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Show m r UINTAH BASIN STANDARD. April 6. . ft ' E8 s v - ' ' --. erMfcruftt ' Mite ''' DcV " . ' 'v. w A tt 32 y? - V '"'V y 'r ,i - vj-- 4 1W u :"1 would receive $92.4 million BLM increase in proposed budget To protect America's open space and public land resources, the Department ofthe Interior's Bureau of Land Management is requesting a Fiscal Year 2000 budget of $1.42 billion a $92.4 million increase over 1999. ln the West, the fast-growi- BLM is preserving open space by in Mr. Riser's classroom raise their hands to ask a question of Utah QUESTIONING STUDENTS-Pup- ils Highway Patrol officer. Jack Peterson, during a Careers Day activity at the Roosevelt Middle School. nts CAREER at Roosevelt Middle School do an exercise under the direction of Becky Thacker, in Roosevelt. afternoon Wednesday DAY-Stude- accommodating commercial and noncommercial uses of the public lands in a responsible and sustainable manner, said BLM Acting Director Tom Fry. "This budget proposal will advance our efforts to ensure open, scenic, and healthy lands for future generations of Americans Fry said the Bureau will carry out its mission through public and private partnerships as it works to achieve healthy landscapes and watersheds across the nation, particularly in the West. The BLM ia committed to working with state and local officials, Tribes, companies, and private organizations, Fry said. These partnerships enhance our agencys stewardship of the public lands, which belong to all Americans. The BLN'S Fiscal Year 2000 budget proposal includes requests of additional money for the following projects and initiatives: $2.2 million for clean water efforts and watershed restoration. Among other things, the BLM would use the funds to restore riparian (atreamaide) and wetland areas to their proper functioning condition. The Bureau would also continue efforts to reduce salinity in the Colorado River. $3.5 million to control, treat, and conduct inventories of noxious weeds. Invasive weeds, which degrade rangelands and wildlife habitat, are spreading at an estimated rate of more than 2,300 acres a day on BLM managed lands. Currently, more than 11 million acres, or five lands percent, of all are infested with noxious weeds. $8.8 million for the repair and maintenance ofrecreation facilities, buildings, roads, and trails. This funding would support ths BLNS , participation in a Department of the Interior initiative aimed at promoting safe visits to public lands by fixing facilities in need of repair. $3.2 million for the construction of three visitor contact stations in communities a4jacent to the 1.9 BLM-manag- Agricultural Prices Prices received by Utah farmers and ranchers during mid-Marc- h were down for alfalfa, other hay, all milk, and barley according to the Utah Agricultural Statistics Service. h all milk The Utah price was $14.30 per cwt, down 40 cents from the previous month but up $1.30 BmMarclil9-- Jferley. at $1.81 per b visited, wasm. adown 12, mid-Marc- $ s i ' cents from the previous month and down 48 cents from the same month last year. Baled alfalfa hay was $66.00 per ton, down $10.00 from last month and $15.00 lower than March 1998. Other hay, at $45.00 per ton, declined $2.00 from last month and $22.00 from March 1998. The February 1999 sheep price, at $27.00 was the same as January but down $10.00 from February of last year. The lamb price for February 1999 was $63.00 per cwt, down $6.00 from January and down $1300 from last year. Buckle Up and Save A Life! million-acr- a Public Srrvic . l iatik wr ?; NO BODYS PERFECT! AssMscesMst by tbc Batin Stiadard Grand Staircase-Escalant- c National Monument in southern Utah. The visitor stations .would ba built in Cannomrillt, Big . -Water, and Glendale. This funding would come on top of $6.4 million in requested funding for operations i and preparation of a management plan for the Grand Staircaae--! Escalante, which President Clinton designated as a National Monument . in 1996. $2.5 million to complete work to ensure that gracing per- needed ; mit renewals conform with a 1997 deciaion by the Interior Board of Land Appeals. The board's ruling, known as the Comb Wash decision, clarified that the BLM must conduct detailed review! before renewing livestock grazing permits and leases to ensure their compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and with land-us- e plana. The BLM, which authorises about 19,000 permittees to graze livestock on 164 million acres of public land, anticipates having to issue or renew in the year 2000 nearly 3,000 permits or leases review. This needing NEPA-relate- d will significantly increase the workload of the Bureau, which would use the requested funding to carry out detailed environmental assessments. $1.8 million to implement standards rangeland health-relate- d and guidelines, which 23 citizen-baae- d Resource Advisory Councils (RACS) helped the BLM develop. $1.2 million to further the s BLM-- work in the California Desert to mitigate human-cause- d damage to the fragile desert ecosystem and to remove excess burros. Cleanup and restoration of the landscape has been necessitated by unauthorised dumping of hazardous matevehicle use, rials, illegal The Bureau would use the funding to expedite projects that comply with recent biological opinions issued by the U.S. Fish and Wildlifa Service. As it carries out these environmental measures, the agency hopes to avoid litigation that costa the affected Federal agencies about $10 million annually. $19 milium for wildland fire management, funds that the nt issues. The BLM, an agency of tha Department of the Interior, protects and manages 264 million acres of public land,s that are primarily located in the 12 Western States, including Alaska. Tho agency manages more than 560 million acres of mineral estate located throughout tho country. sub-surfa- and other activities. $1 million for the BLNS participation in an interagency effort to protect species of animals and fish dependent on habitats in the tundra regions of Alaska. $700,000 to participate in numerous hydropower project Possible muzzleloader and archery equipment restrictions Hunters may see further refinement in the types of muzzleloader and bow hunting equipment they may use in Utah in 2000, but not before they have a chance to comment on the proposed changes at public meetings in ApriL The changes, if any, would begin with Utah's 2000 reasons. The 1999 seasons will not be affected. Recommendations of a citizen proposals that affect public land resources. Many Federal hydropower licenses issued in the 1940a and 1950a are now expiring and are up for re licensing by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), including 43 land. Tho projects onBLM-manage- d BLN'S participation in the proceedings will focus on the impact of these and other FERC projects that affect fisheries, wildlife habitat, cultural and historical sitss, and recreational areas on public lands. $1 million to conduct forestry-en- d watershed-relate- d assessments and to prepare a resource management plan for the Headwaters Forest in northern California. $750,000 for implementation of the BLNS Revitalisation of Indian Country initiative, which would ,imprpvd fcervlce tq Agigicanjlgdi-an- s and generate economic benefits for Tribes, such as royalties from mineral development and job training and development. The initiative would also enhance American Indian involvement in public land derisions. $800,000 to continue ths BLN'S efforts in restoring fish and wildlife habitats in ths desert Southwest. committee appointed by tho Division of Wildlife Resources to examine possible equipment redefinitions were presented to the Utah Wildlife Board at a March 16 meeting in Salt Lake City. The committee did not recommend prohibiting the use of muzzleloader rifles. It did. however, recommend that the following muzzleloader equipment be prohibited when hunting big game: center fire primers for ignition; potfttf and ball that ars bonded together as ene unit (speed loaders would not be prohibited, howev-erin-li- ne smokeless powders; and a lead or expanding projectile of less than .40 caliber. The committee also recommended that the following archery equipment be prohibited when hunting big game: arrows less than 20 inches in length, from the tipof the broadhead to the tip of the nock; arrows weighing less than 300 Dont live with your back pain any longer... Trust your back and neck to Dr. Hartie. We provide the right treatment for: Seek Pain and Stiffness Pinched Senes Low Back Pain Carpal Tunnel Shoulder Pain Sports Injuries Numbness in Hands or Arms r- ' - Headtohes Poston Correction Tennis Elbow' Leg Pain ( Sciatica ) Mild Back Pain Painful Joints Physio Therapy Help Celebrate And Support Pie Creative Memories Scrapbook Contest 4 II We Specialize in care for the whole family. Emergency Services Available 7 Days a Week We Bill Your Insurance Company Direct! Workers Comp. Medicare Medicaid arrows with expanding mechanical broadheads; and bows with electronic range finding devices andor magnifying aiming devices attached. After hearing the recommendations, the board directed the Division to present them to tho public fin input at a aeries of Regional Advisory Council meetings in ApriL Meetings are scheduled for Vernal, April 19; Green River, April 20; St. George, April 21; Springville, April 22; and Brigham City, April 28. To - Major Medical grains; May Is Scrapbooking Month We Are JL g 0 I VJJ D Offering On All Scrapbooking Supplies Through The Month Of May K6-- 2 Automobile Injuries 350 MHz AMD 5999.99 ManyPPOs Hartie Chiropractic Clinic L, Intell Pentium II 333 Celeron ; CaH For Details .Uintah Basin STANDARD : Tr; w-na&si- 540 East Hwy. 40 OrYl2-SI3- l . V: Score big home run savings during April at Mountain America Credit Union's lowtr your torrific dual avail mart with other Grand Slam Auto loan Salt! Were discounts. You wont get any curve balls from us... only a great kun at a fair price. 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