MAXXAM INC
EXHIBIT 10.29
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                        MAXXAM 1994 EXECUTIVE BONUS PLAN
                           (AMENDED AND RESTATED 2003)


I.       Definitions.

         The following terms have the meanings indicated unless a different
meaning is clearly required by the context.

         1.1 "Affiliate" means, for purposes of Section 1.8 of this Plan, any
member of the MAXXAM Inc. or Kaiser Aluminum Corporation affiliated groups for
Federal income tax purposes under &sect;1504 of the Code.

         1.2 "Board of Directors" means the board of directors of the Company.

         1.3 "Code" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended and as
may be amended from time to time.

         1.4 "Committee" means the Section 162(m) Compensation Committee of the
Board of Directors or a designated subcommittee thereof.

         1.5 "Company" means MAXXAM Inc., a Delaware corporation.

         1.6 "Consolidated Financial Results" means net income or loss before
cumulative effect of changes in accounting principles as reported for the
Company and its subsidiaries in the Company's annual earnings release or annual
consolidated statement of operations prepared in accordance with generally
accepted accounting principles.

         1.7 "Earnings per Share" means net income or loss per common and common
equivalent share as reported for the Company and its subsidiaries in the
Company's annual earnings release or annual consolidated statement of operations
prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.

         1.8 "Extraordinary Transaction" means one transaction or a series of
integrated transactions carried out by the Company and/or its Affiliates
involving an acquisition or disposition of assets or an acquisition, disposition
or issuance of securities (including capital stock, bonds, notes or other
evidence of indebtedness, and partnership or joint venture interests) or other
assets from or to nonaffiliated entities, which assets or securities have an
aggregate fair market value greater than $25 million at the time of the
transaction or transactions.

         1.9 "Participant" means an officer of the Company whose base salary is
equal to or in excess of $500,000.

         1.10 "Plan" means this MAXXAM 1994 Executive Bonus Plan.

II.      Purpose.

         The purpose of the Plan is to provide performance incentives to each
Participant, who is or may be a "covered employee" within the meaning of
&sect;162(m) of the Code, while securing, to the extent practicable, a tax
deduction by the Company for payments of additional incentive compensation to
each such Participant. Any bonus compensation which may be earned under this
Plan is in addition to, and in no way affects or supplants, such Participant's
salary and his or her eligibility under the Company's discretionary bonus
program. It is the Committee's intent under this Plan to identify those
performance criteria for which each Participant is largely responsible and the
achievement of which would be of great benefit to the Company, and to award a
bonus for such achievement, such bonus to be in addition to any other
compensation such Participant may be eligible to receive from the Company.

III.     Performance Goals.

         3.1 Prior to the first day of each fiscal year of the Company (or such
later date as may be permitted under regulations under &sect;162(m) of the
Code), the Committee shall set specific performance goals for each Participant
for such year under each of the following overall business criteria:

         (a)      Improvement in Consolidated Financial Results (which may be
                  either a decrease in net loss or an increase in net income);

         (b)      The completion, as defined in advance by the Committee, of one
                  or more specific business development projects identified by
                  the Committee;

         (c)      The completion of an Extraordinary Transaction, completion
                  being defined for this purpose to mean the approval or
                  ratification of such transaction(s) by resolution of the board
                  of directors of the Company or the relevant Affiliate and the
                  execution by all parties to such transaction(s) of a binding
                  written agreement in respect thereto;

         (d)      Improvement in Earning per Share (which may be either a
                  decrease in net loss per share or an increase in net income
                  per share);

         (e)      The achievement of a predetermined level of net income or
                  loss, as determined in advance by the Committee, for the
                  principal divisions of the Company and its subsidiaries, based
                  upon their respective plans for the year.

IV.      Bonus Awards.

         4.1 At the time the annual performance goals are set for each
Participant pursuant to Section 3.1, the Committee shall establish with respect
to each such goal a bonus opportunity for the year that is related to such
Participant's base salary at the start of the year that takes account of the
achievement of such goal; provided, however, that the Committee shall have
absolute discretion to reduce the actual bonus payment(s) that would otherwise
be payable to such Participant on the basis of achievement of any one or more of
the performance goals under any of the five categories set out in Section 3.1
above.

         4.2 The bonuses hereunder for any Participant shall in no event exceed
an aggregate of $12,000,000 with respect to any fiscal year.

         4.3 Bonuses determined under the Plan shall be paid to the Participants
in cash or property as determined by the Committee and as soon as practicable
following such determination; provided, however, that no such payment shall be
made until the Committee has certified in writing (in the manner prescribed
under applicable regulations under the Code) that the performance goals and any
other material terms related to the award were in fact satisfied.

         4.4 In the event that a Participant retires, takes a leave of absence
or otherwise terminates his or her employment prior to the end of the fiscal
year end, such Participant shall receive the full amount of any bonuses earned
hereunder as of such termination date, and any bonus amounts not determinable at
such termination date shall be pro-rated to reflect his or her actual term of
service. The Committee, in its sole discretion, may reduce or refuse to pay such
prorated bonus(es).

V.       Administrative Provisions.

         5.1 The Plan shall be administered by the Committee, which shall be
comprised solely of two or more members of the Board of Directors who satisfy
the requirements set forth in applicable regulations under &sect;162(m) of the
Code.

         5.2 The Plan was adopted by the Board of Directors effective as of
January 1, 1994 and was previously amended effective as of January 1, 1998. The
amendments to the Plan reflected herein shall take effect beginning with the
fiscal year of the Company that starts January 1, 2003. No payments shall be
made under the Plan prior to the time such approval is obtained in accordance
with applicable law. The Board of Directors or any Committee thereof, may at any
time terminate, suspend or amend the Plan, in whole or in part, including by
adoption of amendments deemed necessary or advisable to correct any defect or
supply an omission or reconcile any inconsistency in the Plan so long as
stockholder approval is obtained if required by &sect;162(m) of the Code.

         5.3 The Plan shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the
laws of the state of Texas without regard to principles of choice of laws.

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