§ 80-20 — Transfer of powers

(a) Except as otherwise provided in this Act, all of the rights, powers, and duties vested by law in the Department of Conservation or in any office, division, or bureau thereof are retained by the Department of Natural Resources. All of the rights, powers, and duties vested by law in the Department of Conservation, or in any office, division, or bureau thereof, pertaining to the Lincoln Monument are transferred to the Historic Preservation Agency. (b) Except as otherwise provided in this Act, all of the rights, powers, and duties vested by law in the Department of Energy and Natural Resources or in any office, division, or bureau thereof are transferred to the Department of Natural Resources. All of the rights, powers, and duties vested by law in the Department of Energy and Natural Resources, or in any office, division, or bureau thereof, pertaining to recycling programs and solid waste management, energy conservation and alternative energy programs, coal development and marketing programs, and Exxon overcharge matters are transferred to the Department of Commerce and Community Affairs (now Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity). (c) All of the rights, powers, and duties vested by law in the Department of Mines and Minerals or in any office, division, or bureau thereof are transferred to the Department of Natural Resources. (d) All of the rights, powers, and duties vested by law in the Abandoned Mined Lands Reclamation Council or in any office, division, or bureau thereof are transferred to the Department of Natural Resources. (e) All of the rights, powers, and duties vested by law in the Division of Water Resources of the Department of Transportation or in any office, division, or bureau thereof are transferred to the Department of Natural Resources.

Legislative History

(Source: P.A. 94-793, eff. 5-19-06.)