Rhode Island General Laws 2-27-5. Duties of the commission
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The commission shall:
(1) Develop the criteria necessary for defining the most important forest land under this chapter;
(2) Make a reasonably accurate inventory of all land in the state that meets the definition of forest land;
(3) Inform the public, public officials, and other citizens and interested persons of the provisions of this chapter; and
(4) Make recommendations to the director of the department of environmental management regarding disbursements from the forest land conservation fund.
History of Section.
P.L. 2021, ch. 200, § 1, effective July 7, 2021; P.L. 2021, ch. 201, § 1, effective July 7, 2021.
Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 2-27-5
- commission: means the commission established pursuant to § 2-27-3. See Rhode Island General Laws 2-27-2
- Department: means the department of environmental management. See Rhode Island General Laws 2-27-2
- Director: means the director of the department of environmental management, unless otherwise specified. See Rhode Island General Laws 2-27-2
- Forest land: means any tract or contiguous tracts of land, ten (10) acres or larger bearing a dense growth of trees, including any underbrush, and having either the quality of self-perpetuation, or being dependent upon its development by the planting and replanting of trees in stands of closely growing timber. See Rhode Island General Laws 2-27-2
- Fund: means the forest land conservation fund established pursuant to § 2-27-6. See Rhode Island General Laws 2-27-2