Authorizes the director of the department of fish and wildlife, in his or her execution of this act or other duty or responsibility of the department, to appoint and use work groups, task forces, subcommittees, and other formally recognized and designated processes that are intended to collect, process, or disseminate expertise and opinions from other state agencies, other levels of government, Indian tribes, constituent groups, and unaffiliated citizens.

Requires a process used by the director that includes the participation of nongovernmental employees, or a person acting in a nongovernmental role, to be chaired by a nongovernmental participant and not by an employee of the department.