§ 37-6-7. Consideration of public interest — Certificate that state employee is not interested in site selected.
In the selection of a site for acquisition for any public use, reference shall be had to the interest and convenience of the public, as well as to the best interests of the state government. The state properties committee shall have the power, and it shall be its duty, to set aside any selection which in its opinion has not been made solely with reference thereto. Before any site shall be finally adopted, each and every state employee acting in the selection of the site shall make and file with the committee a certificate under penalty of perjury that he or she is not, at the time of making the certificate, and was not at the date of making the selection of the site, directly or indirectly, interested in the property selected for the same, and that he or she has not received and will not receive, either directly or indirectly, any inducement, commission, brokerage, fee, consideration, gift, or reward for or as a result of the selection or acquisition of the site.
History of Section.P.L. 1953, ch. 3105, § 4; G.L. 1956, § 37-6-7.
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.