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RI Gen L § 32-1-11.8 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 32 - Parks and Recreational Areas|Chapter 32-1 - General Provisions|Section 32-1-11.8 - Leo C. Sullivan Memorial East Bay Bike Path.

§ 32-1-11.8. Leo C. Sullivan Memorial East Bay Bike Path.The section of the East Bay Bike Path located in the city of East Providence shall hereafter be named the Leo C. Sullivan Memorial East Bay Bike Path.History of Section.P.L. 1994, ch. 66, § 1.
RI Gen L § 32-1-11.9 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 32 - Parks and Recreational Areas|Chapter 32-1 - General Provisions|Section 32-1-11.9 - Senator John H. Chafee Memorial Park.

§ 32-1-11.9. Senator John H. Chafee Memorial Park.The state park located in the Town of Lincoln on Lonsdale Avenue and Route 123 which the Blackstone River Bike Path will run through shall hereafter be named the "Senator John H. Chafee Memorial Park".History of Section.P.L. 2000, ch. 244, § 1.
RI Gen L § 32-1-11.10 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 32 - Parks and Recreational Areas|Chapter 32-1 - General Provisions|Section 32-1-11.10 - John 'Jack' F. Duffy Field B Shelter.

§ 32-1-11.10. John 'Jack' F. Duffy Field B Shelter.The Field B Pavilion at Lincoln Woods State Park located in the town of Lincoln shall be named the "John 'Jack' F. Duffy Pavilion."History of Section.P.L. 2006, ch. 584, § 1.
RI Gen L § 32-1-12 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 32 - Parks and Recreational Areas|Chapter 32-1 - General Provisions|Section 32-1-12 - Supervision of fund.

§ 32-1-12. Supervision of fund.The recreation area development fund shall be expended under the direction and supervision of the director of the department of environmental management for the development of state-owned beaches, parks, and recreation areas, and the director is vested with all power and authority necessary or incidental to the purposes of §§ 32-1-11 — 32-1-13.History of Section.G.L. 1956, § 32-1-12; P.L. 1966, ch. 169, § 1.
RI Gen L § 32-1-13 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 32 - Parks and Recreational Areas|Chapter 32-1 - General Provisions|Section 32-1-13 - Authority to obtain federal assistance.

§ 32-1-13. Authority to obtain federal assistance.The director is authorized for and on behalf of the state, with the approval of the governor, to apply for and accept from the federal government or any department or agency thereof assistance that may become available for the purposes of §§ 32-1-11 — 32-1-13, whether it be in the form of a loan or grant or otherwise; to accept the provisions of any federal legislation or regulations therefor; to enter into contracts in connection therewith; and to act as agent for the federal government in connection therewith or to designate a subordinate so to act. To obtain federal assistance, the director is authorized to comply with any federal law, rules, and regulations thereunder and to meet such federal requirements as may be made conditions precedent to receiving federal assistance.History of Section.G.L. 1956, § 32-1-13; P.L. 1966, ch. 169, § 1; P.L. 2016, ch. 511, art. 2, § 52.
RI Gen L § 32-1-14 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 32 - Parks and Recreational Areas|Chapter 32-1 - General Provisions|Section 32-1-14 - Misquamicut State Beach.

§ 32-1-14. Misquamicut State Beach.Notwithstanding any other provisions of the general laws, one-half (½) the daily cash parking fees collected on Saturday, Sunday, and holidays at Misquamicut state beach shall be paid to the town of Westerly until a total of one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) has been paid.History of Section.G.L. 1956, § 32-1-14; P.L. 1966, ch. 206, § 1.
RI Gen L § 32-1-15 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 32 - Parks and Recreational Areas|Chapter 32-1 - General Provisions|Section 32-1-15 - Local permission to use state parks.

§ 32-1-15. Local permission to use state parks.Any person, firm, or corporation requesting use of a state park for concerts, shows, exhibitions, or other similar gatherings shall first obtain the written permission to use the park from the licensing authority of the town or city where said park is located. The department of environmental management shall not permit the use of a park without the written permission required by this section, provided, however, that any person, firm, or corporation who or that is denied written permission to use the park from the licensing authority of the town or city where the park is located shall have the right to an immediate appeal to the department of environmental management for a hearing on the propriety of the denial of that written permission. The hearing shall be de novo and written notice of the appeal shall be given to the licensing authority of the city or town involved at the same time the written notice of appeal is given to the department of environmental management. The administrative procedures act, chapter 35 of title 42, shall apply to all appeals.History of Section.P.L. 1972, ch. 133, § 1; P.L. 2016, ch. 511, art. 2, § 52.
RI Gen L § 32-1-16 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 32 - Parks and Recreational Areas|Chapter 32-1 - General Provisions|Section 32-1-16 - Preference for residents with disabilities.

§ 32-1-16. Preference for residents with disabilities.Residents of Rhode Island who have a disability shall be given preference in the use of campsites and other recreational facilities over nonresidents who apply for permission to use those facilities.History of Section.P.L. 1974, ch. 294, § 1; P.L. 1999, ch. 83, § 76; P.L. 1999, ch. 130, § 76.
RI Gen L § 32-1-17 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 32 - Parks and Recreational Areas|Chapter 32-1 - General Provisions|Section 32-1-17 - Persons with disabilities.

§ 32-1-17. Persons with disabilities.No fee shall be charged any person with a disability regardless of age, or to automobiles transporting a non-driver with a disability, at any recreational facility owned and operated by the state; provided, however, proper identification is presented as prescribed by the department of environmental management. For the purpose of this section "person with a disability" shall mean an individual who has a physical or mental impairment and is receiving:(a) Social security disability benefits (SSDI);(b) Supplemental security income benefits (SSI); or(c) Veterans benefits and who shall be determined under applicable federal law by the federal department of veterans' affairs to be one hundred percent (100%) disabled through a service-connected disability.For purpose of this section, "fees" shall include all fees for parking, admittance, or other user fees for playing golf. The term "fees" shall not include licensing fees, camping fees, picnic table fees, or specialized facility use fees, including, but not limited to, fees for the use of equestrian areas, performing arts centers, game fields, and mule shed.History of Section.P.L. 1976, ch. 174, § 1; P.L. 1998, ch. 127, § 1.
RI Gen L § 32-1-18 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 32 - Parks and Recreational Areas|Chapter 32-1 - General Provisions|Section 32-1-18 - Senior citizens.

§ 32-1-18. Senior citizens.No entrance fee shall be charged to any person who is sixty-five (65) years of age or older and who is eligible to participate in the Rhode Island pharmaceutical assistance to the elderly program, and an entrance fee not exceeding one-half (½) of the established and posted rates shall be charged to any other person who is sixty-five (65) years of age or older at any recreational facility owned and operated exclusively by the state, excepting docking slips; provided, however, proper identification is presented as prescribed by the department of environmental management.History of Section.P.L. 1977, ch. 85, § 1; P.L. 1993, ch. 138, art. 14, § 1.
RI Gen L § 32-1-19 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 32 - Parks and Recreational Areas|Chapter 32-1 - General Provisions|Section 32-1-19 - Ten Mile River state park - Regulation of use and vehicles - Penalties for violations.

§ 32-1-19. Ten Mile River state park — Regulation of use and vehicles — Penalties for violations.No person shall stop, stand, or park any vehicle within the Ten Mile River state park between the hours of eleven p.m. (11:00 p.m.) and six a.m. (6:00 a.m.), nor shall any person enter or remain upon the premises of the Ten Mile River state park during those hours. No person shall operate, or be in actual physical control of, any motorcycle, motor scooter, or other motor driven cycle within the Ten Mile River state park except within the area designated for their use or parking. Every person convicted of any violation of this section shall be punishable by a fine of not less than five dollars ($5.00), nor more than one hundred and fifty dollars ($150), or by imprisonment for not more than ten (10) days.History of Section.P.L. 1979, ch. 228, § 1.
RI Gen L § 32-1-20 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 32 - Parks and Recreational Areas|Chapter 32-1 - General Provisions|Section 32-1-20 - Goddard park - Exemption for disabled veteran.

§ 32-1-20. Goddard park — Exemption for disabled veteran.Any veteran who is a resident of the state, and who shall be determined under applicable federal law by the federal department of veterans' affairs to be totally disabled through a service-connected disability, shall be exempt from paying any fee to play golf at the Goddard park golf course.History of Section.P.L. 1982, ch. 107, § 1.
RI Gen L § 32-1-21 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 32 - Parks and Recreational Areas|Chapter 32-1 - General Provisions|Section 32-1-21 - Snake Den Park - Restrictions on future use.

§ 32-1-21. Snake Den Park — Restrictions on future use.The park in the town of Johnston, known as Snake Den Park, shall not be used as a water park, as herein defined, or for an amusement park. "Water park" shall, for the purposes of this section, mean any man-made swimming pool, pond, lake, or water-supplied area designed and/or used for recreation.History of Section.P.L. 2005, ch. 292, § 1.
RI Gen L § 32-2-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 32 - Parks and Recreational Areas|Chapter 32-2 - Metropolitan Park District|Section 32-2-1 - Area included in district.

§ 32-2-1. Area included in district.The jurisdiction and powers of the director of environmental management, insofar as the jurisdiction and powers relate to metropolitan parks, shall extend to, and may be exercised in, the cities of Providence, Pawtucket, Cranston, Warwick, and Central Falls; the towns of East Providence, Johnston, North Providence, Lincoln, and Barrington; and the voting districts numbers three (3), four (4), and five (5) in the town of Cumberland. Those cities, towns, and voting districts shall constitute the metropolitan park district.History of Section.P.L. 1907, ch. 1466, § 3; G.L. 1909, ch. 238, § 1; P.L. 1909, ch. 410, § 2; G.L. 1923, ch. 279, § 5; G.L. 1938, ch. 220, § 4; impl. am. P.L. 1952, ch. 2973, § 2; G.L. 1956, § 32-2-1.
RI Gen L § 32-2-2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 32 - Parks and Recreational Areas|Chapter 32-2 - Metropolitan Park District|Section 32-2-2 - Acquisition of land for parks.

§ 32-2-2. Acquisition of land for parks.The department of environmental management shall have the power to acquire, maintain, and make available to the inhabitants of the metropolitan park district, and to the public generally, open spaces for exercise and recreation, and for intercommunication between them and adjacent streets and highways; and to this end, and acting as far as may be in consultation with the respective city and town councils and park commissioners of the cities and towns listed in § 32-2-1, the director of environmental management is hereby authorized to take in fee simple or otherwise, in the name and for the benefit of the state, by purchase, gift, or devise, or by eminent domain in such a manner as may now or hereafter be provided by the general assembly, lands and interests, estates, and rights therein, for the public use within the metropolitan park district, and to enter into written contracts for the conveyance thereof to the department, for those purposes and uses, and further, to improve, preserve, care for, and administer those public reservations, and also, in the discretion of the director, and upon such terms and conditions as he or she may approve, such other lands and interests, estates, and rights therein, or funds in trust, as may be entrusted, given, conveyed, or devised to the department or to the state by the United States or by cities, towns, corporations, or individuals for the general purposes of this chapter, or for any one or more of those purposes, as the grantor, donor, or devisor may designate; provided, however, that nothing in this chapter shall be construed to limit the existing rights of any city or town in relation to water supply purposes, or in any way obstruct or destroy the privilege of any such city or town to take advantage of those rights.History of Section.P.L. 1907, ch. 1466, § 4; G.L. 1909, ch. 238, § 3; G.L. 1923, ch. 279, § 5; G.L. 1938, ch. 220, § 4; impl. am. P.L. 1952, ch. 2973, § 2; G.L. 1956, § 32-2-2.
RI Gen L § 32-2-3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 32 - Parks and Recreational Areas|Chapter 32-2 - Metropolitan Park District|Section 32-2-3 - Purchase of land by agreement.

§ 32-2-3. Purchase of land by agreement.If any person shall agree in writing with the director for the price of his or her land or for his or her interest, right, or estate therein, so taken, the amount thus agreed upon shall be paid to him or her forthwith upon the delivery by him or her of a good and sufficient warranty or other deed satisfactory to the director in fee simple.History of Section.P.L. 1907, ch. 1466, § 7; G.L. 1909, ch. 238, § 6; G.L. 1923, ch. 279, § 8; G.L. 1938, ch. 220, § 7; G.L. 1956, § 32-2-3.
RI Gen L § 32-2-4 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 32 - Parks and Recreational Areas|Chapter 32-2 - Metropolitan Park District|Section 32-2-4 - Rules and regulations - Enforcement - Powers of director.

§ 32-2-4. Rules and regulations — Enforcement — Powers of director.(a) The director of the department of environmental management may make rules and regulations for the control, government, and use of all the public properties and highways under his or her care. A person violating the rules and regulations promulgated pursuant to this section shall be guilty of a civil violation and be subject to a fine not to exceed one hundred dollars ($100) for each offense. Jurisdiction over violations of this section shall be with the traffic tribunal. In accordance with chapter 17.10 of title 42, any person charged with violating the rules and regulations promulgated pursuant to this section may elect to dispose of the charge without personally appearing before the traffic tribunal by mailing or delivering the form and summons to the traffic tribunal with a check or money order in the amount of one hundred dollars ($100). In general, the director may do all acts needful for the proper execution of the powers and duties granted to, and imposed upon, the director by the terms of this chapter. The director shall also have power to expend such funds as may be given in trust, and the income thereof, in accordance with the terms of the trusts, as provided for in § 32-2-6.(b) Those persons duly authorized by the director of the department of environmental management to exercise the powers specified in §§ 2-10-13, 2-12-8, 2-12-19, 37-15-2, and/or 46-22-17, may also be commissioned by the director of the department to enforce any rules or regulations promulgated by the director of the department as applicable to public properties under his or her care.History of Section.P.L. 1907, ch. 1466, § 4; G.L. 1909, ch. 238, § 3; G.L. 1923, ch. 279, § 5; G.L. 1938, ch. 220, § 4; G.L. 1956, § 32-2-4; P.L. 1972, ch. 83, § 1; P.L. 1984, ch. 171, § 2; P.L. 2007, ch. 253, § 7; P.L. 2007, ch. 294, § 7.
RI Gen L § 32-2-5 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 32 - Parks and Recreational Areas|Chapter 32-2 - Metropolitan Park District|Section 32-2-5 - Disbursement of funds held in treasury.

§ 32-2-5. Disbursement of funds held in treasury.To meet the expenses incurred under the foregoing provisions of this chapter, the state controller is hereby authorized and directed, upon receipt of vouchers properly authenticated by the director of environmental management, to draw his or her orders on the general treasurer for the payment of the vouchers, from the amounts hitherto appropriated by, and from any other moneys held in the general treasury under the provisions of this chapter.History of Section.P.L. 1907, ch. 1466, § 4; G.L. 1909, ch. 238, § 3; G.L. 1923, ch. 279, § 5; G.L. 1938, ch. 220, § 4; impl. am. P.L. 1952, ch. 2973, § 2; G.L. 1956, § 32-2-5.
RI Gen L § 32-2-6 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 32 - Parks and Recreational Areas|Chapter 32-2 - Metropolitan Park District|Section 32-2-6 - Acceptance of gifts - Metropolitan park trust fund.

§ 32-2-6. Acceptance of gifts — Metropolitan park trust fund.The general treasurer is hereby directed, authorized, and empowered, with the approval of the governor, to receive, take title to, and hold in trust for the state, exempt from taxation, any gift, grant, or devise, of lands or interests, estates or rights therein, and any gift or bequest of money or other personal property, made for the purposes of this chapter, subject to the approval of the director of environmental management; and unless otherwise provided by the terms of any gift or bequest of money or other personal property, the general treasurer shall preserve and invest that money or the proceeds of that other personal property in notes and bonds secured by good and sufficient mortgage security, or in such securities as by law the sinking fund commission is authorized to invest. The trust property and real estate shall be known as the metropolitan park trust fund and shall be used under the direction of the department of environmental management, subject to the orders of the director of the department, under the terms of such trusts as may be provided by the donors thereof.History of Section.P.L. 1907, ch. 1466, § 5; G.L. 1909, ch. 238, § 4; G.L. 1923, ch. 279, § 6; G.L. 1938, ch. 220, § 5; impl. am. P.L. 1939, ch. 660, § 200; impl. am. P.L. 1952, ch. 2973, § 2; G.L. 1956, § 32-2-6.
RI Gen L § 32-2-7 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 32 - Parks and Recreational Areas|Chapter 32-2 - Metropolitan Park District|Section 32-2-7 - Agreements with cities and towns - Transfer of control of parks.

§ 32-2-7. Agreements with cities and towns — Transfer of control of parks.Any city or town within the metropolitan park district is hereby authorized and empowered to transfer the care and control of any open space owned or controlled by it to the department of environmental management, upon such terms and conditions and for such period as may be mutually agreed upon; or to enter into an agreement in writing with the department for the joint care, control, or preservation of open spaces within or adjacent to the city or town; and the department of environmental management may in like manner transfer the care, control, and preservation of any open space controlled by it to any city or town within the metropolitan park district, with the consent of that city or town and upon such terms and for such period as may be mutually agreed upon.History of Section.P.L. 1907, ch. 1466, § 6; G.L. 1909, ch. 238, § 5; G.L. 1923, ch. 279, § 7; G.L. 1938, ch. 220, § 6; impl. am. P.L. 1952, ch. 2973, § 2; G.L. 1956, § 32-2-7.
RI Gen L § 32-2-9 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 32 - Parks and Recreational Areas|Chapter 32-2 - Metropolitan Park District|Section 32-2-9 - Payment of assessments by cities and towns.

§ 32-2-9. Payment of assessments by cities and towns.The amount of money required each year from each city and town of the metropolitan park district to meet the interest, sinking fund requirements, and expenses for each year, and the deficiency, if any, shall be estimated by the general treasurer in accordance with the proportion as determined in § 32-2-8, and shall be included in, and made a part of, the sum charged in the city or town and shall be annually assessed upon it. The general treasurer shall in each year give notice to each city and town of the amount of the assessment, and each of the cities and towns shall pay its respective assessments, into the state treasury, one-half (½) thereof to be paid on or before April 15 and one-half (½) thereof to be paid on or before October 15, in each year.History of Section.P.L. 1907, ch. 1466, § 9; G.L. 1909, ch. 238, § 8; G.L. 1923, ch. 279, § 10; G.L. 1938, ch. 220, § 9; G.L. 1956, § 32-2-9.
RI Gen L § 32-2-10 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 32 - Parks and Recreational Areas|Chapter 32-2 - Metropolitan Park District|Section 32-2-10 - Appointment of park police.

§ 32-2-10. Appointment of park police.The director of the department of environmental management may, from time to time, appoint one or more persons who may act at the expense of the funds to the credit of the director of environmental management, in the hands of the general treasurer, as police officers upon the premises, subject to the control of the department of environmental management.History of Section.P.L. 1914, ch. 1077, § 1; G.L. 1923, ch. 279, § 11; G.L. 1938, ch. 220, § 10; impl. am. P.L. 1952, ch. 2973, § 2; G.L. 1956, § 32-2-10; P.L. 1972, ch. 83, § 1.
RI Gen L § 32-2-11 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 32 - Parks and Recreational Areas|Chapter 32-2 - Metropolitan Park District|Section 32-2-11 - Powers of park police.

§ 32-2-11. Powers of park police.All full-time park policemen assigned to the division of enforcement within the department of environmental management, including the chief of the division and the chief of the metropolitan park police, shall have and may exercise, on any property under the jurisdiction of the department of environmental management, with regard to the enforcement of the criminal laws and all rules and regulations of the department of environmental management, all the powers of deputy sheriffs, town police officers, and constables, provided, however, that when any person is suspected of having committed a felony, the superintendent of state police, as he or she shall so require, shall be notified.History of Section.P.L. 1914, ch. 1077, § 2; G.L. 1923, ch. 279, § 12; G.L. 1938, ch. 220, § 11; G.L. 1956, § 32-2-11; P.L. 1972, ch. 83, § 1; P.L. 2012, ch. 324, § 61.
RI Gen L § 32-2-12 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 32 - Parks and Recreational Areas|Chapter 32-2 - Metropolitan Park District|Section 32-2-12 - Park police auxiliary force.

§ 32-2-12. Park police auxiliary force.The director of the department of environmental management is authorized to recruit, train, and organize a park police auxiliary force to serve on a seasonal or part-time basis and possessing such qualifications as he or she shall determine. The park police auxiliary force shall at all times be under the direction of the chief of the division of enforcement in the department of environmental management. Members of the park police auxiliary force shall carry out such duties and functions as may be assigned to them from time to time by the chief of the division of enforcement.History of Section.P.L. 1914, ch. 1077, § 3; G.L. 1923, ch. 279, § 13; G.L. 1938, ch. 220, § 12; impl. am. P.L. 1952, ch. 2973, § 2; G.L. 1956, § 32-2-12; P. L. 1972, ch. 83, § 1.
RI Gen L § 32-2-13 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 32 - Parks and Recreational Areas|Chapter 32-2 - Metropolitan Park District|Section 32-2-13 - Duties of auxiliary force - Limitations.

§ 32-2-13. Duties of auxiliary force — Limitations.Members of the park police auxiliary force shall be equipped with uniforms prescribed by the chief of the division of enforcement and delegated specific police powers and specific police duties. They may bear and use firearms only when specifically authorized by the chief and only when in uniform and while assigned to active duty.History of Section.P.L. 1914, ch. 1077, § 4; G.L. 1923, ch. 279, § 14; G.L. 1938, ch. 220, § 13; G.L. 1956, § 32-2-13; P.L. 1972, ch. 83, § 1.