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United States Forest Washington 14th & Independence SW 



Department of Service Office P.O. Box 9 609 



Agriculture Washington, DC 20090-6090 



Pile Code: 1510 

 Date : i, ■.. 



5 !995 



Honorable Jeunes V. Hemsen 

 Chairman, Subcommittee on National 



Parks, Forests and Lands 

 U. S. House of Representatives 

 Washington, D.C. 20515 



Dear Mr. Chairman: 



We have reviewed and made corrections to the treinscript for the April 3 

 hearing regarding river management policies on the Green River in Utah and the 

 Snake River in Oregon. 



At the request of Congressman Chenoweth (page 47, lines 140-142 of the 

 transcript), enclosed is the Wallowa-Whitman's and Hells Ccinyon'B historical 

 recreation budget allocation. We have also included a section on the Forest 

 Service's funding methodology for budget allocations from the fiscal year 1997 

 President's Budget. 



At the request of Congressmein Cooley (page 54, line 1309 of the transcript), 

 enclosed is the survey data summary the Forest Service used in determining use 

 on the Snake River . 



Other requests made at the hearing for a legal opinion on commercial use 

 restrictions on the Snake River eind if the Hells Canyon Natural Recreation 

 Area eliminated the Snake River from the Act will soon be submitted under a 

 separate transmittal letter. 



Please contact Thelma Strong of the Legislative Affairs staff at 205-0580, if 

 additional information is needed. 



Sincerely, 



Enclosures 



Caring for the Land and Serving People 



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