{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-42-122-3","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-122-3","heading":"Definitions.","body":"As used in this chapter:\n(1) “Director” means the director of the department of environmental management of the state of Rhode Island.\n(2) “Natural area preserve” means areas of most environmentally sensitive land and/or water containing habitat suitable for plant or animal life or geological features of biological, scientific, educational, geological, paleontological, or scenic value worthy of preservation in its natural condition which has been approved by the director.","path":["Title 42 State Affairs and Government","Chapter 122 Natural Areas Protection Act of 1993"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE42/42-122/42-122-3.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:00:10Z","sha256":"3ff87313858c24d80268311b00d28fa958eecf9f6be46ecab6d70f0fbbbf4874","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-42-122-2","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-42-122-4"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}