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RHODE ISLAND STATUTES AND CODES
§ 37-18-2 - Definitions.
SECTION 37-18-2
§ 37-18-2 Definitions. – (a) "Corporation" means the Narragansett Indian land management corporationestablished by § 37-18-3.
(b) "Federal recognition" means the formal acknowledgement ofthe existence of an American Indian tribe pursuant to 25 U.S.C. § 1707 and25 Code of Federal Regulations, Part 83.
(c) "Improvement" means land preparation and provision ofpublic improvements such as streets, sewers, and water lines needed forcommercial and residential development.
(d) "Indian" means those descendants of the individuals namedon the list established pursuant to the Acts of 1880, ch. 800, § 4.
(e) "Indian corporation" means the Rhode Island non-businesscorporation known as the Narragansett Tribe of Indians.
(f) "Land use plan" means the plan established by thedivision of statewide planning and accepted by the town and the corporation.
(g) "Secretary of the interior" means the secretary of theUnited States department of the interior.
(h) "State" means the state of Rhode Island and ProvidencePlantations.
(i) "Town" means the town of Charlestown, Rhode Island.