Show FAVOR bill TO EX bill the attention of the salt lake chamber of commerce has been called to a proposed bill by senator ralph comeron of arizona which would grant extensions of time in drilling for oil on government pei nuts the chamber believes that in view of the great interest in oil development in utah and the activities chich have been planned jhb passage of the bill bould be of considerable sid erable benefit the bill is now in the hands of the senate committe on public lands the bill would allow the secretary of the interior under the oil and gas leasing act of february 25 1920 to grant extensions on prospecting permits for an additional period of two years in cases where it appears that the has been unable with the exercise of reasonable diligence to begin drilling operations or to drill wells to the depth required by the statute in the case of permits chich have already expired because of lack of authority to make further extensions the bill would allow tho secretary of the interior on application of the to renew permits for an additional period for two years from the date of the enactment of the bill into law |