Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 97.djvu/83

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PUBLIC LAW 98-11 —MAR. 28, 1983 97 STAT. 51 hereafter shall be known as the "Bizz Johnson Trail". Any law, regulation, record, map, or other document of the United States referring to this trail shall be held to refer to the "Bizz Johnson TVail", and any future regulations, records, maps, or other docu- ments of the United States, in reference to this trail, shall bear the name "Bizz Johnson Trail". SEC. 303. The Secretary of the Interior is authorized and directed, in cooperation with the city of Susanville and the county of Lassen, State of Csdifomia, to design and erect at a suitable location along the Bizz Johnson TVail an appropriate marker in commemoration of the outstanding contributions of Harold T. "Bizz" Johnson toward the protection of undeveloped scenic areas of northern California for the use and enjo5mient of the American people, in perpetuity. SEC. 304. There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are necessary to carry out the provisions of this title. TITLE IV—ROY TAYLOR FOREST SEC. 401. The Congress finds and declares that Roy Taylor, for sixteen years a United States Representative from the State of North Carolina, a member of the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs, and chairman of the Subcommittee on National Parks and Recreation, should be afforded recognition for his deep appreciation, affection and respect for the mountains, forests, and streams of western North Carolina, and for his sustained efforts to protect areas especially suited to outdoor recreation and the enjoyment of nature, and to assure public access thereto. SEC. 402. The thirty-nine thousand acres of forested mountain land within the Nantahala National Forest in Jackson County, North Carolina, commonly referred to as the Balsam-Bonas Defeat area, are hereby designated and hereafter shall be known as the "Roy Taylor Forest". Any law, regulation, record, map, or other document of the United States referring to this land shall be held to refer to the "Roy Taylor Forest", and any future regulations, records, maps, or other documents of the United States, in reference to this area of the Nantahala National Forest, shall bear the name "Roy Taylor Forest". SEC. 403. The Secretary of Agriculture is authorized and directed, in cooperation with the county of Jackson, State of North Carolina, to design and erect at a suitable location in the Roy Taylor Forest area an appropriate marker in commemoration of the outstanding contributions of Roy Taylor toward the protection of public lands in western North Carolina and the Nation for the use and enjoyment of the American people. SEC. 404. The Secretary of the Interior is authorized and directed to make designations regarding the Roy Taylor Forest area in publications produced for the Blue Ridge Parkway. The Secretary is further authorized to erect appropriate signs at a suitable location on the Blue Ridge Parkway to commemorate the contributions of Roy Taylor and the designation of the forest area authorized in this title. SEC. 405. There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are necessary to carry out the provisions of this title. Appropriation authorization. Appropriation authorization.