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Parks and Recreation [Title 18]

Title 18

PARKS AND RECREATION

Chapters:
01 Parks and Recreation Commission
02 Department of Parks and Recreation
03 Territorial Boxing Commission

Chapter 01

PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION

Sections:

18.0101 Park and recreation commission-Appointments-Removals.

18.0102 Commission-Powers and duties.

18.0101 Park and recreation commission-Appointments-Removals.

(a) There is established within the executive branch of the government the parks and recreation commission, which consists of 5 members appointed by the Governor for terms of 2 years, except that the fourth and fifth initial appointees shall serve for one year only in order to establish staggered terms.

(b) Officials of the government may be ap-pointed to the commission.

(c) All appointees may be reappointed to the commission.

(d) All appointees may be removed from the commission by the Governor for cause; provided, that, the majority of the commission con-curs in the cause offered.

History: 1980, PL 16-55 § 5.

18.0102 Commission-Powers and duties.

The commission has the following powers and duties:

(1) carry out those duties as may be set out in this title and other laws, and the rules, of the government which specifically delegate power or authority to the commission;

(2) elect, at its first meeting and thereafter annually at the first meeting in October, a chair-man, who presides at all meetings, and other officers as it may consider desirable from among its members;

(3) develop policies and programs for the ad-ministration, management and operation of the parks system and recreational activities;

(4) review and make recommendations to the Governor and department on:

(I) comprehensive plans, applications and acceptances pertaining to federal assistance programs prior to their final approval and submission;

(II) the preliminary and final budgets of the department prior to submission to the Legislature;

(III) during the first month of each quarter, the operation and financial records of the department for the previous quarter; and

(IV) the department's annual report prior to submission to the Legislature; and

(5) perform other assignments as the Governor may make in the furtherance of the overall development of the parks system recreational programs.

History: 1980, PL 16-55 § 5.

Chapter 02

DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION

Sections:
18.0201 Definitions.
18.0202 Department of parks and recreation.
18.0203 Director-Powers and duties.