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2014 FORECASTS 2014 FORECASTS 2014 FOR 2015 FORECASTS 2015 FORECASTS 2015 FORECASTS 2015 FOR ** < 203%1: %1 )3)1( 1= Continued offering our membership Re$ource Purchasing Power - programs that can provide cost-savings to them - potentially offsetting the cost of their annual dues - as well as revenue to HMA’s bottom-line. Three programs currently being offered to members enable them to reduce telecommunications, credit card processing, human resource and freight fees. That said, we begin 2015 hopeful in that the strong business relationships we’ve all worked to foster and maintain will continue. And that it will be a prosperous year for our member companies, this Association and the entire Hardwood industry. !% %& ) %&#' ""* %% %&#' $ % '# %%& %' %&#' $ #( '(%# # (#'# $&& %&#' $ (%&# 8%/-7: 33%/%',-%1 %5(922( 80&)5 /%: 2817: 9: 266 "> # -00: %55 ;80&)5 !%/)6 .-00:'%55 :%,22'20 8)17-1 266 ;80&)5 !%/)685',%6-1+ 48)17-1+*,%5(922(6'20 DANA LEE COLE HARDWOOD FEDERATION WASHINGTON, DC In 2015, the Hardwood Federation’s primary goal is to identify key federal policy and regulatory issues that directly impact the Hardwood Industry and take action with Congress to ensure that the final products of proposed measures support, not impede, industry growth. We are proud to represent 26 Hardwood associations and interest groups from around the country and we must continue to take every possible opportunity to have our opinion heard and taken into account. In concert with this goal, we will also strive to increase participation from industry members both here in Washington, DC and locally. Our daily contact with elected officials definitely makes a difference, but when Members of Congress are at home they want to hear from their voters. There is huge opportunity to make 48 CHRISTMAS 2014 ■ NATIONAL HARDWOOD MAGAZINE

ECASTS 2014 FORECASTS 2014 FORECASTS ECASTS 2015 FORECASTS 2015 FORECASTS 2015 FORECASTS direct contact, and we need to continually strive to educate and support members of the Hardwood industry who are willing to share their opinions with those who represented them at the highest levels of government. The Hardwood industry will face returning and new challenges on Capitol Hill in 2015. We will continue to fight against unreasonable endangered species regulations related to the Northern Long Eared Bat; this will certainly be a challenge in the first quarter of the year. How the Northern Long Eared Bat is designated and what regulations are put in place to offer protections to the bat population could have devastating impacts on timber harvests and supplies of Hardwood lumber. Working with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, its state and local affiliates, and Congress on reasonable action that protects both the bat and our industry has been a top priority in 2014 and will continue into the new year. Although it is not easy to predict exactly what policies will move forward in the legislative process, we will be looking for changes in energy efficiency rules so that they better recognize the benefits of using wood building materials, regulations governing carbon emissions from biomass, potential tax reform measures that could impact the industry, and funding for key programs including export promotion. If Congress moves on a comprehensive transportation bill next year, we will be promoting efforts to include an efficiency provision allowing heavier (not larger) trucks on our nation’s interstate system. One challenge and opportunity that we look forward to is meeting and educating new members of Congress about the importance of the Hardwood industry to the U.S. economy and how federal action can support a growing and thriving community. ■ In Kentucky, sustainability isn’t just for forests. Here in the heart of the Appalachian Mountains, we’ve been committed to sustainable forestry and advocates of responsible forest practices on all lands for over 25 years. And as we enter this holiday season, we’ll be setting the standard in lumber manufacturing for the next 25 years to come. Season’s Greetings from BPM Lumber. Rift & Quartered Width Sorts Custom Cutting Programs World Wide Deliveries Picture Prepared Bundles Core Supply Programs Log Sales To find out more visit bpmlumber.com Steve Staryak KD Sales 606.877.1228 sstaryak@bpmlumber.com CHRISTMAS 2014 ■ NATIONAL HARDWOOD MAGAZINE 49