R.I. Gen. Laws § 46-3-6: State payments toward acquisition of exposed beach areas.

To carry out the purposes of this chapter, the state, acting through the department of environmental management, shall provide the payment for two-thirds (⅔) of the cost of acquisition by a municipality of exposed beach areas as defined in § 46-3-5; provided, however, that the municipality has filed proper application and preliminary proposal in accordance with the provisions of this chapter on or before July 30, 1957; and provided, further, that each exposed beach area to be so acquired is certified by the department of environmental management to be endangered by erosion and to be in need of beach erosion control measures, and is found by the department of administration to be consistent with other official plans and proposed projects.