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Show HOUSE ACTION Subcommittee Okeys Dixie Project A giant step was made in the possible passage of the Dixie Reclamation Project this week when the project won approval of the House Irrigation and Reclamation Re-clamation Subcommittee. As the result of the action of the sub committee the full com-mitee com-mitee took the measure under ensideration in sessions yesterday, yester-day, V" 'dnesday. The bill, which proposes an expenditure ex-penditure of $12,700,(! lor de velopment principally in Washington Wash-ington County, had previously passed the senate, and now stands in a good psitioi: o pass the house before the close of the current legislative session. The Dixie Reclamation Project 1IB 3Z7i, was introduced ny Kcp. Lawrence J. Burton ( R-L'tali t. The I bill which passed thi Senate was ' introduced by Senator Frank F. Moss (D-Utah.i On House Sub-Committee Representative Burton is a member of the sub-committee.. It is the first measure he introduced introduc-ed as a freshman congressman. I Filed hearings were held in St. I George last October and Washington Wash-ington hearings were held June 22. In a release from Salt Lake City Senator Frank Moss issued the following statement: "The Dixie project bill as approved by the House Interior Irrigation and Reclamation Re-clamation sub-committe is sub-statially sub-statially less favorable to Utah than was my bill as it passed the Senate. Urged Paswge "However, I have continually urged chairman Walter Rogers of the sub committee and Chairman Wayne Astinall of the full Interior In-terior Committee of the House, to act on the Dixie and I am Dleased that a bill has been fa vorably reported." j by the full committe and passed ! by the House. If it overcomes both hurdles prior to congressional congression-al adjournament it will go to the Senate-House Conference. The sub-committee made several sev-eral changes form the bill that passed the Senate, it is understood. under-stood. Notably, it dropped a provision pro-vision that some of the cost of the project would be borne by Lower River Basin uower reve nues, and it requires that Utah would pay for the re-location of a section of highway between LaVerkin and Springdie that would be inundated by water, at an approximate cost of $1,900,0X). Multiple Benefits The Dixie project would provide pro-vide irrigation water for 21.060 acres of land of which 9,415 acres would receive supplemental water wa-ter and 11,615 acres would receive re-ceive a new Irrigation water supply. sup-ply. A municipal and industrial water supply would be provided for St. George and Cedar City would acquire water rights from the Kolob Reservoir under a previously pre-viously accepted agreement. Some electrical energy for project pro-ject and commercial use would be provided in addition to recreational recrea-tional and flood control benefits. |