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Show UMIVSRSAL HICRCmUXKG BOX CCRP. 3608 3-- 69 84101 CITT V T7 SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH FRIDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1968 uform CaTax Says Is Unconstitutional Governor Rampton is Studying Consolidation of Six Divisions Atty. Gen. Phil L. Hansen this week said the state could not enact a law providing for a uniform tax levy on cars, trailers, and semitrailers and allocate the revenue to tax districts. Mr. Hansens opinion was given to R. LaVaun Cox, a member of the State Road Commission. To institute an equitable tax program of this nature that would result in a substantial convenience for taxpayers and ad- Governor Calvin L. Rampton and Fire Control Section of the this week was evaluating a pro- State Lands Division into the and Game Division. posal calling for consolidation Parks-Fiscf six State Department cf NatGiving the seven member ural Resources divisions into coordinating council additional four and making the division rowers to consolidate functions boards purely advisory. and budgets of the divisions and The proposal was made by the vesting-i- t with policy making Natural Resources Coordinating powers. Council headed by Thorpe The remainig boards would be of Delta. made advisory for policy, but After studying the proposal with specific specialized functhe governor will recommend tions. ministrators would require extensive modification of both con- certian action to the Legislature. The Water Resources Board, The council is stitutional and statutory proviit proposed, would administer proposes: sions as they now exist, Mr. Consolidating the Water Re- water storage and distribution sources Division, headed by the programs, approve projects and Hansen said. He said the present relatively State Engineer, Hubert C. Lam- administer the state water plan. The Land Board would admincomplex and variable tax on bert. ister cars and trailers means that taxtrusteeship of state lands. Consolidating the Parks and Oil and Gas Conservation Dies on the' same vehicles can vary Recreation Division, headed by widely from taxing district to F. S. Koziol, and the Fish and vision board members would Game Division, headed by John continue to perform taxing district. functions and regulate proThe opinion does not propose E. Phelps. duction of oil and gas. to pass cn the intrinsic value or Merging the Great Salt A single advisory board is pro-- ' advisability of a uniform rate Lake Authority into the proposed for the combined Fish and posed Parks and Recreation tax,' Mr. Hansen said. Game and Parks and Recreation Mr. Hansen also issued eight Fish and Game Division. Transferring the Forestry Division. other opinions. He hold that the State Land Board can exchange scattered school sections containing oil shale deposits for larger consolidated blocks also containing oil shale. If the oil shale lands to be exchanged by both parties were encumbered, by leases, the state : coudl not lease such land until termination of the existing leases and the lands would then be open for competitive bidding, he said. ' He told Dr. G. D. Carlyle Thompson, state director of health, that in the absence of The Nixon Administration will be committed to the county attorney, county phyatsician or their deputies, the continuing traditional trade policies which both Amerih ... Wad-dingto- n . quasi-judici- al -- Out with the old year and ring in the new. The Salt Lake Times the wish that 1969 will prove joins in extending to all its readers to be a Happy New Year for one and all. Utah Legislature Being Asked e Goals To Chart Long-Rang- For the first time the Utah educational institutions of what-ev- e types necessary to meet eduLegislature will be called upon cational needs, achieve efficiency to chart the states in administration and strive for economic in development, goals excellence consistent with the education and transportation. The Legislature meets January willingness of citizens to give 13. Certain members of the law priority to educational commitmaking body will call upon it ments. In transportation, the proposed to draw, up a virtual blue print of goals for the future. goal is to facilitate the developOne of these is to provide new ment of a total transportation jobs to absorb the states labor system in the state which will force, provide investment oppor- move people and goods economitunities within the state, permit cally, conveniently and safely. The goals are of a very broad upgrading Utahs work force skills and encojurage immigration scope and purposely so, a legisof expertise and capital to raise lative study committee report noted. The possibility of rejecper capita income. Another long range goal in tion by those with special intereduction is to permit and encou- ests is reduced and their idealisrage all people to develop to the tic nature is retained.' full potential, provide sufficient (Continued on page 4) long-rang- e TODAYS X EDITORIAL v Nixon Will Uphold Traditional Trade Policies torney general or district attor- can political parties have pursued since the ney can authorize autopsies. nc also1 said the medical examiner may not act as deputy county physician without remu- neration. Inland marine insurance which is usually bought to cover jewelry, fine arts and similar properties, originally was developed to cover goods in transit by other than cccan vessels. end of World "War II, Wintoii M. Blount, president of the Chamber of Commerce of the United States and Mr. Nixons choice for Postmaster General, has said. In shortrike United States remains and will remain committed to the goals it swore allegiance to in 1915, Mr. Blount said in Mexico City. Representatives of five Latin American chambers, all members of the National Chamber, were in attendance. (Continued on page 4) I |