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March 2, 199* 



Th« Venoribit Charlie loia III, Chalraan 



Spacialty Cropt and Vacural leaourcaa 3ubcommltC«c 



105 Cannon tfouaa Offiea Bldf. I 



VaaniDccen. DC 20515 



Oaar Chairaan toaa: 



Plaasa locluda sf eoaaanta In cha racord for H.R. 2153, 



cba Sianc Saquela Praarvaclon ice. 



On bahalf of cha 33 gracing pacaicceaa vbo run eactla on tha 

 Ciant Sequoia Sfacional Foraac t oppoae H.t. 2153. Tha Qiant 

 Saquola Praaarvacion Act vould eloaa cha Foreac to grating aa wall 

 aa CO ail ecbar •ulClpla uaaa. Tha concapt of multipla uaa aciliilog 

 profaaaiooal landaanagara. both In cha privaca aaetor and tb« Dublle 

 aactor, baoafiea cba anvlronaanc as trail aa our local eomaunseiaa 

 and cha naclonal aceaeaf. 



Ulchouc cha aTailabillC7 of public landi for livaitocic grailn*, 

 •any of our rtacbai would not ba acoaoaically faaalbla. tha 

 privaca ranchlanda co which public lands graaing paralct ir« tl*C, 

 gravida a buffar for our public landa. a "»'"«•.«',? Jf*" '•"' J"' 

 Cha icaca, and ara pare of our vlawihad. If H.I. *J" *• P*;":;.-.-, 

 aany ranchara viU ba forcad co aall chair priv.t. !•««»■" doalopar. 

 Subdlvl.lona and othar davalopaaac. will raault in Jj« Jj'^^^^^.l 



aec aurvlva cha Can to aaventy ptrcant decrtaaa in tnair gro.. 



incoaaa which would raaulc 



iha loa. of cacci.gr.xing "*-«;;;;!;% Swi-I^^nSS*! 



furthar iapacct oa CaUfornia.Wlchout cacti, con.u. .^^ ^^^^^ 



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aliBinatad br •*•»• *t.ii coancv on chair c'**^*** P*****!*- 



ravanua. 



