Show Public Lands Review Commission G Gains ins Support of Utah Senators Both Utah senators Wallace Wallace Wallace Wal Wal- lace F. F Bennett R and Frank E. E Moss D lauded the House passed bill which would establish a Public Land Law Review Commission Commission Commis Commis- I sion promising their support to the bill In the Senate In endorsing the purposes and objectives of ot the bill Senator Bennett stated that thata a broad scale review of ot our public land laws Is long over over- due Obviously the time ha has come to make a sive review of ot our entire public public pub lic Uc land governing structure to determine what revisions are necessary and to bring our national land policy into much sharper focus I Senator Bennett told the I Senate Interior Committee where the bill is now being considered that Utah land is per cent owned by the Federal Government It is absolutely essential there- there this land be administered administered administered admin admin- in the best interests of the citizens of this region and in the best interests of the nation He said that the Public Land Review Commission looks like Uke a feasible method for bringing needed reform to public land regulations The Commission would if authorized study the existing existing exist exist- ing statutes and regulations governing the retention management management management man man- and disposition of public lands and recommend such modifications as would best provide the maximum benefit for the general public In giving his support Senator Senator Senator Sen Sen- ator Moss a member of the Senate Interior Committee said I feel that this is one of the most significant bills has been before this Subcommittee for some time We must modify and streamline streamline stream stream- line Une our present laws and procedures procedures procedures pro pro- on the use management management management manage manage- ment and disposition of public lands 1 if we are to meet twentieth mid-twentieth century de de- de- de mands In explaining Utah's situation situation situation situ situ- to the committee Senator Senator Senator Sena Sena- tor Moss said that one of th the major problems in the state has been the state lieu selection problem He told the committee that while approximately acres of public land have been processed during the past 3 years some acres in applications are now pending with approximately acres left to satisfy the program Of these acres have yet to be designated designated designated des des- he said |