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  STATE  OF  RHODE  ISLAND
  IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY
  JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2026
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  AN ACT
    RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- GENERAL POWERS -- CITY OF WARWICK
  Introduced By: Senators McKenney, LaMountain, and Appollonio
  Date Introduced: May 29, 2026
  Referred To: Senate Housing & Municipal Government
 It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:
1SECTION 1. Section 45-2-6 of the General Laws in Chapter 45-2 entitled "General
2 Powers" is hereby amended to read as follows:
345-2-6. 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 § 45-2-5, all restrictions of record having
13 already expired pursuant to § 34-4-24.
14SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage.
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  EXPLANATION
  BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL
  OF
  AN ACT
   RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- GENERAL POWERS -- CITY OF WARWICK
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1This 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.
4This act would take effect upon passage.
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