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�draft 8/23/95 9:30 a.m.
PRESIDENT WILLIAM JEFFERSON CLINTON
RADIO ADDRESS TO THE NATION
AUGUST 26, 1995
Good morning. There is an old Native American saying that
teaches us, "In all our deliberations we must take into account
the well-being of the seventh generation to follow." Nowhere is
that more critical than in the protection of our natural
resources and our environment.
The truth of that wisdom rang home for me during the first week
of my family's Wyoming vacation. During the past week, Chelsea,
Hillary and I had the pleasure of visiting two of this nation's
most spectacular national treasures -- Grand Teton and
Yellowstone National Parks. Looking out at the grand vistas of
mountains, rivers and sky, I felt a deep sense of gratitude that
those who came before us saw fit to preserve this land for the
enjoyment of future generations.
That was the intent of Congress when it established the National
Parks Service 79 years ago yesterday -- which we celebrated as
National Parks Day. August 25, 1916 marked the beginning of
America's bipartisan commitment to promote and preserve our
precious national parks, memorials, and recreation areas.
I can think of few things as nourishing to mind, body and soul as
a hike in the breathtakingly beautiful American wilderness that
is so abundant up here in Wyoming. And I can think of few things
that mean more to the national life of our country than our
national parks. That's why my Administration joined with the
American people recently in resisting proposed Congressional
budget cuts that would have forced the closing of more than 200
national parks and recreation areas.
Last year, more than 270 million visitors made their way to
places like Yellowstone and Grand Teton and Grand Canyon
and
to urban treasures like Gateway National Recreation area in
metropolitan New York. Our 368 national parks are not only
aesthetically pleasing, they are important to the economies of
their communities. In 1993, visitors to Yellowstone pumped more
than $725 million into the local economy, creating more than
16,000 jobs. Visi~ors to Big Bend National Park along the TexasMexico border produced more than $76 million in expenditures,
creating 1,674 local jobs.
And a visit to a national park is still one of the best bargains
in America. In 1916, it cost $10 a car to enter Yellowstone
National Park. That cost has not gone up in 79 years. It is
cheaper for a family of four to go to a national park than to see
one in a movie.
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�It is true that many of our parks have fallen into disrepair and
we have to reform the way we run them. But there is a right way
and a wrong way to do this. The wrong way is just to slash the
budget,and close parks. The right way is through sensible
reforms like the ones my Administration has put on the table.
These reforms would raise more money through changes in both the
fee structure and concession arrangements -- and the additional
money raised would be funneled back into the parks to help with
upkeep and maintenance.
Preserving our national parks and our environment has always been
a bipartisan issue. But, while we have won a victory for our
national parks, we still face a big challenge from those who
would depart from ou~ bipartisan efforts to protect our broader
environment -- our air and water..
The House recently voted to
gut environmental and public health protections under the
pressure of lobbyists for those who have a vested interest in
seeing that happen. The budget bill they passed would cut
environmental enforcement by 50 percent. It would virtually
bring to a halt the federal enforcement of the Clean Water Act
and toxic waste cleanups. This would be a terrible mistake, and
I will not let it happen. The minute these anti-environment
measures hit my desk, they will be dead.
Theodore Roosevelt, a Republican, began this century with a
fervent call for conservation.
In 1905 he said, "There can be
. nothing in the world more beautiful than the Yosemite, the groves
of giant sequoias and redwoods, the Canyon of the Colorado, the
Canyon of the Yellowstone,. the Three Tetons -- and our people
should see to it that they are preserved for their children and
their children's children forever, with their majestic beauty all
unmarred." I second that emotion-- and after spending the past
week in Wyoming, I have an even deeper appreciation for its
meaning.
Let us end this century by meeting Roosevelt's challenge. The
history of our relationship to our environment has not always
been a proud one, but our future can be.
It's up to us.
Thanks for listening.
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�THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary
(Teton Village, Wyoming)
For Immediate Release
August 25, 1995
REMARKS BY THE PRESIDENT
ON THE 79TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE NATIONAL PARKS
Yellowstone National Park
Wyoming
1:00 P.M. MDT
THE PRESIDENT:
Thank you to the Park Superintendent Mike Findley, and all the
people who work at Yellowstone for making our visit so nice, even with the rain.
I wanted to make a couple of points today -- 79 years ago today the Congress
established the National Parks Service to organize and preserve our natural heritage
and to preserve our common environment.
Last year at the 369 national parks, 270
million visitors came.
That is an astonishing number.
(Applause.)
Yellowstone is the symbol of our national parks because it's the oldest one and
the first one in the history of the world. And I came here today basically to make two
or three points:
First of all, I am committed to preserving these parks.
There as an
effort in Congress -- (applause) -- there was an effort in Congress to cut the budget
in a way that could have forced the closure of 200 of these parks.
That's wrong.
There are some people who say we ought to just sell some of our natural treasures off
to the·highest bidder. And that's wrong.
But I do think we need some reforms, and let me just mention two or three.
Number one, I support keeping the fees that you pay when you come to the national parks
in the parks.
That's one of the things that we want to do so that the~money can be
used to preserve the parks.
(Applause.)
Secondly, we want to allow the national parks more flex{bility to go out and
raise money from private citizens to preserve, not to destroy, our natural heritage.
And that's in the plan that we have given to Congress, and we hope that they will adopt
it.
And finally, we want to see the people who do business in our parks give a
fairer share of that business back to the parks for the preservation of the people in
the future, like the people who run this hotel do. And Mr. Findley's worked hard on
that; we want more of that in the future.
(Applause.)
The last thing I want to say is this: We have a big stake in what you see
around you here at Yellowstone.
It's a part of what I call our common ground. And we
should not do anything this year
anything -- to weaken our ability to protect the
quality of our land, our water, our food, the diversity of our wildlife and the
sanctity of our natural treasures. We can balance the budget without doing any of
that, and that's the commitment all of us ought to make today on this anniversary of
the National Park Service.
Thank you and God bless you all.
END
(Applause.)
1:05 P.M. MDT
�DRAFT
PRESIDENT WILLIAM J. CLINTON
AGREEMENT TO TERMINATE NEW WORLD MiNING PROJECT
YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK
AUGUST 12, 1996
First of all, let me say that Hillary, Chelsea and I are delighted to be spending our
second vacation here at Yellowstone National Park. We enjoyed the natural splendor and .flut_
hospitality of the people during our vacation here last year. We are glad to be back.
· · Like millions of Americans, we carne back here to reconnect with that part of
ourselves
· ooted in the natural beauty that surrounds us here.Geliowstone is _home to
more th half t e world's geysers~- .- -is--- orne to America's largest herds of elk and bison.
Its pristine la es
ms are a marvel. And it is one of the great places on
earth where we can teach our children the power and mysteries of nature.
Yellowstone was entrusted to our care by our ancestors who had a vision. We now
have a responsibility to care for Yellowstone so that our children and their children can
benefit from the beauty of the park and the wisdom of their ancestors. One of the best ways
to do that is to work together with conservationists, businesses, and residents to make sure
we preserve and protect this unique and precious park. Last year, during a meeting with
conservationists here that has come to be known as "The Yellowstone Dialogue," I was
proud to take the first steps toward that goal.
We did two things then: first, we insisted on strict adherence to Senator Baucus'
five-point plan for maximum protection of the park before the New World Mine project
could go forward; a:nd second, -~i.th~w.lands 'hear the pr..ppo~ mine so t~e~59uld ~ot
be used for mining.
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Today, I am pleased to announce that, after .a.uQntbs '6'f intense negotiation, we
have reached agreement with Crown Butte, Inc. to terminate this project altogether.
Yellowston ' . sand wildlife will be pt·eserved along with our v~~:~a~~~-i:,
wn Butte-has agreed to turn over its mining rights in exchange for
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r-vsuitable location. This is a victory for everyone involv~~~n~ protected from
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the environmental hazards of mining. Crown Butte:~ •
are all protected from the prospect of years of expe ive_ and b!ter litigation.
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Let me be clear: Mining jobs are good jobs and n1ining is important to the national
economy and the national security. But mines cannot be built everywhere. Any mine thit
threatens Yellowstone National Park is too much to ask of the American people.
Fortunately, the Crown Butte company recognizes this. They are not only walking away
from a gold mine, they have also agreed to finance the clean up of historic mining pollution
that predates their work at the site. I want to personally thank Ian Bayer and Joe Baylis of
Crown Butte for this extraordinary commitment. I also want to commend Senator Baucus for
his leadership on this issue as well as the Greater Yellowstone Coalition and American ·
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THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary
(Jackson Hole, Wyoming)
For Immediate Release
August 12, 1996
REMARKS BY THE PRESIDENT
IN ANNOUNCING AGREEMENT TO SAVE NATIONAL PARK
FROM MINE DEVELOPMENT
Yellowstone National Park
Wyoming
11:25 A.M. MDT
THE PRESIDENT: Thank you. This is not the hardest speech I
ever had to give.
(Laughter.)
What a happy day.
Let me thank
you, Sue Glidden, for all the work you've done.
Just before she
carne up here one of the folks sitting back here with us said, well,
"Now, what are you going to do?" And she said, "Now I have· my life
back."
I'm sure she' 11 find something to do with it.
Highly
productive.
Thank you very much, Mike Clark, for all the great work
have done.
Thank you, Mike Finley and Mark Jenson and all
people at Yellowstone who do such a magnificent job preserving
nation's great treasure.
I'd like to thank John Schmidt and
Pipkin. Ian Bayer, thank you very much for what you said and
what you've done.
you
the
our
Jim
for
I can't say enough to thank the other people in the
administration -- Katie McGinty who has been wonderful about this.
And you mentioned the Vice President -- I thank you very much. We
have lunch once a week and at least every other lunch I asked him
or he reported to me on whether this was ever going to get done or
not. So in the middle of Bosnia and the budget and everything, we
were -- for one 'year -- I know more about this some days than I
wish I had known.
(Laughter.)
Thank you, Jack Core Thomas*.
I'd like to thank some othe~;
people who are here, and a couple who aren't. Thank you, Senator
Birch Bayh, for your role in this.
I want to thank my .good
friends, Congressman Pat Williams and Congressman Bill Richardson
for working on this.
Bill Richardson has been making peace all
around the world the last two years, but he found time to do this
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as well.
I want to thank Senator and Mrs. Rockefeller who came up with
me. ( Jay and Sharon Rockefeller are your neighbors; as you know,
they live near the Grand Tetons and are very concerned about it.
And I want to thank former Wyoming Governor Mike Sullivan, and his
wife, Jane Sullivan, who came up with me and they've been longtime
friends of Hillary's and mine.
And I want to thank all of you who were in that meeting with
Hillary and with me a year ago. We learned a lot. It was a great
occasion for us and we've relived it several times. I also want to
say a special word of recognition for the two families that are
behind me.
We just hauled them up here.
(Laughter.)
They're
laughing-- are they agreeing with me?
(Laughter.) They are the
Franklin family, from Sioux Falls; and the Pamprin family from
Green Bay, Wisconsin.
(Applause.)
I asked them to come here -ask them to stand up here.
(Applause.)
I asked them to come to make this point: This fight was not
simply waged by those of you who live here for.your families and
your community and your future.
You waged this fight for all the
people of the United States and, indeed, the people of the world
who love and believe in the preservation of our natural resources
who come and participate.
And I thought it was important that
somebody be reminded somehow by their presence here that there are
millions and millions and millions of people who will directly
benefit from the decision we announce today.
And you're seeing
some of them-- (applause.)
Let me say, for all kinds of reasons I'm also glad to see that
John Denver is here today, and thank you very much for coming.
(Applause.)
And if you want to sing, I won't talk.
(Laughter.)
We're glad to have you here.
Hillary and Chelsea and I came back here this year, drawn by
the magnet of this magnificent place, reconnecting something that
I think is in all of us -- the yearning to have a bond with the
nature that God has given us. Yellowstone, as all of you know -but as I think we should remind the country today -- our first
national park has our largest herd of elk and bison; more than 200
geysers; marvelous, pristine lakes and majestic mountains; places
where we can teach our children about the power and the mysteries
of nature.
Yellowstone was entrusted into our care as a people, a whole'
people, more than 120 years ago now.
And today we are saying to
the rest of the world, to the rest of our country and to ~uture
generations of America, we have been worthy of that trust and we
are giving it on to our children and our children's children.
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(Applause.)
Again, I want to thank those who were part of the Yellowstone
dialogue.
I want to thank Senator Baucus, who could not be here
today, for his five-point plan for maximum protection of the park
before the proposed mine could go forward.
I want to thank the
members of my Cabinet who are not here, including 1 especially
Secretary Babbitt and Secretary Glickman and EPA Administrator
Browner and Attorney General Reno, because they all supported this,
as well. And I wish they could be here with us to celebrate this
day.
(Applause.)
The agreement that has been reached with Crown Butte to
terminate this project altogether proves that everyone can agree
that Yellowstone is more precious than gold.
(Applause.) As has
been said before, this is a victory for everyone involved -- the
American people and our future win because Yellowstone will be
protected from the environmental hazards of mining. Crown Butte's
shareholders win because their property rights will be protected.
We are all protected from years and years of expensive and bitter
litigation. And while there is still work to do, and work in which
members of the general public must and will be involved, we are
going to move forward. And this signing today means that it will
come out the way so many of you have worked for, for so many years.
Mining jobs are good jobs, and mining is important to our
national economy and to our national security. But we .can't have
mines everywhere, and mines that could threaten any national
treasures like Yellowstone
that's too much to ask of the
American people.
The company has recognized this, and we thank
them.
(Applause.)
Again, I want to emphasize they are not only
walking away from a gold mine, they have also agreed to finance the
clean-up of historic mining pollution that predates their work at
the site. That is a very important part of this agreement 1 and the
company deserves a lot of credit for it and we ought to appreciate
what they're doing.
(Applause.)
Again, I want to thank Ian Bayer and Joe Baylis of crown Butte
for their extraordinary commitment.
Let me thank the members of
Congress again, those who are here and Senator Baucus, who isn't;
and, also, my senior Senator and a great friend of Yellowstone and
the nation's environment, Senator Dale Bumpers, who very much
wanted to be with us today.
(Applause.)
I also want to say in closing that the way this was done.
should become a model for America's challenges, not only in the·
environment but in other areas as well.
When we deal with problems of national significance that have
to be resolved by people who understand the particulars and who
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will be most affected by it, it will be well to remember how this
was done.
Yes, I did say that I wanted to preserve this park.
And, yes, I did put the Vice President and Katie McGinty and the
Cabinet on it. But the reason it worked, especially given the way
the mining law works, as all of you know, is that we had a
collaborative process that involved people reflecting all the
interests involved who worked in good faith.
That is the way we
have to meet America's challenges as we move into this new century.
We don't have to make a choice between the environment and the
economy. We don't have to have every single challenge we face drag
on forever and ever and ever, into court suit after court suit
after court suit, being fodder for politicians that campaign from
rhetoric that divides us instead of unites us.
All of you have
proved that America can be better than that. This is a very, very
great day for our country not only because what we have done is
right, but because of the way we have done it.
That is right as
well.
When Yellowstone was created as the world's first national
park over 12 0 years ago, it was as a result of a bipartisan
agreement and a consensus which existed at that time that this
place was too precious not to be preserved.
God created the
mountains of Yellowstope and the minerals beneath them, but it is
up to us to preserve them. You have done that today. And you.have
done it in the right way.
So I ask you today as you leave here to make sure that we all
teach our children and grandchildren the lessons we have learned
today; to make sure that future generations of our country never
forget that we have something here we can never replace, but also
never forget that when we meet each other across the lines that
divide us in good faith, with honest, open hearts and a real desire
to move forward together, we can do it.
We celebrate that today.
And as your President, I am very
grateful for every single one of you who played a role in this
historic moment for America.
Thank you and God bless you all.
(Applause.)
Now I can't forget the actual purpose for which we came.
(Laughter.) Katie, Mike and Ian are going to sign the agreement.
(The agreement is signed.) · We're adjourned.
(Applause.)
END
11:38 A.M. MDT
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August 9, 1996
BY HAND
Mr. George Stephanopoulos
Senior Advisor to the President
for Policy and Strategy
The White House
Washington, DC 20500
Re:
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President's Announcement 11
Dear George:
As a follow through of our conversation I am
enclosing the bullet points and materials re: American
Rivers.
As a Board member, I can personally verify the
daily efforts of Rebecca Wodder, President and Tom
Cassidy, General Counsel of American Rivers to oppose the
mine.
In the process they and American Rivers staff have
been most supportive of the President.
I would very much appreciate it if the President could acknowledge the role of Rebecca and American
Rivers on Monday when he announces the settlement of the
11
New World Mine 11 dispute.
I believe they have been
invited to attend the announcement and will do so.
This is a major event dealing with a 11 huge 11
issue.
In a world of grays, this is a technicolor event
which shows the commitment of the President to the environment and American's future.
Thanks for your help.
Sincerely,
Enclosure
BEIJING
BRUSSELS
FRANKFURT
HANOI
HONG KONG
LONDON
MOSCOW
PARIS
PRAGUE
SYDNEY
TOKYO
TORONTO
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Highlights of American Rivers Efforts
to Stop the New World Mine
July 1993
Submitted extensive comments to Gallatin National Forest on scope of
issues evaluated in Environmental Impact Statement for proposed New
World Mine.
November 1993
Launched "Yellowstone Campaign" to prevent the New World Mine.
Board Member Michael Keaton was featured speaker.
April 1994
Named Clarks Fork of the Yellowstone as America's Most Endangered
River leading to national media coverage.
January 1995
Filed administrative contest of Crown Butte Mine's patent application
with Secretary of the Interior.
April 1995
Identified Clarks Fork as America's Most Endangered River for second
successive year. .Board Member Charles Kuralt hosted National Press
Club press conference.
June 1995
Rep. Bill Richardson introduced H.R. 1846, to create the Yellowstone
Headwaters National Recreation Area. American Rivers assisted in
drafting of bill.
August 1995
With GYC and other groups, invited President Clinton to visit mine site
during vacation. Traveled to Jackson to develop story with White
House press corps. Extensive work with Administration officials.
September 199 5
Presented testimony to World Heritage Committee during Yellowstone
site visit leading to the decision by the Committee to add Yellowstone
to List of World Heritage Sites in Danger.
April 1996
Identified Clarks Fork as America's Most Endangered River for
unprecedented 3rd year. Traveled to Toronto for Noranda annual
stockholder meeting, to urge company to abandon the project.
May 1996
Senator Dale Bumpers (D~AR) introduces S. 1737, "The Yellowstone
Protection Act," drafted with assistance of American Rivers. Board
Member Charles Kuralt and American Rivers President Rebecca
Wodder were featured speakers at the press conference.
July 1996
Traveled to Houston for Battle Mountain Gold Company annual
meeting. Conducted press conference preceding the annual meeting and
called upon the company to abandon the project.
�AMERICAN RIVERS' WORIC
ON STOPPING THE NEW WORLD MINE
There have been many individuals and organizations working to
stop this destructive mine, and I would like to tell you about one
of them.
American Rivers is a conservation group dedicated to protecting
and restoring America's rivers. Since 1993, they have been actively
engaged in defending the Clarks Fork Wild and Scenic River and
Yellowstone National Park from the New World Mine.
American Rivers brought this issue to national attention. For each
of the past three years, American Rivers listed the Clarks Fork of
the Yellowstone as the Most Endangered River in America.
American Rivers persistently pushed this story so that all
Americans would know that their first national park and
Wyoming's only wild and scenic river were in danger. American
Rivers Board Member Charles Kuralt had this to say:
"I remember that Theodore Roosevelt, visiting the
Grand Canyon, said, 'The ages have been at work on
it. Man cannot improve it. Leave it as it is.' This is
good old fashioned advice for many beautiful
American places, including this mountain just outside
Yellowstone, and we ought to try to follow it."
American Rivers also worked closely with this Administration and
Congress to evaluate ways to stop a disaster in the making.
American Rivers pushed successfully for the introduction of
legislation in both the House and Senate that would protect this
area. I would like to thank my old friend Dale Bumpers, Senator
from Arkansas, who has taken the lead on this issue in the Senate.
I would like to personally thank American Rivers and the other
fine organizations who have worked together tirelessly to protect
Yellowstone and the Clarks Fork of the Yellowstone River.
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Jackson Hole Guide. Wednesday. August 7. 1996. AS
Clinton should make history, stop New World Mine
President Clinton and his family,
like millions of Americans, are returning to Jackson to enjoy the grandeur of the Grand Tetons and Yellowstone, our first national park. Last
year, the president made news; this
year, he can make history.
The New World Mine would be
developed in the mountains upstream
of Yellowstone National Park, the
Clarks Fork of the Yellowstone National Wild and Scenic River and the
Absaroka Beartooth National Wilderness Area. Less than three miles from
the park, the mine threatens groundwater and surface water flowing into
the park, the Clarks Fork and the
wilderness area. Wildlife, fisheries and
scenic resources treasured by the American people, as well as the recreation and .
tourism economies of nearby communities, are also at risk. For three consecutive years, American Rivers has identified U1e Clarka Fork of the Yellowstone
as the nation's Most Endangered River
because of the proposed mine.
A recent national poll revealed that
72 percent of respondents believe the
federal government should prevent a
mine from being developed near Yellowstone. Two-thirds of the downstream Cody Chamber of Commerce
oppose the mine, even ifenvironmen-
tal damages could be mitigated. Public have reported that the mine company
opinion polls show that residents ofMon- and the Clinton administration are netana oppose the mine by a 2-1 majority. gotiating an end to this proposed mine
Newspapers across the United States, with a negotiated buy-out or transfer of
including the New York Times, Denver federal properties to the mine company
Post, USA Today, Houston
in exchange for abandoning
Chronicle and throughout
the project. Any such agreeMontana and Wyoming, have
ment must also ensure U1at
editorialized against the
no mine will ever again
mine. TI1e mine is popular
Un-eaten Yellowstone and the
only in mining company board
Clarka Fork. And, U1e mine
rooms.
company must clean up the
Sen. Max Baucua (Dexisting mine pollution for
Mont.) has raised profound
which it has responsibility.
issues with this mine for
Of course, the reason an
nearly three years. And, just
agreement has to be explored
two weeks ago, Sen. Craig
is because the Congress just
Thomas (R-Wyo.), announced
reformed welfare for poor
his opposition to the mine,
people, it cannot find the time
stating that "it is what his
or will power to reform the
TOM CASSIDY
heart tells him to do."
obscene corporate welfare
Last year, the president
embodied by the 1872 Mininterrupted his vacation to
ing Law. This fiscally reckpersonally investigate and fly
less and environmentally irover the site of the proposed New World responsible law provides that lands beMine. After his helicopter landed, the longing to all Americana are sold to minpresident immediately ordered a two- ing companies at the 1872 price of$5 an
year moratorium on new mining claims acre, about the price of a Dig Mac, fries
in the region. He explained, "I hope this and a coke. Worse yet, the gold, silver and
will be some evidence ofthe seriousness copper treasures underlying these lands
with which our country takes this issue. are given away absolutely free.
It's a very serious issue."
Rather than lend a hand to save YelIn recent weeks, a number ofarticles lowstone, the Congressional leadership
IF YOU
ASK ME
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is working to block legislative de bat~
and consideration of legislation that
would protect Yellowstone and the
Clarka Fork from the New World Mine.
OnJuly25, the Senate was scheduled
to conduct a hearing on a bill introduced by Sen. Dale Bumpers'(D-Ark.),
S. 1737, the Yellowstone Protection
Actof1996. However, this long-scheduled hearing was abruptly canceled
and no new date has been announced.
In the House, H~p. Bill Hichanlson
(0-N.M.) introduced legislation more
than a year ago to block development
ofthis large acid-generating mine and
create Yellowstone Headwaters National Recreation Area. Yet, despite
bipartisan support from 59 co-sponsors, the House leadership cannot find
time to schedule the hearing it promised more than five months ngo.
The president has the opportunity
to make history during his Jackson
vacation. If the rumored negotiations can be completed successfully,
the president will earn the nation's
gratitude. Or, if negotiations fail,
the president should call upon the
Congress to do its job and enact
legislation to protect Yellowstone
and the Clarka Fork.
(Cassidy is general counsel for
American Rivers.)
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Houston Chronicle
Tuesday, July 23, 1996
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FOOL'S GOLD
Gold mining plan prompts query: Is nothing sacred?
Lawmakers have introduced bills in both
hotises of Congress that would block a proposed gold mine not three miles outside of
Yellowstone National Park, one of this nation's most precious natural resources. The
New World Mine, proposed by a Canadianbased company recently acquired by Houston's Battle Mountain Gold, threatens Yellowstone with irreparable damage.
Lawmakers should stop this folly.·
Absurdly, passage of legislation that might
achieve that worthy goal seems less likely
now. Sen. Frank Murkowski, an Alaskan
Republican who chairs the Senate Energy
and Natural Resource Committee, has canceled hearings scheduled this week on the
Yel.lowstone Protection Act, introduced by
· Sen. Dale Bumpers, D-Ark.
Ailother bill filed in the House by Rep. Bill
RiChardson, D-N.M., and 56 co-sponsors
would block the proposed mine and create
the Yellowstone Headwaters National Recreation Area.
Anyone acquainted with Yellowstone's still
pristine ecosystem - whose rivers yet teem
with trout and whose woods and grasslands
are home to bison, elk, moose, bears, bighorn
sheep and bald eagles - would reasonably
balk at this mining plan. Even Battle Mountain's chairman, Karl Elers, was moved to
promise stockholders that, "We will never
produce from a mine that would cause
degradation to this part of the country."
The site sits at the headwaters of three
watersheds and will require a 75- to 100-foot
dam to hold back acidic mining waste. Any
break in the dam, through negligence or from
the area's avalanches, earthquakes and extreme weather conditions, could send millions of tons of toxic mess into the Clarks
Fork, Lamar and Yellowstone rivers, wiping
out aquatic life and threatening permanent
mutilati9n of the park's environment.
Why should the citizens of the United
States allow a private company to risk the
magnificent Yellowstone National Park
acreage that Congress bequeathed to future
generations in 1872? Better that Congress
block this pending threat, offering the company a fair settlement for its lawfully acquired
mining claim.
If Congress fails to act, the company's
investors will take their profits and be gone.
Long afterward, the nation will still be gambling that the mining waste's toxic tomb will
remain intact.
�TL'ESDAY. NOVEMBER 14. 1995
Letters
They'd get the gold mine -and we'd get the shaft
Your reade:s recently suffered a
remarkably misleading article by
William Perry Fendley, president of
the Mountain States Legal Foundation (''Enlisting UN. in the war on the
U.S. West?" Commentary, Nov. 7).
Mr. Pendley's thesis aiJpears to be
that the Ointon administration is
. seeking out the United Nations to
make decisions to subvert econom. ic deYelopment in the American
West. The fac:s are differe.'"lt, though
they are only faintly discernible in
Mr. Pendley's diatribe.
The undedying controversy,
referred to obliquely by Mr. Pendley
as "a proposed Montana mine.'' is generated by the notorious "New World
Mine." Ifanything constitutes a war on
the West and resources treasured by
the American peJple, it is this mine.
A Canadian mining syndicate
seeks to develop a gold mine in the
mountains just 21f: miles upstream
from Yellowstone National Park, one
of the most unsuitable places imaginable for a large mine, posing longterm chronic and potentially catastrophic environmental damage.
1b add fiscal insult to environmental injury, the foreign-owned
mining company is also seeking to
purchase 27 acres of the American
public's land for S5 an acre and take
· gold worth hundreds of millions of
dollars back to Canada without pay-
ing a penny to the U.S. 'Ireasury.
'This legalized heist is sanctioned
by the 18i2 ~lliling Law, a statute
that Congress refuses to reform.
One tool now being used by friends
of Yellowstone to publicize this environmental outrage is the World Heritage Convention. a treaty negotiated
and ratified during the administration of President N"IXDn. Contrary to
Mr. Pendley's sinister suggestion that
the Clinton adm.inistration has sought
out "another weapon in its war on the
West," the Interior Department is
complying fully with legislation
enacted by Congress in 1980 and regulations promulgated by James G.
Watt, President Reagan's first Interior Secrett.ry.
Rather than blasting the Clinton
administration. one might think that
the Mountain States Legal Foundation would compliment it for faithfully implementing policies established during the Nixon and Reagan
administrations, particularly since
the "father" of the Interior Department's World Heritage Convention
regulations is ·the same James G.
Watt who helped found the Mountain States Legal Foundation.
Mr. Pendley completely ignores
· the fact that the World Heritage
Committee established by the convention bas no decision-making
authority over the proposed mine.
State and federal agencies, not the
World Heritage Committee, will
decide whether the mine is built. It
is apparently an inconvenient fact
that the United Nations, despite Mr.
Pendley's claims, has no involvement in the project whatsoever.
Conservationists are. hopeful,
however, that the World Heritage
Committee will follow the procedures long supported by the US. government and include Yellowstone
National Park on the "LiSt of World
Heritage in Danger." That is why
American Rivers and other conservationists urged the World Heritage
Committee to investigate this controvei'S}· earlier this year. Yes, the
Interior Dep'artment cooperated
with the \Vorld Heritage Committee.
That is what the law requires.
Perhaps our friends overseas can
help Americans recognize the dangers posed to Yellowstone National
Park by the proposed New World
Mine. Maybe they will also·-persuade our elected leaders not to sit
helplessly by while a foreign concern e."'q)loits our most precious natural resources and threatens the
world's first national park.
THOMAS J. CASSIDY JR.
I
General Counsel
Americ::m Rh-en
Washington
�·THURSDAY. A.UGUST 31. 1995 ·USA TODAY
"USA TODAY hopes to
serve as a_forum for better understanding and
unity to help make the
USA truly one nation."
-Allen H. Neuharth
Founder, Sept. 15, 1982
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Da\id Mazzarella
Editor
Karen Jurgensen
Editor of the
Editorial Page
Thomas Curler
Presifient and Publisher
Today's debate: MINING-LAW REFORM
Stop mineral giveaways
Reform law to stop
miners from plundering public land and leaving a
mess for taxpayers to clean up.
OUR,~IEW.
Less than 150 miles from where President Clinton is enjoying the clear air and
heady vistas of his Wyoming vacation lies
the proposed site of the New World mine
- a mammoth,. misbegotten rip-off that
endangers· the very splendors that so
wowed the First Tourist, not to mention
taxpayers' wallets.
Thanks to the 1872 Mining Law. which
Congress refuses to reform even though it's
100 years out of date, New World's operators have acquired the right to scour the
highlands just outside Yellowstone P.lrk
for an estimated $750 million worth of silver, copper and gold. Some of that is public
land, acquired for a song, without even the
obligation to pay royalties.
By comparison, oil and natural gas companics pay 12.5%. And adding insult to injury, Crown Butte Mining Inc., part ofNoranda Inc., a Canadian conglomerate, can
claim a 22% depreciation allowance- yet
another taxpaye~ subsidy.
This licensed larceny of public wealth is
only halfthe'problem. As Clinton intimated in calling for a strict environmental review last weekend, the New World mine
threatens the surrounding ecosystems.
As proposed, the mine would extract and
process about 8 million tons of ore and
store 5.5 million tons of toxic slurry in an
enormous, man-made pond. Depending
on where this foul lake is located, any leak
could endanger watersheds feeding either
the park or the Clarks Fork of the Yellow-,
stone River, the only designated Wild and
Scenic River in Wyoming.
To prevent that, the pond would have to
be maintained for- well, for eternity- in
one of the country's most seismically active
regions. Days after Clinton declared a moratorium on new claims in the area, a 4.5magnitude earthquake rippled through the
Yellowstone caldera.
Alas; not only do we sell our gold and
silver for pennies, but many environmental statutes exempt hardrock mining. This
leaves taxpayers to pay for mining-related
cleanups. And pay we do. Cleanup at Colorado's poisonous Summitville Mine alone
will cost $120 million, and thousands of
smaller mines also require attention.
Mining operators say reforming the 1872
law will cost jobs. But reforms need not affect current employment and, in any event,
it is absurd to usc the threat of American
job loss as a way of justifying precious-metal giveaways to foreign corporations.
In the end, it might make more sense to
buy out the New World mine- even if, as
some officials estimate, it costs $50 million
or more. But either way, Congress must refo·rm mining law quickly. We can't afford
the toxic perils of poorly regulate<;i mining.
And we sure can't afford to keep giving
away all our gold just become someone is
brazen enough to ask for it.
�AUGUST_ 29, 1995
Mr. Clinton Acts on Yello-wstone
President Clinton is vacationing this year in
western Wyoming, playing golf and reveling in the
wonders of Grand Teton and Yellowstone national
parks. Last Friday, too late for the evening news
shows, he took a crucial first step toward protecting
Yellowstone and much of the adjacent wilderness
from an environmental catastrophe.
This disaster-in-waiting is the proposed New
World mine, which a Canadian conglomerate, Nor- ·
anda, wants to build on land it controls in the upper
reaches of Montana's Henderson Mountain, less
than three miles from Yellowstone and in the watershed of the irreplaceable Clark's Fork of the Yel- ·
lowstone River. Conservationists reasonably fear
that the 5.5 million tons of waste the company wants
to bury in an active earthquake area will ruin this
sensitive watershed in America's first and most
important conservation zone.
Mr. Clinton toured the mine site by helicopter
and then declared a moratorium on mining activity
on 4,500 acres of Federal land surrounding the site.
The moratorium will not affect the actual site, to
which the Canadian company has legal title, and
will therefore not by itself stop the mine. But it
tightens the noose around the company and signals
the need for further action to block the mine if the
Canadian company does not read this Presidential
order as a signal of American resolve to protect its
oldest national park.
The most controversial aspect of the project is
a proposed tailings impoundment - a deep reservoir the size of 70 football fields - where the
company would store acid wastes. Reputable geologists say that given the region's extreme weather
and history of earthquakes, any such structure is
bound to crack at some point in the future.
The reservoir would be built on 56 acres of
wetlands that lie under the jurisdiction of the Army
Corps of Engineers. If the Corps denies a permit to
build, the company will have to look elsewhere to
store its toxic wastes. Nearly every suitable alter-·
nate site is on the 4,500 acres the President has
ruled off limits. The company may then be forced to
truck its wastes to a site miles away - an operation
that could be prohibitively expensive.
This drama is not over. But the President has
now ratcheted up the discomfort level. He deserves
credit for responding to the rising outrage among
the national environmental community over what
the miners and some shortsighted Western politi-.
cians have tried to portray as a strictly local issue.
Heretofore, Mr. Clinton has often disappointed those
who thought he would bring a new level of environmental consciousness to Washington. This time he
seems to have gotten the message that some places
are too precious to sacrifice to a 19th-century mining law that needs to be repealed for both economic
and environmental reasons.
�- •.
NEW YORK, MONDAY, MARCH 27, 1995
Stopping the Yellowstone Mine
Congress is in a mood to abandon the preservation of America's ecological heritage. It is therefore
imperative that the Clinton Administration muster
its resolve and its executive powers to block at least
one monumental and irreversible environmental
· catastrophe. This disaster-ill-waiting is a proposed
gold mine in the upper reaches of Montana's Henderson Mountain, less than three miles from Yellowstone National Park.
, the mine and its lethal wastes threaten not
only the original crown jewel of the national park
system. but one of the most beautiful and fragile
wilderness areas in the country. So grave are those
risks that this page suggested last year that Congress appropriate the necessary funds, about $35
million, to compensate Noranda Inc., the Canadian
conglomerate that owns the site, for its exploratory
expenses and. then ask the company to go away.
That is still the best course of action tbr saving
the great national park established by President
Ulysses S. Grant. But it is unlikely that the Republi.can Congress will spend the necessary money or
·pay attention to various creative strategies offered
by opponents of the mine. These include a proposal
by Representative Bill Richardson, Democrat of
New Mexico, to put the area off limits to mining by
declaring it a national recreation area.
But the battle is far from lost. Under the 1872
Mining Law, the Federal Government cannot simply seize claims to which Noranda has already
taken lawful title. It can, however, use existing
statutes and its regulatory machinery to break
Noranda's resolve. This is a company that persists
iil building a mine that few others want. Washington
has enough legal authority, if the White House will
wake up, to prevent the desecration of an American
treasure by a foreign corporation.
Under the 1972 Clean Water Act, for example,
the Environmental Protection Agency, through the
. Army Corps of Engineers, can prohibit development on wetlands. This is an important power
· because Noranda proposes to: dig out 56 acres of
wetlands high on the mountain. There it would build
what it calls a "state of the art" impoundment site
for storing acid wastes - a deep reservoir the size
of 70 football fields. Reputable geologists say that
any such structure, no matter how beautifully engineered, is bound to crack at some point given ~e
region's extreme weather and its history of earthquakes. That will send poisons directly into the
surrounding watershed, which includes two of the
nation's important wild rivers.
If the E.P .A. and the Corps deny Noranda the
necessary permits, the company will have to look
elsewhere to store its toxic materiaL Alternative
sites could be prohibitively expensive. But. even if
the two agencies duck what is an obvious moral
obligation. there are other weapons available.
Noranda's 200-acre mine site is in the Gallatin
National Forest, which is under the jurisdiction of
the Agriculture Department's Forest Service. Noranda owns most of this land but does not yet have
clear· title to 27 acres that sit directly above a
portion of the mother lode of gold, valued by ·Nor~
anda at $500 million. Environmental lawyers believe that Secretary of the Interior Bruce Babbitt,
following a formal request from the Forest Service,
has the power under the 1976 Land Policy and
Management Act to take permanent title to these
acres on behalf of the Federal Government.
If these experts are right, ·then the Forest
Service should promptly ask Mr. Babbitt to declare
these acres off limits and ·the Secretary should
rapidly comply. Deprived of some of its potential
riches, Noranda might fold its tent.
Two environmental groups- American Rivers
and Trout Unlimited - have suggested yet another
approach to those pivotal 27 acres. They argue that
a close reading of the 1872 Mining Law and a
handful of court cases suggest that Mr.· Babbitt can
deny Noranda's claim if he can show that the land
has greater value in an undisturbed. state· than it
does as a mine. They also argue that even the $500
million in estimated deposits cannot begin to compare to the ecological and recreational values of
Yellowstone and its adjoining ecosystem.
Mr. Babbitt may have trouble quantifying
those values, but of course American Rivers and
Trout Unlimited are right. The numbers are not
important. As a nation, we have to draw a line and
announce that some places are simply too valuable
and too sacred to our history to be put at risk.
�Beth Viola, Council on Environmental Qulaity
Governor Marc Racicot, Governor of Montana
Mark Simonich,
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�Billings, Montana (June 1995), Ms. Sue Glidden, owner of the Cooke City General Store, asked
the President a question about the mine and said he was very concerned about the impact on their
lives. The President said the mine would have to meet a very high standard to be permitted and
listed Senator Baucus' 5 criteria as the standard the company would have to meet. Since then he
has been kept apprised of the negotiations and has enthusiastically supported the idea of a kwap.
Ms. Glidden attended the "Yellowstone Dialogue" in August 1995 and CEQ has proposed that
she introduce the President at this event.
Katie McGinty, Chair, Council on Environmental Qulaity
Ray Clark, Council on Environmental Qulaity
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get ·out of here·.
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conclornorate NorAnda and il.:l'aubetdtazy Crc.wn
Butte Inc. ma_y back out. oC a ph&u to C)pon a rnaommoth'' gold mine a Caw milaa fkoorn' Yellowstona
National' Park's nanheaac earner ils welcome
nawa. Jfor )'eara the ra~Jgn corporation J&&. dbmayod praservationi•t.• wich plaaa to Gllno
Hendel"ffoD Moun~. a hlsh-alUNda Jade. wbo.e
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arfz:dy habf'taC and at. Lba beadwa~ra ot 'hreo
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t.he P""'fdant C8.ll contiDue CO ~ ad•uar.a.ce at a
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th.io year, tho preeicleP1: -on t.ho hoaru of mil.Uom;
.of Amerfcan11 -hlle p~:a:n.ising to preaarve eo.me a~
. the c:ouutry•a OO&t kno-n ""Ude'l'nCIIII.
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lihould continue the preauure an Nunu1da, ttying UJ
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Clinton should make history, stop New World Mine
President Clinton and his family,
like millions of Americans, are returning t.o Jackson to enjoy the grandeur of the Grand Tetcm.s and Yellow·
stone, our first national park. Last
year, the president made news; this
year, he can. male history.
·
The New World Mine would be
developed in the mountains upstream
of Yellowstone National Park, the
CJarks Fork of the Yellowstone N a·
tional Wild and Scenic River and lhe
Aooaroka Beartooth National Wilderness Ana. Less than three miles from
the park, the m.ine threatens groundwater and surface water tlowing into
the park, the Clarlu Fork and the
wilderness area. Wlldlife, fisheries and
scenic resouroes treasuredbythe Ameri •
can people, as wen a.s the~tion and
tDurism eoonomiesof nearby communities, are also at risk. For three consecutive years, American Rivers has identified the Clarks Fork o(the Yellowstone
as the nation's Most Endangered River
because of the proposed mine.
Arooent national poll revealed that
72 ~nt of respondents believe the
federal government should prevent a
· mine from being developed near Yellowstone. Two-thirds of the downstream Cody Chamber of Commerce
oppose the mine, ev e11 ifenvironmen·
tal damages could be mitigated. Public
opinion polls show that residents ofMontana oppose the mine by a 2·1 majority.
Newspapers across the United StatEs,
including the New York Times, Denuer
Post, USA Today, Houston
Chronicle and throughout
Montana andWyoming,have
editorialized against the
mine. The mine is ._popular
onJy in mining oompany board
have reported that the mine company is working t.o block legislative deba~
and the Clint.on administration are ne- and consideration oflegislation that
gotiating an end to this proposed mine would protect Yellowstone and the
with a negotiated buy-out or transfer of ClarksForkfromtbeNewWorldMine.
federal properties to the mine company On July 25, the Senate was schedule<!
in eJlchange for abandoning to oooduct a hearing on a bill introthe pruject. Any such agree- duced by Sen. Dale Bumpem' (O.Ark.),
ment must also ensure that S. 1737, the Yellowstone Protection
no mine will ever again Adofl996.However, this long-schedthreaten Yellows!.(lneandthe uled bearing was abruptly canceled
Clarka Fork. And. the mine and no new date has been announced.
rooms.
rompany must clean up the
ln the House. Rep. Bill Richardson
Sen. Max Baucus (Demting mine pollution for {0-N. M .) introduced legislation more
Mont.) has raised profound
which it has responsibility.
than a year ago to block development
issues with this mine for
Of course, the rea.B()n an ofthis large acid-generating mine and
nearly three years. And, just
agreement has to be ezplored create Yellowstone Headwaters Natwo weeks ago, Sen. Craig
is because the Congress just tional Recreation Area. Yet, despite ·
Thomas (R. Wyo.), announced
reformed welfare for poor · bipartisan support from 59 oo-spon·
his opposition to the mine,
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Mine. After his helicopW.r 1anded, the longing to all Americans are sold tD min- the president wiJI earn the nation's
president immediately ordered a two- ing companies at Lhe 1872 price of$5 an gratitude. Or, if negotiations fail,
year moratorium on new mining claims acre, about the priced a Big Mac, fries · the president should call upon the
in the region. He explained, '1 hope this and a coke. Worse yet, the gt)ld, silver and Congress to do its job and enact
will he some evidence of the seriousness copper treasures underlying these landa legislation to protect Yellowstone
and the Clarks Fork.
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STATEMENT OF THE PRESIDENT
NEW WORLD MINE PROJECT·.
I have followed the developffi:ertt of the New World Min~ project closely over the past
several 'months, and remain .concerned about the threats it may present to Yellowstone
National Park.
As I stated in Billings, Montana this past June,·. I fully support. Se~tor Baucus' five-point
plan for maximum protection ·of the park. To that end, an Environmental Impact Statement
ori the proposed min~ is being prepared by the U.S. Forest Service and. the State of
Montana, and that prpcess--with its opportunities for public comment--will. continue as
scheduled. It is extremely important to m.e that a gold mine of this size~' located near the
border of Yellowst~ne. National Park, meet the highest standards. for environmental
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protection that this majestic American treasure deserves and that this Ad.mjnistration will
enforce. We simply will not allow our nation's. first national park to .be placed at risk for
the financial gain of a foreign mining company.
I have directed the Forest S~rvice· to complete the EIS on the project as required· by law,
and to work closely with the. States of Montana and Wyoming, the National Park Service :
- and other federal agencies, to enSure that they hold the project to the highest environmental
. -standards in their eva,luation of the mme. ·we will provide whatever aSsistance we can to '
· · State and local governments, members of Congress, 'conservation groups and other friends
of -the park in their efforts· to make sure that Yellowstone's treasures are never
~ompromised by this project,' if it goes forward.
[I ·have also instructed the Forest Service and the Department of Interior t~ im~~iately
propose a withdrawal' of federal lands in the vicinity of the proposed mine site from any
future mining claim locations as necessary to avoid new mining proposals. This would
/ create a two yt;ar moratorium· on new claim locations; which will not affect valid and _;,
existing. rights to these lands, yet i(can help prevent activities that may be harmful to this
ec8mgicatly sensttive ·area.]
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This· Administration will use all its administrative authonties to protect Yell~wstone
National ,Park. It is important to understand that' proposals like the New World_ Mine are
made possible by the 1872 Mining Law, which allows rn#ring companies to obtain publicly
owned minerals worth billions of dollars essentially for free, and to trample on our natural
·heritage in the process. This Administration has argued vigorously for reform of the .
Mining Law, and will continue to: fight it§ abuses. Unfortunately, sensible reform .r;>f the
· Mining· Law has met With a stubborn resiStance from certain factions of the mining industry
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REMARKS BY PRESIDENT WILLIAM JEFFERSON CLINTON
NEW WORLD MINE PROJECT
YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK
AUGUST 25, 1995
[Acknowledgements: Conservationists .•. ]
I have just met with a group of conservationists who share my
commitment to preserving the natural resources and beauty of
Yellowstone.
For decades, the American people have stood on
common ground for the protection of our national parks and
environment.- In fact, 79 years ago today, the Congress
established the National Park Service to promote and preserve our
1 natural, cultural and historic heritage.
We must do nothing to endanger the abundant life and beauty that
we see all around us here at Yellowstone. As President Theodore
Roosevelt said at the :.:.l.a¥ill'Js"Of the corner: stone-sf the Gatevzay. to
Y§Jd~~§:t-one in 1903, "The only way that the people ... can secure
to Ehemselves and their children the enjoyment in perpetuity of
what the Yellowstone Park has to give is by assuming the
ownership in the name of the nation and by jealously safeguarding
and preserving the scenery, the forests, and the wild creatures."
That's why I share the concern of many about the potential
effects the proposed New World Mine project will have on
Yellowstone.
It is important to understand that proposals like
the New World Mine are made possible by the 1872 Mining Law.
This law allows mining companies to obtain publicly owned
minerals worth billions of dollars essentially for free, and to
trample on our natural heritage in the process. This may be
legal, but it is not right. And my Administration has argued
vigorously for reform of the Mining Law. There are valid claims
under this law. And we will do everything in our power to
support hard-working miners and a responsible mining industry.
But, we will continue to fight abuses under this law.
I have followed this project closely over the past several
months. As I stated in Billings, Montana this past June, I fully
support Senator Baucus' five-point plan for maximum protection of
the park. To that end, the u.s. Forest se:rvice and the state of
Montana are preparing an Environmental Impact Statement on the
proposed mine.
It is extremely important to me that a gold mine of this size,
located near the border of Yellowstone, meet the highest
standards for environmental protection. My Administration will
enforce those standards.
I have directed the Forest Service to
work closely with the states of Wyoming and Montana, as well as
the National Park Service and other federal agencies to make sure
that happens. We simply will not allow our nation's first
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REMARKS BY PRESIDENT WILLIAM JEFFERSON CLINTON
NEW WORLD MINE PROJECT
YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK
AUGUST 25, 1995
(Acknowledgements: Conservationists ... ]
I have just met with a group of conservationists who share my
commitment to preserving the natural resources and beauty of
Yellowstone. For decades, the American people have stood on
common ground for the protection of our national parks and
environment.
In fact, 79 years ago today, the Congress
established the National Park Service to promote and preserve our
natural, cultural and historic heritage.
We must do nothing to endanger the abundant life and beauty that
we see all around us here at Yellowstone. As President Theodore
Roosevelt said at the laying of the cornerstone of the Gateway to
Yellowstone in 1903, "The only way that the people ... can secure
to themselves and their children the enjoyment in perpetuity of
what the Yellowstone Park has to give is by assuming the
ownership in the name of the nation and by jealously safeguarding
and preserving the scenery, the forests, and the wild creatures."
That's why I share the concern of many about the potential
effects the proposed New World Mine project will have on
Yellowstone., I have followed this project closely over the past
several ~hs. As I stated in Billings, Montana this past June,
I f~y-8upport Senator Baucus' five-point plan for maximum
~tection of·the park.
To that end, the U.S. Forest Service and
//the State of Montana are preparing an Environmental Impact
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statement on the proposed mine.
It is extremely important to me that a gold mine of this size,
located near the border of Yellowstone, meet the highest
standards for environmental protection. My Administration will
enforce those standards.
I have directed the Forest Service to
work closely with the states of Wyoming and Montana, as well as
the National Park Service and other federal agencies to make sure
that happens. We simply will not al·low our nation's first
national park to be placed at risk for the financial gain of a
[foreign) mining company. We owe that to generations to come.
[I have also instructed the Forest Service and the Department of
Interior to immediately propose a withdrawal of federal lands in
the vicinity of the proposed mine site from any future mining
claim locations as necessary to avoid new mining proposals. This
would create a two-year moratorium on new claim locations, which
will not affect valid and existing rights to these lands.
It
will help prevent activities that may be harmful to this
ecologically sensitive area.]
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�This Administration will use all.its authority to protect
Yellowstone National Park.
It is important to understand that
proposals like the New World Mine are made possible by the 1872
Mining Law. This law allows mining companies to obtain publicly
owned minerals worth billions of dollars essentially for free,
and to trample on our natural heritage in the process. This may
be legal, but it is not right. And my Administration has argued
vigorously for reform of the Mining Law. There are valid claims
under this law. And we will do everything in our power to
support ·
of the environment
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Council on Environmental Quality
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Ray Clark
Kathleen A. McGinty
SUBJECT:
New world mine materials
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Draft stuff _.;.. you may not want to include so much background, and
you may not want so much detail on the front page, but we figure
it's easier to edit down than edit up.
Terry,
Waldman tells me you're the man for Monday's Yellowstone event -a decision he made without even knowing you wrote the radio
address last year. Must be fate or something.
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questions once you get going.
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Katie,
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that we haven't already factored in.
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skypage message doesn't deliver you a response, I might have been
on a plane or something and you should try again.
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�SCHEDULE OF THE PRESIDENT
FOR
FRIDAY, AUGUST 9, 1996
FINAL
CLINTON/GORE '96 TRAVEL DAY
MORNING RUN
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PRESIDENTIAL SUITE
The Sheraton Miramar Hotel
Staff Contact: Rica Rodman
8:45am9:15am
TAPE RADIO ADDRESS
JONES LIBRARY
The Sheraton Miramar Hotel
Remarks: Michael Waldman, Tony Blinken
Staff Contact: Rica Rodman
CLOSED PRESS
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THE PRESIDENT and the First Lady depart the Sheraton Miramar
Hotel via motorcade en route Los Angeles International Airport
[drive time: 30 minutes]
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International Airport
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THE PRESIDENT and the First Lady depart Los Angles International
Airport, Los Angeles, California via Air Force One en route Jackson
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Jackson Hole, Wyoming
Greeters:
Senator Alan Simpson (T)
Senator Craig Thomas (T)
Representative Barbara Cubin (T)
as of August 9, 1996 8:17am
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¥~these mountains of Yellowstone/And God gave mankind the wisdom the
see which is more important and the will to walk away from the glittering and fleeting value to
embrace the lasting human values that Yellowstone National Park represents. As I said on the
124th anniversary of Yellowstone, its creation represents one of the most enduring ideas to
spring from the American soil and soul. Yellowstone is home to more_than half the world's
geysers, it is home to America's largest herds of elk and bison and one of the great places on the
earth where we teach our children the mysteries of nature.
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history was made when Yellowstone was designated the world's first national park.
It is a tribute to the wisdom of the American people that we are willing to set aside and preserve
some wild places. Yellowstone was entrusted to our care by our ancestors who had a vision. We
now have the responsibility to care for Yellowstone so that our children and their children can
experience not only the wonder of nature, but also the wisdom of our ancestors.
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Today, I am announcing an agreement that shows that we still have the ability to act for those
future generations and to make our ancestors proud. Today, Crown Butte gold company and the
United States are announcing an agreement in principle to walk away from this mine on
Henderson Mountain. This company is walking away from
million worth of gold, copper
and silver. Last year, Alex Balough, the President ofNomada aid last year that he did not
I expect their company to develop this mine if it could not be bu· t responsibly. Today, they have
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· :Yhis agreement would not be possible without a number of honorable people setting aside the
·>palarizing, conflict-driven approach to problem solving. The Hemlo Gold company, the Greater
Yellowstone Coalition and other conservation organizations formed a partnership that was ledbym.Y-Ghai.r..:of.~_@:~unei;l~ua:Jit_y..J..want to thank Katie McGinty for her
eadership and I want to thank Mike Clark of the Greater Yellowstone Coalition and I want to
thank Ian Bayer, Joe Baylis, and Birch Bayh.
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Today's Date: August 5, 1996
TO:
Stephanie Street and Anne Walley
FROM:
Katie McGinty
Chair, Council on Environmental Quality
REQUEST:
For ~he President to announce an agreement in principle between the
United States and Crown Butte, Inc. to exchange properties in and stop
the permitting process for the New World mine.
BACKGROUND:
Crown Butte, Inc., has proposed the New World mining project, an
underground gold, copper, and silver mining complex located on U.S.
Forest Service and private lands less than three miles from the northeast
comer of Yellowstone National Park. Crown Butte is part of a
multinational corporation, Noranda of Toronto, that is owned by the
Bronfman family. Crown Butte has submitted a plan of operations that
calls for 15 years of operation, employing 17 5 people with an annual
payroll of $7 million and another $7 million added to the local economy
in procurement of goods/services.
The Forest Service is pr~paring an Environmental Impact Statement on the
proposal and the President has endorsed Senator Baucus' five criteria that
must be met for the mine to go forward. Those are (1) the EIS must
consider adverse impacts to Yellowstone (2) no strip mining or cyanide
leaching on the site (3) no tailings on site (4) mine company must develop
a reclamation plan that has been demonstrated to be successful at high
altitudes and (5) special care must be given to protecting the water
resource. When the Draft EIS is released and when the final EIS is issued
later in the year, there is certain to be a storm of criticism about the mine
and the EIS. The New York Times has repeatedly called for the
President to buy out the mine.
No statewide elected official in the region is publicly supporting the mine.
Neither the Montana congressional delegation nor Governor Racicot (RMT) has taken a position on the mine. Last week Senator Thomas (RWY) issued a press release saying that he against the mine and Senator
Simpson has said he have major concerns about the mine~ A Cody,
Wyoming Chamber of Commerce poll showed that nearly 70 percent of
businesses polled were either opposed or strongly opposed to the mine
and more than 70 percent thought the Chamber should either oppose the
mine or remain neutral.
�The media has portrayed this as a rip-off of the American taxpayer. Both
the regional and national press have opposed the proposal. The New
York Times has carried five editorials calling on the President to buy out
the mine if necessary. The Toronto Globe and Mail carried an editorial
calling the mining company the "ugly Canadian".
Since January CEQ has been working with Crown Butte to find a way to
stop the New World mine. The company showed a willingness to
negotiate and we made significant progress in finding common ground.
Last March the VPOTUS convened a meeting with Alice Rivlin, Bruce
Babbitt, Dan Glickman, Jamie Gorelick, and Carol Browner to discuss
whether or not we should proceed with more intense negotiations. There
was general agreement that we should proceed with working with the
company to find a land exchange. We then selected two negotiators who
have been working since April to wrap up an agreement.
The environmental event at Yellowstone shows that the President is
committed to ensuring this mine does not affect the park. The event
option is to announce a property exchange where the company would give
us the gold mine property in exchange for a federal property.
PREVIOUS
PARTICIPATION:
Last August when the President was on vacation, he flew over
the mine site and had an event with regional conservationists, which was
later dubbed the "Yellowstone Dialogue" where he withdrew federal
lands in the area from any further mine exploration. At the town hall .,
meeting in Billings, Montana (June 1995), the President was asked a
question about the mine and said he was very concerned, listed Senator
Baucus' 5 criteria and said he accepted those as the standard the
company would have to meet. Since then he has been kept apprised of the
negotiations and has enthusiastically supported the idea of a swap.
DATE & TIME:
August 12, 1996, 11:00 AM-1:00PM
DURATION:
2 hours
LOCATION:
Lamar Valley, Yellowstone National Park, Montana
PARTICIPANTS:
The President, Governor of Montana, several Members of Congress
several cabinet members, President of Hemlo Gold, President of
Crown Butte, conservation groups. See Attachment.
REQUESTED BY:
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Governor~ RAC /COT
Mark Simonich
Pat Williams
Bill Yellowtail
Senator Simpson
Bruce Babbitt
George Frampton
Mike Finley
Mary Heebner
NPS EIS Team
Jim Pipkin
Kris Clark
Mike Dombeck
Mat Millenback
Janet Reno
John Schmidt
Lois Schiffer
Monica Medina
Phil Brooks
Steve Rogers
Dan Glickman
Jack Ward Thomas
Hal Salwasser
Dave Garber
Forest Service EIS Team
Janet Potts
Carol Browner
Gary Guzy
Max Dodson
Jack McGraw
Jack Lew
TJ Glauthier
CEQ STAFF?
Ian Bayer
Joe Baylis
Crown Butte Team
Birch Bayh
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Peggy Strand
Greater Yellowstone Coalition (Board, staff, other conservation Groups) =50
Rebecca Wodder
Tom Cassady
Paul Pritchard
Howell Raines
Bob Semple
Mike Satchell
Togo West
Mike Davis
Ellen Athas
Beverly Nash
Bob Peck
Len
Allen McReynolds
Steve Herman
Dick Sanderson
Shelley Hall
Bob Baer
DonBliewas
Phil Clouse
Tom Jerold
CONCEPT OF THE EVENT
11 :00 am in Lamar Valley with Yellowstone Mountains and Soda Butte Creek in background
across the road from the Yellowstone Institute where the POTUS withdrew the land last year.
Reception tents and a press tent near the podium, but not in camera view of the podium
Podium with dignitaries on podium: POTUS, Katie McGinty, Secretary Babbitt, Secretary
Glickman, Attorney General Reno, Administrator Browner, Governor Raiciot, Senator Baucus,
Rep Williams, Governor Geringer, Senator Thomas, Senator Bumpers, Rep Richardson, Mike
Clark.
11 :00 POTUS announces and discusses environmental issues, Parks, the importance of
Yellowstone in the national psyche, th~ importance of mining to the national economy and
national security, and why this mine is just not compatible. ·With this announcement I am asking
the Secretary of Interior to withdraw these land from further mining. Yellowstone Dialogue
started last year ....
11: 15 Company President explains why they decided to negotiate and how happy he is with the
outcome.
11 :25 Governor Raiciot speaks and hopefully will say how this is a non-partisan effort and
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11:35 Mike Clark talks about Yellowstone from the perspective of the conservationists.
11 :40-1 :00 Reception in a tent in the picnic area.
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YELLOWSTONE IS IN THE HEARTS OF ALL AMERICANS. The protection of this park is
not a Democratic or Republican issue; it is near to the hearts of all Americans. Senator Baucus
laid out 5 principles that the mine must meet to go forward and in Billings last year, I accepted
those 5 principles and his efforts are clear today. Congressman Williams has been.... .ln his
capacity as Ranking Member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, Senator
Bumpers has worked diligently to protect this park. Several months ago he asked for hearings on
his bill, the "Yellowstone Protection Act" and the Chairman has promised hearings. Senator
Thomas, who is also on the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, has said he
believes in his gut that a mine just does not belong next to Yellowstone. Rep Bill Richardson
has been tireless in his capacity as ranking member of the National Parks, Forest and Lands
Subcommittee of the House Resources Committee. And all the regional Conservation groups
like the Greater Yellowstone Coalition and the national groups like American Riv~rs have all put
extraordinary efforts into preserving this ecosystem. And Americans. All Americans. I have
gotten thousands of letters from across the country from the American family. Yellowstone is
not about politics; it is about America.
COOPERATION IS BETTER THAN COERCION. In the past, we have argued, litigated,
produced points and counterpoints, as the American people stand on the sidelines and shake their
heads at the lack of progress. Theprocess has created distrust and disgust and it has pulled
people apart, rather than pulling them together. My Administration has attempted to streamline
the paper and put our efforts into agreements, like the clean-up at Superfund toxic waste sites
like the Silver Valley, where past mining practices has created one of the most polluted places in
the United States. Crown Butte has
MINING JOBS ARE GOOD JOBS. Mining jobs are good jobs and mining is important to the
national economy and the national security. But mines can't be built everywhere. Any mine that
threatens Yellowstone National Park is too much to ask the of the American people. Fortunately,
this company recognizes this.
CLEAN-UP JOBS ARE GOOD JOBS: Instead of constructing a mine on that mountain, this
company is going to clean up mining pollution that dates back to the 1800s. This company is
�going to spend millions of dollars restoring the mountain.
ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF OUR ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS SERVING US WELL. The
1872 Mining law rather put our backs to the wall on the choices we could make regarding this
mine. However, the National Environmental Policy Act ensured that the public and their
representatives were informed about the proposal and it potential impacts. The EIS ultimately
convinced us and Crown Butte that we could not be certain Yellowstone would not be damaged
and we all agreed that this was no place to guess and experiment. Our Clean Water Act provided
us with the ability to say no to tailings ....
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Q: How much are you going to pay this mine?
Q: How do you know this mine is worth the money you are paying?
Q: How did you arrive at $65 million?
Q: Will you need approval of Congress for what you are doing?
Q: What kinds of reclamation activity will take place at the site?
Q: How do you justify $65 million when reports are that the company only spent $37 million on
work so far and they were only supposed to be getting their sunk costs?
Q: Why is the U.S. insisting this is a Superfund site?
Q: What properties will you trade to Crown Butte?
Q: What happens if the U.S. cannot identify properties that are acceptable to Crown Butte?
Q: Will the parent companies to Crown Butte be signing on to this agreement? Why/Why not?
Q: Will the Clean Water Act lawsuit filed by the environmental groups be settled in this
agreement? On what terms? Any civil penalties?
Q: Why didn't you wait for the EIS to be finished before you made a decision to do a land
exchange?
Q: Is the U.S. Government going to pay for the clean-up at the site?
Q: Doesn't this set a precedent that other mine companies will want to be bought out?.
�REMARKS BY THE PRESIDENT
God created gold and these mountains of Yellowstone. And God gave mankind the wisdom the
see which is more important and the will to walk away from the glittering and fleeting value to
embrace the lasting human values that Yellowstone National Park represents. As I said on the
124th anniversary of Yellowstone, its creation represents one of the most enduring ideas to
spring from the American soil and soul. Yellowstone is home to more than half the world's
geysers, it is home to America's largest herds of elk and bison and one of the great places on the
earth where we teach our children the mysteries of nature.
Conservation history was made when Yellowstone was designated the world's first national park.
It is a tribute to the wisdom of the Americanpeople that we are willing to set aside and preserve
some wild places. Yellowstone was entrusted to our care by our ancestors who had a vision. We
now have the responsibility to care for Yellowstone so that our children and their children can
experience not only the wonder of nature, but also the wisdom of our ancestors.
Today, I am announcing an agreement that shows that we still have the ability to act for those
future generations and to make our ancestors proud. Today, Crown Butte gold company and the
United States are announcing an agreement in principle to walk away from this mine on
Henderson Mountain. This company is walking away from $800 million worth of gold, copper
and silver. Last year, Alex Balough, the President ofNomada said last year that he did not
expect their company to develop this mine if it could not be built responsibly. Today, they have
kept their word.
Not only is the company going to walk away from $800 million worth of gold, they are going to
spend $20 million to clean up this site from historic mining pollution that dates back to the mid1800s.
This agreement would not be possible without a number of honorable people setting aside the
polarizing, conflict-driven approach to problem solving. The Hemlo Gold company, the Greater
Yellowstone Coalition and other conservation organizations formed a partnership that was led by
my Chair of the Council on Environmental Quality. I want to thank Katie McGinty for her
leadership and I want to thank Mike Clark of the Greater Yellowstone Coalition and I want to
thank Ian Bayer, Joe Baylis, and Birch Bayh.
�Scheduling Proposal
Today's Date: August 5, 1996
TO:
Stephanie Street and Anne Walley
FROM:
Katie McGinty.
Chair, Council on Environmental Quality
REQUEST:
For ~he President to announce an agreement in principle between the
United States and Crown Butte, Inc. to exchange properties in and stop
the permitting process for the New World mine.
BACKGROUND:
Crown Butte, Inc., has proposed the New World mining project, an
underground gold, copper, and silver mining complex located on u.s.
Forest Service and private lands less than three miles from the northeast
corner of Yellowstone National Park. Crown Butte is part of a
multinational corporation, Noranda of Toronto, that is owned by the
Bronfman family .. Crown Butte has submitted a plan of operations that
calls for 15 years of operation, employing 175 people with an annual
payroll of $7 million and another $7 million added to the local economy
in procurement of goods/services.
The Forest Service is preparing an Environmental Impact Statement on the
proposal and the President has endorsed Senator Baucus' five criteria that
must be met for the mine to go forward. Those are (1) the EIS must
consider adverse impacts to Yellowstone (2) no strip mining or cyanide
leaching on the site (3) no tailings on site (4) mine company must develop
a reclamation plan that has been demonstrated to be successful at high
altitudes and (5) special care must be given to protecting the water
resource. When the Draft EIS is released and when the final EIS is issued
later in the year, there is certain to be a storm of criticism about the mine
and the EIS. The New York Times has repeatedly called for the
President to buy out the mine.
No statewide elected official in the region is publicly supporting the mine.
Neither the Montana congressional delegation nor Governor Racicot (RMT) has taken a position on the mine. Last week Senator Thomas (RWY) issued a press release saying that he against the mine and Senator
Simpson has said he have major concerns about the mine. A Cody,
Wyoming Chamber of Commerce poll showed that nearly 70 percent of
businesses polled were either opposed or strongly opposed to the mine
and more than 70 percent thought the Chamber should either oppose the
mine or remain neutral.
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The media has portrayed this as a rip-off of the American taxpayer. Both
the regional and national press have opposed the proposal. The New
York Times has carried five editorials calling on the President to buy out
the mine if necessary. The Toronto Globe and Mail carried an editorial
calling the mining company the "ugly Canadian".
Since January CEQ has been working with Crown Butte to find a way to
stop the New World mine. The company showed a willingness to
negotiate and we made significant progress in finding common ground.
Last March the VPOTUS convened a meeting with Alice Rivlin, Bruce
Babbitt, Dan Glickman, Jamie Gorelick, and Carol Browner to discuss
whether or not we should proceed with more intense negotiations. There
was general agreement that we should proceed with working with the
company to find a land exchange. We then selected two negotiators who
have been working since April to wrap up an agreement.
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The environmental event at Yellowstone shows that the President is
committed to ensuring this mine does not affect the park. The event
option is to announce a property exchange where the company would give
us the gold mine property in exchange for a federal property.
PREVIOUS
PARTICIPATION:
Last August when the President was on vacation, he flew over
the mine site and had an event with regional conservationists, which was
later dubbed the "Yellowstone Dialogue" where he withdrew federal
lands in the area from any further mine exploration. At the town hall ·
meeting in Billings, Montana (June 1995), the President was asked a
question about the mine and said he was very concerned, listed Senator
Baucus' 5 criteria and said he accepted those as the standard the
company would have to meet. Since then he has been kept apprised of the
negotiations and has enthusiastically supported the idea of a swap.
DATE& TIME:
August 12, 1996, 11:00 AM-1:00PM
DURATION:
2 hours
LOCATION:
Lamar Valley, Yellowstone National Park, Montana
PARTICIPANTS:
The President, Governor ofMontana, several Members of Congress
several cabinet members, President of Hemlo Gold, President of
Crown Butte, conservation groups. See Attachment.
REQUESTED BY:
Beth Viola, x66533
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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Q: How much are you going to pay for this mine
A: The amount under discussion is $65 million. This amount is, subject to a formal appraisal
process and other requirements of federal law.
�Q. How do you know this mine is worth the money you are paying?
A. We have preliminary estimates based on information provided by the Company and, to a
lesser degree, by the federal entities. We will pay only what the mine is worth and we will reach
that number through the appraisal process and other procedures set forth in the Federal Land
Policy and Management Act and other applicable law.
Q: How did you arrive at $65 million?
A: We looked at information provided by the company and information held by the federal
government. The amount appeared to be within the range of fair market value based 'on the
information we had.
Q: Will you need approval of Congress for what you are doing?
A: No(?)
Q: What kinds of reclamation activity will take place at the site?
?
Q: How do you justify $65 million when reports are that the company only spent $37 million on
work so far and [they were only supposed to be getting their sunk costs?]delete! substitute :
and they indicated early in the process they were interested in recovery their sunk costs?
A: The sunk costs paid by the Company are not relevant to the amount the Governmetn would
pay in an exchange of property and settlement of environmental claims. The U.S. will
exchange properties based on fair market value. This is consistent with requirements of federal
law.
Q: Why is the U.S. insisting this is a Superfund site?
?
Q: What properties will you trade to Crown Butte?
A: We have not identified specific properties but will do so in a public process, consistent with
requirements of law.
Q: What happens if the U.S. cannot identify properties that are acceptable to Crown Butte?
A: The parties are pledged to use their best efforts to identify mutually agreeable properties. We
believe this is possible. Of course, neither party is bound to go forward if they are unable to
reach agreement.
Q: Will the parent companies to Crown Butte be signing on to this agreement? Why/Why not?
?
�. Q: Will the Clean Water Act lawsuit filed by the environmental groups be settled in this
agreement? On what terms? Any civil penalties?
?
Q: Why didn't you wait for the EIS to be finished before you made a decision to do a land
exchange?
? A: The EIS underway analyzed federal action different than the action comtemplated in this
Agreement and therefore it was not wholely relevant.
Q: Is the U.S. Government going to pay for the clean-up at the site?
A: No. [explain]
Q: Doesn't this set a precedent that other mine companies will want to be bought out?
A: No. This agreement is voluntary on the part of all parties. Because this transaction involves·
the Yellowstone area it has unique policy ramifications. No legal precedent is set by this
transaction.
Q: How did the U.S. decide that the Crown Butte mine was worth $65 million?
A: The U.S. has not ["decided"] determined the value of the mine. The land swap will be
governed by federal law, which requires that an independent appraisal be done. Before signing
this Agreement, the U.S. looked at information about the mine's value presented by Crown
Butte, and determined that a $65 million figure [was appropriate] seemed to fall within a
reasonable range of value. [This does not eliminate the need for an independent appraisal
and][we] will DETERMINE THE VALUE and conduct the swap only after [DELETE the
results of such] appraisals AND OTHER PROCEDURES REQUIRED BYLAW [as the law
requires].
Q: Can the [press] [congress] [interested] [public] look at all the information the U.S.
government had about the value of the gold mine?
A: The land swap will be a fully open, public process. All the information the U.S. gets and
uses, including the appraisals, will be available to the public before any swap is concluded. The
information shared during negotiations for this Agreement was handled under confidentiality
standards appropriate for such sensitive negotiations. The U.S. did not obtain any independent·
appraisals prior to signing the Agreement, since federal law specifies when AND HOW
appraisals are to be done. In light of the preliminary review of confidential materials conducted
in reaching this Agreement, all parties desire to maintain the confidentiality of the negotiation
process, including information about valuation.
Q: Why are some environmental groups part of this Agreement? Who was invited to the table
and who was [shut out] NOT?
A: This Agreement does not shut anyone out. We have pledged to involve the State of Montana,
�and we [welcome] SEEK the views of ALL interested parties.
The negotiations involved Crown Butte and the United States, AND THOSE SPECIFIC
[as well as the group of] environmental organizations [which have] THAT ARE PARTIES TO a
lawsuit pending against Crown Butte concerning the District Property. The Greater Yellowstone
Coalition (GYC) and other groups sued Crown
Butte concerning compliance with Clean Water Act requirements at the District Property. In
order to assure that all pending disputes with regard to the District Property could be resolved
together, the parties to the pending lawsuit were brought into the discussions.
Q: [Why] [is] IS Crown Butte getting a special buy out? Won't every mining company who
makes a bad investment want the same deal from the United States?
A: This is a "win-win" for everyone, especially the United States. Crown Butte is not getting a
special deal. The company is giving up the mineral potential of the District Property and
agreeing to clean up environmental conditions left by previous mining enterprises. The United
States is agreeing to this land swap only because of the proximity of the District Property and
proposed mine to Yellowstone National Park, andthe controversy which has surrounded this
proposal. THE PARTIES EXPECT THIS TO BE AN EQUAL VALUE EXCHANGE.
Q: How can anyone be sure that $20 million will provide a sufficient environmental clean up?
A: Crown Butte, GYC, EPA, and other federal agencies held preliminary meetings to discuss the
scope of clean up appropriate at the District Property .. Crown Butte developed a clean up
proposal to reduce so-called acid mine drainage, thereby improving the quality of the streams in
the area. Crown Butte estimated that its work would cost approximately $15 million. GYC
reviewed this proposal and, with certain modifications, adopted it as their own; the GYC cost
estimate was approximately $14 million. To allow flexibility to respond to field conditions or
require additional work ifEPA found such was necessary, the parties established a $20 million
clean up fund.
Q: Who will control the $20 million clean up fund?
A: The $20 million will be held in an interest-bearing escrow account in a qualified financial
institution under an escrow agreement that assures that all the money, including the interest, goes
to helping the environment in the District.
Q: Isn't the U.S. Government paying for the clean up at the New World Mine location by
"overpaying" the company?
A: No. Again, this it to be an arms-length, equal value exchange.
A:No.
Q: Are the natural resources damaged from the mining activity? How can $5 million be
sufficient to compensate for natural resource damages?
�President was on vacation, he flew over the mine site and had an event with regional
conservationists, which was later dubbed the "Yellowstone Dialogue" where he withdrew
federal lands in the area from any further mine exploration. At the town hall meeting in
Billings, Montana (June 1995), Ms. Sue Glidden, owner ofthe Cooke City General Store, asked
the President a question about the mine and said he was very concerned about the impact on their
lives~ The President said the mine would have to meet a very high standard to be permitted and
listed Senator Baucus' 5 criteria as the standard the company would have to meet. Since then he
has been kept apprised of the negotiations and has enthusiastically supported the idea of a swap.
Ms. Glidden attended the "Yellowstone Dialogue" in August 1995 and CEQ has proposed that
she introduce the President at this event.
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INVITATIONS TO THE YELLOWSTONE ANNOUNCEMENT
Governor Raiciot
Mark Simonich
Pat Williams
Bill Yellowtail
MaxBaucus
Governor Geringer (WY)
Senator Thomas
Senator Bumpers
Rep Richardson
Senator Bums
Senator Simpson
Bruce Babbitt
George Frampton
Mike Finley
Mary Hechner
NPS EIS Team
Jim Pipkin
Kris Clark
Mike Dombeck
Mat Millenback
Janet Reno
John Schmidt
Lois Schiffer
Monica Medina
Phil Brooks
Steve Rogers
Dan Glickman
Jack Ward Thomas
Hal Salwasser
Dave Garber
Forest Service EIS Team
Janet Potts
Carol Browner
Gary Guzy
Max Dodson
Jack McGraw
Jack Lew
TJ Glauthier
CEQ STAFF?
Ian Bayer
Joe Baylis
Crown Butte Team
Birch Bayh
�Peggy Strand
Greater Yellowstone Coalition (Board, staff, other conservation Groups) =50
Rebecca Wodder
Tom Cassady
Paul Pritchard
Howell Raines
Bob Semple
Mike Satchell
Togo West
Mike Davis
Ellen Athas
Beverly Nash
Bob Peck
Len
Allen McReynolds
Steve Herman
Dick Sanderson
Shelley Hall
Bob Baer
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Retired CEO Honeywell
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Former Mayor of Bozeman, MT
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Sierra Club Representative
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County Commissioner, Park County Wyoming
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Beartooth Alliance
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Beartooth Alliance
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Chief Attorney, Sierra Club Legal Defense Fund
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Wyoming Outdoor Council
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Water Engineer
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Hagler Bailly Consulting
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Development Assoc.
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Executive Director
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Mike's Daughter
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Administrative Director
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Private Lands Director
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Mike Burnside
Regional Minerals Leader
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Allan Campbell
Regional General Counsel
406-329-3066
Sherm Sollid
Forest EIS Team Leader
406-587-6701
Greg Kajawa
Team NEPA Coordinator
406-587-6701
Mary Lennor
Forest Geologist
406-587-6701
Mark Story
Forest Hydrologist
406-587-6701
Jan Lerum
Forest Public Affairs
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Frank Ehemberger
Forest Engineer
406-587-6701
Dave Garber
Gallatin Forest Supervisor
406-587-6701
Dick Bacon
Forest Service
Deputy Regional Forester
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Hal Salwasser
Regional Forester
406-329-3316
Doug McClelland
Forester
406-329-3351
Jack Ward Thomas
Chief of the Forest Service
202-205-1661
Mike Finley
Superintendent
Yellowstone National Park
Marv Jensen
Assistant Superintendent
Yellowstone National Park
Stu Coleman
Chief, Branch ofNatural Resources
Yellowstone National Park
Mary Hektner
Natural Resource Specialist
Yellowstone National Park
John Varley
Director, Yellowstone Center for Resources
Yellowstone National Park
Dan Reinhart
Resource Management Coordinator
Yellowstone National Park
Roy Renkin
Vegetation Management Specialist
Yellowstone National Park
Marsha Karle
Public Affairs Officer
Yellowstone Nation~l Park
Cherly Matthews
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Dan Kimball
Chief, Water Resources Division
NPS Water Resources Division
Chuck Pettee
Team Leader, Water Rights Branch.
NPS Water Resources Division
Larry Martin
Hydrologist, Water Operations Branch
NPS Water Resources Division
Kerry Moss
Environmental Protection Specialist
NPS Water Resources Division
Dave Shaver
Chief, Geologic Resources Division
NPS Water Resources Division
Philip Cloues
Mining Engineer
NPS Water Resources Division
Jack Craven
National Minerals Staff
202-205-1223
Bruce Ramsey
National Minerals Staff
202-205-0836
Janet Potts
Counsel to Secretary Glickman
202-720-3631
Brian Burke
Deputy Undersecretary NRE
202-720-7173
Katie McGinty
Chair, Council on Environmental Quality
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Ray Clark
. Council on Environmental Quality
Beth Viola
Council on Environmental Quality
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Greater Yellowstone Coalition (Board, staff, other conservation Groups) =50
Rebecca Wodder
Tom Cassady
Paul Pritchard
Howell Raines
Bob Semple
Mike Satchell
Togo West
Mike Davis
Ellen Athas
Beverly Nash
Bob Peck
Len
Allen McReynolds
Steve Herman
Dick Sanderson
Shelley Hall
Bob Baer
Don Bliewas
Phil Clouse
Tom Jerold
CONCEPT OF THE EVENT
11 :00 am in Lamar Valley with Yellowstone Mountains and Soda Butte Creek in background
across the road from the Yellowstone Institute where the POTUS withdrew the land last year.
Reception tents and a press tent near the podium, but not in camera view of the podium
Podium with dignitaries on podium: POTUS, Katie McGinty, Secretary Babbitt, Secretary
Glickman, Attorney General Reno, Administrator Browner, Governor Raiciot, Senator Baucus,
Rep Williams, Governor Geringer, Senator Thomas, Senator Bumpers, Rep Richardson, Mike
Clark.
11 :00 POTUS announces and discusses environmental issues, Parks, the importance of
Yellowstone in the national psyche, the importance of mining to the national economy and
national security, and why this mine is just not compatible. With this announcement I am asking
the Secretary of Interior to withdraw these land from further mining. Yellowstone Dialogue
started last year ....
11: 15 Company President explains why they decided to negotiate and how happy he is with the
outcome.
11 :25 Governor Raiciot speaks and hopefully will say how this is a non-partisan effort and
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11:35 Mike Clark talks about Yellowstone from the perspective of the conservationists.
11:40-1 :00 Reception in a tent in the picnic area.
11:30-12:00 Press briefing conducted by Katie McGinty and John Schmidt
Between 12:00 and 12:45 POTUS departs
TALKING POINTS
YELLOWSTONE IS IN THE HEARTS OF ALL AMERICANS. The protection of this park is
not a Democratic or Republican issue; it is near to the hearts of all Americans. Senator Baucus
laid out 5 principles that the mine must meet to go forward and in Billings last year, I accepted
those 5 principles and his efforts are clear today. Congressman Williams has been.... .In his
capacity as Ranking Member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, Senator
Bumpers has worked diligently to protect this park. Several months ago he asked for hearings on
his bill, the "Yellowstone Protection Act" and the Chairman has promised hearings. Senator
Thomas, who is also on the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, has said he
believes in his gut that a mine just does not belong next to Yellowstone. Rep Bill Richardson
has been tireless in his capaCity as ranking member of the National Parks, Forest and Lands
· Subcommittee of the House Resources Committee. And all the regional Conservation groups
like the Greater Yellowstone Coalition and the national groups like American Riv~rs have all put
extraordinary efforts into preserving this ecosystem. And Americans. All Americans. I have
gotten thousands ofletters from across the country from the American family. Yellowstone is
not about politics; it is about America.
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COOPERATION IS BETTER THAN
the past, we have argued, litigated,
produced points and counterpoints, as the American people stand on the sidelines and shake their
heads at the lack of progress. The process has created distrust and disgust and it has pulled
people apart, rather than pulling them together. My Administration has attempted to streamline
the paper and put our efforts into agreements, like the clean-up at Superfund toxic waste sites
like the Silver Valley, where past mining practices has created one of the most polluted places in
the United States. Crown Butte has
MINING JOBS ARE GOOD JOBS. Mining jobs are good jobs and mining is important to the
national economy and the national security. But mines can't be built everywhere. Any mine that
threatens Yellowstone National Park is too much to ask the of the American people. Fortunately,
this company recognizes this.
CLEAN-UP JOBS ARE GOOD JOBS: Instead of constructing a mine on that mountain, this
company is going to clean up mining pollution that dates back to the 1800s. This company is
�going to spend millions of dollars restoring the mountain.
ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF OUR ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS SERVING US WELL. The
1872 Mining law rather put our backs to the wall on the choices we could make regarding this
mine. However, the National Environmental Policy Act ensured that the public and their
representatives were informed about the proposal and it potential impacts. The EIS ultimately
convinced us and Crown Butte that we could not be certain Yellowstone would not be damaged
and we all agreed that this was no place to guess and experiment. Our Clean Water Act provided
us with the ability to say no to tailings ....
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Q: How much are you going to pay this mine?
Q: How do you know this mine is worth the money you are paying?
Q: How did you arrive at $65 million?
Q: Will you need approval of Congress for what you are doing?
Q: What kinds of reclamation activity will take place at the site?
Q: How do you justify $65 million when reports are that the company only spent $37 million on
work so far and they were only supposed to be getting their sunk costs?
Q: Why is the U.S. insisting this is a Superfund site?
Q: What properties will you trade to Crown Butte?
Q: What happens if the U.S. cannot identify properties that are acceptable to Crown Butte?
Q: Will the parent companies to Crown Butte be signing on to this agreement? Why/Why not?
Q: Will the Clean Water Act lawsuit filed by the environmental groups be settled in this
agreement? On what terms? Any civil penalties?
Q: Why didn't you wait for the EIS to be finished before you made a decision to do a land
exchange?
Q: Is the U.S. Government going to pay for the clean-up at the site?
Q: Doesn't this set a precedent that other mine companies will want to be bought out?
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[Acknowledgments: Dr. Tony Zeiss, President of
school; Congressman Mel Watt; Harvey Gantt; Tracy
Tallent (Piedmont graduate who introduces you).]
It's great to be back in Charlotte, where I was able
to do something that Presidents don't often get the
chance to do: Get behind the wheel of a convertible
and drive myself -- even if it was at the speedway.
But I think the people here at Central Piedmont
Community College know something about being in the
driver's seat.
I believe in community colleges,
because they give people like Tracy Tallent the chance
to steer their own lives and to move forward.
I want
to congratulate Central Piedmont for all you do to
develop the people in our workforce.
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�There can be no doubt that the country we have to
create in the 21st century has to work more like the
community colleges -- less political, more personal,
very flexible and committed to the needs of individuals
and community. Here at Piedmont, more than 62,000
students are helped every year. Many of you are
parents and employees as well as students. Enrollment
at community colleges everywhere is exploding,
because they help strengthen our communities, help
individuals build their dreams, and help families be
successful.
I ran for President out of a deep concern that our
nation was drifting toward the 21st Century. We have
moved from the Cold War to a global economy.
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�Our economy, once dominated by heavy industry,
now depends on information and technology. In a
generation, Charlotte has become a world financial
center. In our changing world, there is no doubt:
Knowledge is the dividing line between those who will
do well for a lifetime and those who risk being left
behind.
The question is: How do we meet the challenges
of the 21st century and preserve the values that have
made America the greatest democracy in human
history?
The mission of our country must be to offer every
American citizen an opportunity and demand that every
American take responsibility. That is our basic bargain.
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�If we do that, we can create a strong America, based
on strong communities and rooted in strong families.
If we are going to create a country in which people
can live the American dream, the first step must be
giving people economic opportunity. We've been doing·
that for three and a half years. . When I took office, the
economy was
d~ifting,
with high unemployment. The
last administration had the slowest job creation since the
Great Depression, record dollar deficits. We put in
place a tough economic plan. It was bitterly opposed
by the Republicans in Congress. They said it would
bring on a recession and crash the economy.
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Let's look at the record. We said our plan would
cut the deficit in half, and bring 8 million jobs in four
years. Well, they were wrong, and so were we. The
deficit has been cut more than in half . . . and we have
not 8, but 10 million new jobs. Here in North
Carolina, you have created 321,000 jobs, over twice as
many jobs as in the previous 4 years. In each of the
last 3 years we've had a record number of new small
businesses, and there have been 3.7 million new
homeowners. And for the first time in a decade, real
hourly wages are on the rise. We were right, and they
were wrong.
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�The next thing we needed to do was to help keep
families strong and together and protect our children.
So we passed the Family and Medical Leave law so that
if you have to take a little time off, you won't lose your
job because your child is sick. We enacted the V-Chip,
so that parents will soon have the power to protect their
children from violent or inappropriate programming on
TV. We became the first administration ever to
seriously take on the problem of children smoking. It
is illegal in every state in America for children under
the age of 18 to smoke. Still, every day 3,000 kids
start smoking and nearly 1, 000 of them will live shorter
lives because of it.
I believe we should work to
protect kids from hazards they don't understand.
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�We are fighting to take back our streets from guns
and gangs and drugs. We are putting 100,000 police
on the street, 204 of them here in Charlotte ... we
toughened penalties and expanded the death penalty ...
we are giving young people something to say "yes" to.
We banned 19 deadly assault weapons, and passed the
Brady Bill. A lot of people tried to frighten the hunters
here in North Carolina about these bills. Well, not a
single hunter has had his shotgun taken away -- but
60,000 felons, fugitives and stalkers have been denied
guns.
We worked with the states to help people move off
welfare and into school and work.
-8-
�There are over 1. 3 million fewer families on
welfare today than on the day I took office, because we
took action to reduce the welfare rolls. In North
Carolina alone, there are 50,000 fewer people on
welfare. And child support enforcement is up 40%
nationwide.
But we need to do more. We know that to create
the kind of America we need to face our challenges, we
must make sure that every single American has access
to a higher level of education. As we move into an era
of competition and computerization, of bits and bytes
and RAMs and ROM, when we are competing with
nations all around the world, what people earn will
depend on what they have learned.
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�So we have expanded Head Start. We have
challenged our schools to adopt higher standards. And
we have made college loans more accessible, cut the
cost, slashed red tape, and allowed people to repay
them based on their income. We launched
AmeriCorps, giving thousands of young people the
chance to earn money for college as they serve their
country and community. We have expanded Pell Grant
scholarships for deserving students. We want to expand
work-study so that a million students can work their
way through college by the year 2000. We want to
give people a tax deduction for the cost of tuition, up to
$10,000 a year.
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�Post-secondary school is not a luxury. It is a
necessity.
The time has come to guarantee every
single American not 12 but 14 years of education. And
that's where community colleges can play a major role.
We have proposed a refundable tax credit of up to
$1,500 a year for the first year, with another $1 ,500 for
the second year if you maintain a B average or better,
so everybody can have access to two years of
community college everywhere. That would cover
tuition at Central Piedmont for anyone who makes the
grade.
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�If we expand education, if we give everyone in
America the chance to go to college, it can
revolutionize our economy, reverse the trend toward
inequality, and prepare our country to lead the world
economy in the next century. It is the right thing to do.
And we must do it.
Lifelong learning and job training should be the
automatic next step if _a worker loses a job or decides to
change careers. A year and a half ago, I proposed
something I call the G. I. Bill for America's Workers
that would make this a reality. Right now, we have an
out-of-date, bureaucratic system of job training. I
asked the Congress to streamline and modernize it.
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�I asked that we give people who lose their jobs
vouchers worth up to $2,600. They could use this
money· at a local community college or technical
institute to get the training they need, when they need
it. I asked that we track how participating institutions
do in placing people in new jobs, so laid-off workers
can make the best choice.
Now, you would think that no one could be against
sensible job training reform. And last fall, that was
pretty much true; we had strong bipartisan support for
this bill. But that's all changed. A good idea has been
shrunk and had the air knocked out of it by opposition
from the extreme right.
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�I have told the Congress: I cannot accept a bill
that does not create a world-class workforce
development system, that does not ensure that American
workers will have informed choices about how to build
a brighter future, and that does not have accountability
for how job training dollars are spent.
And I absolutely cannot accept attempts by
extremists to get rid of our hugely successful School-toWork apprenticeship program. More than a half
million young people and 100,000 businesses already
are taking part in School-to-Work. And when these
young people complete their training, they'll be ready
for the jobs and higher education they choose.
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�School-to-Work expands horizons and choices for
our young people. Why would anyone want to take
away that kind of opportunity?
I urge the Congress: Put politics aside.
Send me
a bipartisan bill that helps our workers. We need to
work together to get the job done for our nation. The
time is now, the direction is clear, and we cannot allow
ourselves to get distracted.
This is a remarkable time we are moving into -- an
age of possibility. Those of you who are students here
will have more opportunities to live out your dreams
than any generation of Americans before you.
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�Some of you who are students here, within 10
years, will be working at jobs that have not even been
invented yet, that we cannot even imagine.
The best days of this country are still ahead of us.
The path to a strong America starts inside each of us,
with a commitment to do the responsible thing, to get
an education, and then we must work together to make
sure that every American who is willing to work for an
education has their chance -- not just when they're
young, but for an entire lifetime. We can do it
together.
Thank you and God bless.
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