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NORTHWEST East Oregonian Page 2A Wednesday, April 20, 2016 INTERIOR SECRETARY POLICY SPEECH Climate change, ‘extremists’ nature’s new threats their duties. The takeover followed an armed confrontation with government agents two years ago by Nevada rancher Cliven Bundy and at least 18 other people. Bundy’s son Ammon Bundy led the Oregon standoff. Besides rejecting the demands RIH[WUHPLVWVRI¿FLDOVPXVWDGGUHVV the dual threats of climate change and development, Jewell said, noting that her speech comes as the National Park Service celebrates its 100th anniversary. “If we stay on this trajectory, 100 years from now, national parks and wildlife refuges will be like SRVWDJHVWDPSVRIQDWXUHRQDPDS´ she said, offering a bleak vision in AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File which “isolated islands of conser- In this Dec. 9, 2015 photo, Interior Secretary Sally Jewell testifies YDWLRQ ZLWK UXQGRZQ IDFLOLWLHV´ on Capitol Hill in Washington before the House Natural Resources will be visited by crowds akin to Oversight Committee hearing on the Animas River Spill in Colorado. WKRVHZKRQRZJRWR]RRV³WRFDWFK wildlife refuge. National Wildlife Refuge in Oregon a glimpse of our nation’s remaining The 41-day standoff this winter in January, demanding that the wildlife and undeveloped patches “propped up dangerous voices that government turn over the land to RIODQG´ That can’t — and won’t — reject the rule of law, put commu- locals and release two ranchers nities and hard-working public LPSULVRQHG IRU VHWWLQJ ¿UHV 7KH happen, Jewell said, if America acts servants at risk, and fail to appre- standoff left one man dead and now. “This country’s national parks, ciate how deeply democratic and exposed simmering anger over American our national parks and the government’s control of vast forests, refuges and public lands are some of the most valuable assets SXEOLFODQGVDUH´VDLG-HZHOOZKR expanses of Western land. began her fourth year as Interior At least 25 people have been WKDWZHFROOHFWLYHO\RZQ´VKHVDLG secretary this month. indicted on federal charges of “At a time when they face threats 0RUH WKDQ WZR GR]HQ DUPHG conspiracy to impede employees at from land grabs to climate change, occupiers took over the Malheur the wildlife refuge from performing we can’t afford to turn our backs on By MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON — Interior Secretary Sally Jewell on Tuesday called for “a major course FRUUHFWLRQ´ LQ WKH ZD\ WKH QDWLRQ conserves its public lands, waters and wildlife, saying climate change and other trends threaten natural DUHDV³LQH[LVWHQWLDOZD\V´ In a major policy speech, Jewell called climate change one of several threats facing public lands and water, including an “extreme move- PHQW´ E\ DUPHG JURXSV WR VHL]H them; a push by some politicians to sell them to the highest bidder; and increased development nearby. “Climate change — the most pressing issue of our time — threatens our land and water in existential ways, with longer, KRWWHU¿UHVHDVRQVUHFRUGEUHDNLQJ droughts and more frequent and VHYHUHVXSHUVWRUPV´-HZHOOVDLG Citing a new analysis by a QRQSUR¿WFRQVHUYDWLRQDQGVFLHQWL¿F group, Jewell said natural areas in the West are disappearing at the rate RIDIRRWEDOO¿HOGHYHU\WZRDQGD half minutes. The trend is especially alarming “because healthy, intact ecosystems are fundamental to the KHDOWKRIRXUQDWLRQ´VKHVDLG Jewell also denounced an armed takeover of an Oregon national them. Let us use this special year of the (Park Service) centennial to set a new path for conservation in the VWFHQWXU\´ On other topics, Jewell said the Park Service and other agencies need to do a better job reaching out to “underrepresented communi- WLHV´ “The majority of visitors to national parks today look like me: ROGHUDQGZKLWHU´-HZHOOVDLG³:H need to kick off the new century of American conservation by issuing a giant, open invitation to every American to visit their national SDUNVDQGSXEOLFODQGV´ 2I¿FLDOV DOVR QHHG WR HQVXUH that when a diverse class of fourth- graders does visit a national park, “they see park rangers who look like them, or talk to wildlife biol- ogists who share their background. 2UVHHVLJQVLQWKHLU¿UVWODQJXDJH´ Jewell said. National parks for too long “have ignored important parts of RXU QDWLRQ¶V VWRU\´ -HZHOO VDLG calling for more parks and historic sites focused on women, minorities and lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans- gender groups. Jewell said she will kick off the effort herself, traveling to parks and other sites this summer on what aides call a “conservation road WRXU´IURPFRDVWWRFRDVW State vendors who owe taxes, other debt continue to be paid vendors for the Oregon Department of Transportation might be delin- quent on taxes or some other debt to SALEM — For years, contrac- the state worth at least $25. Bob Estabrook, a spokesman tors behind on their taxes have been able to continue collecting checks for the Department of Revenue, from the state of Oregon because said that quantifying the amount most state agencies had no proce- of delinquent debt owed by state dures in place to detect whether contractors is not currently part of vendors owed taxes or other public the project. “I don’t know that it would debt. ,WLVGLI¿FXOWWRJDXJHWKHVL]HRI QHFHVVDULO\EHWKDWGLI¿FXOWIRUXVWR the problem because the state has ¿JXUHWKDWRXW´(VWDEURRNVDLG State auditors have recom- not tracked contractor debt, despite repeated suggestions to do so from mended since 1997 that the govern- state auditors since the late 1990s. ment intercept future state payments Agencies started taking initial to contractors who are delinquent steps to address the problem after on their state debt, according to an lawmakers passed a bill last year to audit released by the Secretary of encourage them to identify whether 6WDWH¶V2I¿FHODVWIDOO The federal government and at contractors owe money to the state. But early efforts have focused least 40 other states already use the on testing ways state agencies can PHWKRG NQRZQ DV ³YHQGRU RIIVHW´ improve data sharing, not actually After an upfront investment, the identifying how much is owed by system is largely automated and RI¿FLDOVLQRWKHUVWDWHVWROG2UHJRQ individual vendors. As an example, a pilot project auditors it reduced future debt this year suggested nearly 300 because companies that wanted By HILLARY BORRUD Capital Bureau Didn’t receive your paper? &all 1--522-255 EeIore noon 7Xesday tKroXJK )riday or EeIore 1 a.m. SatXrday for same-day redelivery 211 S.E. Byers Ave., Pendleton 541-276-2211 333 E. Main St., Hermiston 541-567-6211 2I¿Fe KoXrs Monday tKroXJK )riday, a.m. to 5 S.m. &losed maMor Kolidays To subscribe, call 1-800-522-0255 or go online to www.eastoregonian.com and click on ‘Subscribe’ East 2reJonian (USPS 164-980) is SXElisKed daily e[FeSt SXnday, Monday and 'eF. 25, Ey tKe E2 Media *roXS, 211 S.E. 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For example, the state is checking whether some of the delinquent debtors are appealing the debt or are in bankruptcy. Estabrook said the agency likely will not release the information even after the pilot project is complete, because it generally does not SURYLGH LQIRUPDWLRQ DERXW VSHFL¿F taxpayers. An exception is the list of the top 50 delinquent debtors the agency posted online this year. ODOT late last year did begin requiring vendors for non-highway transportation projects be current on their taxes. The East Oregonian works hard to be accurate and sincerely regrets any errors. If you notice a mistake in the paper, please call 541-966-0818. ADVERTISING Advertising Director: Jennine Perkinson 541-27-263 MSerkinson#eastoreJonian.Fom Subscriber services: For home delivery, vacation stops or delivery concerns: 1-800-522-0255 — Founded Oct. 16, 1875 — percent of corporate taxpayers and 8 percent of individual taxpayers were delinquent, said Robert Hamilton, manager of the statewide accounting reporting services unit at the Oregon Department of Admin- istrative Services. Tammy Baney, chair of the Oregon Transportation Commis- sion and a Deschutes County commissioner, said she would like to see a list of the vendors who are delinquent. “It is certainly important to the (Oregon Transportation Commis- sion) and to ODOT that our vendors DUH FXUUHQW RQ WKHLU WD[HV´ %DQH\ said. “If you have a list, we have been wanting to have the list ... Boy, ,¶GVXUHORYHWRVHHWKDW´ The EO Media Group/Pamplin state contracts knew they had to pay taxes and other debts. There’s a considerable amount of money in play. According to the audit, the state was owed $758 million in delinquent taxes in 2014. State Sen. Betsy Johnson, D-Scappoose, said the state should not hire contractors who are delin- quent or out of compliance on their taxes. “I don’t think contractors and vendors should be doing business with the state of Oregon if they have delinquencies or a failure to comply ZLWK WD[HV´ -RKQVRQ VDLG DGGLQJ that tax compliance should be an ³DEVROXWHUHTXLUHPHQW´IRUFRPSD- nies that contract with the state. At a Feb. 10 legislative hearing, a state accounting manager told lawmakers the pilot project had LGHQWL¿HG YHQGRUV IRU WKH 2UHJRQ Department of Transportation who were delinquent on taxes and other debts. Of the nearly 5,600 taxpayers who were also ODOT vendors, 5 1 8 a.m. 10 a.m. Noon 2 p.m. 4 p.m. 6 p.m. 0-2, Low 3-5, Moderate 6-7, High; 8-10, Very High; 11+, Extreme The higher the AccuWeather.com UV Index™ num- ber, the greater the need for eye and skin protection. 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