(1) The executive director of the department shall appoint a state coordinator of resource stewardship and establish the coordinator of resource stewardship's salary.
(2) The coordinator of resource stewardship shall report to the executive director or the executive director's designee.
(3) The coordinator of resource stewardship shall:
(a) work with agencies to implement best practices and stewardship measures to improve air quality; and
(b) make an annual report, by no later than October 1, on best practices and stewardship efforts to improve air quality to the Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Interim Committee.
(4) An agency retains absolute discretion whether to incorporate practices or measures suggested by the coordinator.