Rhode Island § 37-6-11 - Acquisition of Land

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§ 37-6-11. Acquisition of Land

R.I. Gen. Laws § 37-6-11

§ 37-6-11. Acquisition of outstanding interests limiting or encumbering title.

Whenever estates, rights, interests, easements, and privileges in lands or other real property can be acquired at prices reasonable in the judgment of the state properties committee, the acquiring authority is authorized and empowered to acquire the estates, rights, interests, easements, and privileges by purchase. The state controller, upon the passage of title to the state, is authorized and directed, upon receipt by him or her of proper and duly authenticated vouchers, to draw his or her order upon the general treasurer for the payment of the purchase price therefor out of the amount appropriated to the acquiring authority.

History of Section.
P.L. 1953, ch. 3105, § 8; G.L. 1956, § 37-6-11.

Source: official Rhode Island text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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Section 37-6-11 ("Acquisition of Land") 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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