Rhode Island § 46-3-9 - Shore Development

§ 46-3-9. Cooperative agreements with municipalities.

(a) Upon the finding that the acquisition of land or interest therein is required for the purpose of this chapter, the department of environmental management shall enter into an agreement with the legislative body to provide for the acquisition of such land or interest as aforesaid in the manner approved for its acquisition and at the price mutually acceptable for its purchase or taking. The agreement shall also set forth the existing or intended use of the exposed beach area to be protected, the scope and method to be employed by the municipality in accomplishing the results desired, and the method and means to be taken by the municipality to finance the cost for its share in acquiring the land and for installing the protective works appropriate for the area. The plans and specifications for the protective works and their construction shall require the approval of the department of environmental management.

(b) The municipality, as a condition precedent to the acquisition of any land to be acquired by the state under the provisions of this chapter shall give satisfactory guaranty to the state that the construction and maintenance of the protective works will be carried out by it as specified in the cooperative agreement.

(c) All contracts and agreements for the purposes of this chapter shall be approved as to form by the attorney general and as to substance by the director of the department of environmental management and the state properties committee.