8 7 , ▁police ▁officers ▁appointed ▁by ▁the ▁Director ▁of ▁Transport ation ▁were ▁granted ▁additional ▁authority ▁to ▁en force ▁certain ▁conservation , ▁resources , ▁and ▁historic ▁pres ervation ▁laws ▁under ▁the ▁juris diction ▁of ▁the ▁Department ▁of ▁Land ▁and ▁Natural ▁Resources ▁( DL NR ). ▁ ▁Upon ▁request ▁by ▁the ▁Department ▁of ▁Transport ation , ▁Conserv ation ▁and ▁Resources ▁En for cement ▁Offic ers ▁appointed ▁by ▁the ▁D L NR ▁were ▁author ized ▁to ▁en force ▁rules ▁rel ating ▁to ▁public ▁be aches ▁and ▁ocean ▁waters , ▁and ▁those ▁rel ating ▁to ▁the ▁operation ▁of ▁vessels ▁in ▁state ▁waters . ▁ ▁On ▁June ▁ 7 , ▁ 1 9 8 9 , ▁Governor ▁John ▁D . ▁W ai he ʻ e ▁III ▁signed ▁Act ▁ 2 1 1 ▁( 1 9 8 9 ) ▁into ▁law , ▁which ▁cons olid ated ▁state ▁law ▁enfor cement ▁entities ▁into ▁a ▁single ▁state ▁Department ▁of ▁Public ▁Saf ety . ▁ ▁On ▁July ▁ 1 , ▁ 1 9 9 1 , ▁Marine ▁Pat rol ▁officers ▁under ▁the ▁juris diction ▁of ▁the ▁Department ▁of ▁Transport ation ▁were ▁transferred ▁to ▁the ▁Department ▁of ▁Public ▁Saf ety , ▁with ▁the ▁primary ▁responsibility ▁to ▁en force ▁bo ating , ▁ocean ▁recre ational ▁and ▁coast al ▁area ▁programs . ▁ ▁Effect ive ▁July ▁ 1 , ▁ 1 9 9 2 , ▁police ▁officers ▁appointed ▁by ▁the ▁Director ▁of ▁Transport ation ▁could ▁focus ▁on ▁protect ing ▁commercial ▁har b ors ▁in ▁the ▁state ▁as ▁the ▁bulk ▁of ▁their ▁primary ▁respons ib