mark legislation. Although I don't have a national park in my dis- 

 trict, I do have a large national forest, the largest, the only one in 

 Pennsylvania. It is a national forest which receives over 12 million 

 visitors a year, one of the most heavily used national forests in the 

 Nation, the Allegheny National Forest. Although up to this time 

 visibility and air pollution have not been a problem, it is clearly 

 something of a concern for the future. 



I want to thank you again for holding this hearing. I look for- 

 ward to hearing from the witnesses about the problems and the po- 

 tential solutions, and I would ask unanimous consent, Mr. Chair- 

 man, that a statement by Mr. Hastert, the ranking member on this 

 subcommittee, might be entered in the record, and also that the 

 record might be held open for questions that might be submitted 

 in writing. 



Mr. Synar. Without objection. 



[The prepared statement of Mr. Hastert follows:] 



