SPEAKER INDEX Segment 1 of 3 Next Segment (2) CONTENTS INSERTS BRASWELL 78 93 97 98 COAN 83 94 96 97 COX 88 95 DELGADO 24 26 28 29 31 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 42 43 47 EWING 16 35 36 37 38 39 40 46 48 49 71 72 73 74 96 97 98 101 FOX 20 30 31 32 33 36 37 38 39 43 45 47 48 GOODLATTE 11 13 17 19 23 26 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 41 43 45 46 48 49 53 56 58 60 62 64 69 70 71 74 77 78 81 83 86 88 90 93 94 95 96 98 99 101 HAYES 12 17 41 42 43 46 47 74 75 76 77 95 96 98 101 HEATH 90 KEITH WILLIAMS 4 LANCE KOTSCHWAR 4 MARTIN 53 72 MCLAURIN 81 93 OSMOND 62 69 71 POWELL 59 60 72 76 R 4 RYAN 65 70 71 72 73 74 75 SLOCUM 50 69 71 72 77 STEPHEN HATERIUS 4 TALLEY 86 94 98 TAYLOR 56 76 WILLIAM E. O'CONNER, J 4 CONTENTS SPEAKERS INSERTS OPENING STATEMENT OF HON. BOB GOODLATTE, A REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS FROM THE STATE OF VIRGINIA PAGE 13 OPENING STATEMENT OF HON. THOMAS W. EWING, A REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS FROM THE STATE OF ILLINOIS PAGE 15 OPENING STATEMENT OF HON. ROBIN HAYES, A REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS FROM THE STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA PAGE 17 STATEMENT OF J. CHARLES FOX, ASSISTANT ADMINISTRATOR FOR WATER, ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY PAGE 20 STATEMENT OF LINDA DELGADO, EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT TO DEPUTY SECRETARY RICHARD ROMINGER, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE PAGE 23 STATEMENT OF ROBERT W. SLOCUM, JR., EXECUTIVE VICE-PRESIDENT, NORTH CAROLINA FORESTRY ASSOCIATION, RALEIGH, NC PAGE 50 STATEMENT OF J. ANDY MARTIN, ASSISTANT VICE-PRESIDENT, REAL ESTATE AND SPECIAL ASSETS BRANCH, BANKING & TRUST COMPANY, WILSON, NC. PAGE 53 STATEMENT OF H. PATRICK TAYLOR, JR., LANDOWNER, WADESBORO, NC PAGE 56 STATEMENT OF PATRICK J. POWELL, CANTON HARDWOOD COMPANY, CANTON, NC PAGE 59 STATEMENT OF DEANNA OSMOND, ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR, SOIL SCIENCE DEPARTMENT, NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY, RALEIGH, NC PAGE 62 Mr. Ryan, we are glad to have you with us from South Carolina. STATEMENT OF J. HUGH RYAN, STATE FORESTER, SOUTH CAROLINA FORESTRY COMMISSION, COLUMBIA, SC PAGE 64 STATEMENT OF ELTON BRASWELL, PRODUCER, MONROE, NC PAGE 78 STATEMENT OF ALLEN McLAURIN, PRODUCER, LAUREL HILL, NC PAGE 81 STATEMENT OF ANNE COAN, NORTH CAROLINA FARM BUREAU, RALEIGH, NC PAGE 83 STATEMENT OF WINDELL L. TALLEY, PRODUCER, STANFIELD, NC PAGE 86 STATEMENT OF RUSSELL F. COX, COX BROTHERS FARMS, MONROE, NC PAGE 88 STATEMENT OF DONALD A. HEATH, HEATH FARMS, DOVER, NC PAGE 90 INSERTS SPEAKERS CONTENTS NO INSERTS IN THIS HEARING