S2546 • 2026

AN ACT RELATING TO AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY -- STATE FORESTS AND FORESTRY PROJECTS (Directs the general assembly to fund ten full time equivalent positions in FY 2027 to support DEM's efforts in the areas of forestry and forestry projects.)

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Passed Legislature

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Sponsor: Ujifusa, Euer, DiMario, Valverde, Rogers, Gu, Urso, Raptakis, LaMountain
Last action: 2026-04-28
Official status: Committee heard
Effective date: Not listed

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AN ACT RELATING TO AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY -- STATE FORESTS AND FORESTRY PROJECTS (Directs the general assembly to fund ten full time equivalent positions in FY 2027 to support DEM's efforts in the areas of forestry and forestry projects.)

What This Bill Does

AN ACT RELATING TO AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY -- STATE FORESTS AND FORESTRY PROJECTS (Directs the general assembly to fund ten full time equivalent positions in FY 2027 to support DEM's efforts in the areas of forestry and forestry projects.)

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Bill History

2026-04-28 Committee
Committee heard
2026-04-24 Rhode Island General Assembly
Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (04/28/2026)
2026-02-13 Rhode Island General Assembly
Introduced, referred to Senate Finance

Official Summary Text

AN ACT RELATING TO AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY -- STATE FORESTS AND FORESTRY PROJECTS (Directs the general assembly to fund ten full time equivalent positions in FY 2027 to support DEM's efforts in the areas of forestry and forestry projects.)

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S2546

2026 -- S 2546
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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 AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY -- STATE FORESTS AND FORESTRY
PROJECTS

Introduced By:
Senators Ujifusa, Euer, DiMario, Valverde, Rogers, Gu, Urso, Raptakis,
and LaMountain

Date Introduced:
February 13, 2026

Referred To:
Senate Finance
It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:
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SECTION 1. Chapter 2-10 of the General Laws entitled "State Forests and Forestry
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Projects" is hereby amended by adding thereto the following section:
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2-10-14. Expansion of department of environmental management personnel.

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The general assembly shall appropriate, in the fiscal year 2027 budget, a sum sufficient to
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fund ten (10) additional full-time equivalent ("FTE") positions, to be assigned to the department of
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environmental management (the "department") as well as fund their necessary equipment and
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supplies. It is the intent of the general assembly that these positions be used in part to focus, support,
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and expand on the department's efforts in the areas of woodlands, forests, and forestry projects.
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SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage.
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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 2027 budget, a
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sum sufficient to fund ten additional full time equivalent ("FTE") positions to be assigned to the
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department of environmental management (the "department"), and to fund necessary equipment
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and supplies, with the intent to support and expand the department's efforts in the areas of forests
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and forestry projects.
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This act would take effect upon passage.
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