Show Flaming Gorge Bill Contains Money For Firehole Area Construction of sewer water and power power pow pow- er facilities at Firehole ramp of Flaming Gorge lake construction of some roads and maintenance of or Flaming Gorge National National National Na Na- Recreation Area are arc included inthe Inthe in inthe the total of appropriations for this fiscal year passed by Congress and sent to the President for approval reported reported re reo re- re ported Senator Cliff Hansen Hanson of Wyoming A SEPARATE line item of pro pro- vides for the construction of or the Firehole Firehole Fire Fire- hole facilities action which has been delayed delayed de de- de by lack of funds for the past several sever sever- several al years The Firehole construction had been given Forest Service priority as the final linal major recreation site of the to be constructed Future planning calls for lor expansion at Buckboard Backboard and increased facilities at Squaw Hollow but these are not included at present The Firehole construction budget was included as a line or specific item in inthe inthe inthe the US U.S. Senate version of oC the appropriations appropriations measure and accepted in conference confer confer- ence REGULAR APPROPRIATION fo for r Flaming Gorge National Recreation area is for the fiscal year of which is set for roads roads- and the remain remainder der for operation and maintenance Inthe In Inthe Inthe the past fiscal al year the appropriation was Engineering for the Firehole complex complex- is completed and has been held in abeyance abeyance abey abey- ance awaiting money Andr Andrew w McConkie McCon McCon- McConkie kie supervisor of oC Ashley N National ti nal Forest Forest For For- est reported it Is hoped bids for the work can be issued by December TH THE E ro road d item in th the general appropriation is for maintenance of existing existing ex roads with the while the general maintenance appropriation is less than a year ago Forest Farest people point out that this makes necessary necessary essary that sanitation will have to be given first consideration and other maintenance main main- and operations ns later lafer This This also also affects fall operation and maintenance of campgrounds during the hunting season |