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Norman D. Dicks: when we first had the forest plan, the major reduction in timber harvesting, we worked on a bipartisan basis to get an…

On the recordJanuary 31, 2007
when we first had the forest plan, the major reduction in timber harvesting, we worked on a bipartisan basis to get an offset. I think it was like $250 million, something like that, and a phase out over a number of years. But I realize some of the schools, especially in Oregon, get a very substantial amount of money for this program, and I hope we can find an offset.
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Norman D. Dicks

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Discussing the impact of forest management plans on funding for schools in Oregon.

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