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handle is hein.cbhear/fdsysaqqn0001 and id is 1 raw text is: AUTHENTICATEO U.S. GOVERNMENT INFORMATION GP DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, ENVIRON- MENT, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPRO- PRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2012 THURSDAY, MAY 19, 2011 U.S. SENATE, SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS, Washington, DC. The subcommittee met at 2:36 p.m., in room SD-124, Dirksen Senate Office Building, Hon. Jack Reed (chairman) presiding. Present: Senators Reed, Feinstein, Leahy, Mikulski, Kohl, Tim Johnson, Nelson, Tester, Landrieu, Murkowski, Alexander, Coch- ran, Collins, Ron Johnson, Blunt, and Hoeven. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE FOREST SERVICE STATEMENT OF TOM TIDWELL, CHIEF ACCOMPANIED BY KATHLEEN ATKINSON, BUDGET DIRECTOR OPENING STATEMENT OF SENATOR JACK REED Senator REED. Good afternoon. I'd like to call the hearing to order. And, welcome, everyone. This afternoon the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Subcommittee continues its budget oversight hearings as we exam- ine the fiscal year 2012 budget request for the U.S. Forest Service (USFS). And joining us to present the administration's funding request is Tom Tidwell, the Chief of the USFS. Thank you very much for being here, Chief, and we look forward to hearing your testimony and having a productive question-and- answer period after the opening statements. Also joining us this afternoon is Kathleen Atkinson. She is the USFS Budget Director. Ms. Atkinson has the unenviable task of making sure no one tries to fudge any of the budget numbers as we make up our various points. We appreciate you being here with us very much. Chief, as you and I have discussed, the USFS does not play as prominent a role in my home State of Rhode Island as it does in the States of some of my colleagues. But your agency is important to every State in the United States, and particularly Rhode Island. We take opportunities through the research program. We also have access to, and benefit from, the State and Private Forestry pro- gram. The usefulness of the Forest Legacy Program (FLP) and

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