Sec. 1. The department may do the following:
(1) Investigate, compile, and disseminate information and make recommendations concerning the natural resources of Indiana and their conservation, including the following:
(A) The drainage and reclamation of land.
(B) Flood prevention.
(C) Development of water power.
(D) Culture and preservation of forests, fish, and game.
(E) The preservation of soils.
(F) The prevention of the waste of mineral resources.
(G) The prevention and methods of control of plant diseases, infections, and pests.
(H) The prevention and methods of control of bee diseases, the increased production of honey, and the use of bee appliances.
(I) Other questions or subjects that are contained in this title.
(2) Cooperate with the appropriate departments of the federal government in conducting topographical and other surveys, experiments, or work of joint interest to the state and the federal government.