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Show SOUTHERN UTAH NEWS WEDNESDAY MARCH 28, 2001 News 3 West desert exchange completed The Utah School and Institutional Trust Lands Administration and the U.S. Bureau of Land Management have completed a 212,000 acre land exchange in western Utah that Was authorized by Congress last year. The Trust Lands Administration transferred title to 106,000 acres of required the state and the BLM to submit land valuation data to an independent appraisal expert to evaluate whether the lands on each side of the exchange . were of approximate equal value. This requirement was intended to address concerns expressed by some third parties that the lands being acquired by the state were more valuable than the wilderness lands being transferred to BLM. After reviewing a variety of data, including multiple sales of comparable lands, state school trust lands side federal wilderness study areas (WSAs) to BLM, while the school trust received a similar quantity of BLM land with greater potential for pro- the independent appraiser 39 West Center 0 Kanab con- viding revenue to Utahs pub- firmed the parties conclusion lic schools. As part of the ex- that the lands on each side of the change, the state also trans- exchange were worth approxiferred a 483 acre parcel of mately $20 million, and that the school trust land immediately exchange lands are approxinorth of the city-o-f St. George mately equal in value. The School and Institutional to BLM for inclusion in the Red Cliffs desert tortoise re- Trust Lands Administration is an independent state agency serve. The exchange was based on which manages 3.5 million acres a May 20, 2000 agreement be- of Utah trust lands exclusively tween Utah Governor Michael for the benefit of Utahs schools O. Leavitt and former Secre- and other public institutions. tary of the Interior Bruce Babbitt, which was ratified by Congress last year. The purpose of the agreement was to reduce conflicts between the Continued from Page 1 development of school trust Since the salvaged lumber lands, whidh by law must be could not be utilized to reconmanaged to generate revenue for public education, and pres- struct the two movie set buildervation of lands in Utahs ings, new materials were located west desert for wilderness that replicated original building elements.. The new buildings study and recreation. Among the areas where BLM retain more than the spirit of received sdhool trust lands were the old structures. They invoke the Deep Creek Mountains , the all the energy and excitement of Notch Peak area, and several those movie making days of yesareas surroundingZionNational teryear. As time passes, the new Park. In return, the school trust wood will age and take on the received several large parcels of same ghostly appearance as the land in Tooele County, land ad- old structures. jacent to the Intermountain Though the buildings are near Power Plant near Delta, and completion, the surrounding several small parcels of develop- landscape still needs a lot of ment land near St. George and work to make it as attractive as Cedar City. A complete list and the buildings. Come and be part map of the lands that were ex-- , of the action. Activities will changed can be found on the begin on April 28, 2001 at 8:30 Trust Lands Administrations a.m. and go to 4:30 p.m. at the Paria Movie Set. Children less website atwww.trustlands.com. As part of the legislation ap- than 18 years of age need to be proving the exchange, Congress accompanied by a parent, guardian, or an authorized group leader, and have a signed paren- 9:00 am to 6:00 pm Fpj & Sat, Mar 30 & 31 ONLY! All Sales on a First Come, First Serve Basis! Paria Ranch tal consent form. Continued from Page turn left at the Old Pariah Town Check Out Our New Spring Stock! Reduced for Quick Sale Kid's & Women's Coats - All $10 Girl's Tops, 7 to 14 Size - $2.50 Kid's Athletic Short Sets, Size 6 to 12 - Only $10.39 Women's Clearance Rack - Big Selection at $5.00 Women's Jeans - Only $15.00 Men's 517 Rigid Boot Jean - Only $20 Men's Shirts -- $9.00 & Up, Values to $40 ALL Shoes and Work Boots - 20 OFF! ALL STOCK - At Least 20 OFF! ALL RED TAG Items -Take an Additional 50 OFF and Save 70 and More! . To find the movie set location, 1 for Kane Ranch operations to continue as a viable economic resource for the local community. An important part of Alternative 6 is a monitoring plan that will assess range condition Site Historic Marker, located 35 miles east of Kanab on Highway 89, then drive five miles north on the dirt road. Lunch will be served to volunteers, courtesy of Houstons Trails End Restaurant and Mobile Catering. Bring and trend and treatment results sun screen, a hat, work gloves, while providing for communicaor a rake, and head out to ' tions with the public concerning the Paria Movie Set to rebuild a vegetation conditions on the bit of Kane Countys history on Kane Ranch Allotments. ; your public lands. For additional informationplease For more information, or to a-sh- ovel contact Ren Ellis, Interdisciplinary RSVP, contact Mary Dewitz at Team Leader, North Kaibab the Bureau of Land ManageRanger District, Fredonia, Arizona ment, Kanab Visitor Center at (520)643-739- 5. (435) 644-462- 3. NO LAY-AWA- YS LIMITED TO STOCK ON . HAND ,tVt UlOXt 'III iilji it |