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Show CR UT PRESORT -0 C UTAH PRESS ASSOCIATION 467 E 300 S SiX, UT 34111 oconp Vernal Friday, August 16, 1985 Vernal, Utah 84078 93rd Year No. 66 12 Pages Deadlines: News: Thursday 10:00 A.M. Advertising: Thursday 2:00 P.M. Phone 789-35 11 Single copy J LISTENING TO THE remarks of Utah Senator Hatch's press secretary. Senator Hatch is at the Orrin Hatch at a task force meeting are (L to R) head of the table surrounded by city and county Duchesne County Commissioner, Alton Moon, officials from Daggett, Duchesne and Uintah Jerry Connley of UBAG, and Dave Porter, counties. SFC Long-running feud resolved during Tuesday 'no show' public hearing It was a "no show" meeting Tuesday Tues-day as industry officials waited three hours before a representative said there would not be a regular meeting of the U.S. Synthetic Fuels board because of a dispute between board members. - The conflict was between two top officials on the SFC board who could not come to an agreement on the future policies of the board. The dispute, however, was resolved. resolv-ed. Vice Chairman Tom Corcoran, who last week accused Chairman Edward Noble of "betraying the other board members," said Wednesday that the two have dismissed a long-running feud between the two and are now ready to move ahead. Corcoran accused Noble . of "duplicity" and "betraying the other board members" In a letter to White House Chief of Staff Donald Regan. DG&T acquires outside customers Two mar cuMomrr have tx-rn found to purchase 77 megawatts of jjrr from the Desctri Generation end TfansmoMon'i conprt alive f?(9 million liorwnM Pnrr Plant some 30 milr southeast of Vernal. Krtmidi. Calif and I'tah AttorUtrd Municipal I'ofT $)Mfm have :nrd letter of IWrnl t Jninhawd the f-rr ffoffl the Itraf-littisiVd fr rf plant . Till IrJIcf f ifvirf,! 6tt the fitft tr?u!l in lr,4T'i M!fin"! U find Unm fif the eutfM rt Ih 4J tr.r4al V.atian IV rf Plant r r site or ftf Ihr t!f if nia par l-i lr in hp n!rtvjr.!sirt tVrf lV"t ani CAMPS f t:U! t4 II mwicipal tfilitir. TN frrf .'sr-l ! )? I s!,3fl rfjfa!,j-g rf tfmmmia'Ijr ly tr wfy tlv it fwral tt'ltti( ssjaHom th?i tr.aif? up IK.4T t4 e.tjr t 1 ir-res 9'1 of Esf-? s r!iTt-.;)!rf r-'rit i4 JM'Ena-s, Inside The letter, released by Noble Wednesday, sought White House support sup-port for allowing the agency to finance "six or eight good projects" before January and then abolish the SFC. "It would be a waste of the taxpayers' tax-payers' money to do that," Corcoran said. "They have to be restructured, down-scaled. We can't go with the big projects anymore." Karen Hutchinson, public relations for the SFC board, said the differences dif-ferences between the two officials was not over specific projects, but rather "management difficulties." The agency announced Wednesday that the differences have been resolved, resolv-ed, and the SFC board will take action ac-tion on two to five projects by the end of September this year. On the lust Is the Seep Ridge Project Pro-ject in Uintah County sponsored by Gilbert Shale Oil Company and Geokineticslnc. About 40 mrgawatls of the plant"! capacity will ga toward ajK-ratitig (he power plant's pollution remlrrtl equipment equip-ment t)G4T's rnrmtx-r qrra!e In Arizona. Culnrailo. NevaJa. tt"yom leg and t'tah The Iriirni tf Intent tall for lx,4T (4 rll prmrr ta luvrtirle and CAMPS lor five ranf:rf hifh tw.4T' fiirmtrft ,i r.r I the pmrf. Tte rrtfI cnniracU r.t am ft all l tx;4T'i -r-t hrl tfRU, t i-h-f Mi'l. t it t?v. fh lrhT Is rf frttir!y r!Jir.fi lhe pnrf St ! to-jnt frke. Ik4T is prwhra an-f.ual an-f.ual fa htkf ti trr-f; It the ttt thrre )T.srs I i? r.-vti In ahh'n. t,4T ais! if frC a t-fart the t"vh M 'Jf.it ifal Pirf Ai3!;?:l t'M-PA t'M-PA t r;l a 3 73 fTif in Ifrfst-arptotirf.a'fiy fr:raa".--H t'lfsr. a j' Uanrr,Ki far il". r .'',' ', API honored for service -J "We have been up and down like a yo yo for the past weeks," said Mitchell Mit-chell T. Lekas, president of Geokinctics. Most of the projects being considered con-sidered by the SFC board have a letter let-ter of intent for the SFC board. The Seep Ridge Project in June of 1384 was issued a letter of intent for assistance consisting of loan and price guarantees totalling $45 million. The government has promised promis-ed to provide an initial guaranteed price for shale oil of $42.50 per barrel, and will pay the difference between the guaranteed price and the market price. "Our people are back talking to the SFC richt now," Lekas said Wednesday. Wednes-day. "If things turn out right, detailed detail-ed engineering of the project could begin this fall." In the past year the work force at Geoktnetics has been cut to a minimum. bk purthaw? an ei!i!;!irnal 10 ffir ga aH trgititiii-sg Ifl Vm. The riirtfvte f fire ill ahxiwl UJ million. Mid Hark llJrf. e rcu!i e KfTfriary tf CMPA. CM PA tutfrr.tly mn;i?U pf t municipal UUliiirs in irr,'.f Ctah. hu t0 tf i! fnrti,t-f-J( tit v;: an4 PannKse tm'M4 el the ttnan;4 KjftKae uni UtJUt',f !an ts .'! !;a If cm CMPA. H it if J'i't r, pa-Ji ill Iwf M ft CM P A, lh? I5ihafc;a u;tihase ill 61 thft-.!h N- wncaU callcJ P-e t'tafi IV 4 pPTirf Atrwy, 'A! l'f-: Vtt I ti-i4ffah ti-i4ffah ?t t;!al Iht tt'tlt. s tt 6rttrf9f1 Iff ' "'-''i th? --jfpV-i fkh m: t fr.t4 fit P'-f;a" a;.-J Mtti.l i. M "!. t4T t t'r'Talf!--'--.!?! 9 -Tpa?-4 S3'f-rr1 J trjt (ri. at ri f;-.aV-4, t p ' ' i trrj -'-- ; -i " for Hateh wDSflti receives coiniceirinis If Headers Utah Senator Orrin Hatch joined a local task force of political leaders Tuesday morning in Vernal to discuss concerns of the local entities. This was one of 14 meetings the senator has set for the purpose of hearing from Utah's local leaders. He said, "I'm anxious to meet with some 100 mayors, 65 county commissioners commis-sioners and 45 other selected leaders who will participate on the task forces. The task foreces are a nonpartisan, non-partisan, active-working body aimed at providing an essential medium for the discussion and resolution of federal and state issues. "The task forces establish a statewide network whereby local leaders are organized to share their concerns with me, in addition to receiving information applicable to their constituents. I'm extremely optimistic op-timistic about the prospective results of this program and even more impressed im-pressed with the high quality of the members." "All that we have is me and a Secretary. Jim (his son) is still overseeing the plant." When the Seep Ridge Project comes online, it will employ between 100 and 150 people. Lekas says that a term sheet will have to be outlined with the SFC and finally the signing of a contract. The SFC directors hope to give final approval on an aid grant for the two to five projects at its next regularly scheduled public meeting Sept, 27. Other projects still In the running are Union Oil's $sx million Parachute Creek h Ha!e plant In Colorado; Greenwuh Oil Co.'a Forrest For-rest Hill project lr, Wood County. Texas, pnd the Signal Co ' propped Keystone ct gaMheatwn project near Johntlown, pa Coftiinvd on pqq 2 IKUT U ly) ptt :f fi t4 sell R1 rr.f eaa!!t ta Antrim. Cal.f and is r-re."!ia!if-4 !fi tni Ar-i'Jr waiff Pemrf Ivpartmrfit fnr n wn-d,Klrd wn-d,Klrd an-.f.jnt t4 pcf. I i'lrff a;4 ,!h th? Ar.ahri!n sV. lGT "..' l have a fr.ajVrj f stl vt r:.cEaa'U r-4 Ujf-4' eal-fsi eal-fsi ::' .- g t,4T ts"-ji lis J '"mi fhrtfawoft I'r'rrrst trt IN tl inirt Jlprf 'af ! Ctah Ptcf hd t iM C Ks t4-l-t--1 N Hr IxiAT a ir'-trl in lt-f't II N in 3 TV ri f4 -e p ff t U P' .. a- 1 i;l f s:r.: K I ;.- gt? I. Meeting at the Uintah County Conference Con-ference Room at the new county building, Hatch fielded questions and gathered information on subjects raised by mayors, commissioners and other public officials from Duchesne, Daggett and Uintah counties. coun-ties. Subjects approached by the task force included: completion of the Central Utah Water Project (CUP), namely the Taskeech reservoir and the problems surrounding water owned by the Moon Lake Water users and others in Duchesne County; project pro-ject BOLD and the land swap proposed propos-ed between the Bureau of Land Management and Forest Service; the completion of the Brown's Park Road; revenue sharing, payment in lieu of taxes and economic development develop-ment grants; the Garcia case regarding regar-ding the Fair Labors Standard Act; and lawyer's fees for defending local government cases. Items touched on briefly were Indian affairs and grazing graz-ing fees on federal and State lands. Hatch's responses were brief and he instructed his staff members to take numerous notes. On the CUP, Hatch said the project has been a political football and has suffered many unnecessary delays. The counties coun-ties asked Hatch to provide an update on the progress of the project and to fti , ' . i. j -1 -W 4 .4 ' i e- .. - NAPLES POLICE Onct EvCfCtt Johrsscn C;cy$ frMjUftJ con-y,zi',t3 con-y,zi',t3 tatty ths week, Tao fcfects wee gftccd on Cu:!:v?.rg charges. Brothers arrested for cultivating marijuana T NarH frif As tvavt f-r aftr'? f l-J thafEni p4cvi''Ua' ;.c cf A 4f44 3?!ac Hay V.v.'grt-.cf r, , avl r-i rt? ;tr'fj Naf""! KV-f '('- tfitf ?4'ay. A'-'S II. Nj-'s I'fTif r:.tt t?tr1! J-;f.. aid M t-e?f--f fcsrij? a1ii?.y si IN f.r-A? est .cf teSN&r i - j i ' I a rtar.i j3 ate! l f?5?t I TJrf? Rccistrotionfor back to school investigate the water allocation problems pro-blems surrounding Taskeech Reservoir Reser-voir in Duchesne County. Senator Hatch said there are still many questions that have to be answered surrounding project BOLD and the proposed land swap. He said he and Senator Garn supported sup-ported BOLD, but still need to be certain cer-tain that it is beneficial for Utah. He said this whole situation was precluded preclud-ed by the Sagebrush Rebellion which brought Utah more attention and improved im-proved their relationship with the Bureau of Land Management. Commissioners of Daggett County explained the usefulness of the proposed pro-posed completion of the Brown's Park Road to the senator and asked his help in seeing it through. The senator said he fully supports the promotion of tourism in Utah and feels the road would be an added incentive in-centive for tourists in the Brown's Park area. He asked to be taken on a road and river tour of the area as soon as he can arrange the time. When the questions on revenue sharing, payment in lieu of taxes and economic development bonds were raised Hatch said, "Revenue sharing is going to go. 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