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April 25. 1989 



Mr. Chairman, Senator Wirth: 



My name is Don Bremner, I'm Chairman of the Yakutat A. N.B. Camp 

 13. I 'in 5>lso Chairman of the Yakutat Fishermen's Association and 

 a Board of Director of the Yak-Tat Kwaan. Inc. Corporation, our 

 native corporation formed under ANCSA of 1971- 



As Chairman of the Yakutat A. N.B. I'm here to say that our Camp 

 supports your Bill S.3^6 and that We oppose Senator Murkowski's 

 Bill S.237. 



Aft'=r reviewing both S.B. ?^i6 and 3.B. 237, including- all material 

 available to our A. N.B. Camp, it's obvious that S.B. 3/16 come.s 

 closer to our Camps ?oals. needs, and community desires of protecting 

 the Yakutat Fc-elands from run-away-J oa-ging'. We view S.B. 3^16 as 

 balancing all u?5ep and resources within the Tongass National Forest 

 wit'-' important occountabillty measures attached and bringing over- 

 due cost/benefit factors into a more realistic focus. 

 Fowe\-^r, tc add strength to S.B. 3^^^ our A. N.B. Camp recommends, you 

 clf^arly add; 



1. In S.B. 3^6. Title III. Sections 301 S, 302, that a (?0) year 

 MoT-atoriuT be placed on the 232,962 acres of the Yakutat Forelands. 



2. There be established Regional Tongass Regulatory Boards. 



3. There be an addition establishing an economic olan based upon 

 market supply & demand and a Tax Plan for all direct Tongass user 

 groups of a.ll TN'^ resources. 



i. There be s section establishing Regional Research & Development 

 Branches within the U.S.F.S. 



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