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Show Local bills advance By TOM HARALDSEN While a proposed study on diking of the Great Salt Lake has been high on the list of priorities of legislators from Davis County, it certainly hasn't been their only effort. Representative Henry J. Dickamore of Bountiful successfully had a motion passed in the House last week honoring former Centerville Mayor and long-time legislative activist Golden Allen for his service to state and local government. State senator Jack Bangerter, and Representative Kim Burningham, Burn-ingham, both from Bountiful, reported that efforts at forming an Economic Development committee are still progressing, with a positive sentiment on Capitol Hill. Rep. Burningham pointed out that such a group would likely be set up as an interim committee, because Democrats don't have enough representatives representa-tives in the Legislature to spread out onto another full-fledged committee. County legislators have supported formation of such a group that can dwell on issues involving only state economic development. Layton representative Frank Knowlton's bill placing a limit on diversion of funds for the state highway department progressed progres-sed through one committee and is now in another. Rep. Knowlton Knowl-ton authored the legislation after a study revealed that the department diverted over $30 million in funds from highways to related services, such as the Utah Highway Patrol, last year. His bill would place a ceiling of $15 million on such diversions, about where the total had averaged for the six years prior to 1987. Representative Stan Smedley of Bountiful is working on a bill that would set up an incentives program for state employees. Under the plan, employees who demonstrate or submit cost-cutting cost-cutting ideas would be rewarded with up to 10 percent of the money saved, the maximum award being $10,000. That legislation legisla-tion could come up sometime this week. |