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 PUBLIC LAW 98-11 —MAR. 28, 1983 97 STAT. 49 (4) in subsection (a)(2) (as designated by paragraph (3) of this subsection), by inserting "Appalachian before "Trail"; and (5) in subsection (c)— (A) by inserting "(1)" after "(c)"; (B) by inserting before the period at the end of paragraph (1) (as designated by subparagraph (A) of this pars^aph) ", except that funds may be expended for the acquisition of lands or interests therein for the purpose of providing for one trail interpretation site, as described in section 7(c), along with such trail in each State crossed by the trail"; and (C) by adding at the end of each such subsection the following: "(2) There is hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 1983 and subsequent fiscal years such sums as may be necessary to implement the provisions of this Act relating to the trails designated by paragraphs (9) through (13) of section 5(a) of this Act. Not more than $500,000 may be appropriated for the purposes of acquisition of land and interests therein for the trail designated by section 5(a)(12) of this Act, and not more than $2,000,000 may be appropriated for the purposes of the development of such trail. The administering agency for the trail shall encourage volunteer trail groups to partici- pate in the development of the trail.". SEC. 210. The National Trails System Act is amended by adding the following new sections at the end thereof: Ante, p. 46. Appropriation authorization. Ante, p. 43. 16 USC 18g note, 558a note. VOLUNTEER TRAILS ASSISTANCE "SEC. 11. (a)(1) In addition to the cooperative agreement and other 16 USC 1250. authorities contained in this Act, the Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary of Agriculture, and the head of any Federal agency administering Federal lands, are authorized to encourage volunteers and volunteer organizations to plan, develop, maintain, and manage, where appropriate, trails throughout the Nation. "(2) Wherever appropriate in furtherance of the purposes of this Act, the Secretaries are authorized and encouraged to utilize the Volunteers in the Parks Act of 1969, the Volunteers in the Forests Act of 1972, and section 6 of the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 (relating to the development of Statewide Comprehen- 16 USC 460/-8. sive Outdoor Recreation Plans). "(b) Each Secretary or the head of any Federal land managing agency may assist volunteers and volunteer organizations in plan- ning, developing, maintaining, and managing trails. Volunteer work may include, but need not be limited to— "(1) planning, developing, maintaining, or managing (A) trails which are components of the national trails system, or (B) trails which, if so developed and maintained, could qualify for desig- nation as components of the national trails system; or "(2) operating programs to organize and supervise volunteer trail building efforts with respect to the trails referred to in paragraph (1), conducting trail-related research projects, or pro- viding education and training to volunteers on methods of trails planning, construction, and maintenance. "(c) The appropriate Secretary or the head of any Federal land managing agency may utilize and make available Federal facilities, equipment, tools, and technical assistance to volunteers and volun- teer organizations, subject to such limitations and restrictions as the

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