MARVIN MANDEL, Governor                                 793

Article 66C, section 388 of the Code. The
only changes made are in style.

5-603. FOREST CONSERVATION.

THE DEPARTMENT SHALL ADMINISTER FOREST
CONSERVATION PRACTICES ON PRIVATELY OWNED FOREST LAND
AND MANAGE PUBLICLY OWNED FOREST LANDS.
REPRESENTATIVES OF THE UNITED STATES FOREST SERVICE
AND THE COOPERATIVE EXTENSION SERVICE MAY MEET WITH
THE DEPARTMENT IN AN ADVISORY CAPACITY. THE
DEPARTMENT SHALL KEEP A RECORD OF ITS PROCEEDINGS.
THE DEPARTMENT AND THE DISTRICT BOARDS SHALL COOPERATE
WITH EXISTING PUBLIC AGENCIES IN FOREST MANAGEMENT
PRACTICES, FLOOD CONTROL, RECREATION, WILDLIFE
MANAGEMENT, AND RELATED ACTIVITIES. THE DEPARTMENT
SHALL DIRECT AND COORDINATE THE ACTIVITIES OF THE
DISTRICT BOARDS AND HEAR APPEALS FROM ORDERS OR
DECISIONS OF THE LOCAL BOARDS. ANY PERSON AGGRIEVED
BY ANY ORDER OR DECISION OF THE DEPARTMENT MAY APPEAL
TO THE BOARD OF REVIEW OF THE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL
RESOURCES AS PROVIDED IN TITLE 1 OF THIS ARTICLE.

REVISOR'S NOTE: This section presently appears as
Article 66C, section 390 of the Code. This
section's appeal procedures have been
redrafted to conform with present Article
41, section 236 (proposed section 1—106
which establishes the board of review (see
section 1-106(c)).

The name of the federal agencies mentioned
in the section is changed to reflect
current nomenclature. The only other
changes made are in style.

5-604. PROMULGATION AND ENFORCEMENT OF RULES AND
REGULATIONS.

THE DEPARTMENT MAY PROMULGATE RULES AND
REGULATIONS TO ADMINISTER THIS SUBTITLE. THE
SECRETARY SHALL ENFORCE EVERY PROVISION OF THIS
SUBTITLE, AND OFFER ASSISTANCE TO ANY DISTRICT BOARD.
HE SHALL DISSEMINATE INFORMATION CONCERNING MINIMUM
RULES OF FOREST PRACTICE ADOPTED IN THE FORESTRY
DISTRICTS IN THE STATE, MAINTAIN INSPECTION OF FOREST
MANAGEMENT PRACTICES NECESSARY TO MAKE THIS SUBTITLE
EFFECTIVE, AND ENFORCE ANY RULE OR REGULATION THE
DEPARTMENT ADOPTS.

REVISOR'S NOTE: This section presently appears as