It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:

SECTION 1. Chapter 45-2 of the General Laws entitled "General Powers" is hereby amended by adding thereto the following section:

{ADD 45-2-39. Care and repair of stone walls. -- ADD} {ADD The town or city council of each municipality and the state of Rhode Island shall by ordinance or by administrative order direct that their appropriate departments and employees exercise due care and caution while performing tasks of brush removal and cleaning in areas of stone walls and boundaries and require that any damage that they have caused in the process of brush removal or cleaning be repaired forthwith. ADD}

SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage.