§ 45-2114 — Administration

A. The director shall provide administrative, technical and legal support to the commission to the extent funding is available as prescribed by subsection B of this section and from legislative appropriations. This support may include the hiring of a contract administrator, an attorney, office support and technical support staff, who shall be employees of the department of water resources.

B. Interest may be spent by the department of water resources and the state land department for the administration of this chapter. The department of water resources and the state land department shall apply for grants from the fund for any additional monies necessary for the administration of this chapter. Any interest in excess of administration costs may be spent for the purposes prescribed in section 45-2113.

C. In addition to the expenditures from the fund authorized by section 45-2113, the commission may use five per cent of the total monies deposited in the fund during the previous calendar year to grant to the department of water resources and the state land department additional monies for administration of this chapter.