{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-32-4-9","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 32-4-9","heading":"State grants — Application.","body":"A state grant to assist a local unit to acquire lands for recreation and conservation purposes shall not be made under this chapter until:\n(1) The local unit has applied to the director on forms prescribed by the director:\n(i) Describing the lands for the acquisition of which the grant is sought;\n(ii) Stating the recreation and/or conservation purpose or purposes to which the lands will be devoted, and the facts that give rise to the need for the lands for that purpose;\n(iii) Setting forth a comprehensive plan for the development of the lands approved by the governing body of the local unit; and\n(iv) Stating such other matters as the director shall prescribe;\n(2) The director shall have prescribed the terms and conditions under which the grant applied for will be made; and\n(3) The local unit shall have filed with the director its acceptance of the terms and conditions and has otherwise complied with the provisions of this chapter.","path":["Title 32 Parks and Recreational Areas","Chapter 4 Green Acres Land Acquisition"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE32/32-4/32-4-9.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T19:58:33Z","sha256":"730b1f5db0e34a9c519e78e68ffd8cb861e71b2a697752b270097f2e80ff3724","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-32-4-8","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-32-4-10"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}