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Show nnyTnii 6A DESERET NEWS, Tuesday, January 30, 1973 .,1; A' t - v . . Legislative Calendar Great Salt Lake Causeway On Senate's Front Burner Continued from First Page the law created by court rulings Passage of HB31, repealing the $5 local option motor vehicle registration fee. This now goes to the governor. Reenactment cf HB26 (the 32 fishing license for oldsters), this time with the required majority to assure the law will be in force by licensing time, April two-thir- 1. Passage of SB1, providing machinery for disincorporate of cities and towns and procedures for the blending of the services and personnel of dissolved cities into the structure of county government. to third Advancement reading of SB41, designed to protect the public against arbig authority of trary state agencies. Preliminary approval of HB23, a bill to exercise sate rule-makin- control over use of he detectors by private uidustrv n The Parkway Authority bill carries of $4 5 million and sets up a board consisting of and represcounty city entatives from Summit. Wasatch. Utah, Salt Lake and Davis counties The stated purpose of the act, sponsored by 18 senators, is to establish and coordinate developprograms for the ment of recreational areas, water conservation, flood control, reclamation, and wildlife resoureces on or along the Provo and Jordan nvers . . . Provo-Jorda- The legislation would create a division of state government of within the Deapartment Natural Resources. The board is clothed with broad authenty to acquire real and personal property, construct facilities and lease con cessions in park and recreation areas Rep Ronald Rencher, said his bill to regu- late operators, was requested by the Ogden Police Department and several other organizations. He said there are only about 20 such operators m Utah now, but that one company alone conducted 2,300 examinations of employes last year. Rencher said the regulations in the bill, including four years of schooling or expenence, or a combination of both, is intended to assure that Ik. detector operators have . enough expertise to arrive at proper conclusions The bill was sent to third vote reading on a 23-- 2 Considerable uncertainty and doubt cropped up during discussion of SB41, Adminis- trative Rule-Makin- BILLS PASSED Agriculture SJRI (Ferry, Clyde) Asks President Nixon to relax bans on the use of coyote ooisons Passed House 62 Snow Jr., 1 sponsor, Karl Sen. No. xplained it thus- - The bill provides that state agencies must follow uniform procedures, with public notice, heanngs and consideration of citizen objections, when promulgating rules which affect the right of citizens. It also provides for legal relief through the declaratory route in district judgment court Senators first adopted and then rescinded an amendment providing that appeals from three large state agencies must be taken directly bypassing district court, to the State Supreme Court If the bill passes m its amended form, the three Public Service Commission, Tax Commission and Induswill oe trial Commission required to defend their actions in district court, something they are now immune Business Regulation HB52 (Back man, Rencher) Pro vides the secretary of slate may reject a flnoncino sMement which does not identity a debtor by social security number or employer identification number. Passed HB122 (Carling, Fisher, Redd) Sets License requirements for businesses servicing and installing radio, television, stereo and other electronic equipment, to be administered by Recona seven member committee sidered ond passed. 5315-goes -- Senote. Commendation HJR5 (Harmer, Sowards, Wilcox) Commends Utah Stars for contribution to Utah's industrial and recreational development and for effort in bringing 1973 ABA game to Salt Lake City. Passed goes to Senate. flucatlon SB42 (Jenkins, Renstrom) Authorizes Weber State College to issue revenue bonds to construct on assembly center for student services and activities Passed goes to Senate. Local Government SB! (Brockabank) Provides procedures for unification of cities and towns with counties. Passed goes to house. U.S. Speeds Work On Laser Bomb WASHINGTON (AP)--Th- e United States is speeding up work on a proposed laser bomb that wdl be as powerful as the hydrogen bomb. The Nixon administrations proposed budget for fiscal 1974 provides $34 million for laser bomb research by the Atomic The Commission. Energy amount includes 330 million y for a laser facility at the AEC laboratory at Livermore, Calif. Some This, That Presto! A Laser - The bomb would use the intense heat of a laser beam to ignite hydrogen explosives. bombs Existing hydrogen employ an atomic bomb as the trigger mechanism. Mac-farlan- e, NEW YORK (UPI) Using bandsaw blades, window glass and a few dollars worth of metal sheeting, a physicist and two students at Lehigh University have developed a nitrogen laser, the scientist reported today. rule-makin- g Utah defense. industries Dr. Ernest E. Bergman told the 1973 conference of the American Physical Society and the American Association of Physics Teachers that the development is exciting because it proves that a laser can be produced very cheaply. against federal retrenchment was among new legislation introduced Monday. . -- Sponsor Haven J Barlow, said SB123 would initiate an effort similar to that of Utahs Spaceport Com- For example, one could easdy be built in a high school physics class Lasers such as this one...could high-energ- I 1 & mittee. economically aid the virtually unexplored potential of these devices in serving mankind, said Bergman, an assistnat professor of phys.es at the university in Bethlehem, Pa. The bill establishes a federal research committee to seek out data favorable to retention or establishment of federal in- The nitrogen laser could be used in microsurgery, micromachining and extremely high speed photography, Bergman said. stallations in Utah and use the to oppose any information effort to cut back or close the bases goes ta gover- Passed House nor. BILLS KILLED Business Regulation (M. Jensen) Provides compulsory apprenticeship and examinations for sprinkler and irrigation! fitters. Defeated SB24 Bills introduced Amendments (Mitchell, Newman, Cygi) HB176 Requires official ballots on pro- posed constitutional amendments contain the existing language and the proposed change to allow easy comparison. Business Regulation SB126 (Mecham, Howe) Provides causes ond procedures for dissolving corporations bv the secretary of state and the courts Consumer Affairs PB179 (Urie, Free, Rencher) Gives cities authority to pass ordl nances to prevent consumer fraud and revoke licenses for violations. HB180 (Urie, Pace, Rencher) Gives counties authority to pass ordinances to control air pollution and prevent consumer frauds and revoke business licenses for violations Education SB123 (Bischotf, Mecham, Leavitf) Provides the state school ot mines shall be maintained as a separate department. Fish and Game Labor Peterson, Gardner, Prohibits discrimination in Irvine) matters of compensation for work Natural Resources SB121 (Brockbank, Snow, Finlm-soet al) Creates a Provo-Jordo- n River Parkway ond Authority 5 million. $4 appropriates Public Health More SB122 (Clark, Brockbank) Limits county role in Medicaid program to the appropriation cf funds to the state treasurer HB174 (G. Peterson, B White) Requius prenatal care ot pregnant women to include blood sample for determination of Rh blood type HB175 (G Petereon, White) Reauires a standard serological test for rubella antibody for all females applying for a marriage license. HB177 Pro(Gardner, Orton) vides for comprehensive health planwithin the Dept ot Social Serning vices and sets up an advisory council to work with the department and the governor Revenue ond Taxation HB17I (G 58125 (Howe, 58127 (Barlow, Wildlife Dean) Management Area Act Authorizes state purchase of 505 East Rancn of the Deseret Livestock Co in Morgan and Rich counties tor $10 million. Highways HB173 CPace, G. Requires state road commission to provide o highway priority construction study for the Legislature and provides that all highway construction prelects be submitted for approval by Legislature. Ptlerson, Hilton) Mechom) Revises corporation franchise tax law to for more deductions State and Federal Affaire SB123 (Barlow, Jenkins, Wayment) Establishes a Federal Research Committee to assemble data to en courage construction and continuation of federal Installations in Utah. House Tackles Aging, Basketball from. Although, there were many doubts regarding remaining provisions of the bill, it was sent over to the thirdreadmg calendar on a 26-- vote; Senators Omar B. Bunnell, and' M. James said they would seek amendments to assure that the State Board of Education is not hamstrung m role its tuditional such as determimng length of school year, bus routes, etc. A bill intended to protect goes to Senate. HB11I (Dmitrich, Buckway, Silli-maBroadens definition of "cutting ' hair as applying to regulation of cosmetologists Passed goes to Senate NB2 (Cannon) Increases time in which claims can be tiled agomst cities or towns from 30 days to one year; minors can make claims within one year after reaching maionty. Passed Senate, goes to governor. Public Safety SB55 (Buckner, Bischotf, Macfor-lane- ) Requires due process before suspension of driver s license for failure to show financial responsibility. Passed goes to House HB65 (Gygi, Blc Black, Redd, Provides Judd) HB6S (Gygi, Black, Redd, Judd) Provides conditions for voiding liability releases or settlements tn personal iniury cases. Passed 41 27-goes to Senate HB117 (Bullen. Harvey) y Requires slow moving vehicles to special emblems meeting certain specifications Passed 64 goes to Senate Revenue and Taxation HB31 (Newman, Bernard et al) Repeals Local Vehicle Registration Fee Act which empowers counties, cities, and towns to levy an additional S5 registration fee on motor vehicles Passed goes to Senate. HB59 (Wilkinson, Dennis et al) Increases the amount of abatement ol property taxes of indigent persons 65 or older to not more than $100 or 5C percent of assessed tax, whichever is less. Indigent is defined as yearly income less than $3,500 and residence with aporaisal volue lest than $20,000 Passed goes to Senate. State and Federal Affaire SB3I (Biscnoff) Puts part-tim- e employes of state and local governe ment under ond survivors in surance provisions of social security. Continued from First Page Republicans Homer F. Wilkinson, of Salt Lake City; Dan-niS. Dennis, of Roosevelt; and Todd G. Weston, of Logan. Wilkinson said the raise in limitations was an attempt to give some relief to individuals who find themselves in the situation of being unable to pay property taxes on homes they have lived in for years. el Most representatives endorsed the prmciple of the legislation, but some expressed concern that the financial burden of the increased exemptions would fall on the individual taxpayer 53-1- tion in the proposal to allow cosmetologists to cut mens hair (HB118). However, Rep. Milly O. Bernard, assured them that it was not a matter of equal rights for ladies, but a matter of equal rights for gentlemen who want and the their hair styled, measure received a 5 ma- assured legislators that the use of duce being would such toxicants would rethe number of sheep killed by coyotes, but not pose dangers to otner animals. A resolution commending the Utah Stars for their contribution to Utah's development and their efforts in hosting the American Basketball AssociaGame was aption proved in a near unanimous All-St- nn corporation. In addition to measures givcontrol ing the Legislature over highway construction and facilitating the equal pay for equal jobs concept, two consumer bills appeared. profit-makin- g can live with. At last! Build the diet that's yours alone, n and that's just right for you. A nutritionist shows you how to include the food3 you love pius snacks. Feel full on fewer jority. Representatives added their approval to Senate action calling on President Nixon to allow the use of a toxicant, 1080, vote, with Rep M. Byron Fisher the lone dissenter. Rep. Fisher voted against the measure after questioning the propriety giving legislative comto mendation a private, heres the diet 43-2- In fact. Rep Calvin Black, said a truth m taxing bill was needed to require the Legislature to come up with the money every time they add a burden to the cities and counties." The measure to require radio and television repairmen to be licensed (HB122) was revived from last Friday, when it failed to receive a constitutional majority. This time the bill obtained a 5 vote after little favorable debate. Recalling last weeks House debate on the proposed Equal Rights Amendment, some legislators tried to find a connec- calories ... as you lose weight steadily, safely. Read the details Including how not to weigh yourself. One of 39 articles and features in the to relieve coyote prob- lems for Utah sheepmen. 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