Show Million Spent at to Area WASHINGTON D C Near I ly 40 has been spent on I Ithe the development of National Parks Monuments and recreation tion areas in Utah over the past ten years of the Mission 66 program Sell Sen Frank E Moss Utah DUtah said Tuesday Dinosaur National Monument in Uintah County leads in th the amount of development during the highly success successful l 1 Mission 66 program with a total of million the Utah Democrat noted Since the National Mon straddles the Utah Color ado line a breakdown of how much has been spent in Utah shows the lions lion's share at 87 million Sen Moss said that in 19 6 when the Mission if program began was spent that year on ten Park Service in in Utah Ten years later we find nine additional park units and total spending in fiscal year 1966 an estimated Of THE MISSION 66 program has been beneficial to develop develop- development ment of Utah's owned federally recreation and tourism ties Sen Most Moss said Closely following Dinosaur National Mon are Zion National Park with n a total of 79 million over the tho past ten years Glen Canyon National Recreation Area 54 million Bryce Can yon National Park 39 million and Arches National Monument with 29 million National Park which Is just bar barely ly two years old has seen II a considerable a a- a amount mount of development and ami now provides facilities for forthe forthe the influx of visitors to this area Sen Moss said Were just getting started with a total of only 21 million spent on so far This Park will he be the object of a sharp Increase in development develop develop- development ment funds spent by th the Na Na- Na Park ServIce in it the next decade in Utah al ng with Glen Canyon NHA and other Federal recreation areas yet to tobe tobe be established by Congress TOURISM IS one of of largest industries The Federal government is cooperating in a partnership with the State of Utah to fully expand this major res resource Sen Moss said An area by list of Fed Fed- etal eral recreation developments ments and the year ten coshof c each Is shown Arches NM Nl 2938 Bryce Canyon 2144 Capitol Reef Redi NM 2276 Cedar Breaks till NM Dinosaur NM Utah Colo Flaming G Gorge ge Utah Wyo GLEN Can Can- Canyon Canyon yon Utah Ariz NM Huntington North Golden Spike NilS Natural Bridges NM Rainbow Bridge NM Cave NM Imd and Zion National Park 9 |