on the selection date and concurrent with the selection and conveyance of the National Forest System lands and property under this Act, the Secretary shall transfer all existing special use permits related to the acquired National Forest System lands and property to the State. 4. Transition provisions during the exchange-transition period (a) Existing obligations of the united states The United States shall remain obligated for all Federal obligations incurred prior to the patent date. (b) Employees During the selection-transition period, to the extent practicable, the State shall interview each person employed by the Forest Service on the date of the enactment of this Act whose employment is made redundant by this Act for purposes of reemployment by the State in a comparable job within the new State administrative system for the National Forest System lands acquired by the State under this Act. Employees who do not secure employment with the State shall have the option of placement in an equivalent position available within the Federal Government. (c) Management pending conveyance During the selection-transition period and until the patent date, except as provided otherwise under this Act, eligible portions of the National Forest System not yet patented to the State under this Act shall be administered and managed under applicable Federal law and land management plans. (d) Transfer of certain receipts Receipts from all rentals or sales occurring on eligible portions of the National Forest System selected by a State during the selection-transition period shall be kept in escrow and transferred to the State on the patent date. 5. Transition provisions outside the transition period (a) Management of selected lands Beginning on the patent date, eligible portions of the National Forest System conveyed to a State under this Act shall be administered and managed primarily for timber production pursuant to the State forest practices law, except as otherwise provided in this Act for the period provided by this Act. (b)