§ 46-3-6 - State payments toward acquisition of exposed beach areas.
SECTION 46-3-6
§ 46-3-6 State payments toward acquisitionof exposed beach areas. – To carry out the purposes of this chapter, the state, acting through thedepartment of environmental management, shall provide the payment fortwo-thirds ( 2/3) of the cost of acquisition by a municipality of exposed beachareas as defined in § 46-3-5; provided, however, that the municipality hasfiled proper application and preliminary proposal in accordance with theprovisions of this chapter on or before July 30, 1957; and provided, further,that each exposed beach area to be so acquired is certified by the departmentof environmental management to be endangered by erosion and to be in need ofbeach erosion control measures, and is found by the department ofadministration to be consistent with other official plans and proposed projects.