16 U.S.C. § 1245 — Connecting or side trails; establishment,

Page 1675 TITLE 16—CONSERVATION § 1246 De Soto Expedition Trail Commission, the purpose of which is to encourage and direct research, and to co- ordinate the distribution of interpretive materials to the public, regarding the De Soto expedition, the native societies the expedition encountered, and the effects of that contact, provided for the functions, staff, and pow- ers of the Commission, and authorized research, tech- nical assistance, and appropriations. AUTHORIZATION FOR DEVELOPMENT OF TRAILS INTERPRETATION CENTER IN IOWA Pub. L. 101–191, Nov. 29, 1989, 103 Stat. 1697, as amend- ed by Pub. L. 116–9, title II, § 2411, Mar. 12, 2019, 133 Stat. 752, authorized Secretary of the Interior to provide for development of a trails interpretation center in city of Council Bluffs, Iowa, set forth provisions relating to Congressional findings and purposes, plan and design of the center and implementation thereof, agreement for operation and maintenance of the center, cooperative agreements for technical assistance, extinguishment of any restrictions, covenants, reversions, limitations, or any other conditions imposed by the Economic Devel- opment Administration upon acceptance of donated land by Secretary, and conveyance of reversionary in- terest if operation of the center is determined no longer to be in the public interest, and authorized appropria- tions of not more than $8,400,000 to carry out the Act. SOUTHWESTERN PENNSYLVANIA INDUSTRIAL HERITAGE ROUTE Pub. L. 100–698, title II, §§ 201–203, Nov. 19, 1988, 102 Stat. 4622, authorized Secretary of the Interior to des- ignate, and authorized appropriations for, a vehicular tour route to provide for public appreciation, edu- cation, understanding, and enjoyment of certain na- tionally and regionally significant sites in south- western Pennsylvania. LEWIS AND CLARK NATIONAL HISTORIC TRAIL INTERPRETIVE CENTER, MONTANA Pub. L. 100–552, §§ 1–4, Oct. 28, 1988, 102 Stat. 2766, 2768, authorized Secretary of Agriculture to establish Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail Interpretive Center on certain lands in Montana, required the Secretary to administer the Center and to prepare a plan for devel- opment and interpretation of the Center, authorized Secretary to accept donations, enter into cooperative agreements for various services such as rescue, fire- fighting, law enforcement, and development and oper- ation of facilities, authorized Secretary to enter into agreements to provide educational and interpretive materials to the public, and authorized appropriations to carry out the Act and for construction of Center and associated structures and improvements. NEW JERSEY COASTAL HERITAGE TRAIL ROUTE Pub. L. 100–515, Oct. 20, 1988, 102 Stat. 2563, as amend- ed by Pub. L. 103–243, May 4, 1994, 108 Stat. 613; Pub. L. 106–18, § 1, Apr. 8, 1999, 113 Stat. 28; Pub. L. 109–338, title VII, § 703(a), Oct. 12, 2006, 120 Stat. 1859; Pub. L. 110–229, title IV, § 475, May 8, 2008, 122 Stat. 827; Pub. L. 115–431, § 1(a), Jan. 10, 2019, 132 Stat. 5521; Pub. L. 116–9, title II, § 2408, Mar. 12, 2019, 133 Stat. 750, authorized Secretary of the Interior, acting through Director of National Park Service, with concurrence of agency having juris- diction over such roads, to designate and provide for a vehicular tour route along existing public roads linking certain nationally significant natural and cultural sites associated with coastal area of State of New Jer- sey, to be known as New Jersey Coastal Heritage Trail Route, and provided for termination of authority under this Act on Sept. 30, 2025. LAUREL HIGHLANDS NATIONAL RECREATIONAL TRAIL DESIGNATED AS PART OF POTOMAC HERITAGE TRAIL Pub. L. 99–500, § 101(h) [title I, § 113], Oct. 18, 1986, 100 Stat. 1783–242, 1783–262, and Pub. L. 99–591, § 101(h) [title I, § 113], Oct. 30, 1986, 100 Stat. 3341–242, 3341–262, pro- vided that: ‘‘The Secretary of the Interior is directed to designate the Laurel Highlands National Recreational Trail, as designated by the Secretary of the Interior pursuant to section 4 of the National Trails System Act [16 U.S.C. 1243], as part of the Potomac Heritage Trail, as requested by the State of Pennsylvania in its April 1984 application, subject to the provisions of paragraph (11) of section 5(a) of the National Trails System Act, as amended [16 U.S.C. 1244(a)(11)].’’ § 1245. Connecting or side trails; establishment, designation, and marking as components of national trails system; location Connecting or side trails within park, forest, and other recreation areas administered by the Secretary of the Interior or Secretary of Agri- culture may be established, designated, and marked by the appropriate Secretary as compo- nents of a national recreation, national scenic or national historic trail. When no Federal land acquisition is involved, connecting or side trails may be located across lands administered by interstate, State, or local governmental agen- cies with their consent, or, where the appro- priate Secretary deems necessary or desirable, on privately owned lands with the consent of the landowner. Applications for approval and des- ignation of connecting and side trails on non- Federal lands shall be submitted to the appro- priate Secretary. (Pub. L. 90–543, § 6, Oct. 2, 1968, 82 Stat. 922; Pub. L. 95–625, title V, § 551(16), Nov. 10, 1978, 92 Stat. 3515; Pub. L. 98–11, title II, § 206, Mar. 28, 1983, 97 Stat. 45.) Editorial Notes AMENDMENTS 1983—Pub. L. 98–11 substituted ‘‘marked by the appro- priate Secretary as components’’ for ‘‘marked as com- ponents’’ and ‘‘, or, where the appropriate Secretary deems necessary or desirable, on privately owned lands with the consent of the landowner. Applications for ap- proval and designation of connecting and side trails on non-Federal lands shall be submitted to the appropriate Secretary’’ for ‘‘: Provided, That such trails provide ad- ditional points of public access to national recreation, national scenic or national historic trails’’. 1978—Pub. L. 95–625 substituted ‘‘, national scenic or national historic’’ for ‘‘or national scenic,’’ and ‘‘, national scenic, or national historic’’ for ‘‘or sce- nic’’. § 1246. Administration and development of na- tional trails system (a) Consultation of Secretary with other agen- cies; transfer of management responsibilities; selection of rights-of-way; criteria for selec- tion; notice; impact upon established uses (1)(A) The Secretary charged with the overall administration of a trail pursuant to section 1244(a) of this title shall, in administering and managing the trail, consult with the heads of all other affected State and Federal agencies. Noth- ing contained in this chapter shall be deemed to transfer among Federal agencies any manage- ment responsibilities 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).