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Show v w-- B2 The Times-lndependen- v-- 'w- ii - ihci r-- v- m or- i - m w w-- Thursday, June 3, 1982 t, Special legislative session will decide fate of $50 million V i T The Utah Legislature will meet in special session on June 17 to decide how more than $50 million in mineral lease bonus money should be spent. The funds are the result of a competitive sale of federal oil shale leases in 1974, under the Interior Departments prototype oil shale leasing program. Two 5,120-acr- e tracts of federal lands located about rf Is .. Golden anniversary . . . 42 miles southeast of Vernal in Uintah County were initially awarded to separate companies. The two leases have been combined under the detailed development plan for the White River Shale Project. The project includes a The family of Alma and Leona Scovill are having an open house at the Green River Senior Citizens e development building on June 12 from 2 to 6 p.m. to celebrate All friends and plan for the White River their 50th wedding anniversary. Shale Project. The project relatives are invited. No gifts, please. three-phas- includes a three-phas- e devel- million. The original bids for the leases were $76.6 million and $45.1 million. A determination was made by the Interior Department that the states share totaled bonus bid was split into five 37.5 percent of the funds, as equal installments, begin- provided by law. In January ning in June of 1974. As of of this year, Utah received a June, 1976, the first three check for $48,532,428. The installments had been paid, money has been deposited in but were deposited in an the Natural Resources Develescrow account on order of opment Revolving Account, the U.S. District Court. and is presently collecting The funds were impoundinterest at about $16,000 per ed, pending the result of a day. By the middle of June, suit brought by Utah against the bonus funds are expected the federal government over to total over $51 million. the ownership of 157,000 Earlier this year, it was acres of state selected lands. agreed that a special legislaDuring its period in escrow, tive session would be held to the bonus funds accumulated determine how the funds about $58 million in interest, should be appropriated. In increasing the total to almost the meantime, the issue was $130 opment plan, leading to a plant capable of producing over 100,000 barrels of oil per day. Under the terms of the agreement, payment of the studied by a joint task force of legislative leaders, the state treasurer and executive agency officials. The task force made several recommendations for use of the funds. The group recommended that the funds be used primarily for impact mitigation, in the form of loans and should be expended through existing mechanisms. It was further recommended that the concept of leveraging and participation by the private sector in impact mitigation should be encouraged. The task force suggested that 70 percent of the bonus money be appropriated to the Community 1983. It also proposed that the current Community Impact Fund be changed to a permanent revolving fund, with all money presently in the account transferred to the permanent fund. Resources Cities Water Loan Fund and four percent b thej boards Water and Power Construction Fund. Two' would go to the Division of Wildlife Resour-- 1 ces and 10 percent each to the Department of TransporOf the remaining 30 tation and Board of Educapercent, four percent would tions Critical School Buildgo to the Board of Water ing Fund. percent Impact Fund, along with 70 percent of all future mineral lease bonus funds after July 1, Service award . . . Njl Donald Robinson recently received his servicb j award from Continental Telephone. He was honored ' at lunch and presented a letter of recognition and a?'J combination knife with the Continental emblem by S j his supervisor, Claudia Draper. ; r J Traffic may be slowed by summer work on roads Crews from - the Utah Department of Transportation are out in force along many state roads in Salt Lake County so motorists should be on the lookout and ready for some temporary traffic slowdowns. Heaterplanes are being used to scrape road surfaces along State Street between CUSTOM TAILORED DOMESTIC j & FOREIGN SPARK PLUG M WIRE SETS Available For Domestic b Foreign Car Et Trucks. No Cutting, Boots & Terminals . CHECKER FMIL FILTERS Meets All Standards Carburetor Fuel Pump .Protection. 25 gppf For b P CHECKER .1 T 12 VOLT WRENCH A IGNITION COIL TOOL SET For Domestic HAA 77 Imports. 25 Handy. For All RIG. 6.99 Tune-Up- TO 18.99 l EMERGENCY 1 REFRIGERATION 2 GALLON 6th South between State Street and the ramps leading Rust Proof Pour Spout. Strudy Metal Construction. Improve The Performance Of Your Auto Air Conditioner. REG. 1.39 southbound between and 6 p.m. Wprk on; project will be completed by July 31. Motorists are advised to use caution driving in these p.m. 30 this areas. , i ACTING AWARD Kathie Markle of Moab, the daughter of Fred and near River 2.29 HOSE A VALVE REG. ur Man I OAUON ANT0 FREON v Dorothy Markle, was named best supporting acress for her role as Fanny Cavendish killed in the Southern Utah State in wreck College production of The The award Royal Family. Green was presented at a year-en-d Salt Lake A banquet held by the colleges City man was killed in a theater arts department. one-crollover accident on Kathie is a 1979 graduate of ' 12 miles east Grand temporary County High School of Green River, Sunday, May and a transfer student from 30, at about 10 a.m. Two the College of Eastern Utah, 2 passengers in the car were where she was nominated as injured. the outstanding freshman. H A Highway Patrol trooper The SUSC junior has toured j who investigated the acci- Utah this year with the.' dent reported that Dyman B. colleges Shakespearean Brady, 16, was eastbound on Costume Tour. two-lane the highway, when he apparently fell asleep at the wheel. The 1980 Subaru left the pavement and rolled twice. Killed in the accident was Lavere H. Brady. Dyman Brady was flown to Valley View Hospital in Provo by St. Marys Air Life helicopter, GAS CANS Easy Way To REG. OFF! SIANSARD OR UKTKONIC WNITIONS 8th South and 13th South. The many layers of pavement built up over the years occasionally must be planed down and a new smooth surface that will seal out moisture is laid down. Similar work is being done on Third West from North Temple to 12th North. Portions of 4th, 5th and 6th South have already been planed and will be resurfaced during June. A new surface will be placed on 4th South between State Street and 3rd West. A new surface will also be put 'on 5th and 1 to Interstate 15. , Beginning June 1, crews-Ij will be placing a protective" ' j seal on the road shoulders g 5 along Interstate 15 between J 2nd South and 9th South and also between 53rd South and J 90th South. The outside lane of traffic might have to be blocked off to allow work to proceed. However, no work on the shoulders along Interstate 15 northbound will take place between 7 a.m. and 9:30 a.m. That is so the work will not impede rush-hotraffic. Similarly, no work will be undertaken on ar 4.99 S DRIVE IN COOL SIMULATED COMFORT! COOL CUSHIONS SHEEPSKIN CAROL THERMOSTATS Baby Lamb Simulated Sheepskin Fabric. Fits Contour Of Seat. High Or Low Back Bucket Seats S l69 FLEXIBLE RADIATOR HOSES LOW BACK REG. 11.99 2",. 4" HIBH BACK REG. ciniq3itii 3102 HOSE CLAMPS 15.99 59 69' 199 where he was listed in critical condition. Passenger CHECKER OIL & AIR FILTERS DISPOSABLE CONTAINER FOR CLEAN, QUICK OIL CHANGE! For Auto. 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