| Show Moss Bill Calls For Golden Spike Commission Bills calling for the creation of a National Golden Spike Centennial Centennial Centennial Cen Cen- tennial Commission and a survey survey survey sur sur- vey of the Golden Circle region of southeastern Utah were in introduced introduced introduced in- in in the US U.S. Senate re re- re SEN FRANK E E. E Moss DUtah DUtah DUtah D- D Utah introduced the bills He said that his bill on Golden Spikes Spike's Centennial Commission is similar to one which passed the Senate in the closing days of the Congress The new newbill bill differs however in that it provides provides provides pro pro- vides authorization for to pay the expenses of the Commission Commission Commission Com Com- mission for the two years be between between between be- be tween now and the 1969 celebrations celebrations celebrations in Utah Sen Moss said that he also introduced his same bill authorizing author author- izi izing ig the he Secretary of the Interior Interior Interior Inter Inter- to conduct a development survey of the recreational re resources resources resources re- re sources of the Golden Circle area surrounding the Four Corners Corners Corners Cor Cor- ners region THIS TillS IS THE same bill bUI which the Utah Democrat has introduced introduced introduced intro intro- in the and Con Con- Of the bill Sen Moss said that I q have not pressed for action on this legislation be because because because be- be cause authority for this survey rests with the newly-formed newly Four Corners Economic Development Development Development Devel Devel- Region and the regional commission which will be es es- es I have again introduced my bill in case the survey is de delayed delayed delayed de- de so that the legislation can be quickly moved if it see ms ad- ad THE DEPARTMENT of the Interior has previously urged that the Moss bill be approved Under the bill Interior and the Departments of Commerce and Agriculture would conduct the survey in cooperation with the I appropriate state and 10 local c a 1 agencies Sen Moss said that thata thata thata a major objective of the survey will be to study efforts now underway underway un underway un- un derway to establish easier public public public pub pub- lic access to the national parks and monuments and to the associated associated associated asso asso- scenic recreation and Indian areas of the four states Secreta Secretary y Udall named the region the Golden Circle after he and Sen Moss had traveled I much of the region on foot by boat and in a helicopter during the summer of 1961 At the ti time me Secretary Udall observed that it it includes the greatest concentration of scenic wonders wonders wonders won won- ders to be found in the country and perhaps in the world Sen Moss said I |
