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P��� 6 Advisory Board meets Sept. 1st YPG Restoration UNITED STATES ARMY YUMA PROVING GROUND RESTORATION ADVISORY BOARD The United States Department of Defense recognizes the importance of stakeholder participation in our Installation Restoration Programs. Therefore, United States Army Gar- rison Yuma Proving Ground is an- nouncing a Restoration Advisory Board meeting at 6 pm on Wednes- day, September 01, 2010, at the Yuma Main Library located at 2951 South 21st Drive. The goal of the RAB is to give indi- viduals who represent the diverse in- terests of the community the oppor- tunity to regularly review progress and interact with the decision makers concerning United States Army Gar- rison Yuma Proving Ground’s envi- ronmental restoration program. The aim is to increase public understand- ing and the quality of the installation environmental restoration program. The RAB meetings are held approxi- mately quarterly, are announced in advance and are open to the public. The Restoration Advisory Board as- sisted with the restoration efforts required by the following: Compre- hensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) of 1980, as amended by the Superfund Amendment and Reau- thorization Act (SARA) of 1986, par- ticularly Sections 120(a), 120(f), and 121(f), and 10 U.S.C. 2705, enacted by Section 211 of SARA; Code of Federal Regulation 32 part 202, 10 U.S.C 2705 (d) (2) (a) and the May 7, 1996 Depart- ment of the Army memorandum from the ASA(I,L&E), entitled, Issuance of Army Policy –The Role of Restoration Advisory Boards (RAB)s in Environ- mental Cleanup. The operation proce- dures can be found in the United States Army October 2009, Restoration Ad- visory Board and Technical Assistance for Public Participation Guidance. The restoration sites that are covered under the RAB includes: YPG-01, 10, 11, 31, 32, and 45; CCYPG-27, 28, 29, 141, 165, 178 and 204. In addition there is Former Mortar Impact Area (YPG-002-R-01) which is covered un- der the Military Munitions Response Program. For more information about the RAB and its activities call: Ms. Don- nett Brown, IRP Program Manager, IMWE-YMA-PWE, U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground, 301 C Street, Yuma AZ 85365-9498. Commercial (928) 328-2754, Fax (928) 328-6696. In an article about Quarzsite School District updates that was published in the Desert Messenger issue #112, on July 7, 2010, there was incomplete information. Both the Ehrenberg and Quartzsite Elementary Schools reached Annual Yearly Progress (AYP), not just the Ehrenberg School. This is a great achievement for both schools. The Desert Messenger apologizes any misunderstandings. - CORRECTION - AMERICAN INDIAN JEWELRY & POTTERY Open Daily 8-5 Sunday 9-4 closed Tues ���.D�����M��������.���  LETTERS FROM PAGE 4 If you believe you have been a victim of consumer fraud, please contact the Attorney General’s Office in Phoenix at 602.542.5763, in Tucson at 520.628.6504, or outside the Phoenix and Tucson metro areas at 1.800.352.8431. Consumers can also file complaints online by visiting the Attorney General’s Website at www.azag.gov . To file a complaint in person, the Attorney General’s Office has satellite offices throughout the state with volunteers available to help. Locations and hours of operation are posted on the Attorney General’s Web site. If you have questions, please contact Press Secretary Molly Edwards at 602.542.8019. La Paz County Attorney responds to SB1070 SB 1070 - STATEMENT BY THE LA PAZ COUNTY ATTORNEY United States District Court Judge Susan Bolton issued a court order barring the following provisions of S.B. 1070 from being enforced at this time: Portion of Section 2 of S.B. 1070 A.R.S. Sec. 11-1051(B) - requiring that an officer make a reasonable attempt to determine the immigration status of a person stopped, detained or arrested if there is a reasonable suspicion that the person is unlawfully present in the United States, and requiring verification of the immigration status of any person arrested prior to releasing that person. Section 3 of S.B. 1070 A.R.S. Sec. 13-1509 - creating a crime for failure to apply for or carry alien registration papers. Portion of Section 5 of S.B. 1070 A.R.S. Sec. 13-2928(C) - creating a crime for an unauthorized alien to solicit, apply for, or perform work. Section 6 of S.B. 1070 A.R.S. Sec. 13-3883(A)(5) - authorizing the warrantless arrest of a person where there is probable cause to believe the person has committed a public offense that makes the person removable from the United States. La Paz County Attorney Sam Vederman made the following statement: “The La Paz County Attorney’s Office had been preparing for the implementation of S.B. 1070 and was ready to enforce it. This office will now uphold Judge Bolton’s ruling. The federal government has argued that it is their job to enforce immigration laws. As the appellate process works its way through the judicial system the federal government has a great opportunity to prove that it will address immigration reform in a serious manner.” For more information, contact the Office of the La Paz County Attorney, 1320 Kofa Ave., Parker, AZ 85344. Phone: 928-669-6118. FINDINGS JEWELRY Black Hills Gold Jewelry, Mountings, Gems, Minerals, Southwest & How-to Books 1250 W. 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