JOINT RESOLUTION MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO PAY CERTAIN CLAIMS, the official text

H8605 2026 -- H 8605 ======== LC006539 ======== STATE OF RHODE ISLAND IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2026 ____________ J O I N T R E S O L U T I O N MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO PAY CERTAIN CLAIMS Introduced By: Representative Marvin L. Abney Date Introduced: May 29, 2026 Referred To: House Finance 1 RESOLVED, That there is hereby appropriated out of any money in the treasury not 2 otherwise appropriated for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027 the sums stipulated to pay the 3 claims of the following: 4 Representative Julie A. Casimiro 5 The sum of $370.00 to pay the claim of Bethany Wingren of 155 North Quidnessett 6 Road, North Kingstown, RI 02852 for damages to her vehicle when it struck roadway debris 7 while traveling East on Frenchtown Road over Route 4 , in the Town of East Greenwich on or 8 about February 18, 2026. 9 Representative John G. Edwards 10 The sum of $150.00 to pay the claim of Donna Jean Medeiros of 140 Durfee Road, 11 Tiverton, Rhode Island 02878 for damages to her vehicle when she struck a roadway defect while 12 travelling South on East Main Road at or near Clements Marketplace in the Town of Portsmouth 13 on or about November 6, 2025. 14 Representative Arthur J. Corvese 15 The sum of $1,209.45 to pay the claim of Frank A. Manfredi of 37 Carriage Way, North 16 Providence, Rhode Island 02904 for damages to his vehicle when it struck a roadway defect while 17 traveling on Route 5 near Cherry Hill Road in the Town of Johnston on or about March 6, 2026. 18 Representative Samuel A. Azzinaro 19 The sum of $1,051.60 to pay the claim of Sylvia M. Gulla of 17 Midway Avenue in 20 Westerly, Rhode Island 02891 for damages to her vehicle when it struck a roadway defect while 1 traveling on Route 95 south on the ramp at or near Atwells Avenue on or about March 1, 2025. 2 Representative Jason Knight 3 The sum of $1,200.00 to pay the claim of The Hennesy Group of 181 Knight Street, 4 Warwick, Rhode Island 02886 for damages to their property at 1 Mallard Cove Way in 5 Barrington, Rhode Island when the Rhode Island Department of Transportation inadvertently 6 opened a connection from the stormwater drainage system at or near Sowams Road and New 7 Meadow Road causing flooding to the property on or about December 15, 2022. 8 Representative Thomas E. Noret 9 The sum of $483.58 to pay the claim of Kathleen Autiello of 6 Falmouth Street, Johnston, 10 Rhode Island 02919 for damages to her vehicle when it was struck by roadway debris while 11 traveling South on Route 2 in the City of Cranston on or about April 18, 2025; and the State 12 Controller is hereby authorized and directed to draw their orders upon the General Treasurer for 13 the payment of said funds. ======== LC006539 ======== LC006539 - Page 2 of 3 EXPLANATION BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL OF J O I N T R E S O L U T I O N MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO PAY CERTAIN CLAIMS *** 1 This resolution would authorize the appropriation to pay the claims of the following: 2 Representative Julie A. Casimiro 3 The sum of $370.00 to pay the claim of Bethany Wingren of 155 North Quidnessett 4 Road, North Kingstown, Rhode Island 02852; 5 Representative John G. Edwards 6 The sum of $150.00 to pay the claim of Donna Jean Medeiros of 140 Durfee Road, 7 Tiverton, Rhode Island 02878; 8 Representative Arthur J. Corvese 9 The sum of $1209.45 to pay the claim Frank A. Manfredi of 37 Carriage Way, North 10 Providence, Rhode Island 02904; 11 Representative Samuel A. Azzinaro 12 The sum of $1,051.60 to pay the claim of Sylvia M. Gulla of 17 Midway Avenue, 13 Westerly, Rhode Island 02891. 14 Representative Jason Knight 15 The sum of $1,200.00 to pay the claim of The Hennesy Group of 181 Knight Street, 16 Warwick, Rhode Island 02886; 17 Representative Thomas E. Noret 18 The sum of $483.58 to pay the claim of Kathleen Autiello of 6 Falmouth Street, Johnston, 19 Rhode Island 02919 ======== LC006539 ======== LC006539 - Page 3 of 3