| Show i j j B Burton urges g v 1 FW Fads dS for forFi Fi h ry Congressman Laurence J Burton Thursday of last week submitted testimony to the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Public Works supporting legislation for the development of a fish hatchery In Uintah h County In supporting the he prop proposal sal Burton drew to 16 thee the att at or of the Committee the fact that Section 8 of the Colorado River Storage Pro Pro- Project Act authorized and dir din the St Secretary of Inter for to investigate plan con and maintaIn test tes for the the- of fish and wildlife IT HAS BEEN determine ed Congressman Burton said after extensive extensive- investigations by the Bureau of ofFish ofFish Fish and Wildlife that the most desirable for a hatchery site is at Tones Jones Hole Creek in Uintah Coun Coun- County ty This area already has been withdrawn from the public domain and is avail able for development Mr Burton asked the com com- committee to authorize and ap ap- ap appropriate neEded in fiscal 1964 1164 for construction of a road into the area with additional sums to be appropriated r in 1965 to complete the proposed project Total cost of the project is estima- estima estimated ted to be THE CONGRESSMAN told the Committee that I am most reluctant to ask this Committee or any other Com Com- Committee of Congress to a pro monies not presently in the Presidents President's budget and in fact I 1 have found myself on many occasions re- re requesting requesting questing that the budget be cut and that large expendi- expendi expenditures expenditures tures already provided there there- therein in be deleted from the bud bud- budget get for economy purposes I am of the opinion however that this is a justifiable ex ex- ex expenditure and ought to have priority over ver many many other items presently in the bud get |
