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U.S.
Senator Member: Finance, Agriculture, Energy, Ethics and Aging Committees |
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For Immediate
Release Wednesday, September 24, 2008 |
CONTACT:Michael Amodeo – 303-455-7600 |
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| Sen. Salazar's Statement on Pinon Canyon Moratorium Extension WASHINGTON, DC – The Fiscal Year 2009 Continuing Resolution currently before Congress would extend the moratorium on the Army’s plans to expand the Pinon Canyon Maneuver Site (PCMS) in Southeastern Colorado. Senator Salazar has urged the extension of the moratorium in order to protect southeastern Colorado communities as the public and the GAO review the Army’s plans and evaluate their impact on southeastern Colorado. The Continuing Resolution is expected to pass Congress this week. “I continue to hope
that we can find a win-win at the Pinon Canyon Maneuver Site that protects
southeastern Colorado property rights and its agricultural heritage
while meeting the needs of our soldiers. As we work through the process
that I set up last year to allow a thorough review of the need for the
expansion and of its impacts, we must keep the moratorium on expansion
in place. Landowners in the area should have peace of mind that the
Army cannot move forward until they have had a chance to review the
Army’s report, until the GAO has finalized its own review, and until
Congress has made a decision on whether any expansion should go forward.
The moratorium is helpful to protecting this orderly process and I am
pleased that we have been able to extend it.”
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