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H7589 2026 -- H 7589 ======== LC003194 ======== STATE OF RHODE ISLAND IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2026 ____________ A N A C T RELATING TO MILITARY AFFAIRS AND DEFENSE -- EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT Introduced By: Representatives Cortvriend, and McGaw Date Introduced: February 06, 2026 Referred To: House Finance It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: 1 SECTION 1. Chapter 30-15 of the General Laws entitled Emergency Management is 2 hereby amended by adding thereto the following section: 3 30-15-46. Funding to support mutual aid control centers. 4 (a) The general assembly shall make an annual appropriation of not less than eighty 5 thousand dollars ($80,000) to the Rhode Island emergency management agency in the executive 6 department and created pursuant to the provisions of §30-15-5, to assist with emergency 7 communications during major or multiple emergency incidents or when a community has 8 exhausted its emergency resources and has requested assistance by the control centers under their 9 mutual aid agreement. 10 (b) These funds shall be distributed annually as follows: 11 (1) An amount of not less than twelve thousand five hundred dollars ($12,500) to the 12 communities designated as metro control, east bay control, northern control, and southern control; 13 and 14 (2) An amount of not less than seven thousand five hundred dollars ($7,500) to the 15 communities designated as back-up control centers. 16 SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage. ======== LC003194 ======== EXPLANATION BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL OF A N A C T RELATING TO MILITARY AFFAIRS AND DEFENSE -- EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT *** 1 This act would require the general assembly to make an annual appropriation of not less 2 than eighty thousand dollars ($80,000) to the Rhode Island emergency management agency to assist 3 with emergency communications during major or multiple emergency incidents. 4 This act would take effect upon passage. ======== LC003194 ======== LC003194 - Page 2 of 2
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