(a)  Every fire district shall have the power and authority to purchase and/or receive gratuitously any tangible personal property state surplus property made available for sale or gift by the state.

Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 37-7-6.1

  • Gift: A voluntary transfer or conveyance of property without consideration, or for less than full and adequate consideration based on fair market value.
  • Personal property: All property that is not real property.
  • town: may be construed to include city; the words "town council" include city council; the words "town clerk" include city clerk; the words "ward clerk" include clerk of election district; the words "town treasurer" include city treasurer; and the words "town sergeant" include city sergeant. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-9

(b)  Any state chartered fire district whose electors have been authorized to assess and collect taxes may apply to any appropriate department, board, bureau, or other agency of this state for a grant of money to be expended on equipment or other property used in connection with and for the work of extinguishing fires and suppressing fire hazards. The department, board, bureau, or agency shall not require as a condition to awarding the grant that the fire district have the approval of its town or city council for the expenditure.

History of Section.
P.L. 1970, ch. 303, § 1; P.L. 1981, ch. 377, § 1.