Show WEBER BASIN BILL GETS TRUMAN OKAY measure is called greatest boon in history of utah president delays funds signature of president truman was affixed to the weber basin reclamation project this week utah members of congress were notified monday that the president had signed the bill authorizing the project in its present form the bill authorizes th the project but makes no monetary appropriation sen el EI beit D thomas stated that he plans to ask congress for an appropriation to start the project at once president truman said tuesday that he will delay any request for funds on the measure until it is known how the cost will be repaid and when the president also noted that the weber project huth authorizes orizes repayment over a period of GO 00 years whereas 40 years normally apply to reclamation projects it will still be some time before actual construction on the hugh reclamation project gets slatted stai stat ted according to ernest 0 larsen levional leg ional bureau of reclamation director before actual work can stait a definite plan report must be submitted to the bureau commissioner commissioner mr larsen said the bureau is is now working on detailed information in preparing this report lie he added construction of five dams and an increase in the height of the present pine view dam is called for in the project it has been proclaimed the greatest step forward in the history of utah it will provide acre feet of water a annually for full season irrigation including acres now not irrigated and a cres acres now only partially ir ngatea d it will provide acre feet of water annually for municipal usage in davis weber morgan and summit counties giant aqueducts will carry water from the mouth of weber canyon along the slopes of the wasatch mountains to bountiful sen arthur V watkins said he would seek funds for the project in the next appropriations bill brought before congress ile he noted that the project would serve to take up slack in employment caused by layoffs in defence establishments lish ments recently ordered by defense see sec louis A johnson members of the weber and davis counties fact finding board plan to meet with reclamation bureau officials about the middle of september and arrange for the setting up of a conservation district terms of repayment contract must also be arranged an ad va lorem tax could be levied levied in this respect land for taxing purposes would include not only lanT land directly benefited but industries homes and persons receiving indirect benefit from the project |