(a)  There is hereby established a forest land conservation fund.

Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 2-27-6

  • Donor: The person who makes a gift.
  • 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

(b)  The fund may be utilized for purposes consistent with this chapter.

(c)  The fund shall consist of the following sources:

(1)  Sums the legislature may appropriate;

(2)  Monies received from federal, state, or other sources, including bond funds;

(3)  Monies received from any other sources including from any private donor for the fund;

(4)  Any interest earned on the monies in the fund.

History of Section.
P.L. 2021, ch. 200, § 1, effective July 7, 2021; P.L. 2021, ch. 201, § 1, effective July 7, 2021.