When in the opinion of the department it is in the public interest for the state to accept gifts or grants of real estate, or any interest in real estate, contiguous to inland public waters, rivers or streams, the department shall recommend such acceptance to the governor and council who may, by resolution, accept the same in the name of the state.
Source. 1989, 339:1. 1996, 228:106, eff. July 1, 1996.