§1801. Definitions As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following terms have the following meanings. [PL 1997, c. 678, §13 (NEW).] 1. Bureau. “Bureau” means the Bureau of Parks and Lands. [PL 1997, c. 678, §13 (NEW); PL 2011, c. 657, Pt. W, §7 (REV); PL 2013, c. 405, […]
§1802. Bureau of Parks and Lands established There is established within the Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry the Bureau of Parks and Lands, which shall carry out the responsibilities of State Government relating to parks, historic sites, submerged and intertidal lands, public reserved lands and nonreserved public lands. [PL 2017, c. 284, Pt. […]
§1803. General powers and duties of the bureau The Bureau of Parks and Lands: [PL 1997, c. 678, §13 (NEW); PL 2011, c. 657, Pt. W, §7 (REV); PL 2013, c. 405, Pt. A, §24 (REV).] 1. Jurisdiction. Has jurisdiction, custody and control over and responsibility for managing: A. All state parks and […]
§1804. Powers and duties of the director The director shall exercise the powers of the bureau and is responsible for the execution of its duties. The director, when appointed or while in office, may not be directly or indirectly concerned in the acquisition of any interest in land owned by the State or any of […]
§1805. Designation of ecological reserve The director may designate ecological reserves on parcels of land under the jurisdiction of the bureau. The director may designate ecological reserves or remove the designation of a parcel of land as an ecological reserve only in conjunction with the adoption of a management plan for a particular parcel of […]
§1806. Enforcement The bureau may coordinate and exercise law enforcement power over the land and water within the bureau’s jurisdiction. The provisions in this section apply to law enforcement within the jurisdiction of the bureau. [PL 2001, c. 604, §6 (NEW); PL 2011, c. 657, Pt. W, §7 (REV); PL 2013, c. 405, Pt. […]
§1807. Sustainable harvest level Except as provided in this section, timber harvesting on public reserved lands and nonreserved public lands may not exceed in total an average of 160,000 cords per year over any 3-year period. If an independent timber inventory conducted after July 1, 2015 establishes a different sustainable harvest, the department, upon recommendation […]
§1808. Forest inventory timeline established The department shall conduct a detailed forest inventory of the State’s public reserved lands and nonreserved public lands by March 15, 2021 and every 5 years thereafter. [PL 2017, c. 289, §2 (NEW).] SECTION HISTORY PL 2017, c. 289, §2 (NEW).
