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S T A T E O F R H O D E I S L A N D

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2015

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A N A C T

MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE SUPPORT OF THE STATE FOR THE FISCAL

YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2016

Introduced By: Representative Raymond E. Gallison

Date Introduced: March 13, 2015

Referred To: House Finance

It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:

ARTICLE 1 RELATING TO MAKING APPROPRIATIONS IN SUPPORT 1

OF FY 2016 2

ARTICLE 2 RELATING TO DEBT MANAGEMENT 3

ARTICLE 3 RELATING TO LEASE AGREEMENTS FOR LEASED OFFICE SPACE 4

AND OPERATING SPACE 5

ARTICLE 4 RELATING TO DIVISION OF MOTOR VEHICLES 6

ARTICLE 5 RELATING TO REINVENTING MEDICAID ACT OF 2015 7

ARTICLE 6 RELATING TO EDUCATION 8

ARTICLE 7 RELATING TO HIGHER EDUCATION ASSISTANCE AUTHORITY 9

ARTICLE 8 RELATING TO MUNICIPALITIES 10

ARTICLE 9 RELATING TO SCHOOL BUILDING AUTHORITY CAPITAL FUND 11

ARTICLE 10 RELATING TO MAKING REVISED APPROPRIATIONS IN SUPPORT 12

OF FY 2015 13

ARTICLE 11 RELATING TO REVENUES 14

ARTICLE 12 RELATING TO STATE POLICE PENSIONS 15

ARTICLE 13 RELATING TO BUDGET ACCOUNTS 16

ARTICLE 14 RELATING TO INFRASTRUCTURE BANK 17

ARTICLE 15 RELATING TO GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION 18

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ARTICLE 16 RELATING TO BAYS, RIVERS AND WATERSHEDS 1

ARTICLE 17 RELATING HUMAN SERVICES – CHILD CARE – STATE SUBSIDIES 2

ARTICLE 18 RELATING TO HEALTH REFORM ASSESSMENT AND HEALTH 3

BENEFIT EXCHANGE 4

ARTICLE 19 RELATING TO COMMERCE CORPORATION AND ECONOMIC 5

DEVELOPMENT 6

ARTICLE 20 RELATING TO PROFESSIONAL LICENSES 7

ARTICLE 21 RELATING TO PENSIONS 8

ARTICLE 22 RELATING TO PUBLIC TRANSIT 9

ARTICLE 23 RELATING TO EFFECTIVE DATE 10

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ARTICLE 1 AS AMENDED 1

RELATING TO MAKING APPROPRIATIONS IN SUPPORT OF FY 2016 2

SECTION 1. Subject to the conditions, limitations and restrictions hereinafter contained 3

in this act, the following general revenue amounts are hereby appropriated out of any money in 4

the treasury not otherwise appropriated to be expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 5

2016. The amounts identified for federal funds and restricted receipts shall be made available 6

pursuant to section 35-4-22 and Chapter 41 of Title 42 of the Rhode Island General Laws. For the 7

purposes and functions hereinafter mentioned, the state controller is hereby authorized and 8

directed to draw his or her orders upon the general treasurer for the payment of such sums or such 9

portions thereof as may be required from time to time upon receipt by him or her of properly 10

authenticated vouchers. 11

Administration 12

Central Management 13

General Revenues 2,806,924 14

Office of Digital Excellence 984,019 15

Total – Central Management 3,790,943 16

Legal Services General Revenues 2,166,696 17

Accounts and Control General Revenues 4,080,143 18

Office of Management and Budget General Revenues 4,146,713 19

Purchasing 20


Other Funds 320,487 22

Total – Purchasing 3,085,408 23

Auditing General Revenues 1,476,262 24

Human Resources 25


Federal Funds 800,576 27

Restricted Receipts 489,333 28

Other Funds 1,401,403 29

Total – Human Resources 10,371,075 30

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Personnel Appeal Board General Revenues 119,874 1

Facilities Management 2


Federal Funds 1,208,674 4



Total – Facilities Management 37,681,225 7

Capital Projects and Property Management 8




Other Funds - Statewide Capital Consolidation 495,821 12

Total – Capital Projects and Property Management 3,612,931 13

Information Technology 14



Restricted Receipts 10,193,681 17


Total – Information Technology 39,971,076 19

Library and Information Services 20



Restricted Receipts 180 23

Total – Library and Information Services 2,434,428 24

Planning 25



Other Funds 28

Federal Highway – PL Systems Planning 3,254,638 29

Total – Planning 5,644,655 30

General 31

General Revenues 32

Miscellaneous Grants/Payments 971,049 33

Torts – Courts/Awards 400,000 34

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State Employees/Teachers Retiree Health Subsidy 2,321,057 1

Resource Sharing and State Library Aid 8,773,398 2

RIPTA 2,000,000 3

Library Construction Aid 2,663,300 4



Other Funds 7

Rhode Island Capital Plan Funds 8

Statehouse Renovations 575,000 9

DoIT Enterprise Operations Center 619,000 10

Cranston Street Armory 983,501 11

Cannon Building 1,465,000 12

Zambarano Building Rehabilitation 1,795,000 13

Pastore Center Rehab DOA Portion 2,793,000 14

Old State House 1,225,000 15

State Office Building 3,148,000 16

Old Colony House 695,000 17

William Powers Building 1,450,000 18

Pastore Center Utility Systems Upgrade 3,487,000 19

Replacement of Fueling Tanks 640,000 20

Environmental Compliance 200,000 21

Big River Management Area 120,000 22

Washington County Government Center 825,000 23

Veterans Memorial Auditorium 250,000 24

Chapin Health Laboratory 510,000 25

Pastore Center Parking 1,000,000 26

Pastore Center Water Tanks 280,000 27

RI Convention Center Authority 1,000,000 28

Dunkin Donuts Center 1,387,500 29

Mathias Building Renovation 3,100,000 30

McCoy Stadium 250,000 31

Pastore Center Power Plant 500,000 32

Virks Building Renovations 6,500,000 33

Harrington Hall Renovations 1,679,493 34

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Accessibility – Facility Renovations 1,000,000 1

State House Energy Management Improvements 346,000 2

Veterans Land Purchase 250,000 3

Pastore Center Building Demolition 1,700,000 4

Total – General 61,669,353 5

Debt Service Payments 6


Out of the general revenue appropriations for debt service, the General Treasurer is 8

authorized to make payments for the I-195 Redevelopment District Commission loan up to the 9

maximum debt service due in accordance with the loan agreement. 10



Other Funds 13

Transportation Debt Service 46,011,341 14

Investment Receipts – Bond Funds 100,000 15

COPS – DLT Building – TDI 271,653 16

Total - Debt Service Payments 150,262,732 17

Energy Resources 18



Total – Energy Resources 10,601,458 21

Rhode Island Health Benefits Exchange 22




Total – Rhode Island Health Benefits Exchange 30,926,620 26

Construction Permitting, Approvals and Licensing 27



Total – Construction Permitting, Approvals and Licensing 3,024,913 30

Office of Diversity, Equity & Opportunity 31



Total – Office of Diversity, Equity & Opportunity 1,190,135 34

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Personnel and Operational Reforms General Revenues (8,225,000) 1

Grand Total – Administration 368,031,640 2

Business Regulation 3

Central Management General Revenues 1,326,772 4

Banking Regulation 5



Total – Banking Regulation 1,711,773 8

Securities Regulation 9

General Revenues 962,697 10


Total – Securities Regulation 966,197 12

Insurance Regulation 13



Total – Insurance Regulation 5,763,467 16

Office of the Health Insurance Commissioner 17




Total – Office of the Health Insurance Commissioner 3,341,757 21

Board of Accountancy General Revenues 16,654 22

Commercial Licensing, Racing & Athletics 23



Total – Commercial Licensing, Racing & Athletics 1,220,883 26

Boards for Design Professionals General Revenues 273,009 27

Grand Total – Business Regulation 14,620,512 28

Executive Office of Commerce 29

Central Management General Revenues 956,254 30

Housing and Community Development 31




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Total – Housing and Community Development 14,376,885 1

Quasi–Public Appropriations 2

General Revenues 3

Rhode Island Commerce Corporation 7,394,514 4

Rhode Island Commerce Corporation – Legislative Grans 1,026,492 5

Airport Impact Aid 1,025,000 6

Sixty percent (60%) of the first $1,000,000 appropriated for airport impact aid shall be 7

distributed to each airport serving more than 1,000,000 passengers based upon its percentage of 8

the total passengers served by all airports serving more than 1,000,000 passengers. Forty percent 9

(40%) of the first $1,000,000 shall be distributed based on the share of landings during the 10

calendar year 2015 at North Central Airport, Newport-Middletown Airport, Block Island Airport, 11

Quonset Airport, T.F. Green Airport and Westerly Airport, respectively. The Rhode Island 12

Commerce Corporation shall make an impact payment to the towns or cities in which the airport 13

is located based on this calculation. Each community upon which any parts of the above airports 14

are located shall receive at least $25,000. 15

STAC Research Alliance 1,150,000 16

Innovative Matching Grants/Internships 1,000,000 17

I-195 Redevelopment District Commission 761,000 18

Executive Office of Commerce Programs 3,100,000 19

Chafee Center at Bryant 376,200 20

Other Funds 21


I-195 Redevelopment District Commission 300,000 23

Total – Quasi–Public Appropriations 16,133,206 24

Economic Development Initiatives Fund 25

General Revenue 26

Small Business Assistance Program 5,458,000 27

Anchor Institution Tax Credits 1,750,000 28

Innovation Initiative 500,000 29

Cluster Grants 750,000 30

I-195 Development Fund 25,000,000 31

Affordable Housing Fund 3,000,000 32

Main Street RI Streetscape Improvements 1,000,000 33

Rebuild RI Tax Credit Fund 1,000,000 34

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First Wave Closing Fund 5,000,000 1

Total – Economic Development Initiatives Fund 43,458,000 2

Grand Total – Executive Office of Commerce 74,924,345 3

Labor and Training 4




Other Funds 8


Center General Asset Protection 1,500,000 10

Center General Roof 256,691 11


Workforce Development Services 13

General Funds 704,517 14



Total – Workforce Development Services 30,519,841 17

Workforce Regulation and Safety General Revenues 2,925,633 18

Income Support 19




Other Funds 23

Temporary Disability Insurance Fund 193,989,337 24

Employment Security Fund 180,000,000 25

Total – Income Support 399,156,134 26

Injured Workers Services Restricted Receipts 8,501,946 27

Labor Relations Board General Revenues 389,651 28

Grand Total – Labor and Training 443,730,008 29

Department of Revenue 30

Director of Revenue General Revenues 1,144,238 31

Office of Revenue Analysis General Revenues 574,490 32

Lottery Division Lottery Funds 303,850,780 33

Municipal Finance General Revenues 2,186,998 34

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Taxation 1




Other Funds 5

Motor Fuel Tax Evasion 16,148 6

Temporary Disability Insurance 932,395 7

Total – Taxation 22,819,933 8

Registry of Motor Vehicles 9


License Plate Issuance 3,000,000 11

All unexpended or unencumbered balances as of June 30, 2016 relating to 12

license plate reissuance are hereby reappropriated to fiscal year 2017. 13



Total – Registry of Motor Vehicles 24,465,170 16

State Aid 17

General Revenue 18

Distressed Communities Relief Fund 10,384,458 19

Payment in Lieu of Tax Exempt Properties 40,080,409 20

Motor Vehicle Excise Tax Payments 10,000,000 21

Property Revaluation Program 1,778,760 22

Municipal Aid 5,000,000 23


Total – State Aid 68,165,640 25

Grand Total – Revenue 423,207,249 26

Legislature 27



Grand Total – Legislature 41,154,944 30

Lieutenant Governor 31



Grand Total – Lieutenant Governor 1,192,621 34

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Secretary of State 1

Administration General Revenues 2,553,390 2

Corporations General Revenues 2,302,691 3

State Archives 4



Total – State Archives 653,374 7

Elections & Civics General Revenues 1,017,899 8

State Library General Revenues 551,744 9

Office of Public Information 10


Receipted Receipts 15,000 12

Other Funds 13

Rhode Island Capital Plan Funds 436,246 14

Total – Office of Public Information 907,786 15

Grand Total – Secretary of State 7,986,884 16

General Treasurer 17

Treasury 18



Other Funds 21

Temporary Disability Insurance Fund 218,818 22

Tuition Savings Program – Admin 300,000 23

Total – Treasury 2,979,865 24

State Retirement System 25

Restricted Receipts 26

Admin Expenses – State Retirement System 10,230,709 27

Retirement – Treasury Investment Operations 1,235,591 28

Defined Contribution – Administration 316,195 29

Total – State Retirement System 11,782,495 30

Unclaimed Property Restricted Receipts 22,350,267 31

Crime Victim Compensation Program 32



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Total – Crime Victim Compensation Program 1,982,066 2

Grand Total – General Treasurer 39,094,693 3

Board of Elections General Revenues 1,818,305 4

Rhode Island Ethics Commission General Revenues 1,644,876 5

Office of Governor 6

General Revenues 7


Contingency Fund 250,000 9

Grand Total – Office of Governor 4,903,467 10

Commission for Human Rights 11



Grand Total – Commission for Human Rights 1,548,010 14

Public Utilities Commission 15



Grand Total – Public Utilities Commission 8,684,685 18

Office of Health and Human Services 19



Federal Funds 22


Federal Funds – Stimulus 105,512 24



Medical Assistance 27

General Revenue 28

Managed Care 289,075,534 29

Hospitals 109,655,465 30

Nursing Facilities 89,819,569 31

Home and Community Based Services 36,301,784 32

Other Services 40,661,162 33

Of this appropriation, $496,800 shall be used for cortical integrative therapy services. 34

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Pharmacy 55,060,232 1

Rhody Health 263,528,734 2

Federal Funds 3

Managed Care 323,366,137 4

Hospitals 110,175,915 5

Nursing Facilities 90,976,665 6

Home and Community Based Services 36,769,439 7

Other Services 523,288,344 8

Pharmacy (408,865) 9

Rhody Health 265,780,865 10

Special Education 19,000,000 11


Total – Medical Assistance 2,263,665,980 13

Grand Total – Office of Health and Human Services 2,387,903,953 14

Children, Youth, and Families 15





Children's Behavioral Health Services 20



Other Funds 23


Various Repairs and Improvements to Training School 1,113,586 25

Total – Children's Behavioral Health Services 11,407,735 26

Juvenile Correctional Services 27

General Revenue 25,591,602 28


Other Funds 30


Thomas C. Slater Training School Maintenance Building 535,000 32

Total – Juvenile Correctional Services 26,402,700 33

Child Welfare 34

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Federal Funds 2




Other Funds 6


Fire Code Upgrades 590,000 8

Total – Child Welfare 170,717,855 9

Higher Education Incentive Grants General Revenues 200,000 10

Grand Total – Children, Youth, and Families 216,592,410 11

Health 12






State Medical Examiner 18



Total – State Medical Examiner 2,913,581 21

Environmental and Health Services Regulation 22




Total – Environmental and Health Services Regulation 18,529,373 26

Health Laboratories 27



Total – Health Laboratories 9,352,021 30

Public Health Information 31



Total – Public Health Information 3,883,319 34

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Community and Family Health and Equity 1


Federal Funds 3




Total – Community and Family Health and Equity 68,571,092 7

Infectious Disease and Epidemiology 8



Total – Infectious Disease and Epidemiology 6,846,819 11

Grand Total – Health 121,401,905 12

Human Services 13






Child Support Enforcement 19



Total – Child Support Enforcement 9,642,411 22

Individual and Family Support 23


Federal Funds 25


Federal Funds – Stimulus 6,222,500 27


Other Funds 29


Blind Vending Facilities 165,000 31

Intermodal Surface Transportation Fund 4,428,478 32

Total – Individual and Family Support 155,980,278 33

Veterans' Affairs 34

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Total – Veterans' Affairs 29,393,531 4

Health Care Eligibility 5



Total – Health Care Eligibility 19,509,318 8

Supplemental Security Income Program General Revenues 18,706,478 9

Rhode Island Works 10



Total – Rhode Island Works 90,434,358 13

State Funded Programs 14


Of this appropriation, $210,000 shall be used for hardship contingency payments. 16


Total – State Funded Programs 269,743,880 18

Elderly Affairs 19

General Revenues 20

Program Services 6,587,459 21

Care and Safety of the Elderly 1,300 22



Total – Elderly Affairs 18,879,250 25

Grand Total – Human Services 622,403,505 26

Behavioral Healthcare, Developmental Disabilities, and Hospitals 27





Hospital and Community System Support 32



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Other Funds 1


Medical Center Rehabilitation 150,000 3

Community Facilities Fire Code 400,000 4

Total – Hospital and Community System Support 2,780,863 5

Services for the Developmentally Disabled 6




Other Funds 10


DD Private Waiver 300,000 12

Regional Center Repair/Rehabilitation 400,000 13

MR Community Facilities/Access to Independence 500,000 14

Total – Services for the Developmentally Disabled 230,874,476 15

Behavioral Healthcare Services 16



Municipal Substance Abuse Task Forces 900,000 19

NAMI of RI 128,000 20


Other Funds 22


MH Community Facilities Repair 400,000 24

MH Housing Development-Thresholds 800,000 25

Substance Abuse Asset Production 100,000 26

Total – Behavioral Healthcare Services 19,369,242 27

Hospital and Community Rehabilitative Services 28




Other Funds 32


Zambarano Buildings and Utilities 346,000 34

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BHDDH Administrative Buildings 2,000,000 1

MR Community Facilities 975,000 2

Hospital Equipment 300,000 3

Total - Hospital and Community Rehabilitative Services 116,305,161 4

Grand Total – BHDDH 370,945,694 5

Office of the Child Advocate 6



Grand Total – Office of the Child Advocate 717,273 9

Commission on the Deaf and Hard of Hearing 10



Grand Total – Commission on the Deaf and Hard of Hearing 491,883 13

Governor’s Commission on Disabilities 14




Grand Total – Governor’s Commission on Disabilities 428,524 18

Office of the Mental Health Advocate General Revenues 508,251 19

Elementary and Secondary Education 20

Administration of the Comprehensive Education Strategy 21


Federal Funds 23



RTTT LEA Share 100,000 26



HRIC Adult Education Grants 3,500,000 29

Other Funds 30


State-Owned Warwick 1,000,000 32

State-Owned Woonsocket 1,000,000 33

Total – Administration of the Comprehensive Education Strategy 229,616,671 34

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Davies Career and Technical School 1




Other Funds 5


Davies HVAC 895,000 7

Davies Asset Protection 770,000 8

Total – Davies Career and Technical School 18,916,400 9

RI School for the Deaf 10




Other Funds 14

RI School for the Deaf Transformation Grants 59,000 15

Total – RI School for the Deaf 7,384,095 16

Metropolitan Career and Technical School 17


Other Funds 19


MET Asset Protection 100,000 21

MET School HVAC 3,736,370 22

Total – Metropolitan Career and Technical School 13,700,795 23

Education Aid 24



Other Funds 27

Permanent School Fund – Education Aid 300,000 28

Total – Education Aid 815,639,686 29

Central Falls School District General Revenues 39,520,102 30

School Construction Aid 31

General Revenues 32

School Housing Aid 70,907,110 33

School Building Authority Capital Fund 20,000,000 34

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Total – School Construction Aid 90,907,110 1

Teachers' Retirement General Revenues 92,805,836 2

Grand Total – Elementary and Secondary Education 1,308,490,695 3

Public Higher Education 4

Office of Postsecondary Commissioner 5


Federal Funds 7


WaytogoRI Portal 943,243 9

Guaranty Agency Operating Fund-Scholarships & Grants 4,000,000 10

Other Funds 11

Tuition Savings Program – Dual Enrollment 1,300,000 12

Tuition Savings Program – Scholarships and Grants 6,095,000 13

Total – Office of Postsecondary Commissioner 28,302,867 14

University of Rhode Island 15

General Revenue 16


The University shall not decrease internal student financial aid in the 2015 – 2016 18

academic year below the level of the 2014 – 2015 academic year. The President of the institution 19

shall report, prior to the commencement of the 2015-2016 academic year, to the chair of the 20

Council of Postsecondary Education that such tuition charges and student aid levels have been 21

achieved at the start of FY 2016 as prescribed above. 22

Debt Service 18,186,018 23

RI State Forensics Laboratory 1,072,892 24

Other Funds 25

University and College Funds 591,203,000 26

Debt – Dining Services 1,113,621 27

Debt – Education and General 3,599,062 28

Debt – Health Services 136,256 29

Debt – Housing Loan Funds 10,607,660 30

Debt – Memorial Union 324,358 31

Debt – Ryan Center 2,793,305 32

Debt – Alton Jones Services 103,119 33

Debt – Parking Authority 1,029,157 34

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Debt – Sponsored Research 90,278 1

Debt – URI Energy Conservation 1,709,986 2

Debt – Restricted Energy Conservation 810,170 3


Asset Protection 7,686,900 5

Fire and Safety Protection 3,221,312 6

Electrical Substation 1,200,000 7

New Chemistry Building 4,000,000 8

URI/RIC Nursing Education Center 400,000 9

Total – University of Rhode Island 720,672,430 10

Notwithstanding the provisions of section 35-3-15 of the general laws, all unexpended or 11

unencumbered balances as of June 30, 2016 relating to the University of Rhode Island are hereby 12

reappropriated to fiscal year 2017. 13

Rhode Island College 14

General Revenues 15


Rhode Island College shall not decrease internal student financial aid in the 2015 – 2016 17

academic year below the level of the 2014 – 2015 academic year. The President of the institution 18

shall report, prior to the commencement of the 2015-2016 academic year, to the chair of the 19

Council of Postsecondary Education that such tuition charges and student aid levels have been 20

achieved at the start of FY 2016 as prescribed above. 21


Other Funds 23


Debt – Education and General 879,147 25

Debt – Housing 2,013,281 26

Debt – Student Center and Dining 154,330 27

Debt – Student Union 235,481 28

Debt – G.O. Debt Service 1,644,459 29

Debt Energy Conservation 256,275 30



Infrastructure Modernization 2,000,000 33

Total – Rhode Island College 179,033,154 34

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unencumbered balances as of June 30, 2016 relating to Rhode Island College are hereby 2

reappropriated to fiscal year 2017. 3

Community College of Rhode Island 4

General Revenues 5


The Community College of Rhode Island shall not decrease internal student financial aid 7

in the 2015 – 2016 academic year below the level of the 2014 – 2015 academic year. The 8

President of the institution shall report, prior to the commencement of the 2015-2016 academic 9

year, to the chair of the Council of Postsecondary Education that such tuition charges and student 10

aid levels have been achieved at the start of FY 2016 as prescribed above. 11



Other Funds 14


CCRI Debt Service – Energy Conservation 808,425 16



Knight Campus Renewal 2,000,000 19

Total – Community College of RI 162,150,985 20


unencumbered balances as of June 30, 2016 relating to the Community College of Rhode Island 22

are hereby reappropriated to fiscal year 2017. 23

Grand Total – Public Higher Education 1,090,159,436 24

RI State Council on the Arts 25

General Revenues 26

Operating Support 778,478 27

Grants 1,084,574 28


Other Funds 30

Art for Public Facilities 1,398,293 31

Grand Total – RI State Council on the Arts 4,036,698 32

RI Atomic Energy Commission 33


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Other Funds 2

URI Sponsored Research 275,300 3


RINSC Asset Protection 50,000 5

Grand Total – RI Atomic Energy Commission 1,337,169 6

RI Historical Preservation and Heritage Commission 7




Other Funds 11

RIDOT Project Review 71,708 12

Grand Total – RI Historical Preservation and Heritage Commission 3,956,703 13

Attorney General 14

Criminal 15




Total – Criminal 23,106,413 19

Civil 20



Total – Civil 6,182,731 23

Bureau of Criminal Identification General Revenues 1,591,162 24

General 25


Other Funds 27


Building Renovations and Repairs 300,000 29

Total – General 3,155,011 30

Grand Total – Attorney General 34,035,317 31

Corrections 32



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Parole Board 3



Total – Parole Board 1,383,685 6

Custody and Security 7



Total – Custody and Security 127,643,470 10

Institutional Support 11


Other Funds 13



Maximum – General Renovations 900,000 16

General Renovations Women’s 416,000 17

Bernadette Guay Roof 500,000 18

ISC Exterior Envelope and HVAC 800,000 19

Minimum Security Kitchen Expansion 1,100,000 20

Medium Infrastructure 1,500,000 21

New Gloria McDonald Facility 450,000 22

Total – Institutional Support 26,011,667 23

Institutional Based Rehab./Population Management 24




Total – Institutional Based Rehab/Population Management 10,106,057 28

Healthcare Services General Revenues 20,771,182 29

Community Corrections 30




Total – Community Corrections 16,032,431 34

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Grand Total – Corrections 211,025,689 1

Judiciary 2

Supreme Court 3

General Revenues 4


Provided however, that no more than $932,340 in combined total shall be offset to the 6

Public Defender’s Office, the Attorney General’s Office, the Department of Corrections, the 7

Department of Children Youth and Families, and the Department of Public Safety for square-8

footage occupancy costs in public courthouses. 9

Defense of Indigents 3,542,240 10



Other Funds 13

Rhode Island Capital Plan Fund 14

Judicial HVAC 900,000 15

Judicial Complexes Asset Protection 850,000 16

Noel Shelled Courtroom Build Out 3,000,000 17

Licht Judicial Complex Restoration 750,000 18

Total - Supreme Court 39,376,432 19

Judicial Tenure and Discipline General Revenues 121,527 20

Superior Court 21




Total – Superior Court 23,560,346 25

Family Court 26



Total – Family Court 23,932,580 29

District Court 30




Total – District Court 13,002,213 34

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Traffic Tribunal General Revenues 8,542,221 1

Workers' Compensation Court Restricted Receipts 7,763,807 2

Grand Total – Judiciary 116,299,126 3

Military Staff 4




RI Military Relief Fund 300,000 8

Counter Drug Asset Forfeiture 23,300 9

Other Funds 10


Armory of Mounted Command Roof Replacement 357,500 12

Asset Protection 700,000 13

Joint Force Headquarters Building 600,000 14

Grand Total – Military Staff 19,408,098 15

Emergency Management 16




Grand Total – Emergency Management 18,537,918 20

Public Safety 21





E-911 Emergency Telephone System General Revenues 5,377,414 26

State Fire Marshal 27




Other Funds 31

Rhode Island Capital Plan Fund 32

Fire Academy 2,000,000 33

Quonset Development Corporation 60,541 34

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Total – State Fire Marshal 5,896,017 1

Security Services General Revenues 22,680,304 2

Municipal Police Training Academy 3



Total – Municipal Police Training Academy 420,421 6

State Police 7




Other Funds 11


Consolidated Training Academy 1,250,000 13

DPS Asset Protection 250,000 14

Barrack Renovation 400,000 15

Lottery Commission Assistance 1,450,696 16

Airport Corporation Assistance 377,148 17

Road Construction Reimbursement 2,936,120 18

Total – State Police 84,255,831 19

Grand Total – Public Safety 123,725,416 20

Office of Public Defender 21



Grand Total – Office of Public Defender 11,700,347 24

Environmental Management 25

Office of the Director 26




Total – Office of the Director 8,413,281 30

Natural Resources 31




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Other Funds 1

DOT Recreational Projects 181,649 2

Blackstone Bikepath Design 2,059,579 3

Transportation MOU 78,350 4


Dam Repair 750,000 6

Fort Adams Rehabilitation 125,000 7

Fort Adams America’s Cup 1,400,000 8

Recreational Facilities Improvements 4,991,000 9

Galilee Piers Upgrade 400,000 10

Newport Piers 137,500 11

World War II Facility 770,000 12

Blackstone Valley Bike Path 198,410 13

Marine Infrastructure/Pier Development 100,000 14

Rocky Point Acquisition/Renovations 200,000 15

Natural Resources Offices/Visitor’s Center 2,500,000 16

Total – Natural Resources 60,055,812 17

Environmental Protection 18




Other Funds 22

Transportation MOU 164,734 23

Total – Environmental Protection 30,835,528 24

Grand Total – Environmental Management 99,304,621 25

Coastal Resources Management Council 26




Other Funds 30


South Coast Restoration Project 321,775 32

Shoreline Change Beach SAMP 50,000 33

Grand Total – Coastal Resources Management Council 5,669,383 34

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Transportation 1



Other Funds 4

Gasoline Tax 2,182,215 5


Management and Budget 7

Other Funds – Gasoline Tax 4,530,251 8

Infrastructure Engineering - GARVEE/Motor Fuel Tax Bonds 9

Federal Funds 10




Other Funds 14


Land Sale Revenue 10,800,000 16

Rhode Island Capital Funds 17

RIPTA Land and Buildings 200,000 18

Highway Improvement Program 34,650,000 19

Total - Infrastructure Engineering – GARVEE/Motor Fuel Tax Bonds 375,526,862 20

Infrastructure Maintenance 21

Other Funds 22


Non-Land Surplus Property 10,000 24

Outdoor Advertising 100,000 25

Rhode Island Highway Maintenance Account 54,349,189 26


Maintenance Facilities Improvements 100,000 28

Salt Storage Facilities 1,000,000 29

Portsmouth Facility 1,000,000 30

Maintenance - Capital Equipment Replacement 2,000,000 31

Train Station Maintenance and Repairs 350,000 32

Total – Infrastructure Maintenance 73,037,150 33

Grand Total – Transportation 463,816,478 34

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Statewide Totals 1

General Revenues 3,551,988,738 2

Federal Funds 2,947,277,640 3


Other Funds 1,920,676,257 5

Statewide Grand Total 8,665,438,731 6

SECTION 2. Each line appearing in Section 1 of this Article shall constitute an 7

appropriation. 8

SECTION 3. Upon the transfer of any function of a department or agency to another 9

department or agency, the Governor is hereby authorized by means of executive order to transfer 10

or reallocate, in whole or in part, the appropriations and the full-time equivalent limits affected 11

thereby. 12

SECTION 4. From the appropriation for contingency shall be paid such sums as may be 13

required at the discretion of the Governor to fund expenditures for which appropriations may not 14

exist. Such contingency funds may also be used for expenditures in the several departments and 15

agencies where appropriations are insufficient, or where such requirements are due to unforeseen 16

conditions or are non-recurring items of an unusual nature. Said appropriations may also be used 17

for the payment of bills incurred due to emergencies or to any offense against public peace and 18

property, in accordance with the provisions of Titles 11 and 45 of the General Laws of 1956, as 19

amended. All expenditures and transfers from this account shall be approved by the Governor. 20

SECTION 5. The general assembly authorizes the state controller to establish the internal 21

service accounts shown below, and no other, to finance and account for the operations of state 22

agencies that provide services to other agencies, institutions and other governmental units on a 23

cost reimbursed basis. The purpose of these accounts is to ensure that certain activities are 24

managed in a businesslike manner, promote efficient use of services by making agencies pay the 25

full costs associated with providing the services, and allocate the costs of central administrative 26

services across all fund types, so that federal and other non-general fund programs share in the 27

costs of general government support. The controller is authorized to reimburse these accounts for 28

the cost of work or services performed for any other department or agency subject to the 29

following expenditure limitations: 30

Account Expenditure Limit 31

State Assessed Fringe Benefit Internal Service Fund 38,930,194 32

Administration Central Utilities Internal Service Fund 17,782,800 33

State Central Mail Internal Service Fund 6,203,680 34

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State Telecommunications Internal Service Fund 4,122,558 1

State Automotive Fleet Internal Service Fund 13,830,623 2

Surplus Property Internal Service Fund 2,500 3

Health Insurance Internal Service Fund 251,175,719 4

Other Post-Employment Benefits Fund 64,293,483 5

Capitol Police Internal Service Fund 1,252,144 6

Corrections Central Distribution Center Internal Service Fund 6,768,097 7

Correctional Industries Internal Service Fund 7,228,052 8

Secretary of State Record Center Internal Service Fund 813,687 9

SECTION 6. The General Assembly may provide a written "statement of legislative 10

intent" signed by the chairperson of the House Finance Committee and by the chairperson of the 11

Senate Finance Committee to show the intended purpose of the appropriations contained in 12

Section 1 of this Article. The statement of legislative intent shall be kept on file in the House 13

Finance Committee and in the Senate Finance Committee. 14

At least twenty (20) days prior to the issuance of a grant or the release of funds, which 15

grant or funds are listed on the legislative letter of intent, all department, agency and corporation 16

directors, shall notify in writing the chairperson of the House Finance Committee and the 17

chairperson of the Senate Finance Committee of the approximate date when the funds are to be 18

released or granted. 19

SECTION 7. Appropriation of Temporary Disability Insurance Funds -- There is hereby 20

appropriated pursuant to sections 28-39-5 and 28-39-8 of the Rhode Island General Laws all 21

funds required to be disbursed for the benefit payments from the Temporary Disability Insurance 22

Fund and Temporary Disability Insurance Reserve Fund for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2016. 23

SECTION 8. Appropriation of Employment Security Funds -- There is hereby 24

appropriated pursuant to section 28-42-19 of the Rhode Island General Laws all funds required to 25

be disbursed for benefit payments from the Employment Security Fund for the fiscal year ending 26

June 30, 2016. 27

SECTION 9. Appropriation of Lottery Division Funds – There is hereby appropriated to 28

the Lottery Division any funds required to be disbursed by the Lottery Division for the purposes 29

of paying commissions or transfers to the prize fund for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2016. 30

SECTION 10. Departments and agencies listed below may not exceed the number of full-31

time equivalent (FTE) positions shown below in any pay period. Full-time equivalent positions do 32

not include seasonal or intermittent positions whose scheduled period of employment does not 33

exceed twenty-six consecutive weeks or whose scheduled hours do not exceed nine hundred and 34

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twenty-five (925) hours, excluding overtime, in a one-year period. Nor do they include 1

individuals engaged in training, the completion of which is a prerequisite of employment. 2

Provided, however, that the Governor or designee, Speaker of the House of Representatives or 3

designee, and the President of the Senate or designee may authorize an adjustment to any 4

limitation. Prior to the authorization, the State Budget Officer shall make a detailed written 5

recommendation to the Governor, the Speaker of the House, and the President of the Senate. A 6

copy of the recommendation and authorization to adjust shall be transmitted to the chairman of 7

the House Finance Committee, Senate Finance Committee, the House Fiscal Advisor and the 8

Senate Fiscal Advisor. 9

State employees whose funding is from non-state general revenue funds that are time 10

limited shall receive limited term appointment with the term limited to the availability of non-11

state general revenue funding source. 12

FY 2016 FTE POSITION AUTHORIZATION 13

Departments and Agencies Full-Time Equivalent 14

Administration 711.7 15

Business Regulation 98.0 16

Executive Office of Commerce 16.0 17

Labor and Training 410.0 18

Revenue 514.5 19

Legislature 298.5 20

Office of the Lieutenant Governor 8.0 21

Office of the Secretary of State 57.0 22

Office of the General Treasurer 84.0 23

Board of Elections 11.0 24

Rhode Island Ethics Commission 12.0 25

Office of the Governor 45.0 26

Commission for Human Rights 14.5 27

Public Utilities Commission 50.0 28

Office of Health and Human Services 187.0 29

Children, Youth, and Families 672.5 30

Health 490.6 31

Human Services 959.1 32

Behavioral Health, Developmental Disabilities, and Hospitals 1,421.4 33

Office of the Child Advocate 6.0 34

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Commission on the Deaf and Hard of Hearing 3.0 1

Governor’s Commission on Disabilities 4.0 2

Office of the Mental Health Advocate 4.0 3

Elementary and Secondary Education 151.4 4

School for the Deaf 60.0 5

Davies Career and Technical School 126.0 6

Office of Postsecondary Commissioner 25.0 7

Provided that 1.0 of the total authorization would be available only for positions that are 8

supported by third-party funds. 9

University of Rhode Island 2,456.5 10

Provided that 573.8 of the total authorization would be available only for positions that 11

are supported by third-party funds. 12

Rhode Island College 923.6 13



Community College of Rhode Island 854.1 16



Rhode Island State Council on the Arts 8.6 19

RI Atomic Energy Commission 8.6 20

Historical Preservation and Heritage Commission 16.6 21

Office of the Attorney General 236.1 22

Corrections 1,419.0 23

Judicial 724.3 24

Military Staff 92.0 25

Public Safety 633.2 26

Office of the Public Defender 93.0 27

Emergency Management 32.0 28

Environmental Management 399.0 29

Coastal Resources Management Council 29.0 30

Transportation 752.6 31

Total 15,118.4 32

SECTION 11. The amounts reflected in this Article include the appropriation of Rhode 33

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within Section 11 of Article 1 of Chapter 145 of the P.L. of 2014. 1

The following amounts are hereby appropriated out of any money in the State’s Rhode 2

Island Capital Plan Fund not otherwise appropriated to be expended during the fiscal years ending 3

June 30, 2017, June 30, 2018, June 30, 2019, and June 30, 2020. These amounts supersede 4

appropriations provided within Section 11 of Article 1 of Chapter 145 of the P.L. of 2014. For the 5

purposes and functions hereinafter mentioned, the State Controller is hereby authorized and 6

directed to draw his or her orders upon the General Treasurer for the payment of such sums and 7

such portions thereof as may be required by him or her upon receipt of properly authenticated 8

vouchers. 9

Fiscal Year Fiscal Year Fiscal Year Fiscal Year 10

Ending Ending Ending Ending 11

Project June 30, 2017 June 30, 2018 June 30, 2019 June 30, 2020 12

DOA - Cannon Building 400,000 400,000 250,000 250,000 13

DOA - Accessibility – Facility 14

Renovations 1,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 15

DOA - Pastore Canter Rehab 7,915,000 2,500,000 2,120,000 2,500,000 16

DOA - State Office Building 2,800,000 400,000 350,000 0 17

DOA - Virks Building 6,500,000 0 0 0 18

DOA - Washington County 19

Government Center 750,000 500,000 500,000 500,000 20

DOA - William Powers Administration 21

Buildings 475,000 150,000 425,000 425,000 22

DOA - Zambarano Utilities and 23

Infrastructure 1,000,000 250,000 950,000 100,000 24

DOC - Asset Protection 3,750,000 3,750,000 3,750,000 3,750,000 25

DLT - Center General Asset 26

Protection 1,500,000 1,000,000, 500,000 500,000 27

El Sec - Davies School Asset 28

Protection 150,000 150,000 150,000 150,000 29

El Sec - Davies HVAC 1,435,000 650,000 0 0 30

El Sec - Met School Asset 31

Protection 100,000 250,000 250,000 250,000 32

El Sec - Woonsocket Career and 33

Technical 1,150,000 1,000,000 0 0 34

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Judicial - Asset Protection 875,000 950,000 950,000 1,000,000 1

Mil Staff – Joint Force Headquarters 2

Bldg 3,000,000 3,000,000 4,100,000 0 3

Higher Ed - CCRI Asset 4

Protection 2,732,100 2,799,063 2,368,035 2,439,076 5

Higher Ed - Knight Campus 6

Renewal 4,000,000 5,000,000 4,000,000 3,000,000 7

Higher Ed - Asset Protection- 8

RIC 3,357,700 3,458,431 3,562,184 3,669,050 9

Higher Ed - Asset Protection- 10

URI 7,856,000 8,030,000 8,200,000 8,364,000 11

Higher Ed - URI/RIC Nursing 12

Education Center 200,000 0 0 0 13

Higher Ed - RIC Infrastructure 14

Modernization 3,000,000 3,500,000 2,000,000 0 15

DPS - Consolidated Training 16

Academy 5,400,000 3,100,000 0 0 17

DPS - Asset Protection 250,000 250,000 250,000 250,000 18

DPS - Fire Academy Bldg 1,965,000 0 0 0 19

DEM - Dam Repairs 1,000,000 1,550,000 1,500,000 1,000,000 20

DEM - Galilee Piers 400,000 400,000 400,000 400,000 21

DEM - Marine Infrastructure/ 22

Pier Development 1,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 900,000 23

DEM - Newport Piers 137,500 0 0 0 24

DEM - Recreation Facility 25

Improvements 3,094,000 1,700,000 1,550,000 850,000 26

DEM - Natural Resources Offices/ 27

Visitor’s Center 3,000,000 0 0 0 28

DOT - Highway Improvement 29

Program 27,200,000 27,200,000 27,200,000 27,200,000 30

SECTION 12. Reappropriation of Funding for Rhode Island Capital Plan Fund Projects. 31

– Any unexpended and unencumbered funds from Rhode Island Capital Plan Fund project 32

appropriations may be reappropriated at the recommendation of the Governor in the ensuing 33

fiscal year and made available for the same purpose. However, any such reappropriations are 34

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subject to final approval by the General Assembly as part of the supplemental appropriations act. 1

Any unexpended funds of less than five hundred dollars ($500) shall be reappropriated at the 2

discretion of the State Budget Officer. 3

SECTION 13. For the Fiscal Year ending June 30, 2016, the Rhode Island Housing and 4

Mortgage Finance Corporation shall provide from its resources such sums as appropriate in 5

support of the Neighborhood Opportunities Program. The Corporation shall provide a report 6

detailing the amount of funding provided to this program, as well as information on the number 7

of units of housing provided as a result to the Director of Administration, the Chair of the 8

Housing Resources Commission, the Chair of the House Finance Committee, the Chair of the 9

Senate Finance Committee and the State Budget Officer. 10

SECTION 14. This article shall take effect as of July 1, 2015. 11

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ARTICLE 2 AS AMENDED 1

RELATING TO DEBT MANAGEMENT 2

SECTION 1. University of Rhode Island Fraternity Circle Improvements Phase I. 3

WHEREAS, The University of Rhode Island is proposing a utility and infrastructure 4

project to replace, improve, and reorganize aged, incrementally developed utility and paved 5

infrastructure in the sector of the Kingston Campus devoted to fraternity and sorority houses, 6

referred to as Fraternity Circle Improvements Phase I, including improvements to water, 7

wastewater, electrical, telecommunications, natural gas connections, and storm water 8

management systems, as well as roadways, walkways, and parking lots as a first phase of 9

improvements reflected in a "master plan" for this unique neighborhood of on-campus residences 10

serving organizations of students; and 11

WHEREAS, Fraternities and sororities first developed in the early 1900s at the 12

University of Rhode Island and were expanded with the initial designation and development of 13

the "fraternity circle" neighborhood that was established in 1964, with the complement of 14

fraternity and sorority buildings presently housing over 800 students, while maintaining strong 15

bonds with affiliated alumni supporters of the University; and 16

WHEREAS, The capacity of the present water distribution system in this sector is a 17

concern for serving sprinkler systems in both present and future houses and the wastewater 18

system and storm water management systems must be improved and contemporized; and 19

WHEREAS, The upgrade and reconfiguration of gas, electric, and telecommunication 20

infrastructure in the district, with the cooperation of National Grid and the university's 21

networking and telecommunications operation, will address reliability, safety and long-term 22

functionality, while reconfigured roadways, with service access, improved pedestrian safety, and 23

parking area enhancements will bring this sector in line with the hardscape, exterior lighting, and 24

blue-light emergency phone complements in the adjacent residence hall districts; and 25

WHEREAS, The design and construction of this project will be financed through Rhode 26

Island Health and Educational Building Corporation (RIHEBC) revenue bonds, with an expected 27

term of twenty (20) years; and 28

WHEREAS, Debt service payments would be supported by university general revenues; 29

now, therefore, be it 30

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RESOLVED, That the total amount of the debt approved to be issued in the aggregate 1

shall be limited to not more than five million one hundred thousand dollars ($5,100,000). Total 2

debt service on the bonds is not expected to exceed four hundred seven thousand dollars 3

($407,000) annually and eight million one hundred forty thousand dollars ($8,140,000) in the 4

aggregate based on an average interest rate of five (5.0%) percent and a twenty (20) year 5

maturity; and be it further 6

RESOLVED, That the Fraternity Circle Improvement Project Phase I is an important 7

investment in the upgrade of essential utility systems to enhance public safety, ensure reliability 8

and capacity, and safeguard the woodland/wetland setting of this sector of the Kingston Campus; 9

and that this general assembly hereby approves financing; and it be further 10

RESOLVED, That this Joint Resolution shall take effect upon passage by this General 11

Assembly. 12

SECTION 2. Rhode Island Turnpike and Bridge Authority. 13

WHEREAS, The Rhode Island Turnpike and Bridge Authority (the "Authority") is a 14

public corporation of the State of Rhode Island (the "State"), constituting a public instrumentality 15

and agency exercising public and essential governmental functions of the State, created by the 16

General Assembly pursuant to Rhode Island General Laws § 24-12-1, et seq. (as enacted, 17

reenacted and amended, hereinafter referred to as the "Act"); and 18

WHEREAS, The State recognizes that the Pell Bridge, the Jamestown Verrazzano Bridge 19

and other facilities of the Authority are an essential part of the State's transportation system and 20

facilitates the tourism industry; and it is the policy of the State that the public welfare and the 21

further economic development and the prosperity of the State requires the maintenance of such 22

facilities and the financing thereof; and 23

WHEREAS, The Act provides that the Authority shall have the power to charge and 24

collect tolls for the use of its facilities; and 25

WHEREAS, Pursuant to Rhode Island General Laws § 31-36-20, three and one-half cents 26

($0.035) per gallon of the motor fuel tax is transferred to the Authority to be used for 27

maintenance, operations, capital expenditures and debt service on any of its projects as defined in 28

chapter 12 of title 24; and 29

WHEREAS, The Act also provides that the Authority shall have the power to acquire, 30

hold and dispose of real and personal property in the exercise of its powers and performance of its 31

duties; and 32

WHEREAS, The Act authorizes the Authority to make and enter into all contracts and 33

agreements necessary or incidental to the performance of its duties and the execution of its 34

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powers under the Act, to issue revenue bonds of the Authority for any of its purposes and to 1

refund its bonds, borrow money in anticipation of the issuance of its bonds, and secure its bonds 2

and notes by the pledge of its tolls and other revenues; and 3

WHEREAS, In furtherance of its corporate purposes, the Authority is authorized to issue 4

from time to time its negotiable revenue bonds and notes in one or more series in such principal 5

amounts for the purpose of paying all or a part of the costs of any one or more projects authorized 6

by the Act, making provision for working capital and a reserve for interest; and 7

WHEREAS, Pursuant to Rhode Island General Laws §§ 35-18-3 and 35-18-4 of the 8

Rhode Island Public Corporation Debt Management Act (as enacted, reenacted and amended, the 9

"Debt Management Act"), the Authority has requested the approval of the General Assembly of 10

the Authority's issuance of not more than sixty five million dollars ($65,000,000) Rhode Island 11

Turnpike and Bridge Authority Revenue Bonds with a term not to exceed thirty (30) years and six 12

(6) months (together with any notes issued in anticipation of the issuance of bonds, the " Bonds") 13

to be secured by toll, transfers of motor fuel taxes and/or other revenues, for the purpose of 14

providing funds to finance the renovation, renewal, repair, rehabilitation, retrofitting, upgrading 15

and improvement of the Pell Bridge, the Jamestown Verrazzano Bridge, the Sakonnet River 16

Bridge, Mount Hope Bridge, and other projects authorized under the Act, replacement of the 17

components thereof, working capital, capitalized interest, a debt service reserve and the costs of 18

issuing and insuring the Bonds (the "Project"); and 19

WHEREAS, The Project constitutes essential public facilities directly benefiting the 20

State; and 21

WHEREAS, The Authority is authorized pursuant to § 24-12-28 of the Act to secure its 22

bonds by a pledge of the tolls and other revenues received by the Authority; and 23

WHEREAS, The State shall directly benefit economically from the Project by the repair, 24

maintenance and improvement of the State transportation infrastructure; and 25

WHEREAS, In the event that not all of the Bond proceeds are used to carry out the 26

specified Project, the Authority will use any remaining funds to pay debt service on the Bonds; 27

Now, therefore, be it 28

RESOLVED, That this General Assembly finds that the Project is an essential public 29

facility and is of a type and nature consistent with the purposes and within the powers of the 30

Authority to undertake, and hereby approves the Authority's issuance of not more than sixty-five 31

million dollars ($65,000,000) in Bonds, which amount is in addition to all prior authorizations; 32

and be it further 33

RESOLVED, That the Bonds will be special obligations of the Authority payable from 34

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funds received by the Authority from tolls and other revenues received by the Authority. The total 1

debt service on the Bonds is estimated to average approximately five million seventy-five 2

thousand dollars ($5,075,000) per year or approximately one hundred fifty million two hundred 3

fifty thousand dollars one hundred fifty-two million two hundred fifty thousand dollars 4

($152,250,000) in the aggregate, prior to the receipt of any federal subsidy and/or assistance, at 5

an average interest rate of approximately six and three-quarters percent (6.75%) and an 6

approximately a thirty (30) year maturity; and be it further 7

RESOLVED, That the Bonds will not constitute indebtedness of the State or any of its 8

subdivisions or a debt for which the full faith and credit of the State or any of its subdivisions is 9

pledged. 10

RESOLVED, That this Joint Resolution shall take effect upon passage by this General 11

Assembly. 12

SECTION 3. Chapter 24-12 of the General Laws entitled "Rhode Island Turnpike and 13

Bridge Authority" is hereby amended by adding thereto the following section: 14

24-12-59. Bondholders' rights not to be affected by the state. -- The state does pledge 15

to and agree with the holders of any bonds or notes issued under this chapter that the state will not 16

limit or alter the rights vested in the authority to fulfill the terms of any agreements made with the 17

holders until those bonds or notes, together with their interest, with interest on any unpaid 18

installments of interest, and all costs and expenses in connection with any action or proceeding by 19

or on behalf of those holders, are fully met and discharged. The authority is authorized to include 20

this pledge and agreement of the state in any agreement with the holders of those bonds or notes. 21

SECTION 4. This article shall take effect upon passage. 22

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ARTICLE 3 1

RELATING TO LEASE AGREEMENTS FOR LEASED OFFICE AND OPERATING SPACE 2

SECTION 1. This article consists of Joint Resolutions that are submitted pursuant to 3

Rhode Island General Laws § 37-6-2 authorizing lease agreements for office space and operating 4

space for the Department of Human Services; the Department of Environmental Management; the 5

Department of Children, Youth and Families; the Office of Public Defender; and the Office of 6

Secretary of State. 7

SECTION 2. Human Services, 197-211 Buttonwoods Avenue, Warwick. 8

WHEREAS, The Department of Human Services holds a current lease agreement, in full 9

force and effect, with Floyd Realty Company for 10,380 square feet of space located at 197-211 10

Buttonwoods Avenue in the City of Warwick; and 11

WHEREAS, The current lease expires on June 30, 2015 and the Department of Human 12

Services wishes to renew the lease agreement with Floyd Realty Company for a period of five (5) 13

years; and 14

WHEREAS, The State of Rhode Island, acting by and through the Department of Human 15

Services, attests to the fact that there are no clauses in the lease agreement with Floyd Realty 16

Company that would interfere with the Department of Human Services lease agreement or use of 17

the facility; and 18

WHEREAS, The leased premises provide a regional location from which the Department 19

of Human Services can serve the needs of the City of Warwick and surrounding communities and 20

otherwise further fulfill the mission of the Department; and 21

WHEREAS, The annual rent in the lease agreement in the current fiscal year, ending 22

June 30, 2015 is $103,800.00; and 23

WHEREAS, The annual rent of the new lease agreement in year one is not to exceed 24

$104,941.80 and in years two through five is not to exceed $108,990.00; and 25

WHEREAS, The State Properties Committee now respectfully requests the approval of 26

the House of Representatives and the Senate for the lease agreement between the Department of 27

Human Services and Floyd Realty Company, for the facility located at Buttonwoods Avenue in 28

the City of Warwick; now therefore be it 29

RESOLVED, That this General Assembly hereby approves the lease agreement, for a 30

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term not to exceed five (5) years at a total cost not to exceed $540,901.80; and it be further 1

RESOLVED, That this Joint Resolution shall take effect upon passage by the General 2

Assembly; and it be further 3

RESOLVED, That the Secretary of State is hereby authorized and directed to transmit 4

duly certified copies of this Resolution to the Director of the Department of Human Services, the 5

Director of Administration, and the Chair of the State Properties Committee. 6

SECTION 3. Human Services, 77 Dorrance Street, Providence. 7

WHEREAS, The Department of Human Services holds a current lease agreement, in full 8

force and effect, with 57 Associates, LLC for 25,812 square feet of space located at 77 Dorrance 9

Street in the City of Providence; and 10

WHEREAS, The current lease expires on August 31, 2015 and the Department of Human 11

Services wishes to renew the lease agreement with 57 Associates, LLC for a period of five (5) 12

years; and 13

WHEREAS, The State of Rhode Island, acting by and through the Rhode Island 14

Department of Human Services, attests to the fact that there are no clauses in the lease agreement 15

with 57 Associates, LLC that would interfere with the Department of Human Services lease 16

agreement or use of the facility; and 17

WHEREAS, The leased premises provide a central location from which the Department 18

of Human Services can serve the needs of the Rhode Island community and otherwise further and 19

fulfill the mission of the Department; and 20


June 30, 2015 is $362,658.60; and 22

WHEREAS, The annual rent in the new lease agreement in year one is not to exceed 23

$362,658.60 and in years two through five of the new term is not to exceed $401,376.60; and 24



Human Services and 57 Associates, LLC for the facility located at 77 Dorrance Street in the City 27

of Providence; now therefore be it 28

RESOLVED, That this General Assembly hereby approves the lease agreement, for a 29

term not to exceed five (5) years and at a total cost not to exceed $1,968,165.00; and it be further 30




duly certified copies of this Resolution to the Director of the Department of Human Services, the 34

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Director of Administration, and the Chair of the State Properties Committee. 1

SECTION 4. Environmental Management, 235 Promenade Street, Providence. 2

WHEREAS, The Department of Environmental Management currently holds a lease 3

agreement with Foundry Parcel 15 Associates, LLC for approximately 126,184 square feet of 4

office space located at 235 Promenade Street in the City of Providence; and 5

WHEREAS, The State of Rhode Island, acting by and through the Department of 6

Environmental Management, attests to the fact that there are no clauses in the lease agreement 7

with foundry Parcel 15 Associates, LLC that would interfere with the Department of 8

Environmental Management's lease agreement or use of the facility; and 9

WHEREAS, The current lease expires on July 7, 2016, and the Department of 10

Environmental Management wishes to renew the lease agreement with Foundry Parcel 15 11

Associates, LLC for a period of ten (10) years; and 12

WHEREAS, The Department of Administration intends to enter into a Tax Stabilization 13

Agreement with the City of Providence in order to stabilize taxes during the entire lease term; and 14

WHEREAS, The proposed leased premises will provide a central location from which the 15

Department of Environmental Management can serve the needs of state residents and otherwise 16

fulfill the mission of the Department; and 17

WHEREAS, The rent in the lease agreement in the current fiscal year, ending June 30, 18

2015 is $2,441,849.00; and 19

WHEREAS, The annual rent of the new lease agreement in each of the initial five (5) 20

years of the term is not to exceed $2,447,969.60; and in each of the following five years is not to 21

exceed 2,586,772.00; and 22



Environmental Management and Foundry Parcel 15 Associates, LLC, for the facility located at 25

235 Promenade Street in the City of Providence; and 26

RESOLVED, That this General Assembly hereby approves the lease agreement, for an 27

initial term not to exceed ten (10) years and at a total cost not to exceed $25,173,708.00; and it be 28

further 29



RESOLVED, That the Secretary of State be is hereby authorized and directed to transmit 32

duly certified copies of this Resolution to the Director of the Department of Environmental 33

Management, the Director of Administration, and the Chair of the State Properties Committee. 34

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SECTION 5. Children, Youth and Families, 101 Friendship Street, Providence. 1

WHEREAS, The Department of Children, Youth and Families currently holds a lease 2

agreement with Provident Property, LLC for approximately 99,500 square feet of office space 3

located at 101 Friendship Street in the City of Providence; and 4

WHEREAS, The State of Rhode Island, acting by and through the Department of 5

Children, Youth and Families, attests to the fact that there are no clauses in the lease agreement 6

with Provident Property, LLC that would interfere with the Department of Children, Youth and 7

Families lease agreement or use of the facility; and 8

WHEREAS, The current lease expires on November 30, 2015, and the Department of 9

Children, Youth and Families wishes to renew for a period of ten (10) years the lease agreement 10

with Provident Property, LLC; and 11



WHEREAS, The Rhode Island Department of Children, Youth and Families wishes to 14

renew the lease agreement with Provident Property, LLC for a period of ten (10) years; and 15

WHEREAS, The leased premises provide a central location from which the Department 16

or Children, Youth and Families can serve the needs of state residents and otherwise fulfill the 17

mission of the Department; and 18

WHEREAS, The rent in the lease agreement in the current fiscal year ending June 30, 19

2015 is $2,052,240; and 20

WHEREAS, The additional rent for janitorial services and parking in the current fiscal 21

year ending June 30, 2015 is $344,712.00; and 22

WHEREAS, The annual rent of the new lease agreement in each of the initial five (5) 23

years of the term is not to exceed $1,990,000.00; and in second five (5) years is not to exceed 24

$2,089,500.00; and 25

WHEREAS, The additional rent for janitorial services and parking in each year of the 26

new term is not to exceed $359,116.00; and 27



Children, Youth and Families and Provident Property, LLC, for the facility located at a 101 30

Friendship Street in the City of Providence; now therefore be it 31

RESOLVED, That this General Assembly approves the lease agreement, for a term not to 32

exceed ten (10) years and at a total cost not to exceed $23,988,660.00; and it be further 33


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duly certified copies of this Resolution to the Director of the Department of Children, Youth and 3

Families, the Director of Administration, and the Chair of the State Properties Committee. 4

SECTION 6. Office of Public Defender, 160 Pine Street, Providence. 5

WHEREAS, The Office of Public Defender currently holds a lease agreement with 6

Forward Point, LLC for approximately 19,777 square feet of office space located at 160 Pine 7

Street in the City of Providence; and 8

WHEREAS, The State of Rhode Island, acting by and through the Office of Public 9

Defender, attests to the fact that there are no clauses in the lease agreement with Forward Point, 10

LLC that would interfere with the Office of Public Defender's lease agreement or use of the 11

facility; and 12

WHEREAS, The aforementioned lease expires on March 31, 2016 and the Office of 13

Public Defender wishes to renew the lease agreement with Forward Point, LLC for a period of ten 14

(10) years; and 15



WHEREAS, The proposed leased premises will provide a central location from which the 18

Office of Public Defender can serve the needs of state residents and otherwise fulfill the mission 19

of the Office; and 20


June 30, 2015 is $352,063.00; and 22

WHEREAS, Additional rent for janitorial services and parking in the current fiscal year, 23

ending June

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