Section 72-R. Adopt-a-beach stewardship program

1. The governing body of
  any municipality may enter into stewardship agreements with  any  person
  or persons for the purposes of preserving, maintaining, or enhancing its
  publicly-owned  beach,  shoreline  area or portion thereof in accordance
  with the policies of this section.
    2. The stewardship agreement shall provide that the beach or shoreline
  area be preserved and maintained in its  natural  state  or  managed  to
  enhance  or  restore  the  natural values they provide.   Activities may
  include:  remediating vandalism and storm damage, picking up litter  and
  trash,  establishing  or  maintaining access or nature trails, providing
  interpretive  services  for  school  groups  and  other  citizens,   and
  otherwise providing positive benefits to the beach or shoreline area.
    3.  Stewardship  agreement  with any person or persons may provide for
  assistance of personnel, facilities and supplies of the municipality for
  the purposes of supporting appropriate activities under such stewardship
  agreement.
    4. The municipality shall establish procedures by which  a  person  or
  persons  may apply for a stewardship agreement, and shall be responsible
  for working with  such  persons  to  identify  specific  sections  of  a
  publicly-owned  beach  or  shoreline area and specific activities deemed
  appropriate  for  such  stewardship  agreement.  The  municipality   may
  consider  factors  such as safety, environmental sensitivity, need, cost
  and  other  factors  deemed  relevant  in  determining  which  beach  or
  shoreline  area  or  activities  may  be  eligible  or appropriate for a
  stewardship agreement.
    5. The municipality  shall  provide  recognition  of  the  stewardship
  activities  by  appropriate  signage  on  or  near  the adopted beach or
  shoreline area, and may provide recognition by such other measures as it
  may determine to be appropriate, including  but  not  limited  to  press
  releases, certificates, and newsletters.
    6.  The  stewardship  agreement may be modified in scope or altered in
  any other manner  at  the  sole  discretion  of  the  municipality,  not
  inconsistent  with the provisions of this section. The person or persons
  shall have the option of renewing the agreement subject to the  approval
  of  the  municipality  and  the  continuation by the municipality of the
  adopt-a-beach stewardship  program.  The  municipality  may  immediately
  remove  the  signs  and  it may terminate the agreement upon thirty days
  notice, if in its sole judgment it finds and determines that the  person
  or persons are not meeting the terms and conditions of the agreement.
    7. Notwithstanding any inconsistent provision of law, the municipality
  which  has  entered into a stewardship agreement and its employees shall
  not be liable for damages suffered by  any  person  resulting  from  the
  actions or activities of such volunteers.