159 



Timber Sold 



By Forest Service and BLM 



Under the President's Forest Plan 



* Through June 30, 1996 



Mr. Chairman, at this rate it will take a decade to attain the mythical billion board foot 

 level promised in the President's Forest Plan. Given Secretary Glickman's recent 

 announcement to administratively gut an important part of the emergency salvage 

 program, I have difBculily understanding how we will ever get to the promised level. 



B. The Administration Has Broken Its Promises to Small Business 



Three years ago when the President announced his Forest Plan for the Northwest, one of 

 the few glimmers of hope I saw was included in the President's press statement. The 

 President directed " his Cabinet to identify and implemenl. in apriority manner, the best 

 Miays to strenphen small business and secondary manufacturing in the wood products 

 industry, including a review of increasing supplies of federal limber set asides for small 

 business and possible preferences for bidders who contract for domestic secondary 

 processing." 

 Mr. Chairman, T am here to tell you that nothing, not one signal change, has been made to 



