Show Retains Many Rights RightsOn Oil On l lands ands ManY sections of the new Government transmission lIn es now under construction are on private land and the Ule pub pub- public lie lic should not cross fences use gates in fences or enter upon private land unless per per- permission mission is obtained from the landowner The Federal Gi Government does not buy the private lands but only obtains ease ease- easements ments from landowners for forthe forthe the transmission lire line rights rights- way ol-way Acting Regional Dir Dir- Director ector C S RIppon Bureau of Reclamation pointed out to- to today today day at the Region 4 headquarters in Salt Lake City Utah Such easements give the Government the right to use a strip of private land for con con- constructing operating and maintaining a transmission line he added AU All other uses are retained by the landowner er and permission for public access such as for reaching hunting areas Is up to the landowner The public should not as as- as assume sume that Government trans trans- transmission mission lines are on Gi Govern Govern- Government vern ment lands and that the public therefore has the right to use construction and operational roads In the cleared areas along the lines regardless of offences offences fences or gates encountered Probably one half or more of the new Federal transmission slon sion lines now being bunt built are located on private lands Mr Rippon said Private landowners ed may fence and post their privately owned lands at points where the new trans mission lines cross their lands and the usual permission should be obtained from land owners before entering such lands as for other privately owned lands |