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1 ence to the date of enactment of the Tongass Timber Reform 



2 Act. 



3 TITLE IV— IMPROVEMENT OF THE 



4 MANAGEMENT OF THE TON- 



5 GASS NATIONAL FOREST 



6 SEC. 401. MANAGEMENT OF THE TONGASS NATIONAL FOREST. 



7 (a) Findings. — The Congress finds that — 



8 (1) the commercial fishing, recreation, timber, and 



9 tourism industries each make a substantial contribution 



10 to the economy of southeast Alaska and their ability to 



11 contribute in the future depends upon balanced plan- 



12 ning and management of the Tongass National Forest; 



13 and 



14 (2) the Secretary of Agriculture should plan and 



15 manage the Tongass National Forest in a manner that 



16 adequately protects and enhances fish, wildlife, and 



17 recreation resources, as well as timber, and should act 



18 in the long-term best interests of all natural resources 



19 dependent industries and subsistence communities in 



20 southeast Alaska. 



21 (b) Purposes. — The purposes of this section are to re- 



22 quire the Secretary of Agriculture to — 



23 (1) assess the extent to which planning and man- 



24 agement of the Tongass National Forest prior to the 



