RF27 .A348 1976 COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE THOMAS S. FOLEY, Washington, Chairman W. R. POAGE, Texas, Vice Chairman JOSEPH P. VIGORITO, Pennsylvania JOHN BRECKINRIDGE, Kentucky FREDERICK W. RICHMOND, New York RICHARD NOLAN, Minnesota JAMES WEAVER, Oregon ALVIN BALDUS, Wisconsin JOHN KREBS, California TOM HARKIN, Iowa JACK HIGHTOWER, Texas BERKLEY BEDELL, Iowa MATTHEW F. MCHUGH, New York GLENN ENGLISH, Oklahoma FLOYD J. FITHIAN. Indiana JOHN W. JENRETTE, JR., South Carolina NORMAN E. D'AMOURS, New Hampshire RAY THORNTON, Arkansas WILLIAM C. WAMPLER, Virginia, Ranking Minority Member KEITH G. SEBELIUS, Kansas PAUL FINDLEY, Illinois CHARLES THONE, Nebraska STEVEN D. SYMMS, Idaho JAMES P. JOHNSON, Colorado EDWARD R. MADIGAN, Illinois PETER A. PEYSER, New York MARGARET M. HECKLER, Massachusetts JAMES M. JEFFORDS, Vermont RICHARD KELLY, Florida CHARLES E. GRASSLEY, Iowa TOM HAGEDORN, Minnesota W. HENSON MOORE, Louisiana CONTENTS Page H.R. 10364, a bill to provide temporary authority for the Secretary of Agriculture to sell timber from U.S. Forest Service lands, consistent H.R. 11894, a bill to provide for sound forest management practices in the national forests of the United States consistent with the principles of H.R. 12503, a bill to amend the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Re- sources Planning Act of 1974 (88 Stat. 476) and the Act of June 4, 1897 Report of U.S. Department of Agriculture... Supplemental statement: Technical and clarifying amendments to Supplemental statement: Impact of the Court Decisions; Background on the Management Authority of the National Forest System.... Supplemental statement: Summary analysis of the impacts of H.R. Clausen, Hon. Don H., a Representative in Congress from the State McCloskey, Michael, Coalition To Save Our National Forests. Martin, Guy R., commissioner of natural resources, State of Alaska. Minckler, Leon, Coalition To Save Our National Forests, presented Point Baker Association_____ 123 Wehr, Donald.. Barlow, Thomas J., Coalition To Save Our National Forests Burks, Mary I., executive director, Alabama Conservancy.. Byers, Bernard, State Representative from Oregon.. 296 277 287 292 363 350 348 375 Barlow, Thomas J.. Burks, Mary I. Heinselman, Miron L.. Collicott, L. V., International Paper Co.. Coulter, Malcolm, the Wildlife Society.. Craig, George A., executive vice president, Western Timber Association. Forest Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture 363 350 356 368 338 340 296 257 215 Gundy, James, executive vice president, Appalachian Hardwood 277 Hanna, Howard, land manager, Container Corp. of America.. 365 Heinselman, Myron L., Coalition To Save Our National Forests.. 356 346 McGuire, John R., Chief, Forest Service, U.S. Department of Pengelly, Leslie, vice president, The Wildlife Society Randolph, Hon. Jennings, U.S. Senator from the State of West 264 Sizemore, William R., Sizemore & Sizemore, Tallahassee, Ala- 379 311 Staebler, George R., National Forests Products Association_ 300 Veach, John B., Jr., Appalachian Hardwood Manufacturers Institute_ 287 Wehr, Donald, Appalachian Hardwood Manufacturers Institute___ Young, Hon. Don, a Representative in Congress from the State of Evans, Brock, director, Washington office, Federation of Western Correspondence submitted: Veach, John B., Jr., Whitewater, Inc., Asheville, N.C., letter of ADDITIONAL MATERIAL Forest roads and trails, Forest Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, table..... Statements: MARCH 24, 1976 Page 330 234 Arnold, R. Keith, president, Society of American_Foresters.. AuCoin, Hon. Les, a Representative in Congress from the State of 498 657 Oregon.. Blasing, Larry B., National Forest Products Association....... Carver, John A., Jr., Western Forest Industries Association.. 642 603 703 Curry, Robert R., Coalition To Save Our National Forests. 558 Devere, Martin L., executive assistant, North West Timber Associa Harris, T. G., president, American Pulpwood Association.. 471 Helding, Robert N., Montana Wood Products Association.. 626 Hodges, Ralph D., Jr., National Forest Products Association 455 571 Johnson Hon. Harold T., a Representative in Congress from the State of California.... 546 Jordan Jack P., Southeast Lumber Manufacturers Association_ 689 567 670 McCracken, Joseph, Western Forest Industries Association___ 701 Moody, C. W., president, National Association of State Foresters.. Stanton, John J., National Woodwork Manufacturers Association, 681 Terris, Bruce J., Coalition To Save Our National Forests.. 550 575 518 479 631 447 408 398 713 Correspondence submitted: Finley Charles F., Jr., Virginia Forests Inc., letter of December 15, 745 Jordan, Jack P., Southeastern Lumber Manufacturers Association, 698 Kerr, P. Douglas, Southern Furniture Manufacturers Association, 526 White, Hubert G., Townsend Lumber Co., Townsend, Mont., letter 636 Bowed. Hon. David R., a Representative in Congress from the State of 749 International Association of Game, Fish and Conservation Commis 773 Lumber Manufacturers' Association of Virginia, Inc. 774 751 Montana Department of Fish and Game.. 754 National Association of Independent Lumbermen.. 775 Packwood, Hon. Bob, U.S. Senator from the State of Oregon.. 747 777 Stone, Earl L., professor of forest soils, Cornell University; before 579 760 West Virginia Department of Natural Resources, Wildlife Division_ 763 777 779 Additional correspondence submitted: Biemiller, Andrew J., director of legislation, AFL-CIO, letter of April 1, 1976, to Hon. Jerry Litton___ 785 Bray, Harvey, Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency, Nashville, Tenn., letter of March 12, 1976, to Hon. Thomas S. Foley, chairman, House Committee on Agriculture... Brigham, Morton R., Lewiston, Idaho, letter of March 19, 1976, to Hon. Thomas S. Foley, chairman, House Committee on Agriculture.. Burke, Joyce, Sierra Club, Riverside, Calif., letter of March 23, 1976, to Robert M. Bor, counsel, House Committee on Agriculture___ Campbell, Dale C., Vancouver Plywood Co., Inc., letter of January 12, 1976, to Hon. Gillis Long, a Řepresentative in Congress from the State of Louisiana Castles, John R., Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, letter of March 18, 1976, to Hon. Thomas S. Foley, chairman, House Committee on Agriculture. Environmental Action Club, University of Pittsburgh, letter of March 11, 1976, to Hon. William S. Moorhead, a Representative in Congress from the State of Pennsylvania............ Herrman, John L., Sierra Club, Louisville, Ky., letter of March 29, Kvingedal, Stanley, Ethan Allen, Inc., Burnham, Maine, letter of Lyons, Francis J., Vienna, Va., letter of January 23, 1976, to Hon. 789 786 787 790 787 784 784 783 783 Parks, W. E., W. E. Parks Lumber Co., Inc., Newellton, La., letter of 791 Pichon, Gary L., Dixon, Calif., letter of March 14, 1976, to Hon. 789 Schuette, Marvin C., president, National Association of Building 787 790 |