§ 37-18-2. Definitions.
(a) “Corporation” means the Narragansett Indian land management corporation established by § 37-18-3.
(b) “Federal recognition” means the formal acknowledgement of the existence of an American Indian tribe pursuant to 25 U.S.C. § 1707 and 25 Code of Federal Regulations, Part 83.
(c) “Improvement” means land preparation and provision of public improvements such as streets, sewers, and water lines needed for commercial and residential development.
(d) “Indian” means those descendants of the individuals named on the list established pursuant to the Acts of 1880, ch. 800, § 4.
(e) “Indian corporation” means the Rhode Island non-business corporation known as the Narragansett Tribe of Indians.
(f) “Land use plan” means the plan established by the division of statewide planning and accepted by the town and the corporation.
(g) “Secretary of the interior” means the secretary of the United States department of the interior.
(h) “State” means the state of Rhode Island.
(i) “Town” means the town of Charlestown, Rhode Island.
History of Section.P.L. 1979, ch. 116, § 2; P.L. 1985, ch. 386, § 1.
Structure Rhode Island General Laws
Title 37 - Public Property and Works
Chapter 37-18 - Narragansett Indian Land Management Corporation
Section 37-18-1. - Short title.
Section 37-18-2. - Definitions.
Section 37-18-3. - Corporation established — Passage to state upon cessation of business.
Section 37-18-6. - Powers and duties.
Section 37-18-7. - Transfer of property — Restrictions on use.
Section 37-18-8. - Hunting, fishing, and trapping.
Section 37-18-9. - Exemption from taxation — Payments in lieu of taxes.
Section 37-18-10. - Land use plan.
Section 37-18-11. - Civil and criminal jurisdiction.
Section 37-18-12. - Expiration of the corporation.
Section 37-18-13. - Transfer of land to Indian tribe.
Section 37-18-14. - Transfer of state land to the Indian tribes.