| Show J Set tte S By SEN REFS S The last day of the legislature legislature legislature legis legis- lature Is Thursday which Is the day We have been working a full six days Some bills are good and some are bad depending on your point of view If Il they get to the Governors Governor's desk you know that thata a majority of the members of each house have voted aye aYa Many bills are killed and most of those passed are amen amen- ded The workings of a Democratic Democratic Democratic Dem Dem- Government We get many letters and phone calls to help out our thinking but never Is everyone satisfied The retirement retirement retirement re re- re- re bills for police officers officers officers cers and the highway patrol was passed I voted against this bill because I felt that the local governments and the state should take care of Its own employees The highway patrol has Its own retirement system A bill to make the Firemen's pension fund which needs nine million dollars to make It actually actually actually act act- sound went down to defeat It would have levied a small graduated tax on aUreal all aU real property in the state for several years plus increased employee contributions to bail ball the fund out I voted against this because I did not feel rural counties should pay a tax to support such a fund when we wedo wedo wedo do not have firemen on full time duty However voluntary firemen hurt on the job are under the fund while on actual duty The Green Belt Bill BUI passed both houses and will be signed into law I wrote on this before It says land which is used for agriculture will wUl be assessed on its value as farm land and must have been used as such for five years I voted for this The master highway bill with collector roads and a one-cent one raise per gallon on gasoline passed the Senate My amendment amendment amendment amend amend- ment for 5 percent for maintenance maintenance main maln- t mance was part of the bill bUI It is a long story but 5 percent for maintenance will help a lot and here is a tax people who use the roads will pay tourists trucks et al ale You really have to look ahead on roads What if people with foresight had not envisioned the freeways we weA weA weA A House Bill BUI was passed by the Senate which will let county commissioners set all county salaries including including including ing their own after a public hearing I believe local areas should have powers Tuition at Institutions of Higher Learning was passed Snow Colle College to College of Southern Utah to U of U to I have three kids in col college ege two of them objected to the raise I told them they should pay at least 3 2 of the bill bUI and help the tax payment that much state Out-of-state tuition was likewise likewise likewise like like- wise raised Firms with state Income tax withholding amounting to per month or more will have to send the money in monthly This will bring in about 5 million dol dollars dol- dol lars lars- lars just just about the deficit facing the state a reorganization bill bUI affecting among other the Fish and Game passed the Senate The board still has policy making making mak mak- ing lug power as before The co con t Council was abolish abolish- ed The Board will appoint the director with approval of ot the executive director An employee ethics bill pass pass- ed I voted no no because I think we already have enough laws on this The Blue Cross-Blue Cross Shield bill along with a bill affecting other Insurance organizations like Teachers Insurance wasp was p passed sed I voted no |
