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Mr. Rose. We want to apologize to our last panel. We went over 

 to the floor to make one vote, and they had, I think, two or three 

 after we got there. And so we apologize for keeping you. 



But, Mr. Campbell, are you here? 



Mr. Campbell. Yes, sir. 



Mr. Rose. All right, sir. Come to the table. 



Mr. Dixon and Mr. Rynearson. 



Mr. Dixon. Mr. Rynearson had to catch a flight. 



[The statement of Mr. Rynearson appears at the conclusion of the 



hearing.] 



Mr. Rose. Well, we apologize for delaying this, but as I said ear- 

 lier, Mr. Campbell and Mr. Dixon, if you both have statements, we 

 will make them a part of the record. You can do as you like or you 

 can give us a summary of your testimony. 



Ck) ahead, Mr. Campbell. 



STATEMENT OF JOHN A. CAMPBELL, PRESIDENT AND CHIEF 

 EXECUTIVE OFFICER, PACIFIC LUMBER CO. 



Mr. Campbell. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. 



Mr. Chairman, members of the subcommittee, I am John A. 

 Campbell, president and chief executive officer of the Pacific Lum- 

 ber Company, which is located in Scotia, California, and I certainly 

 appreciate the opportunity to testify before you today on H.R. 2866. 



Just listening to the testimony this morning and in the commit- 

 tee yesterday, I would like to correct some of what I think is misin- 

 formation about the company. There seems to be an impression 

 that the cutting of the old-growth redwoods has really only oc- 

 curred in the last 



Mr. Rose. Is what? 



Mr. Campbell. There seems to be a misunderstanding or some 

 impression out there that the cutting of old-growth redwoods has 

 only occurred in the last 8 years since the acquisition by Maxxam. 

 In fact, Pacific Lumber Company has been cutting old-growth red- 

 woods for the 124 years of its existence. And the old Pacific Lumber 

 Company if you will, fully intended to harvest these trees in their 

 long-term management plan. And so this is not a new issue as far 

 as the company is concerned. 



As I said, we are located in Humboldt County, headquarters in 

 Scotia, we have 1,250 employees, and we are the largest private 

 employer. All of our timberland is zoned for timber production by 

 the State of California. That is its only use. And the Timber Pro- 

 ductivity Act of 1982 in California requires maximum sustained 

 production of timber products from that land. There is a tremen- 

 dous regulatory package in place that backs that up and after the 

 trees are harvested we have to ensure that the land is fully stocked 

 within 3 years and that the timber is coming back. In other words, 

 we replant the area, and accompanied by the natural regeneration, 

 you get a first-class forest in place. 



This proposal claims to be an Old Growth Protection Act. In fact, 

 over 80 percent of the land involved in the 44,000 acres is a second- 

 and third-growth timber, which has been harvested at least once 

 or twice. So there is a tremendous amount of young timber in- 

 volved in this proposal. 



