[CPEO-MEF] REUSE: Indiana Army Ammo Plant liability bill

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Young introduces bill to speed up River Ridge development
Layer of protection hopes to entice more growth

By BRADEN LAMMERS

News and Tribune (IN)
April 21, 2012

A House Resolution introduced by Rep. Todd Young, R-Ind., may help to  
speed up development at River Ridge Commerce Center.


Resolution 4407, known as the Base Redevelopment and Indemnification  
Correction Act, would help former military installations that were  
closed outside of the normal Base Realignment and Closure process  
receive protections against liability when businesses redevelop the  
sites.



While there are a handful of bases that the law would apply to, it  
would immediately help the former Indiana Army Ammunition Plant, said  
Trevor Foughty, a spokesman for Young.

"It will provide us some additional environmental protection and  
indemnification if some future tenant discovers some contamination,"  
said River Ridge Executive Director Jerry Acy. "It puts a lot more  
urgency on the federal government to clean up, [if they] would  
discover anything after the fact. It's the same environmental  
protection given under a [military base] closure."

...

For the entire article, see
http://newsandtribune.com/clarkcounty/x1865823613/Young-introduces- 
bill-to-speed-up-River-Ridge-development

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
a project of the Pacific Studies Center
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Voice: 650/961-8918 or 650/969-1545
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