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Show ntuitmtumuiuiiituiiinuHttiuiituttHiiiuuiiutiiiitiuitiiiiutuiuiiiitittniuuMiiiiiiiitiniMiiHittiiiiiiitiiiiiiu Western Resources WRAP-UP MlllllllllillllHIWIIHIIIIIIIimUHIIilUIIIUIIIUHIHJtlllllHIIIIIWUUUUIHIW Clark takes over DOI By Helene C. Monberg, Vernal Express Washington Correspondent . Washington Interior Secretary William P. Clark is already giving the Interior Department a California tilt, less than a week after he was confirmed confirm-ed in the Cabinet post by the Senate, 71-18, on Nov. 18. The first Californian to hold the Interior In-terior post in 50 years Ray Lyman Wilbur was the last Clark was sworn into the Cabinet on Nov. 21 at a private White House ceremony attended by President Reagan and several friends from California, along with other high level officials. Clark took with him to Interior two aides who had worked for him at the White House while he was the President's Presi-dent's national security advisor. They are Richard Morris, a long-time California friend and fellow attorney, to be his executive assistant, and Mrs. Jackie Hill to be his appointments secretary. Mrs. Hill previously had worked for Dr. Henry A. Kissinger and for Gen. Alexander M. Haig, Jr., at the White House and the State Department. Although Clark easily won Senate confirmation, he is on notice that a large number of Senators opposed the policies and programs of former Interior In-terior Secretary James G. Watt. The Senate Republicans on Nov. 17 tabled after a lengthy argument by a vote of 48-42 a resolution by Sen. J. Bennett Johnston, D-La., ranking Democrat on the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee. The resolution denounced Watt's policies and directed Clark to change Watt's public land policies and to institute new leasing leas-ing policies. Johnston told the Senate, "I think our efforts.. .put the President and Judge Clark on notice that some of the natural resource policies of this Administration Ad-ministration need more than the review Judge Clark has pledged to give them. Many of these policies and programs need to be changed, and I hope our efforts in this regard will send the message loud and clear," said Johnston, who voted to confirm Clark even though his resolution, with 41 co-sponsors, co-sponsors, was sidetracked by the Senate GOP majority. The Democrats who argued in favor of the Johnston resolution maintained the policies of Watt, who resigned Oct. 9, were Reagan policies. SMALL MEETINGS, CALIFORNIA TARGET Clark telegraphed to top Interior brass on Nov. 21 he favors small meetings, terminating the big political appointees' meetings that Watt used to have weekly. He followed up with two separate meetings on Nov. 22 of environmental en-vironmental leaders who have been critical of the Watt secretaryship. They were with Dr. J. D. Hair, the influential in-fluential executive vice president of the National Wildlife Federation, largest of the environmental groups, and with Dr. Russell E. Train, president presi-dent of the World Wildlife Fund-United Fund-United States. Train is a former Environmental En-vironmental Protection Agency (EPA) administrator; he is both a dedicated Republican and a respected environmental leader. DOI's chief flew with the President in Air Force One over the holidays to address the California Farm Bureau at Anaheim on Nov. 28. This will be Clark's first public address as Secretary of Interior. The subject will be water and revision of the reclamation reclama-tion law, with its new rules and regulations regula-tions about to be Issued. Gark also plans to meet in California Califor-nia with Gov. George Dcukmejian, R-Calif R-Calif ., and his top environmental aide, Gordon Duffy, to discuss a number of Interior-state problems, including the Department's Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) leasing program. Both Congress Con-gress and the courts have tied up much OCS leasing, and Clark said during his confirmation hearing on Nov, 12 that he hopes to get OCS leasing back on track. California is very high on Clark's agenda, according to Interior sources, "Wall was extremely unpopular in California. Clark will try to counter that," an old Interior hand told Western Resources Wrap-up WRW) on Nov, 22 Fellow Californian Reagan am) Clark are welt aware thai California's 47 electoral voles are the largest single bloc of any slate, and they are out to corral them for the tsm election. Ctark repeatedly promised to keep in touch with members of Congress and governors dvaing h confirmation hearings. He plans to meet with lb Western Governors' Policy Of fie IWESTTOI in Las Vegas. Net., m Nov. le discuss Interior polkie. programs and problems with that group. Clark wants to meet all of the Western governors and key people m the WESTTO staff as soon as possible. In the West Mr. Reagan hnpes t twerp afi U states in im. With OafV betp WMtRN A BOlT MtNttUU With fwo and ball years M-perfcttce M-perfcttce la toreiga policy infer lis belt as deputy Secretary of State and national security advisor to President Reagan, Clark has indicated a major concern about America's vulnerability vulnerabili-ty relative to critical and strategic minerals and energy fuels. Clark stated at the beginning of his confirmation hearing that this country has real problems in this area. In reply to a question by Sen. Frank H. Minkowsky, R-Alaska, on energy in dependence, Clark replied, "I am concerned con-cerned that 40 percent of our oil originates outside of our shores... We have tried to increase our strategic oil supply as quickly as possible. We are up to about 360 million barrels now, but we are. still not within what we consider con-sider a safe zone in the event that we should confront a crisis." America's dependence on outside sources to fuel her economy is in the back of Clark's mind as he struggles to get the OCS program back on track. In reply to further questions by Minkowski and others, Clark stated, "I don't think straight moratorium" on OCS leasing "is really the way to go. We have got to maximize our study and consultation" at this time "to decide where we go," Clark told the Senate Energy Committee. Currently due to Congressional restrictions and law suits, much of the California coast, the east coast, the OCS of Alaska and even the Gulf Coast is off-limits to new OCS leasing. In his initial statement before the Committee, Clark said he realized the complexity of the issue. "In a world of increasing complexities, the mandates of survival and conservation become increasingly difficult to administer. The first mandate of any government is, of course, security and survival. But this does not necessarily mean that conservation must unduly suffer. The proper balance must be struck" with due allowance for the "grave environmental en-vironmental concerns among our populace," he said. Clark said he and his five children, then small, saw the blow-out of oil offshore near Santa Barbara near their California home in 1969. "We were appalled," he said. Clark himself brought up at the confirmation con-firmation hearings on several occasions occa-sions America's dependence on key minerals and materials. Some two dozen critical and strategic minerals have to be imported, he observed, and in some instances more than 50 percent per-cent must be supplied offshore. "We must rely on foreign countries, not all our friends, for over 50 percent of our needs," he stated at the beginning of the Committee consideration of his confirmation. Gark indicated minerals were at the bottom of the Administration's decision deci-sion not to participate in the Law of the Sea Treaty. "This Administration on an interagency basis determined it was not in our interest" to try to get the draft proposal ratified by Congress because it felt a legitimate U. S. claim to "deep seabed mining was under risk," Clark observed. ff -; if Wednesdoy. November 30. 1983 Venial htftlM 3 C.V. "Skip" Anderson New UDOT director in Region 6 C.V. "Skip" Anderson, Utah Department Depart-ment of Transportation Assistant Director is taking over the position of Director of UDOT District 6, which includes in-cludes Uintah, Duchesne and Daggett counties. Anderson, who has served as Assistant Assis-tant Director for 8 years, will begin, his new duties on Dec. 1. Prior to being named Assistant Director he served as State Highway Engineer and Director of District 5 in Cedar City. Anderson will be replacing Lester R. Jester who will be returning to UDOT headquarters in Salt Lake City. "Skip has served as an excellent Chief Engineering and Operations Officer. Of-ficer. His engineering abilities have guided UDOT through some of our most difficult years," said William D. Hurley, UDOT Director. "His experience ex-perience in the field assures me that District 6 will have an excellent director." Mr. Anderson is a member of the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials ( AASHTO) Policy Committee and the Standing Committee on Administration. Administra-tion. He also serves as the chairman of the Western Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials Committee ( WASHTO) on engineering and operations and is a member of the WASHTO executive committee. Mr. Anderson was hired by the Department of Highways in 1959. He worked as Chief of Party and Assistant Director Engineer before becoming State Highway Engineer. When the Department of Highways became the Utah Department of Transportation in 1975, his position title was changed to UDOT Assistant Director. District 6 has its headquarters in Orcm and has jurisdiction in Juab, Utah, Wasatch, Duchesne, Daggett and Uintah counties. DIFFICULT PROBLEMS-HOW PROBLEMS-HOW TO SOLVE THEM? Clark is one of President Reagan's closest friends, and he is dedicated to the Administration view that throwing money at problems won't necessarily solve them. Acid rain is a prime example. exam-ple. As chairman of the Senate Environment En-vironment Committee. Sen. Robert T. Stafford, R Vt., Joined the members of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee to question Clark in his confirmation hearings. Stafford's sole question was on acid rain. Clark wilt be chairman of the Cabinet Council on National Resource and Energy, so he wttl be looking at this problem overall, not merely from Interior's perspective, Stafford reminded Clark. Clark nodded agreement, agree-ment, and made a very interesting three-point answer lo Stafford. First, he conceded it U "a very high priority priori-ty iue" In this country and in Canada, which he had worked on in hi While Houm! post, Second, he called add rain "a very large, very expen-live expen-live problem." And finally Clark said he would be "a mere coordinator" in working on il as chairman of (his Cabim Council. Previously Clark had told Sen John W, Warner. R Va , in rely re-ly lo a similar question, "I would be coordinator. ..effectively playing Judge again in getting the vie of members of Congress, other Cabinet Council members end total government govern-ment EPA is the agency with the statutory responsibility for acid rain, he pointed out, not Interior, "total hrtnn to estimated to be from Mofe bilhW-if Ihere is a solution, Clark said, tl i thought to be due to oxides released in the a utwsphere from burning bur-ning fossil fuels, bul the proHetn is twl wen understood by scientists, be ebered ll may beggar solution at this lime, he indicated New solutions have to be found to certain preWems such as enlarging parks and wetlands and curbing wild harw evergtatifg on the western range5. Oar testified M reply la lions abM both fie was preswd very hard ty several Demncta'k Swwtor. fcrfaWy JrM on. oa pari aojwiti and weUawfe'refue? pret?Pi final ty, il reply la a t pf iT Sen Johti i. Cfcf?. rVR dark said be shared Chafee'l concert par ticularly about the loss of wetlands. "We are losing some 400,000 acres a year," he observed. The new 1985 budget may provide more money for both park and wetlandwildlife refuge acquisition, Clark said, but he added he will look into other less costly means of protecting such lands, such as casements, long term leases, gifts and possibly tax breaks and other Incentives In-centives for non-development. When pressed on the wild horse problem pro-blem by Sens. Chic llecht, R Nev.. and Wendell H. Ford. D Ky Clark testified Interior experts had told him some ST.ooo wild horses and mules are overgraiting the western range that can carry adequately less than half that number. "I am told there Is a plan which removes some 35oo a year, in addition (o the tangoing) adopt a-hone a-hone plan . 1 think this is an example of case where there should be another alternative or law. 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