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isting $28 million budget to the Forest Service. The loggers did not 

 request the added $12 million. 



The 50-year contracts were issued by the government in order to 

 encourage pulp mills to make the large investment needed to build 

 the pulp mills. The banks would not have loaned them the money 

 if they did not have a supply of timber. 



The people of Southeast Alaska are anxious for industry to come 

 to their area and try to make it as attractive as possible. What new 

 industry is not given a helping hand when it locates in an area? 



I was surprised to hear one staff member in D.C. say that the 

 government breaks contracts all of the time, and so there would be 

 no great impediment to get out of the long-term contracts. This 

 shows disregard for the people whose livelihood depends on the in- 

 dustry. It is impossible for them to load their station wagon and 

 drive to the next town. 



Again, we reiterate that AWIT supports Senate Bill 237, which 

 provides for intensive management so that the maximum harvest- 

 ing of 4.5 billion board feet per day be achieved. We believe there is 

 already enough wilderness that has been set aside. We firmly be- 

 lieve in multiple use of the forest, and it is unnecessary to expand 

 the single use areas, which already comprise over half of the Ton- 

 gass forest. 



Thank you. 



[The prepared statement of Ms. Brown follows:] 



