Rhode Island General Laws 2-10-1. Acceptance of property for demonstration and experimentation purposes
The director of environmental management is authorized and empowered, with the approval of the governor, and subject, in the case of real property, to the provisions of chapter 6 of Title 37, to accept on behalf of the state any property given to the state absolutely and in fee simple for general forest demonstration and experimentation purposes, but no acceptance makes the state in any manner legally or equitably liable to any person relative to the care, preservation or use of the property. All deeds, contracts and other documents in connection with the transfer of the property shall be approved by the attorney general.
History of Section.
G.L. 1923, ch. 280, § 6; P.L. 1931, ch. 1764, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 223, § 3; impl. am. P.L. 1953, ch. 3105, § 2; G.L. 1956, § 2-10-1.
Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 2-10-1
- Fee simple: Absolute title to property with no limitations or restrictions regarding the person who may inherit it.
- person: may be construed to extend to and include co-partnerships and bodies corporate and politic. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-6
- Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.