(a) To provide the highest level of protection to the state’s most environmentally sensitive natural areas; (b) To promote the health and welfare of the people of Rhode Island by promoting the preservation of areas of unique natural interest for scientific, educational, recreational, cultural, and scenic purposes as a link to the state’s heritage; and (c) To allow significant public and privately owned lands of critical environmental concern to be designated as natural area preserves.
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