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86A.08 AUTHORIZATION OF SECONDARY UNITS.
    Subdivision 1. Secondary authorization; when permitted. A unit of the outdoor recreation
system may be authorized wholly or partially within the boundaries of another unit only when
the authorization is consistent with the purposes and objectives of the respective units and only
in the instances permitted below:
(a) The following units may be authorized wholly or partially within a state park: historic
site, scientific and natural area, wilderness area, wild, scenic, and recreational river, trail, rest
area, and water access site.
(b) The following units may be authorized wholly or partially within a state recreation
area: historic site, scientific and natural area, wild, scenic, and recreational river, trail, rest area,
and water access site.
(c) The following units may be authorized wholly or partially within a state forest: state
park, state recreation area, historic site, wildlife management area, scientific and natural area,
wilderness area, wild, scenic, and recreational river, trail, rest area, and water access site.
(d) The following units may be authorized wholly or partially within a state historic site:
wild, scenic, and recreational river, trail, rest area, and water access site.
(e) The following units may be authorized wholly or partially within a state wildlife
management area: state water access site.
(f) The following units may be authorized wholly or partially within a state wild, scenic, or
recreational river: state park, historic site, scientific and natural area, wilderness area, trail, rest
area, and water access site.
(g) The following units may be authorized wholly or partially within a state rest area: historic
site, trail, wild, scenic, and recreational river, and water access site.
    Subd. 2. Administration of secondary units. A unit shall be administered by the managing
agency to which it is assigned by section 86A.05 even when located wholly or partially within
another unit administered by a different managing agency, unless otherwise specifically provided
by law or by agreement between the agencies involved.
History: 1975 c 353 s 8; 1993 c 172 s 41

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