Show The Present Proposal Before DeCor Congress at nt the present pres ent time is a n bill sponsored by Sen Frank E. E Moss Utah D-Utah and supported by Utah's two Democratic members of the house ouse of Representatives The bill would create a National Park within the he boundaries boun daries darles shown above and would contain about thousand a acres res with Acting with full support of the Kennedy administration Secretary of Interior Stewart L L. Udall recommended that Congress pass the new bill creating creating cre the park In Southeastern Utah made up of the most remote and Inaccessible land In Inthe Inthe Inthe the West u j About thousand acres surrounding the confluence of the Green and Colorado rivers would be Included In the proposed proposed proposed pro pro- posed park Secretary Udall pointed out that opening the region to recreational and other visitor use would give the people people peo pee pie of Utah substantial economic econ econ- economic benefits The proposal provides f for r protection of valid existing mining minIng mining min min- ing rights and for continued grazing privileges for 25 years or for the tho grazing lifetime Last summer Secretary Udall Udal Inspected the area arcs by boat boa jeep helicopter and andon andon andon on foot with Secretary of AgrIculture Agriculture Ag Ag- Orville L. L Freeman Sen Sen- Frank E E. E Moss Representatives Representatives Representatives David King and Blaine Peterson Utah and Federal officials officials of of- conservation leaders along along al along al- al ong with a n multitude of newsmen newsmen news news- men men- Amendments to the Moss bill would allow limited game huntIng huntIng hunting hunt- hunt Ing and other amendments would provide a detailed analysis analysis analysis sis on multiple use regulations Expenditures outlined in the proposed bill would amount to some 5 5 million over a n period I of five years and would provide roads visitors' visitors centers exhibits exhibits its maintenance and the necessary necessary necessary essary essary staff to run the park At the end of the five year ear period a staff of 35 men would be employed under the park superintendent to o run the vast complex Three ree major Installations would be included In the park The largest would be Southern District headquarters at Squaw Park northwest of Monticello It would have a visitors' visitors center center center cen cen- ter lodge and other facilities and would be reached by a surfaced hard-surfaced entrance road Near Moab at a the Neck nor nor- northern northern thern them District headquarters would be located and not far from there a development at Mineral Minerai Canyon on the Green river where motel cafe boating boatIng boating boat boat- ing marina and other facilities would be located Trails exhibits and overlooks overlooks overlooks over over- looks would also be developed as well as campgrounds and so f forth rth At present according to reports reports re re- re- re ports the Moss bill has been reported favorably by the National National National Na Na- Park Service and by the Bureau of the Budget Sen Moss has stated during the past few I. I days that chances for passage of the bill are good this year I Sen Wallace F F. F Bennett himself himself him him- self the author of legislation that differs considerably considerably considerably consid consid- from that proposed by Moss says that he believes the Moss proposal will be defeated |