H7705

JOINT RESOLUTION MAKING AN APPROPRIATION OF $40,000 TO THE RHODE ISLAND DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT (DEM) FOR THE NORTHEASTERN FOREST FIRE PROTECTION COMPACT (Appropriates the sum of $40,000 to the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management.)

Introduced·2/11/26
Introduced Text

Rhode Island H7705 appropriates $40,000 to the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management for the Northeastern Forest Fire Protection.

Rhode Island H7705 allocates $40,000 to the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management for the Northeastern Forest Fire Protection Compact. This compact, established in 1949, facilitates mutual aid among states and provinces for wildfires exceeding local capabilities. The compact includes seven New England states, New York, and five Canadian provinces, sharing firefighting resources, technology, and training. Rhode Island, through its Department of Environmental Management, actively participates in this agreement.

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Current
Finance Committee
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Committee decision

Sponsors

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Calendar

Apr 14

12:00 AM

House Finance Hearing

History

Apr 14

House

Committee recommended measure be held for further study

Apr 10

House

Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (04/14/2026)

Feb 11

House

Introduced, referred to House Finance