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<br />and consultation
<br />Indian tribe author-
<br />~g to Energy Depart-
<br />y that the Office of
<br />and Budget has
<br />impressive," Watkins
<br />'k. The cleanup plan
<br />pollutants identified
<br />- OMB concurrence,
<br />Aith the states - it
<br />r there We've never
<br />had that before."
<br />Among the targets of the clean-
<br />up plan is Rocky Flats nuclear
<br />weapons plant northwest of Den-
<br />ver. Federal agents are investigat-
<br />ingcharges of illegal waste dump-
<br />ing at the plant.
<br />U.S. Rep. Pat Schroeder, a Den-
<br />ver Democrat, said it was too eaz-
<br />ly to judge Watkins' plans because
<br />it was unclear whether groups
<br />sack as the Environmental Protec-
<br />lion Agency will be able to mo
<br />for DOE activities at the nuclear
<br />plants.
<br />"The real question is how is this
<br />different and what kind of authori-
<br />ty does it give outsiders such as
<br />the state," Schroeder said.
<br />"I don't think anybody is going
<br />to trust the Department of Energy
<br />any more to do anything-by them-
<br />selves, sD unless it's shared author-
<br />ity ... I don't think anybody will
<br />be happy," she said.
<br />Only after the latest controversy
<br />arose at Rocky Flats did the EPA..
<br />win permission to enter a key•
<br />building at the plant, Schroeder
<br />noted.
<br />State health department offf-;
<br />cials also won increased mottitor-
<br />ing authority as a result of that in-:
<br />vestigation: -
<br />Ptease see CLEANUP on 7-A'
<br />Senator seas-es --
<br />land. year - ark-
<br />p
<br />to minin firm
<br />. .~
<br />Winkler denies conflict of interest
<br />By Dick Cooper or private interest" is any ores-
<br />Denver Poat Capitol Bureau sore t0 refrain from VDting.
<br />Copyright 1989, Tire Denvsr Poet Corp. ~ $nt there are n0 penaltie9 for vl- ~ .
<br />A Douglas County senator is olatirig that requirement,' said
<br />'
<br />.leasing 1,608 acres to as Iowa :
<br />Chief Deputy. Attorney General
<br />company for a controversial pro- of a vacu-
<br />'Chuck Howe. "It's kind
<br />posed mine near Castlewood Can-- •
<br />um."' '- ~ '
<br />you State Pazk -even though he Winkler, elected to the legisla- :_
<br />voted for sad co-sponsored legisla- lure is 1978, denies any conflict of
<br />lion that could help the project. Interest in voting for the legisla-
<br />Ia 1987, Sen. Jce Winkler, a Cas- lion, which overhauled the 1973
<br />tie Rock Republican who owns a Mined Land Reclamation Act.
<br />8,000-acre cattle ranch near. the -"No, certainly not. Voting to re-
<br />park, opposed the Iowa company's write the statute to recodity the : .
<br />bid to lease state land for a rhyo-: Mined Land Reclamation Act, ab- _-:
<br />liter mine. a• half-mile, from the _
<br />' viously;I .don't thlak.was a coo- ~ ::
<br />park. He: warned:the'.state land ' filet,"'said,Winkler.."It was an ef- ~-
<br />boazd that the mine would""fairly " Eort to streaailine? the•. (mining ~':
<br />
<br />devastate" the park. _' • - •.•• -
<br />~ permit) procevs.:I'm assuming that E'
<br />Less than a month later, Wink- should worE "to the benefit got ev+ * '-'
<br />ler signed a lease with the comps- .. erybody." ,o-~ ~ • . -» . ~. • . ; _ - • - =
<br />ny, Hallett Materials of Boone, Io- ~' But at ~ time •of'hls. vofe,.;~ ~;
<br />~
<br />wa, to develop a 120-acre mine oa a lease-with.Hallett ~:: -
<br />Winkler had'
<br />his ranch. The agreement=later Materials that.would:pay him an `~
<br />was expanded to 1,806 acre, again .advance royalty if .the state Mined .:
<br />putting the boundaries of the min- Iand Reclamation INvLdoa L~ued •'
<br />,fag company's lease within a,half- a permit tor. the mine. The 81- ;-=:
<br />mile of the park. • ' - year-old legislator would receive ':_
<br />~
<br />Then,ln early 1988,: Winkler vot- rhyollte ;
<br />additiooal . royalties. ae ;
<br />ed for and co-spoasored mining ailned on hLt property is sold ~ ,
<br />legislation that could enable hits . Rhyolite, a.volcaaic rock.with a ; .
<br />to receive royalties from the mine fine-grained teitsre;. is a decors- :'_
<br />more gsickly. r . ~ ~. '~ .:. Uve. building'material that. also '
<br />The Colorado Coastitation re- '~ -
<br />`-gtdm legislators with a "personal :Please see MINE on T-A~ '
<br />champion ;rider ~ a_ t~ ~F~ontler~~Da: ~ - -~ -:
<br />:r help with his right by fractrucd ribs. r ;-_ _ - _.:,-, slant iZ,000 who watched tRe
<br />r couple Df steps and Frost, of Qnanah, Tezas; was the' 'event, but a dark mood was evi-
<br />.s.,*ra r•hamn;nn turn rider in 1987. dent anions narticioants and rodeo
<br />CJoiirman Jerry Jessou said Forst "
<br />was "one of the bpi young mm at
<br />his job, he was one of the finest of
<br />' ~ - _: - '_~~~: ~ ~. SpeeW to me Denier Port r Devi star..
<br />Ian Hewthome to an awaiting pollee ears:,.; . -- ; --
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