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1 1 Section 1. Section 461A.1, Code 1997, is amended by adding
1 2 the following new subsections:
1 3 NEW SUBSECTION. 4. "Incidental use" means the use of any
1 4 public area for riding horses for the following purposes:
1 5 a. Traveling from a designated watering station to a
1 6 trailhead.
1 7 b. Leaving a trail to rest.
1 8 c. Allowing others to pass.
1 9 d. Participating in an authorized field trial.
1 10 e. Hunting at any time during a hunting season.
1 11 f. Horse pleasure riding where a formal trail has not been
1 12 designated but where riding is permitted.
1 13 NEW SUBSECTION. 5. "Public area" means any park,
1 14 recreation area, forest, preserve, game management area,
1 15 wildlife area, or public hunting area under the jurisdiction
1 16 of the department.
1 17 Sec. 2. Section 461A.15, Code 1997, 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 compliance with 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 "public area" and "incidental
2 4 use" as they relate to riding horses on public lands and
2 5 trails under the jurisdiction of the department of natural
2 6 resources.
2 7 The bill also provides that, subject to compliance with
2 8 development and maintenance plans, the natural resource
2 9 commission shall enter into an agreement with private
2 10 organizations to finance, develop, and maintain multipurpose
2 11 trails. The trails are to be designed and developed for
2 12 multiple uses including, but not limited to, foot traffic,
2 13 snowmobiling, cross-country skiing, and horseback riding.
2 14 LSB 2376HH 77
2 15 tj/jj/8
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