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STATEMENT TO THE SUBCOMMirTEE 

 ON SPECIALTY CROPS AND NATURAL RESOURCES 



BY 

 FRANK J. SCHLTTZ 

 Thank you Mr. Chairman and Committee Members for the opportunity to appear 

 before you today. 



I am Frank Schlitz, a contractor serving the Southeastern part of Tulare County, 

 California. I have lived and worked in the Sequoia National Forest area for 45 years. I am 

 still in awe of it's magnificent beauty. My mother made her first trip to Camp Nelson in 

 about 1930 and my great grandparents built a cabin there in about 1935. My children are 

 the fifth generation to enjoy this wonderful. area. It is my intention to retire in the Camp 

 Nelson area which by the way is entirely within the proposed preserve. 



I am a member and past President of the Upper Tule Association. The Upper Tule 

 Association represents nearly 500 property owners in the Tule River Drainage of the 

 Sequoia National Forest There are approximately 1150 pieces of privately owned property 

 in this area, surrounded by the Sequoia National Forest and within the proposed preserve. 

 I would Uke to enter into the record a letter in opposition to HR2153 signed by Marvin 

 Stonecipher, President of the Upper Tule Association. 



I am also a member of the People For The West, a grassroots campaign in support 



