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Honorable Don Young 



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August 24, 1989 



permanently prohibit commercial timber harvesting. Less 

 restrictive than wilderness designation, this status would allow 

 other compatible multiple use activities as described in Land Use 

 Designation II of the 1979 Tongass Land Management Plan. 

 Management of LUD II areas would permit roads authorized for 

 activities such as mining, power and water developments, 

 acguaculture developments, and vital transportation system 

 linkages. Included in the Southeast Conference proposal are the 

 following areas: Berners Bay, Karta, Yakutat Forelands, Mt. 

 Calder-Mt. Holbrook, Young Lake, Trap Bay, and Kadashan. 



I hope you find this information useful. As Tongass reform 

 legislation works its way through Congress, I offer any 

 assistance I can give in coordination with the Governor's D.C. 

 office. 



Sincerely, 



Mark S. HickVy-^ 



Mark S. Hick> 

 Commissioner 



Enclosures 



cc: The Honorable Ted Stevens, United States Senate 



The Honorable Frank H. Murkowski, United States Senate 

 The Honorable Steve Cowper, Governor 



