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H.C.R. 8

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CONCURRENT RESOLUTION ON PROVIDING CONTINUING

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FEDERAL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR THE DELIVERY

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OF BASIC SERVICES TO DUTCH JOHN, UTAH

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2011 GENERAL SESSION

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STATE OF UTAH

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Chief Sponsor: Melvin R. Brown

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Senate Sponsor: Kevin T. Van Tassell

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             9      LONG TITLE
             10      General Description:
             11          This concurrent resolution of the Legislature and the Governor urges the United States
             12      Government and the Secretary of the Interior to provide continued financial assistance
             13      to defray the costs of administration and basic community services for residents of
             14      Dutch John, Utah.
             15      Highlighted Provisions:
             16          This resolution:
             17          .    urges the United States Government and the Secretary of the Interior to provide
             18      continued financial assistance of $500,000 per year for 15 years to Daggett County
             19      to defray the costs of administration and basic community services for the residents
             20      of Dutch John, Utah.
             21      Special Clauses:
             22          None
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             24      Be it resolved by the Legislature of the state of Utah, the Governor concurring therein:
             25          WHEREAS, the Dutch John Federal Property Disposition and Assistance Act of 1998
             26      disposed of certain federal properties located in Dutch John, Utah, and provided for assistance
             27      to Daggett County for the delivery of basic services to the Dutch John community, and for


             28      other purposes;
             29          WHEREAS, for the purpose of defraying costs of administration and provision of basic
             30      community services, an annual payment of $300,000, as adjusted by the Secretary of the
             31      Interior for changes in the Consumer Price Index for all urban consumers published by the
             32      Department of Labor, has been provided from the Upper Colorado Basin Fund authorized by
             33      Section 5 of the Act of April 11, 1956 (70 Stat. 107, chapter 203; 43 U.S.C. 620d), to Daggett
             34      County, Utah, or in accordance with Subsection (c), to Dutch John, Utah, for a period not to
             35      exceed 15 years beginning the first January 1 that occurs after the date of the effective date of
             36      this resolution;
             37          WHEREAS, these payments for the purpose of defraying costs of administration and
             38      provision of basic community services will terminate December 31, 2013;
             39          WHEREAS, Dutch John was established in 1958 by the Bureau of Reclamation to
             40      provide housing and serve project construction needs for the construction of Flaming Gorge
             41      Dam;
             42          WHEREAS, permanent structures for housing, administrative offices, maintenance, and
             43      other public purposes continue to be owned and maintained by the Bureau of Reclamation;
             44          WHEREAS, during construction of the dam, more than 2,000 people were housed in
             45      the town;
             46          WHEREAS, the Bureau of Reclamation and the United States Forest Service,
             47      responsible for land management at Dutch John and surrounding Flaming Gorge National
             48      Recreation Area, continue to provide basic services and facilities for the community;
             49          WHEREAS, basic services for Dutch John, as well as the operating and administrative
             50      costs for the town prior to 1998, were financed by the Bureau of Reclamation and the United
             51      States Forest Service, then reimbursed by annual power sales revenue;
             52          WHEREAS, the federal costs of providing the full range of community facilities and
             53      services in Dutch John had substantially grown over the years, and in 1998 approached $1
             54      million annually;
             55          WHEREAS, currently, Daggett County is providing these basic community services to
             56      Dutch John, such as road maintenance, water, and sewer;
             57          WHEREAS, to offset these costs, while a traditional community tax base was being
             58      established in Dutch John, Daggett County received an annual subsidy that is to last for 15


             59      years from public power revenues;
             60          WHEREAS, the Dutch John Federal Property Disposition and Assistance Act of 1998
             61      anticipated that in the initial 15-year period commercial developments would be established
             62      that would help finance local services; and
             63          WHEREAS, the commercial developments that were anticipated to occur in Dutch
             64      John to help finance local services have not been established:
             65          NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Legislature of the state of Utah, the
             66      Governor concurring therein, urge the United States Government and the Secretary of the
             67      Interior to provide continued financial assistance to the unincorporated community of Dutch
             68      John, Utah, in the amount of at least $500,000 annually, as adjusted by the Secretary of the
             69      Interior for changes in the Consumer Price Index for all urban consumers published by the
             70      Department of Labor, from the Upper Colorado River Basin Fund for a period not to exceed 15
             71      years, for the purpose of defraying costs of administration and the provision of basic
             72      community services.
             73          BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this resolution be sent to the United
             74      States Secretary of the Interior, the members of Utah's congressional delegation, the United
             75      States Forest Service, the Bureau of Reclamation, and the Daggett County Commission.




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