AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- ECONOMIC AND CLIMATE RESILIENCE ACT OF 2026 (Establishes a fee on companies that sell fossil fuels in Rhode Island and establishes a fund to disburse the collected funds.)

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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND
IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY
JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2026
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A N A C T
RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- ECONOMIC AND CLIMATE RESILIENCE ACT
OF 2026

Introduced By:
Senators Sosnowski, Murray, Euer, McKenney, Kallman, and Valverde

Date Introduced:
January 23, 2026

Referred To:
Senate Environment & Agriculture
It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:
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SECTION 1. Legislative Findings. The General Assembly finds and declares that:
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(1) In order to promote the general welfare of the people of the state, Rhode Island must
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strengthen its economy and make it more resilient over the long term in order to avoid the economic
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consequences of climate change, which will require initiatives that encourage the development and
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use of innovative policies, technologies and practices;
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(2) Rhode Island is committed to the principles of the Paris Climate Agreement and to the
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findings of the latest climate science and acknowledges that immediate actions to reduce
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greenhouse gas emissions, such as those set forth in this legislation, are essential to protect our
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community, our environment, and our economy;
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(3) The General Assembly in 2014 enacted the Resilient Rhode Island Act, which set goals
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for reducing "greenhouse gas emissions" in Rhode Island, and established affirmative obligations
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to meet these statutory goals;
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(4) Climate change has a disproportionate impact on low income communities,
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communities of color and other vulnerable residents of Rhode Island;
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(5) Climate change increases risks to public health, including from health impacts from
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extreme heat events, storms and floods, decreased air quality, and illnesses transmitted from food,
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water, and disease carriers, as reported by the Rhode Island department of health;
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(6) Climate change increases public safety risks and threats to our private property and

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public infrastructure, including risks associated with storms, floods, and sea level rise, and these
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risks have been recognized by several branches of the Rhode Island government as warranting
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specific attention;
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(7) Climate change has severe economic consequences, including catastrophic weather
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events such as Hurricane Sandy or coastal and river flooding that cause widespread damage to
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communities and businesses and changes to marine ecosystems that cause severe reductions in
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winter flounder, lobster, and other marine populations, and failing to address these risks will only
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lead to more severe and persistent impacts upon our local economy;
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(8) Rhode Island spends over three billion dollars ($3,000,000,000) annually on fossil fuels
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whereas carbon pricing mechanisms have been shown to be effective in creating jobs and
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stimulating the local economy;
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(9) Natural gas, gasoline, diesel and heating oil prices can be highly volatile and create
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uncertainty and risk for Rhode Island's economy. Reducing energy waste and demand for fossil
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fuels produced out-of-state can stabilize Rhode Island's economy;
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(10) In the absence of international or federal action, states cooperating regionally are
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effective at reducing emissions and spurring renewable energy initiatives, as demonstrated by the
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success of the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI), which places a cap on emissions and
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which has reduced overall emissions and strengthened the economies of participating states.
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(11) Carbon pricing is a cost-effective and when used in conjunction with the emissions
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cap set forth in RGGI, is an efficient market-based means to achieve significant carbon emissions
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reductions;
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(12) The clean energy sector has proven to be one of the fastest growing segments of Rhode
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Island's economy, currently providing over fifteen thousand (15,000) jobs and growing at a rate
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much higher than the overall state economy; increased investment will provide even more jobs in
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addition to a higher quality of life;
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(13) Climate change poses substantial risks to Rhode Island's ecology and natural
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resources, and pursuant to Article 1, § 17 of the Rhode Island Constitution, it is the responsibility
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of the state to secure the right of the people "to the use and enjoyment of the natural resources of
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the state with due regard for the preservation of their values;" and
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SECTION 2. Legislative intent. It is the intent of the general assembly to:
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(1) Establish a separate restricted receipt account called the Rhode Island Economic and
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Climate Resilience Climate Fund for creating employment and helping workers transition to low
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carbon industries, improving energy efficiency, advancing adoption of clean energy technology,
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establishing programs to safeguard low-income residents, and protecting businesses that are high

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energy users;
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(2) Price carbon as an incentive to reduce carbon (greenhouse gas) emissions from use of
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carbon-based fuels by residents and businesses in Rhode Island;
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(3) Provide access to energy efficiency, energy conservation, and renewable energy
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programs for low-income families and small businesses;
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(4) Reduce public health, public safety, economic, and natural resource impairment risks
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associated with climate change;
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(5) Meet or exceed the state emissions goals for 2035 as set by the Resilient Rhode Island
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Act of 2014; and
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(6) Promote regional cooperation to reduce emissions, build renewable energy and energy
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efficiency programs, and strengthen the economy.
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SECTION 3. Title 23 of the General Laws entitled "HEALTH AND SAFETY" is hereby
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amended by adding thereto the following chapter:
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CHAPTER 82.1
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ECONOMIC AND CLIMATE RESILIENCE ACT OF 2026
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23-82.1-1. Short title.

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This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Economic and Climate Resilience
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Act of 2026".
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23-82.1-2. Definitions.

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As used in this chapter, the following words and terms shall have the following meanings
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unless the context shall clearly indicate another or different meaning or intent:
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(1) "Carbon dioxide equivalent" ("CO2e") means a unit of measure used to compare the
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emissions from various greenhouse gases based upon their global warming potential.
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(2) "Carbon price" means the fee imposed by this chapter.
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(3) "Climate resilience" means the ability of a social, ecological, or socio-ecological system
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and its components to anticipate, reduce, accommodate, or recover from the effects of a hazardous
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event or trend in a timely and efficient manner. Such economic and social stability in the face of
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climate-related disasters can be achieved through preparation, soft and hard infrastructure
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improvements, emergency warning systems, and recovery resources, as well as through quickly
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decarbonizing the economy to help lead other jurisdictions to do so, to avoid the worst impacts
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which come with the accumulation of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere and oceans.
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(4) "Commission" means the public utilities commission, set forth in § 39-1-3(a).
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(5) "Electricity fuel mix" means the mix of fuels for any one-year period used to create
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electricity by generators within the control area of ISO-NE.

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(6) "Employer" means a person, firm, corporation, partnership, association or public body,
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whether for-profit or not-for-profit, that is located in Rhode Island and employs Rhode Island
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residents.
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(7) "Economic and climate resilience fund" means the fund established under this chapter.
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(8) "Fossil fuel" means coal, oil, natural gas, propane, petroleum product, and biomass that
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is not carbon neutral over its life cycle. Fossil fuels do not include renewable, carbon neutral
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biomass or waste vegetable oil biodiesel.
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(9) "Implementation date" means January 1 of the year following initial regional carbon
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fee enactment.
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(10) "Independent System Operator-New England" or "ISO-NE" means the regional
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transmission organization for New England licensed by the federal energy regulatory commission
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pursuant to the Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. ch.12 §§ 791-828(c).
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(11) "Initial regional carbon fee enactment" means the enactment of a fee of at least five
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dollars ($5.00) per metric ton of carbon by the legislatures of at least three (3) states: Rhode Island,
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Massachusetts, and one or more additional states in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative
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(RGGI).
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(12) "Low-income residential property" means a dwelling unit owned or occupied by a
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household eligible to receive benefits under the low-income energy assistance program (LIHEAP)
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as set forth in § 39-1-27.12; in instances where a premises contains multiple dwelling units, the
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entire premises shall be considered a low-income residential property if fifty percent (50%) or more
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of the dwelling units are occupied by LIHEAP-eligible households.
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(13) "Person" means any individual, partnership, corporation, company, society, or
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association, whether created for-profit or nonprofit purposes.
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(14) "Petroleum product" means all petroleum derivatives, whether in bond or not, which
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are commonly burned to produce heat, electricity, or motion or which are commonly processed to
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produce synthetic gas for burning, including propane, gasoline, unleaded gasoline, kerosene,
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heating oil, diesel fuel, and number 4, number 5 and residual oil for utility and non-utility uses. All
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aircraft fuels (including kerosene-based jet fuel) used by commercial airplanes in Rhode Island and
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all aircraft fuels brought into Quonset and Rhode Island T.F. Green International Airports are
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exempt from the fee. Fuels brought into Rhode Island in airplane fuel tanks are exempt.
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(15) "Resident" means a person eighteen (18) years of age or older who is a resident of
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Rhode Island. All persons registered to vote in Rhode Island or all persons eighteen (18) years of
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age or older who hold a valid Rhode Island driver's license or photo ID shall be presumptively
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considered residents for the purposes of this chapter. Persons who do not meet the requirements for

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presumptive eligibility may establish eligibility by presenting other acceptable documentation.
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(16) "Small business property" means the premises, whether owned or leased, of any
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employer, other than a public body, that is a small business as defined by the United States Small
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Business Administration (SBA).
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23-82.1-3. Carbon pricing.

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(a) A fee shall be collected on all non-exempt fossil fuels within the state for purposes of
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distribution or use within the state, at the rate specified in subsection (b) of this section, in the
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manner specified in subsections (e) through (l) of this section.
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(b) Commencing on the implementation date, a fee shall be charged at a rate of fifteen
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dollars ($15.00) per metric ton of CO2e that would be released by burning the fuel sold. In each
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subsequent fiscal year, the rate shall be the rate of the previous fiscal year plus five dollars ($5.00),
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until it reaches a rate of fifty dollars ($50.00) per ton. After the rate reaches fifty dollars ($50.00)
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per ton, in each subsequent fiscal year the rate will increase in accordance with inflation, as
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measured by Rhode Island's cost-of-living-adjustments calculated using the United States Bureau
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of Labor Statistics Consumer Price Index or, if that index is not available, another index adopted
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by the director of revenue.
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(c) The director of revenue shall calculate and publish the rate in current dollars for each
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year, by December 1.
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(d) In sales where greenhouse gas emissions from the fossil fuels are to be permanently
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sequestered and not released into the atmosphere, charges on the fossil fuels shall be reduced by
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the director of revenue in proportion to the amount of CO2e that is to be sequestered. The office of
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energy resources shall ensure that in such cases, the emissions are actually sequestered and not
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released into the atmosphere.
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(e) The fee shall be collected on all petroleum products at their first point of sale within the
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state for consumption or distribution within the state.
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(f) All suppliers of electricity, including all electric distribution companies operating in the
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state and all competitive suppliers of electricity to end users, shall pay the fee on behalf of all of
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their electricity customers on the basis of each kilowatt hour of electricity used by each distribution
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customer. The per kilowatt hour fee to be paid by the supplier of electricity will be calculated in
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the following manner:
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(1) The fee shall be calculated on an annual basis, based on the electricity fuel mix as
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defined in § 23-82.1-2.
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(2) The CO2e of every kilowatt hour of electricity shall be determined by taking the
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weighted average of the natural gas, coal, and oil portions of the fuel mix and multiplying each of

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those portions separately by the amount of CO2e emissions created per kilowatt hour of electricity
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produced by each such fuel, as those carbon intensity levels are from time to time determined by
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the United States Energy Information Administration (EIA).
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(3) The supplier of electricity shall deduct from the fee calculated by subsections (f)(1) and
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(f)(2) of this section an amount equal to the amount it paid for the same year on account of regional
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greenhouse gas initiative (RGGI) clearing auctions; provided, however, that the amount so
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deducted may be no greater than the total amount of the fee as calculated in subsections (f)(1) and
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(f)(2) of this section. The electricity supplier shall also deduct from the fee calculated an amount
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equal to the amount it may have paid for NE-GIS certificates as defined in § 39-26-2.
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(g) On April 1 of each year, each supplier of electricity shall file with the commission the
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result of its proposed calculation for the year beginning the following July 1. The filing will include
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sufficient supporting data to enable the commission to determine whether the calculation by the
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supplier of electricity was made fully in accordance with subsection (f) of this section. Upon receipt
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of the calculation by the supplier of electricity, the commission shall open a docket. The sole
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purpose of the docket shall be for the commission to determine whether the calculation by the
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supplier of electricity was made fully in accordance with subsection (f) of this section. If the
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commission determines that the calculation by the supplier of electricity was made fully in
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accordance with subsection (f) of this section, the commission shall, no later than May 15 of the
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same year, issue its order approving the calculation. If the commission determines that the
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calculation by the supplier of electricity did not fully comply with subsection (f) of this section, the
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commission shall issue an order stating clearly the errors that were made by the supplier of
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electricity. In that event, the supplier of electricity shall have twenty-one (21) days to make a
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compliance filing with the commission, correcting the errors identified in the commission's order.
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(h) Any entity which generates more than twenty-five thousand kilowatt hours (25,000
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kwh) of electricity for on-site use using any combination of one or more fossil fuels shall be
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obligated to pay the carbon price, which shall be calculated by multiplying the quantity of each
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separate fossil fuel combusted to produce electricity by the CO2e emissions of each separate fuel
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so combusted. Within one year following the date of enactment of this chapter, the director of
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revenue shall issue rules, pursuant to chapter 35 of title 42, for the regular and efficient calculation,
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assessment, and collection of these carbon price amounts. Any fee already paid on said fuel
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pursuant to this section shall be deducted from the fee that would otherwise be due under this
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subsection.
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(i) The local distribution company for natural gas shall pay the fee on behalf of all of its
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distribution customers. The fee shall be calculated by multiplying the number of cubic feet of

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natural gas used by each customer by the amount of CO2e released by burning one cubic foot of
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natural gas, as that value is from time to time determined by the United States Energy Information
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Administration (EIA).
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(j) The office of energy resources shall determine the amount of CO2e released in the form
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of escaped methane due to the extraction, transport, or distribution of natural gas before the point
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of consumption in Rhode Island, and shall add an additional charge to the carbon price for all
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natural gas or natural-gas-based electricity, based on the rate specified in subsection (b) of this
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section. This fee shall be published no later than December 10 of each year.
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(k) In the event that a separate fee on the greenhouse gas content of transportation fuels is
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established, this fee shall be deducted from the fee imposed by the economic and climate resilience
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act; provided, however, that the amount so deducted may be no greater than the total amount of the
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fee as calculated in subsections (f)(1) and (f)(2) of this section.
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(l) Government agencies whose primary purpose is to provide public transportation by bus,
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van, rail, ferry or other means that reduce the amount of driving by private motor vehicles shall be
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exempt from the fees set forth in this section for the portion of their business that provides public
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transport.
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(m) The fee established by this chapter shall be reduced by the amount of any fee or
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payment due under any federal law or under this section that sets a carbon price on the same fossil
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fuels for the same year as described in this chapter; provided, however, that such reduction shall
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not be in an amount of less than zero.
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23-82.1-4. Economic and climate resilience fund.

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(a) There is hereby established a restricted receipt account in the general fund to be known
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as the economic and climate resilience fund. All fees collected under this chapter shall be deposited
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in the economic and climate resilience fund.
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(b) Unexpended balances and any earnings thereon shall not revert to the general fund but
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shall remain solely in the economic and climate resilience fund. The economic and climate
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resilience fund shall be used solely to carry out the provisions of this chapter.
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(c) Proceeds from the economic and climate resilience fund may only be used for the
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purposes described in § 23-82.1-5. Proceeds shall be available for the purposes described in § 23-
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82.1-5 without appropriation.
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(d) An independent economic and climate resilience fund oversight board shall be created,
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with members chosen by the governor with the advice and consent of the senate, to include nine
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(9) members with one member representing each of the following interests: small business, large
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business, labor, environmental justice, scientific community, low-income, historically

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marginalized groups, community development organizations, and the transportation sector.
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Members shall have staggered three (3) year terms. The director of the Rhode Island infrastructure
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bank and the commissioner of the office of energy resources shall serve as permanent ex officio
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non-voting members. The board shall elect a chair from its voting membership. The oversight board
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shall convene quarterly to carry out roles pursuant to the provisions of subsection (d)(1) of this
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section with the support of the office of energy resources.
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(1) The economic and climate resilience fund oversight board and the office of energy
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resources (OER) shall prepare and deliver an annual report to the house committee on environment
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and natural resources, the senate committee on environment and agriculture, the house committee
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on finance, and the senate committee on finance on or before May 1, one year after the
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commencement of the fee, and annually on or before May 1 thereafter, which will:
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(i) Recommend changes to the fee in order to account for greenhouse gas emissions
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associated with the full lifecycle of all fossil fuels, including emissions prior and subsequent to
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combustion associated with extraction, transportation, or disposal in order to help the state meet its
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greenhouse gas reductions targets;
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(ii) Recommend changes to the logistics of dividend distribution as currently specified in
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§§ 23-82.1-5(b) and (c) in order to more fully account for equity in the needs of residents and
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consumers, especially low-income residents.
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(2) In addition to the revenue generated by § 23-82.1-3, the board may:
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(i) Accept and administer grants from both public and private sources for the carrying out
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of any of its functions, which loans or grants shall not be expended for other than the purposes for
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which provided; and
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(ii) Apply for, accept and expend allocations, grants and bequests of funds for the purpose
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of carrying out the responsibilities of the board.
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23-82.1-5. Economic and Climate Resilience Fund Uses.

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(a) The Rhode Island infrastructure bank, under the auspices of the economic and climate
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resilience fund oversight board pursuant to § 23-82.1-4, shall use the funds from the economic and
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climate resilience fund as follows:
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(1) Twenty-eight percent (28%) shall go to support climate resilience, renewable energy,
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energy efficiency, climate adaptation, and low carbon transition initiatives in Rhode Island:
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(i) At least one-third (1/3) of funding from the twenty-eight percent (28%) of the economic
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and climate resilience fund that shall be distributed to resilience and renewable energy programs
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shall be distributed to neighborhoods, municipalities, groups of municipalities, or regional agencies
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representing neighborhoods or municipalities whose median incomes per household are in the

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lowest third (1/3) of median incomes for all municipalities in the state.
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(ii) For purposes of this subsection, to calculate the lowest third (1/3), the median income
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of each municipality shall be weighted by the number of households in the municipality. When
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possible, distribution shall prioritize assisting municipalities with existing climate action plans in
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renewable energy and efficiency projects. A training session for municipal planners relating to
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implementing resilience and renewable energy programs shall be a prerequisite for the
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municipalities to receive funds.
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(2) Thirty percent (30%) shall be used to provide direct dividends to employers in the state,
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in the manner specified in subsections (b) and (d) of this section;
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(3) Forty percent (40%) shall be used to provide direct dividends to residents in the state,
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in the manner specified in subsections (b) and (c) of this section;
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(4) Up to two percent (2%) shall be used to pay for administrative costs associated with
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collecting the charges, administering the economic and climate resilience fund, and carrying out
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other responsibilities assigned to the office of energy resources and department of revenue under
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this chapter. Any unexpended revenue from this two percent (2%) shall be reallocated to climate
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resilience and renewable energy programs, pursuant to § 23-82.1-5(a)(1). None of said proceeds
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shall fund government operations or obligations other than to pay for reasonable administrative
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costs in connection with the Economic and Climate Resilience Act of 2026 which should not be
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higher than two percent (2%) of revenue collected. From the period commencing on the effective
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date of this chapter through the implementation of the regulations necessary for the collection of
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fees provided for under this chapter, the administrative allocation shall be the actual administrative
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cost, and the amount of revenue directed to the climate resilience and renewable energy program
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shall be reduced by the amount above two percent (2%) that is used for administrative costs.
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(b) The dividends specified above shall be implemented, at the discretion of the director of
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revenue, through a refundable credit added to tax returns for residents and employers that file tax
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returns. For residents and employers without tax filings, dividends shall be granted in the form of
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direct checks. The director of revenue shall make every reasonable effort to ensure that every
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resident and employer, regardless of whether or not a particular resident or employer files tax
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returns or actually owes taxes, including not-for-profit organizations and government entities,
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receives a dividend. Dividends will be calculated based on the estimated increased total costs of
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energy in Rhode Island and distributed at the beginning of each year. The first set of dividends shall
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be distributed before the implementation date based on estimated increased costs for the period of
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January 1 through December 31 of that year, which may be subject to cost reconciliation based on
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actual total costs by June 30 of that year.

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(c) The resident dividends shall be determined as follows:
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(1) Fifty percent (50%) of the funds reserved for residents shall be returned in equal
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amounts to residents in the state of Rhode Island whose incomes fall in the lowest one-third (1/3)
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of after-tax incomes. Every resident in this one-third (1/3) shall receive an equal dividend amount.
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Every resident in this one-third (1/3) who is a head of household with children or dependents under
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the age of eighteen (18) shall have the dividend increased based on the number of children or
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dependents under the age of eighteen (18) in residence, with each child adding the value of one
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equal dividend amount.
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(2) Thirty-five percent (35%) of the funds reserved for residents shall be returned in equal
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amounts to residents in the state of Rhode Island whose incomes fall in the middle one-third (1/3)
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of after-tax incomes. Every resident in this one-third (1/3) shall receive an equal dividend amount.
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Every resident in this one-third (1/3) who is a head of household with children or dependents under
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the age of eighteen (18) shall have the dividend increased based on the number of children or
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dependents under the age of eighteen (18) in residence, with each child adding the value of one
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equal dividend amount.
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(3) Fifteen percent (15%) of the funds reserved for residents shall be returned in equal
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amounts to residents in the state of Rhode Island whose incomes fall in the top one-third (1/3) of
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after-tax incomes. Every resident in this one-third (1/3) shall receive an equal dividend amount.
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Every resident in this one-third (1/3) who is a head of household with children or dependents under
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the age of eighteen (18) shall have the dividend increased based on the number of children or
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dependents under the age of eighteen (18) in residence, with each child adding the value of one
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equal dividend amount.
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(d) The employer dividends shall be determined as follows:
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(1) Seventy percent (70%) of the funds reserved for employers shall be distributed to
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employers in an amount proportional, in terms of full-time equivalent employees, to the employer's
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share of total employment in the state.
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(2) Thirty (30%) of the funds reserved for employers shall be additionally distributed to
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employers identified by the office of energy resources as energy intensive, trade exposed, or most
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vulnerable to fuel cost increases, which employers shall include, but not be limited to, the fishing
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and agriculture industries.
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(e) Residents and businesses will be given the option to opt out of receiving all or part of
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their dividend payment to allow assistance to low-income residents so they do not experience
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increased energy costs.
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(f) The director of revenue shall issue a public report, submitted to the governor, the

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speaker of the house, and the senate president, by December 31 of each year commencing with
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2027, stating the expenditures from the economic and climate resilience fund for the most recently
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completed fiscal year and plans to distribute the balance remaining in the fund, if any.
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23-82.1-6. Promulgation of rules.

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The department of revenue, office of energy resources, and any other state agency or
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instrumentality designated by this chapter or by the director of administration to perform functions
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or duties to effectuate the purposes and functions of this chapter are hereby authorized to adopt, in
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accordance with the provisions of chapter 35 of title 42, administer, and enforce any rules necessary
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or convenient to carry out the purposes of this chapter.
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23-82.1-7. Implementation.

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The implementation of the provisions of this chapter shall commence upon initial regional
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carbon fee enactment.
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SECTION 4. This act shall take effect on July 1, 2027.
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EXPLANATION
BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL
OF
A N A C T
RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- ECONOMIC AND CLIMATE RESILIENCE ACT
OF 2026
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This act would establish a fee on companies that sell fossil fuels in Rhode Island, paid at
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the point of sale within the state for consumption or distribution within the state. This act would
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also establish an "economic and climate resilience fund" to disburse the collected funds. The funds
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would be disbursed through dividends to all residents and businesses in the state as well as allocated
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to climate resilience, renewable energy, energy efficiency, and climate adaptation programs that
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benefit Rhode Islanders, including low-income residents and small businesses. This act would take
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effect upon the enactment of a fee of at least five dollars ($5.00) per metric ton of carbon by the
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legislatures of at least three (3) states: Rhode Island, Massachusetts, and one or more additional
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states in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI).
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This act would take effect on July 1, 2027.
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