R.I. Gen. Laws § 12-1-2: Appropriations for expenses authorized by governor.

The general assembly shall annually appropriate any sums that it may deem necessary for the payment of any services that may be authorized by the governor in the execution of the laws, the detection of crime and the apprehension of offenders, not including in the appropriation the sum to be paid under § 12-1-1 as a reward for the apprehension of offenders.