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Show hr Page BIO Cinira-3irjjruftr- Thursday, February 15,2001 ut Western congressmen urge Bush to replenish trust fund for uranium miners U.trktr' Hint Wt'Urn (tni(,Tinuii ,ir urging Presidt i.t Ru'h to repit ni'li a tru't fund tor uranium iiiiin r ' and otht r 'utlt nr. a from i.i uit mn rt iti-- tli'i .i'i ' thru all rat', mm H 1 aMt u tu ,t 1 I pr,,gr till ir. d uni l ',! nt , t I 'aid ra r n lit lit t t ! Ll nt ' ,,t t lid I.t t , Illt $ 1(10,000 t t i 1 K t I r ait W One of those letters went to Dallas Green after a two- - to "' " Li brother Dallas Green Jt ft lour children who stand to claim hi' payment. Frank Green said The jieople covered by the act t hurt because of our wer nuclear weapons propram, said V S R. p Mark Tdall, of the law said they The e would nut be forgotten But the government needs to do more to full'll that promise - and I hope the president sna Congress will w oi k together tow ard that goal pa-'ap- ai h The tru't lund tor the program rail out m Ma and ('mi- - I battle, said hi' thrte-yea- r 1 tt ti would nt t, t - irt-me- o tint i'. nmi r ' tli, .Mit llltlllt ti l! S h h udmmi'ttrs tin nt w Radiation f qmsure Conijteit'U to. n Program, Li't year Lt gun M tiding out It l' h tt r' to min-- t r and dow n w wider' w ho't ill madt tin in ligihle tor nt i mil pa ion a t e pat nit nt' oi , !,, ,w ,t r tl ,n ti tit tl tit v ai-tn- dij'tui' lit part-n- llu I' r t,,d l d - , i, nK " h, i t'nw riiim qlll, k! "I In I i rt 1 ' m m n, t lit I t P I" t n i i a t .i. tin g I, a rt jt, ,r. ( 'In 1 1 r i , 1 W 'litrolot nt Land' plan admin,'! rain i the current fiscal year an amount that would fall far .'hurt oi paying all the 255 IOU letter;, 't nt out by the Justice IX, fur .nuni't td rtiu-weit'iltt' too lute for Dalla' Gretn oi Grand Juruttun. a 6v old tormt r uranium mimr who 'uiltrtd iroin lung canter and w ho died J. in 9 It ju't 'ttni' that the gov-- t mint til put' O' all oti hold said hi' blether frank Grteti oi I hi' 'L, iu Ll Ik- paid oil (Urtt want tin admi'.i't r it ,,n lo up port t f! r i ' to rn tk- 'Uili piv-rii,t' fr,,m tin gt i, r hind and t prrt" appropriated $10 nulLon 'oUlH ll Tin- 1 11, t ( Congress passed the Radiation F.xpusure Compensation Act in lyu recognizing the contribution' c f uranium miners and oth-c- r' to the nations Cold War effort and made available to those su kero d by radiation eligible for compa'.'ionate payments Idall was joined in his letter toRu'hbv CS Reps TomUdall, 1) N M , and Scott Matheson, Ben Sen l $150,000. The new legislation also calls for the federal government to pick up the medical ex- Run an lit Land ut magi mt nt nt w urLtn mint ing rt gulat lari' tei amt tlL itive Die rult will un dan gli, Jl M .1' -- K nil am i t hi HI M ' ululit 1 f i 1 II ir tlr ei k M i a '. Requirt mining njierator' to meet certain outiome h.i'fd (icriermancc 'tundurds relating to all a' poets ef eperations xpleration. mining, and ret lanution. Require ejierator' to pro-ide a financial guarantee fer all riotue ami plan level o,r ration'. an h Ceuntil n mg en F edt ral Rt raters to (or all exploration di'turhing five at res or it t it t 'tan-dartl- 1 l'ei't Nitnm.il e,H sub- plan of o,h raquirt k mining on all hardrm Inr inin' Rl.M rnanagetl land'-- . Allew the Rl.M to defer to a 'tate gevt rnnient m udmini'-t- t ring a mining regulatorv program that mett' federal rult' an net im eii'i'tent iLt nt orn mi inlat uni' the with r t Lind'iier1 Un n mrt m.nli ma ral n i iiinriu miatniii' fer tigliti r Lirdieik mining ngulatieii ami t allul Im men fin mt ml n 'peii'i luliH Li mining en rater' pro-ci'"in- i Require all mining operators to prov ide a financial that covers the estimated cost of reclamation, Provide for public notice and an opportunity for public comment on proposed plans of operations and final plan of operation bond releases, Clarify certain issues that hav e arisen since the BLM w rote the 1980 regulations, including w hether parent entities of operators can be liable for an operation (the answer being yes, in some circumstances); Incorporate in the regulations, for the first time, provi guar-antt- Rt n i'll! v ' I." erd iiu e with tngre'-'lena- l n lien tin RlM'iiewlv it i illew prn-l- t I. land' In ud.Ued regulations are mit a altii puLlii md rt'oiint' and tin t in irunnn nt I In uniat mil' will a l'u in 't 'un mining pi rater', ratio r th in tie natien ' tnxpavi r' tn ar tie ui't' el ntlaimmg mined In piiLIn t t The Require ' 1 ( R In their letter, the three congressmen called for the administration to put the Labor Department Nighthorse , Attention If you are in the Information Technology Industry, and in the market for a new work place, consider renting office space at the Footprints, Inc. office building. It's the center of information technology in the center of Moab! he explores slavtrv via his penalties for enforcing its surface mining regulations Utah BLM is organizing a series of meetings for the public during w hich the regulations and their implementation will he discussed The nearest meeting to Moab will he held in the Salt Lake Field Office, 2370 South 2.300 West on March 1 at 7 p m Contact the nearest BLM Field Office or the Ctah State Office for additional information he limn will t 1 n-- i . it iv e w riling profes-'n- i v rid. tv At F through 'd - Inn tv Di'tnct County School i ) I 259-438- 4 I I I I i I CastleVal-l- t resident and renow net! writer Ti rry Temjiest William' will also read follow mg St John I v i I . 121 E. 100 S. v ha-s- Ini puhlii 1 )"jET I t s 7 111 p m en hi will give a CpOi-RiM- I Lila Wallace-ReaderDigest F in New York. 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St John has received wide recognition for his pot try, including a reading on National INiblic t- In sub-ei- Network Access Common Conference Room Copy and Fax Machines Available BW & Color Laser Printer Privileges FREE Cleaning Services drainage, Strengthen the BLMs administrative mechanisms and Noted poet to work with Moab students i IT Geeks: Professional Office Space for Rent sions dealing specifically with evanide loathing and acid mine v Natienalh at i Li m d pm t, IVinui'St John one of live ,xi-- i - to mauguratt the National lor the Art'' Reel' iii the Nhool' program i' 'it to i'it Mi i.th in xt wet k While ( penses for claimants. h BLM's new surface mining rules became effective Jan. 20 I is doing everything he can to make sure) this is the year America fully repays its debt to these uranium miners, his oftice said in a statement He's sensitive to the fact that time is short, and he's pushirg for action as quickly as the process will allow compassionate payment to said through a sjxihe'tnan that he welcomed bipartisan support for the effort and that the program has been under funded for too long sort also Sen Omn Hatch, w on ould call he ha' 'aid Congress lo move quickly to fulfill the IOUs and prepare to pay new applicants CumpU-l- in charge of the program, putting it on equal footing with other programs fur people w ho vmrked in the nation s nuclear industry. 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