Section 193-32 - AdministrationTo carry out the program authorized by this part, the governor may:
(1) Enter into an agreement or agreements, or designate the department of land and natural resources, or any other state department or departments as the state agency or agencies to enter into an agreement or agreements, with the proper authorities of the United States;(2) Designate the department of land and natural resources, or any state department or departments to design programs to provide healthful outdoor training and employment for young persons and to advance the conservation, development, and management of natural resources and recreational areas, in accordance with the applicable federal law; provided that the designated department or departments may also adopt appropriate rules under chapter 91 to carry out the programs so designed; (3) Defray one-half of all costs incurred with respect to the programs or any other proportion of the costs of the programs, which may be required by the applicable laws of the United States, out of any moneys appropriated to the department or departments designated to participate in the programs, without regard to the original purpose of the appropriations; and(4) Designate the department of land and natural resources to administer or enter into an agreement for the administration of a green jobs youth corps to provide temporary work and training opportunities in one or more of the following fields:(A) Natural resource management;(C) Other sustainability-related professions; provided that these opportunities shall be available to young adults who are thirty-eight years of age or younger; provided further that the department shall partner with an organization that received accreditation from the Corps Center of Excellence Accreditation Program or has at least ten years of experience providing similar programming statewide in the State, or both.
Amended by L 2022, c 33,§ 2, eff. 7/1/2022.Amended by L 2021, c 181,§ 2, eff. 7/1/2021. L 2001, c 268 , pt of §1 .