Colorado State Archives

Executive Orders from the Administration of Governor Bill Owens 1999-2005

FOR RELEASE:
Thursday, September 9, 1999
CONTACT:
Amy Jewett Sampson
303/866-6323
Michelle Puhr
303/866-6325

OWENS MEETS WITH ENERGY SECRETARY BILL RICHARDSON FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 10TH TO DISCUSS FUTURE CLEANUP OF NUCLEAR WEAPONS SITES

DENVER - Governor Bill Owens will meet with U. S. Secretary of Energy Bill Richardson along with South Carolina Governor James Hodges, Tennessee Governor Don Sundquist and Washington Governor Gary Locke at the Brown Palace Hotel in Denver tomorrow, Friday, September 10. Major Department of Energy (DOE) cleanup sites are located in Colorado, South Carolina, Tennessee and Washington.

During the meeting, Secretary Richardson and the governors will discuss improving DOE's working relationships with the states, working together on the cleanup of the nation's nuclear weapons complex and other DOE sites, and working together on long-term stewardship and funding issues.

A photo opportunity and press availability will take place after the meeting.

 
WHO: Bill Richardson, Secretary of Energy
Governor Bill Owens
South Carolina Governor James Hodges
Tennessee Governor Don Sundquist
Washington Governor Gary Locke
WHAT: Photo opportunity followed by press availability
WHEN: Friday, September 10
2:30 p.m. MDT
WHERE: Brown Palace Hotel
The Tabor Room
321 - 17th St.
2nd Floor
Denver, Colorado

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