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Show New oil shale bill expected from commiffee By Helene C. Monberg Washington (Special) Sen. William L. Armstrong. R-Colo.. said here on Nov. 19 he expected to see a new oil shale bill emerge from the Senate Energy Committee on Dec. 2. The Committee has been unable to come to an agreement on a bill to date even though it has held several markup mark-up and pre-mark-up sessions, the latest on Nov. 18. The outlines of the hill have already emerged, and Armstrong said. "I like it. I'm in agreement with what the Committee is doing, and I have no objection to expanding the acreage in the other states (of I'tatv J'nid Wyomingl. so long as there is a limitation of acreage to Colorado. 1 ;.u! want to be sure that Colorado's interests in-terests are protected." Armstrong was reminded that Sens. Dale Bumpers. D-Ark., and Howard Metzenbaum, D-Ohio. have si::ie substantial amendments pending lor consideration prior to final action mi the oil shale bill in committee. "VW ii " "J he said, "if the Committee dix-.it report it out this year, it can act eai ly next year." The major drive behind t ho bill are those w ith interests in Colorado tract C-a, who want off site leasii g There are substantial differences ::i the bill between acreage in Colorado and in Utah and Wyoming, which w re written into the bill, Sen. John Warner. R-Va., explained to Metzenbaum at mark-up on Nov. 18 to be sure that ail of the development does not occur in Colorado. This is a concern to Armstrong Arm-strong and Sen. Gary Hart, I' i . u , Warner explained. For example, the limitation on any new lease offered by the Secretary of Interior is 5,120 acres in Colorado, as provided under the 1920 Mi.icial Leasing Law, but 15,360 acres in I i,ih and Wyoming, in the discretion of it c Secretary of Interior. The limitation on off site leases on which to site retorts and waste stora; c is 6,400 acres in Colorado, bet no in, at on off-site leases in I'lah and Wyoming subject to the discretion of t'ac Secretary. The limitation on hy-pass leases in Colorado is 2500 acres. There is no I: ant on such leases in Utah and Yoi; These are tracts which could n t l c mined economically on their own a,.. I would be bypassed if not included w ah other leased lands. The bill is more acceptable to iua Utah Congressional delegation and to the Wyoming Congressional delei'a! nm than it is to the Colorado doli'i'V.iau But Armstrong said he had given iii i.n . his efforts to restrict the bill m! ! to off-site leasing, as sought by (' I ai (crests Hart does not favor the bill a it being marked up in Committee, .aid ha is working through Bumper ; ,,nd Metzenbaum to delay it until naie provisions can be brought closer la i, liking Through Steven Saa'ali , Hart's top resources spcciali: t. tan aal k has been brought much closer to II. a i thinking in the past six week-, ,,ail further modifications are liki i y Mainly lo gel on with the i !- ,,( Warner readily agreed on Nov U a Metzenbaum to look at the 50 n-ut er-acre-per-ty'ar rental on oil sli....1 i.a.a . Metzenbaum said he Ihougla u, 1, a rental should lx' broufiil i.ji i,. a.,ia; Warner readily aficid |