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Any effort to use or strengthen the Endangered Species Act or other legislation to 

 help in the conservation effort will be important. This action could ulcc many forms, 

 including additional prohibitions in the Act, increased funding for plant conservation 

 activities, tax-relict" for conservation activities by private or corporate landowners, or 

 increased funding to state governments with strong plant conservation programs. I 

 believe that such credible conservation actions arc compatible with continued economic 

 growth of our nation. 



Thank you for the opportunity to participate in the hearing today on this most 

 important issue. 



Yours sinccrelv, 



Inda R. McMahan, Ph.D., T-D. 

 Executive Director 



