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majority of affected Alaskans than any other proposal, including 

 pending legislation and changes adopted in early February by the 

 board of directors of the Southeast Conference. We urge you to 

 seek adoption of the key elements of the original compromise in 

 final Congressional action this year on Tongass legislation. 



Although there are many similarities between the original 

 Southeast Conference proposal and its successor, the significant 

 geographical differences, coupled with the reaction of local 

 communities have led the State of Alaska to conclude that the 

 first approach is better. We urge you to seek adoption of the 

 key elements of the original compromise in final Congressional 

 action this year on Tongass legislation. 



In an effort to assist the Committee in its deliberations, I am 

 submitting for the record a resource analysis of the revised 

 Southeast Conference's Tongass proposal done by the Alaska 

 Department of Fish and Game. I am also submitting a compendium 

 of the recent letters we have received discussing the Southeast 

 Conference. 



Thank you for this opportunity to present our views. 



