Show Asks Half Hh to Utah Land Board Boord Oi-Gos Oi Le Louse se A lawsuit has been filed in Third District Court seeking u a permanent injunction against a State land Board policy of is- is issuing issuing suing oil and ami gas leases on top lop of bituminous sands leases in some areas of Eastern Utah THE POLICY decided last September has been filed against by John II IL Morgan Jr John II IL Morgan lorgan Sr and Jus Jus- Petroleum Co holders of bituminous sands leases on acres of Uintah Basin nasin land The suit would prohibit t the h land board boar d fr from om issuing an and gas lease on that same pro pru I pert Perth 10 FATE OF the land board policy and the tale taIL of oil and pals gas und and bituminous sands leasing on ten hn of thousands of uces in the oil rich Uintah Bas Bas- Basin in depends on outcome of tile the suit The State Land Division open ed cd bids last week for oil and gas leases on acres in the Uintah Basin nasin area rea THE LAND board had decided decided ed last September to reverse else reverses a s restriction on leasing which I had been blen in effect for two years lars Under the new nen I ment meet the board would open reI- reI I tain areas aleas for far oil and gas leas I ing arras areas where bituminous sands leases sl's dready Ire are in ef cf feet In other a areas the board gave bituminous sands lessees the privilege of converting their leases to hydrocarbon all leases at no extra cost to THE SUIT filed in hs Third Dis Court seeks to have the latter case cuse apply in all ar areas ns Total year first bonus bids on the lands last week welk leas an average of 2 per acre Subsequent yearly rentals are n a standard 1 per acre A RULING against the board in the Ihl test case could coull mean the state would have l to refund the rentals and give all bituminous sa sands lessees the conversion r a Land Division ision said |