RE: Fwd: RE: [CPEO-MEF] RAB questions

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At 05:15 PM 10/30/02 -0500, Sherri Goodman wrote:
> Lenny:  yes, you are correct.  it is what's called a "color of money"
> problem.  the Defense Environmental Restoration Account (DERA), which
funds
> cleanup at active bases and FUDS, is statutorily restricted to cleanup
> matters.  RABs have been funded by DERA historically.  DOD needs to
> determine how to combine funding from DERA and the compliance accounts
to
> broaden the scope of RABs.  I've believed for years that the RABs, in
many
> instances, Vandenberg AFB being a good example, should be expanded to
become
> Community Advisory Boards (CABs). there have been some efforts to do
this
> w/in DOD it is not yet comprehensive.   Continued citizen demand to do
so
> may move DOD to address this funding issue. Compliance accounts are
managed
> by the military departments.
>
> Sherri Goodman
> sherri.goodman@verizon.net

Dear Ms. Goodman:  When you had the opportunity within DOD why did you
not  change same?

Jim Oyler

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