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STATEME^^^ of 



GEORGE M. LEONARD. ASSOCIATE CHIEF 



FOREST SERVICE 



UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 



Before the 

 Subcommittee on Public Lands. National Parks, and Forests 

 Committee on Energy and Natural Resources 

 United States Senate 



Concerning S. 237 1 a bill to refof the Tongass Timber Supply Fund 



and 

 S. 3^6« a bill to amend the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act 



and for other purposes 



February 28. I989 



MR. CHAIRMAN AND MEMBERS OF THE SUBCOMMITTEE: 



Thank you for the opportunity to present the Administration's views on S. 237. 

 a bill to reform the Tongass Timber Supply Fund; and S. 3^*6 , a bill to amend 

 the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act and for other purposes. 

 With me today is Mike Barton. Regional Forester for Alaska. 



The Administration would not object to the enactment of S. 237 t but strongly 

 opposes enactment of S. 3^*6. 



S.237 



When Congress passed the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act 

 (ANILCA) in I98O. a direct annual appropriation of at least $40 million was 

 provided to maintain a timber supply level at a rate of 4.5 billion board feet 

 per decade. This funding under ANILCA Section 705(a) was to provide a 



