[§205-44.5]  Important agricultural lands;public lands.  (a)  Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, beforeDecember 31, 2009, the department of agriculture and the department ofland and natural resources shall collaborate to identify public lands as definedunder section 171-2 that should be designated important agricultural lands asdefined in section 205-42 and shall cause to be prepared maps delineating thoselands.  In making the designations, the departments shall use the standards andcriteria of section 205-44.

(b)  The designation of important agriculturallands pursuant to this section shall not be subject to the district boundaryamendment procedures of section 205-3.1 or 205-4 or declaratory orderprocedures of section 205-45.

(c)  Notwithstanding any law to the contrary,beginning January 1, 2010, after receipt of the maps of public lands identifiedas important agricultural lands pursuant to subsection (a), the commissionshall designate the public lands as important agricultural lands and adopt themaps of those public lands.  Upon designation, the public lands shall besubject to this chapter. [L 2008, c 233, §2]