Show Grand County Contributes Greatly I To Federal Lands Londs State Allocation A check for IR 09 was wa presented Wednesday to Gov George D. D Clyde by Walter II 11 I Koch Hoch och acting state stale director for Utah U. U S. S Bureau of Land 1 Management a na n e-n t. t This was the semi annual pay pay- ment II by LM t to Utah representing representing re the states state's share of revenues rt received from mineral mineraI leasing on ULM lands In Utah during the la last t six Ix months of 1961 pays to the state 37 4 per r cent of revenues from front mineraI mineral min min- eral cral Jen leases ES E'S on ort federal lands hinds under provisions of the Mineral Minerai Leasing Act of 1920 The total payment from Grand County lands ands amounted to and constituted the fourth largest largest larg larg- est county by-county amount making Up the total payment Utah was one of 23 states which are receiving United States Treasury checks totaling as their share of In bonuses royalties royalties royal- royal ties Ics and rentals from mineral mineraI leasing easing on federal lands within their heir boundaries during the last six Ix months of 1961 according to toan toan an in announcement In Washington Washing- Washing ton on by Secretary of the Interior Stewart L. L Udall The July 1 December 31 1961 1901 distribution brought to the total payments made madeo made to o the states from receipts received re- re elved during calendar year 1961 Lands leased under administration adminis- adminis ration of the Bureau of Land Management Include p I public u bl bJ I 1 c lands ands acquired lands and cerain certain certain tain ain privately-owned privately lands conk con taming minerals reserved to the federal government Minerals leased under the Mineral Leasing Act of 1920 which provides for the receipts distribution are arc oil gas potash sodium Ium coal eoal and phosphate I The state of Utah received the sixth largest amount of the 23 21 states The largest wa WM was 6 0 to Wyoming followed by New Mexico Alaska 36 Colorado O 1266 and 1111 Utah The amount distributed to Utah for the first half of 1961 w n a s n a and n d the amount for the last halt half of 1960 would be the com comparable period a year n ago as that covered covered cov cove ered for Wednesdays Wednesday's check was |