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Statutes > Rhode-island > Title-37 > Chapter-37-6 > 37-6-17SECTION 37-6-17
§ 37-6-17 Payment of agreed price forcondemned land. – If any party shall agree with the acquiring authority upon the sum to be paidfor the value of the land or other real property so taken and of appurtenantdamage to any remainder or for the value of his or her estate, right, orinterest therein, and the price shall be approved by the state propertiescommittee, the price shall be paid to him or her forthwith. The statecontroller is authorized and directed, upon receipt by him or her of proper andduly authenticated vouchers, to draw his or her order upon the generaltreasurer for the payment of the agreed price out of any funds appropriated andavailable therefor; provided, however, that if any party shall fail to agreewith the acquiring authority upon the sum to be paid for the value of the landor other real property so taken and of appurtenant damage to any remainder orfor the value of his or her estate, right, or interest therein, then, the stateproperties committee, upon the application of the party in interest and of thejoinder of all other parties in interest shall order paid forthwith, to theparty or parties so applying for or on account of the just compensation to beawarded under a petition filed or to be filed in the superior court for theassessment of damages, in accordance with the provisions of this chapter, notless than one hundred percent (100%) of the acquiring authority's offer pendingfinal disposition of the court proceeding. The verdict and the judgmentthereafter entered in the court proceeding shall not include any item forinterest upon such amount as shall be or could have been ordered paid by thestate properties committee on account of the just compensation for any periodof time from and after thirty (30) days following the making in writing of theacquiring authority's offer.
