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 97 STAT. 46 PUBLIC LAW 98-11 —MAR. 28, 1983 Management transference, procedure. Ante, p. 43. 16 USC 1246. Trail interpretation sites. 16 USC 1246. Procedures or regulations. ities established under any other law for federally administered lands which are components of the National Trails System. Any transfer of management responsibilities may be carried out between the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture only as provided under subparagraph (B). (B) The Secretary charged with the overall administration of any trail pursuant to section 5(a) may transfer management of any specified trail segment of such trail to the other appropriate Secre- tary pursuant to a joint memorandum of agreement containing such terms and conditions as the Secretaries consider most appropriate to accomplish the purposes of this Act. During any period in which management responsibilities for any trail segment are transferred under such an agreement, the management of any such segment shall be subject to the laws, rules, and regulations of the Secretary provided with the management authority under the agreement, except to such extent as the agreement may otherwise expressly provide. "; (3) in the first sentence of paragraph (2) of this subsection (a) (as redesignated by paragraph (1) of this subsection), by striking out "thereof, and inserting in lieu thereof "of the availability of appropriate maps or descriptions", and striking out ", together with appropriate maps and descriptions". (b) Section 7(b) is amended— (1) by inserting "of the availability of appropriate maps or descriptions" after "notice"; and (2) by striking out "together with appropriate maps and descriptions,". (c) Section 7(c) is amended by adding at the end thereof the following: "The appropriate Secretary may also provide for trail interpretation sites, which shall be located at historic sites along the route of any national scenic or national historic trail, in order to present information to the public about the trail, at the lowest possible cost, with emphasis on the portion of the trail passing through the State in which the site is located. Wherever possible, the sites shall be maintained by a State agency under a cooperative agreement between the appropriate Secretary and the State agency.". (d) Section 7(e) of the National Trails System Act is amended by— (1) deleting reference in the first sentence to "subsection (g)" and substituting, in lieu thereof, "subsection (f)"; and (2) by deleting the period at the end of the first sentence, and in lieu thereof, substituting a colon and the following proviso: "Provided further, That the appropriate Secretary may acquire lands or interests therein from local governments or govern- mental corporations with the consent of such entities.". (e) Section 7(f) of the National Trails System Act is amended by inserting "(1)" after "(f)" and by adding at the end thereof the following: "(2) In acquiring lands or interests therein for a National Scenic or Historic Trail, the appropriate Secretary may, with consent of a landowner, acquire whole tracts notwithstanding that parts of such tracts may lie outside the area of trail acquisition. In furtherance of the purposes of this Act, lands so acquired outside the area of trail acquisition may be exchanged for any non-Federal lands or interests therein within the trail right-of-way, or disposed of in accordance with such procedures or regulations as the appropriate Secretary shall prescribe, including: (i) provisions for conveyance of such

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