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Show rage nigni inc jpiuigviuc ncraiu n c : :it if ij Legislators call for accountability in Houm; and Senate Kepu'ilican leaders and legislators Monday announced new legislation lhat will help reduce DUI recidivism and increase accouniahilny in )l I cases Details til the legislation legisla-tion were unveiled at a press conlei ente and tlic Legislature plans to debate the bill during the special session "As u lesearthed and dis cussed tlie problems with the cuneiit Dl I system, it became clear that our svsicin lacked accountability and consistency wuh DUI records." said Rep. Lamont Tyler. R-Sall Lake City, sponsor of House Bill 5002 ("ouit Records of Driving Under the Influence Cases and former chair ol the DUI Repotting Subcommittee Sub-committee of the Governor's DUI Council. "This bill establishes accountability and requires the justice courts to colled and transfer trans-fer DUI recoids to a single database data-base " Senate sponsor Chris Buttars. R West Jordan, said. "I believe this bill finally puts our arms around an accurate and sound database that all agencies can access." House Bill 5002 accomplishes the following: - Requires all justice courts to collect and report the same DUI Hatch gains steps against Skull Valley waste proposal Senator Orrin G. Hatch and Senator Robert F. Bennett met with U.S. Secretary of Energy Spencer Abraham and White House Chief of Staff Andrew Card to discuss the proposed nuclear storage sites at Yucca Mountain. Nevada and Skull Valley. Utah. Alter the meeting the Senator released the following statement. "The transportation and storage stor-age of high level nuclear waste have become very serious concerns con-cerns to many of us in Utah. Most of the nation's spent nuclear nucle-ar fuel destined for a permanent repository in Yucca Mountain, Nevada, would (ravel through populated regions of Utah. There is also a plan to create a privately run site on the Skull Valley Goshutc Indian reservation in Utah to store this waste until the permanent repository is ready. I am troubled by this plan for several reasons. Among my concerns, the facility would pose a serious threat to the nearby Utah Test and Training Range, which is one (if the most important impor-tant bombing ranges available to our military. To further complicate compli-cate the mailer, the legitimacy of the current tribal leadership of this small band of Goshutcs is very much in question, which creates an uncomfortable level of uncertainly with regard to the future viability of this project." "Both the Skull Valley and Yucca Mountain proposals are of concern to us. and we are grateful grate-ful thai the Administration officials offi-cials at the highest level have listened to our concerns. After serious study. I have concluded that our nation can handle and transport this waste with maximum maxi-mum appropriate safeguards. Assurances by Secretary Abraham Abra-ham bring us closer to addressing our concerns and ensuring that every possible step will be taken to protect the interests and safety of Utahns." "I have concluded that if the plan to send high level nuclear waste to Yucca Mountain is nol approved, the proposed Skull Valley site will likely become the targeted alternative for permanent storage even though this is a private site being considered only as a temporary facility. In his letter to us. Secretary Abraham makes it clear (hat the Department Depart-ment of Energy will not reimburse reim-burse the nuclear industry for storing nuclear waste at Skull Valley. By not funding the Skull Valley site, the Department of 'Energy provides a significant incentive for generators of high level nuclear waste to find solutions solu-tions to storage problems either on-site or to send materials directly di-rectly to the permanent site proposed pro-posed at Yucca Mountain. In other words, even if the Skull Valley site were approved as a - juiy i'-t data currently collected by the Male courts. - Establishes a single, statewide state-wide database within the Department Depart-ment of Public Safety where DUI records and data are stored. - Creates accountability by requiring the Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice (CCJJr to prepare an annual report based on information received lion, the our's "By h ing a single, statewide database wilder one roof." said Sen. Miciiacl Waddoups. R-Tay-lorsvtlle. "We are taking a big step to insure DUI ol tenses are tracked and repotted consistently across the state." However. Waddoups said there is more cooidinaiion required. re-quired. "We still need greater cooperation among several state agencies so DUI offenders are held responsible and prevented from inflicting harm on other Utah families." The DUI subcommittee of the Utah Substance Abuse and Anti-Violence Anti-Violence Cootdinating Council (USAAV) is the major entity that will complete most of the work for the annual report. Ld Vlcf on-kie. on-kie. Executive Director ol the CCJJ. which oversees USAAV. said that the subcommittee has a diverse membership, which will temporary storage facility, this action by the Secretary creates a large financial burden to storing spent fuel casks at this site in Utah." "This policy statement by the Secretary of Energy combined with strong assurances of an enhanced and updated transportation transporta-tion plan, lead me to conclude that I should not stand in the way of sending this waste to its permanent per-manent resting place in Yucca Mountain." Health notes Good news for women who take the pill. A large, new study has found taking birth control does not raise the risk of breast cancer. The study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Preven-tion and the National Institutes of Health looked at more than 9,200 women ages 35 to 64-a group that includes the first generation of women to take the pill. In the study, reported in the "New England Journal of Medicine," scientists interviewed more than 9,000 women-half had breast cancer and half had not. Nearly 80 percent of the women in both groups had taken some type of oral contraceptive. The study found those who had never taken the pill were about as likely to have breast cancer as those who were taking it or had taken it. Researchers say it didn't matter if the women were black or white; whether they were fat, skinny or of average weight; whether they took the early variety of the pill containing high doses of hormones, hor-mones, or a later, lower-dose pill; or whether they had a family history of breast cancer, had gone through menopause or started taking contraceptives in their teens. f Otmswxnp' lit nfYJ mi That means that you can call on me to fill your insurance needs with the coverage you want and at the lowest possible cost. Farmers Insurance Croup specializes in Auto, Fire, Life and Commercial insurance and is famous for fast, fair, friendly claims service. I'd like to meet you. Why not give me a call today. I think you'll be glad you did. . more cases insure that the le perspectives on this issue will be- heaid "f;rom a DUI victim's perspective, per-spective, we appieciate Rep Tyler's bill and want to thank him. the legislature, the courts. Department of Public Safety. CCJJ and all those who have made a sustained elloit to strengthen streng-then the response to DUI crime." said Ait Brown. President of the Utah Chapter of Mm hers Against Drunk Diiwrs and former member mem-ber of the Governor's DUI Council. Coun-cil. "I believe that this bill will significantly reduce die number of DUI-relaled iiiiunes and deaths." During l he 2H)2 session. Republican legislatots unveiled a DUI Initiative aimed at improving improv-ing DUI offender accountability and record keeping without placing plac-ing a sigiulicant strain on the state budget. The Initiative's six bills all passed. Initiative bill sponsors included Tyler. Sen. Carlenc Walker. R-Salt Like and Rep. Paul Ray. R -Clinton. Senate President Al Manseil. R-Sandy. said. "The legislature simply wants an accurate record of DUI offenses. This bill should lead to a more successful prosecution prose-cution system and get repeat offenders off the road " More than 90 of all people attacked by sharks survived the attack. Charles Dickens was writing "The Mystery of Edwin Drood" at the time he died. Two dollar checkoff will help save lives Beginning July 1. Utahns who register their vehicles or renew their drivers license have the option to donate two dollars toward education efforts to increase in-crease organ and tissue donation in the state. The funds raised will support the public awareness campaign around the new Utah Donor Registry, which currently stores more than 800.(KM) Utahn's donor consent forms. Utah Senator Karen Hale, who helped launch the Utah Donor Registry with Governor Mike Leavitt in April, sponsored recent legislation lhat created the two dollar donation to sustain education and implementation efforts for the registry. "To partner with the Utah Coalition and Intel mountain Donor Service to help save lives seems so natural." said Commissioner Commis-sioner Flowers of the Utah Department De-partment of Public Safety. "We are happy to help. " "There are over 80.000 patients pa-tients nationwide waiting for a life-saving organ transplant and millions waiting for tissue transplants." trans-plants." said Alex McDonald, director of public education and public relations for Inlermountain Donor Services. "The new registry regis-try allows us to fulfill citizens' desire to donate organs and tissues tis-sues in a timely manner to save lives. The new two dollar checkoff check-off will support the registry after a federal grant expires." "This two dollar donation will only work if people give," said Senator Hales. "I hope people-will people-will think of the 270 Utahns. many who are young people, that are dying while they wait for a transplant," she said. While the Department of Public Safety. Driver License Karen Snow 25 East 200 South Springville, UT 84663 (801)489-8000 oFO Still time to register for SHS Golf Clinic A few spots still remain for interested high school age golfers who would like to participate in a special clinic which will be held from 1 to 5 p.m. on Fri., July 12. at the Hobble Creek Golf Course. John Geertsen, recognized recog-nized as one of the finest golf instructors in the United States, will conduct the clinic. The cost is $25 per player. Coach Glenn Bird invites all interested golfers to take advantage advan-tage of this opportunity to receive instruction from the many who coached Johnny Miller, Mike Reid, Julie Inkster and many, many more. Please call Coach Bird at 635-5832 by tomorrow, July 11. Men's golf Results of the Men's Night, Red, White, Blue play on June 27 were: Gross: 31, Johnny A.; 34, Scott P.; 36, Court W., Stan S. and Garth E.; 37, Willie A., Lane M. and Allan L. 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