§ 2-10-5 - Acquisition of property – Acceptance of grants and gifts.
SECTION 2-10-5
§ 2-10-5 Acquisition of property –Acceptance of grants and gifts. – (a) The director of environmental management, with the approval of thegovernor, is authorized and empowered, subject to the provisions of chapter 6of title 37, to acquire by rental, lease or purchase any property which in thejudgment of the director and the governor is suitable for use in theestablishment and maintenance of camp sites in connection with the work of anypublic agency engaged in conservation projects or in the establishment andmaintenance of forest areas for any purposes that may be required by law.
(b) The director may also accept any allotment or grant ofmoney from the United States government for the purchase and development ofproperty for the uses stated.
(c) The director may accept gifts of money as provided in§ 2-10-1.
(2) All sums of money accepted in accordance with theprovisions of this chapter shall be turned over to the general treasurer andplaced in a special fund known as the state forestry fund.
(d) The director, from the funds received under theprovisions of this chapter, may expend sums of money for the purchase of forestlands and for the purpose of development of the property acquired for foreststewardship programs and for the maintenance of state forests.
(e) All deeds, contracts and other documents in connectionwith the transfer of property shall be approved as to form by the attorneygeneral.