Federal officials plan to begin cleaning up an old oil-shale research site at the Roan Plateau this summer, which means Colorado will soon start getting its share of revenue from energy development, Colorado senators said Tuesday.
Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne plans to sign a contract in June to begin work at the Anvil Points site, Republican Sen. Wayne Allard said.
“This announcement signals the start of Colorado benefiting from the responsible development of our resources on the Western Slope,” he said.
Democratic Sen. Ken Salazar called it “one positive step of many that must still occur.”
Steve Wymer, Allard’s spokesman, said federal legislation is still needed to make sure Colorado gets its share of excess mineral royalties in a fund set up to pay for the cleanup.
