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Show Public Hearing Set For Feb. 2 in S. L Senator Frank E. Moss of Utah will conduct a public hearing in Salt Lake City February 2 on a new Senate bill to amend the law governing the acquisition of federal lands for state park purposes. pur-poses. Testimony will be taken for the Public Lands subcommittee of the Senate Committee on Insular In-sular Affairs. Senator Moss is a member of the committee and the subcommittee. He said, "Last session a bill was passed that increased the number of acres of federal lands that may be transferred to the states from 640 to 12,800 acres per year. This new quota will be in effect for only three years, however, after which it drops to 6,400 acres per year. "Utah's first experience with the new law shows that it takes the Department of the Interior some time to process and consider con-sider the state applications, and that it is necessary to clearly define the method of determin- ing quotas. "This bill, jointly sponsored by Senator Bennett and myself provides pro-vides that the quota for any year shall be determined by the date of the state's application, not by the date processing is completed or actual transfer is made. "Congress is working toward an early adjournment, and, if this bill is to be passed this session ses-sion we will have to keep it moving. I am very pleased to have the opportunity to hold the public hearing this soon. I will press for early favorable action by the Interior Committee." Persons interested in testifying at the February 2 hearing should inform either the Salt Lake or Washington office of Sen. Moss as soon as possible. Location of the meeting will be announced later. |