§ 37-6-25. Liberal construction — Technicalities — Severability.
The provisions of this chapter and §§ 37-7-1 — 37-7-9 shall be construed liberally in order to accomplish the purposes hereof, and where any specific power is given to the state properties committee or the acquiring authority by the provisions thereof, the statement thereof shall not be held to exclude or impair any implied and incidental powers and such additional powers, not inconsistent with any express provisions of this chapter and §§ 37-7-1 — 37-7-9, which may constitutionally be conferred upon it, as may be proper and reasonably necessary to effectuate the purposes of this chapter and §§ 37-7-1 — 37-7-9. No order, rule, regulation, or action of the state properties committee shall be declared inoperative, illegal, or void for any omission of a technical nature in respect thereto. If any provision of this chapter or §§ 37-7-1 — 37-7-9, or any order, rule, or regulation made or action performed under them, or the application of a provision to any person or under any circumstances shall be held invalid by a decision of any court of competent jurisdiction, the remainder of this chapter and §§ 37-7-1 — 37-7-9, or of the order, rule, regulation, or action and the application of a provision to other persons or under other circumstances, shall not be affected by the decision. The invalidity of any section or sections or parts of any section or sections of this chapter or of §§ 37-7-1 — 37-7-9, shall not affect the validity of the remainder of the chapter and sections, and it is hereby declared to be the legislative intent that the chapter and sections would have been enacted if the invalid parts had not been included therein.
History of Section.P.L. 1953, ch. 3105, § 25; G.L. 1956, § 37-6-25.
Structure Rhode Island General Laws
Title 37 - Public Property and Works
Chapter 37-6 - Acquisition of Land
Section 37-6-1. - State properties committee — Composition.
Section 37-6-1.1. - Reporting requirements.
Section 37-6-1.2. - Training requirements.
Section 37-6-1.3. - Public disclosure of the management and disposal of property.
Section 37-6-2. - Rules, regulations, and procedures of committee.
Section 37-6-3. - Detail of state employees to duty with committee.
Section 37-6-4. - Powers and duties supplemental.
Section 37-6-5. - Power of department and agency heads to acquire property for public use.
Section 37-6-8. - Approval and filing of conveyances to state.
Section 37-6-9. - Acceptance of conveyances by treasurer.
Section 37-6-10. - Acquisition of limited or encumbered title.
Section 37-6-11. - Acquisition of outstanding interests limiting or encumbering title.
Section 37-6-12. - Examination of title by attorney general — Acquisition of title insurance.
Section 37-6-13. - Authorization of condemnation for road purposes.
Section 37-6-13.1. - Authorization of condemnation for state office buildings.
Section 37-6-15. - Service of notice of condemnation.
Section 37-6-16. - Publication of notice of condemnation.
Section 37-6-17. - Payment of agreed price for condemned land.
Section 37-6-18. - Petition for assessment of damages by jury.
Section 37-6-19. - Late filing of petition for assessment of damages.
Section 37-6-20. - Pretrial conference with state properties committee — Proceeding to trial.
Section 37-6-21. - Conduct of trial on damages.
Section 37-6-21.1. - Expediting proceedings.
Section 37-6-22. - Consolidation of petitions as to same land.
Section 37-6-23. - Calculation of interest and payment of judgment.
Section 37-6-23.1. - Procedure where no claim filed or owner unknown or under disability.
Section 37-6-23.2. - Deposit of fair market value as determined by state’s reviewing appraiser.
Section 37-6-25. - Liberal construction — Technicalities — Severability.
Section 37-6-27. - Use of state property for city park purposes.