Grants will only be awarded upon receipt of the recipient's certification, signed by its authorized agent, that it will maintain any property acquired with grant funds in the condition and for the purpose specified in its approved grant application, and that it will do so in perpetuity. Each recipient shall execute a conservation easement, or similar document, running in favor of the State of Rhode Island and such certification shall further provide that if the recipient at any time fails in its obligation to properly maintain the property developed in accordance with the purposes and functions for which it was developed, the State of Rhode Island may enforce the grant conditions in equity or, at its discretion, may assume title, custody and control to protect its interest. It shall be an explicit condition of the receipt of a grant for a local bikeway or recreational greenway development grant that an approved maintenance and operations plan be submitted and approved by the Greenways Council and Director.
250 R.I. Code R. 250-RICR-110-00-3.27