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Show So he's on the hill Wondered if system works' which provide some enforcement of conservation rules but the agency proposed in this bill would fill in the gaps between these agencies on both planning and enforcement." 'Frontier Is Gone' He then commented on the proposed mine occupation tax bill, which is receiving stiff opposition oppo-sition from Kennecott Copper Corp. "Attitudes on public property prop-erty are beginning to change. The frontier is gone now and people are trying to figure out how to live with each other. I don't believe that in the future iust BY RUSS CARTER Special to the Chronicle Why would an individual fordo for-do an administrative University position to run for the state legitime? legi-time? "1 thought the country was in W shape, according to my value ijitem. So I decided to see if our fomn of representative govern-snt govern-snt still works," said Peter Grundfossen, former assistant tan of students at the University, mil presently the Democratic Representative from Salt Lake City District No. 4. Mr. Grundfossen, speaking at a J student press conference, com-nenled com-nenled on the overall perfor-uk perfor-uk of the Utah State Leeisla- impose its will upon this very personal matter. It is my belief that voluntary sterilization will have no measurable effect on the community. However, I wouldn't allow minors this privilege, and I think that a man should have the written permission of his spouse if he is married. I also think there should be a waiting period of somewhere between 30 and 90 days." When asked about any visible support from his constituents, Mr. Grundfossen replied, "I have had 100 percent positive support from my district. This is not to say that there is not some negative feeling, but everything that has reached me has been positive." because copper is found on some- one's land, it will necessarily belong be-long to that person." Mr. Grundfossen believes that the passage of H.B. 7, which provides the chance for a citizen to sue a corporate ecological polluter, pol-luter, is not a very great possibility. possibil-ity. "This bill would give citizens an opportunity to go to court and prove the air or water is being polluted. However, they would have to prove the agency in question ques-tion is exceeding the state pollution pollu-tion standards. Therefore, private citizens would have to hire experts to meter this pollution, and this is a costly and lengthy operation." Question of Free Agency The question of voluntary sterilization ster-ilization now before the legislature legisla-ture prompted this from Mr. Grundfossen: "I believe it is not a question of sterilization, but of free agency. The question is whether the state will attempt to me. "It is not the most efficient inefficient state legislature. I Mere in some recent study we le ranked about 15th nationally, tot someone remarked recently I tag a legislative session. 'If we e ranked 15th nationally, aen help the ones ranked be- We do have very serious loHems. We have a tremendous er of bills to cover, and we uply haven't got enough time to wigate each of them. We get "la remarkable amount of legi-:n, legi-:n, but much of this is not mi. We will spend much of ' session trying to correct this legislation." ; On his co-sponsorship of H.B. whi provides for the for-of for-of an Environmental Pro- i Agency, Mr. Grundfossen Public land use in Utah has been weU planned at all. ert agencies which provide Planning, and agencies |