R.I. Gen. Laws § 34-39-6: Use of eminent domain against conservation restrictions.

Any state or local agency that is exercising a right of eminent domain over any land which is protected with a conservation restriction or preservation restriction, shall notify the agency or organization that holds the conservation or preservation restriction and the Rhode Island department of environmental management at the same time they are notifying fee property owners of their intentions to condemn the properties. Such notification shall include an explanation of the public purpose for which the land protected by the conservation or preservation restriction is being condemned.