Rhode Island § 46-5-10 - Construction of Port Facilities
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§ 46-5-10. Construction of Port Facilities
R.I. Gen. Laws § 46-5-10
§ 46-5-10. Lease of facilities.
The director may from time to time, in the name of the state of Rhode Island, lease any property, whether improved or unimproved, acquired by purchase or by the process of law, and storage facilities, wharves, piers, bulkheads, docks, sheds, warehouses, and industrial locations within the director’s charge, for such term or terms not exceeding twenty (20) years, except for the port of Galilee, in which property may be leased for a term of up to forty (40) years and for any rent and with such provisions and covenants as to the director shall seem to be advantageous to the state.
History of Section.
P.L. 1910, ch. 568, § 8; P.L. 1912, ch. 810, § 1; G.L. 1923, ch. 149, § 30; G.L. 1938,
ch. 112, § 29; impl. am. P.L. 1939, ch. 660, § 100; G.L. 1956, § 46-5-10; P.L. 1979,
ch. 251, § 2; P.L. 2001, ch. 39, § 1.
Source: official Rhode Island text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 46-5-10 ("Construction of Port Facilities") is part of the Rhode Island General Laws, the codified statutory law of Rhode Island. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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