Salt Lake Telegram | 1921-02-20 | Page 27 | Movement to Back up Smoot Amendment

Movement to Back Up Smoot Amendment A concerted morMnent la now under, way Jn lTtah to brlnv pressure to bear upon conRrese In the Interest of the bill Introduced by Senator Reed Hmoot and known oi senate bill No. !92i. The bill Is Intended to checkmate the department of the Interior.' providing that where commercial oil In deve oped an land embraced In a prnspertina; oermil Kninied under the oil leasing; tct. other applications which have teen filed for prospecting permits on 'and nn the same structure and not framed prios to the di score ry of oil hall be Immediately rejected. i . Henalor rimovi'f bill la as follows: 1 "Be it enacted by I be senate Jidj t ' house of representative of the United Ktatea of America In congrei assembled, assem-bled, that the designation of any lands of the I'nited States or deposits of oil or jra owned by the United Slates as being; within any known geological structure of s producing oil or gm field shall not defeat or require the rejec tion of any application for a prospect lng permit, under section II of the act of congress approved February 21. 120, filed In the proper United Slates land office prior to such designation and prior to discovery of oil or gas on taa structure, but such applications mar. if otherwise required, be approved notwithstanding the designation." - . . .