Show Sen Moss Moss' Introduces Reclamation Bill TIlE THE BILL is cosponsored by Sen Wallace F. F Bennett R R R- Utah and these western Senators Senators Senators Sen Sen- Alan Bible of Nevada Quentin Burdick of North Da Dakota Dakota Dakota kota Frank Church of Idaho Thomas Kuchel of California and Gale McGee and Milward Simpson of Wyoming In 1963 Moss introduced a similar bill which was passed by the Senate but which was not acted on by the House of Representative SENATOR Moss Mass pointed out that the act has been of particular particular par- par benefit to Utah which has within the state five of the eight projects completed since enactment in 1956 Principal provisions of the bill bili would reduce interest cost coston coston coston on projects authorize financial assistance on project planning and increase the total federal amount mount available ble for loans MOSS TOLD the Senate the I bill nil would extend one of the most successful programs undertaken undertaken un- un by the Bureau of Rec Rec- He pointed out that based on current average prices on government government gov gov- securities the bill would reduce interest costs on small reclamation projects by slightly lightly less than 1 per cent This Tiis provision is retroactive thus hus saving money for present projectS rejects as well as those contracted con strutted in the future AND SENATOR Moss said The program to date has been een used largely for rehabilitation tation and betterment of small existing irrigation i c t works improving distribution systems providing drainage and nd other matters related to the he better land and water wa- wa ter er THE PROJECTS are constructed con con- strutted by the local agency which is responsible for planning plan ning fling building operating and maintaining the system The Bureau of Reclamation exam ines nes the plans to determine whether the project can accomplish ac its purpose and will wil provide for the repayment o of the ho loa loan The TIle program has demon that through real cooperation coop very favorable results can be obtained by joining Bureau Bur Bun eau of Reclamation know-how know with the advantages of local loca administration TO DATE five completed projects are within Utah the Bountiful Water Conservancy District the Deuel Deuel Creek Irrigation Co the South Davis avis County Water Improvement Improve ment District the Weber Weber Box Box BoxElder Elder Conservation Distri c t Project No 1 I and the Haight Creek Irrigation Co Two other projects Weber Box Jox Elder Conservation District Dis District No 2 and Settlement Canyon Can yon on Irrigation Co are scheduled sched ached tied for completion in June o othis of this year FUNDS for another Hooper Hoopen Hoop Hoop- er en Irrigation Co have been authorized and plans call fo for completion in June of 1966 |