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.
- 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.
[C75, 77, 79, 81, §308.7] 86 Acts, ch 1245, §1931