{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-42-122-2","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-122-2","heading":"Purposes.","body":"(a) To provide the highest level of protection to the state’s most environmentally sensitive natural areas;\n(b) To promote the health and welfare of the people of Rhode Island by promoting the preservation of areas of unique natural interest for scientific, educational, recreational, cultural, and scenic purposes as a link to the state’s heritage; and\n(c) To allow significant public and privately owned lands of critical environmental concern to be designated as natural area preserves.","path":["Title 42 State Affairs and Government","Chapter 122 Natural Areas Protection Act of 1993"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE42/42-122/42-122-2.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:00:10Z","sha256":"7062c78ed7f1e40b97610a5f2e72158cc4b50a4d833897d8a50bd686f97fa4b0","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-42-122-1","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-42-122-3"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}