Show I f i i t t t E 9 r Y I GOVERNOR CALVIN CALVIN L. L Hampton and Joseph H. H Francis C Commissioner r Utah Department Deportment of Agriculture deliver the first rangeland development loan fund check to officers of the Uintah Basin Grazing Association Left to right Commissioner Francis Wayne L. L Davies Governor Rampton Lynn Barton and Mark W W. Bleazard Uintah grazing association receives first development loan The Utah State Soil Conservation Conservation Conservation Con Con- Commission indicated in indicated indicated in- in that the Uintah Basin Grazing Association Uintah County will b be the first recipient of loan funds from the 1976 Rangeland Development Act passed by the 1976 session of the state legislature According to Joseph H. H Francis Chairman of the Commission the Uintah Basin Grazing Association is the first of five loan applications given final approval by the Com Commission mission To date 18 18 applications ap- ap applications applications ap ap- have been rec received ived from across the state Ten of these applications have been reviewed and the pro property erty appraised final approval must now be given by the Com Corn mission Senate Bill 7 Rangeland Development Act was passed by bythe the 1976 Budget 1976 Budget Session of the State Legislature The act which was was was' signed by Governor Rampton created a rangeland development ent loan fund to be used by groups of farmers ranchers individuals c communities 0 m m un i tie s and municipalities for Cor private range development and community improvement programs The The Soil Co Conservation Commission Commissi is charged charge by law to to Joan nd and approve the applications Loans are are arem m made de with no no interest interest charged Requests for Cor funding are submitted to to the Commission Commission Commission Com Com- mission after a r range ng r management and improvement program has been developed for forthe the land included in the application The Commission then reviews the technical economic and environmental feasibility of the range development plan and andl determines determines deter deter- min mines s if the proposed action is in the public interest and fulfills the intent of of the act as pass passed d dby by the legislature re TilE TIE UINTAH Basin Gi Grazing zing Association loan totals A check for Cor was delivered by Governor Calvin L L. Rampton and Commissioner Francis on October 15 Mark W. W Bleazard I Lynn Barton and Wayne L L. L Davies officers of the Association said the funds will be used for fencing fencing fen fen- cing pipeline well development development development develop develop- ment spraying and According to Douglas T T. Simpson Administrator of the Rangeland Development Fund the loan will be dispersed over a period of three years starting with the check in 1977 and 8 in 1978 of the loan loon is for administration and supervision Repayment of the loan will be in eight equal annual annual annual an an- nual payments of beginning Decem December r 1 1 1978 7 SUFFICIENT property has been deeded to the state of Utah from the borrower to secure the At Atthe Atthe Atthe loan says Mr Simpson the same time a real estate contract has been signed selling the pr property perty back to the Association at the time when the loan is repaid in full The The approval of these rangeland development loan funds is definitely an historical event explains Commissioner Francis This action marks a anew anew anew new approach and an accelerated accelerated accelerated ac ac- ac- ac program by the state to develop its vast rangeland resources The magnitude and importance of our Utah and throughout the United States are awesome to say the least Range specialists and research findings have pro proven en enthat that proper range development and management can increase pr production from 5 to 10 times plus providing increased benefits and multiple we use me of our land resources resources stated Francis More people eople are beginning to understand the potential of our rangelands and also th the beneficial uses of the rangeland development fund Landowners Landowners' who are not a acquainted with ith th the program should contact their local Soil Conservation District Supervisor or the Soil Conservation Conservation Conservation Con Con- Service concluded Mr Francis |