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Nevada Wildlife Federation, Inc. 



An Alliliate of the National Wildtile Federation 



Post OHice Box 71238 

 Reno, Nevada 89570 



TESTIMONY OF PRED WRIGHT 

 REPRSSENTIMG THE NEVADA WILDLIFE FEDERATION, INC, 

 CN S.854 (NEVADA-FLORIDA LAND EXCHANGE AUTHORIZATION ACT OF 1987) 

 TO THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON PUBLIC LANDS AND FORESTS IN 

 THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND NATURAL RESOURCES 

 JUNE 30, 1987 



My name, for the record, is Fred Wright, Legislative and Issues 

 Representative of the Nevada Wildlife Federation, a statewide sports- 

 men-conservation organization and an affiliate of the National Wild- 

 life Federation. We are here today to discuss the wildlife issues 

 that will result from the passage of S854. In each debate over the 

 Aerojet exchange that I have attended, wildlife Is of controversial 

 concern and includes claims of dire impacts. The Issues we will 

 briefly cover are the national and Nevada wildlife rajnif ications and 

 the trade-offs of economic diversification and development versus 

 loss of public use of the BLM lands. Finally, we have several recommend- 

 ations to offer. 



Concerning the national aspects of S854, we understand that wild- 

 life resources in Florida will benefit in that the Fish and Wildlife 

 Service will ultimately be able to purchase non-public lands to add 

 to the National Wildlife Refuge System in Florida due to the exchange. 

 For Nevada, we find that the wildlife issues have been adequately 

 addressed as covered under Exhibt F of the land exchange agreement 

 referenced in SB54. We will however be offering a strengthening amend- 

 ment. 



Our organization knows that as one of the fastest growing states, 

 percentage wise, and being predominately a public land state with 

 minimum acreage on the tax rolls, that change has to occvir. Further, 

 we recognize that Nevada's emphasis is on economic diversification. 

 Cur mission therefore is to see that wildlife resources receive fair 



dedicated to ttie conservation of Nevada's natural resources, particularly wildlife and wildlife habitat 



