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Section 2-10-11. – Purchase and sale of seedlings.

§ 2-10-11. Purchase and sale of seedlings. For the purpose of encouraging reforestation, the director of environmental management is authorized and empowered to purchase, and resell at cost to the owners of any farm or woodlands in this state, tree seedlings to be planted on those farms or land. Nothing in this section authorizes the […]

Section 2-10-12. – Operation of nurseries.

§ 2-10-12. Operation of nurseries. The state is authorized to establish, operate and maintain nurseries for the production of forest seedlings. Those trees may be used to reforest any land owned by the state, or may be used for planting on other public lands any such terms deemed to be for the public benefit. Any […]

Section 2-10-13. – Enforcement.

§ 2-10-13. Enforcement. It is the duty of the director of environmental management or his or her authorized representative to enforce the provisions of this chapter and of chapter 15 of this title and to prosecute any person, firm, or corporation, that, in his or her opinion, is guilty of the violation of any of […]

Section 2-10-2. – Use of property.

§ 2-10-2. Use of property. Property accepted pursuant to § 2-10-1 shall be used by the department of environmental management under the supervision of the director, for any forest demonstration and experimentation purposes that they deem best designed to promote the science and practice of forestry in this state. History of Section.G.L. 1923, ch. 280, […]

Section 2-10-3. – State forestry fund.

§ 2-10-3. State forestry fund. Whenever appropriate receipts, monetary gifts, or securities are received, the director of environmental management shall give the funds to the general treasurer until he or she desires to use the funds for forest demonstration and experimentation purposes and the general treasurer shall keep those funds in a special account known […]

Section 2-10-3.1. – Assessment of fees for forestry services.

§ 2-10-3.1. Assessment of fees for forestry services. The director of the department of environmental management shall promulgate regulations for the purposes of assessing fees for services provided by the division of forest environment as outlined in chapters 15 and 19 of this title, as well as for services provided by the division of forest […]

Section 2-10-4. – State forest areas acquired from United States.

§ 2-10-4. State forest areas acquired from United States. (a) For the purpose of cooperating with the United States government in the proper utilization of lands in this state suitable for the maintenance of forest areas, the director of environmental management is authorized and empowered, with the approval of the governor and irrespective of any […]

Section 2-10-5. – Acquisition of property — Acceptance of grants and gifts.

§ 2-10-5. Acquisition of property — Acceptance of grants and gifts. (a) The director of environmental management, with the approval of the governor, is authorized and empowered, subject to the provisions of chapter 6 of title 37, to acquire by rental, lease or purchase any property which in the judgment of the director and the […]

Section 2-10-6. – Deposit of forest revenues.

§ 2-10-6. Deposit of forest revenues. The director of environmental management shall deposit with the general treasurer in the state forestry fund as provided for in § 2-10-3 all moneys received from the sale of forest products cut in the state forests, state forest parks or other reservations within the state, and receipts from the […]

Section 2-10-7. – Repealed.

§ 2-10-7. Repealed. History of Section.G.L. 1956, ch. 223, § 9; P.L. 1940, ch. 914, § 2; 1944, ch. 1443, § 1; Repealed by P.L. 1966, ch. 224, § 1.

Section 2-10-8. – Receipt of federal grants.

§ 2-10-8. Receipt of federal grants. The general treasurer is authorized to receive any moneys that may be placed at the disposal of the state by the United States government, or any department of the United States, under the provisions of any law, cooperative agreement or otherwise, for the purpose of protecting, preserving or developing […]

Section 2-10-9. – Receipts from land condemned by United States.

§ 2-10-9. Receipts from land condemned by United States. Any sums received by the state as the proceeds resulting from the condemnation by the federal government, or any agency or agent of the federal government, of any lands, under the jurisdiction of the department of environmental management shall be deposited in the general fund. History […]