{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-46-2-9","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 46-2-9","heading":"Condemnation by cities and towns — Appropriations and borrowing.","body":"In order to carry out the intent of §§ 46-2-7 — 46-2-11 any city or town is authorized to acquire by condemnation any land, easements, or rights-of-way required for the improvement or protection project, and any city or town is authorized to make appropriations and to expend funds, in the manner provided by law, for the improvement or protection project, and to issue bonds or other evidences of debt, subject to statutory limitation, for the improvement or protection project.","path":["Title 46 Waters and Navigation","Chapter 2 Federal Navigation and Flood Control Projects"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE46/46-2/46-2-9.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:01:01Z","sha256":"37953b05cfeba0dc98ac18d0e2637f6ad96d82fbc016a535af383ef44f302eb3","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-46-2-8","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-46-2-10"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}