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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. 2025
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A N A C T
RELATING TO AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY -- STATE FORESTS AND FORESTRY
PROJECTS
Introduced By: Senators Ujifusa, Tikoian, Lawson, Euer, Pearson, Valverde, E Morgan,
Ciccone, Felag, and Mack
Date Introduced: January 31, 2025
Referred To: Senate Finance
It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:
SECTION 1. Chapter 2-10 of the General Laws entitled "State Forests and Forestry 1
Projects" is hereby amended by adding thereto the following section: 2
2-10-14. Expansion of department of environmental management personnel. 3
The general assembly shall appropriate, in the fiscal year 2026 budget, a sum sufficient to 4
fund ten (10) additional full-time equivalent ("FTE") positions, to be assigned to the department of 5
environmental management (the "department") as well as fund their necessary equipment and 6
supplies. It is the intent of the general assembly that these positions be used in part to focus, support, 7
and expand on the department's efforts in the areas of woodlands, forests, and forestry projects. 8
SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage. 9
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EXPLANATION
BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL
OF
A N A C T
RELATING TO AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY -- STATE FORESTS AND FORESTRY
PROJECTS
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This act would direct the general assembly to appropriate in the fiscal year 2026 budget, a 1
sum sufficient to fund ten additional full time equivalent ("FTE") positions to be assigned to the 2
department of environmental management (the "department"), and to fund necessary equipment 3
and supplies, with the intent to support and expand the department's efforts in the areas of forests 4
and forestry projects. 5
This act would take effect upon passage. 6
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