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Show October 1 974 Utah Farm Bureau News Ififi)p)gQF Danradl WDtilft) ftthi What the Bill says: A farmer or rancher, actively engaged in production, must be named to the commission. Point of Conflict with Farm Bureau Policy: None. Point of Conflict with Policy: None. Any land use plan should contain the right of appeal by an individual landowner at all levels, y the local level. (AFBF Policy) What the Bill says: Not specific on this point because the bill is only a. planning measure and contains no control mechanisms for property owners. Point of Conflict with Farm Bureau Policy: None, insofar as this bill is concerned. However, the proposed land use commission's required plan to protect private property rights must include provisions to guarantee constitutional 4. Key Point in Resolution We recognize the need for Jong range land use planning by federal agencies on federal land. . . (UFBF Policy) State and federal governments (should pay) a proportionate share of the costs of a (land use) plan based on the relative amounts of federal and state lands involved. (AFBF Policy) What the' Bill says: Section 5, paragraphs 3 through 8 establish a process for the state to federal land luse planning and urges the federal government to move forward in planning for federal lands use. 5. .Key Point In .Resolution espe-dall- rights. Other Points in the Bill to Consider Agriculture is exempted from the definition of development. This means that if any part of the bill is fl -- Points of Some Concern in the Bill There should be more representation for1 bona fide agricultural land- 1. onions... Cattle eat the pasture, not the browse, he points out, defending multiple use of rangeland. We had 50 hunters in here last fall, and about 47 of them got their life population. And his beef, barley, beans, beets and what-have-yo- u. ms ever construed to have any control authority over development, agriculture must be exempted. 2. At least 3 members of Utahs rural areas must be appointed to the commission. 3. Much of the data collection authorized by the bill is already prepared and in the hands of the Soil Conservation Service. The bill would allow copies to be placed in the land use commission files. 4. The bill has no control authority over any private landowner. However, it does give the state authority to require counties to review existing master plans and in cooperation with local governments to designate . . . critical areas of greater than local concern which, require special planning treatment. knows his One of Bohman's hobbies is raising fish in this pond near his house. The supply of water coming off his ranch is a far cry from the small flow before his conservation program. Page 5 owners on the commission. 2. The timetable for completing the land use planning process should be extended at least one or two years. 3. Limitations on the commission's authority are not specific enough. Citizens must be vigilant to assure that the commission does not assume any authority not granted in the bill. In summary, the board said that most provisions of the bill are in agreement with Farm Bureau policy. However, the board urged Farm Bureau members to study the bill carefully before voting. Single copies of the bill are available by writing Utah Farm Bureau, 629 East 4th South, Salt Lake City, Utah 84102. Looking beyond the November election, Farm Bureau members should continue to study the land use planning issue and should help the organization formulate policy on the subject for the coming year, President Hamilton said. His business is banking. But many of his customers' business is' growing. So he makes farm business, his business. He knows the problems, the frustrations, the needs of someone making his living from the good earth. He's a First Security Banker. Planted in a small town, surrounded by thousands of acres of productive soil. His living, like so many people in and around his town, depends, to a large degree, on the soil. If he's any good at his job, he knows the special problems of his area almost as well as the people who have them. And if he weren't good at his job,1 he wouldn't be a First banking. Security Banker. We call it Drop in and see him. Whether you have a problem or not, hc's a gooH man to know-person-to-pers- on First Security Bank First Security Bank of Utah, N-First Security Bank of Idaho, N.A. First Security State Bank, Salt Lake City, Utah First Security State Bank of Springville, Utah First Security Bank of Bountiful, Utah, N.A. First Security Bank of Rock Springs, Wyoming MtmWn ftdmi Drmit JnMmwr Carjvrutkm deer. An invited visitor to the ranch is likely to get a pickup ride to the top of the range with 8 or 10 gates to open and close on the way. Then the rare treat of a huge steak grilled outdoors, with the vista of a large reservoir (stocked with fish), lush pasture and green hills to help whet the appetite. On the way down, Bohman expands on his dislike for sagebrush. Public land with sagebrush could be doubled in carrying capacity many millions of acres. But there needs e to be a incentive for the cattleman perhaps a grazing contract and a share of the costs paid by the government. Maybe Uncle Sam could furnish the seed and fencing materials, with the rancher furnishing the labor. That would come out about Theres no . question that Frdnk Bohmans. work pays off in income. And in wildlife protection. It protects the watershed for Ogden, below. It furnishes better hunting. It beautifies the area, in sharp contrast with neighboring sagebrush range. And it furnishes the Farm Bureau leader with a true zest for life in the long-rang- 20-ye- ar 50-5- 0. hills.. a. ,' |