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that the governor of that State must approve that appeal before it 

 can go on. 



And that the statements of reasons be Umited to actual facts, 

 and personal opinions could be submitted as long as they are noted 

 as personal opinions. And I think peer-reviewed science would be 

 a real factor in helping us get along with this. So that concludes 

 my comments, Mr. Chairman. Thank you. 



[Statement of Mr. Matson may be found at end of hearing.] 



Mr. Hansen. We will give you another minute to wrap up if you 

 would like lo. Have you concluded your statement? 



Mr. Matson. That concludes my statement and recommenda- 

 tions. 



Mr. Hansen. Well, you got right on the minute. Thank you very 

 much. I appreciate it. Nadine Bailey. 



STATEMENT OF NADINE BAILEY, EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT, TIM- 

 BER PRODUCERS ASSOCIATION OF MICHIGAN AND WISCON- 

 SIN 



Ms. Bailey. Members of the Subcommittee 



Mr. Hansen. Do you want to pull the mike over there by you if 

 you would please? 



Ms. Bailey. Members of the Subcommittee, thank you for allow- 

 ing me to testify before you today. My name is Nadine Bailey, and 

 I am the Executive Assistant to the Timber Producers Association 

 of Michigan and Wisconsin. I have been in this position since Octo- 

 ber of 1995. This issue is an issue that has affected me on a very 

 personal level. Before moving to Wisconsin, my family and I lived 

 in the small northern California town of Hayfork. 



In 1990, a Federal judge upheld an appeal brought by the Audu- 

 bon Society against the U.S. Forest Service. The judge placed an 

 injunction against any further timber harvest on national forests 

 until a habitat management plan for the northern spotted owl was 

 completed. 



At that time, my husband and I had a small timber falling busi- 

 ness that employed approximately 15 people. The Federal Govern- 

 ment owns approximately 80 percent of the land in Trinity County, 

 Without access to that land, we were unable to continue operating 

 our business. 



In 1993, we closed our business, losing everything that had taken 

 us a lifetime to build. Our story is not unique. Many forest-depend- 

 ent communities are experiencing the same hardships — high unem- 

 ployment and a large number of children living below the poverty 

 level. 



With no hope of future employment for my husband, my family 

 and I were forced to leave the Trinity County area. This spring, the 

 last remaining forest products employer in Hayfork, the Sierra Pa- 

 cific mill, closed its doors. 



Never once during the appeal process did anyone stop to consider 

 the economic impacts of the appeal procedure or attempt to take 

 public comment from the people being impacted. Many sales out- 

 side of the spotted owl injunction were also changed without public 

 comment to address issues that might be included in future litiga- 

 tion. 



