Show From The Desk Of Sen Rees STATE SENATOR The session will finish up March 11 Most of the admin admin- bills are passed including including in eluding bonding and public school financing An income tax bill with a 10 head tax including 7 7 percent per percent percent cent on all money over oyer has passed the House of Rep Rep- It will I am sure be amended back to the Governors Governor's Governors Governor's Governors Governor's Gov Gov- recommendation of 7 per cent over with the head tax deleted In the Senate we have not seen the corporation franchise tax increase which amounts to doubling the present tax This is poor legislation in my opinion and will serve to keep industry out of the state We will be considering Fre Freeport Freeport Free Free- port legislation this week If Ifa a good bill bilI can be passed it will be good for the state the miniature bottle bill along with the horse racing bill bilI are in sifting sifting sifting sift sift- ing committee as is the sales saIes tax measure to distribute the per cent sales tax on a population population pop pop- basis The Senate and House passed passed passed pass pass- ed edthe the Fish and Game license raise I voted for the measure The plans of the Fish and Game Department include many items which will help our county In the near future years the department of fish and game plans to develop the lower Bicknell Bottom area into one of the finer waterfowl hunting hunting hunt- hunt ing tag areas and to build one of the states state's larger fish hatcheries hatcher hatcher- ies there too Already some has been expended in the purchase purchase purchase pur pur- chase of land to form the nucleus nucleus nucleus nu nu- nu- nu cleus of this planned develop develop- ment Included on this land is a fine spring where the hatchery will be developed The spring has an average flow of some 12 second se ond feet with the quality and temperature tempera tempera- ture of the water considered ideal for fish rearing purposes The total project is given high priority by the department department department depart depart- ment and awaits only the needed new moneys to get the project underway This is expected expected ex ex- to be expedited b by the I passage of the present license increase bill now before the Senate If the bill becomes law new moneys will not be available for two years since the increases in fish and game licenses will not be effective until the license year of 1966 Present plans of the department depart depart- epa ment call for continued purchase purchase purchase pur- pur pur pur- chase of lands needed for the marsh development and a beginning beginning beginning be be- ginning of construction lon at t the hatchery site during 1966 Both will move forward as rapidly as funds are available The hatchery is expected to tobe tobe tobe be one of the largest and finest finest fi nest in the state as is the marshland hunting area considering considering considering con con- its size Present estimates call for total expenditures In excess of one half million dollars before before before be be- fore the project is completed The hatchery will serve all of southern Utah and the water waterfowl waterfowl waterfowl fowl hunting bunting area will be be- bethe the first of its kind south of the Clear Lake marsh near Delta |