PUBLIC LAW 100-696—NOV. 18, 1988

102 STAT. 4607

purposes of this subtitle shall be substituted for the purposes re-
ferred to in section 102(d) of such Act.

STATE AND LOCAL ASSISTANCE AND JURISDICTION

SEC. 706. (a) GRANTS.—Upon approval of the plan under section 16 USC 460zz-5.
703, the Secretary is authorized to make grants to the State of
Minnesota, or its political subdivisions, to cover not more than 50
percent of the cost of acquisition and development within the Area
of lands and waters or interests therein in a manner consistent with
the purposes of this subtitle.

(b) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.—The Secretary is authorized to
enter into cooperative agreements with the State of Minnesota or
any political subdivision thereof pursuant to which he may assist in
the planning for and interpretation of non-Federal publicly owned
lands within the Area.

(c) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—To enable the State of Minnesota and
its political subdivisions to develop and implement programs
compatible with the plan, the Secretary shall provide such technical
assistance to the State and its political subdivisions as he deems
appropriate.

(d) STATE AND LOCAL JURISDICTION.—Nothing in this subtitle shall
diminish, enlarge, or modify any right of the State of Minnesota or
any political subdivision thereof, to exercise civil and criminal
jurisdiction or to carry out State fish and wildlife laws, rules, and
regulations within the Area, or to tax persons, corporations, fran-
chises, or private property on the lands and waters included in the
Area.

AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS

SEC. 707. There is authorized to be appropriated such sums as may 16 USC 460zz-6.
be necessary to carry out this subtitle.

Subtitle B—Tri-Rivers Management

TRI-RIVERS MANAGEMENT BOARD

SEC. 711. (a) FEDERAL REPRESENTATIVES.—In furtherance of the i6USC460zz-n.
integrated management of those portions of the Mississippi, Saint
Croix, and Minnesota Rivers within the Saint Paul-Minneapolis
Metropolitan Area, the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary
of the Army are authorized and directed to appoint representatives
to a Tri-Rivers Management Board (hereinafter referred to as the
"Board"), or any similar organization, which may be established by
the State of Minnesota to assist in the development and im-
plementation of consistent and coordinated land use planning and
management policy for such portions of such rivers.

(b) PERSONNEL.—Upon request of the Board, the Secretary of the
Interior and the Secretary of the Army may detail, on a reimburs-
able basis, any personnel to the Board.

(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is hereby au-
thorized to carry out the purposes of this subtitle the sum of
$100,000 annually; except that the Federal contribution to the Board
shall not exceed one-third of the annual operating costs of the
Board.