House Journal: Page 998: Monday, March 27, 2000
36 ex officio members of the alliance shall be composed
37 of a representative from the natural resource
38 commission of the department of natural resources, a
39 representative from the state department of
40 transportation, a representative from the department
41 of cultural affairs, and a representative from the
42 office of attorney general. Members of the authority
43 shall serve two-year terms. Members who are also
44 members of a county conservation board or board of
45 supervisors shall be reimbursed only for actual
46 expenses incurred while performing duties of the
47 authority. At-large members shall be reimbursed for
48 actual expenses and shall receive a per diem as
49 specified in section 7E.6 for their performance of
50 duties for the authority.
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1 2. The mission of the Missouri river preservation
2 and land use alliance is to research, develop
3 comprehensive plans, and implement strategies which
4 emphasize the creation of multipurpose recreational
5 areas that foster and accent the natural
6 characteristics of the Missouri river and which
7 provide for environmentally sound land and water use
8 practices for land adjacent to the Missouri river; to
9 designate and prioritize for purchase parcels of land
10 which are located in areas critical for the
11 environmental health of the Missouri river waterway;
12 to develop plans for and to acquire parcels of land to
13 establish a public greenbelt along the banks of the
14 Missouri river; to develop plans for public
15 recreational use of lands adjacent to the Missouri
16 river, including but not limited to a public bicycle
17 trail; and to cooperate with county and city
18 authorities, and federal and state authorities in
19 order to fulfill the mission of the Missouri river
20 preservation and land use alliance.
21 3. The Missouri river preservation and land use
22 alliance shall develop plans and proposals and conduct
23 public hearings relating to the conservation,
24 preservation, and acquisition of land adjacent to the
25 Missouri river. In developing plans and proposals the
26 alliance shall consult with any person or organization
27 which has interests that would be affected by the
28 acquisition and development of Missouri river property
29 in accordance with the mission of the alliance,
30 including but not limited to utility companies,
31 municipalities, agricultural organizations, the corps
32 of engineers, rural water districts, soil and water
33 conservation districts, private water suppliers,
34 business and industry organizations, drainage and
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