14-a. Preservation of agricultural lands, public park and recreational lands, wildlife and waterfowl refuges and historical sites. The commissioner of transportation shall cooperate and consult with the commissioners of agriculture and markets, parks and recreation, environmental conservation and health in developing transportation plans and programs so that such programs include measures to maintain or enhance the desirable natural characteristics of the land traversed. Such cooperation and consultation shall be effected and implemented by memoranda of understanding which shall be entered into between the commissioner of transportation and each of such commissioners. Such memoranda of understanding shall provide for review of proposed transportation projects by such commissioners at all stages of progress, including preliminary and final planning and during construction, and for the cooperation by the department of transportation necessary to facilitate such review. Such memoranda of understanding shall also provide that the commissioner of transportation shall implement any suggestion or recommendation made by any of such commissioners which he deems feasible in connection with the preservation of agricultural lands, lands of public parks and recreational areas, wildlife and waterfowl refuges and historical sites.
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