Show To Ask Ash Extension I Of Federal Funds Utah's two new Republican Congressmen Sherman P. P Lloyd and Laurence J J. J Burton and Utah's senior Senator Wallace F. F Bennett Utah R-Utah announce thc they will ask for Cor legislation calling for a three- three year ear extension of aid to federally federally fed red impacted school districts dis dis- SEN BENNETT said he will sponsor a bill in the Senate Senate Senate Sen Sen- ate and Reps Burton and Lloyd said they will submit identical bills in the House of ot Representatives Several Utah school districts districts districts dis dis- have participated annually annually an an- in the aid program under under under un un- der Public Laws and which provide assistance for schools in areas affected by federal activities Since the inception inception inception in in- of the program in 1951 Utah has received a total of under the two laws 1 Since that time Davis County County County Coun Coun- ty has hns received under Public Law and under Public Law f for fora r ra a total of or an amount more than double that received b by any other school district in the state stale I HOWEVER Public Laws and expire June 30 1963 and Kennedy administration administration administration adminis adminis- officials say they are arc going to support only a one- one year extension and cut back the program or 01 end it there there- after arter Sen Bennett and Reps Lloyd Llod and Burton said their bills hills will call for a year three-year extension instead PUBLIC LAW authorizes authorizes authorizes author author- izes federal financial assistance assistance assistance assist assist- ance in the construction of public elementary or secondary secondary secondary second second- ary schools in communities where large numbers of children children children chil chil- dren of persons engaged in federal activities impose an extraordinary burden on the local school district Rep Burton said Public Law authorizes federal financial assistance in inthe inthe inthe the maintenance and operation operation operation opera- opera tion of the schools according according according accord ing to Rep Lloyd Llod 1 PUBLIC LA LAWS WS and preserve an important source of ot revenue for Utah's Utah a federally impacted school districts dis districts dis- dis said Sen Bennett Since entering the Senate supported I have consistently the program of federal aid to areas whose schools have been adversely affected by federal said I activity Sen Bennett This program was nearly killed during the 1961 session of Congress when the Kennedy Kennedy Kennedy Kenne Kenne- dy administration insisted that the proposal be abandoned Unless unless unless unless' un un- less less' it were approved as part of oC a general federal aid to lo ed ed- education education bill Sen Bennett said THE UTA UTAH Senator said I IIII I III I believe federal aid to education education edu edu- education edu- edu cation should be he considered on its own merits and the program program program pro pro- gram of aid to federally affected affect affect- ed areas should not nol be jeopardized jeopardized by tying it il to the time general general general gen gen- eral aid to education bill Despite the administration administrations administration's administrations administration's tion's tion opposition we were successful successful successful suc suc- two years ago in extending extending ex- ex tending lending these two important laws and I am hopeful we may repeat that victory this year rear ear Sen Bennett said REP BURTON said The liThe missile and defense industries in Utah have had wide rang ing affects on rural areas The few ew schools which once served communities such as Tremor ton lon and Brigham City where Thiokol is situated are arc unable to cope with the sudden population population population lation expansion The Utah Congressman sai said If Public Laws and 87 are allowed to expire the effect effect ef ef- feet will be serio serious damage not only to the districts involved in mj but also to all district In jn Utah UNDER provisions of oC th tit R laws laws one third of lC the aid g gj given v en cn to the eligible districts g goy goer to the Uniform School Fund so the legislation will affect every district in the state Rep Burton said Rep Lloyd cited situations in Tooele and Davis Counties Counties' where a great influx of workers workers work work- ers has occurred because of or expansion of oC defense ties tics IF TilE THE TWO public laws expire it will create a sudden and severe strain on the lim limed limp limped ed cd school capacity of oC t e areas Rep Lloyd said Sen Bennett asked for quick approval al of his bill He lie said arc are approved the spring preceding preceding preceding pre pre- ceding the school year ear If action action action ac ac- ac- ac tion isn't taken quickly it willbe will willbe willbe be impossible for scho o 0 1 boards to plan ahead r |