Re: Governor Gray Davis has vetoed SB 1970

[lavelyp@UCLINK4.BERKELEY.EDU]

>Is this too good to be true or has it really happened!!!!

>Congratulations to you, Barbara, and all of the others who worked

>so hard and so long in their attempt to halt this silliness. I hope

>all of you are able to really enjoy a deep satisfaction from the fact

>that your efforts were not fruitless. It was horribly close, but did

>work out in the end.

>Cheers,

>Maury     maury@webtexas.com



Maury,



I agree that the Gov. sending the bill back unsigned is a great 

event; however, if you read the statement from the Gov you may find 

that he did not really give the DHS, the courts, or the users in the 

state much of a break.



Paul Lavely

UC Berkeley



The following is edited.





>

>  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                 CONTACT: Steve

>Maviglio

>  September 30, 2002

>916/ 445-4571

>

>  GOVERNOR DAVIS VETOES LOW-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTE BILL

>

>  SACRAMENTO - Governor Gray Davis has vetoed SB 1970, by Senator Gloria

>Romero (D-Los Angeles).

>

>  The bill would have prohibited the disposal of most radioactive waste at

>solid and hazardous waste landfills. In his veto message, Governor Davis

>noted the following:

>

>  "> This bill redefines the term > '> radioactive waste> '>  to include any

>discarded decommissioned material with the slightest trace of detectable

>radioactivity not attributable to background sources, and prohibits all such

>material from being disposed of at all existing hazardous or solid waste

>disposal facilities in the State of California. As written, this bill is

>overly broad, unworkable and would do little to significantly enhance

>protection of the public health.> ">

>

>  To Members of the California State Senate:

>

>  I am returning Senate Bill 1970 without my signature.  This bill redefines

>the term "radioactive waste" to include any discarded decommissioned

>material with the slightest trace of detectable radioactivity not

>attributable to background sources, and prohibits all such material from

>being disposed of at all existing hazardous or solid waste disposal

>facilities in the State of California.  As written, this bill is overly

>broad, unworkable and would do little to significantly enhance protection of

>the public health.

>

>  In negotiations with the author of this bill, I offered to sign

>legislation that permanently banned disposal of all decommissioned material

>with radioactive emissions above background levels at public landfills

>(Class III facilities) in California.  I committed to conduct a

>scientifically based assessment of public health and environmental safety

>risks of other disposal methods. The author rejected this and sent me a bill

>that virtually bans all methods of disposal anywhere in California without a

>sound scientific basis for issuing such a sweeping prohibition.

>

>  In an effort to address the concerns expressed by the sponsors of this

>legislation, I am issuing an Executive Order that will do the following:

>

>  * Impose a moratorium on the disposal of all decommissioned materials

>with emissions above background levels in public landfills (Class III) and

>unclassified waste management facilities.





>



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