| Show J j ff h K I I 1 W I 8 Vw By Jack Wallis As the Endangered Species Act of 1973 approaches its five year lapse there are a wide range of proposed amendments and policy changes to this unpopular U.S. Representative Gunn McKay has to the ESA to prevent its threat to needed water projects in the White River and the Warner Valley pro- The nation's largest citizens conser- Wildlife has announced great that it will support an amendment to the 1973 Now the problem how to come up with a bill that will satisfy both the Na- Wildlife Federation and to also permit the development of our natural resources to meet our economic growth and energy McKay out the problem to Congress when he entered a state- ment into the Congressional Record going to protect us from In his McKay told how the Colorado was once considered a predator and was us- ed for fertilizers o control their great Then they were placed on the endangered species list and now an estimated million will be spent on their the feed almost exclusively on other Among these are the now listed as en- and the razorback now listed as McKay said by protecting one we are endangering In other million spent for the protection of the Colorado is million spent against the chub and the razorback These three along with the could possibly put the wrench to the Ute In- Upalco and Uintah units of the Central Utah the Warner Valley Project on the Virgin River and the White River The prime exam- pie is the U.S. Supreme Court decision on the snail darter on the dam in Hundreds of amendments have been proposed to the Endangered Species Act and new federal boards are being proposed to consider exemptions from the The last paragraph of a news release from the National Wildlife Federation states their stand tells that the quality of human life declines as the diversity of species It would be tragic if Congress ignored what we have learned and many of our plants and animals to ex- At the Uintah Unit environmental was evident that environmental groups represented were determined not to allow unnecessary reclamation pro- We admire the environmental in- for their concern for the of we feel sometimes there has to be a choice made detrimental of the environment but for the betterment of After who can enjoy the beauties of nature if there are no roads into areas and the expense of traveling prevents seeing How can life be en- joyed if there is a lack of energy sources to run our fac- homes and our the Endangered Species Act must be changed so it also our free enterprise system and economic security If the ESA of 1973 will protect us from |
