Guthertz: Delivery of Futenma Replacement EIS "A Hopeful Sign"

Guam – Buildup Committee Chair Senator Judi Guthertz is applauding the Japanese central government for keeping its promise to deliver the Environemntal Impact Statement [EIS] on the proposed relocation of  the U.S. Marine base in Futenma to a less populated area of Okiawa in Nagano.

 

In a release, Guthertz points out that progress on the Futenma base relocation was one of the requirements set by U.S. Senator’s Levin, McCain and Webb before resumption of  funding for the Guam military buildup.

Despite the ongoing protest’s from Okinawan citizens who want the Marine based closed down and moved off Okinawa all together, Senator Guthertz  called the delivery of the EIS «a sign of progress in the Marine relocation; it covers the effects of moving the present Futenma base to a less populated area of Okinawa. «

READ Senator Guthertz’s release in FULL below:

SENATOR GUTHERTZ PRAISES JAPAN CENTRAL GOVERNMENT FOR PRODUCING BUILDUP ENVIRONMENTAL REPORT ON RELOCATING OKINAWA MARINE BASE

Guam Military Buildup Committee Chairperson Judi Guthertz says she's pleased to see the Japanese national government moving to meet requirements imposed by U.S. senators that have put the Guam military buildup on 'pause' status.

Frequent Okinawan citizen protests against the base relocation have been cited as causing delays in the longstanding U.S.-Japan agreement.

The Japanese Ministry of Defense produced the 7,000 page document which is intended to show Japan is moving forward with the agreement to move U.S. Marines from Okinawa to Guam, but news reports indicate the Okinawan government only accepted it reluctantly after days of citizen protest.

Senator Guthertz said the environmental impact statement is a sign of progress in the Marine relocation; it covers the effects of moving the present Futenma base to a less populated area of Okinawa.

Okinawa Governor Hirokazu Nakaima said that while the prefecture has officially received the study, he would continue to fight against implementationof the plan to move the Marine air station.

U.S. Senator John McCain has been the major proponent of taking another look at plans for what became known as the Guam military buildup and he and other like-minded colleagues have succeeded in freezing funding for the effort, pending various moves to review the plans and justify the massive expense that is anticipated to carry them out.

Progress on relocation of Marine facilities within Okinawa is a hopeful sign, Senator Guthertz said.

Senator McCain has also demanded a complete review within the next year of the strategic relocation plan for the Pacific region and how it fits with existing planning; Congress has also been demanding a Guam buildup master plan for a number of years, but one has not been forthcoming. Senator McCain also wants a detailed description of any civilian infrastructure projects that might be part of the buildup.

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