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1 CIS H 72110
TITLE: Effects of the
Roadless Policy on Rural Small Business and Rural Communities
CIS-NO: 2001-H721-10
SOURCE: Committee on Small Business.
House
DOC-TYPE: Hearing Retrieve
the full text of testimony
DATE: July 11, 2000
LENGTH:
iii+187 p. il.
CONG-SESS: 106-2
ITEM-NO: 1031-A; 1031-B
SUDOC: Y4.SM1:106-67
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SUMMARY:
Committee Serial No.
106-67. Hearing before the Subcom on Rural Enterprises, Business Opportunities,
and Special Small Business Problems to examine impact on small businesses in
resource-dependent rural communities of an Administration initiative and related
Forest Service regulations to protect roadless areas within
national forests.
Supplementary material (p. 54-187) includes
witnesses' written statements and a submitted statement.
CONTENT-NOTATION: Natl forests roadless
areas protection initiative, rural small businesses impact
DESCRIPTORS:
NATIONAL
FORESTS; HIGHWAYS; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; RURAL CONDITIONS;
ADMINISTRATIVE LAW AND PROCEDURE; LUMBER AND LUMBER INDUSTRY; SMALL BUSINESS;
FOREST SERVICE
01-H721-10 TESTIMONY NO: 1 July 11,
2000 p. 1-22
WITNESSES (and witness notations):
RAWLS, CHARLES R. (General Counsel, USDA); accompanied by
FURNISH, JAMES R. (Deputy Chief, National Forest System,
Forest Service)
STATEMENT AND DISCUSSION:
Overview and defense of Forest Service proposed rule to
protect roadless areas in national forests.
CONTENT NOTATION:
Natl forests roadless
areas protection initiative, rural small businesses impact
TESTIMONY DESCRIPTORS:
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
01-H721-10 TESTIMONY NO: 2 July 11,
2000 p. 22-39, 57-142
WITNESSES (and witness notations):
COOK, ADENA (Public Lands Director, BlueRibbon Coalition)
SKAER, LAURA E. (Executive Director, Northwest Mining
Association)
GLADICS, FRANK M. (President, Independent
Forest Products Association)
STATEMENTS AND DISCUSSION:
Adverse impact of Administration roadless
area initiative on motorized recreation small businesses (related
tables, p. 70-80 passim); concerns about impact of roadless
area initiative on small businesses engaged in mineral exploration and
mining, citing failure of Forest Service proposed regulations to meet statutory
requirements of Regulatory Flexibility Act.
Need for SBA
and Forest Service to complete regulatory flexibility economic analysis of
proposed regulations, with concerns about regulatory impact on small forest
products companies; elaboration on Administration roadless area
policies impact on rural small businesses.
INSERTIONS:
a. Sylvester, James T. and Nesary, Marlene (Univ of Mont
Bur of Business and Economic Research), "Snowmobiling in Montana: An Update"
Oct. 1994 (p. 81-90).
b. Taylor, David T. (et al., Univ of
Wyo), "1993-95 Wyoming Snowmobile Assessment" July 1995, with tables and
bibliography (p. 94-115).
CONTENT NOTATION:
Natl forests roadless areas protection
initiative, rural small businesses impact
TESTIMONY DESCRIPTORS:
BLUERIBBON COALITION; OUTDOOR RECREATION; STATISTICAL
DATA: RECREATION AND LEISURE; MINES AND MINING; SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION;
SNOWMOBILES; MONTANA; WYOMING; BIBLIOGRAPHIES; REGULATORY FLEXIBILITY ACT
01-H721-10 TESTIMONY NO: 3 July 11,
2000 p. 39-53, 143-175
WITNESSES (and witness notations):
LARSON, CHERYL (representing L T Logging)
STEED, STEPHEN (Manager, Utah Forest Products)
VINCENT, BRUCE (Co-Owner, Vincent Logging; representing
Communities for a Great Northwest)
FIEDLER, CARL E.
(Associate Research Professor, School of Forestry, University of Montana,
Missoula)
KEEGAN, CHARLES E., III (Director, Forest
Industry and Manufacturing Research, University of Montana, Missoula)
STATEMENTS AND DISCUSSION:
Opposition to
Administration roadless policy, citing negative impact on
lumber industry and resource-dependent rural communities; findings of University
of Montana study evaluating ecological and economic implications of treatment to
thin out little trees to maintain forest health and prevent forest fires in
western U.S.
CONTENT NOTATION:
Natl forests
roadless areas protection initiative, rural small businesses
impact
TESTIMONY DESCRIPTORS:
L T LOGGING;
ECOLOGY; FOREST FIRES
LOAD-DATE: May 23, 2001
