Show Sen Moss Bill V Would Assist Oil Gil Sand Saud Work Senator Frank E Moss D Utah last week introduced a bill bili which would give the Secretary of the Interior the same discretion in waiving rentals on leases of oil bear ing tar sands aSI as he now has hasin hasin in relation to oil shale Senator Moss said the act act- action actIon ion would stimulate develop develop- development ment of deposits of asphalt gilsonite and oth er substances on the public lands in Utah The bill provides that the Secretary may for the pur pose of encouraging production tion of petroleum products from leased mineral deposits waive the payment ot of any royalty and rental fIrst five years ears of f a lease Tile The Bonanza area ot of Uin Uin- Uintah tah County is especially high in substances the development of which would be stimulated If developers could have a development I period before lease rentals became effective Moss said He pointed out that the same provi provisions ons regarding oil shale only went into ef feet in 1960 when amend amend- amendments amendments ments were made to the Min Min- Mineral eral Leasing Act The bill blU will be referred to the Senate Interior Com Com- Committee and to its subcommittee subcommittee tee on Minerals Materials and Fuels on which Senator Moss serves Senator Moss pointed out that mining companIes and individuals recently bid more than for rights to pro pro- produce duce cluce gilsonite from separate tracts 2808 acres in Uintah County |