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 97 STAT. 50 PUBLIC LAW 98-11—MAR. 28, 1983 appropriate Secretary or the head of any Federal land managing agency deems necessary or desirable. Definitions. "SEC. 12. As iised in this Act: 16 USC 1251. «*(i) The term 'high potential historic sites* means those his- toric sites related to the route, or sites in close proximity thereto, which provide opportunity to interpret the historic si^tiificance of the trail during the period of its major use. Criteria for consideration as high potential sites include historic significance, presence of visible historic remnants, scenic qual- ity, and relative freedom from intrusion. "(2) The term 'high potential route segments' means those segments of a trail which would afford high quality recreation experience in a portion of the route having greater than aver- age scenic values or affording an opportunity to vicariously share the experience of the original users of a historic route. "(3) The term 'State' means each of the several States of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, the Trust Territory of the Pacific felands, the Northern Mariana Islands, and any other territory or possession of the United States. "(4) The term 'without expense to the United States' means that no funds may be expended by Federal agencies for the development of trail related facilities or for the acquisition of lands or interests in lands outside the exterior boundaries of Federal areas. For the purposes of the preceding sentence, amounts made available to any State or political subdivision under the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 or 16 USC 460Z-4 any other provision of law shall not be treated as an expense to note. the United States.". TITLE III—DESIGNATION OF THE "BIZZ JOHNSON TRAIL" SEC. 301. The Congress finds that Harold T. "Bizz" Johnson, for twenty-two years a United States Representative from the State of California, should be afforded recognition for his deep appreciation and respect for the mountains, forests, rivers, and fertile valleys of northern California, and for his sustained efforts to protect areas especially suited to outdoor recreation and the enjojment of nature, and to assure public access thereto. Bizz Johnson took an early and leading interest in proposals to convert an abandoned railroad right- of-way in Lassen County to a twenty-five-mile trail to provide access to the undeveloped Susan River Canyon in the Sierra Nevada Mountains for hikers, horseback riders, cross-country skiers, handi- capped individuals, and others. As Representative for the First Congressional District he worked with, and provided major assist- ance to, local groups, officials of the city of Susanville and the county of Lassen, the Bureau of Land Management, the Forest Service, and the Trust for Public Land in implementing plans for the project. SEC. 302. The Susanville-Westwood Rails to Trails project described in a joint Bureau of Land Management/Forest Service Recreation Land Acquisition Composite, converting an abandoned railbed in Lassen County, California, extending from the county seat in Susanville westward twenty-five miles to Mason Junction, four mUes from the community of Westwood, and traversing the Susan River Canyon, to a public recreation trail is hereby designated and

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