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Mr. Chairman, the Qinton Administration and California Governor Pete Wilson 

 have both publicly expressed their support for the acquisition of Headwaters Forest. In 

 1991, the Governor proposed a $300 million bond act to acquire these important forest 

 lands. In addition, in a recent letter, Jim Lyons, the Assistant Secretary of Agriculture 

 for Natural Resources and the environment, a man well-known to this committee, 

 expressed the Administration's "strong support for the ... legislation." 



Mr. Chairman, members of the Committee, on behalf of our 300,000 members, 

 50,000 of whom reside in California, The Wilderness Society urges you to act quickly and 

 report HR 2866 out of your committee. Future generations of Americans will applaud 

 your farsighted action. 



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