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Show SOUTHERN UTAH BENEFITS Utah Senator Reviews Highlights 01 Accomplishments in Congress (By Sen. Wallace F. Bennett) WASHINGTON, D. C., looking back over the session of Congress Con-gress just completed, I think we can take pride in the number of things we have accomplished which are of particular interest to Utah. And the southern part of the state, I believe, was particularly partic-ularly fortunate. Residents of southern Utah followed closely our efforts to get the Upper Colorado Storage Project Pro-ject enacted into law. Senator Watkins and I spent much time and effort during the Jast session ses-sion lining up support for this bill, and we were gratified when the Senate finally passed it by a large majority. In the House of Representatives, Representa-tives, however, action on the bill was postponed until next session. ses-sion. But I am still optimistic about its chances of ultimate passage. Sugar Bill Progress As leader of the fight to get sugar legislation through the Senate, I was able to Jine up a majority of senators as co-sponsors of the sugar bill. This bill, however, was delayed in the House, forcing us to hold it over until January, when it is almost centain to pass. At my request the National Parks Service separated the ad ministration of Bryce and Zion National Parks, which should eliminate certain problems arising aris-ing from the previous arrangement. arrange-ment. I also was successful in getting the name of the former Pioneer Mesa changed to Hurricane Hurri-cane Mesa, in response to requests re-quests from residents of the area. Kolob Access Roads Another of my activities which e.'icited much mall from southern Utah during the past session was my work with the National Tarks Service to get access roads built into Zion National Monument. This little-known, but beautiful area near Zion National Park, will soon be more accessible, and the result undoubtedly will be an upswing in southern Utah's tourist trade. The southern part of the state also stands to profit greatly from the act I sponsored to make it possiU!e for states to take over mineral lands for schools. During Dur-ing the past session I worked with the Bureau of Land Management Manage-ment to get a cadastral survey of Utah, which has resulted In the returning of many acres of valuable val-uable land to the state. Southern Utah also will receive re-ceive the benefits of the Uranium Uran-ium Access Roads Bill, which will heJp develop many of our smaller roads'. Forest Protection The Multiple Use Act, which I co-sponsored, will help to prevent abuses of land and forests under mining laws a matter of particular par-ticular Importance to southern Utah in view of the current uranium uran-ium program. Besides these matters of primarily pri-marily regional concern, I was able to aid in a number of other oth-er matters of statewide importance, import-ance, such as clarification of Selective Service status of L D S missionaries; sponsorship of the administration's industrial dispersion dis-persion bill, which would bring new industries to Utah; postponement post-ponement of consideration of a bill to repeal the Silver Purchase Act, and integration of certain Utah highways in the interstate highway system, making them eligible for increased Federal funds. Mineral Interests I was also privileged to act as spokesman for the Eisenhower Eisenhow-er Administration on two subjects sub-jects of great importance to the West protection of our lead and zinc industries and protection protec-tion of our sugar producers. These are some of the matters I have been concerned with during dur-ing the past session of Congress. In many cases we reached our goal; in others we laid the ground work for what we believe be-lieve will be successful action during the next session of the Congress. Everything considered, I think Utahns can look back on the past session as one of substantial sub-stantial achievement. |