| Show sl TATE TO FOSTE R SCENIC SPORTS JI vi i ij the preservation and utilization of the scenic arid and recreational places together with the historical and other points of unusual interest in utah will be fostered by the state tor for the benefit of the state and the public generally by the passage ot of a state slate park law recommended by the governors committee on state parks and approved by governor mabey and an D H madsen state fish and game commissioner in whose department the proposed law places the state parks system the proposed amendments to the state fish and cams came law making of it a state fish game caine and parks department part ment does not affect in any way the present provisions of the fish and game came law but simply adds thereto the duties or of administering the tate state park law lav which in fit general can call be done with the present fish arid and game organization without much addition additional at expense only a basic law Is provided for the park department no specific scenic value being mentioned as is the case with the basic law under which the national park service is administered where the state stale already owns the laud land as at the rim 0 of bryce canion on the proposed law provides tor for its being administered by fish game and parks commissioner other districts and places may come under the departments jurisdiction in the manner mani maili I 1 1 er prescribed by the proposed law as administrative and developer dev elopement nent funds are made available by appropriation or by receipts from concessions and as the commissioner finds it practicable ti the proposed law Is a composite ot of several state park laws proposed or already in existence together with all features in the national park lav I 1 that are arc applicable in fit tact fact the la law w was largely prepared in the office ot of tile the director of national parks in washington and has been recommended tor for utah by mr air stephen T mather director it has also been rea read d and approved in fit general by leading national forest service authorities the governors committee on oil state parks which has prepared and recommended abe new law came into axis tence last winter at a meeting ot of state and national park authorities and railroad officials held in fit the governors office and consists of J cecil alter chairman dr J E Dro broaddus addus arid and surveyor general E D ot of salt lake city and chas B petty ot of hurricane stephen L chipman american fork L H redd of blanding herschel bullen jr ot of logan C C sargent ot of panguitch 0 G day of 0 fillmore dr dram AT 3 mcfarlane ot of cedar city and 0 J stillwell ot of ogden |
