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believe will fully mitigate any impact this exchange might 

 have on the wildlife and cultural resources within the 

 exchange area. Included in these stipulations is one which 

 will provide increased protection to endangered fish which 

 are located outside the exchange area. 



I would also like to make it clear that Aerojet fully 

 intends to use the land we may acquire under this 

 legislation for aerospace and defense projects. We are not 

 in the real estate acquisition and development business. We 

 look at this as a project of the same significance as 

 happened in the 1950s when we expanded from Southern 

 California to a large facility outside of Sacramento. We 

 now have 4,000 employees working on a wide variety of 

 aerospace and defense projects there. 



In conclusion, let me repeat that we believe the exchange 

 plan which has been developed through a cooperation effort 

 among Aerojet, the various government agencies involved and 

 concerned citizens will be beneficial and I urge this 

 committee to positively consider these actions in your 

 del iberat ions . 



Mr. Chairman, we appreciate the consideration you are giving 

 to this proposal, and we respectfully urge its passage. 

 Again, I appreciate the opportunity to testify today, and 

 would be happy to answer any questions. 



Thank you. 



