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Statement of Senator Malcolm Wallop 

 Subcommittee on Public Lands, National Parks and Forests 



Hearing on H.R. 987, 



Provisions relating to fisheries protection and buffer zones 



(Sec. 104(e)), and the designation of additional wilderness areas 



on the Tongass National Forest (Title III) 



February 26, 1990 



Mr. Chairman, I would like to make a few remarks regarding the 

 legislation pending before us. 



I appreciate your scheduling this hearing to enable us to discuss 

 the merits of mandatory buffer zones and the addition of 

 wilderness areas within the Tongass National Forest. 



I wholeheartedly agree with the Forest Service position that a 

 single minimum-width buffer zone policy does not recognize the 

 tremendous variability in site-specific conditions, nor the range 

 of management options available to achieve overall management 

 objectives including but not limited to enhancement of fish 

 habitat and water quality. 



Mr. Chairman, this Committee has a long standing tradition in 

 honoring the views of the delegation from the State in which a 

 land management decision is made. In most cases, the Committee 

 has not moved forward with legislation until both Senators from 



