§ 42-122-2. Purposes.
(a) To provide the highest level of protection to the state’s most environmentally sensitive natural areas;
(b) To promote the health and welfare of the people of Rhode Island by promoting the preservation of areas of unique natural interest for scientific, educational, recreational, cultural, and scenic purposes as a link to the state’s heritage; and
(c) To allow significant public and privately owned lands of critical environmental concern to be designated as natural area preserves.
History of Section.
P.L. 1993, ch. 246, § 1.