Uintah Basin Standard | 1961-07-27 | Page 8 | Wilderness Bill May Get Nod of Congress

Wilderness bill may get nod of congress WASHINGTON After several years of Senate Interior Committee has favorably reported a bill under which a national wilderness system may be Utah's Frank E. Moss a member of the explained the provisions the bill was finally Amended Wilderness Bill fully protects existing rights in the areas including and water original areas to be taken into the wilderness system consist entirely of lands no win Federal ownership and now classified as or Por of national parks and national monuments may be Secretaries of Agriculture and Interior are required to within iten the portions of the public lands under to wilderness system House or the Senate 1 these pie M lands not cha above may be J except by act of MH the Secretaries proposal is rejected hv they may years to resubmit a If they do or itu the areas National Forest land original TheT S present no way to of toe Forest except hJ of the y Senator Moss tw this bill can the primitive area of S 2 and the nation and m Uintah area expanded under the bilL-may be reduced if do not qualify areas of our monuments may go J is Moss said