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Show Flaming Gorge and Glen Ctinyon Tabbed for $25 Million WASHINGTON The Department De-partment of the Interior plans to spend nearly $25 (m) million after fiscal year 19(i9 in developing the Glen Canyon and Flaming Gorge National Recreation " Areas, Sen. Wallace F- Bennett, U-Utah, U-Utah, said today. "The figures, including $17,918,330 for Glen Canyon and $7,016,000 for Flamii Gorge, represent the latest estimates by the Department," Depart-ment," Sen. Bennett reported. report-ed. "Due to the current tight fiscal situation jti the nation, na-tion, scheduled completion dates of various units of the two parent projects are uncertain un-certain at this ' lime. . Ipw-ever, Ipw-ever, I am hopeful and confident con-fident that work will continue con-tinue at a substahtial level," he added. Glen Canyon encompasses more than one million acres in Utah and Arizona, including includ-ing Lake Powell, the reservoir reser-voir formed by Glen Canyon Dam. Flaming Gorge includes in-cludes some 200,030 acres in northeastern Utah and Southwestern South-western Wyoming. "The Glen Canyon area, containing some of the nation's na-tion's . most colorful and spectacular canyon terrain, has 10 units in the two states'," Sen. Bennett said. "The Flaming Gorge bill, which includes my amendment amend-ment to protect and clarify state's rights to jurisdiction over fish and wildlife in the area, has 19 units in Utah and Wyoming," he added. Estimated development requirements re-quirements in the Utah portion por-tion of Glen Canyon after fiscal fis-cal 1969 include: Bullfrog Basin. S 1,943.700; Castle Butte, $2(15.930; Halls Crossing, Cross-ing, $3,644,100; Hole-in-the-Rock. $5,800,600; Gunsight Bench (Warni Creek), $4, 623,400; Rainbow Bridge $137, 700; and Park General, $43,-300. $43,-300. Estimated development in the Arizona portion of Glen Canyon after fiscal 1969 include in-clude Lees Ferry, $519,700; Glen Canyon Dam, $43,300; and Wahweap, $956,600. Estimated developmfit in the Utah portion of Flaming Gorge after fiscal 1969 include in-clude Antelope Flat, $1,051, 000; Lucerne Valley, $1,160, 000; and Area Wide, $13,000. Estimated development in the Wyoming portion of Flaming Gorge after fiscal 1969 include Green River, $31,000; Buckboard Crossing $1,191,000; Brinegar Ranch, $1,398,000; Wild Horse Draw, $74,000; Middle Marsh Crek. $435,000; Firehhole Canyon, $957,000; Scott Bottom, $82, 000; Sage Creek, $60,001: Sage Creek, $60,000; Squaw Hollow, $262,000; Black's Fork Basin, $45,000; Middle Firehole ' Canyon, $42,000; Current Creek, $81,000; Cord-wood Cord-wood Eottom, $102,000; Area Wide, $32,000. ' |
