Wayne Allards The Headwaters Protection & Restoration Act

• Sandy Briggs, Our Future Summit
• Alan Wickert   - Swan River Ranch HOA
• Ben Grove, Frisco Heights HOA 
• Mike Harvey – Colorado State Forest Service 
• Carl Spaulding Colorado Timber Industry  
• Kevin Berg – Summit County Recycling
• Cary Green - US Forest Service
• Phil Bowden - US Forest Service
• Brad Piehl - JW Associates
• Gene Dayton – Log and Timber Recycling
• Karn Stieglemier – Blue River Seirra Club
• Sam Kirk - Pebble Creek Ranch
• Courtney Staatz – Senator Allards Office
• Pat Tormey - Ruby Ranch HOA
• Doug Young – Mark Udalls Office
• John Taylor Eagles Nest HOA
• Chip Buttrick – Town of Breckenridge
• Tom Jones – Acorn Creek HOA
• Gail Culp – Frisco Resident
• Steven Hill – Summit County Special Projects
• Brett Crary – White River National Forest
• Chris Jenings – CSU
• Dan Gibbs- Mark Udalls Office
• Larry Jones – Summit Chamber
• Steve Lipsher – Denver Post 
• Howard Hallman – Our Future Summit

Report from Courtney Staatz  
Wayne Allards The Headwaters Protection & Restoration Act
Key Elements of bill:
Watershed health. 
Provisions and funding and biomas
Broad Bill for forest health in cases of insects, fungus or blowdown
Restoring funding to Colorado State Forest Service
Grants for small biz start up Support for marketing pine beetle wood
$227 million in funding for Colorado  Money is already there and is being shifted to Colorado
Endorsed by Front Range mayors and councils

Doug Young – Congressman Udall Would like to come up with a single bill that marries the attributes of both bills. Feels bills are complimentary. Much of work can be done via 2003 Healthy Forest Restoration Act (HFRA)  Udall / Salazar  Bill adds to HFRA on an emergency situation Deals with ramification after the beetle come through streamlines the process of what can be done.  Reduce the cost of what the agency has to do, adds to the value of the products to attract industry.

Gail Culp – Can both bills pass congress?  Don Young Maybe but probably not.

Carl Spaulding – Timber  Industry likes smoother long term approach of Allard Bill.

How much resistance form environmental lobby?    We mostly have support. Courtney

Howard Hallman proposes:

Endorse the intent of both bills

Encourage a unified approach in legislation

Stress  that increased funding is critical

As a group we continue to provide feedback on both bills.

Encourage greater fire prevention in both bills including more rangers in back country

Timeliness of funding is critical.

Proposal is adopted by the taskforce.

Cary Green of  the US Forest Service reports:

June 21st   White River Roadless Management Area Conference   Glenwood Springs

Dillon Reservoir  Forest Health and Fuels Project Environmental Analysis

Scoping Period  - Taking Comments form June 1^st to July 1^st