KRS 146.270: Administration of system by Office of Kentucky Nature Preserves --

Administrative regulations -- Management plan.

The Wild Rivers System shall be administered by the Office of Kentucky Nature

Preserves according to the policies and criteria set forth in KRS 146.200 to 146.360. The

cabinet upon recommendation of the office shall adopt rules or promulgate administrative

regulations necessary for the preservation and enhancement of the stream areas as set

forth in KRS 146.250, and for control of re creational, educational, scientific, and other

uses of these areas in a manner that shall not impair them. In administration primary

emphasis shall be given to protecting aesthetic, scenic, historic, archaeologic, and

scientific features of the area. The o ffice shall develop a management plan for a

designated stream area and shall publicize and hold public hearings and record the views

expressed on each plan developed. Management plans for a given stream area may

establish varying degrees of intensity for its protection, based on special attributes of each

area, but shall follow the concepts embodied in KRS 146.230. No public use of lands

within the boundaries of a designated wild river area in which the state has acquired an

interest shall be permitted prior to the development of a management plan.