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Panel sees $l5O million in lottery profits going to the Build Indiana Fund

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) Lottery profits could provide $l5O million the next two years for community projects, the chairman of a review committee predicts. But members of the Build Indiana Capital Projects Review Committee disagree about whether the General Assembly or state agencies should decide which communities get funds and for what purposes. CHAIRMAN Frank Sullivan Jr. told panel members Tuesday to proceed cautiously in making spending recommendations to the Legislature. “The lottery revenue forecast is a highly uncertain business, so I would like to allow us some cushion and be conservative,” he said. Communities have submitted $1.6 billion in requests to the 11member committee. Most were for road and bridge projects, waterworks, sewage treatment and construction of buildings. SULLIVAN SAID state lawmakers also would have pet projects for which they would like lottery funds used. Under the 1989 lottery law, the committee is responsible for recommending which projects will receive funding. Because the committee doesn’t have the technical expertise to determine how much should go for some projects, Sullivan said, the money should go to the appropriate state agency along with recommendations.

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Lawmaker admits pay for vote scandal

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) A powerful former legislator who once proclaimed he had “never taken a dime with strings attached” has pleaded guilty after being cap6ri videotape taking a wad of SIOO bills to help pass a gambling ' bill. - Former state Rep. Robert Brown on Tuesday became the first of five lawmakers indicted in an FBI voteselling sting to plead guilty. The seven-year lawmaker, a Democrat from Marion, was the most powerful of those charged. OTHER INDICTED lawmakers also will be shown on FBI videotape, said U.S. Attorney Bart • Daniel. • Brown, 34, former chairman of the Labor, •Commerce and Industry •Committee, admitted taking $2,500 from a lobbyist working to legalize horse and dog racing. The bill was approved by Brown’s committee last year but never came up for a full House vote. Brown, who agreed to cooperate

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The General Assembly is supposed to have the final say, but a Republican lawmaker on the committee questions if that would be the case. SEN. LAWRENCE M. Borst, R-Indianapolis, argued that Bayh administration officials are seeking to divert lottery money to state agencies, where it could be doled out without legislative control. “I don’t want $l5O million going to a bunch of agencies where we have no idea how it is being spent,” he said. “This money is not just to supplement the budget. These are individual projects, and I want to see them as such.” Borst suggested profits go into separate legislation, not lumped into the state budget appropriations bill in die next legislative session, and that the legislation spell out specific dollars for each project “ONCE WE PUT our stamp of approval, it should be a done deal,” he said. ‘lt’s not up to anyone to pick and choose.” Sullivan said it was his intent to follow what the Legislature had told him to do. He reminded the committee members the Legislature set priorities for funding assistance it would give to local governments. He suggested the committee target a percentage of the funds for certain areas, such as wastewater treatment plants, flood control, recycling, parks and forest areas.

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with prosecutors, could get up to 20 years in prison and a $250,000 fine on one count of corruption. No sentencing date was set PROSECUTORS played a grainy black-and-white videotape of Brown accepting $2,000 in cash from the lobbyist, Ron Cobb, aboard a FBI yacht on April 14. FBI agent Michael Clemens testified Brown also accepted SSOO from Cobb in a hotel room in May. Cobb, a former state House member, had turned undercover agent. Shortly after news of the investigation broke in July, Brown denied accepting money in exchange for his services or his vote. He resigned his seat Aug. 23, one day before he was indicted. ANOTHER INDICTED legislator, Rick Lee, is scheduled to appear before a federal judge on Monday. Lee, a Republican, resigned his Senate seat a week ago and

BASF cancels plan for SIOO million paint-making plant in Vigo County

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (AP) There will be no SIOO million automotive paint-making plant in Vigo County, BASF Corp. announced, noting opposition by some environmentalists. Jack W. Wehman, BASF’s Midwest venture director, said Tuesday the company was forced to look elsewhere for a plant site because of an unresolved lawsuit “I TRULY REGRET that BASF now must abandon consideration of the land at the Vigo County Industrial Park,” Wehman said. “While a small minority might perceive this as a victory, it truly is a loss for the many hardworking men and women of the community.” Early this summer, Wehman warned that if a federal lawsuit by the Environmental Rights Coalition were not resolved in the county’s favor by Sept. 1, BASF would drop plans to purchase part of the undeveloped Vigo County Industrial

Bayh releases 20-year plan for solid waste

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) By 2000 Indiana must cut in half the solid waste it produces, Gov. Evan Bayh says. He’s initiating a 20-year program that asks local governments to take the lead in expanding recycling and reducing waste. “WE HAVE PROVIDED local governments with a list of programs that have worked around the country,” Bayh said Tuesday. “This program requires each county, either individually or in conjunction with other counties or districts, to set goals for themselves. “We’re not just throwing local governments out there on their own. We’re showing them how to tackle the problem with assistance from state government,” he said.

has said he intends to plead guilty to accepting a $2,000 bribe. Reps. Robert Kohn, Luther Taylor and Danny Winstead also were indicted under the Hobbs Act, a federal law banning acceptance of money or gifts for votes or favors. Winstead also was indicted on an obstruction charge. Kohn, a Republican who has said he will not seek re-election, and Taylor, a Democrat, have been suspended from the House. Winstead, a Republican, resigned Aug. 23.

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Park. Wehman said the West German chemical manufacturer would keep an office in Terre Haute while the firm looks at other sites in the Midwest, including the Wabash Valley. ALTHOUGH THE plant would have employed up to 300 people, it was the target of environmentalists and nearby property owners concerned about pollution. The company’s initial plan called for a $l5O million paint-manufac-turing plant, hazardous waste incinerator and landfill on 1,500 acres of county-owned property. Faced with criticism from environmental activists, BASF scaled down its plans. Its latest proposal was to cost SSO million less, occupy 300 acres and provide 300 jobs instead of more than 500. The company also abandoned plans to import hazardous waste for disposal and promised its local incinerator and landfill would only

He added that the state already has expanded its program of recycling grants for local communities. The governor said the statewide proposals still will be reviewed at public hearings before the state’s Environmental Policy Commission votes on them. The hearings are scheduled Sept. 27 and Oct. 4, and the commission is expected to approve a final draft of the plan by Jan. 1. THE PLAN INCLUDES three parts a policy summary, a technical guide, and a format for organizing solid waste planning districts. All Indiana counties except Marion must form single-county or multi-county districts by July 1, 1991, and submit plans for reducing solid waste to the Indiana Department of Environmental

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handle wastes generated on-site. TERRE HAUTE MAYOR Pete Chalos said he was “disappointed but not surprised” by BASF’s announcement. He blamed the loss, in large part, “on a group that’s basically distressed that they would have to look at a factory on their end of the county.” Despite that opposition, Chalos said he will continue to court industries that can provide jobs and economic development. “People have pitched fits before. We’ll just go ahead with what’s best for the Wabash Valley,” he said. “It’s an excellent site. It will be sold, and someday there will be industry there.” THE COALITION SAID in its lawsuit filed in April in U.S. District Court in Indianapolis the proposed 300-acre plant site just south of Terre Haute could not be purchased by BASF because environmental impact statements had not been prepared.

Management for review by July 1, 1992. “We have recognized the importance of creating the markets for recycling products,” said Bayh, who noted that all paper now used in his office is from recycled stock. “We as a state government are dedicated to doing our share, and we understand the private sector is doing as well.” The program for waste management will be ongoing and updated once every five years, taking into account new technology and changes. THE IDEM WAS required to develop the statewide plan under legislation passed by the 1990 Legislature. The governor said the product came from a bipartisan es-

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September 5,1990 THE BANNERGRAPHIC

The property originally was owned by the federal government but was sold in two parcels to the county in 1986 and 1988. The lawsuit said the General Services Administration broke the law by not conducting an environmental impact study and by not advertising for bids before transferring the land to Vigo County. LAST WEEK U.S. District Judge John D. Tinder dismissed the portion of the lawsuit claiming the land sales were illegal because the GSA failed to first advertise for bids on the property. He set a Sept. 26 hearing date on the complaint, saying the sale should be overturned because required environmental impact statements were not prepared. It was unclear whether the legal case would continue following BASF’s announcement, said Michael C. Kendall, an Indianapolis attorney who represents the citizens group.

fort led by Sens. Vi Simpson, D-El-lettsville, and William Vobach, RIndianapolis. “This is just a first step and is just a foundation for a lot of environmental issues we tried to address in the last legislative session. Without this foundation, none of those issues can be addressed in a very successful way,” Simpson said. She said the proposals’ fiscal impact will vary depending on how each county and district handles the planning processes. “There is financial help in the legislation which will allow the solid waste districts all kinds of possibilities,” she said. They can use user fees, taxes or an interestfree loan, she added.

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