Show Land and Exchanges Now low Com Complete pIe Ie All AH exchanges of land between be be- tween Utah and the federal government In d s II National Park have now new been completed Sen Frank Prank E E. Moss D Utah D-Utah Utah announced in Washington last week WHEN WilEN TilE THE bill which I introduced in the session became law It p pro pro- vided that action be taken in hi 20 days to complete exchange exchanges es Cs s of federal lands for state school chool sections within the new National Park While the time limit was not strictly followed I am now in informed informed In- In formed ormed that the work has hag been completed in the field and the patents are arc on the way to Washington DC D.C. Sen Moss said aid ONLY MINOR details must now tow be taken care of These Include transfer of some mineraI mineral min min- eral ral leases from the government government govern govern- ment to the state Royalties on properties being worked by private private vate ate mining or development firms will soon be going to the Utah treasury Sen Moss explained that In tn inthe the he past land transfers be bee tween the two levels of government government government govern govern- ment have often been slow and cumbersome For this reason the special provision calling for fora a limited selection and trans- trans er ter period was placed in the Act I WAS told when Canyon Canyon- lands Park became a reality that selection and transfer of the state slate lands within the boundaries of the Park would not be acco accomplished for many years years Sen Moss said I 1 am very happy this force a s t proved wrong and that the selections se see are now complete I Plans and work to have Can an- an ready for visitors in certain areas are moving ahead rapidly Sen Moss urged additional additional additional addi addi- appropriations for the Park In recent testimony before before be bee fore the Senate Seriate Appropriations Committees Committee's Sub committee considering the budget requests S I |