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"I believe this is a balanced bill that will adequately protect this majestic national forest in 

 Alaska while assuring a sustainable supply of timber for current and fiiture needs." S7754 

 (statement of Sen. Bingaman). 



This legislation "recognizes that some areas should be protected while others should be 

 managed for a sustainable supply of timber." S7754 (statement of Sen. Bingaman). 



• Act lo Amend the Alaska National Interest Land Conservation Act, to Designate Certain 



Lands in the Tongass National Forest as Wilderness, and for Other Purposes: Hearings on 

 HR. 987 Before the Subcomm. on Public Lands, National Parks and Forests of the Senate 

 Comm. on Energy and Natural Resources (pt. 3), 101st Cong., 2d Sess. (1990). 



"I think it is important to state that H.R. 987 does not mean loss of Tongass timber jobs." 

 Id. at 119 (statement of K.J. Metcalf,SEACC).. ^ 



" fN]o existing Tonpass-dependent timber jobs would be lost by comprehensive legislation ." 

 Id. at 1 23 (statement of K.J. Metcalf, SEACC). 



"We do not feel that our position is anti-logging, that logging js bad. What we are trying to 

 get is the prudent management." Jd. at 162 (statement of K. Troll, Southeast Alaska Seiners 

 Association). 



"It has never been our intention to close the pulp mills through H.R. 987, and I do not think 

 that they would be closed." Id. at 309 (statement of K.J. Metcalf, SEACC). 



Based on Forest Service figures, "SEACC believes H.R. 987 would have no impact on 

 existing Tongass-dependent timber jobs." Id- at 348 (statement of Bart Koehler, SEACC), 



• 135 Cong. Rec. H3689-H3705 (daily ed. July 13, 1989). 



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"The new wilderness areas will not affect the ability to meet industry demand in the 

 Tongass." H3684 (statement of Rep. Miller). 



". . . certainly it is not the intention, my intention as the original sponsor of the 

 Tongass Timber Reform Act, to drive the timber industry out of southeast Alaska." H3684 

 (statement of Rep. Mrazek). 



House Rules Committee Transcript (undated exerpt) 



