Show l UT UTAHN AH J OFFERS AMEND AMENDMENTS TO DAM m BilL Wants GOY Gov Government Out of Power Business On Colorado Colorado y- y WASHINGTON Jan By 25 25 ByTh The Associated Press Press- A Press A batch of oC amendments ments designed to safe safe- safeguard safeguard safeguard guard the rights of ot Utah In the proposed Boulder Doulder canyon dam de- de de development tin on the Colorado were submitted to 10 the house rules corn com corn milleo today by Representative Leatherwood Republican Utah The Tho rules committee has under consi er tion the too advisability of giving the th Swing-John Swing Boulder Doulder data dam bill a II slat status us on th the house houf legislative I program L therwood ald- ald hr monts ments would eliminate the govern govern- government mont ment power development feature and place prospective power de- de d de development under terms ot or the tho fed fed- fed federal oral eral water power act In view of this change he h would reduce from 12 to the bond Issue proposed In the bill The Th amendments also would provide that if It Arizona continued Its dissent to the tho th Colorado rIver compact the federal fed ral power corn com com mi mission Elon be b restrained from issuIng r permits on the part of the river in Ill Arizona except under such as the compact would set setup setup up This would prevent Arizona from obtaining II a a priority to any of the water he said In III general Leatherwood added the amen amendments would make mako mak the darn dam one for flood control and Ir Irrigation leaving the tho power aspects to 10 private privat industry The rho rules committee Is expected to Lo meet tomorrow In III ses- ses session lies ses session sion slon to consider tho proposal to give the bill preferential status |