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I. INTRODDCTION 



My name is William K. Williams and I am President of Cape 

 Fox Corporation, a Native Village Corporation organized pursuant 

 to the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act. 



On behalf of Cape ;'Fox Corporation, I want to express our 

 thanks for the Subcommittee's willingness to hold these field 

 hearings and our appreciation for being permitted to testify 

 today. I will make my remarks as brief as possible. 



Cape Fox Corporation is the largest private land holder in 

 the Ketchikan-Gateway Borough. We own 20,000 acres of timberland 

 in the area. All of our land is located in the heart of the 

 Tongass. Our shareholders Live in the Tongass and many, if not 

 all. Cape Fox shareholders are dependent on the Tongass, either 

 for employment in the timber industry or for subsistence 

 resources. The policies you develop for the Tongass will have a 

 direct and immediate impact on us. 



Of the 20,000 acres of commercial timber available to us, we 

 have harvested approximately 75%. Cape Fox Corporation does not 

 actively harvest the timber on our lands, but instead we have 

 engaged in a business relationship with Klukwan Forest Products 

 Corporation, another Village Corporation, whereby Klukwan 

 harvests the timber for us. Under our present harvest schedule, 

 we have only one to two years of timber harvesting left. 

 Thereafter, we will have about 50 years before the next 

 rotational harvest can begin. Our position on the Tongass closely 

 reflects the revised position expressed by the Alaska Loggers 

 Association in its Policy Statement of March 17, 1989. In 

 particular. Cape Fox supports the following: 



