ing, marketing, and general administrative costs are deducted. Further, the Federal Government would be interminably involved in oversight. While the County may be able to dispose of some of the useable land within the 10year period, the County may have many of the less useable lands in its ownership for many more years. We suggest that it might be in the best interest of all parties that sections 5 (b)(3) and (c) be deleted in their entirety. The bill does not have PAYGO implications. This concludes my prepared statement. I will be happy to answer your questions. STATEMENT OF THOMAS J. MILLS, ASSOCIATE DEPUTY The Department of Agriculture supports enactment of H.R. 1134, as passed by the House, insofar as it affects the responsibilities of the Department of Agriculture. H.R. 1134, as passed by the House, would transfer administrative jurisdiction of approximately 3,400 acres from the Secretary of the Interior to the Secretary of Agriculture. The lands would be added to the Arapaho National Forest in Colorado, subject to valid existing rights. In a Final EIS and Record of Decision issued in September of 1986, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) expressed its desire to divest itself of surface management responsibility for 23,640 acres in northeastern Colorado. These lands include 14,645 acres within Clear Creek County, Colorado, some of which are adjacent to the Arapaho National Forest. During the EIS process, the Forest Service, Clear Creek County, agencies of the State of Colorado, and municipalities all expressed interest in some of the lands which occur as a corridor surrounded on the north, west, and south by the Arapaho National Forest. Mr. Chairman, this concludes my statement. I would be happy to answer any questions you or members of the Subcommittee may have. CHANGES IN EXISTING LAW In compliance with paragraph 12 of rule XXVI of the Standing Rules of the Senate, the Committee notes that no changes in existing law are made by the Act H.R. 1134, as ordered reported. О 103D CONGRESS 2d Session REPORT SENATE 103-229 FRESH CUT FLOWERS AND FRESH CUT GREENS FEBRUARY 23 (legislative day, FEBRUARY 22), 1994.-Ordered to be printed Mr. LEAHY from the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, submitted the following REPORT [To accompany S. 994] The Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry to which was referred the bill (S. 994) to authorize the establishment of a fresh cut flowers and fresh cut greens promotion and consumer information program for the benefit of the floricultural industry and other persons, and for other purposes, having considered the same, reports favorably thereon with an amendment in the nature of a substitute and recommends that the bill as amended do pass. The bill establishes the authority for a nationwide program of consumer-oriented commodity promotion, funded by handlers, to maintain and expand domestic markets for fresh cut flowers and fresh cut greens. The promotion program will cover both domestically-grown and imported cut flowers and greens. Activities under the program will consist of promotion, consumer information and research. The activities and administration of the program, which will be implemented through a USDA "order", will be handled by the PromoFlor Council, a 25-member supervisory body appointed by |