(a)  No agency shall establish new programs, or expand existing programs, including any program involving nonstate monies, beyond the scope of those already established, recognized, and appropriated for by the general assembly until the program and the availability of money is submitted by the agency to the budget officer for recommendation to the general assembly.

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Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 35-4-22.1

  • Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization

(b)  No state agency may make expenditures of any restricted or special revenue funds, whether these monies are received prior to expenditure or as reimbursement, unless these expenditures are made pursuant to specific appropriations of the general assembly.

(c)  To the extent permitted by federal law, any federal funds or assistance appropriated, authorized, allocated, or apportioned to the state of Rhode Island shall be subject to appropriation by the general assembly except where otherwise provided in this chapter or chapter 41 of Title 42.

History of Section.
P.L. 1991, ch. 44, art. 76, § 3; P.L. 2001, ch. 77, art. 19, § 2; P.L. 2021, ch. 162, art. 2, § 5, effective July 6, 2021.