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SEC. 2. Areas of program concern. In the acquisition of land for recreation resources the respective responsibilities of the Administrator and the Secretary shall be as follows:

(1) Open space program. With respect to the provision of open space land for recreational purposes, the Administrator, through the open space program, shall have responsibility primarily for assisting in the acquisition of lands or interests therein of utility primarily to the urbanized area in which they are located, such as squares, malls, and playgrounds, and parks, recreation areas, historic sites, and open spaces for scenic purposes.

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(2) Land and water conservation fund program. addition to responsibilities with respect to outdoor recreation resources of statewide and nationwide utility, the Secretary, through the Conservation Act program, shall have responsibility primarily for assisting in the acquisition of lands for larger regional parks, historic sites, and recreational and scenic areas to serve residents of urban and other local areas.

SEC. 3. Land and water conservation fund grants in urbanized areas and other urban places. Grants made by the Secretary for the acquisition of land in urbanized areas and other urban places for outdoor recreation under the Conservation Act shall be for projects which:

(1) are consistent with the comprehensive statewide outdoor recreation plan for the State or States in which the project is to be located: Provided, That the portions of such plan relating to urbanized areas shall have been reviewed by the Administrator as to their consistency with comprehensive planning for such areas;

(2) when located in whole or in part in urbanized areas, meet the same requirements with respect to planning and programming as shall have been prescribed by the Administrator with respect to projects under Title VII;

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(3) when located in urban places according to the most recent decennial census (other than those included in urbanized areas), reflect consideration of comprehensive urban planning being carried on for such urban places. SEC. 4. Open space grants outside of urbanized areas. Grants made by the Administrator for acquisition of land or interests therein for recreational purposes under Title VII in areas outside of urbanized areas shall be for projects which:

(1) are consistent with planning and programming required under Title VII: Provided, That relevant aspects of such planning and programming shall have been reviewed by the Secretary as to their consistency, insofar as they are related to the achievement of recreational objectives, with the comprehensive statewide outdoor recreation plan; and

(2) meet the same requirements with respect to planning and programming as shall have been prescribed by the Secretary with respect to projects under the Conservation Act.

SEC. 5. Review. (a) The Administrator, in reviewing plans under Section 3 of this Order, shall transmit his comments to the Secretary within thirty days, or such other period as may be agreed upon, after receipt of such plans. The Secretary shall take such comments into consideration before approving such plans and programs. If the Secretary disagrees with a recommendation of the Administrator, he shall so notify the Administrator and provide him, in writing, with his reasons therefor.

(b) The Secretary, in reviewing plans and programs under Section 4 of this Order, shall transmit his comments to the Administrator within thirty days, or such other period as may be agreed upon, after receipt of such plans and programs. The Administrator shall take such comments into consideration before approving grants for acquisition. If the Administrator disagrees with a recommendation of the Secretary, he shall so notify the Secretary and provide him, in writing, with his reasons therefor.

SEC. 6. Coordinated procedures. (a) The Secretary and the Administrator shall jointly develop procedures consistent with the purposes and requirements of the Conservation Act and Title VII, to carry out the provisions of this Order, including procedures for:

(1) evaluating applications for assistance in acquiring land for predominantly recreational purposes under outdoor recreation and open space programs;

(2) consultation and exchange of information concerning applications for, and grants of, assistance for acquisition of land for predominantly recreational purposes in urbanized areas under the outdoor recreation program and outside of urbanized areas under the open space program; and

(3) joint and mutual determinations for making grants of assistance under either the outdoor recreation program or the open space program in cases in which unusual circumstances would make departures from the preceding provisions of this Order desirable for reasons of economy, efficiency, or equity.

(b) Whenever the Secretary and the Administrator make a joint determination pursuant to paragraph (a) (3) of this Section, assistance may be provided in accordance with such determination.

LYNDON B. JOHNSON.

SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS This section is referred to in sections 1c, 4601-4, 4601-5, 4601-6, 4601-7, 4601-10c, 4607-11, 4607-17 of this title.

§ 4601-9. Allocation of land and water conservation fund moneys for Federal purposes; payments into miscellaneous receipts of the Treasury as partial offset against capital costs of certain Federal water development projects; acquisition restriction.

(a) Moneys appropriated from the fund for Federal purposes shall, unless otherwise alloted in the appropriation Act making them available, be allotted by the President to the following purposes and subpurposes in substantially the same proportion as the number of visitor-days in areas and projects hereinafter described for which admission fees are charged under section 4601-5 of this title:

(1) For the acquisition of land, waters, or interests in land or waters as follows:

National Park System; recreation areas.-Within the exterior boundaries of areas of the national park system now or hereafter authorized or established and of areas now or hereafter authorized to be administered by the Secretary of the Interior for outdoor recreation purposes.

National Forest Systems.-In holdings within (a) wilderness areas of the National Forest System, and (b) other areas of national forests as the boundaries of those forests exist on January 1, 1965 which other areas are primarily of value for outdoor recreation purposes: Provided, That lands outside of but adjacent to an existing national forest boundary, not to exceed five hundred acres in the case of any one forest, which would comprise an integral part of a forest recreational management area may also be acquired with moneys appropriated from this fund: Provided further, That not more than 15 per centum of the acreage added to the National Forest System pursuant to this section shall be west of the 100th meridian.

Threatened Species. For any national area which may be authorized for the preservation of species of fish or wildlife that are threatened with extinction.

Recreation at refuges.-For the incidental recreation purposes of section 460k-1 of this title; and

(2) For payment into miscellaneous receipts of the Treasury as a partial offset for those capital costs, if any, of Federal water development projects hereafter authorized to be constructed by or pursuant to an Act of Congress which are allocated to

public recreation and the enhancement of fish and wildlife values and financed through appropriations to water resource agencies.

(b) Appropriations from the fund pursuant to this section shall not be used for acquisition unless such acquisition is otherwise authorized by law. (Pub. L. 88-578, title I, § 6, Sept. 3, 1964, 78 Stat. 903; Pub. L. 90-401, § 1 (c), July 15, 1968, 82 Stat. 355.)

AMENDMENT OF SECTION EFFECTIVE DEC. 31, 1971 Section 1 (d) of Pub. L. 90-401, as amended by section 1 of Pub. L. 91-308, provided that, effective Dec. 31, 1971, the provisions of subsec. (a) of this section preceding par. (1) will read as follows:

"(a) Moneys appropriated from the fund for Federal purposes shall, unless otherwise alloted in the appropriation Act making them available, be alloted by the President to the following purposes and subpurposes:"

AMENDMENTS

1968-Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 90-401 struck out "in substantially the same proportion as the number of visitordays in areas and projects hereinafter described for which admission fees are charged under section 4601-5 of this title" following "purposes and subpurposes" in the material preceding par. (1).

EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1968 AMENDMENT Amendment by Pub. L. 90-401 effective Dec. 31, 1971, with the revenues until Dec. 31, 1971, derived from subsection (a) of section 4601-5 which was repealed by Pub. L. 90-401, to continue to be covered into the land and water conservation fund, see section 1(d) of Pub. L. 90401, as amended by section 1 of Pub. L. 91-308, set out as a note under section 4601-5 of this title.

EFFECTIVE DATE

Section effective Jan. 1, 1965, see note set out under section 4601-4 of this title.

SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS

This section is referred to in sections 1c, 4601-4, 4601-5, 4601-6, 4601-7, 4601-8, 4607-10a, 4607-10c, 4601-11, 460/-17, 460p-2, 460v-7 of this title.

§ 4601-10. Availability of land and water conservation fund for publicity purposes.

Moneys derived from the sources listed in section 4601-5 of this title shall not be available for publicity purposes. (Pub. L. 88-578, title I, § 7, Sept. 3, 1964, 78 Stat. 903.)

EFFECTIVE DATE

Section effective Jan. 1, 1965, see note set out under section 4601-4 of this title.

SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS

This section is referred to in sections 4601-4, 4601-5, 4601-6, 4601-7, 4601-8, 4601-10c, 4601-11 of this title.

§ 4607-10a. Contracts for acquisition of lands and waters.

Not to exceed $30,000,000 of the money authorized to be appropriated from the fund by section 4601-6 of this title may be obligated by contract during each fiscal year for the acquisition of lands, waters, or interests therein within areas specified in section 4607-9(a)(1) of this title. Any such contract may be executed by the head of the department concerned, within limitations prescribed by the Secretary of the Interior. Any such contract so entered into shall be deemed a contractual obligation of the United States and shall be liquidated with money

appropriated from the fund specifically for liquidation of such contract obligation. No contract may be entered into for the acquisition of property pursuant to this section unless such acquisition is otherwise authorized by Federal law. (Pub. L. 88–578, § 8, as added Pub. L. 90-401, § 4, July 15, 1968, 82 Stat. 355, and amended Pub. L. 91-308, § 3, July 7, 1970, 84 Stat. 410.)

AMENDMENTS

1970-Pub. L. 91-308 substituted "fiscal year" for "of fiscal years 1969 and 1970".

SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS This section is referred to in sections 1c, 4601-5, 4601-7, 4601-8, 4601-10c, 4601-11 of this title.

§ 4601-10b. Contracts for options to acquire lands and waters in national park system.

The Secretary of the Interior may enter into contracts for options to acquire lands, waters, or interests therein within the exterior boundaries of any area the acquisition of which is authorized by law for inclusion in the national park system. The minimum period of any such option shall be two years, and any sums expended for the purchase thereof shall be credited to the purchase price of said area. Not to exceed $500,000 of the sum authorized to be appropriated from the fund by section 4601-6 of this title may be expended by the Secretary in any one fiscal year for such options. (Pub. L. 88-578, § 9, as added Pub. L. 90-401, § 4, July 15, 1968, 82 Stat. 355.)

SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS

This section is referred to in sections 1c, 4601-5, 4601-7, 4601-8, 4601-10c, 4601-11 of this title.

§ 4601-10c. Repeal of provisions prohibiting collection of recreation fees or user charges.

There is hereby repealed the third paragraph from the end of the division entitled "National Park Service" of section 1 of the Act of March 7, 1928 (45 Stat. 238) and the second paragraph from the end of the division entitled "National Park Service" of section 1 of the Act of March 4, 1929 (45 Stat. 1602; section 14 of this title). Section 4 of the Act entitled "An Act authorizing the construction of certain public works on rivers and harbors for flood control, and for other purposes", approved December 24, 1944 (section 460d of this title), as amended by the Flood Control Act of 1962 (76 Stat. 1195) is further amended by deleting", without charge," in the third sentence from the end thereof. All other provisions of law that prohibit the collection of entrance, admission, or other recreation user fees or charges authorized by sections 4601-4 to 4607-11 of this title or that restrict the expenditure of funds if such fees or charges are collected are hereby also repealed: Provided, That no provision of any law or treaty which extends to any person or class of persons a right of free access to the shoreline of any reservoir or other body of water, or to hunting and fishing along or on such shoreline, shall be affected by this repealer. (Pub. L. 88-578, § 10, as added Pub. L. 90-401, § 1(a), July 15, 1968, 82 Stat. 354.)

REFERENCES IN TEXT

Section 1 of the Act of March 7, 1928, referred to in the text, was classified to former section 14, and section 15 of this title.

Section 1 of the Act of March 4, 1929, referred to in the text, was classified to former section 14 of this title. The Flood Control Act of 1962, referred to in the text, is Pub. L. 87-874, Oct. 23, 1962, 76 Stat. 1173.

CODIFICATION

Section formerly constituted the fourth paragraph of section 2(a) of Pub. L. 88-578 which was classified to section 4601-5(a) of this title. The paragraph was lifted out of section 2(a) and redesignated section 10 by section 1(a) of Pub. L. 90-401, which, for purposes of classification, resulted in the designation of the paragraph as section 4601-10c of this title [this section].

EFFECTIVE DATE

Section effective Jan. 1, 1965, see note set out under section 4601-4 of this title. Transfer of the provisions of this section from section 4601-5(a) of this title to this section effective Dec. 31, 1971, see section 1(d) of Pub. L. 90-401, as amended by section 1 of Pub. L. 91-308, set out as a note under section 4601-5 of this title.

SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS

This section is referred to in sections 1c, 4601-7, 4601-8, 4601-11 of this title.

§ 4601-11. Transfers to and from land and water conservation fund.

(a) Motorboat fuel taxes from Highway Trust Fund into conservation fund.

There shall be set aside in the land and water conservation fund in the Treasury of the United States provided for in sections 4601-4 to 4607-11 of this title the amounts specified in section 209 (f) (5) of the Highway Revenue Act of 1956 (relating to special motor fuels and gasoline used in motorboats).

(b) Refunds of gasoline taxes for certain nonhighway purposes or used by local transit systems and motorboat fuel taxes from conservation fund into general fund of the Treasury.

There shall be paid from time to time from the land and water conservation fund into the general fund of the Treasury amounts estimated by the Secretary of the Treasury as equivalent to

(1) the amounts paid before July 1, 1978, under section 6421 of Title 26 (relating to amounts paid in respect of gasoline used for certain nonhighway purposes or by local transit systems) with respect to gasoline used after December 31, 1964, in motorboats, on the basis of claims filed for periods ending before October 1, 1977; and

(2) 80 percent of the floor stocks refunds made before July 1, 1978, under section 6412(a) (2) of Title 26 with respect to gasoline to be used in motorboats.

(Pub. L. 88-578, title II, § 201, Sept. 3, 1964, 78 Stat. 904; Pub. L. 91-605, title III, § 302, Dec. 31, 1970, 84 Stat. 1743.)

REFERENCES IN TEXT

Section 209 (f) (5) of the Highway Revenue Act of 1956, referred to in subsec. (a), is set out as a note under section 120 of Title 23, Highways.

AMENDMENTS

1970 Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 91-605 substituted "1977" for "1972" and "1978" for "1973" in two instances.

EFFECTIVE DATE

Section effective Jan. 1, 1965, see note set out under section 4601-4 of this title.

SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS This section is referred to in sections 1c, 4601-4, 4601-5, 4601-6, 4601-7, 4601-8, 4601-10c of this title.

6. National Trails System

16 U.S.C. 1241–1249

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1241. National trails system; establishment; Congressional declaration of policy; initial components. 1242. Composition of national trails system; recreation trails; scenic trails; connecting or side trails; uniform marker.

1243.

1244.

1245.

1246.

National recreation trails; establishment and designation; prerequisites.

National scenic trails.

(a) Establishment and designation; Appalachian Trail; administration; Pacific Crest Trail; administration; advisory councils; composition.

(b) Additional national scenic trails; feasibility studies; consultations; submission of proposals to the President and Congress; accompanying report.

(c) Routes subject to consideration for designation as national scenic trails.

Connecting or side trails; establishment; designation and marking as components of national trails system; location. Administration and development of national trails system.

(a) Rights-of-way for national scenic trails; criteria for selection; notice; agreement by federal officials having jurisdiction over selected lands; consultations.

(b) Relocation of segment of national scenic trail right-of-way; determination of necessity with official having jurisdiction; necessity for Act of Congress.

(c) Facilities on national scenic trails; permissible activities; use of motorized vehicles; establishment of uniform marker; placement of uniform markers.

(d) Use and acquisition of lands within exterior boundaries of areas included in right-ofway; acreage limitation.

(e) Right-of-way lands outside exterior boundaries of federally administered areas; cooperative agreements or acquisition; failure to agree or acquire; agreement or acquisition by Secretary concerned; right of first refusal for original owner upon disposal.

(f) Exchange of property within the right-ofway by Secretary of Interior; property subject to exchange; equalization of value of property; exchange of national forest lands by Secretary of Agriculture. (g) Condemnation proceedings to acquire private lands; limitations; availability of funds for acquisition of lands or interests therein.

(h) Development and maintenance of national recreation or scenic trails; cooperation with the states over portions located outside of federally administered areas; cooperative agreements; reservation of right-of-way for trails in conveyances by Secretary of Interior.

(1) Regulations; issuance; concurrence and consultation; revision; publication; violations; penalties.

public recreation and the enhancement of fish and wildlife values and financed through appropriations to water resource agencies.

(b) Appropriations from the fund pursuant to this section shall not be used for acquisition unless such acquisition is otherwise authorized by law. (Pub. L. 88-578, title I, § 6, Sept. 3, 1964, 78 Stat. 903; Pub. L. 90-401, § 1(c), July 15, 1968, 82 Stat. 355.)

AMENDMENT OF SECTION EFFECTIVE DEC. 31, 1971 Section 1(d) of Pub. L. 90-401, as amended by section 1 of Pub. L. 91-308, provided that, effective Dec. 31, 1971, the provisions of subsec. (a) of this section preceding par. (1) will read as follows:

"(a) Moneys appropriated from the fund for Federal purposes shall, unless otherwise alloted in the appropriation Act making them available, be alloted by the President to the following purposes and subpurposes:"

AMENDMENTS

1968-Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 90-401 struck out "in substantially the same proportion as the number of visitordays in areas and projects hereinafter described for which admission fees are charged under section 4601-5 of this title" following "purposes and subpurposes" in the material preceding par. (1).

EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1968 AMENDMENT Amendment by Pub. L. 90-401 effective Dec. 31, 1971, with the revenues until Dec. 31, 1971, derived from subsection (a) of section 4601-5 which was repealed by Pub. L. 90-401, to continue to be covered into the land and water conservation fund, see section 1(d) of Pub. L. 90401, as amended by section 1 of Pub. L. 91-308, set out as a note under section 4601-5 of this title.

EFFECTIVE DATE

Section effective Jan. 1, 1965, see note set out under section 4601-4 of this title.

SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS

This section is referred to in sections 1c, 4601-4, 4601-5, 4601-6, 4601-7, 4601-8, 4601-10a, 4601-10c, 4601-11, 4601-17, 460p-2, 460v-7 of this title.

§ 4601-10. Availability of land and water conservation fund for publicity purposes.

Moneys derived from the sources listed in section 4601-5 of this title shall not be available for publicity purposes. (Pub. L. 88-578, title I, § 7, Sept. 3, 1964, 78 Stat. 903.)

EFFECTIVE DATE

Section effective Jan. 1, 1965, see note set out under section 4601-4 of this title.

SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS

This section is referred to in sections 4601-4, 4601-5, 4601-6, 4601-7, 4601-8, 4601-10c, 4601-11 of this title.

§ 4601-10a. Contracts for acquisition of lands and waters.

Not to exceed $30,000,000 of the money authorized to be appropriated from the fund by section 4601-6 of this title may be obligated by contract during each fiscal year for the acquisition of lands, waters, or interests therein within areas specified in section 4601-9(a) (1) of this title. Any such contract may be executed by the head of the department concerned, within limitations prescribed by the Secretary of the Interior. Any such contract so entered into shall be deemed a contractual obligation of the United States and shall be liquidated with money

appropriated from the fund specifically for liquidation of such contract obligation. No contract may be entered into for the acquisition of property pursuant to this section unless such acquisition is otherwise authorized by Federal law. (Pub. L. 88–578, § 8, as added Pub. L. 90-401, § 4, July 15, 1968, 82 Stat. 355, and amended Pub. L. 91–308, § 3, July 7, 1970, 84 Stat. 410.)

AMENDMENTS

1970-Pub. L. 91-308 substituted "fiscal year" for "of fiscal years 1969 and 1970".

SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS This section is referred to in sections 1c, 4601-5, 4601-7, 4601-8, 4601-10c, 4607-11 of this title.

§ 4601-10b. Contracts for options to acquire lands and waters in national park system.

The Secretary of the Interior may enter into contracts for options to acquire lands, waters, or interests therein within the exterior boundaries of any area the acquisition of which is authorized by law for inclusion in the national park system. The minimum period of any such option shall be two years, and any sums expended for the purchase thereof shall be credited to the purchase price of said area. Not to exceed $500,000 of the sum authorized to be appropriated from the fund by section 4601-6 of this title may be expended by the Secretary in any one fiscal year for such options. (Pub. L. 88–578, § 9, as added Pub. L. 90-401, § 4, July 15, 1968, 82 Stat. 355.)

SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS

This section is referred to in sections 1c, 4601-5, 4601-7, 4601-8, 4601-10c, 4601-11 of this title.

§ 4601-10c. Repeal of provisions prohibiting collection of recreation fees or user charges.

There is hereby repealed the third paragraph from the end of the division entitled "National Park Service" of section 1 of the Act of March 7, 1928 (45 Stat. 238) and the second paragraph from the end of the division entitled "National Park Service" of section 1 of the Act of March 4, 1929 (45 Stat. 1602; section 14 of this title). Section 4 of the Act entitled "An Act authorizing the construction of certain public works on rivers and harbors for flood control, and for other purposes", approved December 24, 1944 (section 460d of this title), as amended by the Flood Control Act of 1962 (76 Stat. 1195) is further amended by deleting ", without charge," in the third sentence from the end thereof. All other provisions of law that prohibit the collection of entrance, admission, or other recreation user fees or charges authorized by sections 4601-4 to 4607-11 of this title or that restrict the expenditure of funds if such fees or charges are collected are hereby also repealed: Provided, That no provision of any law or treaty which extends to any person or class of persons a right of free access to the shoreline of any reservoir or other body of water, or to hunting and fishing along or on such shoreline, shall be affected by this repealer. (Pub. L. 88-578, § 10, as added Pub. L. 90-401, § 1(a), July 15, 1968, 82 Stat. 354.)

REFERENCES IN TEXT

Section 1 of the Act of March 7, 1928, referred to in the text, was classified to former section 14, and section 15 of this title.

Section 1 of the Act of March 4, 1929, referred to in the text, was classified to former section 14 of this title. The Flood Control Act of 1962, referred to in the text, is Pub. L. 87-874, Oct. 23, 1962, 76 Stat. 1173.

CODIFICATION

Section formerly constituted the fourth paragraph of section 2(a) of Pub. L. 88-578 which was classified to section 4601-5(a) of this title. The paragraph was lifted out of section 2(a) and redesignated section 10 by section 1(a) of Pub. L. 90-401, which, for purposes of classification, resulted in the designation of the paragraph as section 4601-10c of this title [this section].

EFFECTIVE DATE

Section effective Jan. 1, 1965, see note set out under section 4601-4 of this title. Transfer of the provisions of this section from section 4601-5(a) of this title to this section effective Dec. 31, 1971, see section 1(d) of Pub. L. 90-401, as amended by section 1 of Pub. L. 91-308, set out as a note under section 4601-5 of this title.

SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS

This section is referred to in sections 1c, 4601-7, 4601-8, 4601-11 of this title.

§ 4601-11. Transfers to and from land and water conservation fund.

(a) Motorboat fuel taxes from Highway Trust Fund into conservation fund.

There shall be set aside in the land and water conservation fund in the Treasury of the United States provided for in sections 4601-4 to 4607-11 of this title the amounts specified in section 209 (f) (5) of the Highway Revenue Act of 1956 (relating to special motor fuels and gasoline used in motorboats).

(b) Refunds of gasoline taxes for certain nonhighway purposes or used by local transit systems and motorboat fuel taxes from conservation fund into general fund of the Treasury.

There shall be paid from time to time from the land and water conservation fund into the general fund of the Treasury amounts estimated by the Secretary of the Treasury as equivalent to

(1) the amounts paid before July 1, 1978, under section 6421 of Title 26 (relating to amounts paid in respect of gasoline used for certain nonhighway purposes or by local transit systems) with respect to gasoline used after December 31, 1964, in motorboats, on the basis of claims filed for periods ending before October 1, 1977; and

(2) 80 percent of the floor stocks refunds made before July 1, 1978, under section 6412(a)(2) of Title 26 with respect to gasoline to be used in motorboats.

(Pub. L. 88-578, title II, § 201, Sept. 3, 1964, 78 Stat. 904; Pub. L. 91-605, title III, § 302, Dec. 31, 1970, 84 Stat. 1743.)

REFERENCES IN TEXT

Section 209 (f) (5) of the Highway Revenue Act of 1956, referred to in subsec. (a), is set out as a note under section 120 of Title 23, Highways.

AMENDMENTS

1970 Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 91-605 substituted "1977" for "1972" and "1978" for "1973" in two instances.

EFFECTIVE DATE

Section effective Jan. 1, 1965, see note set out under section 4601-4 of this title.

SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS This section is referred to in sections 1c, 4601-4, 4601-5, 4601-6, 4601-7, 4601-8, 4601-10c of this title.

6. National Trails System

16 U.S.C. 1241-1249

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(c) Facilities on national scenic trails; permissible activities; use of motorized vehicles; establishment of uniform marker; placement of uniform markers.

(d) Use and acquisition of lands within exterior boundaries of areas included in right-ofway: acreage limitation.

(e) Right-of-way lands outside exterior boundaries of federally administered areas; cooperative agreements or acquisition; failure to agree or acquire; agreement or acquisition by Secretary concerned; right of first refusal for original owner upon disposal.

(f) Exchange of property within the right-ofway by Secretary of Interior; property subject to exchange; equalization of value of property; exchange of national forest lands by Secretary of Agriculture. (g) Condemnation proceedings to acquire private lands; limitations; availability of funds for acquisition of lands or interests therein.

(h) Development and maintenance of national recreation or scenic trails; cooperation with the states over portions located outside of federally administered areas; cooperative agreements; reservation of right-of-way for trails in conveyances by Secretary of Interior.

(1) Regulations; issuance; concurrence and consultation; revision; publication; violations; penalties.

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