Show Name Richards I National Utah Director I Ralph A. A Richards Oakley retiring retiring re re- tiring president of the Utah Water Water Water Wa Wa- ter Users Association was elected Utah director of th the National Re Ree Association In a feature of the Associations Association's annual meeting meeting meet meet- ing recently Mr Richards was also re reelected elect re-elect elect ed cd director a from the First t Dla DIs- On the controversial Wilderness Wilderness Wil Wil- issue the organization endorsed the House bill over the Senate bill The preference for the proposed House bill members of the resolutions reso resa t committee explained was reached after careful study and based on the conclusion that this measure would not unduly harm the western economy They took a n position that the House measure would be less restrictive restrictive restrictive re re- than the Senate measure with respect to such economic factors as development conservation conservation conservation conserva conserva- tion and utilization of water use of lands and forest products and access to land Other resolutions urged the next State Legislature to make a new appropriation to the revolving fund of Utah Water and Power Board endorsed amendments now pending in Congress to the Small Reclamation Projects Act and urged that in any revision of the Sugar Act Increasing domestic allotments that Utah be given its proportionate share of such ts The group also recommended an appropriation by the next LegIslature Legislature Leg Leg- to carry out the Governors Governors Gover nors nor's proposal for an inventory of state water resources and urged that the water users' users association be given representation on the advisory committee for the pro pro- lect |