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on June 20 rwrrowly rejected an amciidnicnt oHcad 

 bv Reps. Elizabeth Furse (D-OR) and John I'ortcr 

 (R-IL) to halt funding for the rider. Future opportu- 

 nities mav allow both the House and Senate to 

 reverse themselves and restore the laws on our 

 national forests. Neither 

 Republican nor Democratic 

 leaders of the Congress can 

 make the claim that they are 

 acting as responsible stewards 

 of the nation's environment 

 if they do not pursue every 

 opportunity to repeal P.L. 

 104-19. 



President Clinton must take 

 action, too. The President has 

 the power administratively to 

 stop every timber sale fea- 

 tured in this report. Sold sales 

 can be bought back; unsold 

 sales can be withdrawn. In 

 fact, influence from the 

 White House was responsible 

 for the withdrawal of the 

 Barkley sale on the Lassen 

 National Forest on April 2. 



1 996, one day before it was to be sold. A recent direc- 

 tive from Agriculture Secretary Dan Glickman estab- 

 lishing new rules for "salvage" sales in roadless areas 

 may help, but does not take the place of sale cancel- 



Ooii^hti Fir ittintp iit'/i 

 Felice Pace) 



l.itKiii iir rider rtpcal. 1 he daniase vvhieli i> .ibout 

 occur to California's public forests, watersheds, fls 

 cries, and wildlife as a consequence of the Rescissio 

 Act Logging Rider is arguably the most adverse en- 

 ronmental impact to be felt this year anx-where in t 

 nation as a consequence 

 the 104th Congress. 



Under the Logging Rider, t! 

 degradation of Nation 

 Forests, a publicly owni 

 treasure, will contin. 

 unabated. The descriptio 

 in this report of planned tii 

 ber sales illustrate what is 

 risk if the Rescissions ,A 

 Logging Rider is n 

 repealed. Action by Preside 

 Clinton and the Congress 

 needed now to stop the ridi 

 halt disastrous timber saU 

 and provide for the long ter 

 protection of Californi,: 

 Great Forests not just (■ 

 today's citizens, but t 

 future generations as well. 



hiiiih iif ,1 teiiiihir ytirtiiii. 



Connie Stewart. Pnsidair 



Boiird of Dimtnii 



Western Ancient Forest Campaic 



