maybe if I could just be clear as to exactly what action the Senator from Kentucky is requesting of the Secretary--I know he indicated that he had contacted the Secretary or written to the Secretary and had not heard back. But is there…

I would like to announce for the information of the Senate and the public that a field hearing has been scheduled before the Subcommittee on Water and Power of the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. The hearing will be held on…

there are issues that obviously need to be reviewed and answered to be before the exchange takes place

a principal concern of H.R. 1904 that he 'flagged' is that 'it provides for a directed land exchange and does not allow for the analysis of potential impacts of the exchange prior to that exchange being conducted.'

We call upon the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee to ensure that H.R. 1904 is not enacted into law.

Resolution Copper has always recognized that such a review under NEPA will be required prior to commercial mining.

this land is effectively exempt from nearly all requirements of federal law and outside review and scrutiny.

there will be significant impact on the land

it does not allow for the federal government's ability to modify the terms and conditions of exchange brought to light in those reviews

disagreement on cultural resources and sacred sites

President Reagan signed the Nuclear Waste Policy Act into law and praised the bipartisan cooperation.

Implementing the recommendations obviously will require legislation.