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

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

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

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

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

(5)  Shall advise and, when able, assist other publicagencies in the development, construction, operation, maintenance, andregulation 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 andlegislature on activities engaged in under this chapter; provided that theannual report shall include a comprehensive description of the status of thetrail and access program and the financial information specified in section198D-2(b). [L 1988, c 236, pt of §2; am L 1990, c 53, §1(5); am L 1993, c 273,§3]