​Governor Donald L. Carcieri today signed legislation (H 7139 Substitute A, An Act Relating to Public Finance--The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act—Bonds, introduced by House Finance Chairman Steven Costantino and representatives Kenneth Carter, Helio Melo, Joanne Giannini, and Agostinho Silva) authorizing more than $240 million in tax exempt and tax credit bonds under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA).