[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Con. Res. 151 Referred in Senate (RFS)]

  1st Session
H. CON. RES. 151


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            October 22, 1997

 Received and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and 
                                Forestry

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                         CONCURRENT RESOLUTION


 
  Expressing the sense of the Congress that the United States should 
 manage its 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 managing its 
  forests in a manner that substantially reduces the amount of carbon 
                       dioxide in the atmosphere.

Whereas carbon dioxide, a major greenhouse gas, can be removed from the 
        atmosphere by trees through photosynthesis and stored in wood;
Whereas 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 managing our forests by planting and growing 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 forests to maximize the reduction of 
        carbon dioxide in the atmosphere among many other objectives; 
        and
            (2) should serve as an example and as a world leader in 
        managing its forests in a manner that substantially reduces the 
        amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.

            Passed the House of Representatives October 21, 1997.

            Attest:

                                                ROBIN H. CARLE,

                                                                 Clerk.