Rhode Island § 45-36.1-3 § 45-36.1-3. Process for municipal declaration of municipal land as public trust land.

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§ 45-36.1-3 — § 45-36.1-3. Process for municipal declaration of municipal land as public trust land.

Rhode Island § 45-36.1-3

Title 45Towns and cities

Ch. 45-36.1Municipal Public Trust Dedication

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R.I. Gen. Laws § 45-36.1-3 (2026).

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§ 45-36.1-3. Process for municipal declaration of municipal land as public trust land. 
Cities and towns may formally dedicate any property they hold for use as a park or
            for other conservation purposes as a public trust land, to be perpetually protected
            from conversion to a use other than the use for which it was originally obtained and
            development that is inconsistent with its primary purpose as a recreation, open space,
            and/or natural resource land of the state and as a natural environment for the people
            of the state through a duly approved resolution of a city or town council or through
            any other legally sufficient municipal process.  The resolu

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§ 45-36.1-3. Process for municipal declaration of municipal land as public trust land.

Cities and towns may formally dedicate any property they hold for use as a park or for other conservation purposes as a public trust land, to be perpetually protected from conversion to a use other than the use for which it was originally obtained and development that is inconsistent with its primary purpose as a recreation, open space, and/or natural resource land of the state and as a natural environment for the people of the state through a duly approved resolution of a city or town council or through any other legally sufficient municipal process. The resolution or other municipal approval shall be recorded in the municipal land evidence records.