On the 8th, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, which has jurisdiction over the landfill law, decided to revoke the disapproval of the prefecture regarding the fact that Okinawa Prefecture has "disapproved" the design change applied by the Ministry of Defense over the relocation plan of the U.S. military Futenma base. I did.
Regarding the plan to relocate the U.S. military Futenma base to Henoko, Nago City, the Ministry of Defense applied to Okinawa Prefecture for a design change to improve the soft ground found at the planned landfill site, but Governor Tamagusuku applied for a soft ground last November. The application was "disapproved" because of insufficient ground survey.
In December last year, the Ministry of Defense filed a request for examination of the landfill law based on the Administrative Appeal Act as a countermeasure, requesting the Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism to cancel the disapproval of Okinawa Prefecture.
Based on the opinions of both parties, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism was proceeding with the examination by asking a civil engineering expert to appraise it, but on the 8th, it approved the request of the Ministry of Defense and disapproved Okinawa Prefecture. I made a decision to cancel.
In addition, based on the Local Autonomy Law, we recommended that Okinawa Prefecture approve the design changes submitted by the Ministry of Defense by the 20th of this month.
It is inevitable that Okinawa Prefecture will oppose the decision, and after scrutinizing the examination results, submitting an examination to the "National and Local Dispute Resolution Committee" that mediates the dispute between the national and local governments and filing a trial against the national government. Seems to be considered.
Governor Tamaki of Okinawa Prefecture "Detailed examination of the contents of the decision"
Governor Tamaki of Okinawa Prefecture told reporters on the afternoon of the 8th, "We have received a report from the department in charge, but the decision has not arrived at the prefecture at this time, so we will explain in detail how the decision was made. It is necessary to scrutinize it. As soon as the decision is received, we would like to consider the prefecture's response policy. "
Ministry of Defense press secretary "I think we can respond appropriately in Okinawa Prefecture"
At a press conference, spokesman Ishikawa of the Ministry of Defense said, "We believe that Okinawa Prefecture will be able to respond appropriately to the application for approval of design changes. The Ministry of Defense will be able to return Futenma Air Station as soon as possible. We would like to continue steadily proceeding with the construction work for the relocation to Henoko. "