CONTENTS H.R. 3206, a bill to maintain a national forest system timber base, and for H.R. 4492, a bill to provide for the protection of the remaining ancient forests on the Federal lands of the States of Washington, Oregon, and California, H.R. 4909, a bill to assure stability of communities dependent on outputs of timber and other resources from national forests and public lands, and for H.R. 5094, a bill to facilitate the implementation of national forest land and resource management plans, and for other purposes H.R. 5116, a bill to require the development and consideration of alternatives for the conservation of the Northern Spotted Owl, and for other purposes..... H.R. 5295, a bill to provide for designation by the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture of an ancient forest reserve system, in- cluding lands managed by the Bureau of Land Management and portions of national forests established by reservations from the public domain; to require the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture to enhance economic stability in the Pacific Northwest; and for other pur- Page Morrison, Hon. Sid, a Representative in Congress from the State of Washing- 80 Prepared statement 80 Volkmer, Hon. Harold L., a Representative in Congress from the State of 1 WITNESSES Page Murray, William R., counsel, American Forest Resource Alliance, prepared statement. 249 Norse, Elliott A., chief scientist, Center for Marine Conservation 126 Prepared statement 232 Quarles, Steven P., general counsel, American Forest Resource Alliance 136 237 Riley, James S., executive vice president, Intermountain Forest Industry Association. 101 Prepared statement 190 Sampson, R. Neil, executive vice president, American Forestry Association 147 294 Tomascheski, Dan, vice president, resources, Sierra Pacific Industries.. 96 Prepared statement 161 Unsoeld, Hon. Jolene, a Representative in Congress from the State of Washington.......... 93 SUBMITTED MATERIAL Gilless, J. Keith, associate professor, forest economics, department of forestry 299 325 Lee, Robert G., college of forest resources, University of Washington, statement.... 327 Olson, Douglas C., research fellow, University of Minnesota, statement 334 374 Rasmussen, Mark, timber resource analyst, Timber Data Co., statement 382 434 JULY 27, 1990 Morrison, Hon. Sid, a Representative in Congress from the State of Washington, opening statement... 485 Volkmer, Hon. Harold L., a Representative in Congress from the State of 485 WITNESSES Morgenweck, Ralph, Assistant Director, Fish and Wildlife Enhancement, U.S. 500 Prepared statement 522 Robertson, F. Dale, Chief, Forest Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture 500 520 Vento, Hon. Bruce F., a Representative in Congress from the State of Minnesota... 486 TIMBER SUPPLY STABILITY ACT; ANCIENT FOREST PROTECTION ACT OF 1990; COMMUNITY STABILITY ACT OF 1990; NATIONAL FOREST PLAN IMPLEMENTATION ACT OF 1990; DEVELOPMENT AND CONSIDERATION OF ALTERNATIVES FOR THE CONSERVATION OF THE NORTHERN SPOTTED OWL; AND THE ANCIENT FOREST ACT OF 1990 THURSDAY, JULY 26, 1990 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SUBCOMMITTEE ON FORESTS, Family Farms, AND ENERGY, COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE, Washington, DC. The subcommittee met, pursuant to notice, at 10 a.m., in room 1302, Longworth House Office Building, Hon. Harold L. Volkmer (chairman of the subcommittee) presiding. Present: Representatives Olin, Jontz, Morrison, Smith, and Herger. Also Present: Representative E (Kika) de la Garza, chairman of the committee. Staff present: Andy Baker, assistant counsel; Alice Devine, minority associate counsel; Glenda L. Temple, clerk; Timothy P. De Coster, James R. Lyons, and Allison Biggs. OPENING STATEMENT OF HON. HAROLD L. VOLKMER, A REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS FROM THE STATE OF MISSOURI Mr. VOLKMER. The subcommittee will come to order. The Subcommittee on Forests, Family Farms, and Energy is meeting today to review several pending measures which are generally related in the issues we hope to address. The old-growth forest and spotted owl issue, as I have said in previous statements, is as contentious and complicated as any we have faced in recent years. We are now faced with the task of crafting a solution to this matter that will replace the 1-year solution devised in the appropriations process in 1989. In addition, we are faced with the continuing and related question of whether the forest planning process itself is working effectively in guiding the management of national forest lands for multiple uses, including timber, wilderness, fish and wildlife habitat, watershed protection, and recreation. We have a panel of two law yers who will discuss the legal aspects of the planning and administrative appeals process. In the past, we have been given data from the Forest Service that indicated that appeals of timber sales represented a relatively very small proportion of the overall Timber Sale Program. In the months that have followed, however, we have seen increasing appeals activities, and we need to review how this situation has changed. Some of the bills we will hear about today relate specifically to the spotted owl situation and are limited in scope to the Pacific Northwest forests. Others are national in scope and address a wide range of forest planning and management issues. These matters are extremely important and will require a great deal of our attention over the weeks to come. I appreciate the willingness our colleagues have shown to come to grips with these issues and to work toward a resolution which balances the various demands on and needs of the national forests. [H.R. 3206, H.R. 4492, H.R. 4909, H.R. 5094, H.R. 5116, and H.R. 5295 follow; the hearing continues on p. 80.] 101ST CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. 3206 To maintain a national forest system timber base, and for other purposes. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Mrs. UNSOELD introduced the following bill; which was referred jointly to the A BILL To maintain a national forest system timber base, and for other purposes. I 1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa 2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 4 5 Act". This Act may be cited as the "Timber Supply Stability 6 SEC. 2. NATIONAL FOREST TIMBER BASE. 7 (a) DETERMINATION.-The Secretary of Agriculture 8 shall determine the amount of acres in each national forest 9 that, as of January 1, 1988, were administered by the Secre10 tary of Agriculture through the Chief of the Forest Service, |