Show Bennett Moss Sponsor CoSponsor Reclamation Senator Wallace F Bennett Utah R-Utah H utah has joined with Sena- Sena Senator Senator tor Frank E Moss utah D-utah D Utah in sponsoring co-sponsoring a bill making a number of basic changes and modernizing the Small Reclamation Projects Act of 1956 Senator Bennett who was Ii a sponsor co-sponsor of the original Small Reclamations Projects Act said that during the nine years the I Act has been in effect a number of problems have arisen which justify revision THE MEASURE has proved beneficial to utah and the West Westin Westin in th t md and th tha new changes would further assist the various small projects under way or in inthe inthe the planning stages Senator Bennett said I am happy to join with my colleague in co- co cosponsoring cosponsoring sponsoring the legislation utah has had more projects approved under this law than any other state and since the amendments would be retroactive retroactive ive this would be of particular importance to Utah Senator Bennett said lie He noted that Utah projects initiated under the Act J include South Davis Weber Box Elder Duell Centerville-Duell Creek Bountiful and Settlement Canyon The changes would permit the Congressional Committees to re- re reduce re duce the waiting period in in- in crease the limits of Federal par par- participation participation change the interest formula on projects permit the Secretary of Interior to advance funds to the local organization for project planning and clarify certain provisions of the Act |