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<br />(b) THE STATE BOARD CREATED IN PARAGRAPH (a) OF THIS SUBSECTION (1) <br />SHALL, ON AND AFTER JULY 1, 2000, EXECUTE, ADMINISTER, PERFORM, AND <br />ENFORCE THE R1GHTS, POWERS, DUTIES, FUNCTIONS, AND OBLIGATIONS <br />VESTED IN THE FORMER STATE BOARD IN THE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL <br />RESOURCES. ON JULY 1, 2000, ALL EMPLOYEES OF THE FORMER ST ATE BOARD <br />WHOSE PRINClP AL DUTIES ARE CONCERNED WITH THE DUTIES AND FUNCTIONS <br />TRANSFERRED TO THE STATE BOARD CREATED IN PARAGRAPH (a) OF THIS <br />SUBSECTION (1) AND WHOSE EMPLOYMENT IN THE FORMER STATE BOARD IS <br />DEEMED NECESSARY BY THE COMMISSIONER OF AGR1CULTURE TO CARRY OUT <br />THE PURPOSES OF THIS ARTICLE SHALL BE TRANSFERRED TO THE STATE BOARD <br />CREATED IN PARAGRAPH (a) OF THIS SUBSECTION (1) AND SHALL BECOME <br />EMPLOYEES THEREOF. SUCH EMPLOYEES SHALL RETAIN ALL R1GHTS TO THE <br />STATE PERSONNEL SYSTEM AND RETIREMENT BENEFITS UNDER THE LAWS OF <br />THIS STATE, AND THEIR SERVICES SHALL BE DEEMED TO HAVE BEEN <br />CONTINUOUS. ALL TRANSFERS AND ANY ABOLISHMENT OF POSITIONS IN THE <br />STATE PERSONNEL SYSTEM SHALL BE MADE AND PROCESSED IN ACCORDANCE <br />WITH STATE PERSONNEL SYSTEM LAWS AND RULES. <br /> <br />(c) ON JULY 1,2000, ALL ITEMS OF PROPERTY, REAL AND PERSONAL, INCLUDING <br />OFFICE FURNITURE AND FIXTURES, BOOKS, DOCUMENTS, AND RECORDS OF THE <br />FORMER STATE BOARD IN THE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES <br />PERTAINING TO THE DUTIES AND FUNCTIONS TRANSFERRED TO THE STATE <br />BOARD IN THE DEPARTMENT OF AGR1CULTURE SHALL BECOME THE PROPERTY <br />OF THE STATE BOARD CREATED IN PARAGRAPH (a) OF THIS SUBSECTION (I). <br /> <br />(d) ALL CONTRACTS ENTERED INTO BY THE FORMER STATE BOARD PRIOR TO <br />JULY 1, 2000, IN CONNECTION WITH THE DUTIES AND FUNCTIONS TRANSFERRED <br />TO THE STATE BOARD, CREATED IN PARAGRAPH (a) OF THIS SUBSECTION (1), <br />ARE HEREBY VALIDATED. ANY APPROPRIATIONS OF MONEYS FOR THE FISCAL <br />YEAR BEGINNING JULY I, 2000, AND FROM PR10R FISCAL YEARS OPEN TO <br />SATISFY OBLIGATIONS INCURRED UNDER SUCH CONTRACTS ARE HEREBY <br />TRANSFERRED AND APPROPRIATED TO THE STATE BOARD CREATED IN <br />PARAGRAPH (a) OF THIS SUBSECTION (I) FOR THE PAYMENT OF SUCH <br />OBLIGATIONS. <br /> <br />(e) ALL RULES, REGULATIONS, RATES, ORDERS, AGREEMENTS, AND AWARDS OF <br />