Vernal Express | 1981-12-03 | Page 19 | CUP Funding to be Signed

CUP funding to be signed A bill providing funds for the Central Utah Water Project is expected to be signed by President Reagan this week, Sen. Orrin G. Hatch, R-Utah, said last week. The president has until Dec. 4 to sign the bill into law. The bill provides $66.7 million for the Bonneville project, $8.7 million for the Jensen unit, $1.2 million for the Upalco unit, and $500,000 in "planning money" for the Uinta unit. House and Senate conferees agreed on the funding levels Monday, the same day Congress approved a' stopgap funding measure that will keep the government running until Dec. 15. Sen. Hatch said the emergency funding bill did not contain the necessary funds for the Central Utah Project.