§195-4 Powers and duties of the department. (a) To preserve, manage, and protect the reserves system, the department is authorized, in addition to any other powers, to:
(b) The department, with at least twenty days public notice, shall conduct one or more public hearings before terminating state funding for a management plan approved by the board under the natural area partnership program, requesting the governor to revoke or modify an executive order that sets aside lands for the reserves system, or prior to the designation of the following types of lands into the reserves system:
The notice shall be given in the county where the proposed natural area reserve or natural area partnership is located and also statewide. The notice shall contain, but not be limited to, the time and place of the hearing, the location of the land, and the proposed changes. [L 1970, c 139, pt of §1; am L 1987, c 350, §3; am L 1991, c 326, §3; am L 1992, c 180, §1; am L 1998, c 2, §52]