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FINAL 



STATEMENT OF 



GARY MORRISON, FOREST SUPERVISOR 



BRAD POWELL, FOREST SUPERVISOR 



FOREST SERVICE 



UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 



Before the 



House Committee on Resources 



United States House of Representatives 



Concerning H.R. 2413. a bill, 

 'To Transfer the Tonqass National Forest to the State of Alaska' 



Sitka. Alaska - July 3, 1996 

 Thorne Bay. Alaska - July 5, 1996 



MR. CHAIRMAN AND MEMBERS OF THE SUBCOMMITTEE: 



I am pleased to have the opportunity to appear before you today 

 to discuss the management of the Tongass National Forest and 

 present the Administration's views on H.R. 2413, a bill, "to 

 transfer the Tongass National Forest to the State of Alaska." 

 The Department of Agriculture strongly opposes enactment of 

 H.R. 2413. 



Our opposition rests on both philosophical and pragmatic 

 grounds. Let me outline our position. 



