Despite State Concerns, DOD Wins New Environmental Cleanup Oversight Funding Plan

By Suzanne Yohannan / June 13, 2006 at 5:00 AM
Defense Environment Alert -- The Defense Department and state regulators have come to an agreement on requirements for funding state regulatory oversight of military cleanups, although some states may opt out of the program because DOD won provisions forcing them to try to resolve disputes with the department prior to enforcement, according to a state source. Under the revised language for the Defense-State Memorandum of Agreement (DSMOA) program, DOD will now require state cleanup agencies to follow a prescribed dispute...

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