§ 136-44.12. Maintenance of roads and parking lots in areas administered by the Division of Parks and Recreation.
§136‑44.12. Maintenance of roads and parking lots in areas administeredby the Division of Parks and Recreation.
The Department ofTransportation shall maintain all roads and parking lots which are not part ofthe State Highway System, leading into and located within the boundaries of allareas administered by the Division of Parks and Recreation of the Department ofEnvironment and Natural Resources.
All such roads and parkinglots shall be planned, designed, and engineered through joint action between theDepartment of Transportation and the Division of Parks and Recreation of theDepartment of Environment and Natural Resources. This joint action shallencompass all accepted park planning and design principles. Particular concernshall be given to traffic counts and vehicle weight, minimal cutting into orthrough any natural and scenic areas, width of shoulders, the cutting ofnatural growth along roadways, and the reduction of any potential use of roadsor parking lots for any purpose other than by park users. All State park roadsand parking lots shall conform to the standards regarding width and otherroadway specifications as agreed upon by the Division of Parks and Recreationof the Department of Environment and Natural Resources and the Department ofTransportation.
The State park road systemsmay be closed to the public in accordance with approved park practices thatcontrol the use of State areas so as to protect these areas from overuse andabuse and provide for functional use of the park areas, or for any otherpurpose considered in the best interest of the public by the Division of Parksand Recreation of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources.
Nothing herein shall beconstrued to include the transfer to the Department of Transportation thepowers now vested in the Division of Parks and Recreation of the Department ofEnvironment and Natural Resources relating to the patrol and safeguarding ofState park roads or State park parking lots. (1973, c. 123, ss. 1‑3;1977, c. 771, s. 4; 1989, c. 727, s. 218(89); c. 799, s. 12(b); 1991 (Reg.Sess., 1992), c. 907, s. 3; 1997‑443, s. 11A.119(a).)