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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 PUBLIC FINANCE -- STATE FUNDS

     

     Introduced By: Representatives Lima, Cardillo, and J. Brien

     Date Introduced: March 01, 2023

     Referred To: House Corporations

     It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:

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     SECTION 1. Chapter 35-4 of the General Laws entitled "State Funds" is hereby amended

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by adding thereto the following section:

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     35-4-29. Disclosure and transparency required.

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     Any person or entity receiving state, federal or city or town funds, whether in the form of

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a grant for general support or for a particular project or by way of a tax reduction pursuant to an

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incentive program, shall disclose the names of all contractors and subcontractors as part of the

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bidding or grant application process or as part of the required certification for continuing in such

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incentive program.

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     SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage.

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EXPLANATION

BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

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     This act would require persons or entities receiving government funds to disclose the names

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of their contractors and subcontractors.

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     This act would take effect upon passage.

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