§198D-9  Other powers and duties of
department.  The department:



(1)  May establish signing and design standards for
classifications of trails and accesses;



(2)  Shall establish advisory councils to solicit
advice and assistance in the implementation of the trail and access program. 
The appointment of members to advisory councils shall be made by the
department.  If advisory councils are established, the members of the advisory
councils shall serve part-time and shall not be compensated for official duties
performed.  Advisory councils may be established on regional, islandwide,
countywide, or statewide bases.  The statewide council shall include
representatives of motorized as well as nonmotorized trail users;



(3)  Shall serve as the centralized information agency
for matters relating to the trail and access program;



(4)  Shall coordinate its activities under this
chapter, including its compilation of the inventories and classifications of
trails and accesses, with other public agencies;



(5)  Shall advise and, when able, assist other public
agencies in the development, construction, operation, maintenance, and
regulation of trails and accesses under the other agencies' jurisdiction;



(6)  Shall advocate before the legislature, governor,
and public agencies, for the implementation of the trail and access program;
and



(7)  Shall submit an annual report to the governor and
legislature on activities engaged in under this chapter; provided that the
annual report shall include a comprehensive description of the status of the
trail and access program and the financial information specified in section
198D-2(b). [L 1988, c 236, pt of §2; am L 1990, c 53, §1(5); am L 1993, c 273,
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