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Show Statehouse Report Big New Carbon- Emery Power Plan! Interconnection P tanned by UP&L BY C. SHARP Construction of a high-voltage power line from tha Pacific Northwest to the Four Corners area, opening up many ma-ny Utah industrial areas, is being planned by Utah Power Pow-er & Light Co. The proposed line would interconnect with a big new steam and electric power . plant planned for the Carbon- Emery area. James C. Taylor, UP&L ' vice president and comrner-' comrner-' cial manager, disclosed the plan to the Utah Legislative Council's economic development develop-ment committee meeting on ' June 25 at the State Capitol. The big new plant also ; would serve the National . Lead Co.'s new $60 million . magnesium and chemical plant near hte southwest tip of Great Salt Lake. Year 2020 Taylor said that by the year 2020, Utah's need for electric power will increase from the present one million kilowatts to 11 million kilowatts. kilo-watts. New generating plants to supply these loads will con- sume nearly 40 million tons of coal annually or the equivalent equiv-alent n other fuels, an increase in-crease of 39 million equivalent equiva-lent tons of coal over that consumed in 1908, he said. Federal and state agencies and participating utility systems sys-tems have yet to approve the two new 345,000 volt lines, he said. Finished Product Rebate The committee, headed by Rep. David C. Harvey, D-Pleasant D-Pleasant Grove, discussed possibility of promoting a severance tax on minerals, part of which would be rebated re-bated for manufacture of finished fin-ished products in Utah. Ciites, counties and other agencies requiring bond elections el-ections to finance public projects pro-jects need a special session of the Legislature to legalize the bond elections. George T. Frost. Utah specialist spe-cialist for the U. S. Economic Econom-ic Development Administration, Administra-tion, so advised the Stato Advisory Council on Local Affairs Juno 27 at the State Capitol. A recent U. S. Supreme Court decision held that public pub-lic bond elections are not legal le-gal unless all taxpayers may vote in them. Utah Plan Voided Utah's constitution, con-trtriwise, con-trtriwise, requires that only property taxpayers may vote in a bond election. This provision, pro-vision, say bond authorities, is nullified by the Supreme Court decision. A new state law is required, they declare. Frost, a member of the Ogden City Council, said O-den O-den needs a $2.5 million bond issue immediately to drill new culinary water wells near Pineview Reservoir. The old wells, drilled before the dam was built, are polluted, he said. He said many projects which will qualify agencies for federal grants require public bond issues. Legislator Support The council, headed by Mayor Richard A. Chambers of Logan, advised Frost to obtain" support of legislators for a proposed new law before be-fore asking Gov. Calvin L. Rampton to call a special session. $ The Utah Manpower Planning Plan-ning Council has been assigned as-signed to recommend possible uses for the Castle Valley Job Corps Center south of Price which was closed June 27. Kenneth- C. Olson, state planning coordinator, has written to various state agencies ag-encies asking fer proposed plans for use of the center. These are to be submitted by July 14. Other agencies having proposals pro-posals are invited to submit these to Olscn at the State Capitol. Plans Invited Among those invited to submit plans are the State Board of Education, vocational voca-tional rehabilitation and technical tech-nical education agencies; Board of Corrections, Commission Com-mission on Alcoholism and Drug Addiction: Health Division Div-ision and Family Services Department. Federal agencies have suggested sug-gested that the center could be used for remedial work for vocational education for disadvantaged youth, youth conservation education and work experience programs, rehabilitation in a correctional correct-ional program, other manpower man-power training programs, summer camping programs for disadvantaged youth, i and regular conservation programs. Third District Judge Mer- rill C. Faux held June 2il that the Legislature has power to make appointments to the now State Board of Higher Kducation. To Bo Appealed Rampton had challenged this right in a suit which may now be appealed to the Slate Supreme Court. Faux held that the three departments of government are not water tight compartments. compart-ments. One may not go a-hoad, a-hoad, b'ind to the existence of others. There must bo some overlapping, he held. The governor has appointed appoint-ed nino members to the board which began its sway over institutions of higher education July 1. Senate President Haven J. Barlow, R-Layton has appointed three and House Speaker Loriti N. Pace, R-Salt Lake, has appointed three. Rep- C. Alfred Frost. R-Montieello, R-Montieello, has been appointed ap-pointed by Pace to the sov-on-momlvr Slate Council on I.iipior Control. Pace's other appointee is Kyle R. Sorensi-n, Salt Lake City. Rampton has appointed Mrs. Sara M. Cnvr, Salt Lake Ciiy; William H. T-a-vilt. Alia, and Chris M. Wey-land, Wey-land, Tooele. |
