§ 37-7-6.1. Conveyances and grants to fire districts.
(a) Every fire district shall have the power and authority to purchase and/or receive gratuitously any tangible personal property state surplus property made available for sale or gift by the state.
(b) Any state chartered fire district whose electors have been authorized to assess and collect taxes may apply to any appropriate department, board, bureau, or other agency of this state for a grant of money to be expended on equipment or other property used in connection with and for the work of extinguishing fires and suppressing fire hazards. The department, board, bureau, or agency shall not require as a condition to awarding the grant that the fire district have the approval of its town or city council for the expenditure.
History of Section.P.L. 1970, ch. 303, § 1; P.L. 1981, ch. 377, § 1.
Structure Rhode Island General Laws
Title 37 - Public Property and Works
Chapter 37-7 - Management and Disposal of Property
Section 37-7-1. - Rental of acquired land pending application to public use.
Section 37-7-2. - Use or sale of products of state owned land.
Section 37-7-3. - Reconveyance, lease, or sale of land acquired by condemnation.
Section 37-7-4. - Land taken for improvements adjacent to roads.
Section 37-7-6. - Transfer of land between departments and agencies.
Section 37-7-6.1. - Conveyances and grants to fire districts.
Section 37-7-8. - Grant of easements and rights of way over acquired lands.
Section 37-7-9. - Concessions, leases, and licenses — Reports.
Section 37-7-10. - Vesting of title in successor to public office.
Section 37-7-11. - Delegation of powers over real estate by federal officer.
Section 37-7-12. - Use of Indian meetinghouse in Charlestown.
Section 37-7-13. - Surplus group homes.