Iowa Code 308.7 – Duties of department of natural resources
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The department of natural resources, with the cooperation of the director of transportation, shall:
1. Control the conservation area acquired by the director of transportation.
Terms Used In Iowa Code 308.7
- Conservation area: means land in which the state department of transportation or the department of natural resources has acquired rights, other than that land necessary for a right-of-way. See Iowa Code 308.3
- Department: means the state department of transportation. See Iowa Code 321H.2
- Director: means the director of the department. See Iowa Code 321I.1
- state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories, and the words "United States" may include the said district and territories. See Iowa Code 4.1
2. Protect all scenic easements.
3. Maintain, improve, and beautify according to plans made under section 308.4, subsection 2, all conservation areas, including the establishment of off-road-vehicle trails, equestrian trails and hiking paths.
4. Accept and administer state, federal and any other public or private funds made available for the maintenance, improvement and beautification of conservation areas.