Exhibit 10.1

AMENDMENT TO MAXXAM
EXECUTIVE BONUS PLAN

WHEREAS, in April 2008, the Section 162(m) Compensation Committee (the
“Committee”) of MAXXAM Inc. (the “Company”) approved an amendment and
restatement of the MAXXAM Executive Bonus Plan (as amended and restated, the
“Executive Bonus Plan”);

WHEREAS, the Committee believes that it is advisable to amend the Executive
Bonus Plan in certain respects;

NOW, THEREFORE, the Executive Bonus Plan is hereby amended as follows, effective
January 1, 2009 (subject to approval of these amendments by the Company’s
stockholders):

1.
Section 1.8 is hereby amended by deleting the phrase “$25 million” and inserting
the phrase “$10 million” in its place.

2.
Section 3.1(d) is hereby amended by deleting the word “and” at the end thereof.

3.
A new Section 3.1(e) is hereby added reading as follows:  “(e) improvement in
the Company’s consolidated liquidity position; and.”

4.
Section 3.1(e) is hereby renumbered to be Section 3.1(f).

5.
Section 4.2 is hereby amended and restated to read as follows: “The aggregate
bonuses paid hereunder to Participants in respect of any fiscal year shall in no
event exceed $9,000,000 with respect to such fiscal year.”

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this instrument is executed as of the 31st day of March
2009.

   
MAXXAM INC.
         
/s/ M. Emily Madison
   
M. Emily Madison, Vice President, Finance

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