Wednesday, August 11, 2004
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Lawsuit gets Jan. 10 hearing
STEPHENS WASHINGTON BUREAU
WASHINGTON -- Nevada officials will be in court on Jan. 10, when a trio of federal judges is scheduled to hear the state's case to gain easier access to federal money to challenge the Yucca Mountain Project.
Attorneys filed a lawsuit on March 17 that alleged the Department of Energy was shortchanging the state on money to monitor the proposed nuclear waste repository.
DOE officials said they were limited to giving Nevada only as much as Congress designates each year.
The U.S. Court of Appeals has scheduled oral arguments for Jan. 10.
The three judges will be A. Raymond Randolph, who was appointed by the first President Bush, and David Tatel and Merrick Garland, who were appointed by President Clinton.
