[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 201 (Tuesday, October 19, 1999)]
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The President





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Proclamation 7241--National Forest Products Week, 1999
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                Proclamation 7241 of October 15, 1999

                
National Forest Products Week, 1999

                By the President of the United States of America

                A Proclamation

                From our earliest days as a Nation, America's forests 
                have played a vital role in fostering our country's 
                economic strength and enhancing the quality of our 
                lives. American Indians and European settlers alike 
                found in our forests the fuel and material for shelter 
                to sustain their families and communities. From those 
                same forests came timber for our fleets of sailing 
                ships and the ties for our railroads that span the 
                continent. Whether working in lumber mills or paper 
                mills, for furniture manufacturers or the building 
                industry, generations of Americans have earned their 
                livelihood from the bounty of our forests.

                Forests bring more, however, to our lives than economic 
                prosperity. They provide invaluable habitat for a 
                variety of plants and animals, help to keep our air and 
                water clean, and promote soil stability. They also 
                renew our spirits by offering us a place to experience 
                the beauty, peace, and diversity of the natural world.

                As our Nation has grown and developed, so too have our 
                demands on our forests. We can be grateful that, 
                despite decades of exploitation, forests still comprise 
                as much as one-third of our country's land area today. 
                Thanks to innovative management techniques, individual 
                and corporate commitment to recycling, and close 
                cooperation between Federal, State, and private land 
                owners, we are succeeding in sustaining the health and 
                productivity of these precious natural resources. 
                Through continued wise stewardship, we can ensure that 
                future generations of Americans will have the same 
                opportunities to share the beauty and bounty of our 
                forests as we enjoy today.

                To recognize the importance of our forests in ensuring 
                the long-term welfare of our Nation, the Congress, by 
                Public Law 86-753 (36 U.S.C. 123), has designated the 
                week beginning on the third Sunday in October of each 
                year as ``National Forest Products Week'' and has 
                authorized and requested the President to issue a 
                proclamation in observance of this week.

                NOW, THEREFORE, I, WILLIAM J. CLINTON, President of the 
                United States of America, do hereby proclaim October 17 
                through October 23, 1999, as National Forest Products 
                Week. I call upon all Americans to observe this week 
                with appropriate ceremonies and activities.

                IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 
                fifteenth day of October, in the year of our Lord 
                nineteen hundred and ninety-nine, and of the 
                Independence of the United States of America the two 
                hundred and twenty-fourth.

                    (Presidential Sig.)

[FR Doc. 99-27461
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