KRS 146.450: Powers and duties of office.

To effectuate the purposes of KRS 146.410 to 146.530, the office has the powers and

duties enumerated as follows:

(1) To enforce rules pertaining to public use of and activities on nature preserves, and

on any real property held by the office;

(2) To acquire by gift, devise, purchase, grant, agreement, dedication, and transfer the

fee simple title, or any lesser right or interest, in real property containing natural

areas, including but not limited to leasehold estates, easements, and licenses

granting to t he office specified rights of use or licenses denying to the grantor

specified rights of use, or both, and to dedicate the same to the system of nature

preserves as provided in KRS 146.410 to 146.530;

(3) To dedicate in the manner provided for in KRS 146.4 10 to 146.530 real property

held by it as nature preserves;

(4) To transfer from or to the office real property or any interests or rights therein.