A. Subject to the availability of monies in the military airport land exchange fund, the military airport land exchange section is established within the state land department for the purpose of facilitating exchanges of federal land in this state for private land in territory in the vicinity of a military airport in this state.

B. All personnel and administrative costs shall be paid from the fund. The commissioner shall appoint a manager of the section, who shall be responsible for the administrative functions of the section. With the commissioner’s approval, the manager may hire employees necessary to carry out this chapter.

C. Compensation for the manager and other employees of the section shall be determined pursuant to section 38-611.