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SENATORS, I HAfE BEEN A PRESERk^ATI ONI ST FOR ALONG TIME. 

 I HAiJE HAD TO BE. I ENJOY THE RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES SUCH 

 AS HUNTING AND FISHING THAT THE FOREST HAS TO OFFER. I ALSO 

 KNOW THAT BY UTILIZING A RENEWABLE RESOURCE SUCH AS TIMBER 

 THAT THE FOREST WILL PROVIDE JOB STABILITY AND COMMUNITY 

 GROWTH. 



I URGE THIS COMMITTEE TO SUPPORT SENATE BILL 237, 

 INTRODUCED BY SENATOR FRANK MURKOWSKI . I WOULD ALSO ASK 

 THIS COMMITTEE TO REMEMBER THAT THE PEOPLE EARNING THEIR 

 LIVING AND CONTRIBUTING TO THE WELL BEING OF THIS COUNTRY 

 SHOULD NOT BE DISMISSED LIGHTLY, THEY THEMSELVES ARE A 

 VALUABLE RESOURCE. 



RESPECTI FULLY SUBMITTED BY; 

 ROBERT R. DURETTE SR , 

 DURETTE CONSTRUCTION CO, INC. 

 THORNE BAY, ALASKA. 



