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Jim et al – While on vacation, my girlfriend (the Utah Friends of Paleontology secretary — UFOP being the group through which the bill's program would be run) and I attended the committee session which passed the bill into the Utah state House — but only barely! Five members of the committee voted against it; six, and it wouldn't have made it to the house floor! One of those against the bill was a powerful and influential politican in the state, so this bill needs all the support you can give! The bill was actually scheduled to go onto the floor last Monday, but Tom Matthews requested a postponement so the UFOP could lobby some more! Now's _YOUR_ chance to make a difference in the future of some paleontologically important areas! Please do write! — Jerry