3 



1 (4) The remaining unprotected stands of old 



2 growth forests and old growth redwoods are under 



3 immediate threat of being harvested without regard 



4 to their ecological importance and without following 



5 Federal timber harvest guidelines. 



6 (5) Significant amounts of old growth redwoods 



7 in the proposed National Forest additions are being 



8 cut at a pace that is based on paying high interest 



9 rates on poor quality bonds and not at a pace that 



10 is based on sound forest management practices. 



1 1 (b) Purpose. — The purpose of this Act is to provide 



12 for the sound management and protection of old growth 



13 Redwood forest areas in Humboldt County, California, 



14 and to preserve aiid enhance habitat for the marbled 



15 murrelet, Northern Spotted owl, native salmon stocks, and 



16 other old growth forest dependent species, by adding cer- 



17 tain lands and waters to the Six Rivers National Forest 



18 and by including a portion of such lands in the national 



19 vdldemess preservation system. 



20 SEC. 3. ADDITION TO SIX RIVERS NATIONAL FOREST. 



21 (a) Extension of Boundaries. — The exterior 



22 boundaries of the Six Rivers National Forest in the State 



23 of California are hereby extended to include the area com- 



24 prising approximately 44,000 acres, as generally depicted 



25 on the map entitled "Six Rivers National Forest Addition 



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