Show County Receives front from Forest u S Treasury checks total total- totaling Ing nearly have been sent to states stales and parts of states stales within the Forest Ser Service's vices vice's Intermountain Region as their share In the Ule Regions Region's uc r cs for or th the past fiscal year Uintah Coun Coun- County ty received In August the Intermountain tain Region reported that multiple uses within Its boun boun- boundaries daries had brou brought ht more than two and one one- half million dol larS to the U S 5 Treasury during the fiscal year from fromI July 1 1961 1901 to June Junc 30 I 1982 1962 The monies monic were ac accrued through public use of timber grazing land power and and minerals and through recreation Each year 25 percent of the Regional receipts are re- re returned returned turned by law to the states for distribution to counties having land within the Re Re- Region's gions gion's National Forests The money is earmarked for schools and roads In making this announce announce- announcement ment Regional Forester Iver Iverson son stated that there are other major contributions made by the Forests In addition to this direct support sup sup- support port for county governments Conversion of raw materials the harvesting of fish fish and game and tourist visits to National Forest areas result in real contributions to local economics |