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Show 'Tiifi mm fat THF DAILY IIFR LI), Pron. I tah.Thursda. December 7, Land fight has By H. JOSEF HEBERT Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON The cliffs and carnons of southern Utah with names like rust-color- Penman Ridge and Devil s Backbone are at the center of an intense l ind battle in Congress, and environmentalists say the outcome could change wilderness protection policies for earv The dispute has pitted almost all ef I'tah's political establishment, including its entire congressional delegation, against environmentalists and the likes of Robert who have accused the politicians of selling out to mining and development interests. Once considered too desolate and worthless to worn about b llth centurv Mormon pioneers, the rugged, lurgelv roadless expanse ol desert and canvon land lhat stretches across southern Utah is today seen b manv as a national treasure. It was captured in Western movies with its windswept sandstone towers rising like cathedraN and its red rock canyons carvin.' d'.vp into the earth. It is a land of dinosaur tracks, of tmaccs and the ancient cliff dwellings of the Anasai Indians. Red-fou- l, stair-steppe- d cgishition proposed by Utah lawmakers would set aside 1.8 n i'Jion acres of this land as wilderness nut of about 22 million acres in southern Utah now owned and managed by the federal Bureau of I ;md Management. But env ironmentalists arinie that I 19V5 implications far-reachi- ng WILDERNESS: was not eliminated. Asked about the possibility of a veto. Bennett said he wasn't worry ing about it. "We should legis- (Continued from Page Al wilderness legislation in the past. Sen. Dale Bumpers. called that policy "crass." and offered an amendment to delete it that was killed in a tie vote. He warned that President Clinton would veto the bill if the provision would leave millions of acres of precious beauty unique to this part of the West open to potential development, coal mining, expanded grazing, and the onslaught of four-whedrive vehicles and recreational motorcyclists. A Dutch coal mine already has its sights on pan of 650.000 acres of the Kaiparowits Plateau in the heart of the region, where some estimates put low sulfur coal deposits at as much as 7 billion tons. The company is seeking permission to begin mining and shipping the coai by truck and rail to the West Coast. The plateau area would fall outside the wilderness areas under the legislation. Environmentalists want three 5.7 times as much wilderness million acres including the coal fields of the Kaiparowits. and want left open the possibility of putting additional acres under the wilderness umbrella in future years. Focusing on one of the largest areas of wild lands remaining outside of Alaska, the Utah wilderness dispute is the most intense land fight facing the Republican-le- d el -- late as best we can and not spend time looking over our shoulder." he said. Bennett said he expected the bill to reach the Senate floor in March. Action in the House also is not expected until next y ear. 104th Congress. The issue is expected to reach both the House and Senate floors early next year. bill The largely emerged unchanged from the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee on Wednesday . At its heart, it is a dispute between preservation and development, or how far to go in either direction. ""There is a drifting away from developing our natural resources." Sen. Frank Murkowski. complained recently. "You cannot overlook the tremendous resources that this country has." Sen. Orrin Hatch. one of the bill's sponsors, characterizes it as a fair compromise. "I believe in wilderness, but I think we ought to be reasonable about it." he said Wednesday after the Senate energy panel's vote. "Nobody's going to up Utah." Rep. James Hansen. another key sponsor of the tear Prices Effective the 1964 Wilderness Act. he said. But environmentalists say the 5.7 million acres they want protected are a unique part of America's heritage and should be protected. "People don't visit Utah to see open pit mines. They come to see and experience pristine, wild country." insisted Ken Rait of the Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance, a regional group that has led the fight against the legislation before Congress. But the size of the wilderness area is only one of the environmentalists' concerns. The bill, for the first time in a wilderness area, would allow new road construction, use of motorized vehicles, construction of dams and power lines, and it would make it easer to divert water to regions, environmentalists complain. And it would specifically prohibit the Interior Department from making any future wilderness designations in any of the remaining 20 million acres the agency manages in Utah. "No other w ilderness bill in the 3 year history of such legislation has contained" such provisions, said Jon Roush. president of the Wilderness Society. He said he fears it will set a damaging precess 29 FRsiv Lb. IAN ANAS GRAPEOT ra1 1 -- ft - WES tion, contends that environmentalists want to protect millions of acres that aren't really wilderness. "It doesn't fit the criteria" set out bv "This is not just about Utah." agreed Scott Greene, an attorney SENATORS: (Continued from Page All in violation of ethics rules By LARRY MARGASAK Associated Press Writer vsl(iTO Newt W House commil-V'- l Speaker Gingrich thive ethics violations, and a .ellc'.v course he taught will be mitigated by an outside coun-mthe House ethics committee said i;i highly critical letter on his conduct. vA mug to Gingrich on findings 10-!l on Wednesday. apj loved !l;e p.iucl aKo admonished the svaiei tor signing a lucrative bool deal thai created "the impiession ol exploiting one's office lor personal gain." While a Dcmociatic nemesis. Rep. David Bonior of Michigan, sa-- I the findings made Gingrich a votnklcd politician." the feisty akei cited several complaints 'h.'i weie dismissed and pronounced iiu.isell pleased with the outcome. "I am confident, after the committee examines the remaining chaige. it loo will be dismissed." iingrich said of the outside counsel's investigation that was so eageily sought by Dennvrals. Askel toilay whether he had h 'ven weakened polilic.illv. siul. "I think I've Iven dramatically strengthened" by the committee's action. The committee action means the speaker w ill be under an ethics cloud iii luu( while Democrats make Ins partisanship and conservative legislative agenda the liviis f their effort to recapture a major-t- y in the House. I he committee of live Republican and live Dennvrals did not .oie to punish (iingrich for the :hce v lol.itions. but it recommend- d changes in some House rules. According to the findings. Gin(. i i 0 Gin-gric- grich: llowed a misted political u!v iser. Joseph Gay lord, to use his ongiessional office, violating a Mile prohibiting use of official u soiuces for unofficial purposes. Moused his floor privileges in House speeches by giving out a number to order Gingrich liiic.il materials. This amounted to an" "improper solicitation" for oiumeicial purposes. Committed a similar iolation by using floor speeches to publi-li.- o a nationwide town meeting toll-lie- Committee Chairman Nancy and ranking Johnson. IVnWvr.t James McDermott of Washitgton did not say when the pecial counsel would be appointed. 1 he committee already has 'myiv icwed candidates, including: Ronald A. Peatlman. a Reagan administration Treasury official; Cono R. Namorafo. a former Jus-tic- e IVpartment lawyer: Milton Cciny. j former Internal Revenue Setvice official; James M. Cole, a f viih-- r Justice Department prose-cuto- i. L iwrence Giobs. a former IRS commissioner: and B. John Williams Jr.. a former Justice IX j irViicnt tax attorney and a former I'.S. Tax Court judge. troops." accept lhat provision, but was willing to negotiate. Like Senate Republicans. Clinton wants to equalie the military imbalance that kept Bosnia on the defensive against rebel Serb attacks for much of the three-yea- r civil war. But the administration is anxious to avoid putting U.S. troops in danger by appearing io take sides. A more direct challenge to the Clinton administration came from the eight Republican senators who said they will propose a separate resolution asking the Senate to reject the Clinton deployment. "I think the president has made a mistake." said Sen. Don Nickles. "I think it's important that the Republican ranks, the eight senators included Alfonse D'Ama-t- o of New York, one of Dole's leading supporters in the presidential campaign. Sen. Trent Lott. assistant to Dole in the Republican leadership, broke with the majority leader earlier this week over Bosnia. The others supporting the proposal are Sens. Larry Craig of Idaho. Phil Gramm and Kay Bailey Hutchison of Texas. Hank Brown of Colorado and Jon Kyi of Arizona. Some Democrats said the pressure on them to oppose the deploy - SUMMIT: of the Colorado River water that I Continued from Page Farms Cooked, Fo In a sign of splintering within A I) running downstream unappropriated. "The value is not being realized by Utah." he said, pointing out that the state must develop the water if possible, or it must find some method of receiving income from other states that are getting the benefit of Utah's water. On the issue of preserving open space, Leavitt emphasized that it is essential in preserving the quality of life in Utah. He also emphasized, however, that private property rights must be protected. A video presentation showed that 3M.000 acres of farmland were lost in Utah during the past few years. Leav itt said open space preser-vatio- n must be accomplished on the local basis, and favored giving cities and counties more "tools" to help them. One method mentioned was the sale of "development rights." a method that is popular in other states. One speaker from the public mentioned that zoning laws in some cities and counties require one acre or half an acre for a building permit, which results in and checkered development "weed patches." Leavitt emphasized lhat "we have only one shot at it" to preserve open space, and it is important to start now. PIZZA The following information is taken from the Wasatch Front air pollution report compiled by the Utah Div ision of Air Quality . The Complete report is available bv telephone at The air quality this morning was as follows: . . $9.00 S9.25 $13.00 One Year Citvzone Ru'al or motor route' Mail. IN USA --a 3"- $108.00 $111.00 S156.00 uw C.- -. Guaranteed delivery: Y;ur The air quality today was good for all areas along the Wasatch front. 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Lb. told Perry. Gen. John chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and U.S. negotiator Richard Holbrooke. "The calls into my ;offke in Nevada and here in Washington are overwhelmingly againVt." In the House, about 160 members hAe signed a letter to Clinton that said. "We urge y oy not to send ground troops IheAlllUCl ' iimiiIWI FILLETS "Our undertaking in Bosnia, as you know, continues to be a very tough sell." Sen. Richard Bryan. is in PoJocKLb. Uv. WHOLE FRYER LEGS land in Colorado. Idaho. Wyoming and other states. Leavitt discussed Utah's share that the cost of building new dams and water systems should be paid for by the people who use them. Leavitt said the water issues were critical, since "water is more precious than gold" in Utah. Howell reminded citizens that Utahns live in a desert, and said conservation of water must be up to individuals. He urged conservation methods, such as xeriscaping. to cut down on the amount of water used, as well as the use of secondary water for irrigating golf courses and public areas. Leavitt declared that Utahns use more water than do other areas, and declared that residents will have to start with utilizing conservation. Speakers emphasized that Utah has the lowest water rates in the west. TIh." director of the Salt Like Water Conservancy District pointed out that if people use less water, the water utilities will have less revenues to make improvements. It was also pointed out that current sources of water for Salt Lake County will he exhausted in 20 years. Brow n recommended graduated rates, charging more if more water is used. He emphasized that Utah has hchv! water laws. e poHsorcd by GOPAC. of going to stop the deployment I ' rmmm TURKEY BREAST Alliance. He said the same language could show up in future wilderness legislation involving ment was intense. At the same time. Nickles conceded that "this resolution is not 1 , HaTTf IMIIapiLLUIalallJLLI CHICKEN PATTIES & NUGGETS Congress express itself." irf dent. ..I Committee finds Newt tlM 23 ryP Lean pg 3roe Green S Large, 29' I 1l ", Maai,12k AVOCADOS 5 rati ' ; JSf. Red Vfetatfn tefaous, la. PITTPD PRUNES 28 Ltl Urge, Texas Large for the Southern Utah Wilderness legisla- ' WEST CENTER ST PBOVO 350 NOfTTH FREEDOM BLVD., PROVO 880 Add Onfy 10 To These Price 759 EAST 400 SOUTH, SPRINGVJLlf We 1 Ol Drink Ch&ess Sandwich & 22 Ol Drink 1 29 29 . |