1. (a) Indiana assents to 16 U.S.C. 460l-4 et seq. For the purposes of 16 U.S.C. 460l-4 et seq., the department:

   1. (1) may prepare, maintain, and keep up to date a comprehensive plan for the development of the outdoor recreation resources of Indiana; and
   2. (2) shall coordinate the department's activities with and represent the interests of all agencies of the state, county, city, and other governmental units.

2. (b) To accomplish the activities described in subsection (a), the department may enter into and administer contracts and agreements with the United States or an appropriate agency of the United States for the planning and the acquisition of development projects involving participating federal aid money on behalf of a state, a county, a city, or other governmental unit.

   [Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-3-5-1.]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.7.