Show TRANSfER OF POWER SITES TO THE STATES Bill Dill Introduced by Senator Smoot Safeguarding the Western Interests Washington March 28 The move movement movement ment mont for the transfer of water power sites it from the national government to the several states and took shape today toda when Senator Smoot in lu introduced lut introduced t a bill for that purpose Contrary to o general expectation the bill will wUl provide for the leasing of power sites by the states and would not permit their sale under any an conditions It would provide for transfer to a state whenever it was shown to the satisfaction satisfaction satisfaction tion of the secretary of the Interior that i any tract was chiefly valuable for or a aI I power site Only one reservation would be made and that be that the transfer should not int with pros prospecting prospecting prospecting or the developing of mineral resources Other conditions of the bill are That the land shall be developed by the lessee Jessee only to the development of water power that the state shall re reserve reserve reserve serve the right to fix fit charges by power companies for each ench tenear period that no monopoly shall be permitted t h hl tl lessees l sees under the law The last section would provide for the forfeiture of the Ule land by b the states in incase Incase incase case of any an disposition of ot the land con contrary contrary contrary to the provision of f the proposed law |