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Hearing held July 23, 1996 1 



Statements of Members: 



Chenoweth, Hon. Helen, a U.S. Representative from Idaho 79 



Cooley, Hon. Wes, a U.S. Representative from Oregon 3 



Hansen, Hon. James V., a U.S. Representative from Utah; and Chairman, 



Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Lands 1 



Herger, Hon. Walley, a U.S. Representative from California 4 



Prepared statement 74 



Richardson, Hon. Bill, a U.S. Representative from New Mexico 2 



Riggs, Hon. Frank, a U.S. Representative from California 6 



Statements of witnesses: 



Bendix, Gerald, Hi-Ridge Lumber Company 31 



Prepared statement 155 



Geisinger, James C, President, Northwest Forestry Association 29, 35 



Prepared statement 175 



Hayes, Nancy, Chief of Staff and Counselor, Bureau of Land Manage- 

 ment, U.S. Department of the Interior 55 



Prepared statement 204 



Kupillas, Sue, Jackson County Commissioner, Oregon 9 



Prepared statement 83 



Lee, Robert G., Professor of Forest Resources, University of Washington .. 14 



Prepared statement 112 



Lyons, James R., Under Secretary for Natural Resources and Environ- 

 ment, U.S. Department of Agriculture 50 



Prepared statement 189 



Mayr, Thomas M., President, MajT Brothers Company 29 



Prepared statement 130 



Olson, Bob, President, Local 78, Association of Western Pulp and Paper 



Workers, Portland, OR 16 



Philhps, Bonnie, Executive Director, Pilchuck Audubon Society 32 



Prepared statement 169 



Smith, Joan, Supervisor-elect, Siskiyou County, California 12 



Attachments to statement 103 



Thomas, Jack Ward, Chief, Forest Service, DOAg 50 



Tuchmann, Thomas, Special Assistant to the Secretary, DOAg 50 



Additional material supplied: 



California Forests at Risk: The Impact of the Recissions Act Logging 



Rider on National Forests in California, by Western Ancient Forest 



Campaign 243 



Devastating Logging Rider Impacts on the West Coast Fishing Industry, 



Pacific Coast Federation of Fishermen's Association 275 



Impacts of the Rider on the Northwest Forest Plan, Northwest Ecosystem 



Alliance 272 



Oregon Forests at Risk From the Recissions Logging Rider, by Steve 



Holmer and Jessica Hamilton 211 



Record of Decision for Amendments to Forest Service and Bureau of 



Land Management Planning Documents Within the Range of the 



Northern Spotted Owl 237 



Washington State Forests at Risk From the Recissions Logging Rider, 



by Jim Jontz and Steve HoLmer 230 



Communications submitted: 



Bailey, Nadine: Letter of March 11, 1996, to President Bill Clinton 77 



(III) 



