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Mareh l, 1994 



The Honorable Charfie Rose, Chairman 

 Speciatty Cropt and Nvtunl Resources 

 Agflouiture Sub-Convnitte* 

 10S Cannon HouM Oflica BuJtcfmg 

 Washington, DC 20S15 



RE: H.R. 2163 • IMPACTS TO TULARg COUmY, CA. 



Omt Chalmwn Rom: 



PtaaM IncHJde my comments m the racorO for KR. 2153, the Giant Sequoia 

 Praaarvatlon Act As iha Chalmwn for the Tulare County Board of Superwisofa 

 I want to register our geoosMon to this bfl. 



H.R. 21S3 would Impact Tulare County In the foBowlng manner 



1. The natural mouroes of the Sequoia Nabenal Fereat, 

 togattiar with the varloua racraational oppoitunMaa, provides 

 aa sen tt a l economic support and muctwiee d ed revenue tor 

 Tuiara County government artd its communitfaa. 



Z Closure or tome 440,000 acres of Sequoia National Foraat 

 would have a serious affect on c oiiw u er tia l logging in TUara 

 County. This Industry ia already feeing ttie Impacts of 

 reduced dmtjar harvesting, m 1\ilare County, thaee induaMas 

 provide 25% or approxknately Si maSon armuaNy in groaa 

 receipts from timber sales to local government. Theae 

 revenues help fund County ectwola. roeda, law artiorcemeo t . 

 and provide basic servicea to citizens. 



3. The processing mills located in Tulare County provide 

 hundreds of Joos to oir cttnns and support for ttwir famllaa. 

 l4umerout businesses wtio sub-contract with these mOa and 

 provide addlitonai jobs woutd also be Impacted. In a county 

 which has unempioynwit rates as high as 1S percent, witti 

 one out of every three citizens re ce iving government 

 assistance, the loss of these jobs could be dev astating . 



4. Recreation and tourism would also be impacted by Nmidng 

 access and multipie use. of ttie Forest 



In dosmg, carefuOy thought out axisttng Forest Service poOcy, Pr e ai dantle l 

 Proclamation, and the Sequoia National Forest Land M ana gemen t Plan cunantly 

 address the economic and environmental needs of tfUs forest we value so highly. 

 Additional legistation, we feel, ts redundant and unnecessary. 



Respectfully Sufomittad by: 



tOam aa E. Maplaa, Cttatrman 



T(4are County Board of Supervisors 



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