Section 42-63.5-5 - Consent to condemnation - Real property requirementsThe state gives its consent, as required pursuant to § 42-64-9(a), to the condemnation by the EDC of any interest in any parcels of land within the Project Site which are owned by the state or any state agency, subject, in the case of parcels under the control of the department of transportation, to:
(1) approval by the department to protect the integrity of highways or other related structures and the public safety relating thereto, and(2) receipt by the department of the value of any interest so condemned. The transactions and conveyances contemplated by this chapter need not otherwise comply with any particular provisions of any other general or special law which may be applicable thereto, including, but not limited to, chapters 6, 7, and 7.1 of title 37; provided, however, that the authority of any officials of the state or the EDC who act affirmatively to carry out the purposes of this chapter and implementation of the development of the Providence Place Project, shall not be diminished by the provisions of this section, including for example and without limitation, those officers as the director of administration and the executive director of the EDC, and actions such as execution and delivery of:(1) a deed or deeds to the EDC for all or any portion of the Project Site,(2) the Public Investment and HOV agreement,(3) the Ground Lease, and(4) the agreement regarding Providence Place Mall, as well as any other documents or certificates necessary or desirable to effect and carry out the development and construction of the Providence Place Project.R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-63.5-5