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Show Moss Recalls Previous Work To Make Kaiparowits PossiUo WASHINGTON, D.C.-Senator D.C.-Senator Frank E. Moss, D-Utah, D-Utah, today attended the signing ceremony for the final Federal approval of use of Colorado River water for the proposed Kaiparowits Coal Project. The ceremony was held in the office of Secretary of Interior Walter J. Hickel. Senator Moss attended in a dual role, first in recogni tion of the important part he has played in the various decisions de-cisions which have been made to make the project possible, and second as the o f fi c i a 1 representative of Governor Calvin L. Ramp-ton. Ramp-ton. The Utah governor could not make the trip to Washington Wash-ington because of the press of duties in the State. "This cerainly is an important im-portant day for Utah, especially espe-cially the southern part of the State," Senaor Moss said. "It is estimated that the Kaiparowits Project, when it is developed, will use 15 million mil-lion tons of Utah coal per year, will pay SI mi.iion p t year to Utah schools, create 2,500 new jobs, pay $18 million mil-lion per year in local taxes, and provide 40 times the benefit to the state than would be derived from the water if it were used for agricultural ag-ricultural uses." Senator Moss, a member of the Senate Interim Committee, Com-mittee, said this final approval ap-proval has been preceded d.v several other agreements and decisions which have been made over the years. "One of the big agreements we worked out was the Interior In-terior Department approval for the state to allocate Colorado Colo-rado River water for the plant. This was a four party agreement involving the Ute Indian Tribe of the Uintah and Ouray Reservation, the Bureau of Indian Affairs, the Bureau of Reclamation and the Central Utah Water Conservancy Con-servancy District. "The agreement was ; signed, at my urging, by former for-mer Secretary of Interior Udall in September of 19:5. It allowed Governor Ramp-ton Ramp-ton to formally approve the use of 102. Oik) aero feet of Utah's allocation of tho Colorado Colo-rado River for the project. "We worked out with the . Indian representatives an agreement that they would postpone their claim to Ihe water involved so there would be enough for the project." Senator Moss also pointed out a move ho made on March 24, ISHo. to elimina'e any possible conflict that might arise between the proposed pro-posed Glen Canyon National Recreation Area and the project. "Even though a recreation area is managed for mul- tiple use, I decided back in 1935 that it would be better to adjust the boundaries of the proposed recreation area, rather than have conflicts with possible development cf the Kaiparowits Project. "I iriormcd Secretary Udall of my intentions, and the bour.dar.es of ihe recreation recrea-tion area were cmnged in my bill to eiimin v.o possible S si,es-" He explained that thP r : agreement had been 5' by the question as to ho; water would be alloca case of a water sW-7 ':" the Colorado River Je 0:- "This question has" k- 1 resolved. After t:-, ,. '. years of work and r. ' tios, I am ti,:;. ' ; Lie last roadblock in , , ': list of road blocks hasfj, removed and we ar w:. i"g the signing 0f tlvs'a' ment today," Senator W said. 'i,jST |