{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-45-36.1-2","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 45-36.1-2","heading":"Power to declare municipal land as public trust land.","body":"Pursuant to the proper delegation of powers vested in the general assembly by R.I. Const., Art. I, § 17, cities and towns may formally dedicate any property they hold that was donated to the city or town, or acquired by the city or town for use as a park or for other conservation purposes as a public trust land, to be perpetually protected from conversion to a use other than the use for which it was originally obtained and from development that is inconsistent with the primary recreation, open space, and natural resource purposes as a natural resource land of the state and as a natural environment for the people of the state and to reduce risks of confusion or misunderstanding regarding acceptable and non-acceptable uses of land held by a municipality for outdoor recreation, open space benefits, and natural resource conservation.","path":["Title 45 Towns and Cities","Chapter 36.1 Municipal Public Trust Dedication"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE45/45-36.1/45-36.1-2.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:00:54Z","sha256":"819462c5dbad167e85cbe082d5b430ad7b4133ff7d5909a37f950906e0f1985f","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-45-36.1-1","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-45-36.1-3"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}