[CPEO-IRF] Analysis of Lowry Air Force Base (CO) ruling

[Lenny Siegel <lennysiegel@gmail.com>]

Richmond American Homes: An Important Victory for Developers of Former 
Military Property

Amy L. Edwards and Meredith B. Cody
Holland and Knight Environment
Second Quarter 2007

The recent federal court ruling in Richmond American Homes of Colorado, 
Inc. v. U.S. 75 Fed. Cl. 376 (2007), is a significant victory for 
developers of former military property that has been transferred under 
base closure laws. In Richmond, the U.S. Court of Federal Claims ruled 
that environmental remediation costs incurred by developers of the 
former Lowry Air Force Base were the responsibility of the federal 
government under Section 330 of the National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 1993, Pub. L. 102-484, 106 Stat. 2315, 2371, 10 U.S.C. § 
2687 note.

In Richmond, the United States Court of Federal Claims ruled that 
cleanup costs incurred by developers of the former Lowry Air Force Base 
were the responsibility of the federal government pursuant to the 
statutory indemnification scheme provided by Section 330 of the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1993.

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For the entire article, see
http://www.hklaw.com/Publications/Newsletters.asp?IssueID=778&Article=4045

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Lenny Siegel
Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
c/o PSC, 278-A Hope St., Mountain View, CA 94041
Voice: 650/961-8918 or 650/969-1545
Fax: 650/961-8918
<lsiegel@cpeo.org>
http://www.cpeo.org


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