152 



SUBOOM'IITTEE ON PUBLIC LATiaS 



TESTIMDCJY FOR 'HIE JUNE 30, 1987 tEARING F?ECORD 



S 59 NATIONAL RDREST OF NEVTU:^ ENHANCEMETJT ACT 



Jean Perry -Jones, 30 Aspen, Mt. Charleston, Nevada 



I am here today to testify in favor of the National Forest 

 of Nevada Enhanceirent Act of 1987, S59 and HR267. 



I cim here as a representative of hundreds of Nevadans who 

 could not be here today: NeveuSans who have signed petitions, 

 written letters, testified at hearings held in Nevada, and reached 

 into their pockets to finance my trip here today to testify in 

 their behalf. People in Nevada si:pport the Enhancement Act. 



I represent residents of Clark County, including those in 

 Las Vegas and those living in the Spring Mountain Range. People 

 living in the Spring Mountain Range who are surrounded by BLM 

 land, from Mt. Potosi to the Cold Creek area, waiit Forest Service 

 expertise and the accorrpanying Congressional protection for these 

 lands. People in Clark County support the Enhancement Act. 



I am also representing the Evergreen Alliance, a grassroots 

 organization formed alntDSt two and one-half years ago when Nevada 

 was faced with the proposed interchange and the prosjiect of losing 

 all of its US Forest Service lands. We siqpport the Enhancement Act. 



I am also a momt)er of the Mount Charleston Town Advisory Board 

 v^ich passed resolutions SLpporting the Enhancement Act of 1986, 

 and again of 1987. These resolutions, and supporting resolutions 

 passed by the Indian Springs To^^^l Advisory Board, the Clark County 

 Commissioners, and the Clark County Deirocratic Party Executive 

 Committee, reflect the desire of SouUiem Nevadans to increase our 

 National Forest acreage. 



The Federal Government otvns 87 percent of Nevada. Of that, 

 the Bureau of Land ^tlnagemont controls 68 percent, and the Forest 

 Service manages ei^t percent. Nevadems would like to see the 

 proposed .5 million acres of the 48.8 million acres currently 

 managed by the BIM transferred to the U.S. Forest Service management. 



The Elihanceiieat Act will enlarge Nevada's existing forest 

 acreage by adding east portions of the Sierra and Ruby Mountains, 

 Mt. MDriah, and the Spring Mountain Range. Nevadans, and especially 

 those of us in Southern Nevada, feel strongly that the entire 

 Spring Mountain Range sliould be included in this act, adding Red 

 Rock Canyon and the dominant peak of Moint PoLosi to tJie acreage 

 you are considering. Ko would urge you also to include all acreages 

 shown on the original map of the 1987 Enhannccjiient Act. These 

 areas should include all of Peavine I-fcuntain by Reno, the Hot Creek 

 Range in Central Nevada, Ste£imboat Springs by Carson City, aiid 

 Pine Grove. I have submitted maps indicating areas to be included. 



