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Show Moss Praises Passage of Bill Which Helps Utah Passage of Senate Bill 327 - amending the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 and establishing the National Historic Preservation Fund could have great benefits for Utah, Senator Frank E. Moss, D-Utah, said this week. Moss said the bill, which passed the Senate Oct. 29 and was sent to the House, could help the state in two important ways: First, it could provide more Federal funds to match state money for basic outdoor recreational areas such as state parks, city parks, city golf courses and sheltered swimming pools. Second, it could expand and extend the so-called meeting house programs pro-grams through w hich the state hopes to acquire and resotre the historic Devcrcaux House in Salt Lake City. If the major provisions of the bill are not changed by the House, Utah should receive about Sb.5 million a year in matching Federal funds for land and water projects. Moss said. Among Utah projects financed by land and water funds in fiscal 1975 are the Provo-Jordon River Parkway, the Summit Park Golf Course at Smithfield, the Kanab City-Golf City-Golf Course and the Valley Regional Park. Projects for which application applica-tion has been made for fiscal 1976 funds include the St. George City Golf Course, the Green River City Park, the Kaysville City Park and the Great Salt Lake Park on the northern end of Antelope Island. Moss noted that S. 327 does not authorize any additional expenditures than are already authorized under existing statutes. sta-tutes. He said the backlog of requests for funds is already fully authorized. The meeting house program he said is of particular value to Utah, since the state could not afford the entire Devereaux House restoration by itself. "With Federal assistance, we will undoubtedly try to restore this graceful old mansion located in downtown Salt Lake City where it can be made a focus for the preservation of the area's physical and cultural cultur-al heritage thereafter," he said. |