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Show Governor, because it is a "Concurrent" resolution.) The resolution requests several things of the Federal Government. It first asks the Bureau of Land Management Manage-ment to "proceed lmmedl- I ately" with its review of the Environmental Impact Assessment As-sessment submitted by the developers of the Alunlte project. Senator Leavitt's resolution resolu-tion further requests that the mineral leases for the project be approved by the United States Geological Survey. It also directs the United States Forest Service to "expedite future applications applica-tions for leases and permits submitted by the developers in connection with the development devel-opment of domestic sources of Alumina." State Senator Leavltt stated that his efforts to receive re-ceive approval from the House of Representatives were "immeasurably" aided by Representatives Dewain C. Washburn and S. Garth Jones. i. ... . . - )!TT! 1 by Sen. Dixie Leavitt In commenting on the energy en-ergy and natural resource legislation that passed the Utah House of Representatives Representa-tives this past week, State ; Senator Dixie Leavitt said, "I feel that this legislation has helped open the door to a more orderly development of the resources within Southern Utah." Senator Leavitt was the sponsor of seven bills and ; three resolutions dealing with Utah's resource devel-I devel-I opment. His bills dealt with the problems of funding access ac-cess roads into Utah's energy en-ergy development areas, financing fi-nancing schools in areas of ! rapid population growth, and funding public services such as water and sewage systems, sys-tems, garbage collection, recreation, fire protection, medical transportation, etc. Senator Leavitt's energy and natural resource package pack-age also included three resolutions. res-olutions. These resolutions requested several things of the Federal Government. The first resolution asked that the Bureau of Land Management Man-agement issue the necessary leases to the developers of Beaver County's Alunite Mining project. It also requests, re-quests, that the BLM "proceed "pro-ceed Immediately" with its review of the Environmental Impact Assessment for the Alunite project. Senator Leavitt's second resolution appealed to the Federal Government to provide pro-vide funds for roads needed for Utah's energy development, develop-ment, while the last asks that the Department of the Interior approve, at the earliest ear-liest possible date, a plant site for the Kaiparowits power pow-er project. It is felt by Senator Leavitt Lea-vitt that these bills will provide pro-vide a means by which the planning, that has gone into Southern Utah Energy Projects Pro-jects such as the Kaiparowits Kaiparo-wits development, can be implemented; im-plemented; Senator Leavitt explained his personal feelings about this package of bills in this way: "These energy bills have been my major project during this past session. This legislation represents a stream that simply had to be crossed in order for Southern Utah to have an orderly or-derly development of their natural resources. The passage pas-sage of this package of legislation legis-lation was my most satisfying satisfy-ing and re warding experience of the session." Legislation slated to ease funding problems in connect -tion with the Warner Valley power project received approval ap-proval from the Utah House of Representatives this past week. The bill, sponsored by State Senator Dixie Leavitt has now passed both houses of the Legislature, and is awaiting the signature of Governor Rampton. Senator Leavitt explained that this bill will smooth over Warner Valley financing financ-ing problems by facilitating the bonding process. He said, "When a governmental unit, such as the city of St. George, and a private company, such as Nevada Power and Light, Join together In a project like the Warner Valley development, de-velopment, It is almost impossible im-possible to get bonding companies com-panies to bid competitively on the needed bonds. This bill will allow such partnerships to negotiate the bonding of their project with the bonding companies. This bill was one of seven bills and three resolutions presented as part of Senator Leavitt's Energy and Natural Resource development package. pack-age. The entire package received re-ceived approval during the last week of the legislative session. A resolution aimed at speeding up the development of Alunite In West Beaver County, passed the Utah House of Representatives this past week. The resolution, part of State Senator Dixie Leavitt's energy development package, pack-age, has now received the approval of both houses of the legislature, and is awaiting the signature of Governor Rampton. (This resolution requires the signature of the |