Show Sen Bennett Urges F Funds For 4 Projects Senator Wallace F Bennett Utah R-Utah Wednesday urged the Senate Appropriation Committee to approve funds for four projects affecting the Vernal area The projects Include the Vernal Unit recreation fish and wildlife for Flaming Gorge a speedup In the tho Jen Jen- Jen Jenson son sen Unit extension of the Ouray Project and engineer Ing studies on the proposed Jones Hole Fish Hatchery ON THE VERNAL Unit Sen Bennett asked for to complete work on and to prepare a final construction report and do de sign data on drains He also asked the committee to pro pro- provide vide funds for correction of n a washout below Dam Sen Bennett pointed out that this unit is nearly com com- complete wIth a total of s spent nt so far At Flaming Gorge the Sen ator urged an appropriation of to provide con con- concrete crete placement on the dam damand and About will be spent In Wyoming and In Utah SEN BENNETT also reo re- re requested quested an appropriation of Continued on page 8 Continued from page 1 for recreation pro in FlamIng Gorge Na- Na National National Recreation Area This includes roads water systems and parking areas at Dutch John Lucerne Valley and Antelope Flat The fhe Senator urged the com com- committee to approve an app op- op appropriation of for study on the proposed Jones Hole Fish Hatchery which will sup ply fish for Flaming Gorge Navajo and Cen Cen- Central Utah projects He said that this study was necessary to see If one large or several smaller fish hatcheries should be built THE HATCHERY will be required to produce about pounds of trout per pery y year ar Sen Bennett Dennett also urged ap- ap approval ap of for t tre e ac ac- ac acquisition of big game range at Flaming Gorge and con con- construction construction of an access road in Sheep Creek The Senator also asked the committee to approve addi- addi funds for plans for the Jensen Unit which will pro pro- provide vide water for acres east of the Vernal Unit lie He also urged the commit commit- committee tee to appropriate additional I Itee funds for the Ouray Project |