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Review of the Cost of the Redwood National Park Expansion

CED-79-34 Published: Jan 15, 1979. Publicly Released: Feb 15, 1979.
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Redwood National Park, in northern California, was established in two legislative increments. Since March 1978, the National Park Service and the Department of Justice have been involved in a complicated process to determine the cost of the acquisition. A review was made, from August through December 1978, to examine: the status of the 1978 legislative taking, including steps involved in settling the claims of previous owners; the original cost estimate for the additional acres taken; and trends in the redwood lumber industry, focusing on the reasons for decreased production and increased prices.

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Claims settlementCompensation claimsCost analysisEminent domainForestry legislationNational parksPricing surveysPublic landsReal estate purchasesTimber sales