mr. gene karpinski, the legal conservation voters out of washington, d.c.. so, mr. rexford, i didn't say this with our distinguished representatives from alaska because the time frame, but when the red light or when the green light comes on that means you have five minutes. when the yellow light comes on that means you have one minute and when the red light means five minutes have expired. you're full statement will appear in the record and i'd like you to try to confine your remarks to that five minutes so we can have time for questions and answers, and i know that the interest shown by this committee on the subject would have a lot of that. so, mr. rexford, you are recognized for five minutes and thank you for being here. >> thank you very much mr. chairman hastings and members of the committee. for the record, my name is fenton rexford. i'm of the trouble but minister for the native village and also the member of this council both of which i'm representing today. i also served previously as the president of the corporation of the surface land owner of 92,000 acre

mr. gene karpinski resident of the league of conservation voters out of washington d.c.. mr. rexford, let me go over -- i didn't say this with our distinguished representatives from alaska because the timeframe but when the red light or when the green light comes on that means you have five minutes and when the yellow light comes on that means you have one minute and when the red light comes on it mean for five minutes have expired. now your full statement will appear in the record and i would like you to try to confine your remarks to that five minutes a week and have time for questions and answers. i know with the interest shown by this committee on the subject i think we will probably have a lot of that. mr. rexford you are recognized for five minutes in thank you for being here. >> thank you very much honorable chairman hastings and members of the committee. for the record my name is fenton rexford and i'm currently the tribe or administrator for the native village of kaktovik and a member of kaktovik both of which i'm representing today. i also served previously as the p