Stanford Law Library 3 L105 062 490 300 COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND NATURAL RESOURCES FRANK H. MURKOWSKI, Alaska, Chairman PETE V. DOMENICI, New Mexico DALE BUMPERS, Arkansas DON NICKLES, Oklahoma WENDELL H. FORD, Kentucky LARRY E. CRAIG, Idaho JEFF BINGAMAN, New Mexico BEN NIGHTHORSE CAMPBELL, Colorado DANIEL K. AKAKA, Hawaii CRAIG THOMAS, Wyoming BYRON L. DORGAN, North Dakota JON KYL, Arizona BOB GRAHAM, Florida ROD GRAMS, Minnesota RON WYDEN, Oregon GORDON H. SMITH, Oregon TIM JOHNSON, South Dakota SLADE GORTON, Washington MARY L. LANDRIEU, Louisiana CONRAD BURNS, Montana ANDREW D. LUNDQUIST, Staff Director GARY G. ELLSWORTH, Chief Counsel MARK REY, Professional Staff Member KIRA FINKLER, Counsel, Minority (II) CONTENTS STATEMENTS Page 26 Caplan, James A., Acting Regional Forester, Alaska Region, Forest Service, Juneau, AK Meissner, James K., Associate Director, Energy, Resources, and Science Issues, Resources, Community, and Economic Development Division, Gen- eral Accounting Office, accompanied by Susan Poling, Associate General Mills, Thomas J., Director, Pacific Northwest Research Station, Forest Serv- ice, Department of Agriculture Murkowski, Hon. Frank H., U.S. Senator from Alaska Viadero, Roger C., Office of Inspector General, U.S. Department of Agri- culture, accompanied by James Ebbitt, Assistant Inspector General for (III) |