Environmental Improvement Timber Contract Extension Act of 1996 : hearing before the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, United States Senate, One Hundred Fourth Congress, second session on S. 1877, to ensure the proper stewardship of publicly owned assets in the tongass national forest in the state of Alaska, a fair return to the United States for public timber in the tongass, and a proper balance among multiple use interest in the tongass to enhance forest health, sustainable harvest, and the general economic health and growth in Southeast Alaska and the United States, July 10, 1996.