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THE POLK COUNTY ENTERPRISE, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 1,2001
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Turner targets timber agreements
LUFKIN -- At ■ meeting with
' local officials last week, Con-
gressman Jim Tuner announced
that he has sent a letter to President
. Bush calling on the new president
- to renew the US-Canada Softwood
i Lumber Agreement. The agreement,
. which expires in March, protects
■ the US timber industry by limiting
the amount of Canadian lumber
^*old in US markets. Because the
' Canadian government drastically
’'subsidizes their timber industry,
Canadian lumber is sold at artif-
icially low prices, which drives
i down US timber sales.
*v “Failure to extend this agreement
"' Will result in severe economic dam-
^ age to the East Texas forest snd
’ .wood products industry,’’ explained
Ttirner. ”1 am calling upon Pres-
ident Bush to make the extension of
'.this trade agreement an immediate
‘.bid top priority early in his term
iand to vigorously pursue current
import restrictions on cheap Cana-
dian lumber.”
After the original agreement was
signed in 1996, US lumber produc-
tion increased 16.3 percent com-
pared to the period immediately
preceding the agreement. Without
the protection of this agreement,
cheap Canadian lumber had farced
many US mills to dose, resulting
in a dramatic increase in unem-
ployment in the lumber industry.
The 1996 agreement is the largest
trade agreement between the US and
Canada, our largest trading partner.
"If we do not renew this agree-
ment, it will result in economic
hardship on East Texas as ypll as
many other regions of the country
that are dependent on the forest and
wood products industry,” said
Turner. “Failure to extend this
agreement would dramatically im-
pact wholesale market prices, log-
ging contracts, private landowners,
and independent businesses. And the
negative impact wouldn’t be limited
to the timber industry -- it would be
felt all across East Texas.”
Unlike the American free-market
system, the Canadian government
owns 93 percent of all forest land
and pays its timber producers large
sums of money, called “subsidies,”
so that their timber prices are (on
average) one-quarter to one-half of
the actual market value. While this
ensures full employment in Cana-
dian lumberyards and sawmills, it
means that US companies who
cannot keep up with the price-
slashing are forced to layoff Ameri-
can workers.
In his letter to President Bush,
with whom he met on Jan. 23,
Turner stressed the importance and
timing of this agreement. “I re-
spectfully request that you vigor-
ously pursue the extension of this
vital trade agreement...I hope that
you and your administration will
make this issue your top trade pri-
ority, as time is of the essence, and
proceed with all vigor....’’
Ron Hufford, executive director
of the Texas Forestry Association,
agreed. “This is of critical impor-
tance to East Texas private land-
owners, independent businesses, and
the forest and wood products indus-
try. Congressman Ttimer ss doing
the right thing by leading the fight
in Washington for renewal of this
agreement.”
* WASHINGTON, D.C. - Tens of
thousands of taxpayers still haven’t
received tax refund checks from last
4ear worth millions of dollars. The
internal Revenue Service wants to
get fhose refund checks back to
where they belong.
* An annual review by the IRS last
fall showed more than 90,000 tax-
payers had not received tax reftmd
checks worth $67.4 million. The
avenge per-check amount was
$734.
If you think the IRS may still
have your refund check/ call the
toll-free assistance line at 1-800-
$29-1040. ,
, There are many reasons why re-
fund checks may not readh taxpay-
ers, according to the IRS. Most fr-
equently, people move and the tax
ijeffljfc^Qpme bapk tq, the IRS, For
example, college students might
file a return while at school and
move before the refund arrives.
Other undelivered refunds can oc-
cur because taxpayers provide an in-
correct address when they mail their
return. Taxpayers should take extra
care when providing a return ad-
dress. Often, numbers are trans-
posed or information is incomplete.
A death or marriage may also re-
sult in a returned check. Estate ex-
ecutors should explore whether a re-
fund check might be involved.
Newly married taxpayers are urged
to notify the IRS promptly if there
is a change of name or address.
What if you don’t realize you
have a refund? The IRS will keep
the information on file and forward
the full amount to the taxpayer as
soon as a valid address is known.
For many taxpayers owed refunds,
the money will be forwarded auto-
matically the next time a tax return
is filed. There is no statute of limi-
tations for claiming these refunds.
There is an easy way to ensure a
refund won’t be lost. Choosing to
have a tax refund deposited directly
to a bank account is the best way to
guard against loss or theft. Nearly
30 million taxpayers elected to use
the direct deposit option during the
2000 filing season, up from 23.5
million the year before.
Filing a change of address card
with the post office is not enough
to guarantee delivery of a refund
check. Taxpayers who have moved
since filing their last tax return are
urged to file a Form 8822, "Change
of Address," with the IRS. The
form can be obtained by calling 1-
800-829-3676 or by downloading it
from the IRS web site at
www.in.gov.
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White, Barbara. Polk County Enterprise (Livingston, Tex.), Vol. 119, No. 9, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 1, 2001, newspaper, February 1, 2001; Livingston, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth820069/m1/9/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Livingston Municipal Library.