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Show lw tense Approves! Fills establishing Arches National Park, Capitol Reef (National Park and enlarging Canyonlands Nalonal Park ;were passed by the U. S. llouse of Representatives on Monday with only short discussion. dis-cussion. , The three Utah bills were .sponsored by Rep. K. Gunn McKay, D-Utah and co-sponsored by Rep. Sherman P. Lloyd, R-Utah, who is a member of the Interior Committee Com-mittee which handled the legislation. Three similar bills passed the Senate ear-' ear-' lier this year and were sponsored spon-sored by Sen. Frank E. Mos.i. D-Utah, the original sponsor of the Canyonlands bill. All that remains before the two national monuments are finally given national park status and the enlargement of Canyonlands takes place is action by the Senate to approve amendments which were added by the House. No delay on this is expected. The bills will then go to President Richard Nixon for his signature Th ebill which would create cre-ate Arches National Park would reduce the present size from 83,000 acres to 73,140 acres, while the Capitol Reef bill would delete 12,500 acres from that area. The addition to Canyonlands, some 80,000 acres, would add the Barrier Canyon area, the Maze, and Lavendar Canyon as well as changing some boundaries of the Park, to conform with geologic ge-ologic formations. Canyonlands National Pari: officials this week stated that at this time no additions will be made in personnel or staffing staff-ing in either Canyonlands itself it-self or at Arches National Monument. Long range plans call for the formation of a third district of the park on the west side with a full time, district ranger and residences. residenc-es. At this time, however, some shifting of work load will be done so that a man can be on duty on the west side of the park to protect the area. Administration of Arches will remain as it is now. Projections of the Nation?.; Park Service inciuda a sharp increase in tourist traffic with the change in name at Arches. Traditionally, tourists are more iniri;;ued by national nat-ional park status than by the name, national monument. |
