From: | Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org> |
Date: | Mon, 27 Jun 2011 13:55:31 -0700 (PDT) |
Reply: | cpeo-military |
Subject: | [CPEO-MEF] CLOSURE, CHEMWEAPONS: Lawmakers protest [Umatilla, OR] Depot plan |
Lawmakers protest Depot plan By Luke Hegdal Hermiston Herald (OR) June 25, 2011Oregon lawmakers fought back against a Department of Defense ruling that could nullify 20 years and $1 million worth of planning for closure of the Umatilla Chemical Depot under Base Closure and Realignment Commission legislation. Oregon Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, along with Congressman Greg Walden, sent a letter to Secretary of Defense Robert Gates, Thursday, that outlines their opposition to the decision. "Unfortunately, we recently discovered that the Office of General Counsel has decided that because the destruction of the chemical weapons at UMCD won't be complete by September 15, the facility will be closed and disposed outside of BRAC," the lawmakers wrote. "As you know, Congress created BRAC as a way to consolidate and realign military facilities - saving taxpayer dollars. To try to use the BRAC statute to keep UMCD in federal hands and waste more than $1 million is shameful." ... For the entire article, seehttp://www.hermistonherald.com/news/lawmakers-protest-depot-plan/ article_92fd290e-9f2a-11e0-bbac-001cc4c002e0.html -- Lenny Siegel Executive Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight a project of the Pacific Studies Center 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 _______________________________________________ Military mailing list Military@lists.cpeo.org http://lists.cpeo.org/listinfo.cgi/military-cpeo.org | |
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