H8558

	2026 -- H 8558
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	STATE OF RHODE ISLAND
	IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY
	JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2026
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	A N A C T
	RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- GENERAL POWERS -- CITY OF WARWICK

	Introduced By: Representatives McNamara, Solomon, Bennett, Hopkins, and Shanley
	Date Introduced: May 15, 2026
	Referred To: House Municipal Government & Housing
	It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:
1	SECTION 1. Section 45-2-6 of the General Laws in Chapter 45-2 entitled "General
2	Powers" is hereby amended to read as follows:
3	45-2-6. Lands given for specific use not subject to disposal.
4	(a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, nothing Nothing in § 45-2-5 shall
5	be construed to authorize the sale, lease, or conveyance of lands or improvements acquired by gift
6	or devise for the public use, whether or not the gift or devise is subject to a condition subsequent
7	or reverter; and no property held by any city or town as part of a charitable trust shall be considered
8	to come within the provisions of § 45-2-5.
9	(b) Notwithstanding subsection (a) of this section, the city of Warwick may sell, convey,
10	or grant, for consideration or otherwise, the parcel of real estate located at 34 Warwick Lake
11	Avenue, identified on the Warwick tax assessor's maps as Plat 328, Lot 261, in fee simple absolute
12	or otherwise, pursuant to the procedures set forth in § 45-5-5, all restrictions of record having
13	already expired pursuant to § 34-4-24.
14	SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage.
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	EXPLANATION
	BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL
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	A N A C T
	RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- GENERAL POWERS -- CITY OF WARWICK
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1	This act would grant the city of Warwick the authority to sell the property located at 34
2	Warwick Lake Avenue, without regard for statutory limitations pursuant to § 45-2-6, to clear the
3	title to said property.
4	This act would take effect upon passage.
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