§ 35-3-8 - Recommendations to meet deficiencies – Submission of appropriation bills. - Rhode Island Statutes

SECTION 35-3-8

   § 35-3-8  Recommendations to meetdeficiencies – Submission of appropriation bills. – (a) The budget shall also contain the recommendations of the governor to thegeneral assembly for new taxes, loans, or other appropriate actions to meet anyestimated deficiency for the ensuing fiscal year. It shall also be accompaniedby a bill or bills for all proposed appropriations.

   (b) In the event that any departments of state government areexpected to incur a deficiency within the current fiscal year, the governorshall, on or before the third Thursay in January each year, submit a requestfor supplemental appropriations on their behalf. Provided, however, in thoseyears that a new governor is inaugurated, the new governor shall submit therequest on or before the first Thursday in February. In the event that,subsequent to the request, the governor determines that additional deficienciesare expected to be incurred, the governor shall submit requests for additionalappropriations upon notice of these deficiencies.

   (c) The request presented to the general assembly shallidentify the proposed increases and decreases to the original amounts providedin the annual appropriation act.