(a)  Sums collected as a result of the taxpayer checkoff as provided for in § 44-30-2.2 shall be deposited as general revenues. The director is authorized to accept any grant, devise, bequest, donation, gift, or assignment of money, bonds, or other valuable securities for deposit as general revenues.

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Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 20-18.1-3

  • Bequest: Property gifted by will.
  • Devise: To gift property by will.
  • Director: means the director of the department of environmental management, or any subordinate, or subordinates, to whom the director has delegated the powers and duties vested in him or her by this chapter. See Rhode Island General Laws 20-18.1-2
  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
  • Gift: A voluntary transfer or conveyance of property without consideration, or for less than full and adequate consideration based on fair market value.
  • Nongame wildlife: means , generally, any member of the animal kingdom that is a species that is neither harvested or domesticated by humans in Rhode Island. See Rhode Island General Laws 20-18.1-2

(b)  The moneys appropriated under this chapter are to be used solely to research, manage, protect, inventory, and establish a body of ecological information pertaining to nongame wildlife species. When appropriate, these uses may include habitat acquisition; educational programs; personnel needs; enforcement of laws pertaining specifically to nongame wildlife; planning, writing, and implementation of management programs; utilization of funds from other sources; and cooperation with other public and private programs with similar or parallel objectives. The moneys shall not be used for animal control programs, nor for any program or activity related directly to game or domestic animals.

(c)  Moneys deposited may be carried over from one fiscal year to the next.

History of Section.
P.L. 1986, ch. 437, § 1; P.L. 1995, ch. 370, art. 40, § 55.