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# 16 U.S.C. § 460lll–27 - Designation of national recreation trail

## Text

Effective on the date of transfer pursuant to section 460lll–41 of this title, the North-South Trail is designated as a national recreation trail under section 1243 of this title.

(Pub. L. 105–277, div. A, § 101(e) [title V, § 527], Oct. 21, 1998, 112 Stat. 2681–231, 2681–317.)