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161D.6 RESPONSIBILITIES.
The board of directors of the alliance shall have the following
responsibilities:
1. To prepare and adopt a comprehensive plan for the development
and conservation of the loess hills area subject to the approval of
the authority. The plan shall provide for the designation of
significant scenic areas, the protection of native vegetation, the
education of the public on the need for and methods of preserving the
natural resources of the loess hills area, and the promotion of
tourism and related business and industry in the loess hills area.
2. To apply for, accept, and expend public and private funds for
planning and implementing projects, programs, and other components of
the mission of the alliance subject to approval of the authority.
3. To study different options for the protection and preservation
of significant historic, scenic, geologic, and recreational areas of
the loess hills including but not limited to a federal or state park,
preserve, or monument designation, fee title acquisition, or
restrictive easement.
4. To make recommendations to and coordinate the planning and
projects of the alliance with the authority.
5. To develop and implement pilot projects for the protection of
loess hills areas with the use of restrictive easements from willing
sellers and fee title ownership from willing sellers subject to
approval of the authority.
6. To report annually not later than January 15 to the general
assembly the activities of the alliance during the preceding fiscal
year including, but not limited to, its projects, funding, and
expenditures. Section History: Recent Form
99 Acts, ch 119, §6, 7, 9
Referred to in §161D.2
