Exhibit 32.2

                      Certification of Chief Financial Officer
              Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002


     Pursuant to Section 906 of the  Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (subsections (a)
and (b) of  Section  1350,  Chapter 63 of Title 18,  United  States  Code),  the
undersigned officer of MAXXAM Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), does
hereby certify that:

     (a) the accompanying Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December
31, 2006 of the Company (the "Report")  fully complies with the  requirements of
Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

     (b)  the  information  contained  in the  Report  fairly  presents,  in all
material  respects,  the  financial  condition  and results of operations of the
Company.

Dated: April 2, 2007

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                                    /S/          M. EMILY MADISON
                                                 M. Emily Madison
                                                 Interim Chief Financial Officer


The foregoing certification is being furnished solely pursuant to Section 906 of
the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (subsections (a) and (b) of Section 1350, Chapter
63 of Title 18, United States Code).