Rhode Island General Laws
Title 32 - Parks and Recreational Areas

Section 32-1-1. - [Superseded.] - § 32-1-1. [Superseded.]

Section 32-1-2. - Transfer of authority from department of agriculture and conservation. - § 32-1-2. Transfer of authority from department of agriculture and...

Section 32-1-3. - Acquisition of land — Riparian rights — Control of land use. - § 32-1-3. Acquisition of land — Riparian rights — Control...

Section 32-1-4. - Procedure for condemnation of land. - § 32-1-4. Procedure for condemnation of land. For the purpose...

Section 32-1-5. - Leases and concessions. - § 32-1-5. Leases and concessions. The department may let, rent,...

Section 32-1-5.1. - John L. Curran state park — Prohibition of development. - § 32-1-5.1. John L. Curran state park — Prohibition of...

Section 32-1-6. - Warrants for violations within parks. - § 32-1-6. Warrants for violations within parks. There shall be...

Section 32-1-7. - Monuments placed under department. - § 32-1-7. Monuments placed under department. The monument erected by...

Section 32-1-8. - Perry monument. - § 32-1-8. Perry monument. The director of environmental management shall...

Section 32-1-9. - Appropriations and disbursements. - § 32-1-9. Appropriations and disbursements. The general assembly shall annually...

Section 32-1-10. - Employees — Records — Annual report. - § 32-1-10. Employees — Records — Annual report. The director...

Section 32-1-11. - Senator James C. Maher cross country ski trail system. - § 32-1-11. Senator James C. Maher cross country ski trail...

Section 32-1-11.1. - Les Pawson Loop. - § 32-1-11.1. Les Pawson Loop. The road encircling Olney Pond...

Section 32-1-11.2. - Edward S. Payne Overlook. - § 32-1-11.2. Edward S. Payne Overlook. The state overlook at...

Section 32-1-11.3. - Nathaniel S. Lewis Memorial Boat Landing. - § 32-1-11.3. Nathaniel S. Lewis Memorial Boat Landing. The state...

Section 32-1-11.4. - Vin Gormley Trail. - § 32-1-11.4. Vin Gormley Trail. The hiking trail encircling Watchaug...

Section 32-1-11.5. - Sri Chinmoy Oneness — Home Peace Run Causeway. - § 32-1-11.5. Sri Chinmoy Oneness — Home Peace Run Causeway....

Section 32-1-11.6. - Dr. Fred R. Alofsin Sailing and Event Building. - § 32-1-11.6. Dr. Fred R. Alofsin Sailing and Event Building....

Section 32-1-11.7. - Lester DiRiso Bike Path Tunnel. - § 32-1-11.7. Lester DiRiso Bike Path Tunnel. The bike path...

Section 32-1-11.8. - Leo C. Sullivan Memorial East Bay Bike Path. - § 32-1-11.8. Leo C. Sullivan Memorial East Bay Bike Path....

Section 32-1-11.9. - Senator John H. Chafee Memorial Park. - § 32-1-11.9. Senator John H. Chafee Memorial Park. The state...

Section 32-1-11.10. - John ‘Jack’ F. Duffy Field B Shelter. - § 32-1-11.10. John ‘Jack’ F. Duffy Field B Shelter. The...

Section 32-1-12. - Supervision of fund. - § 32-1-12. Supervision of fund. The recreation area development fund...

Section 32-1-13. - Authority to obtain federal assistance. - § 32-1-13. Authority to obtain federal assistance. The director is...

Section 32-1-14. - Misquamicut State Beach. - § 32-1-14. Misquamicut State Beach. Notwithstanding any other provisions of...

Section 32-1-15. - Local permission to use state parks. - § 32-1-15. Local permission to use state parks. Any person,...

Section 32-1-16. - Preference for residents with disabilities. - § 32-1-16. Preference for residents with disabilities. Residents of Rhode...

Section 32-1-17. - Persons with disabilities. - § 32-1-17. Persons with disabilities. No fee shall be charged...

Section 32-1-18. - Senior citizens. - § 32-1-18. Senior citizens. No entrance fee shall be charged...

Section 32-1-19. - Ten Mile River state park — Regulation of use and vehicles — Penalties for violations. - § 32-1-19. Ten Mile River state park — Regulation of...

Section 32-1-20. - Goddard park — Exemption for disabled veteran. - § 32-1-20. Goddard park — Exemption for disabled veteran. Any...

Section 32-1-21. - Snake Den Park — Restrictions on future use. - § 32-1-21. Snake Den Park — Restrictions on future use....

Chapter 32-2 - Metropolitan Park District

Section 32-2-1. - Area included in district. - § 32-2-1. Area included in district. The jurisdiction and powers...

Section 32-2-2. - Acquisition of land for parks. - § 32-2-2. Acquisition of land for parks. The department of...

Section 32-2-3. - Purchase of land by agreement. - § 32-2-3. Purchase of land by agreement. If any person...

Section 32-2-4. - Rules and regulations — Enforcement — Powers of director. - § 32-2-4. Rules and regulations — Enforcement — Powers of...

Section 32-2-5. - Disbursement of funds held in treasury. - § 32-2-5. Disbursement of funds held in treasury. To meet...

Section 32-2-6. - Acceptance of gifts — Metropolitan park trust fund. - § 32-2-6. Acceptance of gifts — Metropolitan park trust fund....

Section 32-2-7. - Agreements with cities and towns — Transfer of control of parks. - § 32-2-7. Agreements with cities and towns — Transfer of...

Section 32-2-8. - Commissioners — Apportionment of expenses. - § 32-2-8. Commissioners — Apportionment of expenses. (a) The superior...

Section 32-2-9. - Payment of assessments by cities and towns. - § 32-2-9. Payment of assessments by cities and towns. The...

Section 32-2-10. - Appointment of park police. - § 32-2-10. Appointment of park police. The director of the...

Section 32-2-11. - Powers of park police. - § 32-2-11. Powers of park police. All full-time park policemen...

Section 32-2-12. - Park police auxiliary force. - § 32-2-12. Park police auxiliary force. The director of the...

Section 32-2-13. - Duties of auxiliary force — Limitations. - § 32-2-13. Duties of auxiliary force — Limitations. Members of...

Section 32-2-14. - Use of state owned golf courses. - § 32-2-14. Use of state owned golf courses. No fee...

Section 32-2-15. - Local police authority. - § 32-2-15. Local police authority. All members of local city...

Chapter 32-3 - Town Forests, Parks, and Recreation Systems

Section 32-3-1. - Local regulations — Prosecution of violations. - § 32-3-1. Local regulations — Prosecution of violations. Town councils...

Section 32-3-2. - Establishment of public recreation systems. - § 32-3-2. Establishment of public recreation systems. The city council...

Section 32-3-3. - Powers of agency in charge of system. - § 32-3-3. Powers of agency in charge of system. The...

Section 32-3-4. - Board of recreation. - § 32-3-4. Board of recreation. If a city council or...

Section 32-3-5. - Joint recreational committees. - § 32-3-5. Joint recreational committees. The respective boards or committees...

Section 32-3-6. - Appropriations for recreation systems. - § 32-3-6. Appropriations for recreation systems. Any city or town...

Section 32-3-7. - Special laws unaffected. - § 32-3-7. Special laws unaffected. The provisions of §§ 32-3-2...

Section 32-3-8. - Town forests. - § 32-3-8. Town forests. Towns may appropriate sums of money...

Section 32-3-9. - Town forest and park commissions. - § 32-3-9. Town forest and park commissions. The town council...

Section 32-3-10. - Supervision of parks and forests — Plans and recommendations. - § 32-3-10. Supervision of parks and forests — Plans and...

Section 32-3-11. - Reforestation projects. - § 32-3-11. Reforestation projects. A town forest and park commission...

Section 32-3-12. - Expenses and appropriations for commissions. - § 32-3-12. Expenses and appropriations for commissions. The members of...

Chapter 32-4 - Green Acres Land Acquisition

Section 32-4-1. - Short title. - § 32-4-1. Short title. This chapter may be cited as...

Section 32-4-2. - Legislative declaration. - § 32-4-2. Legislative declaration. The general assembly hereby finds and...

Section 32-4-3. - Definitions. - § 32-4-3. Definitions. As used in this chapter, unless the...

Section 32-4-4. - Application of funds. - § 32-4-4. Application of funds. (a) The director shall use...

Section 32-4-5. - Duties of director. - § 32-4-5. Duties of director. In acquiring lands and making...

Section 32-4-6. - Acquisition of lands. - § 32-4-6. Acquisition of lands. Lands acquired under this chapter...

Section 32-4-7. - Rules and regulations. - § 32-4-7. Rules and regulations. The director shall prescribe rules...

Section 32-4-8. - Acquisition of lands by local units. - § 32-4-8. Acquisition of lands by local units. Local units...

Section 32-4-9. - State grants — Application. - § 32-4-9. State grants — Application. A state grant to...

Section 32-4-10. - Regulation of lands. - § 32-4-10. Regulation of lands. A state grant shall not...

Section 32-4-11. - Percentage of state grants. - § 32-4-11. Percentage of state grants. Grants under this chapter...

Section 32-4-12. - Diversion from use. - § 32-4-12. Diversion from use. (a) Lands acquired by one...

Section 32-4-13. - Acquisition of lands by private sale. - § 32-4-13. Acquisition of lands by private sale. Any other...

Section 32-4-14. - Authority of director. - § 32-4-14. Authority of director. The director is authorized to...

Section 32-4-15. - Allocation of appropriations — Acquisition and development fund. - § 32-4-15. Allocation of appropriations — Acquisition and development fund....

Chapter 32-5 - Bridle and Hiking Trails

Section 32-5-1. - Preservation. - § 32-5-1. Preservation. All recognized bridle and hiking trails situated...

Section 32-5-2. - Closing. - § 32-5-2. Closing. No bridle or hiking trail shall be...

Chapter 32-6 - Public Use of Private Lands — Liability Limitations

Section 32-6-1. - Purpose of chapter. - § 32-6-1. Purpose of chapter. The purpose of this chapter...

Section 32-6-2. - Definitions. - § 32-6-2. Definitions. As used in this chapter: (1) “Charge”...

Section 32-6-3. - Liability of landowner. - § 32-6-3. Liability of landowner. Except as specifically recognized by...

Section 32-6-4. - Land leased to state. - § 32-6-4. Land leased to state. Unless otherwise agreed in...

Section 32-6-5. - Limitation on chapter. - § 32-6-5. Limitation on chapter. (a) Nothing in this chapter...

Section 32-6-6. - Construction of chapter. - § 32-6-6. Construction of chapter. Nothing in this chapter shall...

Section 32-6-7. - Repealed. - § 32-6-7. Repealed. History of Section.P.L. 1978, ch. 375, §...

Chapter 32-7 - Recreational Vehicle Parks and Campgrounds Act

Section 32-7-1. - Short title. - § 32-7-1. Short title. This chapter shall be known and...

Section 32-7-2. - Legislative findings. - § 32-7-2. Legislative findings. It is hereby found and declared...

Section 32-7-3. - Legislative intent and purpose. - § 32-7-3. Legislative intent and purpose. The legislative intent and...

Section 32-7-4. - Applicability. - § 32-7-4. Applicability. This chapter shall apply to all recreational...

Section 32-7-5. - Scope and jurisdiction. - § 32-7-5. Scope and jurisdiction. (a) This chapter is intended...

Section 32-7-6. - Alternative materials, equipment and procedures. - § 32-7-6. Alternative materials, equipment and procedures. The provisions of...

Section 32-7-7. - Definitions. - § 32-7-7. Definitions. The following definitions are adopted for purposes...

Section 32-7-8. - Design and construction standards. - § 32-7-8. Design and construction standards. (a) Standards set forth...

Section 32-7-9. - Fire safety standards. - § 32-7-9. Fire safety standards. In addition to standards contained...

Section 32-7-10. - Water supply standards. - § 32-7-10. Water supply standards. The following standards shall apply...

Section 32-7-11. - Sanitary conveniences. - § 32-7-11. Sanitary conveniences. The following standards shall apply to...

Section 32-7-12. - Refuse disposal standards. - § 32-7-12. Refuse disposal standards. Facilities for the storage, collection,...

Section 32-7-13. - Recreational vehicle park and campground operation. - § 32-7-13. Recreational vehicle park and campground operation. (a) Rules/policies:...

Section 32-7-14. - Administration and enforcement. - § 32-7-14. Administration and enforcement. (a) The local permitting authority...

Section 32-7-15. - Severability. - § 32-7-15. Severability. If any provisions of this chapter or...

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