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1 "(5) The term 'proportionality' means the pro- 



2 portion of high volume stands (stands of 30,000 or 



3 more board feet per acre) to low volume stands 



4 (stands of 8,000 to 30,000 board feet per acre). 



5 "(6) The term 'purchaser' means the Ketchikan 



6 Pulp Company. 



7 "(b) Findings. — Congress finds the following: 



8 "(1) On July 26, 1951, the Forest Service, on 



9 behalf of the United States, and the purchaser en- 



10 tered into a contract to harvest 8,250,000,000 board 



11 feet of timber from the Tongass National Forest in 



12 the State of Alaska. While the contract is scheduled 



13 to end June 30, 2004, it acknowledges an intention 



14 on the part of the Forest Service to supply adequate 



15 timber thereafter for permanent operation of the 



16 purchaser's facihties on a commercially sound and 



17 permanently economical basis. This legislation is 



18 necessary to effectuate that intent. 



19 "(2) A pulp mill or similar facility is necessary 



20 in southeast Alaska to optimize the level of year- 



21 round, high-paying jobs in the area, to pro\ide high 



22 value added use of low-grade wood and by-product 



23 material from sawmilling operations, and to main- 



24 tain a stable regional economy. 



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