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Show Enforce BOmph limit heads Gov. message Governor Scott M. Mathe-son Mathe-son has detailed the major points of his energy conservation conser-vation program which is designed to reduce gasoline consumption by five percent in the state of Utah. "The greatest danger, if .we fail to act, is that fed- erally imposed mandatory, conservation measures, such as weekend closings of gas stations will be forced upon us," said the Governor. Governor Matheson noted that Utah drivers can expect ex-pect a 4.8 percent reduction reduc-tion in the availability of gasoline which will compel conservation of valuable fuel in the coming months. "Voluntary conservation will help assure availability of petroleum for farmers to plant and harvest their crops, for Utahns to take vacations and for tourists to visit our state," he added. The Governor offered a four point program for voluntary conservation measures: 1. Increased enforcement of the 55 mile per hour speed limit. This portion of the program will eliminate warning tickets. The number of citations is expected to triple. 2. Voluntary improvement of driving habits. The . Governor is requesting a 15 mile per week reduction in driving for all Utahns. 3 . Encouraging ride shar -ing. Offering special programs pro-grams dealing with public mass transit, carpooling, use of school buses in the summer and staggered working hours. 4. Vacation in Utah. The Governor will be vacationing with his relatives inSouthern Utah and would encourage residents to see their own state first. "Much has been said in recent weeks concerning mandatory weekend closings of gas stations," said the Governor, "I want to emphasize em-phasize that such actions will not be taken by Utah. The impact of such an action would be disastrous to our tourist industry and therefore, there-fore, not acceptable". In President Carter's message, states have been given permission to design their own mandatory energy saving programs as long as they conform with federal guidelines. Governor Matheson also announced that a series of public hearings will be held in the next 30 days for the purpose of determining the alternate state mandatory conservation measures. "The .public hearings will take the public's pulse and determine what methods they would prefer if it comes down to mandatory conservation conser-vation measures." He (Continued on Page 2) propane in state vehicles," said the Governor. If other units of government and large private companies join this study and conversion there could be a savings of 1.5 million gallons of gasoline gaso-line per year. He concluded, "In Utah we have a heritage of helping each other, of sharing each other's burdens, and sacrificing sacri-ficing together to accomplish accom-plish difficult tasks when the proper time comes." "The proper time is now, immediately now, and I am asking you to join me, my family and State Government Govern-ment to do all we can to conserve gasoline in every conceivable way, so that we can find our way successfully success-fully through this trial and come out better for it." HERE'S MORE ABOUT Enforce 55 noted that mandatory measures meas-ures will not be taken unless un-less absolutely necessary. "And at this point I can't forsee any need whatsoever for their implementation." The Governor has placed state agencies in the lead in this conservation program pro-gram by ordering a reduction reduc-tion in the size of the State Motor Pool, limiting the size of future motor pool purchases, reducing the number of cylinders in the state operated vehicles, and researching the use of alternative al-ternative energy sources in state owned vehicles. "I am asking the Department of Transportation to spearhead spear-head a study of the use of |
