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- From: dsc@gemini.tmc.edu (Doug S. Caprette Bldg. 28 W191 x3892)
- Subject: Re: USFS Backcountry Fees
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- Date: Fri, 20 Nov 1992 22:32:33 GMT
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- In article <1ebq45INNm42@morrow.stanford.edu> AS.MSW@forsythe.stanford.edu (Marc Whitney) writes:
- >I have just seen a news report on a proposal to charge user fees for
- >backpacking and hiking use of the National Forests. My first
- >response was negative. However, to say that the money collected
- >would be used to replace logging revenues. The implication was that
- >for every $1 collected from backpackers there would be $1 less in
- >timber sales. If this is true I would be inclined to change my
- >view.
- >
-
- The amount of timber sold from the National Forests is determined by Congress,
- not by the USFS. Unless Congress acts to rduce timber sales in proportion
- to user fees collected (I contend that they will not) then this simply will
- not happen.
-
- The User fees will simply be collected in addition to the timber sales.
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