U.S. Department of Justice
December 19, 2000
Stewart Udall
1244 Camino Cruz Blanca
Santa Fe, NM 87501
RE: RECA Claim No. 201-16-6848
Claimant: Bernie Cly
Dear Mr. Udall:
I am pleased to inform you that the above referenced
claim for compensation under the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act has
been approved. Regretfully, because the money available to pay claims
has been exhausted, we are unable to send a compensation payment to you
at this time. When Congress provides additional funds, we will
contact you to commence the payment process.
Thank you for your understanding.
Sincerely,
Gerard W. Fischer
Assistant Director
Torts Branch, Civil Division
UPDATE!!
In June, 2001 Bernie
Cly received a compensation payment in the amount of $100,000
from the US Department of Justice. To this day many other former
uranium miners are still holding IOUs.
Click
the image below to see a fax with the $100,000 check.
for more information
on the status of the RADIATION EXPOSURE COMPENSATION ACT please
visit: dinecare.indigenousnative.org
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CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE!
Elsie's
situation is not unique in the Southwest. There are many Native and non-Native
families who live near abandoned uranium mines. They are not covered by
the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act which currently includes the following
individuals....uranium miners, millers, transporters, on-site atomic test
observers, downwind communities (including Monument Valley, Utah)
If
you would like information about current organizing efforts focusing on
the health concerns of families living near abandoned uranium mines, email
your comments or questions to this site.
If
you would like to make a contribution to Elsie and her family, please make
your check payable to her and send it to her directly at the address below.
THANK YOU.
Elsie
Mae Begay
PO
Box 360080
Monument
Valley, UT 84536 |
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