Section
1.
(1) "Act" means the enabling
legislation of the Office of Kentucky Nature Preserves, KRS 146.410 through
146.530.
(2) "Advisor" means any
individual selected by the office to serve in an advisory capacity to the
office pursuant to KRS 146.435.
(3)
"Articles of dedication" means the writing by which any estate, interest, or
right in a natural area and buffer area is formally dedicated as provided in
KRS 146.410 to 146.530;
(4) "Board"
means the Kentucky Heritage Land Conservation Fund Board.
(5) "Cabinet" means the Energy and
Environment Cabinet.
(6)
"Custodian" means a person, organization, agency, or institution selected by
the office to serve as the managing agent for a nature preserve.
(7) "Director" means the executive director
of the Office of Kentucky Nature Preserves.
(8) "Inventory of natural types, flora and
fauna" means a database of flora and fauna occurring in Kentucky, and of
natural types and ecological communities identified by the office to be
monitored for the purpose of comply with the provisions of the Act.
(9) "Natural area" means an area of land,
water, or both land and water, in public or private ownership, which either
retains or has reestablished to some degree, its natural character (though not
necessarily completely) or that has natural flora, fauna, biological,
ecological, geological, scenic, or archaeological features of scientific,
aesthetic, cultural, or educational interest.
(10) "Nature preserve" means a natural area
and land necessary for the natural area's protection, including an estate,
interest, or right that has been formerly dedicated pursuant to KRS 146.410
through 146.530 to be maintained as nearly as possible in its natural condition
and to be used in a manner and under limitations consistent with its continued
preservation, without impairment, disturbance, or artificial development, for
the public purposes of present and future scientific research, education,
aesthetic enjoyment, and habitat for plant and animal species and other natural
objects.
(11) "Register of natural
areas" means the list of those natural areas worthy of preservation in
accordance with KRS 146.460, but not available or desirable for dedication.
Terrestrial natural areas are only registered with the consent of the
landowner. Stream segments are registered upon determination by the
office.
(12) "Secretary" means the
Secretary of the Energy and Environment Cabinet.
