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  STATE  OF  RHODE  ISLAND
  IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY
  JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2026
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  JOINT RESOLUTION
  MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO PAY CERTAIN CLAIMS
  Introduced By: Senator Louis P. DiPalma
  Date Introduced: June 04, 2026
  Referred To: Senate Finance
1RESOLVED, 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:
4Senator Ryan W. Pearson
5The sum of $1,177.26 to pay the claim of Ruth K. Douglas of 6 Rawson Road,
6 Cumberland, RI 02864 for damages to her vehicle when it struck roadway debris while traveling
7 on route 146 north at or near Sayles Hill Road in the Town of North Smithfield on or about
8 November 7, 2024
9Senator Todd M. Patalano
10The sum of $446.91 to pay the claim of Mike Arena, 5 Red Oak Drive Lane, Cranston,
11 Rhode Island 02921 for damages to his vehicle when he struck a roadway defect while traveling
12 on George Waterman Road in the Town of Johnston on or about April 9, 2026.
13Senator Melissa A. Murray
14The sum of $535.82 to pay the claim of Barbara Mansour of 218 Pond Street, #501
15 Woonsocket, Rhode Island 02895 for damages to her vehicle when it struck a roadway defect
16 while traveling on Route 146 near Manville, Rhode Island in the Town of Lincoln on or about
17 March 13, 2024.
18Senator Melissa A. Murray
19The sum of $500.00 to pay the claim Rachel Boiteau of 124 Bellevue Avenue, North
20 Smithfield Rhode Island 02896 for damages to her vehicle when it was struck by roadway debris
1 while traveling on Route 146 in the City of Providence on or about January 15, 2026.
2Senator Robert Britto
3The sum of $280.38 to pay the claim of John Sidney Baxter, Jr. of 96 Brewster Street,
4 Pawtucket, RI 02860 for damages to his vehicle when it struck a roadway defect while traveling
5 on Route 1A in the City of Pawtucket on or about March 1, 2026
6Senator Samuel D. Zurier
7The sum of $2,211.49 to pay the claim of Daniel Chasse of 331 Wayland Avenue
8 Providence, RI 02906 for damages to his vehicle when it struck a roadway defect while traveling
9 on Route 37 at or near Pontiac Avenue in the City of Cranston on or about February 22, 2026:
10 and the State Controller to draw upon their orders upon the General Treasurer for payment of said
11 funds.
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  EXPLANATION
  BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL
  OF
  JOINT RESOLUTION
  MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO PAY CERTAIN CLAIMS
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1This resolution would authorize the appropriation to pay claims of the following:
2The sum of $1,177.26 to pay the claim of Ruth K. Douglas of 6 Rawson Road,
3 Cumberland, RI 02864;
4The sum of $446.91 to pay the claim of Mike Arena of 5 Red Oak Drive, Cranston, RI
5 02921;
6The sum of $535.82 to pay the claim of Barbara Mansour of 218 Pond Street, #501
7 Woonsocket, RI 02895;
8The sum of $500.00 to pay the claim of Rachel Boiteau of 124 Bellevue Avenue, North
9 Smithfield, RI 02896;
10The sum of $280.38 to pay the claim of John Sidney Baxter, Jr. of 96 Brewster Street,
11 Pawtucket, RI 02860;
12The sum of $2,211.49 to pay the claim of Daniel Chasse of 331 Wayland Avenue,
13 Providence, RI 02906.
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