General Bill Info
Passage of Article 5 of the proposed FY2018-19 budget will place several bond questions before the voters in the 2018 Fall Election relating to Capital Development.
One such program is the Green Economy and Clean Water Bond, which will be on the ballot as Question 3.
Approval of this proposed question on the upcoming Fall 2018 ballot will allow the State of Rhode Island to issue general obligation bonds, refunding bonds, and/or temporary notes in an amount not to exceed $48,500,000 for environmental and recreational purposes, to be allocated as follows:
- Coastal Resiliency and Public Access Projects $5,000,000
- Capital for Clean Water and Drinking Water $6,100,000
- Wastewater Treatment Facility Resilience Improvements $5,000,000
- Dam Safety $4,400,000
- State Recreation Projects Program $10,000,000
- State Bikeway Development Program $5,000,000
- Brownfield Remediation and Economic Development $4,000,000
- Local Recreation Projects $5,000,000
- Access to Farmland $2,000,000
- Local Open Space $2,000,000
House Info
01/18/2018 Introduced, referred to House Finance
06/05/2018 Scheduled for consideration
06/07/2018 Meeting postponed (06/07/2018)
06/06/2018 Scheduled for consideration (06/08/2018)
06/08/2018 Committee recommends passage of Sub A
06/08/2018 Placed on House Calendar (06/15/2018)
06/15/2018 House passed Sub A as amended (floor amendment)
06/16/2018 Referred to Senate Finance
06/16/2018 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (06/19/2018)
06/19/2018 Committee recommends passage of Sub A as amended in concurrence
06/19/2018 Placed on Senate Calendar (06/20/2018)
06/20/2018 Senate passed Sub A as amended in concurrence
06/21/2018 Transmitted to Governor
06/22/2018 Signed by Governor