Kansas Statutes 74-6613. Construction and application of act
Terms Used In Kansas Statutes 74-6613
- Natural and scientific preserve: means a natural or scientific area which is formally dedicated under the provisions of this act to be maintained as nearly as possible in its natural condition and to be used in a manner and under limitations consistent with its continued preservation, without impairment, disturbance, or artificial development except that deemed necessary for scientific research, education, or public interpretation of the area. See Kansas Statutes 74-6603
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Kansas Statutes 77-201
Nothing contained in this act shall be construed as interfering with the purposes stated in the establishment of or pertaining to any state or local park, preserve, wildlife refuge, forest, or other area or the proper management and development thereof, except that any agency administering an area dedicated as a natural and scientific preserve under the provisions of this act shall preserve it in accordance with the articles of dedication and the rules and regulations of the state biological survey.
Neither the dedication of an area as a natural and scientific preserve nor any action taken by the state biological survey under any of the provisions of this act shall void or replace any protective status under law which an area would have were it not a natural and scientific preserve, the protective provisions of this act being supplemental thereto.