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Testimony 



by 



John A. Campbell 



President and Chief Executive Officer, 



The Pacific Lumber Company 



before the 



Subcommittee on Specialty Crops and Natural Resources 



Committee on Agriculture 



U.S. House of Representatives 



October 13, 1993 



Mr. Chairman and Members of the Subcommittee. I am 

 John A. Campbell, President and Chief Executive Officer of 

 The Pacific Lumber Company, which is located in Scotia, 

 California. I appreciate the opportunity to testify 

 before you today on H.R. 2866. 



This proposal, like the proposed legislation this 

 Subcommittee and the Committee on Agriculture has 

 considered in prior years, is publicly-discussed as simply 

 authorizing the United States Government to acquire from 

 Pacific Lumber what has been characterized as the largest 

 old growth redwood forest still in private ownership. 

 This old growth forest, which consists of approximately 

 3,000 acres, is located in Humboldt County, California, 

 and is commonly referred to as the "Headwaters Forest" 

 (rather than as Salmon Creek, its proper name). 



In fact, however, H.R. 2866 is poorly conceived and 

 not nearly so benign. As written, it would require the 

 Secretary of Agriculture to acquire approximately 44,000 



