[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Con. Res. 151 Introduced in House (IH)]







105th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. CON. RES. 151

  Expressing the sense of the Congress that the United States should 
manage its public domain national forests to maximize the reduction of 
 carbon dioxide in the atmosphere among many other objectives and that 
 the United States should serve as an example and as a world leader in 
 actively managing its public domain national forests in a manner that 
    substantially reduces the amount of carbon dioxide added to the 
                              atmosphere.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 10, 1997

  Mr. Young of Alaska (for himself, Mr. Gingrich, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. 
Taylor of North Carolina, Mr. Herger, Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
 Pombo, Mr. McInnis, Mr. Sessions, Mrs. Linda Smith of Washington, Mr. 
 Riggs, Mr. Cunningham, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. 
   Lewis of California, Mr. Skeen, Mr. Bob Schaffer of Colorado, Mr. 
    Hansen, and Mr. Radanovich) submitted the following concurrent 
      resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Resources

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                         CONCURRENT RESOLUTION


 
  Expressing the sense of the Congress that the United States should 
manage its public domain national forests to maximize the reduction of 
 carbon dioxide in the atmosphere among many other objectives and that 
 the United States should serve as an example and as a world leader in 
 actively managing its public domain national forests in a manner that 
    substantially reduces the amount of carbon dioxide added to the 
                              atmosphere.

Whereas carbon dioxide, a major greenhouse gas, can be removed from the 
        atmosphere by trees through photosynthesis and stored in wood;
Whereas the release of that stored carbon dioxide, through the decomposing or 
        burning of wood, can be prevented or delayed by the harvesting of forest 
        products and their use in environmentally friendly wood products such as 
        furniture, building materials for homes and paper;
Whereas other releases of carbon dioxide can be prevented by the use of wood 
        products as substitutes for products whose manufacture consumes fossil 
        fuels and releases substantial amounts of carbon dioxide; and
Whereas actively managing our public domain national forests by planting, 
        growing and utilizing our forest resources will remove carbon dioxide 
        from the atmosphere: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring), 
That it is the sense of the Congress that the United States--
            (1) should manage its public domain national forests to 
        maximize the reduction of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere and 
        recognize the scientific validity of carbon sequestration and 
        sinks of trees and wood products; and
            (2) should serve as an example and as a world leader in 
        actively managing its public domain national forests in a 
        manner that substantially reduces the amount of carbon dioxide 
        added to the atmosphere.
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