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Show Moss Seeks Townsite Land Grant for Kaiparowits Sen. Frank E. (Ted) Moss, D-Utah, has requested a meeting in Washington, D.C. with representatives of the Department of Interior and Utah Land Board to discuss transfer of natural resource lands for a townsite in conjunction with the proposed Kaiparowits power project. In April of this year. Sen. Moss suggested to the Secretary Secre-tary of the Interior the existing law would allow the Secretary to establish a townsite upon public lands. "Interior was under the impression that the State would acquire the necessary lands through an application for State school indemnity lands or by selection of lands in satisfaction of special grants to the State going back to statehood." Sen. Moss said "This is an unnecessary expenditure of land grants w hich the slate could save. "Why should the State use up its grants from the Federal government when the Federal government has adequate statutory authority to set up the townsite on public lands without the State using up its reserve? "Utah State Director has advised me that the State has made no agreement to assist in the acquisition of the necessary neces-sary public lands through a land selection. "I have called this met ting in Washington to iron out the differences between the state and Interior. "We are, of course, most anxious to help the Governor's site selection committee and the State in any way. "One of the best ways would be to get the Secretary of the Interior to select the lands under this statutory authority. " It would be a great saving for the Stale," Sen. Moss said. |