C.__The Natural Areas Program may coordinate inventory and data management and planning activities with other appropriate state agencies or entities to maximize efficiency and increase communication among agencies and to provide appropriate data interpretation and technical services to support the mandates and programs of those agencies.

D.__The Natural Areas Program may levy appropriate charges to those using, for commercial gain, the inventory and information services provided by the Natural Areas Program to recover the costs of providing the services and a reasonable portion of the costs associated with building and maintaining the biological and conservation database.__ Charges must be fixed in a schedule prepared and revised as necessary by the Natural Areas Program, reviewed by the Natural Areas Advisory Board and supported and explained by accompanying information.

E.__The Natural Areas Program may enter into cooperative agreements with federal or state agencies, political subdivisions of this State or private persons or organizations to receive or disburse funds for the purposes of this subchapter.

§544-A.__Natural Areas Advisory Board

1.__Establishment.__The Natural Areas Advisory Board is established in Title 5, section 12004-I, subsection 3-A and is referred to in this section as the "board."__The board shall advise the commissioner in administering the functions of the Natural Areas Program.

2.__Membership.__The board consists of the commissioner or a designee and 8 additional members appointed by the commissioner, including private citizens, landowners or land managers.__Areas of expertise to be represented on the board, either through vocation or avocation, must include, but are not limited to, rare plant or animal biology; ecology or taxonomy; landscape or natural community ecology; conservation biology or natural areas conservation; natural resources policy; earth sciences; or other similar natural or physical sciences, except that the board may not contain fewer than 3 members with expertise in rare plant biology or taxonomy or landscape ecology.