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 these lands by donation, purchase with donated or appropriated 

 funds, or exchange, and to manage them as part of the Six 

 Rivers National Forest. Approximately 3,100 acres of 

 old-growth redwoods, called the "Headwaters Forest" are 

 included in these private lands and, upon acquisition by the 

 Federal Government, would be designated as wilderness. The 

 bill would require the Secretary to prepare: 1) a land 

 acquisition plan within 6 months of enactment, 2) a 

 comprehensive management plan for the lands to be acquired 

 within 1 year of enactment, and 3) a report for a "Study Area" 

 which emalyzes the potential for additional acquisition of 

 approximately 13,620 acres within 1 year of enactment. 



The bill would also require the SecretaiY» subject to 

 appropriations, to make ten annual payments to Humboldt County, 

 California in am amount equal to the State of California Timber 

 Yield Teix revenues which would be paid if the lands were not 

 acquired by the United States. 



The area to be acquired under H.R. 2866 has excellent natural 

 resource attributes. Habitats for a variety of sensitive, 

 threatened and endeingered wildlife species are provided by 

 these Pacific Lumber Company lemds. These include ye^r around 

 habitat for the northern spotted owl (listed as threatened) , 

 foraging heibitat for the peregrine falcon and bald eagle 

 (listed as endangered) , cmd nesting habitat for the marbled 

 murrelet (listed as threatened) . The area also includes 



