ENERGY AND NATURAL RESOURCES
UNITED STATES SENATE

ONE HUNDRED FOURTH CONGRESS

SECOND SESSION

ON

S. 987

TO PROVIDE FOR THE FULL SETTLEMENT OF ALL CLAIMS OF SWAIN
COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA, AGAINST THE UNITED STATES UNDER
THE AGREEMENT DATED JULY 30, 1943, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

For sale by the U.S. Government Printing Office

Superintendent of Documents, Congressional Sales Office, Washington, DC 20402
ISBN 0-16-054122-0

FRANK H. MURKOWSKI and J. BENNETT JOHNSTON are Ex Officio Members of the

Subcommittee

MARK REY, Professional Staff Member

TOM WILLIAMS, Senior Professional Staff Member, Minority

CONTENTS

STATEMENTS

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Bradford, Mary, Associate Director for Administration, National Park Service,

accompanied by Philip A. Francis, Jr., Assistant Superintendent, Great

Smoky Mountains National Park

Faircloth, Hon. Lauch, U.S. Senator from North Carolina

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George, John, Angwin, CA

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Helms, Hon. Jesse, U.S. Senator from North Carolina

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Hogue, Linda, Chairman, North Shore Road Association, Bryson City, NC
Kirby, Peter C., Southeast Regional Director, The Wilderness Society, At-
lanta, GA

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Kyl, Hon. John, U.S. Senator from Arizona

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Vance, Helen, Chairman, North Shore Cemetery Association, Bryson City,

NC

Lewis, Bill, Chairman, Swain County Commissioners, Bryson City, NC

Snyder, Theodore A. Jr., Sierra Club, Walhalla, SC
Taylor, Hon. Charles H., U.S. Representative from North Carolina
Thornton, John F., Legislative Representative, National Parks and Conserva-
tion Association

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APPENDIX

Additional material submitted for the record

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