Title 32, Title 32 and Recreational Areas

Any other provision of law notwithstanding, the state may acquire lands under this chapter from any local unit at private sale.

The director is authorized to do all things necessary, useful, or convenient to carry out his or her duties under this chapter, including, but not limited to: (1) Obtaining engineering, inspection, legal, financial, geological, hydrological, and other professional services, estim…

(a) Unless otherwise provided, money appropriated for use in executing the provisions of this chapter shall be allocated as follows: (1) With respect to acquisition of lands by the state hereunder, two-thirds (⅔) thereof; and (2) With respect to state grants under this chapter to…

The general assembly hereby finds and declares that: (1) Providing land for public recreation and the conservation of natural resources promotes the public health, prosperity, and general welfare and is a proper responsibility of government; (2) The lands now provided for those p…

As used in this chapter, unless the context shall otherwise require: (1) “Director” means the director of administration or his or her designated representative; (2) “Land” or “lands” means and includes real property, and improvements thereon, rights of way, water, riparian and o…

(a) The director shall use the sum appropriated by this chapter, and such other sums as may be appropriated or as may otherwise be available from time to time, for the purposes herein set forth, to acquire lands for recreation and conservation purposes and to make grants to assis…

In acquiring lands and making grants to assist local units to acquire lands, the director shall: (1) Seek to achieve a reasonable balance among all areas of the state in consideration of the relative adequacy of area recreation and conservation facilities at the time and the rela…

Lands acquired under this chapter by the state shall be acquired by the director with the approval of the governor by purchase, gift, devise, or otherwise on such terms and conditions as the director shall determine, or by the exercise of eminent domain, in accordance with the pr…

The director shall prescribe rules and regulations governing the administration, operation, and use of lands acquired by the state under this chapter to effect the purpose of this chapter.

Local units are hereby authorized and empowered to acquire lands for the conservation and recreation purposes of this chapter. If the director approves the acquisition of lands by a local unit with state assistance, the lands may be acquired in the name of the local unit in any m…

A state grant to assist a local unit to acquire lands for recreation and conservation purposes shall not be made under this chapter until: (1) The local unit has applied to the director on forms prescribed by the director: (i) Describing the lands for the acquisition of which the…