Effective July 1, 1979, the Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks shall have the following powers and duties:
To formulate the policy of the department regarding wildlife and fisheries within the jurisdiction of the department;
To apply for, receive and expend any federal or state funds or contributions, gifts, devises, bequests or funds from any other source;
To commission or conduct studies designed to determine alternative methods of managing and conserving the wildlife and fisheries resources of this state in a manner to insure efficiency and sustained productivity;
To receive the advice and counsel of the advisory committees created for the Division of Parks and Recreation and the Division of Wildlife and Fisheries; and
To discharge such other duties, responsibilities and powers as are necessary to implement the provisions of this chapter.