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  • PUERTO RICO: PDP Lawmaker Says Closing Navy Facility In Ceiba Is Illegal (Oops, PR's mad)

    03/01/2003 12:35:15 PM PST · by 4Freedom · 51 replies · 705+ views
    The San Juan Star | March 1, 2003 | BY ROSARIO FAJARDO
    Popular Democratic Party Sen. Juan Cancel Alegria said Friday Navy Adm. Robert J. Natter's decision to close the Atlantic Fleet Weapons Training Facility at Naval Station Roosevelt Roads is illegal, citing the National Defense Authorization Act of 2001. He also called on U.S. government officials to investigate the legality of the matter. "Section 1504 of the Act is clear to the effect that the termination of training and related closures are specifically and exclusively limited to Vieques Naval Training Range. No authorization was granted to affect the rest of the AFWTF," Cancel Alegria said in a letter to several U.S....