	DOA - Public Health Response Warehouse Support. These funds shall be allocated to the proper
4	of PPE and other necessary COVID-19 response related supplies.
5	DOA - Nonprofit Assistance. These funds shall be allocated to the Rhode Island Foundation to
6	distribute to nonprofit organizations to address needs that have been exacerbated by COVID-19,
7	including housing and food insecurity, and behavioral health issues, among others.
8	DOA - Auto-Enrollment Program. These funds shall support a program for automatically
9	enrolling qualified individuals transitioned off Medicaid coverage at the end of the COVID-19
10	public health emergency into qualified health plans to avoid gaps in coverage, administered by
11	HealthSource RI.
12	Department of Labor and Training (DLT)
13	DLT - Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund Contribution. The director of labor and training shall
14	allocate these appropriations to the employment security fund prior to determining the experience
15	rate for each eligible employer for calendar year 2023.
16	DLT - Enhanced Real Jobs. These funds shall support the Real Jobs Rhode Island program in the
17	development of job partnerships, connecting industry employers adversely impacted by the
18	pandemic to individuals enrolled in workforce training programs.
19	Executive Office of Commerce (EOC)
20	EOC - Destination Marketing. These funds shall be used for destination tourism marketing in
21	support of airline routes to T.F. Green Airport. The Commerce Corporation is required to supply
22	equivalent matching funds out of its portion of the state hotel tax.
23	EOC - Statewide Broadband Planning and Mapping. These funds shall be allocated to develop a
24	statewide broadband strategic plan to provide broadband access to unserved and underserved
25	households and businesses, to support a state broadband director at the Commerce Corporation,
26	and to conduct mapping in support of future state broadband investment.
27	EOC - Minority Business Accelerator. These funds shall support a program to invest additional
28	resources to enhance the growth of minority business enterprises as defined in chapter 14.1 of
29	title 37. The initiative will support a range of assistance and programming, including financial
30	and technical assistance, entrepreneurship training, space for programming and co- working, and
31	assistance accessing low-interest loans. Commerce shall work with minority small business
32	associations, including the Rhode Island Black Business Association (RIBBA), to advance this
33	program. Of the amount allocated for FY 2023, five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000) shall
34	support the Rhode Island Black Business Association and three hundred thousand dollars
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1	($300,000) shall support the Roger Williams University Business Start-Up Clinic.
2	EOC - Blue Economy Investments. These funds shall support a program to invest in the state’s
3	blue economy industries consistent with the University of Rhode Island Research Foundation’s
4	Blue Economy Technology Cluster grant application. These funds shall only be allocated and
5	spent after a commitment of at least thirty five million dollars ($35,000,000) in federal matching
6	funds is secured from the economic development administration for Rhode Island. Funds shall be
7	used for purposes and amounts specified in the grant approval.
8	EOC - Bioscience Investments. These funds shall support a program to invest in the state’s life
9	science industries consistent with Northeastern University’s BioConnects New England grant
10	application. These funds shall only be allocated and spent after a commitment of at least fifteen
11	million dollars ($15,000,000) in federal matching funds is secured from the economic
12	development administration for Rhode Island. Funds shall be used for purposes and amounts
13	specified in the grant approval.
14	EOC - South Quay Marine Terminal. These funds shall support the development of an integrated
15	and centralized hub of intermodal shipping designed to support the offshore wind industry along
16	memorial parkway in the East Providence waterfront special development district. Funds may be
17	used for design and development of the waterfront portion of the terminal into a marine-industrial
18	facility.
19	EOC – Small Business Assistance. This project totals $36,672,000 over multiple fiscal years,
20	$13,257,568 of which is appropriated in Section 1 of this article. Of this total project amount,
21	thirty-two million dollars ($32,000,000) shall be allocated to a program of financial and technical
22	assistance to small businesses and COVID-impacted industries as follows: twelve million five
23	hundred thousand dollars ($12,500,000) shall be provided as direct payments to businesses for
24	lost revenue, ten million five hundred thousand dollars ($10,500,000) shall support technical
25	assistance for long-term business capacity building, seven million five hundred thousand dollars
26	($7,500,000) shall support public health upgrades, energy efficiency improvements, and outdoor
27	programming, and one million five hundred thousand dollars ($1,500,000) shall be allocated to
28	support administration of these programs. To be eligible to receive funds or support under this
29	program a business must have less than two million dollars ($2,000,000) in annual gross revenues
30	and demonstrate a negative impact from the COVID-19 pandemic as determined by the Rhode
31	Island Commerce Corporation. Under this program, total support in the form of direct payments
32	or technical assistance grants shall not exceed ten thousand dollars ($10,000) per eligible business
33	through either program. Total support in the form of direct payments, technical assistance, and
34	grants for public health upgrades, energy efficiency and outdoor programming shall not exceed
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1	thirty thousand dollars ($30,000) in the aggregate. Provided further that at least twenty percent
2	(20%) of all funds must be reserved for awards to assist minority business enterprises as defined
3	in chapter 14.1 of title 37.
4	EOC – Assistance to Impacted Industries. This project totals $13,328,000 over multiple fiscal
5	years, $5,129,000 of which is appropriated in Section 1 of this article. Of this total project
6	amount, funds shall be allocated to a program of assistance to the tourism, hospitality, and events
7	industries as follows: eight million dollars ($8,000,000) shall be provided as direct payments to
8	businesses for lost revenue, three million dollars ($3,000,000) shall support outdoor and public
9	space capital improvements and event programming, and two million dollars ($2,000,000) shall
10	support tourism marketing in coordination with state tourism regions and the Airport Corporation.
11	A business is eligible to receive funds or support under this program if it can demonstrate a
12	negative impact from the COVID-19 pandemic as determined by the Rhode Island Commerce
13	Corporation.
14	Rhode Island Housing (RIH)
15	RIH - Development of Affordable Housing. These funds shall expand a program at the Rhode
16	Island housing and mortgage finance corporation to provide additional investments in the
17	development of affordable housing units in conjunction with general obligation bond funds and
18	other sources of available financing according to guidelines approved by the Coordinating
19	Committee of the Housing Resources Commission. Of this amount, ten million ($10,000,000)
20	shall be available to Rhode Island housing and mortgage finance corporation to establish a pilot
21	program that shall direct funds to support low income public housing through project-based rental
22	assistance vouchers and financing for pre-development, improvement, and housing production
23	costs. Within eighteen (18) months, any money available for the pilot that is not yet allocated to
24	viable projects, or which has been awarded to public housing authorities which are unable to
25	demonstrate substantial completion of all work within eighteen (18) months of receipt of any such
26	funds, shall be returned to this program and no longer be included in the pilot. Determination of
27	viability and substantial completion under the pilot shall be at the sole discretion of the deputy
28	secretary of commerce for housing.
29	RIH - Site Acquisition. These funds shall be allocated to the Rhode Island housing and mortgage
30	finance corporation toward the acquisition of properties for redevelopment as affordable and
31	supportive housing to finance projects that include requirements for deed restrictions not less than
32	thirty (30) years, and a non-recourse structure.
33	RIH - Down Payment Assistance. Administered by the Rhode Island housing and mortgage
34	finance corporation, these funds shall be allocated to a program to provide $17,500 in down
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1	payment assistance to eligible first-time home buyers to promote homeownership.
2	RIH - Workforce Housing. These funds shall be allocated to the Rhode Island housing and
3	mortgage finance corporation to support a program to increase the housing supply for families
4	earning up to 120 percent of area median income.
5	RIH - Affordable Housing Predevelopment Program. These funds shall be allocated to the Rhode
6	Island housing mortgage finance corporation to support predevelopment work, for proposed
7	affordable housing developments to build a pipeline of new projects and build the capacity of
8	affordable housing developers in the state to expand affordable housing production.
9	RIH - Home Repair and Community Revitalization. These funds shall expand the acquisition and
10	revitalization program administered by the Rhode Island housing and mortgage finance
11	corporation to finance the acquisition and redevelopment of blighted properties to increase the
12	number of commercial and community spaces in disproportionately impacted communities and or
13	to increase the development of affordable housing. Residential development will serve
14	households earning no more than 80 percent of area median income. Commercial and community
15	spaces must serve or meet the needs of residents of a census tract where at least 51 percent of the
16	residents are low-and moderate-income persons. The program will also support critical home
17	repairs within the same communities.
18	Office of Housing and Community Development (OHCD)
19	OHCD - Predevelopment and Capacity Building. These funds shall support a program to increase
20	contract staffing capacity to administer proposed affordable housing projects. These funds will
21	support research and data analysis, stakeholder engagement, and the expansion of services for
22	people experiencing homelessness.
23	OHCD - Homelessness Assistance Program. These funds shall support a program to expand
24	housing navigation, behavioral health, and stabilization services to address pandemic- related
25	homelessness. The program will support both operating subsidies for extremely low-income
26	housing units and services for people transitioning from homelessness to housing, including
27	individuals transitioning out of the adult correctional institutions.
28	OHCD - Homelessness Infrastructure. These funds shall be used to support a program to respond
29	to pandemic-related and prevent homelessness, including but not limited to, acquisition or
30	construction of temporary or permanent shelter and other housing solutions and stabilization
31	programs, of which ten million ($10,000,000) shall support Crossroads Rhode Island sponsored
32	housing development-based and/or housing- based solutions, wrap-around services and
33	administrative costs of implementation.
34	OHCD - Statewide Housing Plan. These funds shall be allocated to the development of a
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1	statewide comprehensive housing plan to assess current and future housing needs, consider
2	barriers to home ownership and affordability, and identify services needed for increased
3	investments toward disproportionately impacted individuals and communities. These funds shall
4	be used to support municipal planning efforts to identify and cultivate viable sites and housing
5	projects.
6	Quonset Development Corporation (QDC)
7	QDC - Port of Davisville. These funds shall be allocated to expand a program developing port
8	infrastructure and services at the Port of Davisville in Quonset in accordance with the
9	corporation’s master plan.
10	Executive Office of Health and Human Services (EOHHS)
11	EOHHS - Pediatric Recovery. These funds shall support a program to provide relief to pediatric
12	providers in response to the decline in visitation and enrollment caused by the public health
13	emergency and incentivize providers to increase developmental and psychosocial behavioral
14	screenings.
15	EOHHS - Early Intervention Recovery. These funds shall support a program to provide relief to
16	early intervention providers in response to a decline in enrollment for early intervention, family
17	home visiting and screening programs. This program will also provide performance bonuses for
18	providers who hit certain targets, such as recovering referral numbers and achieving reduced staff
19	turnover.
20	EOHHS - Certified Community Behavioral Clinics. These funds shall be allocated to a program
21	to support certified community behavioral health clinics to bolster behavioral health supports,
22	medical screening and monitoring, and social services to particularly vulnerable populations in
23	response to a rise in mental health needs during the public health emergency.
24	EOHHS – Butler Hospital Short Term Stay Unit. These funds shall be allocated to support
25	construction of a 25-bed short stay unit at Butler Hospital to provide behavioral health care
26	services, crisis intervention and other related services.
27	Department of Children, Youth and Families (DCYF)
28	DCYF - Provider Workforce Stabilization. These funds shall be allocated to support workforce
29	stabilization supplemental wage payments and sign-on bonuses to eligible direct care and
30	supporting care staff of contracted service providers.
31	DCYF - Psychiatric Treatment Facility. These funds shall be allocated to expand existing
32	provider Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facility capacity to provide intensive residential
33	treatment options for adolescent girls and young women who face severe and complex behavioral
34	health challenges.
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1	DCYF - Foster Home Lead Abatement & Fire Safety. These funds shall be allocated to provide
2	financial assistance to foster families for lead remediation and fire suppression upgrades.
3	Department of Health (DOH)
4	DOH - Public Health Clinics. Of these funds, $2.0 million shall be allocated to the RI Free Clinic
5	to improve statewide access and quality of primary care for uninsured adults; to increase access to
6	dental care for uninsured adults integrated into medical care at the clinic; and, to build
7	infrastructure for telehealth and electronic medical records, and $2.0 million shall be allocated to
8	Open Door Health to expand services to address issues for people who are disproportionally
9	impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.
10	Department of Human Services (DHS)
11	DHS - Child Care Support. To address the adverse impact the pandemic has had on the child care
12	sector, the funds allocated to this program will provide retention bonuses for direct care staff at
13	child care centers and licensed family providers in response to pandemic-related staffing
14	shortages and start up and technical assistance grants for family child care providers. Retention
15	bonuses shall be paid monthly or as often as administratively feasible, but not less than quarterly.
16	The director of the department of human services and the director of the department of children,
17	youth and families may waive any fees otherwise assessed upon child care provider applicants
18	who have been awarded the family child care provider incentive grant. The allocation to this
19	program will also support quality improvements, the creation of a workforce registry and
20	additional funds for educational opportunities for direct care staff.
21	Department of Behavioral Healthcare, Developmental Disabilities and Hospitals (BHDDH)
22	BHDDH - Crisis Intervention Trainings. To respond to the increased volume of mental- health
23	related calls reported by police departments, these funds shall be allocated to the crisis
24	intervention training program to provide training every three years for law enforcement as well as
25	continuing education opportunities.
26	BHDDH - 9-8-8 Hotline. These funds shall be allocated for the creation of a 9-8-8 hotline to
27	maintain compliance with the National Suicide Hotline Designation Act of 2020 and the Federal
28	Communications Commission-adopted rules to assure that all citizens receive a consistent level of
29	9-8-8 and crisis behavioral health services.
30	Rhode Island Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (ELSEC)
31	RIDE - Adult Education Providers. These funds shall be directly distributed through the Office of
32	Adult Education to nonprofit adult education providers to expand access to educational programs
33	and literary services.
34	Department of Public Safety (DPS)
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1	DPS - Support for Survivors of Domestic Violence. These funds shall be allocated to invest in the
2	nonprofit community to provide additional housing, clinical and mental health services to victims
3	of domestic violence and sexual assault. This includes increased investments for therapy and
4	counseling, housing assistance, job training, relocation aid and case management.
5	Department of Transportation
6	DOT - RIPTA R-Line Free Service Pilot. These funds shall be allocated to the Rhode Island
7	Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) to provide free fare bus route service along the “R Line” for a
8	twelve (12) month period beginning September 1, 2022. RIPTA will track ridership data and
9	submit a report to the Speaker of the House, the President of the Senate, and the Governor no
10	later than March 1, 2024.
11	DOT - Turnpike and Bridge Authority – Safety Barriers Study. These funds shall be used by the
12	Turnpike and Bridge Authority to conduct a study to identify and evaluate the options to prevent
13	and address the risk of suicide on bridges under its purview. The selection of a vendor to conduct
14	the study shall be done through a request for proposals process.
15	Federal Funds - Capital Projects Fund
16	Department of Administration (DOA)
17	DOA - CPF Administration. These funds shall be allocated to the department of administration to
18	oversee the implementation of the Capital Projects Fund award from the American Rescue Plan
19	Act.
20	DOA - Municipal and Higher Ed Matching Grant Program. These funds shall be allocated to a
21	matching fund program for cities and towns that renovate or build a community wellness center
22	that meets the work, education and health monitoring requirements identified by the U.S.
23	Department of the Treasury.
24	DOA - RIC Student Services Center. These funds shall support the development of a centralized
25	hub at Rhode Island College, where students can complete essential tasks.
26	Executive Office of Commerce (EOC)
27	EOC - Broadband. These funds shall be allocated to the executive office of commerce to invest in
28	broadband projects to provide high-speed, reliable internet to all Rhode Islanders. The secretary
29	of commerce, in partnership with the director of business regulation, will run a series of requests
30	for proposals for broadband infrastructure projects, providing funds to municipalities, public
31	housing authorities, business cooperatives and local internet service providers for projects
32	targeted at those unserved and underserved by the current infrastructure as defined by national
33	telecommunications and information administration standards. This investment shall be used to
34	augment or provide a match for federal funds for broadband investment made available through
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1	the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. These funds shall be used in accordance with the
2	statewide broadband strategic plan and may not be obligated nor expended prior to its submission
3	in accordance with the requirements of the Rhode Island Broadband Development Program set
4	forth in Chapter 42-162.
5	SECTION 6. Notwithstanding any general laws to the contrary, the State Controller shall transfer
6	$4,444,444 to the Workers’ Compensation Administrative Fund by June 30, 2023.
7	SECTION 7. This article shall take effect upon passage.
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1	ARTICLE 2
2	RELATING TO PUBLIC SERVICE CORPORATION TAX
3	SECTION 1. Chapter 44-13 of the General Laws entitled “Public Service Corporation
4	Tax” is hereby amended by adding thereto the following section:
5	44-13-37. Temporary Relief from the Gross Earnings Tax on Electricity and Gas.
6	(a) As used in this section:
7	(1) “Electric utility customer” means an individual or business who purchases electricity
8	from a utility company during any of the months between and including December 2022 through
9	March 2023.
10	(2) “Gas utility customer” means an individual or business who purchases natural gas from
11	a utility company during any of the months between and including December 2022 through March
12	2023.
13	(3) “Utility company” means any entity that qualifies as a “public service company”
14	pursuant to § 44-13-2.1 and a “corporation” for the purposes of § 44-13-4(2) or § 44-13-4(6) and
15	sells electricity to an electric utility customer or sells natural gas to a gas utility customer for any
16	of the months between and including December 2022 through March 2023.
17	(b) (1) A utility company may be eligible for a rebate payment in the amount of the public
18	service corporation tax due pursuant to § 44-13-4 that would be charged to its electric utility
19	customers or its gas utility customers for the months of December 2022 through March 2023. For
20	the months of December 2022 through March 2023:
21	(i) A utility company shall pay the public service corporation tax pursuant to, and in
22	accordance with, § 44-13-4;
23	(ii) A utility company shall not charge any electric utility customer or any gas utility
24	customer the tax due or paid pursuant to § 44-13-4, but shall continue to reflect the amount of the
25	tax due along with an offsetting credit on each bill for each electric utility customer or gas utility
26	customer.
27	(2) The rebate amount shall be determined by the division of taxation based on the
28	applicable tax paid by a utility company for electricity consumption by its electric utility customers
29	and/or for gas consumption by its gas utility customers between and including the months of
30	December 2022 and March 2023.
31	(3) The utility company must apply for a rebate on such forms and in such a manner as
32	prescribed by the division of taxation on or before May 31, 2023 and the rebate will be paid by the
33	division of taxation to the utility company.
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1	(4) Rebate payments made under this subsection shall not be subject to offset and shall not
2	be considered gross earnings for the purposes of the public service corporation tax under this
3	chapter.
4	(5) In no event shall the rebate amount provided for in this section accrue interest
5	for the benefit of any utility company. The utility company shall not charge an electric
6	utility customer or a gas utility customer any fees or charges associated with the amounts
7	qualifying for a rebate in accordance with this section.
8	(6) In addition to all other penalties provided under Rhode Island state law, any utility
9	company that submits a fraudulent application or fails to otherwise comply with the terms of this
10	section for the December 2022 through March 2023 period shall pay a ten dollar ($10.00) penalty
11	per registered active account. The utility company shall pay any rebate amount fraudulently
12	received to the division of taxation and credit the electric utility customer or gas utility customer
13	for any amounts fraudulently or improperly claimed by the utility company and paid by the electric
14	utility customer or gas utility customer. The tax administrator shall have the same powers to collect
15	payment under this subsection as under title 44 of the general laws.
16	(7) If an electric utility customer or a gas utility customer erroneously pays to the utility
17	company the tax due for the December 2022 through March 2023 period, or any portion thereof,
18	the utility company must refund the customer within thirty (30) days of the customer remitting the
19	payment.
20	(8) If any provision of this section or the application thereof is held invalid, such invalidity shall
21	not affect the provisions of this section which can be given effect without the invalid provisions.
22	Notwithstanding this subsection, all other subsections of this chapter shall remain in full force
23	and effect.
24	SECTION 2. This article shall take effect upon passage.
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1	ARTICLE 3
2	RELATING TO EFFECTIVE DATE
3	SECTION 1. This act shall take effect upon passage, except as otherwise provided herein.
4	SECTION 2. This article shall take effect upon passage.
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