Section 61-15-11 - Wild and scenic rivers1. Before a political subdivision engages in meetings with federal agencies to have any waterbody in the state designated a wild, scenic, or recreational river under the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act [16 U.S.C. 1271, et seq.] the political subdivision must notify the:a. Director of the department of water resources;b. Director of the department of environmental quality;c. Director of the game and fish department;d. Director of the parks and recreation department;e. Water resource board of any water resource district that would be impacted;f. Director of the department of trust lands;g. Director of the department of mineral resources;h. County commission of any county impacted;i. Legislators of any district impacted;j. Grazing associations impacted; andk. Public service commission.2. Any written communications between the political subdivision and federal agencies regarding such designation must be copied to the list in subsection 1.3. The county commission shall hold a public hearing regarding the potential designation.4. The governor and the county commission of any county impacted must express written support before the state or a federal agency designates a wild, scenic, or recreational river under the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act.Added by S.L. 2023 , ch. 568( SB 2097 ), § 1, eff. 8/1/2023.