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Show Senate Kills Bennett Proposal, Passes Moss Park Measures The U. S. Senate today passed two bills introduced Jjy Sen. Frank E. Moss, D-L'lah, D-L'lah, one, S-2o, which would extend the boundary of Canyonlands Can-yonlands National Park and the other, S-27, wh.ch would icieaie by statute, the Glen Canyon Recreation Area Ine Senate defeated two amcndiiijents which would have authorized the State of L't,ah to build roads within the piurks. Members of tlie Interior Committee, including includ-ing Senator Moss, reproached reproach-ed the amendment because tit could have cost the State of Utah $41.6 million, according accor-ding to word from the Moss oflice. Senator Wallace F. Bennett!, who prc.posed the .two amendments called for a roll call vote on his first amendment which was defeated de-feated 41-37. Bennett did not offer the second amendment amend-ment since the first was de- feated. "Instead of tho amendment the Senate agreed to keep tlie language in the report which authorizes the road plans presented at the puh-J..c puh-J..c heariifgs at my invitation invita-tion by the Utah State Road Commission," Sen. Moss stated. sta-ted. "This means the Park Service Ser-vice will pay not only for construction of the road entirely, en-tirely, but will also pay for ifu'.urc maintenance. It also .means the Senate Interior Committee will provide for building the road through oversight hearings if necessary," neces-sary," Moss continued. "The amendments were presented as in the best interest in-terest of the state of Utah (according Ito Sen. Bennett, tout I disagree. Any amendment amend-ment which adds to the cost Ihe State must fare cannot be of benefit to the State." "Even if I could be convinced con-vinced that Utah would lose .any benefits by the amendments, amend-ments, I would still be obligated obli-gated to give consideration to national policy in this inspect," he said. "For twelve years I have served on the Interior Committee Com-mittee and the National Park Service Subcommittee. This service has given me an insight in-sight into tlie problems which those wlio do net serve on this committee do not enjoy. 1 'The proposal containing the two amendments was presented at. the hearing at my invi'.tation and was fully considered by the Interior Committee in executive session. ses-sion. It was not included in ithe bill because it was con- trary to the policy established estab-lished by the National Park Service for national recreation recrea-tion areas a policy wtiicii the members of the Senate Interior Committee fully appreciate." ap-preciate." "Tlie proposal does not represent the point of view of the Governor of Utah nor of the Utah State Road Commission. Com-mission. Both support the bill as reported by the Interior In-terior Committee as presented pre-sented in tlie Senate todav because they feel that this bill, together with the language lan-guage relating to road construction con-struction in S-26, completely complet-ely protects tlie interests of the State." The present park includes approximately 257.640 acres. The bill would add four additional ad-ditional tracts, mostly pul 33c land, totaling approx-i-mately 79,6J8 acres. This would make a total of 337,-258 337,-258 acres. Sections added include the Maze, Lavendar Canyon, and an area just north of tlie Island in the Sky. Tlie measure will now go to the Houe of Representatives Representa-tives for action by that body. |
