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Show State Submits Plan PlanFor PlanFor PlanFor For Range Groupim Grouping GroupimSalt GroupingSalt Salt Lake City March 8-U 8 U 8-CUP 8 CUP 8CUPConsolidation - 8 - ( ( UP P PConsolidation ) Consolidation -Consolidation - - of scattered state statelands statelands statelands lands into compact areas with the thehope thehope thehope hope of Increasing grazing revenues revenuesand revenuesand revenuesand and reducing administrative admlDlstrative ex cx expenses cxpenses expenses penses has been proposed propoGed to the theUmted theUnited theUnited Umted United States Division of Grazing Grazingby Grazingby Grazingby by the Utah State Land BoardThe BoardThe Board BoardThe The land consolidation consolldation 'a a " , ' would ould in increase Increase increase crease annual grazing grazmg revenue from front from$75000 from75000 $75 75 $ 000 to approximately $150000 150000 $150000while $150 150 $150000while 150000while $ 000 000while while resulting simplification slmpllfication of ad administration administration administration ministration would mean a great greatsaving greatsaving greatsaving saving the board b.ard bard . said in makingthe makingthe making ithe the suggestion suggesbon to the federalgovernment federalgovernment federal 1government 1governmentThe government governmentThe The state owns 2 2500000 500 000 acres of ofgrazmg ofgrazing ofgrazing grazmg grazing lands and if the grouping groupingplan groupingplan groupingplan plan is carried out with an ex cx exchange cxchange exchange change of lands 1ands with t the e federal federalgovernment federalgovernment federalgovernment government an ass additional 1 000000 000000acres 000 000 000acres 000acres acres would be brought under state stateownersh stateownership stateownership stateownershipAt ownersh ownership ownershipAt At the present time bme most state stategrazing stategrazing stategrazing grazing lands are scattered and andl11QSt andniqst andmqst l11QSt niqst of the units are comparabve comparative comparatively comparabvely ly small smallThe The land board proposed the fol 1I following 1Ilowing foilowing lowing procedure for carrying carryulg out outthe outthe outthe the consolidation 1 Appointment of a committee committeeto to recommend the location of con contempated contemplated contemplated tempated templated ] consolidated consolldated state dls dis dlstricts districts districts tricts 2 Determination by this commit committee committee committee tee of the unit umt grazing capacity of ofthe ofthe ofthe the areas selected I selectedI 3 Extension of the grazing grazmg dis disI district district district I trict as a'I a \'I 'I I ' \ whole hole holeV \V V ' \ within ithm which the theconsolldated theconsolidated theconsolidated consolldated consolidated districts dlstncts are located locatedthe locatedthe locatedthe the preterential pre1erenbal preferential : right to lease 1ease at a arental arental arental rental based on carrying carrymg capacity 4 Upon refusal refusa1 of the district to tolease tolease tolease lease the state would be tree free after aftera a reasonable time bme t to < > lease 1ease to othersFriction othersFriction others othersFriction Friction between state Ie lessees lesees < sees and andI andusers andusers andusers users users'Iould ' \ would \'Iould 'Iould Iould be removed by the theconsol1datlon theconsolidation theconsolidation I consol1datlon consolidation the board said |