114 



" It has never been our intention to close the pulp mill through H. R. 987. 

 and I do not think that thev would be closed ." Id. at 309 (statement of K. 

 J. Metcalf, Southeast Alaska Conservation Council). 



Based on Forest Service figures, "SEACC believes H. R. 987 would have 

 no impact on existing Tongass dependent timber jobs ." Id. at 348 

 (statement of Bart Koehler, Southeast Alaska Conservation Council). 



• 135 Cong. Rec. H3689-H3705 (daily ed. July 13, 1989). 



"The new wilderness areas will not alTect the ability to meet industry 

 demand in the Tongass ." H3684 (statement Rep. Miller). 



"... certainly it is not the intention, my intention as the original sponsor 

 of the Tongass Timber Reform Act, to drive the timber industry out of 

 Southeast Alaska." H3684 (statement of Rep. Mrazek). 



• House Rules Committee Transcript (undated excerpt) 



"I am very much aware it is very easy to roll over the Representative from 

 Alaska, because it is a throwaway vote for everybody else in the lower 48. 

 This isn't about closing mills . This isn't about locking up the timber so 

 they can't have it. This is simply saying we ought to engage in modem 

 practices." Id. at 50 (statement of Rep. Miller). 



