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 123STA T . 11 5 5 PUBLIC LA W 111 – 11 —M A R .3 0, 200 9Engla n dN a tio nal Sce nic Tr ail .A dditional or m ore detailed p lan sf or administration , management, protection, access, maintenance, or de v elopment of t h e trail ma yb e developed consistent w ith the Trail M anagement B l u eprint, and as approved by the Secretary. ( c )CO O PERATIV EA G REE M E N T S . — The Secretary is authori z ed to enter into cooperative agreements with the Commonwealth of Massachusetts (and its political subdivisions), the State of Con - necticut (and its political subdivisions), and other regional, local, and private organizations deemed necessary and desirable to accom- plish cooperative trail administrative, management, and protection ob j ectives consistent with the Trail Management Blueprint. An agreement under this subsection may include provisions for limited financial assistance to encourage participation in the planning, ac q uisition, protection, operation, development, or maintenance of the trail. (d) A D DITIONA L TRAIL SEGMENTS.— P ursuant to section 6 of the National Trails System Act ( 1 6 U .S.C. 1 245 ), the Secretary is encouraged to wor k with the State of New H ampshire and appro- priate local and private organizations to include that portion of the Metacomet-Monadnock Trail in New Hampshire (which lies between R oyalston, Massachusetts and J affrey, New Hampshire) as a component of the New England National Scenic Trail. I nclusion of this segment, as well as other potential side or connecting trails, is contingent upon written application to the Secretary by appro- priate State and local jurisdictions and a finding by the Secretary that trail management and administration is consistent with the Trail Management Blueprint. SEC.5203 . I CE AG E FLO O D S N A T IONAL GEOLOGIC T R AIL. (a) F INDINGS P U RPOSE.— (1) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that— (A) at the end of the last Ice Age, some 12, 0 00 to 1 7 ,000 years ago, a series of cataclysmic floods occurred in what is now the northwest region of the United States, leaving a lasting mark of dramatic and distinguishing fea- tures on the landscape of parts of the States of Montana, Idaho, W ashington and O regon; (B) geological features that have e x ceptional value and quality to illustrate and interpret this extraordinary nat- ural phenomenon are present on Federal, State, tribal, county, municipal, and private land in the region; and (C) in 2001, a joint study team headed by the National Park Service that included about 70 members from public and private entities completed a study endorsing the establishment of an Ice Age Floods National G eologic Trail— (i) to recognize the national significance of this phenomenon; and (ii) to coordinate public and private sector entities in the presentation of the story of the Ice Age floods. (2) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this section is to designate the Ice Age Floods National Geologic Trail in the States of Montana, Idaho, Washington, and Oregon, enabling the public to view, experience, and learn about the features and story of the Ice Age floods through the collaborative efforts of public and private entities. (b) D E F INITIONS.—In this section
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