[CPEO-MEF] EXPANSION: "Obama administration opposes China Lake [CA] expansion"

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Obama administration opposes China Lake expansion

By KEVIN FREKING
Associated Press
Tuesday, April 29, 2014


WASHINGTON (AP) - The Obama administration said Tuesday it opposed a  
House bill that would expand a naval base in the Western Mojave  
Desert and permanently place the military in charge of managing its  
nearly 1.1 million acres.

Permanently designating Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake property  
for military use would save taxpayer money and enhance the base's  
mission, said Republican U.S. Rep. Kevin McCarthy of California, the  
bill's sponsor. A House subcommittee held a hearing on the  
legislation Tuesday.

Last year, Congress reserved China Lake's acreage for military use  
for an additional 25 years. The administration says it supports the  
continued use of China Lake lands for military purposes, but it can't  
go along with a permanent set-aside. Karen Mouritsen, a deputy  
assistant director at the Bureau of Land Management, said that the  
Defense Department's needs could change in future decades.

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For the entire article, see
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/apr/29/obama-administration- 
opposes-china-lake-expansion/

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
a project of the Pacific Studies Center
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