Show Truman Seeks funds for forBy Utah Projects By Frank Hewlett WASHINGTON Jan 21 Special cial President cial-President President Harry S Truman Monday londay asked Congress to appropriate appropriate appropriate for virtually cos completing the Provo River project project project and in planning funds for six Utah reclamation projects The Provo River project funds according to a Bureau of Reclamation Reclamation Reclamation mation breakdown are for completion completion completion com of the Duchesne tunnel and continuation of the Provo River channel revision practically practical practical- ly completing the features of the project for which construction funds have been approved The current fiscal year during during during dur dur- ing which time the Duchesne tunnel was bored through Congress Congress Congress Con Con- gress appropriated for forthe forthe forthe the Utah project and for the 1951 year the federal expenditure on the project totaled List Projects Utah projects lor tor which planning plan plan- ning fling funds are arc earmarked include include include in in- clude Weber Basin Bear River Utah and Idaho Central Utah Colorado s storage t tor o r a age g e including Echo Park and Split Mountain l Dams Dolores Utah and Colorado Pack Creek The money for Weber Basin is listed as for advance planning and should complete the extensive extensive exten exten- sive planning work for the proposed proposed pro pro- posed project Disappoints Solons The fact that no money was in inthe inthe inthe the budget for initiating actual construction of the project was a keen disappointment to members of the Utah congressional tion It was learned the first phase of the project was high on the priority list of the Bureau of Reclamation but was deleted due to the administrations administration's order of no Uno new starts on reclamation projects for the duration of the national emergency It is likely however that an effort will be made to get Weber Basin construction funds written into inlo the supplemental appropriations ions bill Some members of th the Utah delegation here feel a good cause can be presented for the project from a national defense standpoint |