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Legislative monitoring of mine reclamation proposed ir v. mis tVi' 4" A 1 1 ft pated $300 million to be generated by the tax in Wyoming through 1992 has already been spent in the, state. A federal bill to extend the tax has passed the U.S. House of Representatives. Hinchey says that too much power over distribution of AML funds is concentrated in the hands of one person, the state's land quality administrator in the Department of Environmental Quality.

"Roger Shaffer has the final say on who gets the contracts," Hinchey says. "It appears with that amount of money it needs to be handled through a legislative committee. We need to get away from specific personalities involved." Wyoming law enabling the AML program to proceed in the state provides that "the governor through the administrator of land quality shall perform any and all acts necessary or expedient to implement and administer the abandoned mine land program pursuant to federal law." Gary Beach, abandoned mine lands program administrator under Shaffer said the bill would "alter the way the program is administered." He said that instead of "the governor as chief policy maker" a legislative committee would set policy. But Beach declined to comment on the merits of the bill. Hinchey said he has received "complaints and accusations from companies" seeking AML contracts about current contracting and monitoring procedures.

However, Hinchey said he doesn't "have the. facts" behind the complaints and declined to cite specific grievances. Hinchey said Dave Ellis, a consultant in Jackson involved with AML work backs the legislation. Ellis, however, said he is unfamiliar with the bill and thinks "Gary Beach does a super job." After the bill was read to him over the phone he said he is "not a big fan of government" and that the bill sounds like "another layer of government." By KATHARINE COLLINS Star-Tribune capital bureau CHEYENNE A freshman Natrona County representative is proposing the Legislature monitor mining reclamation contracts and projects carried out in Wyoming with federal abandoned land mines program funds. Republican Bruce Hinchey has pre-filed a measure that would require the Joint Minerals, Business and Economic Development Interim Committee to oversee ongoing AML projects, review budgets of all proposed reclamation projects, and report annually to the Legislature on AML activities.

The massive federal abandoned mine lands program needs to be "cleaned up and made better for everyone involved," Hinchey said. Under the proposed bill HB 76 the AML administrator would be prohibited from contracting any AML funds until the proposed contract "has been submitted to the committee for 30 days for its review and recommendation." The committee would also be given the authority to hire its own consultants to review reclamation projects or budgets or to inspect any activities on approved reclamation project sites. The federal AML program is funded by a tax on surface and underground coal mining levied in 1977 and is due to expire in 1992. Under the federal law states must use the funds to remove the hazards and environmental damage created by abandoned coal mines. But in 1984 the federal Office of Surface Mining allowed Wyoming to move on to non-coal projects with the provision that the state would finish ongoing coal reclamation projects and handle future coal-related abandoned mine problems.

Since then the bulk of AML funds have been expended in stabilizing underground mine voids in Rock Springs, and in reclaiming abandoned uranium and bentonite mines. Nearly $200 million of an antici- 2 'XT' i Tic, -n ir Winter burden 1 9M i-t' 'if 4-' i Ik Iff UW trustees give approval to staggered tuition levels Candy MoultonStar-Tribune Some parts of southeastern Wyoming got as much as five inches of snow Friday night and early Saturday morning, some of it collecting on these tree branches photographed near Ryan Park in the Medicine Bow National Forest. Wt i Head-on collision kills Pinedale woman JACKSON A1 29-year-old Pinedale woman was killed last week in a head-on collision south of Jackson, according to a Wyoming Highway Patrol spokesman. Aleta Dawn Egsgaard, died Jan. 16 at the scene of the accident on Highway 89, two miles south of Jackson after her 1987 Chevy Celebrity collided head-on with a 1984 Ford pick-up driven by Joseph Roice, 49, the spokesman said.

Egsgaard was apparently driving northbound in the southbound lane when the accident occurred, according to the spokesman. Roice was taken to St. John's Hospital for treatment of a broken sternum. He was released Thursday in good condition, the spodesman said. Egsgaard was the second highway fatality of 1990, according to the patrol.

Neither driver was wearing aseatbelt. Man convicted in Wyo woman's death FORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) A Windsor man has been found guilty of two counts of vehicular homicide. A jury in Larimer County District Court on Friday convicted Terry Sapp in the deaths of Cheryl Hogarth, 28, of Cheyenne, and Simona Cantu, 24, of Greeley The women died after Sapp's vehicle hit their car in Fort Collins last winter. The jury deliberated about three hours before returning the verdicts.

Testimony during the trial showed Sapp was under the influence of alcohol and was speeding at the time of the crash. Sapp could face up to 16 years in prison when he is sentenced by Judge Arnaud Newton on March 13.." Sullivan doesn't want to politicize budget RIVERTON (AP) An announcement of a re-election bid by Gov. Mike Sullivan before the Legislature has completed its work on the state's 1991-92 biennium budget would politicize important budget issues, Sullivan saia rnaay. Sullivan addressed a number of budget questions during a speech to members of the Wyoming Press Association, meeting in Riverton. Sullivan said he had no plan to announce whether he will seek a second term in the governor's office because of the importance of the budget to be discussed during the Legislature's budget session.

"(An announcement) would interfere with the budget process in progress," he said. Gillette eyes Sturgis spillover business GILLETTE (AP)-The spillover from the 50th annual Black Hills Motor Classic I in Sturgis, S.D., should generate some extra business for Gillette hotels and motels. Dennis Butler, president of the Campbell County Chamber of Commerce, said rally officials have started to direct callers interested in reserving a room for the motorcycle rally to Gillette because avail- able hotel rooms in South Dakota are being taken quickly. had several calls," Butler said. "We're looking mostly at tour buses and people who can't get into hotels (in the Sturgis area).

Our motels have received some calls and at least one motel received some bus reservations." Butler said up to 100,000 people could come to the area for the rally and noted that Gillette boasts the most hotels of any community in the area. "And for those coming in from the west, we are the most opportune place to stop," he said. i Gillette officials are considering developing activities in the community for the visitors, Butler said, although he added it appears that the rally to be held Aug. 6-12 will coincide with several events already planned such as the Campbell County Fair and the Wyoming Senior Games. i IB Si Forest officials consider oil, gas leases A 4 stipulations should be included in the leases.

Following this evaluation, a formal recommendation will be made to the regional forester. The sites are located on Lost Creek, Dunn Creek, Canyon Creek, Table Mountain, Twin Creeks, Hardpan Creek, Blackwater Creek, Bobcat Creek, Crane and Aldrich Creek, Legg Creek, Rock Creek, Carter Mountain, and School House Creek. The Shoshone's Land and Resource Management Plan identifies all or part of these potential areas to be suitable for oil and gas leasing. Those wishing to provide comments or additional information should contact the Wapiti Ranger District in Cody or call 527-6241 to Denver Zoo "It would be far too traumatic for the animal," he said. There will be some changes for Fritzie, though.

At Sybille she had 10 acres to roam and graze during the day. At the Denver Zoo she'll receive a commercial feed and will find more eyes staring at her. "Having an audience won't bother her," said Dawson. "Fritzie was actually closer to people at Sybille than she will be at the zoo." antelope, mule deer, cattle, bison and sheep. While treating North American animals infested with various species of trypanosomes, Kingston began studies in 1984 comparing Eastern European species of the parasite.

He has made several visits to the Institute of Parasitology, Polish Sciences, Warsaw. While in Poland, Kingston visited the Academies of Agriculture in Lublin and Krakow to investigate the possibilities of establishing exchange programs between the university and those By CAROLE LEGG Star-Tribune correspondent CODY Shoshone National Forest officials, at the request of the Bureau of Land Management, are considering offering 14 competitive oil and gas leases near the North and South Forks of the Shoshone River and in the Meeteetse area, officials say. The potential lease areas, most of which have been leased in the past, are in the Wapiti District of the forest, according to Gary Carver of the Shoshone National Forest. Because the environmental impact statement for the Shoshone Forest Plan addresses the effects of such activity in these areas, the forest will recommend to the regional forester in Denver that the leases be Wyoming donates antelope another," said trustee Deborah Hammons. But Karnig thought many students would support such a tuition proposal as a way to prevent a decline in the quality of a specific program.

On other matters Saturday, trustee Brian Sharratt said that while salaries do have an impact on faculty morale, there are other factors that play a role. "I don't think money is the answer to everything. I think the NCHEMS (National Center for Higher Education Management Systems) report indicated that our faculty morale is low," said Sharratt. "One of the things we didn't do is compare it to other institutions. I think if you went into most institutions and asked people if they thought things could be better, they would probably identify areas, where they thought changes ought tobemade.

"That was the real point of all of this, to find out where we could make changes that would bring up the morale," he continued. "Salaries was one of them. I think' certainty in commitments and. budgets and being able to plan for the future would go a long way towards solving our morale pro-, blems." The next trustees meeting is; scheduled for Feb. 16 and 17, at' which time one of the items to be' looked at is a proposal by trustee Bud Updike to relieve student loans' for students who work in the state' after graduating.

photographers News: Robert waggener, Sheridan Press, "Fire Engulfs Restaurant;" Steve Wilson: Green River Star, "Comforting Friends;" and Edie Phillips, Thermopobs Independent Record, "Rising Flames. Pictorial: Fred Yates, Wyoming Eagfo "Water Minded;" Bill Willcox, Jackson Hole News, "Cattle Drive;" Dan Thrift; Saratoga Sun, "Spun Ice." Sports: Zbigniew Bzdak, Casper Star-Tribune, "Soccer Players;" Bill Willcox; Jackson Hole News, "Cutting Through Storm;" and R.W. Wolverton, Bridget Valley Pioneer. "The End of the Ride." Portrait: Robert Hood, Gillette New; Record. "Football Coach Paul Jim Evans, Jackson Hole Guide, "Gerry Spence;" and Eric Adams, Basin Republican Rustler, "Gimme a little kiss." Photo Story: Zbigniew Bzdak, Casper; Star-Tribune, "Yellowstone Black 4.

White;" and Bill Willcox and Cammis Pyle, Jackson Hole News, "Gros Ventre Cowboy Othi rther photo awards won by Bzdak irn eluded second place pnoto story, "Whiskey Mountain Big Horns" and honorable mention for pictorial photo. "Cyclist." LARAMIE (AP) A proposal to stagger tuition levels at the University of Wyoming in an effort to raise more money for programs won approval Saturday from the Board of Trustees. No exact formula was adopted by the trustees, although the resulting plan may have graduate students paying more than undergraduates and law students paying more than graduate students, said university President Terry Rpark. "These things at least have been suggested," said Roark. The president also said students already enrolled at the university would not be affected by any eventual increase in tuition as a result of the proposal.

Staggering tuition rates has been suggested as one way for the university to raise more money for off-campus classes it offers around Wyoming. "There is a desire all around the state for additional university programs," said Al Karnig, the university's vice president for academic affairs, on Friday. "Given the absence of additional (state) ap-propriations, current tuition limitation prevent us from adding any additional programs at this time." During board debate of the proposal Friday there was some concern that charging different tuition for different degree programs could keep some students out of their desired majors. "I'd hate to see anyone choose a particular degree program simply because they could not afford WPA awards RIVERTON Photographers from Jackson, Casper and Saratoga received top awards for their photos at the Wyoming Press Association annual winter convention. The photo of the year is "Cowboy in Bathtub" by Bill Willcox of the Jackson Hole News.

He also won the large weekly sweepstakes award for the same photo. Zbigniew Bzdak of the Casper Star-Tribune won the daily sweepstakes photo award with "Soccer Players" and Dan Thrift of the Saratoga Sun had the small weekly sweepstakes with "We Love You." Other firs) place photo awards were: Feature: Zbigniew Biak, Casper Star- Tribune, "Lending an Ear;" Bill WiUcox, Bathtub;" and Dan Thrift, Saratoga Sun, "We Love You." allowed, unless new information is discovered, according to a Shoshone National Forest release. The BLM has asked the Forest Service to consent to offering the tracts for leasing. The Forest Service must determine whether it will object to the offering of these lands, and if it does not object, whether any special terms and conditions, or "stipulations," must be added to the proposed leases, according to the Shoshone National Forest release. Forest personnel will be evaluating these lease proposals to verify the analysis made in the forest plan, determine if there is any new or different information not included in that plan, and determine what surface management assistant zoo director, said the buck that survived the attacks has suffered from stress since being left alone.

"An antelope is a gregarious animal, and the sooner we get Fritzie there, the better," said Dawson. Fritzie shouldn't find the move terribly traumatic, since she was raised at the center and never lived in the wilds. Dawson said trying to replace the killed antelope with wild animals wouldn't be easy. ern Europe, with Poland in the forefront in relaxing restrictions on its citizens and with the new openness in the relationship between East and West, this appears to be a most promising time to establish a program of international exchange for the mutual benefit of the institutions and nations involved," said Kingston. The professor came to the university in 1968 and his work in the Department of Veterinary Science has centered on trypanosomes, blood parasites of North American ruminants, including elk, moose, reindeer, bighorn sheep, pronghorn SYBILLE CANYON (AP) The lone antelope buck left at the Denver Zoo following recent dog attacks soon will have a companion, courtesy of the Wyoming Game and Fish Department.

Fritzie, a year-old doe from the Sybille Wildlife Research Center, will be transported to the zoo this week if weather allows, according to Huey Dawson, the center's supervisor. Both Dawson and Paul Linger, UW and Poland to exchange students, faculty LARAMIE (AP) An agreement in principal establishing a student and faculty exchange program has been signed by the University of Wyoming and the Krakow Academy of Agriculture in Poland. A memorandum of understanding involving the Curie University in Lublin, Poland, is also being prepared as part of the exchange. The agreements result from recent ruminant blood parasite research work done in Poland by Newton Kingston, a parasitology professor. "With the recent events in East.