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1 1 Section 1. Section 461A.1, Code 1995, is amended by adding
1 2 the following new subsections:
1 3 NEW SUBSECTION. 4. "Area" means any park, recreation
1 4 area, forest, preserve, game management area, wildlife area,
1 5 or public hunting area under the jurisdiction of the
1 6 department.
1 7 NEW SUBSECTION. 5. "Incidental use" means the use of any
1 8 area for riding horses for the following purposes:
1 9 a. Traveling from a designated watering station to a
1 10 trailhead.
1 11 b. Leaving a trail to rest.
1 12 c. Allowing others to pass.
1 13 d. Participating in an authorized field trial.
1 14 e. Hunting at any time during a hunting season.
1 15 f. Horse pleasure riding where a formal trail has not been
1 16 designated but where riding is permitted.
1 17 Sec. 2. Section 461A.15, Code 1995, is amended to read as
1 18 follows:
1 19 461A.15 USE OF PRIVATE FUNDS.
1 20 1. The commission may permit the improvement of parks,
1 21 when established, or the improvement of bodies of water, upon
1 22 the border of which such parks may be established, by the
1 23 expenditure of private funds, such improvement to be done,
1 24 however, under the direction of the commission, by and with
1 25 the consent of the executive council.
1 26 2. Subject to the approval of development and maintenance
1 27 plans, the commission shall enter into an agreement with one
1 28 or more private organizations to finance, develop, and
1 29 maintain one or more multipurpose trails in areas owned by the
1 30 United States corps of engineers and managed by the
1 31 department. The agreement shall provide for the development
1 32 and long-term maintenance of a multipurpose trail by the
1 33 private organization. A multipurpose trail shall be developed
1 34 for multiple uses including but not limited to foot traffic,
1 35 snowmobiling, cross-country skiing, horseback riding, and
2 1 incidental uses.
2 2 EXPLANATION
2 3 This bill codifies the terms "area" and "incidental use" as
2 4 they relate to riding horses on public lands and trails under
2 5 the jurisdiction of the department of natural resources.
2 6 The bill also provides that subject to approval of
2 7 development plans, the department of natural resources shall
2 8 enter into an agreement with a private organization to finance
2 9 the development and maintenance of a multipurpose trail. The
2 10 trail is to be designed and developed for multiple uses
2 11 including but not limited to foot traffic, snowmobiling,
2 12 cross-country skiing, and horseback riding.
2 13 LSB 3547HH 76
2 14 tj/jj/8.1
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