TONGASS TIMBER REFORM ACT 



HEARING 



L| ^ C^ "2^ I JO^. BEFORE THE 



COMMITTEE ON RESOURCES 



J ^tr\ AND THE 



• *'^ SUBCOMxMITTEE ON RESOURCE CONSERVATION, 

 RESEARCH, AND FORESTRY 



OF THE 



COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE 

 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 



ONE HUNDRED FOURTH CONGRESS 



SECOND SESSION 

 ON 



H.R. 3659 



A BILL TO AMEND THE TONGASS TIMBER REFORM ACT TO ENSURE 

 THE PROPER STEWARDSHIP OF PUBLICLY OWNED ASSETS IN THE 

 TONGASS NATIONAL FOREST IN THE STATE OF ALASKA, A FAIR 

 RETURN TO THE UNITED STATES FOR PUBLIC TIMBER IN THE 

 TONGASS, AND A PROPER BALANCE AMONG MULTIPLE USE IN- 

 TERESTS IN THE TONGASS TO ENHANCE FOREST HEALTH, SUS- 

 TAINABLE HARVEST, AND THE GENERAL ECONOMIC HEALTH AND 

 GROWTH IN SOUTHEAST ALASKA AND THE UNITED STATES 



JULY 11, 1996— WASHINGTON, DC 





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Serial No. 104-92 '-Lfuy^ 



(Committee on Resources) 



Serial No. 104-38 

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