Show Rep reports to Vernal Chamber State Representative Glade M. M spoke to the Vernal Area Chamber of Commerce directors' directors meeting Tuesday concerning the recent day 20 budget session of the state legislature who is the Speaker of the House said the 2 percent gasoline tax passed during the last hours of the legislature with the compromise to spend one-half one percent of the gas tax for city and county roads The Utah Department of Transportation Transportation Transportation Tran Tran- was directed to cut back 10 percent in its administration and spend this amount for tor road maintenance and construction said We are pleased with the passage of the water development bond bill said The Senate kept the water bond bill back until the last minutes before passing even when only 9 of the 75 senators voted in opposition This is a thrilling concept for the area when you think that four lour of the ten water projects are in the basin area said reported he voted against the package bonding bill because of the Christmas tree extras and fills in included included included in- in in it The 30 million highway and 13 million recreation bonds were dropped The 25 million water projects and 25 million bl building programs were the only bonding programs that passed said The Tr Travel vel Development Board got a budget they could live with this session explained Rep This budget was the only one not cut back Most of the state budget goes for public and higher education and social services Every member o of the legislature is assigned a committee in the budget session and has a part in budget decisions Utah is one of the only states that follows this representative form lorm of budget session explained We got a billion dollar budget out in 20 days and that is about all the legislature could do If H other non non- budget matters are to be brought before the legislature more time will have to be given said Utah's bonding rate is very good it is at the top of the ranking receiving about 4 percent interest rate on bonds concluded A Community Christmas Committee report was given by Isla King saying was left in the decoration fund which would be used toward a project to obtain decorations along East Main Street to the Field House of Natural History |