and tom jankovsky from commission in colorado. you're the first panel. i was excited when i saw garfield in summit county. then i realized this was in colorado, not in utah. disappointment reigned again. all right. if i could ask you -- am i missing somebody there? good for you. if i could ask you once again if you would address the first for witnesses, all three bills. in the last two minutes says, mr. -- the commissioner and mr. cached and from the retirees come if you would then talk about 6089. once again, we are in a short time limit. try and make sure everything gets available time. you have five minutes. you know the drill. most of you have been here before. you have written testimony that will appear as written in the record. this is an oral testimony come is only at the highlights and make sure comes up the five minutes. when the green knight is in front of you, that means you are free to go. when the yellow light has to have less than a minute to sum up. i apologize to you now than when i had five minutes i'm going to cut you off, even if it's

jankovsky for taking the time to be able to be here out of my home district. tom, can you maybe give us a little idea, county commissioner, how much time do you spend dealing with issues relating to land management? >> well, land management in general, that's -- i'm a new county commissioner. i've been in the office for two years, and i thought i had a pretty good idea of what i was going to be doing as a county commissioner. but i'm spending 50% of my time or more on federal issues concerning our county. and there are numerous -- this is one of them. but -- >> should federal agencies engage county commissioners a little more in terms of -- >> there is no doubt. i think the benefit to this bill is that there creates a working relationship between local communities and federal land managers, and i think that's very important. and i have the highest regard for our federal land managers in our area, but i think there could be great improvements. >> great, thank you. mr. roberson, i'd like to ask you does the healthy forest restoration act of 2003 require public input

five minutes. >> i am tom jankovsky, garfield county commissioner, colorado. i have also been working in this key industry for 40 years as the general manager of the resort. in those 40 years, i have been on the forest in colorado. i speak in support of 6089. this bill addresses the deteriorating health of colorado forests. it provides benefits for our local communities. the health of our forests is at risk. they are deteriorating. colorado forests are extremely dense because of what i believe is misguided management practices. currently, 30% -- force are up to 100% kennedy, which a healthy forest has 30% canopy. the beetle epidemic is impacted our force. the nation's watch, the recent tragedy in colorado. $450 million in private property lost as well as the loss of lives. current regulations fail to recognize the importance of our forests regarding water conservation, supply, wildlife habitat, decoration, the economic benefit, and multiple uses. 6089 increase the safety and strength and stewardship. this extends the stuart chip beyond the healthy restoration