Military Bases: Case Studies on Selected Bases Closed in 1988 and 1991
(Letter Report, 08/10/95, GAO/NSIAD-95-139).

Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO provided information on reuse
planning and implementation at the 37 bases closed in the first two base
realignment and closure (BRAC) rounds, focusing on: (1) planned disposal
and reuse of the properties; (2) successful property conversions; (3)
problems that delay reuse planning and implementation; and (4)
assistance provided to communities.

GAO found that: (1) under current plans, the federal government will
retain about three-fifths of the land at the closing bases because of
unexploded ordinance, retention decisions by BRAC commissions or
Congress, and federal agencies' need for the land; (2) local reuse
authorities will request most of the unretained land under public
benefit and economic development transfer authorities and little land
will be available for sale; (3) as of June 1995, land sales for all BRAC
closures totalled $138.8 million; (4) successful conversions have
resulted in the development of civilian airports, creation of new jobs
to replace the loss of civilian jobs, the establishment of new
educational institutions, and the creation of wildlife habitats at
former military facilities; (5) causes of delays in reuse planning and
implementation include local communities' failure to agree on reuse
issues, development of unrealistic reuse plans, and environmental
cleanup requirements; and (6) the federal government has made $368
million available in direct financial assistance to communities through
various grants for reuse planning, airport planning, job training,
infrastructure improvements, and community economic development.

--------------------------- Indexing Terms -----------------------------

 REPORTNUM:  NSIAD-95-139
     TITLE:  Military Bases: Case Studies on Selected Bases Closed in 
             1988 and 1991
      DATE:  08/10/95
   SUBJECT:  Base closures
             Property disposal
             Military bases
             Facility transfer
             Federal property management
             Community development programs
             Grants to local governments
             Land use agreements
             Land transfers
             Real estate sales
IDENTIFIER:  California
             Hawaii
             Austin (TX)
             Louisiana
             Texas
             New Hampshire
             Colorado
             Indiana
             Woodbridge (VA)
             Sacramento (CA)
             Adelanto (CA)
             Victor Valley (CA)
             Sand Point (WA)
             Michigan
             Arkansas
             Maine
             
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Report to the Chairman, Subcommittee on National Security,
International Affairs, and Criminal Justice, Committee on
Governmental Reform and Oversight, House of Representatives

August 1995

MILITARY BASES - CASE STUDIES ON
SELECTED BASES CLOSED IN 1988 AND
1991

GAO/NSIAD-95-139

Military Bases


Abbreviations
=============================================================== ABBREV

  BRAC - Base Realignment and Closure
  DOD - Department of Defense
  NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Letter
=============================================================== LETTER


B-261073

August 15, 1995

The Honorable William H.  Zeliff, Jr.
Chairman, Subcommittee on National
 Security, International Affairs,
 and Criminal Justice
Committee on Governmental Reform
  and Oversight
House of Representatives

Dear Mr.  Chairman: 

As part of an earlier review of 37 bases closed by the first two base
realignment and closure rounds, we reported in late 1994 on expected
revenues from land sales, resources requested from the federal
government, and issues delaying reuse planning.\1 As requested in
your letter of March 21, 1995, we collected more recent information
on reuse planning and implementation at the 37 bases.  Specifically,
we are providing updated summaries on the planned disposal and reuse
of properties, successful conversions, problems that delay planning
and implementation, and assistance provided to communities.  We are
also including a profile of each of the 37 installations in appendix
III. 


--------------------
\1 Military Bases:  Reuse Plans for Selected Bases Closed in 1988 and
1991 (GAO/NSIAD-95-3, Nov.  1, 1994). 


   RESULTS IN BRIEF
------------------------------------------------------------ Letter :1

Under current plans, over half of the land will be retained by the
federal government because it (1) is contaminated with unexploded
ordnance, (2) has been retained by decisions made by the base
realignment and closure commissions or by legislation, or (3) is
needed by federal agencies.  Most of the remaining land will be
requested by local reuse authorities under various public benefit
transfer authorities or the new economic development conveyance
authority.  Little land will be available for negotiated sale to
state and local jurisdictions or for sale to the general public. 

Reuse efforts by numerous communities are yielding successful
results.  Military airfields are being converted to civilian
airports.  Hundreds of jobs are being created at some bases that more
than offset the loss in civilian jobs from closures.  New educational
institutions are being established in former military facilities, and
wildlife habitats are being created that meet wildlife preservation
goals while reducing the Department of Defense's (DOD) environmental
cleanup costs. 

Some communities are experiencing delays in reuse planning and
implementation.  Causes of delays include failure within the local
communities to agree on reuse issues, development of reuse plans with
unrealistic expectations, and environmental cleanup requirements. 

The federal government has made available over $350 million in direct
financial assistance to communities.  DOD's Office of Economic
Adjustment has provided reuse planning grants, the Department of
Labor has provided job training grants, and the Federal Aviation
Administration has awarded airport planning and implementation
grants.  In addition, grants from the Department of Commerce's
Economic Development Administration are assisting communities in
rebuilding or upgrading base facilities and utilities and are helping
communities set up revolving loan funds that can be used to attract
businesses to closed bases. 


   BACKGROUND
------------------------------------------------------------ Letter :2

Among the federal statutes that affect the reuse process, four are of
particular importance:  (1) the base realignment and closure acts of
1988 and 1990, (2) the Federal Property and Administrative Services
Act of 1949, and (3) the 1987 Stewart B.  McKinney Homeless
Assistance Act (McKinney Act).  Amendments to these acts enacted
within the past year are leading to ongoing changes in reuse planning
and implementation at closing bases. 

The Defense Authorization Amendments and Base Closure and Realignment
Act and the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of
1990--collectively referred to as the Base Realignment and Closure
(BRAC) acts--are the two statutes that authorize the Secretary of
Defense to close military bases and dispose of property.  Title XXIX
of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1994
amended the BRAC Acts to enable local redevelopment authorities to
receive government property at no initial cost if the property is
used for economic development. 

The Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 requires
disposal agencies to provide DOD and other federal agencies an
opportunity to request property to satisfy a programmed requirement. 
Property may be conveyed at no cost under various public benefit
discount programs, sold for not less than the appraised fair market
value through negotiated sale to state governments or their
instrumentalities, or sold at a competitive public sale. 

Surplus property can be made available to providers of services to
the homeless as provided for by the McKinney Act.  At the time of our
1994 report, the McKinney Act assigned such providers higher priority
than local communities when conflicts over reuse planning for surplus
property at military bases occurred.  However, the Base Closure
Community Redevelopment and Homeless Assistance Act of 1994 amended
the BRAC acts and the McKinney Act to incorporate homeless assistance
requests into the community reuse planning process and to eliminate
the higher priority given to requests for property at bases
undergoing realignment and closure. 

The information contained in this report reflects the June 1995
status of property disposal plans at 37 of the 120 installations
closed by the 1988 and 1991 closure commissions (see fig.  1). 

   Figure 1:  Bases Reviewed From
   BRAC 1988 and 1991

   (See figure in printed
   edition.)

   Legend

   AD--Army Depot; AFB--Air Force
   Base
   AGB--Air Guard Base; ARF--Army
   Research Facility
   ARS--Air Reserve Station;
   MCAS--Marine Corps Air Station
   MTL--Materials Technology
   Laboratory; NAS--Naval Air
   Station
   NAWC--Naval Air Warfare Center;
   NCBC--Naval Construction
   Battalion Center
   NH--Naval Hospital; NS--Naval
   Station; NSY-Naval Shipyard

   (See figure in printed
   edition.)


   STATUS OF BASE DISPOSAL
------------------------------------------------------------ Letter :3

About three fifths of the property at the 37 closing military bases
will be retained by the federal government because it is contaminated
with unexploded ordnance, has been retained by decisions made by the
BRAC commissions or by legislation, or is needed by federal agencies. 
The remaining two fifths of the property is available for conversion
to community reuse.  Communities' plans for this property involve a
variety of public benefit and economic development uses.  Little
property is planned for negotiated sale to state and local
jurisdictions or for public sale, as shown in figure 2.  (See app.  I
for a summary of property disposal plans.)

   Figure 2:  Planned Disposal of
   Property at 37 Bases Closed in
   the 1988 and 1991 Rounds

   (See figure in printed
   edition.)

While the federal government plans to retain about 58 percent of the
property at closing bases, only 17 percent has been requested to
satisfy federal agency needs.  About 29 percent is contaminated with
unexploded ordnance and will be retained by the federal government
because the cost of cleanup and environmental damage that would be
caused by cleanup are excessive.  Another 12 percent of the property
has been either retained per either BRAC decisions or legislation. 
An example of property retained per a BRAC decision would be the
100-acre parcel at Fort Benjamin Harrison, Indiana, for the Defense
Finance and Accounting Service facility.  An example of property
retained by legislation would be the 1,480-acre Presidio of San
Francisco, California, which was transferred to the National Park
Service. 

Of the 58 percent, the Department of Interior's Fish and Wildlife
Service and Bureau of Land Management are to receive about 42 percent
of the property.  Much of the property is contaminated with
unexploded ordnance.  DOD will retain about 13 percent to support
Reserve, National Guard, Defense Finance and Accounting Service
facilities, and other active duty missions.  Other federal agencies
will receive about 3 percent of the property for such uses as federal
prisons and national parks.  (See app.  II for a summary of federal
uses.)

Communities also are planning to use about 20 percent of the base
property for various public benefits.  The largest public benefit use
is for commercial airport conversions, which will total about 14
percent under current plans.  About 4 percent is to go to park and
recreation use, the second largest public benefit use.  Plans call
for transferring another 2 percent of the property to such public
benefit uses as education, homeless assistance, and state prisons. 

Communities are planning to acquire about 12 percent of the property
under economic development conveyances, and DOD plans to sell about 4
percent of the property either through negotiated sales to state and
local jurisdictions or through direct sales to the public. 
Communities have not determined how the remaining 6 percent of the
property should be incorporated into their reuse plans. 

Land sales for all BRAC closures totaled $138.8 million as of June
1995.  The sale of 641 acres of developed land at Norton Air Force
Base, California, to the local redevelopment authority for $52
million under an economic development conveyance is the largest sale
to date.  The 1989 sale of the Kapalama Military Reservation, Hawaii,
to the state of Hawaii for $38.5 million is the next largest sale. 
When we last reported, land sales totaled $69.4 million.  The largest
increase in sales has been to local reuse authorities under the new
economic development conveyance authority, which allows for no-cash
downpayment terms and up to 15 years to pay. 



   SUCCESSFUL CONVERSIONS
------------------------------------------------------------ Letter :4

Overall, progress is being made in converting properties at the
closing bases we reviewed to civilian use.  Communities are creating
new airport facilities, jobs, education and job training centers, and
wildlife habitats.  (See app.  III for a more detailed discussion of
each installation's conversion progress.)

Converting military airfields to civilian airports is a goal at most
communities that have bases with closing airfields.  For example, the
city of Austin, Texas, is converting Bergstrom Air Force Base's
airfield and facilities into a new municipal airport.  The Federal
Aviation Administration has provided over $110 million toward the
conversion.  Buildings are being demolished to build an additional
runway, while design work is underway on the conversion, which is
scheduled for completion in 1998. 

DOD officials believe that one meaningful measure of base conversion
success is in the number of jobs created.  The 37 bases will have
lost
54,217 civilian jobs when they are all closed.  To date, 25 of the
bases have closed.  At these 25 bases, 29,229 jobs were lost.  So
far, 8,340 jobs have been created.  (See app.  IV for a summary of
each community's success at creating jobs.)

Community efforts to create jobs have been a key component of
economic recovery strategies in a number of locations.  Successful
efforts in a few communities have led to the creation of more jobs
than were lost due to closures. 

  At England Air Force Base, Louisiana, the community has attracted
     16 tenants that have created over 700 jobs replacing the nearly
     700 civilian jobs lost as a result of the base's closure.  The
     largest tenant has hired
     65 employees to refurbish jet aircraft.  Another large tenant
     has hired
     58 people to operate a truck driving school.  (See p.44.)

  At Chase Naval Air Station, Texas, newly constructed state prison
     facilities and several small manufacturers have created over
     1,500 jobs, a net increase of 600 jobs over the level of
     civilian employment by the Navy.  (See p.  38.)

  At Pease Air Force Base, New Hampshire, a commercial airport, an
     aircraft maintenance complex, a government agency, and a
     biotechnology firm are among the 41 tenants that have created
     over 1,000 jobs at the base, over twice the 400 civilian jobs
     lost.  (See p.  86.)

Several communities have begun developing or planning centers for
higher education and job training.  In some instances, these efforts
have involved pooled efforts by local schools and state institutions
and agencies. 

  At Lowry Air Force Base, Colorado, a consortium of Colorado
     colleges and the Denver public school system are providing
     educational and job training opportunities.  Currently, 80
     classes with a total of 800 students are in session at the
     former base.  (See p.  73.)

  At Fort Ord, California, classes at the new California State
     University, Monterey Bay, are scheduled to begin in the fall of
     1995.  About
     700 graduate and undergraduate students are expected to enroll
     in the university's fall class.  (See p.  51.)

The U.S.  Fish and Wildlife Service plans to set aside land at
several bases for preservation as natural wildlife habitats.  In some
locations, the preservation of wildlife habitats reduces the level of
environmental cleanup, particularly where unexploded ordnance is
involved. 

  At Jefferson Proving Ground, Indiana, the Army plans to transfer
     about 47,500 acres to the Fish and Wildlife Service for a
     wildlife refuge, which could potentially save the Army billions
     of dollars in costs otherwise needed to remove unexploded
     ordnance.  (See p.  63.)

  At Woodbridge Army Research Facility, Virginia, all 580 acres are
     to be transferred to the Service for inclusion in the Mason Neck
     Wildlife Refuge.  Service plans for the property envision
     showcasing habitat and wildlife not routinely seen so close to a
     metropolitan area and providing environmental education
     opportunities.  (See p.  109.)

Early experiences indicate that a new form of conveyance authority
called an economic development conveyance can be mutually beneficial
to both the federal government and local communities.  This new
authority calls for (1) DOD to convey property to a local
redevelopment authority for the purpose of creating jobs when it is
not practicable to obtain fair market value at the time of the
transfer and (2) DOD and the local authorities to negotiate the terms
and conditions of the conveyances.  In qualifying rural areas,
conveyances are at no cost to the communities.  This new authority
benefits local redevelopment authorities by allowing them to take
possession of properties with no initial payment so that they can
implement their job creation and economic development plans.  The
federal government benefits by eliminating the costs of maintaining
and protecting idle properties and by generating revenues to help pay
for base realignment and closure costs. 

Several communities are planning to use this new conveyance mechanism
to obtain property for economic development.  Two economic
development conveyance agreements--one at Norton Air Force Base,
California, and another at Sacramento Army Depot, California--have
been successfully negotiated. 

  The local redevelopment authority and the Air Force have agreed
     that for a 641-acre parcel at the Norton Air Force Base, the
     local reuse authority will pay the government 40 percent of
     gross lease revenues and
     100 percent of gross land sales revenues up to a total of $52
     million, the estimated fair market value of the property.  If
     the $52 million has not been paid in full at the end of 15
     years, the local redevelopment authority is obligated to pay the
     Air Force the balance.  The local redevelopment authority is
     negotiating or has entered into 7 leases that it projects will
     result in about 2,250 new jobs by next year.  (See p.  83.)

  At the Sacramento Army Depot, the city of Sacramento has acquired
     371 acres of the 487-acre depot from the Army.  Under the terms
     of the economic development conveyance agreement, the Army will
     be paid $7.2 million either at the end of 10 years or when the
     property is sold by the city, whichever is sooner.  The city has
     negotiated a lease with Packard Bell that creates a projected
     2,500 to 3,000 jobs that nearly offset the
     3,200 lost from the depot's closure.  (See p.  100.)


   PROBLEMS ENCOUNTERED
------------------------------------------------------------ Letter :5

Successful conversion of military bases to civilian uses involves
various parties reaching a consensus on realistic reuse plans.  But,
before the plans can be implemented, necessary environmental cleanup
actions must have been taken by DOD. 

In numerous communities, the failure to reach a consensus on reuse
issues has caused delays in the development of acceptable reuse
plans. 

  At George Air Force Base, California, reuse was delayed about 2
     years while lawsuits were settled between the city of Adelanto
     and the Victor Valley Economic Development Authority over which
     jurisdiction should have the reuse authority.  (See p.  58.)

  At Tustin Marine Corps Air Station, California, homeless assistance
     groups are requesting about 400 family housing units and other
     buildings.  The local reuse authority believes that 100 family
     housing units and some single-residence, multiple-unit buildings
     would provide a balanced living environment and that the request
     for additional facilities conflicts with other aspects of its
     reuse plan.  At its request, the local reuse authority was
     granted a delay in DOD's disposal process to give it more time
     to negotiate with the homeless assistance groups.  Negotiations
     continue between the two groups to reach a consensus.  (See p. 
     102.)

  At Puget Sound Naval Station (Sand Point), Washington, the city of
     Seattle and the Muckleshoot Indian Tribe are promoting competing
     reuse plans.  The city plans to use the property for housing,
     parks and recreation, and educational activities.  The tribe
     plans to use the property for economic development and
     educational activities.  As long as 2 years ago, the Navy asked
     both parties to work on a joint reuse plan.  However, no
     consensus on reuse has been reached by the two parties.  DOD's
     disposal decisions on the property are pending.  (See p.  93.)

Early efforts likewise indicate that even after a consensus is
achieved, conversions are unlikely to prove successful if the
resulting plans incorporate unrealistic reuse expectations.  Some
base conversions involve reuse expectations that may be unrealistic
given their rural or relatively unpopulated geographic locations. 
Early experiences suggest that bases with airfields in remote
locations pursuing reuse plans involving expanded airport operations
are most prone to these types of expectations.  Reuse plans for the
airfields at Wurtsmith Air Force Base, Michigan, Eaker Air Force
Base, Arkansas, and Loring Air Force Base, Maine, have been largely
unsuccessful because the new tenants attracted are not capable of
generating enough revenue to support the costs of airport operations. 

Environmental cleanup requirements delay the implementation of reuse
plans.  In February 1995, we reported that the Comprehensive
Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980
prohibits transferring property to nonfederal ownership until all
necessary environmental cleanup actions are taken.\2 However, much of
the property is in the early stages of cleanup.  Cleanup progress has
been limited because the study and evaluation process is lengthy and
complex and, with existing technology, take time.  The National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1994 allowed long-term
leases of property prior to cleanup but few had been signed as of
January 1995. 


--------------------
\2 Military Bases:  Environmental Impact at Closing Installations
(GAO/NSIAD-95-70, Feb.23, 1995). 


   COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE
------------------------------------------------------------ Letter :6

Federal agencies have provided about $368 million to the 37 selected
BRAC 1988 and 1991 communities to assist with the conversion of
military bases to civilian reuse.  Agencies have awarded grants for
such purposes as reuse planning, airport planning, and job training,
as well as for infrastructure improvements and community economic
development.  (See app.  V for a summary of the federal assistance
provided to each community.)

  The Federal Aviation Administration has awarded the most
     assistance, providing $151 million to assist with converting
     military airfields to civilian use. 

  DOD's Office of Economic Adjustment has awarded $85 million to help
     communities plan the reuse of closed BRAC 1988 and 1991 bases. 

  The Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration
     has awarded $85 million to assist communities with
     infrastructure improvements, building demolition, and revolving
     loan funds. 

  The Department of Labor has awarded $46 million to help communities
     retrain workers adversely affected by closures. 


   SCOPE AND METHODOLOGY
------------------------------------------------------------ Letter :7

We updated information that we had obtained from 37 installations
closed by the 1988 and 1991 Base Closure Commissions.  These 37 bases
contain 190,000 of the 250,000 acres designated for closure by the
1988 and 1991 rounds, or about 76 percent of the total.  To gather
the most recent reuse information and to identify any changes since
our earlier report, we interviewed base transition coordinators,
community representatives, and DOD officials. 

We obtained up-to-date federal assistance information from the
Federal Aviation Administration, the Economic Development
Administration, the Department of Labor, and the Office of Economic
Adjustment to determine the amount and type of assistance the federal
government provided to the BRAC 1988 and 1991 base closure
communities. 

For each base, the profiles provide (1) a description of size and
location; (2) important milestone dates; (3) a reuse plan summary and
a golf course reuse plan, which discusses the status of reuse
implementation; (4) jobs lost and created; (5) federal assistance;
and (6) environmental cleanup status.  The information collected
represents the status of reuse planning and actions as of June 1995. 

We did not obtain written agency comments.  However, we discussed the
report's contents with DOD officials, and their comments have been
incorporated where appropriate.  Our review was performed in
accordance with generally accepted government auditing standards
between October 1994 and June 1995. 

Unless you publicly announce its contents earlier, we plan no further
distribution of this report until 30 days after its issue date.  At
that time, we will send copies to the Secretaries of Defense, the
Army, the Navy, and the Air Force; the Directors of the Defense
Logistics Agency and the Office of Management and Budget; and other
interested parties.  We will also make copies available to others
upon request. 

Please contact me at (202) 512-8412 if you or your staff have any
questions concerning this report.  Major contributors to this report
are listed in appendix VI. 

Sincerely yours,

David R.  Warren
Director, Defense Management
 and NASA Issues


PLANNED PROPERTY DISPOSALS AT 37
BASES CLOSED IN THE 1988 AND 1991
ROUNDS
=========================================================== Appendix I



                                                                      Table I.1
                                                       
                                                        Planned Property Disposals at 37 Bases
                                                          Closed in the 1988 and 1991 Rounds
                                                                       (acres)


                                                                                Parks/                        Economic
                                            FWS/     Other            Airport  recreat                     development     Market  Undetermi    Total
Base                               DOD\a   BLM\b   federal  Homeless        s      ion  Education   Other   conveyance      sales        ned    acres
---------------------------------  -----  ------  --------  --------  -------  -------  ---------  ------  -----------  ---------  ---------  -------
Army Materials Technology                                                            7                              30                             37
 Laboratory
Bergstrom Air Force Base             330                                2,886                                                                   3,216
Cameron Station                                                    8                64                                         93                 165
Castle Air Force Base                                  660         8    1,581       18        132      13                     365               2,777
Chanute Air Force Base                 8                                1,181      147         62                             734               2,132
Chase Naval Air Station                                                                               285        3,376         96               3,757
Davisville Naval Construction        380                10                         289                             512                    89    1,280
 Battalion Center
Eaker Air Force Base                                                    1,690      484         65                1,044          3               3,286
England Air Force Base                                                  2,282                                                                   2,282
Fort Benjamin Harrison               244                           4             1,550                             553        150               2,501
Fort Devens                        5,177     890       265        29                                             2,950                          9,311
Fort Ord                             760  15,009                  84      750    2,605        338                2,681        404      5,094   27,725
Fort Sheridan                        301                          46               103          4                             174         84      712
Fort Wingate Army Depot            13,00   8,812                                                                                               21,812
                                       0
George Air Force Base                                  900        34    2,300                  63                1,471        300               5,068
Grissom Air Force Base             1,398                                                                           901        423               2,722
Jefferson Proving Ground                  47,500                                                                 2,764                 5,000   55,264
Lexington Army Depot                   4                                           210                             566                            780
Long Beach Naval Station/Naval       592                17        26                           62                  178                    57      932
 Hospital
Loring Air Force Base                414   6,000       670                                     18                2,380                          9,482
Lowry Air Force Base                 115                          47               175        220      22          711        576               1,866
Mather Air Force Base                 57                20        28    2,883    1,462         95                           1,171               5,716
Moffett Naval Air Station            130             1,440                                                                      7               1,577
Myrtle Beach Air Force Base                                             1,247      224         12                           1,559        702    3,744
Norton Air Force Base                112                33         4    1,267       24         10      24          641                          2,115
Pease Air Force Base                 230   1,095                        2,305                          27          600                          4,257
Philadelphia Naval Station/Naval     550                 1                          30                  6                      13        902    1,502
 Hospital/Naval Shipyard
Presidio of San Francisco                            1,480                                                                                      1,480
Puget Sound Naval Station (Sand                4        10        18                82         21      16                                         151
 Point)
Richards-Gebaur Air Reserve          238                                  178                                                  12                 428
 Station
Rickenbacker Air Guard Base          367                                1,648                                                                   2,015
Sacramento Army Depot                 80                          28                            8                  371                            487
Tustin Marine Corps Air Station       10                          38               103        219                1,142                   108    1,620
Warminster Naval Air Warfare         100                           7               296         67                  296                    74      840
 Center
Williams Air Force Base               11                 1        42    2,547                 657      16                     769               4,043
Woodbridge Army Research Facility            580                                                                                                  580
Wurtsmith Air Force Base                       2                   7    1,700       15         10       5          466                          2,205
=====================================================================================================================================================
Total acreage                      24,60  79,892     5,507       458   26,445    7,888      2,063     414       23,633      6,849     12,110  189,867
                                       8
=====================================================================================================================================================
Percent of total                   12.96   42.08      2.90      0.24    13.93     4.15       1.09    0.22        12.45       3.61       6.38   100.00
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
\a Department of Defense. 

\b Bureau of Land Management/Fish and Wildlife Service. 


SUMMARY OF FEDERAL USES OF
PROPERTY AT
37 BASES CLOSED IN THE 1988 AND
1991 ROUNDS
========================================================== Appendix II

------------------  ------------------  --------------------
Defense Finance     Chanute Air Force   8 acres
and Accounting      Base, Ill.
Service

                    Fort Benjamin       100 acres (BRAC
                    Harrison, Ind.      recommendation)

                    Fort Ord, Calif.    8 acres

                    Lexington Army      4 acres
                    Depot, Ky.

                    Loring Air Force    14 acres
                    Base, Maine

                    Lowry Air Force     108 acres, also
                    Base, Colo.         houses Air Reserve
                                        Personnel Center
                                        (BRAC
                                        recommendation)

                    Norton Air Force    34 acres
                    Base, Calif.

Ballistic Missile   Fort Wingate, N.    13,000 acres
Defense Office      Mex.
------------------------------------------------------------
                      (Army Activities)

------------------  ------------------  --------------------
Active Forces       Fort Ord, Calif.    740 acres of housing
                                        and support
                                        buildings to support
                                        other nearby
                                        military bases (BRAC
                                        recommendation)

                    Fort Sheridan,      15 acres containing
                    Ill.                Army cemetery (BRAC
                                        recommendation)

Reserve Forces      Davisville Naval    380 acres (Camp
                    Construction        Fogarty)
                    Battalion Center,
                    R.I.

                    Fort Benjamin       144 acres
                    Harrison, Ind.

                    Fort Devens, Mass.  5,177 acres (BRAC
                                        recommendation)

                    Fort Ord, Calif.    12 acres

                    Fort Sheridan,      104 acres (BRAC
                    Ill.                recommendation)

                    Richards-Gebaur     184 acres
                    Air Reserve
                    Station, Mo.

                    Rickenbacker Air    35 acres
                    Guard Base, Ohio

                    Sacramento Army     61 acres (BRAC
                    Depot, Calif.       recommendation)

                    Tustin Marine       10 acres (also for
                    Corps Air Station,  Air National Guard
                    Calif.              and Coast Guard)

                    Williams Air Force  11 acres
                    Base, Ariz.

National Guard      Loring Air Force    400 acres
Forces              Base, Maine

                    Mather Air Force    31 acres
                    Base, Calif.

                    Rickenbacker Air    129 acres
                    Guard Base, Ohio
------------------------------------------------------------
                (Navy/Marine Corps Activities)

------------------  ------------------  --------------------
Active Forces       Fort Sheridan,      182 acres of housing
                    Ill.                to support nearby
                                        military base

                    Long Beach Naval    592 acres to
                    Station, Calif.     shipyard (BRAC
                                        recommendation)

                    Philadelphia Naval  550 acres to be
                    Shipyard, Pa.       preserved by Navy
                                        for possible use in
                                        future (BRAC
                                        recommendation)

                    Richards-Gebaur     4 acres for Marine
                    Air Reserve         Corps
                    Station, Mo. 5

                    Warminster Naval    100 acres, flight
                    Air Warfare         simulator and
                    Center, Pa.         laboratory

Reserve Forces      Sacramento Army     19 acres (BRAC
                    Depot, Calif.       recommendation)
------------------------------------------------------------
                    (Air Force Activities)

------------------  ------------------  --------------------
Active Forces       Lowry Air Force     7 acres (BRAC
                    Base, Colo.         recommendation)

                    Mather Air Force    26 acres containing
                    Base, Calif.        a hospital to
                                        support nearby
                                        military base

                    Moffett Naval Air   130 acres of housing
                    Station, Calif.     to support nearby
                                        military base (BRAC
                                        recommendation)

                    Norton Air Force    78 acres of housing
                    Base, Calif.        to support nearby
                                        military base (BRAC
                                        recommendation)

Reserve Forces      Bergstrom Air       330 acres (BRAC
                    Force Base, Tex.    recommendation)

                    Grissom Air Force   1,398 acres (BRAC
                    Base, Ind.          recommendation)

National Guard      Pease Air Force     230 acres (BRAC
Forces              Base, N.H.          recommendation)

                    Rickenbacker Air    203 acres (BRAC
                    Guard Base, Ohio    recommendation)
------------------------------------------------------------
             (Department of Interior Activities)

------------------  ------------------  --------------------
Bureau of Indian    Loring Air Force    620 acres for reuse
Affairs             Base, Maine         by Micmac Indians

Bureau of Land      Fort Ord, Calif.    15,009 acres,
Management                              (including 8,009
                                        acres of unexploded
                                        ordnance)

                    Fort Wingate,       8,812 acres returned
                    N.Mex.              to public domain
                                        (legislative
                                        requirement)

Fish and Wildlife   Fort Devens, Mass.  890 acres for
Service                                 wildlife refuge

                    Jefferson Proving   47,500 acres for
                    Ground, Ind.        wildlife refuge
                                        (contains unexploded
                                        ordnance)

                    Loring Air Force    6,000 acres for
                    Base, Maine         wildlife refuge

                    Pease Air Force     1,095 acres for
                    Base, N.H.          wildlife refuge

                    Puget Sound Naval   4 acres containing a
                    Station (Sand       laboratory
                    Point), Wash.

                    Woodbridge Army     580 acres for
                    Research Facility,  wildlife refuge
                    Va.                 (legislative
                                        requirement)

                    Wurtsmith Air       2 acres containing a
                    Force Base, Mich.   building

National Park       Presidio of San     1,480 acres
Service             Francisco, Calif.   (legislative
                                        requirement)

                    Philadelphia Naval  1 acre containing a
                    Station, Pa.        building
------------------------------------------------------------
------------------  ------------------  --------------------
National Oceanic    Puget Sound Naval   10 acres
and Atmospheric     Station, (Sand
Administration      Point), Wash.

National Weather    Williams Air Force  1 acre
Service             Base, Ariz.
------------------------------------------------------------
                  (Other Federal Activities)

------------------  ------------------  --------------------
Department of       Norton Air Force    33 acres
Agriculture         Base, Calif.
(Forest Service)

Department of       Castle Air Force    659 acres for prison
Justice (Bureau of  Base, Calif.
Prisons)

                    Fort Devens, Mass.  245 acres for prison
                                        medical facility

                    George Air Force    900 acres for prison
                    Base, Calif.

Department of       Davisville Naval    10 acres
Health and Human    Construction
Services (Public    Battalion Center,
Health Service)     R.I.

Department of       Fort Devens,        20 acres for Job
Labor (Employment   Mass.               Corps center
and Training                            17 acres for Job
Administration)     Long Beach Naval    Corps center
                    Station, Calif.


                    Loring Air Force    50 acres for Job
                    Base, Maine         Corps center

Department of       Castle Air Force    1 acre
Transportation      Base, Calif.
(Federal Aviation
Administration)

Department of       Mather Air Force    20 acres for new
Veterans Affairs    Base, Calif.        clinic and nursing
                                        home

National            Moffett Naval Air   1,440 acres (BRAC
Aeronautics and     Station, Calif.     recommendation)
Space
Administration
------------------------------------------------------------

PROFILES OF PLANNED PROPERTY
DISPOSALS AT
37 BASES CLOSED IN THE 1988 AND
1991 ROUNDS
========================================================= Appendix III


   ARMY MATERIALS TECHNOLOGY
   LABORATORY, MASSACHUSETTS
------------------------------------------------------- Appendix III:1

Base description:  The laboratory is located on 37 acres in Watertown
on the Charles River, west of Boston.  Its mission has been research
and development of materials and manufacturing technology testing. 
Closure of this industrial facility, used by the Army since 1816,
avoids major renovation costs. 



   (See figure in printed
   edition.)

Date of closure recommendation:  1988. 

Estimated date of military mission termination:  September 1995. 

Estimated date of base closure:  September 1995. 

Summary of reuse plan:  The community reuse plan calls for 30 acres
to be developed for industrial, commercial, and residential use.  The
remaining
7 acres, comprising the commander's mansion and grounds, are to be a
public benefit conveyance through the National Park Service for a
park and historic monument.  The mixed-use plan emphasizes preserving
the integrity of historic buildings and landscapes and providing
greater public access to the riverfront.  A homeless provider
expressed interest in some base property, but no application was
filed. 

Golf course:  None. 

Implementation status:  The local reuse authority will likely request
that the 30 acres planned for development be conveyed through an
economic development transfer.  Local officials believe an economic
development transfer will give the local authority greater assurance
that the property is developed in accordance with the reuse plan than
if the Army sells the property directly to a private developer. 
There is some question whether the laboratory meets one of the
criteria for such a conveyance--adverse economic impact of the
closure on the region--since it is small and located in a large
metropolitan area.  However, the plan does emphasize the job-creation
criterion for economic development transfers by calling for the
creation of 1,500 new jobs. 

Civilian jobs lost due to closure:  540. 

Civilian jobs created as of 3/31/95:  Base not yet closed. 

                     (Federal Assistance)

-----------------------------  -----------------------------
Office of Economic Adjustment            $185,000
 planning grant
Economic Development                      262,500
 Administration grant
Federal Aviation                             0
 Administration grants
Department of Labor job                      0
 training grants
============================================================
Total                                    $447,500
------------------------------------------------------------
The Economic Development Administration grant to the city of
Watertown was to provide technical assistance to determine the most
practical reuse for the facilities and to do a market feasibility
study. 

Environmental cleanup: 

National Priorities List site:  Yes. 

Contaminants:  Radionuclides, heavy metals, petroleum, oil, solvents,
pesticides, and polychlorinated biphenyls. 

Estimated cleanup cost:  $110 million. 

Cleanup at the facility is moving ahead gradually, with the
radiological cleanup mostly complete. 

Estimated date cleanup complete or remedy in place:  December 1997. 



   BERGSTROM AIR FORCE BASE, TEXAS
------------------------------------------------------- Appendix III:2

Base description:  Bergstrom is located on 3,216 acres on the
southeast outskirts of Austin.  The city bought the land for the
government in 1941, retaining an equitable interest.  Following its
activation in 1942, Bergstrom was the home of troop carrier units. 
From 1966 to 1992, it was under the Tactical Air Command.  Base
closure legislation specified that the base would be turned over to
the city. 



   (See figure in printed
   edition.)

Date of closure recommendation:  1991. 

Date of military mission termination:  September 1992. 

Date of base closure:  September 1993. 

Summary of reuse plan:  The city of Austin passed a referendum in May
1993 to support establishment of a new municipal airport, and it has
decided that Bergstrom will be used for that purpose.  Approximately
2,562 acres will revert back to the city.  This property, along with
an additional 324 acres conveyed to the city upon closure, will be
used for the new airport.  The Air Force will keep 330 acres as a
cantonment area for the Reserves.  The conveyance to the city will
include the golf course and other property that can be leased to help
support airport operations.  The city plans to move 60 to 70 of the
base's 719 housing units downtown where they are to be sold to
low-income home buyers.  The city plans to demolish most of the rest
of the units to build a new runway. 

Golf course:  The golf course is being conveyed to the city to help
support airport operations. 

Implementation status:  The transfer of property to the city is being
delayed until the base cleanup is complete.  Meanwhile, DOD has
entered into a long-term $1 lease with the city for the base.  While
DOD is not getting revenue from the lease, it is saving on operation
and maintenance funds since the city has assumed responsibility for
base maintenance, which, according to the site manager, averages
about $9 million a year.  The target date for opening the airport is
November 1998. 

Civilian jobs lost due to closure:  942. 

Civilian jobs created as of 3/31/95:  0. 

                     (Federal Assistance)

-----------------------------  -----------------------------
Office of Economic Adjustment            $200,000
 planning grants
Economic Development                         0
 Administration grants
Federal Aviation                        110,841,266
 Administration grants
Department of Labor job                  1,228,260
 training grants
============================================================
Total                                  $112,269,526
------------------------------------------------------------
The Federal Aviation Administration grants are for demolition of
existing structures, supplemental environmental studies, and
construction of new airport facilities. 

Environmental cleanup: 

National Priorities List site:  No. 

Contaminants:  Domestic solid wastes, pesticides, paints, paint
containers, incineration wastes, construction debris,
petroleum/oil/lubricants, low-level radioactive waste, synthetic
oils, oil/water separator wastes, silver, soaps, degreasers, air
filters, battery acids, asphalt, and lead. 

Estimated cleanup cost:  $53.2 million. 

Estimated date cleanup complete or remedy in place:  December 1999. 



   CAMERON STATION, VIRGINIA
------------------------------------------------------- Appendix III:3

Base description:  Cameron Station consists of 165 acres of
administrative and warehouse space as well as park land in
Alexandria.  The park land includes a 6-acre lake.  The government
first purchased the land at the start of World War II for use as a
general depot.  It is a subinstallation of Fort Myer.  Cameron
Station is one of the few bases on the closure list that DOD
considers to have high market value, but asbestos removal,
demolition, and infrastructure costs affect the projected revenues. 



   (See figure in printed
   edition.)

Date of closure recommendation:  1988. 

Estimated date of military mission termination:  September 1995. 

Estimated date of base closure:  September 1995. 

Summary of reuse plan:  The plan calls for about 64 acres, including
the lake and its perimeter, to be a public benefit transfer through
the Department of Interior to the city for park and recreation and
easements.  Two homeless assistance providers are to receive about 8
acres of the property for an 80-bed shelter and a food redistribution
center.  The remaining 93 acres are to be sold to a private developer
who will likely demolish the buildings and construct residential,
commercial, and retail facilities.  Cameron Station has no housing
units. 

Golf course:  None. 

Implementation status:  The 93 acres for development were advertised
for bids in January 1995, and the winning bid of $33.2 million was
awarded in May 1995.  Property transfer is scheduled for May 1996 if
the environmental clearances have been completed by that time. 

Civilian jobs lost due to closure:  4,355. 

Civilian jobs created as of 3/31/95:  Base not yet closed. 

                     (Federal Assistance)

-----------------------------  -----------------------------
Office of Economic Adjustment               $0
 grants
Economic Development                         0
 Administration grants
Federal Aviation                             0
 Administration grants
Department of Labor job                   250,000
 training grant
============================================================
Total                                    $250,000
------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental cleanup: 

National Priorities List site:  No. 

Contaminants:  Volatile organic compounds, heavy metals, petroleum
products, polychlorinated biphenyls, pesticides, and herbicides. 

Estimated cleanup cost:  $7 million. 

Cleaning up groundwater contamination could take 30 years, but base
officials anticipate that the property can be sold once remediation
measures are in place. 

Estimated date cleanup complete or remedy in place:  September 1995. 


   CASTLE AIR FORCE BASE,
   CALIFORNIA
------------------------------------------------------- Appendix III:4

Base description:  Castle is located on 2,777 acres in the
agricultural San Joaquin Valley, 6 miles from the city of Merced and
100 miles southeast of Sacramento.  First activated in December 1941
to provide flight training, its primary mission since the 1950s has
been B-52 and KC135 crew training. 



   (See figure in printed
   edition.)

Date of closure recommendation:  1991. 

Date of military mission termination:  October 1994. 

Estimated date of base closure:  September 1995. 

Summary of reuse plan:  The Federal Bureau of Prisons will receive
659 acres for prison construction.  The Bureau will preserve a
portion of this acreage, containing seasonal wetlands and endangered
species, as a prison buffer. 

The plan calls for 1,581 acres to be an airport public benefit
transfer.  The local reuse authority hopes that attracting
aviation-related businesses will be a stimulus to economic
development for the area.  The Federal Aviation Administration will
get about 1 acre of property in conjunction with the airport. 
Additionally, the plan calls for a public benefit transfer of
132 acres for public school and community college programs, 18 acres
for parks and recreation, and 13 for health facilities.  In October
1994, the Department of Health and Human Services approved homeless
assistance providers' applications for about 8 acres of property,
including 8 family housing units. 

The plan calls for the remaining 365 acres to be sold based on the
fair market value.  This acreage includes 188 acres of residential
areas, which may be used for a senior citizens cooperative and
starter homes for first-time home buyers. 

Golf course:  None. 

Implementation status:  Implementation of reuse plans, including the
design and construction of the federal prison, has been delayed due
to difficulties related to air quality conformity, environmental
cleanup, infrastructure upgrading, and leasing.  The property
disposition plans were approved in January 1995. 

Approval of the environmental impact statement was delayed about
4 months because of air quality issues.  The Navy's plans to expand
operations at nearby Lemoore Naval Air Station raised concerns about
air emissions from future development and aircraft traffic at Castle. 

The local utility company determined that the base gas distribution
system should be abandoned.  The local reuse authority is negotiating
with this company and the Bureau of Prisons to install a new gas line
to the prison site to provide gas service to tenants that may be
attracted to the base in the interim.  Questions concerning upgrading
or replacing other aging base utility systems are also being
addressed. 

The local authority at Castle has been having difficulty attracting
businesses that will support airport operations.  Castle is competing
with other closing airfields for a limited number of potential
aviation-related businesses. 

Civilian jobs lost due to closure:  1,149. 

Civilian jobs created as of 3/31/95:  Base not yet closed. 

                     (Federal Assistance)

-----------------------------  -----------------------------
Office of Economic Adjustment            $920,706
 planning grants
Economic Development                     4,500,000
 Administration grants
Federal Aviation                         2,143,000
 Administration grants
Department of Labor job                      0
 training grants
============================================================
Total                                   $7,563,706
------------------------------------------------------------
The Economic Development Administration grants included $3.5 million
to the city of Atwater to connect the base sewer system to the city's
system and $1 million to Merced County to establish a revolving loan
fund to be used to induce businesses to locate at Castle by providing
a source of financing.  The Federal Aviation Administration grants
included $115,000 for an airport feasibility study and master plan
and $2,028,000 for airport facilities and equipment. 

Environmental cleanup: 

National Priorities List site:  Yes. 

Contaminants:  Spent solvents, fuels, waste oils, pesticides,
cyanide, and cadmium. 

Cleanup efforts have been hampered by delays in release of funds. 
Castle has ground water contamination from an underground plume of
trichloroethylene and other volatile organic compounds. 

Estimated cleanup cost:  $146 million. 

Estimated date cleanup complete or remedy in place:  October 1996. 


   CHANUTE AIR FORCE BASE,
   ILLINOIS
------------------------------------------------------- Appendix III:5

Base description:  Chanute is located on 2,132 acres adjacent to the
city of Rantoul, which has annexed the base property.  The base was
constructed in 1917 and used initially for pilot training and as a
storage depot for aircraft engines and paint.  Since World War II, it
has served as a training installation for aerospace and weapon system
support personnel. 



   (See figure in printed
   edition.)

Date of closure recommendation:  1988. 

Date of military mission termination:  July 1993. 

Date of base closure:  September 1993. 

Summary of reuse plan:  The plan primarily involves developing a
civilian airport and attracting aviation-related businesses, as well
as other types of economic development.  A no-cost airport public
benefit transfer of
1,181 acres is planned once cleanup is completed.  DOD will retain 8
acres for a Defense Finance and Accounting center.  Additionally, 147
acres will be transferred to the local community for park and
recreation use and
62 acres to the University of Illinois for a research facility.  The
remaining
734 acres, including the golf course and housing areas, will be sold
once cleanup is completed. 

Golf course:  The golf course was sold in March 1993 to the highest
bidder for $711,502, but the deed transfer has been delayed due to
questions involving environmental cleanup.  Meanwhile, the purchaser
is operating the course on a no-cost prevention and maintenance
lease. 

Implementation status:  While environmental cleanup is underway most
of the base property is being leased.  Property sales have been
negotiated for some parcels, but deeds cannot be transferred until
the parcels are cleaned up or remediation is satisfactorily in place. 
Development has also been hampered by utility system issues, such as
the high cost to tenants for unmetered service from the base's steam
heat system. 

Despite such difficulties, the community has successfully attracted
businesses that have created jobs.  A base official reported that
about
78 businesses have located at Chanute thus far.  Since development
cannot be financed on short-term leases, the city is negotiating 55-
and 99-year leases, which can be converted into deed transfers when
cleanup is completed.  The city has also used an Economic Development
Administration grant to finance building renovation and asbestos
removal, and one business is paying back the renovation cost through
increased rent. 

Civilian jobs lost due to closure:  1,035. 

Civilian jobs created as of 3/31/95:  1,002. 

                     (Federal Assistance)

-----------------------------  -----------------------------
Office of Economic Adjustment            $962,978
 planning grants
Economic Development                     2,500,000
 Administration grants
Federal Aviation                          937,830
 Administration grants
Department of Labor job                  3,000,000
 training grants
============================================================
Total                                   $7,400,808
------------------------------------------------------------
Economic Development Administration grants to Rantoul provided $1
million to establish a revolving loan fund to assist businesses
locating at Chanute, $400,000 for planning, and $1.1 million for a
road improvement project to improve traffic access to base
facilities.  Federal Aviation Administration grants included $194,930
for planning, an environmental audit, and a utility survey and
$742,900 for resurfacing a runway. 

Environmental cleanup: 

National Priorities List site:  No. 

Contaminants:  Household and industrial waste, spent solvents, fuels,
and waste oils. 

Estimated cleanup cost:  $43.5 million. 

Despite repeated environmental studies and surveys, the Environmental
Protection Agency has determined that more testing will be needed to
determine the extent of groundwater contamination and identify
remediation measures.  Test wells will be drilled off the base to
determine whether the contamination is occurring naturally or the
result of base operations. 

Estimated date cleanup complete or remedy in place:  September 1997. 


   CHASE NAVAL AIR STATION, TEXAS
------------------------------------------------------- Appendix III:6

Base description:  This 3,757-acre base is located 5 miles east of
Beeville in southern Texas, about 60 miles northwest of Corpus
Christi.  The base included the main air station, a 96-acre housing
tract adjacent to the town, and an auxiliary airfield in Goliad
County 30 miles away. 



   (See figure in printed
   edition.)

Date of closure recommendation:  1991. 

Date of military mission termination:  October 1992. 

Date of base closure:  February 1993. 

Summary of reuse plan:  Under the plan, 96 acres of housing were sold
to the local reuse authority, and the state received a 285-acre
public benefit transfer for a state prison.  Local authorities
requested the remaining
3,376 acres, including the auxiliary field, as economic development
conveyances.  While the plan calls for using the airfield as an
airport, local officials are requesting an economic development
conveyance rather than an airport public benefit conveyance because
they believe that an economic development conveyance will allow them
more latitude in their future actions than the more restrictive
airport conveyance would. 

Golf course:  The property containing the golf course is being used
to construct a state prison. 

Implementation status:  All the property has been leased, sold, or
transferred, except for three sites that have been retained by the
Navy until cleanup is complete.  The state prison facilities are in
operation, resulting in an increase in jobs for the area.  In
addition, according to a base closure official, the local authority
has eight or nine subleases with small businesses.  In a letter to
the Navy, we raised questions concerning the propriety of the
negotiated sale of 396 family housing units for $168,000, which is
$424 a unit, to the local authority.  The units are being rented for
$400 to $650 per month each. 

Civilian jobs lost due to closure:  914. 

Civilian jobs created as of 3/31/95:  1,520. 

-----------------------------  -----------------------------
Office of Economic Adjustment           $1,105,411
 planning grants
Economic Development                     4,162,500
 Administration grant
Federal Aviation                          134,000
 Administration grant
Department of Labor job                   875,151
 training grant
============================================================
Total                                   $6,277,062
------------------------------------------------------------
The Economic Development Administration grant to the Beeville/Bee
County Economic Development Authority provided funds to improve the
wastewater treatment facility, roads, and housing areas.  The Federal
Aviation Administration grant was for developing an airport master
plan. 

Environmental cleanup: 

National Priorities List site:  No. 

Contaminants:  Acids, heavy metals, paints, polychlorinated
biphenyls, petroleum fuels and hydrocarbons, photographic chemicals,
and solvents. 

Estimated cleanup cost:  $5.4 million. 

Estimated date cleanup complete or remedy in place:  June 1995. 


   DAVISVILLE NAVAL CONSTRUCTION
   BATTALION CENTER, RHODE ISLAND
------------------------------------------------------- Appendix III:7

Base description:  The center is located on 1,280 acres on the
shoreline of Narragansett Bay in North Kingstown.  Between 1939 and
1942, the Navy constructed a naval air station and pier in the area. 
In 1974, the Navy declared the air station surplus, and operations at
the center were greatly reduced.  In response, the state established
the Port Authority and Economic Development Corporation to develop
the area as a business and industrial park, which did not meet
initial expectations. 



   (See figure in printed
   edition.)

Date of closure recommendation:  1991. 

Date of military mission termination:  March 1994. 

Date of base closure:  April 1994. 

Summary of reuse plan:  The plan calls for 380 acres to be retained
by DOD for the Army Reserves and 10 acres to be retained by the
Public Health Service.  The Port Authority has requested an economic
development transfer of 512 acres.  However, the Department of
Interior, in June 1994, requested 35 of the 512 acres on behalf of
the Narragansett Indian tribe.  The outcome of this request is
unclear even though the federal screening process for the base was
completed in May 1993. 

The Calf Pasture Point and Allen's Harbor shoreline will be part of a
289-acre park and recreation public benefit transfer, which will go
to North Kingstown, the tribe, or a partnership of both.  Included in
this transfer will be the gym and the yacht club, which the town will
receive.  Use of the remaining 89 acres, which include open space and
wetlands, is undetermined. 

Golf course:  None. 

Implementation status:  Although the Narragansett Indian tribe has a
representative on the local reuse committee, the committee opposes
the tribe's request to obtain sovereignty over the property it is
requesting.  The community wants to maintain zoning and land use
jurisdiction and fears that the tribe will establish a casino there
as the tribe is attempting to do on its reservation 25 miles away. 
Base closure officials are seeking a clarification of the rights and
priorities of Native Americans in the base closure property screening
process. 

Property disposition is also awaiting the completion of the
environmental impact statement and the base cleanup plan.  The
community is urging the Navy to provide additional assistance to
demolish 160 to 170 unwanted buildings.  Thus far, the Navy has
agreed to demolish 17 buildings it has determined to be structurally
unsafe. 

Civilian jobs lost due to closure:  125. 

Civilian jobs created as of 3/31/95:  29. 

                     (Federal Assistance)

-----------------------------  -----------------------------
Office of Economic Adjustment            $133,000
 planning grant
Economic Development                         0
 Administration grants
Federal Aviation                             0
 Administration grants
Department of Labor job                      0
 training grants
============================================================
Total                                    $133,000
------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental cleanup: 

National Priorities List site:  Yes. 

Contaminants:  Heavy metals, polychlorinated biphenyls, pesticides,
petroleum-based hydrocarbons, and volatile organic compounds. 

Estimated cleanup cost:  $37.9 million. 

Estimated date cleanup complete or remedy in place:  May 1998. 


   EAKER AIR FORCE BASE, ARKANSAS
------------------------------------------------------- Appendix III:8

Base description:  Eaker is located on 3,286 acres, with portions of
the base lying within the towns of Blytheville and Gosnell, about 68
miles northwest of Memphis, Tennessee.  The base is in an
agricultural area in the Mississippi River floodplain, 11 miles west
of the river.  It was activated as an Army airfield in 1942, serving
as an advanced flying school.  It was deactivated in 1945, and
control of the land was transferred to the city of Blytheville.  It
was reactivated in 1955 as an Air Force base and was used for
Strategic Air Command refueling tankers and jet fighter trainers. 



   (See figure in printed
   edition.)

Date of closure recommendation:  1991. 

Date of military mission termination:  April 1992. 

Date of base closure:  December 1992. 

Summary of reuse plan:  The plan centers around developing a civilian
airport and attracting aviation-related businesses to support its
operations.  The Air Force is conveying about 1,690 acres of base
property for airport-related activities, including 192 acres that
reverted to the city of Blytheville at closure.  The plan also
includes a public benefit transfer of 484 acres for park and
recreation use, which include some archaeological sites.  The
Presbytery of Memphis is interested in acquiring through an
educational public benefit conveyance about 65 acres for an
educational program to aid underachieving students.  The
redevelopment authority will likely receive 1,044 acres through an
economic development conveyance at no cost since the base is in a
rural area.  The Presbytery is interested in using about 235 of the
1,044 acres that include base housing, retail exchange and commissary
buildings, and the hospital for a retirement community and convention
center.  A chapel on 3 acres is to be sold. 

Golf course:  The golf course is currently being leased for an annual
fee of $19,000 plus maintenance.  If the local authority and the Air
Force agree on an economic development conveyance for the remaining
base property, the course is to be included.  Otherwise, the Air
Force would like to sell the course. 

Implementation status:  Questions remain about the viability of
establishing a civilian airport and attracting sufficient
aviation-related businesses to support it in a rural area. 
Nevertheless, the local airport authority is negotiating a long-term
lease for about 1,690 acres of airport facilities.  The local
authority hopes the long-term lease will make locating at Eaker more
attractive to potential business tenants.  The Air Force continues to
cover caretaker and maintenance costs for those portions of the base
not under lease, but it would like to terminate its caretaker
operations by 1997. 

Civilian jobs lost due to closure:  792. 

Civilian jobs created as of 3/31/95:  106 (jobs related to caretaker
operations). 

                     (Federal Assistance)

-----------------------------  -----------------------------
Office of Economic Adjustment           $2,287,786
 planning grants
Economic Development                     1,962,600
 Administration grant
Federal Aviation                          90,000
 Administration grant
Department of Labor job                      0
 training grants
============================================================
Total                                   $4,340,386
------------------------------------------------------------
The Economic Development Administration grant to the
Blytheville-Gosnell Regional Airport Authority provided funds to
repair the runway, taxiway, and ramps; to install instrument landing
equipment; and to upgrade the airfield lighting system.  The Federal
Aviation Administration grant was for developing an airport master
plan. 

Environmental cleanup: 

National Priorities List site:  No. 

Contaminants:  Household and industrial waste, spent solvents, fuels,
waste oil, paints, pesticides, chromic acid, paint stripper, medical
wastes, lead acid, and nickel/cadmium batteries. 

Estimated cleanup cost:  $47 million. 

Estimated date cleanup complete or remedy in place:  December 2000. 


   ENGLAND AIR FORCE BASE,
   LOUISIANA
------------------------------------------------------- Appendix III:9

Base description:  England is located on 2,282 acres about 5 miles
west of Alexandria in central Louisiana.  Constructed as a municipal
airport, the base was first leased to the Army Air Force at the onset
of World War II.  In 1949, the property was returned to the city, but
with the outbreak of hostilities in Korea in 1950, it was acquired by
the Air Force.  In 1955, the Air Force began constructing permanent
facilities at the base. 



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Date of closure recommendation:  1991. 

Date of military mission termination:  June 1992. 

Date of base closure:  December 1992. 

Summary of reuse plan:  The plan calls for the entire 2,282-acre base
to be an airport public benefit transfer to the local England
Authority.  All profits from revenue-generating properties, including
the golf course and family housing, are planned to support airport
operations. 

Golf course:  The golf course is included in the long-term lease and
provides revenue generation to the airport. 

Implementation status:  Local officials are optimistic that England's
aviation-centered reuse plan will be successful, predicting that the
authority's operations at England will be self-sustaining within 10
years.  The reuse plan calls for moving air carrier service from a
small regional airport nearby to England.  The Federal Aviation
Administration insisted that it would only support one airport in the
area.  In July 1994, local officials voted unanimously for moving air
carrier service to England.  The Federal Aviation Administration has
since approved the England plan, and it now supports a public benefit
transfer of all the property to support airport operations.  A
long-term lease to the England Authority for the base property was
signed in March 1995, ending the Air Force's responsibility for
funding about $2 million in operations and maintenance costs. 

The England Authority has attracted 16 tenants to help support
aviation operations at England.  Two weeks a month, for 10 months a
year, the Joint Readiness Training Center flies wide-bodied planes in
and out with military personnel for exercises at nearby Fort Polk. 
However, this lease only produces five full-time jobs at England. 
Other tenants at England include (1) a company that refurbishes jet
aircraft, which employs 65; (2) a trucking company, which operates a
driver training school on base with
58 jobs; (3) an operator for the golf course; (4) the local school
district, which leases an elementary school; and (5) a university
conducting classes on base.  A state hospital will use the base
medical facility to expand charity care services. 

Civilian jobs lost due to closure:  697. 

Civilian jobs created as of 3/31/95:  718. 

                     (Federal Assistance)

-----------------------------  -----------------------------
Office of Economic Adjustment           $2,174,047
 planning grants
Economic Development                     6,411,800
 Administration grants
Federal Aviation                          149,850
 Administration grant
Department of Labor job                   500,000
 training grant
============================================================
Total                                   $9,235,697
------------------------------------------------------------
The Economic Development Administration grants to the England
Economic and Industrial Development District were to construct a
concrete cargo pad, security fencing, and access control;
rehabilitate runways, taxiways, approach lighting, and signage;
renovate an air terminal building and a railway spur; and make access
road improvements.  The Federal Aviation Administration grant was for
developing an airport master plan. 

Environmental cleanup: 

National Priorities List site:  No. 

Contaminants:  Household and industrial waste, spent solvents, fuels,
waste oil, paints, lead, pesticides, alkali, low-level radioactive
waste, chlorine gas, polychlorinated biphenyls, and medical waste. 

Estimated cleanup cost:  $42.1 million. 

Estimated date cleanup complete or remedy in place:  December 1999. 


   FORT BENJAMIN HARRISON, INDIANA
------------------------------------------------------ Appendix III:10

Base description:  The base is located on 2,501 acres about 12 miles
northeast of downtown Indianapolis, near the city of Lawrence.  It
has been used periodically as a training ground and an infantry
garrison.  It was abandoned from 1913 to 1917.  In 1947, it was
declared surplus, but later that same year it was returned to active
status as a permanent military post. 



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Date of closure recommendation:  1991. 

Estimated date of military mission termination:  October 1996. 

Estimated date of base closure:  October 1996. 

Summary of reuse plan:  DOD will retain 144 acres for use by the
Reserves.  In addition, 100 acres containing the Defense Finance and
Accounting Service facility will be transferred to the General
Services Administration.  The state will receive 1,550 acres as a
public benefit transfer for a state park.  Homeless assistance
providers will receive 4 acres, including a building with six family
housing units and a barracks.  The Army plans to sell the 150-acre
golf course.  The plan calls for the remaining 553 acres, including
the Harrison Village housing complex, to be an economic development
transfer.  The community hopes to attract light industry.  Portions
of this property have historic preservation and wetlands
considerations. 

Golf course:  The state originally requested that the golf course be
included as part of the public benefit transfer for the state park,
but the Army has decided to sell it.  The state has made an offer for
the golf course and the Army is evaluating it. 

Implementation status:  The community submitted its reuse plan to the
Army in December 1994.  Although the base will not close until
October 1996, most of the property will be available for reuse by
October 1995.  Base closure officials are hoping to conclude a master
lease by that time, which will facilitate the subleasing of
properties as they are cleaned up and made available. 

The Army and the General Services Administration are coordinating to
obtain Office of Management and Budget approval for a no-cost
transfer of the Defense Finance and Accounting Service facility
(Building #1) from the Army to the General Services Administration. 
The transfer is expected to take place October 1, 1995. 

Civilian jobs lost due to closure:  4,240. 

Civilian jobs created as of 3/31/95:  Base not yet closed. 

                     (Federal Assistance)

-----------------------------  -----------------------------
Office of Economic Adjustment            $471,923
 planning grants
Economic Development                      50,000
 Administration grant
Federal Aviation                             0
 Administration grants
Department of Labor job                  4,592,752
 training grants
============================================================
Total                                   $5,114,675
------------------------------------------------------------
The Economic Development Administration grant was to the state of
Indiana to plan for economic adjustment associated with the closure
of the base. 

Environmental cleanup: 

National Priorities List site:  No. 

Contaminants:  Petroleum products, heavy metals, volatile organic
compounds, and pesticides. 

Estimated cleanup cost:  $17.6 million. 

Estimated date cleanup complete or remedy in place:  June 1998. 


   FORT DEVENS, MASSACHUSETTS
------------------------------------------------------ Appendix III:11

Base description:  Fort Devens is located on 9,311 acres near the
town of Ayer, about 35 miles northwest of Boston.  It was created as
a temporary cantonment in 1917 for training soldiers from the New
England area.  In 1921, it was placed in caretaker status and used
for summer National Guard and Reserves training.  In 1931, it was
declared a permanent installation, and it was used during World War
II as a reception center for draftees.  In 1946, it reverted to
caretaker status, but again it became a reception center during the
Korean Conflict.  It has remained an active Army facility since that
time. 



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Date of closure recommendation:  1991. 

Estimated date of military mission termination:  September 1995. 

Estimated date of base closure:  March 1996. 

Summary of reuse plan:  About 68 percent of the base will be retained
by federal agencies.  Under provisions designated by the 1991 BRAC
Commission, 5,177 acres will be retained by the Army for facilities
and a training area for Reserve components.  The Fish and Wildlife
Service will receive 890 acres for a wildlife refuge.  The Bureau of
Prisons will receive 245 acres for a federal prison medical facility. 
The Department of Labor will receive 20 acres for a Job Corps Center. 

Two homeless assistance applications totaling 29 acres have been
approved.  However, the local community may find alternative means to
meet these homeless requests.  The remaining 2,950 acres will be an
economic development conveyance.  A consortium of Indian groups has
expressed interest in one parcel for a cultural center and museum,
but it has not submitted a formal request. 

Golf course:  A portion of the golf course and the adjacent hospital
property will be used for construction of the federal prison medical
facility.  Plans call for a reconfiguration of the golf course to
reestablish the full 18 holes. 

Implementation status:  The community approved a final reuse plan in
December 1994.  A final decision on property disposition by the Army
is expected in July 1995.  An interim lease with one private company
is in place.  The Army and the reuse authority are negotiating a
master lease/purchase agreement that mirrors the profit-sharing
provisions of an economic development conveyance.  It calls for
property that can be sold to be sold and the remainder to be leased. 
The local authority would receive 60 percent and the federal
government 40 percent of net revenues from subleases and sales. 

Civilian jobs lost due to closure:  2,178. 

Civilian jobs created as of 3/31/95:  Base not yet closed. 

                     (Federal Assistance)

-----------------------------  -----------------------------
Office of Economic Adjustment           $2,312,381
 planning grants
Economic Development                     1,625,000
 Administration grants
Federal Aviation                             0
 Administration grants
Department of Labor job                  2,000,000
 training grant
============================================================
Total                                   $5,937,381
------------------------------------------------------------
The Economic Development Administration grants to the state provided
a $750,000-revolving loan fund and $875,000 in technical assistance
for businesses locating at the base. 

Environmental cleanup: 

National Priorities List site:  Yes. 

Contaminants:  Volatile organic compounds, heavy metals, petroleum
products, polychlorinated biphenyls, pesticides, herbicides, and
explosive compounds. 

Estimated cleanup cost:  $49.4 million. 

Estimated date cleanup complete or remedy in place:  March 1998. 


   FORT ORD, CALIFORNIA
------------------------------------------------------ Appendix III:12

Base description:  Fort Ord consists of 27,725 acres on the Monterey
Peninsula by the towns of Seaside and Marina, about 80 miles south of
San Francisco.  About 20,000 acres of the base are undeveloped
property, which were used for training exercises.  Since its opening
in 1917, Fort Ord has served as a training and staging facility for
infantry troops.  From 1947 to 1975, it was a basic training center. 



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Date of closure recommendation:  1991. 

Date of military mission termination:  September 1993. 

Date of base closure:  September 1993. 

Summary of reuse plan:  The plan calls for DOD to retain
760 acres:  740 acres of housing for military personnel remaining in
the area, 12 acres for the Reserves, and 8 acres for the Defense
Finance and Accounting System center.  The Bureau of Land Management
will receive 15,009 acres, which will be preserved from development,
including 8,000 acres contaminated with unexploded ordnance. 

State, county, and city agencies will receive public benefit
transfers of 2,605 acres for parks and recreation, including beaches
and sand dunes.  California State University and the University of
California will receive 2,681 acres as economic development
conveyance to establish university and research facilities.  Included
in the California State University conveyance are 1,253 family
housing units.  Other educational institutions will receive public
benefit transfers totaling 338 acres for schools. 

The city of Marina will be given the airport--a public benefit
transfer of 750 acres.  Homeless assistance providers are to receive
84 acres, including 196 family housing units, 35 single housing
units, and other buildings.  The Army plans to negotiate a sale of
the 404-acre parcel containing two golf courses.  The disposition of
the remaining 5,094 acres has not been determined, but it will likely
include market sales, as well as additional public benefit transfers. 

Golf course:  The Army's main interest is that the revenues from the
two golf courses continue to support the Morale, Welfare, and
Recreation programs for military personnel remaining in the area. 
The Army is negotiating an agreement with the city of Seaside under
which the two 18-hole golf courses will be operated by the city.  The
agreement will stipulate shared use by military personnel and the
public.  Army officials reported that the Army intends to sell the
golf courses to the city.  Proceeds from the sale would go to support
the Morale, Welfare, and Recreation programs.  Enabling legislation
has been introduced. 

Implementation status:  The transfer of property has been initiated. 
In July 1994, the first phase of transfers to two universities took
place.  The new California State University, Monterey Bay, received
an initial
630 acres.  The university plans to open classes for an estimated 700
students in the fall of 1995.  The University of California, Santa
Cruz, also received 949 acres in July 1994 to establish a research
center.  In November 1994, 5 schools and 93 acres were transferred to
the federal sponsor, Department of Education, for deeding to the
Monterey Peninsula Unified School District. 

Civilian jobs lost due to closure:  2,835. 

Civilian jobs created as of 3/31/95:  92. 

                     (Federal Assistance)

-----------------------------  -----------------------------
Office of Economic Adjustment           $6,984,223
 grants
Economic Development                    19,592,000
 Administration grants
Federal Aviation                          155,700
 Administration grants
Department of Labor job                   800,000
 training grants
============================================================
Total                                   $27,531,923
------------------------------------------------------------
The Office of Economic Adjustment provided nearly $2 million in
planning grants to help develop and implement the reuse plan.  The
Office also provided $5 million to the city of Monterey to help
establish a center for international trade at Fort Ord in conjunction
with the Monterey Institute for International Studies.  The center
plans to develop the capacity and resources for international
marketing of technologies and applications from university research
programs being established at Fort Ord. 

The Economic Development Administration provided $15 million to the
new California State University, Monterey Bay, to renovate buildings
for educational use and meet seismic and Americans with Disabilities
Act requirements.  A university official estimated that an additional
$140 million would be requested from DOD over the next 10 years to
complete renovations.  Monterey County received $1 million to
establish a revolving loan fund, and the city of Marina received
$900,000 for road, water system, and sewer improvements for an
interim commercial development project outside the base gate.  In
addition, the county and the University of California, Santa Cruz,
each received $750,000 for an infrastructure, economic, and job
development analysis.  The university also received $1.2 million to
help establish its Science, Technology, and Policy Center at the
base. 

The Federal Aviation Administration provided $88,200 to the local
reuse authority to complete an airport master plan for the reuse of
the base airfield and $67,500 for an environmental assessment of
airport plans.  The Department of Labor provided $800,000 to fund an
array of retraining and reemployment services for workers affected by
Fort Ord's closure. 

Environmental cleanup: 

National Priorities List site:  Yes. 

Contaminants:  Petroleum wastes and volatile organic compounds. 

Estimated cleanup cost:  $156.6 million. 

Estimated date cleanup complete or remedy in place:  September 1998. 


   FORT SHERIDAN, ILLINOIS
------------------------------------------------------ Appendix III:13

Base description:  Fort Sheridan is located on 712 acres of
high-value suburban land on the shores of Lake Michigan between Lake
Forest and Highland Park, 25 miles north of Chicago.  Acquired in
1887, its major mission initially was cavalry training.  More
recently, the fort served as headquarters of the Nike missile
antiaircraft defense systems in the midwest.  Its latest mission was
administration and logistical support for Army recruiting and Reserve
centers in the midwest. 



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Date of closure recommendation:  1988. 

Date of military mission termination:  May 1993. 

Date of base closure:  May 1993. 

Summary of reuse plan:  The Army originally proposed exchanging
156 acres at the fort with the Equitable Life Assurance Society for
about
7.1 acres of land in Arlington, Virginia, where the Army wanted to
build a national Army museum.  The local community supported this
plan, but the Secretary of Defense rejected it as inappropriate to
the base closure process. 

The local reuse committee has submitted a new reuse plan to the Army. 
The Army plans to keep 104 acres for use by the Reserves and the
existing 15-acre military cemetery.  The Navy acquired approximately
182 acres, consisting of 392 housing units, in January 1994 for $20
million.  Three homeless assistance providers were awarded
approximately 46 acres, including 106 family housing units and 36
single housing units. 

The Lake County Forest Preserve District has requested the open space
on the shoreline, bluffs, and ravines (about 103 acres) as a public
benefit transfer for park and recreation use.  The Department of
Education has approved two public benefit transfers, totaling 4 acres
and including the library and gymnasium, for educational use.  The
174-acre golf course will be sold.  Disposition of the remaining 84
acres, including the historic district, is undetermined.  The reuse
plan foresees residential and public use for this property. 

Golf course:  Originally, the Forest Preserve District offered to
purchase the golf course along with the shoreline, bluffs, and
ravines for $10 million.  At that time, the Army had a request from
the Department of Veteran Affairs for some of that property for a
national cemetery.  Therefore, the Army turned down the offer from
the district.  When the Veteran Affairs' offer fell through, district
officials said they could not buy the property because it failed to
pass a local bond measure.  Consequently, the district requested the
property through a public benefit transfer.  However, the Army
notified the district that the golf course will be sold and opened
negotiations with the district regarding sale terms. 

Implementation status:  The Army now must decide on the public
benefit transfer requests.  In turn, the reuse committee must decide
whether to form a local redevelopment authority and request the
developable property through an economic development conveyance or
negotiated sale or whether to have the Army sell the property
directly to developers. 

Civilian jobs lost due to closure:  1,681. 

Civilian jobs created as of 3/31/95:  18. 

                     (Federal Assistance)

-----------------------------  -----------------------------
Office of Economic Adjustment            $509,470
 planning grants
Economic Development                         0
 Administration grants
Federal Aviation                             0
 Administration grants
Department of Labor job                      0
 training grants
============================================================
Total                                    $509,470
------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental cleanup: 

National Priorities List site:  No. 

Contaminants:  Volatile and semivolatile organic compounds,
polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons, thallium, and unexploded ordnance. 

Estimated cleanup cost:  $26.9 million. 

Estimated date cleanup complete or remedy in place:  1997 for surplus
property and 1999 for retained Navy/Army property. 


   FORT WINGATE DEPOT, NEW MEXICO
------------------------------------------------------ Appendix III:14

Base description:  Fort Wingate is located on 21,812 acres in
northwest New Mexico.  The base is bordered by the Cibola National
Forest on the south and is within 10 miles of the city of Gallup to
the west, the Navajo Indian Reservation to the north, and the Zuni
Indian Reservation to the southwest.  Additional Navajo Reservation
land lies south of the National Forest.  Both tribes consider Fort
Wingate to be part of their ancestral lands.  The base includes sites
considered sacred by the Zunis, including Fenced Up Horse Canyon,
site of ancestral Anasazi ruins.  The southern portion of the base is
also part of the watershed for the Zuni Reservation.  The depot is a
subinstallation of Tooele Army Depot, and it has been used for
ammunition storage.  There are more than 700 concrete ammunition
storage bunkers.  Between 1963 and 1967, the base was used by White
Sands Missile Range to fire several Pershing missiles to test the
missile's mobility and accuracy.  Most of the property is
undeveloped.  Before the Army acquired the property, it was public
domain land.  As such, it reverts to the Department of Interior,
Bureau of Land Management, when it is not needed by DOD. 



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Date of closure recommendation:  1988. 

Date of military mission termination:  January 1993. 

Date of base closure:  January 1993. 

Summary of reuse plan:  DOD wants to retain approximately 13,000
acres for 7 years for use by the Ballistic Missile Defense Office for
missile launching activity in conjunction with the White Sands
Missile Range.  To retain this land, either the Army would not
include that portion of the base in its relinquishment notice or the
missile defense office would have to lease the land from the Bureau
of Land Management.  Both the Navajo and Zuni tribes oppose use of
Fort Wingate for missile testing, and several federal agencies have
expressed environmental and land use concerns. 

Any property not retained by DOD will revert to the Bureau.  Once the
Army cleans up the contamination at Fort Wingate, the Bureau will
consult with other Department of Interior agencies concerning
possible uses for the property.  The Department's Bureau of Indian
Affairs has requested the entire base to hold in trust on behalf of
the two tribes.  The tribes want the land for preservation of sacred
sites, watershed protection, economic development, and use for other
tribal programs.  The city of Gallup opposes the conveyance of Fort
Wingate property to the Indians, and it has indicated interest in a
portion of the base for economic development.  The city has retained
an attorney to challenge the requirement that the property be
relinquished to Interior when the Army's need for it ceases. 

Golf course:  None. 

Implementation status:  DOD tried to get officials from Gallup,
McKinley County, and the two Indian tribes to agree on forming a
reuse committee under its base closure rules and guidelines. 
However, Interior Department and Bureau of Land Management officials
maintain that this effort was inappropriate because the property will
revert to the Bureau and will be handled under the Bureau's
authorities and rules.  The missile defense office competed an
environmental impact study with a decision in March 1995 to proceed
with the proposed missile program.  Meanwhile, Interior is
cooperating with DOD in facilitating a private company's use of some
of the facilities to carry out a contract with the Army to deactivate
Army pyrotechnics, which will provide 25 to 30 jobs for this
economically depressed area. 

Civilian jobs lost due to closure:  90. 

Civilian jobs created as of 3/31/95:  Not available, property to be
retained by federal agencies. 

Federal assistance:  None. 

Environmental cleanup: 

National Priorities List site:  No. 

Contaminants:  Explosive compounds, polychlorinated biphenyls,
pesticides, heavy metals, asbestos, and lead-based paint. 

Estimated cleanup cost:  $22.5 million. 

Estimated date cleanup complete or remedy in place:  Unknown. 


   GEORGE AIR FORCE BASE,
   CALIFORNIA
------------------------------------------------------ Appendix III:15

Base description:  George is located on 5,068 acres between the towns
of Adelanto and Victorville in the Mojave Desert northeast of Los
Angeles.  The base was first activated in 1941 as a pilot training
location.  It was placed on standby status in 1945 and used for
aircraft storage.  In 1950, it was reopened after hostilities began
in Korea.  During the Vietnam conflict, the Air Force designated
George as one of its major training bases for fighter crews, and it
continued as a fighter operations and training base thereafter. 



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Date of closure recommendation:  1988. 

Date of military mission termination:  December 1992. 

Date of base closure:  December 1992. 

Summary of reuse plan:  Approximately 900 acres are to be transferred
to the Bureau of Prisons for a federal prison.  About 2,300 acres
will be an airport public benefit transfer, and 63 acres will be
conveyed under public benefit transfers for schools.  Homeless
assistance providers will receive 34 acres, including 64 family
housing units.  Initially, the Air Force designated the remaining
acres, including the golf course and over
1,500 family housing units, for negotiated or public sale.  However,
local authorities are planning to request 1,471 acres of this
property as an economic development conveyance.  The Air Force will
dispose of the 300-acre golf course at a public sale. 

Golf course:  The Air Force plans to dispose of the golf course by
negotiated or public sale. 

Implementation status:  Reuse of George was delayed for 2 years due
to a jurisdictional dispute over reuse authority between the city of
Adelanto and the Victor Valley Economic Development Authority, which
was supported by Victorville, Apple Valley, Hesperia, and the county. 
Another reason was differences in their reuse plans over the proposed
size of the airport.  The Air Force recognized the Victor Valley
authority as the airport authority and leased the 2,300-acre airport
to the authority.  Adelanto is receiving some public benefit
transfers for schools.  Lawsuits between Adelanto and the authority
were settled in February 1995, and the authority is proceeding with
plans to attract tenants and create jobs. 

Under the new provisions of the Base Closure Community Redevelopment
and Homeless Assistance Act of 1994, the community has until
September 1995 to incorporate plans for accommodating homeless needs
in its reuse plan, which must be completed before the Air Force can
consider an economic development conveyance request. 

A chapel on 2 acres was sold to a local church for $510,000.  In
addition, the Air Force is transferring the land for the federal
prison and negotiating the sale of the 295-acre golf course and a
3-acre parcel containing the credit union. 

Civilian jobs lost due to closure:  506. 

Civilian jobs created as of 3/31/95:  209. 

                     (Federal Assistance)

-----------------------------  -----------------------------
Office of Economic Adjustment            $533,648
 planning grants
Economic Development                     6,525,000
 Administration grants
Federal Aviation                          118,638
 Administration grant
Department of Labor job                  1,000,000
 training grant
============================================================
Total                                   $8,177,286
------------------------------------------------------------
The Economic Development Administration grants were provided to the
Victor Valley authority to improve roads, the water system, the sewer
system, and the airport.  The Federal Aviation Administration grant
was awarded for developing an airport master plan. 

Environmental cleanup: 

National Priorities List site:  Yes. 

Contaminants:  Petroleum/oils/lubricants, volatile organic compounds,
and heavy metals. 

Estimated cleanup cost:  $75.8 million. 

Estimated date cleanup complete or remedy in place:  December 1997. 


   GRISSOM AIR FORCE BASE, INDIANA
------------------------------------------------------ Appendix III:16

Base description:  Grissom is located on 2,722 acres in an
agricultural area of central Indiana, about 6 miles southwest of Peru
and 65 miles north of Indianapolis.  The base was established in 1942
as a naval air station and was used as a training site throughout
World War II.  It was deactivated in 1946 and was reactivated as
Bunker Hill Air Force Base in 1955.  It is currently home to an Air
Reserve wing whose mission is air refueling operations. 



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Date of closure recommendation:  1991. 

Date of military mission termination:  July 1993 (active duty
mission). 

Date of base closure:  September 1994. 

Summary of reuse plan:  According to the plan, the Air Force will
retain about 1,398 acres, including the airfield, for the Reserves
and will transfer 901 acres as an economic development conveyance. 
The remaining
423 acres, including the 1,128 family housing units, will be sold via
a public sale.  A primary goal of the plan is to attract businesses
and replace the jobs lost due to the closure. 

Golf course:  The 9-hole golf course is currently under interim lease
to a private operator through the local redevelopment authority.  The
reuse plan calls for the land to be part of an economic development
conveyance and used for the development of light industry. 

Implementation status:  According to local officials, reuse efforts
have been hampered by a lack of specificity in the local reuse plan,
delays in property disposition decisions, and delays in negotiating a
caretaker agreement and leases.  The final property decision has been
delayed pending the Air Force's approval of the proposed size of the
Reserve cantonment area. 

Despite these delays, some actions have been completed.  The
caretaker agreement has been finalized, and a caretaker account has
been established and funded.  The lease on the golf course has also
been signed and two more leases have been requested.  The Air Force
informed local officials that lease processing procedures have been
improved and leases can now be processed within 120 days. 

Civilian jobs lost due to closure:  807. 

Civilian jobs created as of 3/31/95:  28. 

                     (Federal Assistance)

-----------------------------  -----------------------------
Office of Economic Adjustment           $1,139,528
 planning grants
Economic Development                      50,000
 Administration grant
Federal Aviation                             0
 Administration grants
Department of Labor job                   612,500
 training grant
============================================================
Total                                   $1,802,028
------------------------------------------------------------
The Economic Development Administration grant was awarded to the
State of Indiana to plan for mitigating the adverse effects
associated with the base's closure. 

Environmental cleanup: 

National Priorities List site:  No. 

Contaminants:  Household and industrial waste, spent solvents, fuels,
waste oil, pesticides, lead, silver, munitions, and asbestos. 

Estimated cost of cleanup:  $25.6 million. 

Estimated date cleanup complete or remedy in place:  March 1998. 


   JEFFERSON PROVING GROUND,
   INDIANA
------------------------------------------------------ Appendix III:17

Base description:  The base is located on 55,264 acres, mostly forest
land, near Madison in southeastern Indiana about 45 miles northeast
of Louisville, Kentucky.  Over 50,000 acres are contaminated with
unexploded ordnance.  The facility was constructed in 1941 and has
been used over the years to test ammunition and weapon systems.  Most
of the facility was placed on standby status in 1946, reactivated in
1950, again placed on standby in 1958, and reactivated in 1961. 



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Date of closure recommendation:  1988. 

Date of military mission termination:  September 1994. 

Estimated date of base closure:  September 1995. 

Summary of reuse plan:  The Army plans to transfer about 47,500 acres
to the U.S.  Fish and Wildlife Service for preservation as a wildlife
refuge for migratory birds.  Such an action would eliminate the need
to cleanup the unexploded ordnance, which could cost between $215
million and $2 billion, depending on the level of cleanup.  The three
adjoining counties want the remaining land conveyed to them for
economic development.  However, the International Union of Operating
Engineers has proposed purchasing about 5,000 acres of the property
for a training center.  The union is offering to buy the property and
do the environmental remediation, since that would fit into the kind
of training it plans for the site.  A plastics manufacturer has
indicated interest in the same property.  Consequently, the Army is
considering a market sale to the highest bidder of the 5,000 acres,
conveying the remaining 2,764 acres to the counties for economic
development. 

Golf course:  None. 

Implementation status:  The Army issued an Invitation to Bid for
4,320 acres of property not contaminated with unexploded ordnance. 
Meanwhile, the local authority is submitting an economic development
conveyance request for the same property.  The Army plans to have all
the property disposed of by September 30, 1995, when base closure
funds for operations and maintenance costs run out.  Initially,
disposal to non-federal agencies would be through leases.  Later,
when cleanup requirements were met, the property would be sold. 

Army officials think that Jefferson Proving Ground will be a
significant base closure success story, due to the savings in cleanup
costs made possible by the property transfer to the Fish and Wildlife
Service and due to the envisioned economic development of the
remaining property.  However, transfer of the property to the
Wildlife Service faces several obstacles.  According to a base
official, the Wildlife Service is concerned about possible liability
should someone enter the property and be injured by the unexploded
ordnance, and the Wildlife Service lacks money in its budget to staff
and maintain the preserve.  Meanwhile, the Air National Guard has
asked the Air Force to request the property for an expanded bombing
and strafing area. 

Furthermore, the Environmental Protection Agency has not agreed that
no environmental remediation is needed in the proposed wildlife
refuge.  The Wildlife Service opposes remediation because the agency
does not want the habitat disturbed.  The Environmental Protection
Agency, however, is considering whether to place the base on the
National Priorities List, which would require environmental
remediation at the base.  The Army maintains that the unexploded
ordnance is a safety problem, not a hazardous waste problem.  A joint
committee is studying the issue.  The Environmental Protection Agency
will likely require the Army to drill some wells to monitor
subsurface, as well as surface water, for years to come. 

Civilian jobs lost due to closure:  387. 

Civilian jobs created as of 3/31/95:  Base not yet closed. 

                     (Federal Assistance)

-----------------------------  -----------------------------
Office of Economic Adjustment            $329,500
 planning grants
Economic Development                      900,000
 Administration grants
Federal Aviation                             0
 Administration grants
Department of Labor job                   875,000
 training grants
============================================================
Total                                   $2,104,500
------------------------------------------------------------
The state of Indiana received a $50,000 Economic Development
Administration grant to plan for economic adjustment associated with
closure of the base.  The Madison Chamber of Commerce received an
Economic Development Administration grant of $850,000 to construct a
new building in Madison for business incubator and technical training
programs.  Former base employees will have priority in terms of
starting new businesses at the site. 

Environmental cleanup: 

National Priorities List site:  No. 

Contaminants:  Solvents, petroleum products, heavy metals, depleted
uranium, and unexploded ordnance. 

Estimated cleanup cost:  $10.9 million (assuming unexploded ordnance
will not have to be cleaned up). 

Estimated date cleanup complete or remedy in place:  May 1997. 


   LEXINGTON ARMY DEPOT, KENTUCKY
------------------------------------------------------ Appendix III:18

Base description:  The depot is located on 780 acres, 10 miles east
of Lexington.  It has 1.8 million square feet of covered storage
space.  It was established in 1941, and it has been used to store
radar and communications equipment.  Depot properties, including
buildings and the golf course, have deteriorated since the closure
decision was announced and the Army curtailed its maintenance. 



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   edition.)

Date of closure recommendation:  1988. 

Estimated date of military mission termination:  September 1995. 

Estimated date of base closure:  September 1995. 

Summary of reuse plan:  The Army is retaining one building located on
4 acres of land for a Defense Finance and Accounting center.  The
state of Kentucky has signed a 7-year lease for the rest of the
property, and it is covering the cost of renovation and repair
instead of lease payments to the Army.  The state plans to request
210 acres as a public benefit transfer for park and recreational use,
and it is requesting that the remaining 566 acres of the property be
conveyed to it through an economic development conveyance. 

Golf course:  The deterioration of the 9-hole golf course has made it
unusable as a golf course.  In determining the course's fair market
value, the appraisal was modified to categorize it as unimproved
ground.  The state plans to request the golf course as part of the
public benefit transfer for park and recreation purposes. 

Implementation status:  The state appropriated $1.8 million to
rehabilitate deteriorating buildings and cover operating costs. 
Current operations by a military contractor at the base are providing
about 500 jobs.  The state also has a sublease with the Kentucky
National Guard for training-related use of several buildings and some
base land.  Under a DOD contract, the state is using some buildings
for processing military equipment being brought back from Europe, and
it is negotiating to sublease additional space to several other
organizations. 

Civilian jobs lost due to closure:  1,131. 

Civilian jobs created as of 3/31/95:  Base not yet closed. 

                     (Federal Assistance)

-----------------------------  -----------------------------
Office of Economic Adjustment            $100,000
 planning grants
Economic Development                         0
 Administration grants
Federal Aviation                             0
 Administration grants
Department of Labor job                      0
 training grants
============================================================
Total                                    $100,000
------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental cleanup: 

National Priorities List site:  No. 

Contaminants:  Volatile and semivolatile organic compounds, heavy
metals, polychlorinated biphenyls, pesticides, and herbicides. 

Estimated cleanup cost:  $25 million. 

Base officials are awaiting Environmental Protection Agency and state
approval of remediation plans. 

Estimated date cleanup complete or remedy in place:  To be
determined. 


   LONG BEACH NAVAL STATION/NAVAL
   HOSPITAL, CALIFORNIA
------------------------------------------------------ Appendix III:19

Base description:  The naval station and hospital, as well as several
housing areas and a golf course, are located on 932 acres at various
sites in the Long Beach area.  Portions of the property lie within
the Long Beach city limits, while other portions are in nearby Los
Angeles county towns.  The Navy began acquiring property for the
station in 1935.  In 1946, the station was chartered to provide
welfare, recreation, and social facilities, in addition to
maintaining facilities for the operation and berthing of tugboats,
barges, and similar vessels.  In 1964, the U.S.  government purchased
the land for the hospital from the city of Long Beach, and the
hospital was commissioned in 1967. 



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   edition.)

Date of closure recommendation:  1991. 

Date of military mission termination:  Hospital--March 1994 and Naval
Station--September 1994. 

Date of base closure:  Hospital--March 1994 and Naval
Station--September 1994. 

Summary of reuse plan:  The Navy plans to transfer 592 acres,
including the main station, the golf course, and over 1,000 family
housing units, to the naval shipyard.  It also plans to transfer 17
acres to the Department of Labor for a Job Corps training center. 
The Long Beach school district received 62 acres as an educational
public benefit transfer in September 1994.  California State
University, Long Beach, requested an economic development conveyance
of 30 acres, which include 294 family housing units.  The Navy
expects that 148 acres will be conveyed for future expansion of Long
Beach and Los Angeles port facilities and transportation corridors to
the ports. 

Plans call for at least 26 acres to be used for homeless assistance,
including 204 family housing units.  Disposition of the remaining 57
acres, including the naval hospital, is undetermined.  Additional
acres are being considered for homeless assistance groups under the
Base Closure Community Redevelopment and Homeless Assistance Act of
1994.  DOD has recommended to the 1995 Base Realignment and Closure
Commission that the naval shipyard be closed.  If this recommendation
is sustained, the property being transferred to the shipyard will be
disposed of as part of the shipyard closure process. 

Golf course:  The golf course property is owned by the Army and
leased to the Navy through an indefinite lease.  The Navy plans to
retain the golf course, which is located about 10 miles from the
naval station and 3 miles from the naval hospital, transferring the
course to the naval shipyard. 

Implementation status:  A reuse plan for the Los Angeles portion of
the property has not yet been completed.  Reuse disputes between Long
Beach and nearby communities have led to delays in property
disposition decisions.  The Long Beach plan calls for the hospital to
be converted into a retail center, while an opposing plan supported
by nearby communities calls for it to become a Los Angeles County
Office of Education administrative building.  DOD's Office of
Economic Adjustment hired a consultant to do an independent study
that the Navy will use, along with the environmental impact study, to
determine the preferred use for the property.  The Long Beach plan
calls for the Navy to sell the property for about $20 million, while
the other plan involves an educational public benefit transfer. 

A draft environmental impact statement for the hospital was published
in February 1995.  The Navy expects to make its property disposition
decisions in July 1995. 

Homeless assistance plans have not been settled.  In response to a
community challenge, the Department of Housing and Urban Development
reversed its position and declared that 66 of the 140 housing units
at the Taper Avenue housing site designated for a homeless assistance
provider are unsuitable for that purpose because they are located too
close to some aviation fuel tanks.  A community group also asked the
Department of Health and Human Services to reexamine the provider's
suitability to undertake such a project.  Another homeless assistance
provider that was approved to receive a portion of the
Savannah/Cabrillo housing lost financial backing and was therefore
disqualified to receive it. 

Both Los Angeles and Long Beach are developing new plans to address
homeless needs.  The city of Long Beach is still committed to using
26 acres of the property for homeless assistance, possibly through
temporary leasing of some facilities. 

Civilian jobs lost due to closure:  417. 

Civilian jobs created as of 3/31/95:  Not available; most of the
property is being retained for naval shipyard. 

                     (Federal Assistance)

-----------------------------  -----------------------------
Office of Economic Adjustment            $349,188
 planning grants
Economic Development                         0
 Administration grants
Federal Aviation                             0
 Administration grants
Department of Labor job                      0
 training grants
============================================================
Total                                    $349,188
------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental cleanup: 

National Priorities List site:  No. 

Contaminants:  Petroleum hydrocarbons, paints, solvents, asbestos,
trichloroethylene, and battery acid. 

Estimated cleanup cost:  $125.3 million. 

Estimated date cleanup complete or remedy in place:  To be
determined. 


   LORING AIR FORCE BASE, MAINE
------------------------------------------------------ Appendix III:20

Base description:  Loring is located on 9,482 acres and is 5 miles
from the Canadian border in Limestone, Maine, near the town of
Caribou.  Along with the approximately 8,700-acre main base, Loring
has several off-site parcels in nearby towns, which include housing
tracts.  Prior to closure, Loring was home to B-52 bombers and KC-135
tankers. 



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   edition.)

Date of closure recommendation:  1991. 

Date of military mission termination:  March 1994. 

Date of base closure:  September 1994. 

Summary of reuse plan:  DOD will retain 400 acres for use by the
National Guard and 14 acres for a Defense Finance and Accounting
Service center.  The Fish and Wildlife Service will receive 6,000
acres for a wildlife preserve.  The Bureau of Indian Affairs will
receive about 600 acres of property at the main base and about 60
housing units on 20 acres in the nearby town of Presque Isle.  This
property will be held in trust by the Bureau for reuse by the
Aroostook Band of the Micmac Indian Tribe.  The Air Force also plans
to transfer 50 acres to the Department of Labor for a Job Corps
training center and 18 acres through public benefit transfers for
several educational programs.  The remaining 2,380 acres will likely
be disposed of through an economic development conveyance.  The
initial reuse plan called for the base to be used for an airport and
aviation-related enterprises. 

The reuse plan asks the federal government to pay $35 million of the
projected $40 million in base conversion costs over 20 years,
including the cost of demolition of buildings.  In addition, local
officials want DOD to cover base caretaker costs for 15 years. 

Golf course:  The 9-hole golf course has been leased to the local
authority.  The authority plans to request the golf course as part of
an economic development conveyance. 

Implementation status:  A joint study by the Federal Aviation
Administration and the Maine Department of Transportation concluded
that another airport was not needed in the region.  The Federal
Aviation Administration indicated, however, that it would consider
approving plans for an airport at Loring if a market developed for an
air cargo operation that needed a heavy, long runway.  Loring,
however, is experiencing the same difficulties as other rural bases
in attracting aviation-related businesses.  Since its closure, the
base has been maintained under a 3-year caretaker agreement.  Under
the agreement, the Air Force covers nearly 100 percent of the
caretaker costs for the first year, but the percentage is expected to
decline in subsequent years if businesses can be attracted to the
base.  According to a base official, the Defense Finance and
Accounting System center should be in operation by the summer of
1995, which will provide about 500 jobs within 2 years.  The local
authority is hopeful the center will act as a catalyst to attract
other businesses to the base. 

Civilian jobs lost due to closure:  1,326. 

Civilian jobs created as of 3/31/95:  144 (these jobs are related to
caretaker operations). 

                     (Federal Assistance)

-----------------------------  -----------------------------
Office of Economic Adjustment           $1,903,263
 planning grants
Economic Development                     2,267,000
 Administration grants
Federal Aviation                          50,000
 Administration grant
Department of Labor job                  2,100,000
 training grants
============================================================
Total                                   $6,320,263
------------------------------------------------------------
The Economic Development Administration awarded $1,590,000 to the
city of Fort Fairfield to increase the capacity of the sewage
treatment facility and $677,000 to the Northern Maine Development
Commission for technical assistance.  The Federal Aviation
Administration grant was awarded to the local authority for airport
facilities and equipment. 

Environmental cleanup: 

National Priorities List site:  Yes. 

Contaminants:  Volatile organic compounds, waste fuels, oils, spent
solvents, polychlorinated biphenyls, pesticides, and heavy metals. 

Estimated cleanup cost:  $141.9 million. 

The cleanup of contaminants at Loring is progressing.  The Air Force
is signing agreements with environmental regulators, and the base
cleanup team is facilitating the work.  Through interagency
cooperation, $10 million was saved by combining the cleanup of two
sites.  The Environmental Protection Agency granted a waiver to allow
marginally contaminated soil that had to be cleaned from a quarry to
be used to cap a land fill.  However, the base's inclement weather
restricts cleanup work to the summer months, slowing cleanup
completion. 

Estimated date cleanup complete or remedy in place:  September 1999. 


   LOWRY AIR FORCE BASE, COLORADO
------------------------------------------------------ Appendix III:21

Base description:  Lowry is located on 1,866 acres in a suburban area
between Denver and Aurora.  The base was established in 1937 as an
Army Air Corps technical school, and it has been used as a technical
training center since that time.  In addition, a Defense Finance and
Accounting center and the Air Reserve Personnel Center are located on
the base. 



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   edition.)

Date of closure recommendation:  1991. 

Date of military mission termination:  April 1994. 

Date of base closure:  September 1994. 

Summary of reuse plan:  The plan calls for mixed-use urban
development combining business, training, education, recreation, and
residential uses to make maximum use of existing facilities and land. 
DOD will retain 115 acres for the Defense Finance and Accounting
center, an Air Reserve personnel center, and the 21st Space Command
Squadron.  The Air Force is conveying 220 acres in educational public
benefit transfers to a consortium of Colorado colleges and the Denver
public school system for educational and job training centers. 

Initially, homeless assistance providers were approved to receive 47
acres, including 200 family housing units and dormitories.  However,
under a plan worked out with the city of Denver and the Department of
Housing and Urban Development, the providers will withdraw their
requests for some of this property in return for funding to establish
homeless facilities at dispersed locations in the Denver metropolitan
area.  The officials involved believe this plan will better meet the
needs of the homeless than would concentrating the facilities at
Lowry. 

In addition, parks and recreation public benefit transfers will total
175 acres.  Health-related public benefit transfers totaling 22 acres
will be used for such purposes as a blood bank and a research center. 
An economic development transfer of 711 acres will go to the Lowry
Economic Redevelopment Authority.  This acreage will increase if
homeless providers withdraw some of their requests for base property
as expected.  Market sales are planned for the remaining 576 acres,
including the golf course and residential areas. 

Golf course:  The golf course is under interim lease to the city of
Denver.  Its sale awaits environmental clearances.  A residential
landfill adjacent to the golf course may not require appreciable
cleanup if its future use is open space or recreational, such as
extension of the golf course. 

Implementation status:  Following final decisions on the disposition
of base property in August 1994, base closure officials have been
proceeding with disposition agreements.  The community college
educational consortium has signed an interim lease and is conducting
80 courses for 800 students.  Several other leases have been signed
or are being negotiated.  Four of the homeless providers have
withdrawn their requests for base housing in return for a contract
with the city to provide space elsewhere in the community. 

Pending final environmental clearances, long-term leases will be used
to promote immediate reuse on most parcels.  In addition,
negotiations have begun between the Air Force and the local authority
regarding property sales and the economic development conveyance. 
The economic development conveyance negotiations involve an up-front
fair market settlement price in accordance with recent regulations. 

Civilian jobs lost due to closure:  2,290. 

Civilian jobs created as of 3/31/95:  104. 

                     (Federal Assistance)

-----------------------------  -----------------------------
Office of Economic Adjustment           $1,771,525
 planning grants
Economic Development                      112,500
 Administration grant
Federal Aviation                             0
 Administration grants
Department of Labor job                   800,000
 training grants
============================================================
Total                                   $2,684,025
------------------------------------------------------------
The Economic Development Administration grant to the cities of Aurora
and Denver has provided funds to prepare a work plan for identifying
market opportunities for businesses affected by the base closure. 

Environmental cleanup: 

National Priorities List site:  No. 

Contaminants:  Waste oil, general refuse, fly ash, coal, metals, and
fuels. 

Estimated cleanup cost:  $18.8 million. 

Estimated date cleanup complete or remedy in place:  September 1999. 


   MATHER AIR FORCE BASE,
   CALIFORNIA
------------------------------------------------------ Appendix III:22

Base description:  Mather is located on 5,716 acres in the suburbs of
Sacramento.  The base was first activated in 1918 as a combat pilot
training school, then placed on inactive status from 1922 until 1930
and again from 1932 until 1941.  More recently, Mather hosted a
Strategic Air Command Bombardment Wing and an Air Refueling Group. 



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   edition.)

Date of closure recommendation:  1988. 

Date of military mission termination:  May 1993. 

Date of base closure:  September 1993. 

Summary of reuse plan:  Under the plan, the Air Force will retain the
26-acre hospital and the Army will retain 31 acres for the National
Guard.  In addition, the Veterans Administration is requesting a
20-acre site to construct a new clinic and nursing home. 

Public benefit transfers will include 2,883 acres for the airport,
1,462 acres for county parks and recreation, and 95 acres for
educational purposes such as a law enforcement training center.  In
addition, 28 acres are to be transferred to the Sacramento Housing
and Redevelopment Agency to provide facilities for the homeless,
including 60 family housing units and 200 single housing units. 

The plan calls for the remaining 1,171 acres to be sold, including
the 174-acre golf course and 997 acres for commercial, industrial,
and residential development. 

Golf course:  The Air Force disposed of the golf course through a
negotiated sale to the county for $6 million. 

Implementation status:  The airport transfer was delayed over air
quality issues.  However, a long-term lease conveyance was signed in
March 1995 to begin civilian airport use.  Some of Mather's missions
moved to nearby McClellan Air Force Base, and some air emission
mitigation measures may be needed to permit civilian aviation
activities at Mather. 

Utility system and infrastructure costs have also posed some
difficulties.  Local utility companies have been asked to purchase
these systems, but they are concerned about the cost of upgrading the
systems.  The municipal utilities district estimated it would cost
between $2.5 million and $3 million to upgrade the electrical
distribution system. 

The negotiated sale of the housing has been abandoned due to
contentions over fair market value.  Instead, the Air Force will sell
the housing publicly.  Furthermore, according to a base official,
sale of developable parcels of land at Mather will likely be
piecemeal, requiring more time and effort. 

Civilian jobs lost due to closure:  1,012. 

Civilian jobs created as of 3/31/95:  241. 

                     (Federal Assistance)

-----------------------------  -----------------------------
Office of Economic Adjustment            $933,670
 planning grants
Economic Development                      75,000
 Administration grant
Federal Aviation                          238,526
 Administration grant
Department of Labor job                  1,750,000
 training grants
============================================================
Total                                   $2,997,196
------------------------------------------------------------
Sacramento received the Economic Development Administration grant to
assist with the preparation of an economic development plan and the
Federal Aviation Administration grant for an airport reuse
feasibility study. 

Environmental cleanup: 

National Priorities List site:  Yes. 

Contaminants:  Solvents, cleaners, volatile organic compounds,
plating waste, and heavy metals. 

Estimated cleanup cost:  $94 million. 

Estimated date cleanup complete or remedy in place:  September 1997. 


   MOFFETT NAVAL AIR STATION,
   CALIFORNIA
------------------------------------------------------ Appendix III:23

Base description:  The station was located on 1,577 acres on San
Francisco Bay in Mountain View, near Sunnyvale, 7 miles north of San
Jose.  It was originally commissioned in 1933 as the home base for a
Navy dirigible.  Its recent mission was to support anti-submarine
warfare training and patrol squadrons.  The National Aeronautics and
Space Administration's (NASA) Ames Research Center lies adjacent to
the Naval Air Station at Moffett.  Lockheed Missile and Space Company
and other government contractors in the adjacent community also use
the airfield.  The Onizuka Air Force Station, a satellite tracking
and control operation, is also located adjacent to Moffett, but it
has no airfield or planes, and it does not use the Moffett runway. 
The 1991 BRAC Commission recommended that the federal government
transfer the entire naval air station directly to NASA. 



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   edition.)

Date of closure recommendation:  1991. 

Date of military mission termination:  July 1994. 

Date of base closure:  July 1994. 

Summary of reuse plan:  The Navy's plan called for the no-cost
transfer of 1,440 acres to NASA and 130 acres of base housing to the
Air Force.  A 7-acre off-base site of former housing is to be sold
for a negotiated price to the city of Sunnyvale, which plans to use
the site for developing affordable housing.  NASA plans for airfield
facilities to be used by various NASA tenants, including Lockheed, an
Army medical evacuation unit, and Bay Area Reserve and National Guard
units, some of which are relocating from other closing Bay Area
bases.  NASA itself will only use 10 percent to 20 percent of the
property, and its operations are expected to make up only about 30
percent of the airfield's use. 

Golf course:  The golf course is part of the property being
transferred to NASA, which is having the Air Force operate it through
its Morale, Welfare, and Recreation program.  As with other federal
agency uses of Moffett facilities, the Air Force contributes
proportionally to NASA for overall operations and maintenance costs. 

Implementation status:  The active duty Navy mission ceased, and the
base was transferred to NASA on July 1, 1994.  As of November 1994, a
NASA official reported that NASA had received commitments for about
80 percent of the available buildings and 50 percent of the airfield
use.  NASA is marketing Moffett property only to federal agencies and
contractors because of the BRAC decision that it be kept as a federal
facility.  As more bases close, NASA hopes to attract more military
and military-related units.  However, DOD has recommended to the 1995
BRAC Commission that the Air National Guard unit at Moffett be moved
to McClellan Air Force Base and that the Onizuka Air Force Station be
downsized.  Furthermore, NASA faces major budget cuts in coming years
and is questioning whether it can handle the operational costs of
Moffett Field under the current arrangements. 

Civilian jobs lost due to closure:  633. 

Civilian jobs created as of 3/31/95:  194. 

                     (Federal Assistance)

-----------------------------  -----------------------------
Office of Economic Adjustment               $0
 grants
Economic Development                         0
 Administration grants
Federal Aviation                             0
 Administration grants
Department of Labor job                  3,558,678
 training grants
============================================================
Total                                   $3,558,678
------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental cleanup: 

National Priorities List site:  Yes. 

Contaminants:  Volatile and semivolatile organic compounds, petroleum
products, heavy metals, polychlorinated biphenyls, battery acid,
polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons, benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene,
and xylene. 

Estimated cleanup cost:  $52.9 million. 

According to the agreement between the Navy and NASA, the Navy did
not have to certify that the property was clean before the transfer
took place.  However, the agreement calls for the Navy to remain
responsible for the cleanup, which may extend to the year 2010. 


Estimated date cleanup complete or remedy in place:  2010. 


   MYRTLE BEACH AIR FORCE BASE,
   SOUTH CAROLINA
------------------------------------------------------ Appendix III:24

Base description:  This base is located on 3,744 acres by the
Atlantic coast, 100 miles north of Charleston, in an area with many
resort beaches and golf courses.  Beginning in 1939, the site was
used as a municipal airport.  In 1941, the War Department acquired
the airfield from the city of Myrtle Beach.  It was used for training
throughout World War II and was then deactivated, and the runways and
tower were given to the city.  The Air Force reacquired the airfield
from the city in 1955.  Most recently, it was home to a tactical
fighter mission. 



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   edition.)

Date of closure recommendation:  1991. 

Date of military mission termination:  September 1992. 

Date of base closure:  March 1993. 

Summary of reuse plan:  The plan calls for a 1,247-acre airport
public benefit transfer.  It further designates 1,555 acres to be
included in a land exchange with the state of South Carolina, as
authorized by Public
Law 102-484, section 2832.  In return, the Air Force will receive
12,521 acres of forested land near Shaw Air Force Base for a bombing
range, a portion of which the Air Force had been leasing.  Also under
the plan, the 224-acre golf course will be a public benefit transfer
to the city for a municipal golf course, and a 12-acre site is
designated as an educational public benefit transfer for a fire
training center.  The Air Force plans to sell the chapel and credit
union properties, totaling about 4 acres.  The disposition of the
remaining 702 acres, including 800 housing units, is undetermined,
but could include mixed-use redevelopment and airport expansion. 
Accordingly, the redevelopment authority and the Air Force are
discussing possible negotiated sale or economic development
conveyance.  A developer has offered $11.1 million for the housing. 
Several housing units have been requested for homeless assistance,
which DOD indicated is consistent with the planned residential use of
the facilities. 

Golf course:  The Air Force planned to dispose of the golf course
through a negotiated sale to the state.  However, the city requested
the course as a public benefit transfer for use as a municipal
course.  This request was subsequently endorsed by the Department of
the Interior and approved by the Air Force.  A private developer had
offered $3.5 million for the course. 

Implementation status:  A conflict between the city and the county
over the need for and expansion of the airport caused delays in
property disposition decisions.  State legislation created a central
authority to handle the dispute and make reuse decisions. 

Of the property exchanged with the state, the state has sold 69 acres
to an electronics firm and is in the process of selling much of the
rest for private development of a tourist resort complex.  However,
environmental cleanup clearances are needed before the deal is
finalized. 

The Air Force will sell the 1.78-acre credit union site to the credit
union for about $76,500, and a tentative agreement has been reached
to sell a 2-acre chapel site for $280,000.  One homeless assistance
request remains under consideration by the Air Force. 

Civilian jobs lost due to closure:  799. 

Civilian jobs created as of 3/31/95:  588. 

                     (Federal Assistance)

-----------------------------  -----------------------------
Office of Economic Adjustment           $1,180,006
 planning grants
Economic Development                     3,500,000
 Administration grants
Federal Aviation                        18,948,100
 Administration grants
Department of Labor job                   925,000
 training grants
============================================================
Total                                   $24,553,106
------------------------------------------------------------
The Economic Development Administration grants consisted of $1
million to the Grand Strand water and sewage authority and $2.5
million to the city of Myrtle Beach to construct water and sewage
facilities.  The Federal Aviation Administration grants were awarded
for planning, a noise abatement study, airport construction projects,
and equipment, such as rescue and fire-fighting equipment.  In
addition, before the 1991 base closure decision, the Federal Aviation
Administration provided $13.1 million in grants to help develop
civilian airport facilities. 

Environmental cleanup: 

National Priorities List site:  No. 

Contaminants:  Spent solvents, fuel, waste oil, volatile organic
compounds, heavy metals, asbestos, and paints and thinners. 

Estimated cleanup cost:  $27 million. 

Estimated date cleanup complete or remedy in place:  March 1997. 


   NORTON AIR FORCE BASE,
   CALIFORNIA
------------------------------------------------------ Appendix III:25

Base description:  Norton is located on 2,115 acres adjacent to the
city of San Bernardino, 60 miles east of Los Angeles.  The base was
activated in 1942, and its primary mission included maintenance of
aircraft and aircraft engines.  In 1966, its mission changed to
maintaining airlift capability. 



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   edition.)

Date of closure recommendation:  1988. 

Date of military mission termination:  June 1993. 

Date of base closure:  March 1994. 

Summary of reuse plan:  The plan calls for 78 acres of housing to be
retained by the Air Force for personnel at nearby March Air Force
Base.  When the March base, which was recommended for realignment in
1993, declares this property excess, it will be disposed of.  Under
the plan, DOD will retain 34 acres for a Defense Finance and
Accounting Service center and transfer 33 acres, including a
headquarters building and aircraft space, to the Forest Service for
its fire-fighting operations.  Furthermore, public benefit transfers
will include 1,267 acres for an airport, 24 acres for parks and
recreation, and 10 acres for educational purposes to local colleges. 
Other public benefit transfers will include the 4-acre chapel and
youth center sites, which will go to a homeless assistance provider,
24 acres for roads and road widening, and the base's water and sewer
system. 

The remaining 641 acres will be an economic development conveyance,
under the terms of an agreement that guarantees $52 million in
revenue to DOD after 15 years.  Under this agreement, DOD will
receive 40 percent of the gross revenues from leases and 100 percent
of the proceeds from any property sales.  After 15 years, the
authority is to pay DOD any remaining balance. 

The San Manuel Indians have expressed interest in purchasing a parcel
of land for light manufacturing use, and they are also pursuing a
request through the Bureau of Indian affairs for a building to be
used as a clinic. 

Golf course:  The local redevelopment authority submitted a
$6-million bid for the golf course as part of the $52-million
economic development package, which was accepted by the Air Force. 
The authority leased the course for $190,000 annually prior to the
sale. 

Implementation status:  Reuse was delayed by a homeless request for a
major portion of the base that subsequently fell through.  Initially,
the disposition of the utility systems was also disputed, but the
dispute was resolved.  A final agreement on the economic development
conveyance was signed in March 1995; the agreement obligates the
authority to pay the Air Force $52 million within 15 years for the
641 acres, including the golf course and the utility systems other
than sewer and water, which will be conveyed for public health
purposes.  The authority is already negotiating seven subleases,
under which the tenants will receive free rent for 6 to
12 months in return for renovating the old buildings. 

Until the environmental cleanup is complete, most property is being
disposed of under leases instead of deed transfers.  According to
base closing officials, processing leases and deed transfers has been
time-consuming.  Public benefit transfers have been delayed because
the sponsoring federal agencies are reluctant to transfer property
where cleanup has not been completed.  The Air Force is preparing
long-term leases in lieu of assignment to sponsoring agencies. 

Civilian jobs lost due to closure:  2,133. 

Civilian jobs created as of 3/31/95:  25. 

                     (Federal Assistance)

-----------------------------  -----------------------------
Office of Economic Adjustment            $726,000
 planning grants
Economic Development                     6,825,000
 Administration grants
Federal Aviation                         2,218,638
 Administration grants
Department of Labor job                  2,916,000
 training grants
============================================================
Total                                   $12,685,638
------------------------------------------------------------
The Economic Development Administration funds were awarded to the
city of San Bernardino to improve the roads and water system at
Norton.  The Federal Aviation Administration grants were awarded to
the local authority for $118,638 to develop an airport master plan
and for $2.1 million for airport construction and improvements. 

Environmental cleanup: 

National Priorities List site:  Yes. 

Contaminants:  Waste oils and fuel, spent solvents, paints,
refrigerants, heavy metals, and volatile organic compounds. 

Estimated cleanup cost:  $117.4 million. 

Estimated date cleanup complete or remedy in place:  December 2000. 


   PEASE AIR FORCE BASE, NEW
   HAMPSHIRE
------------------------------------------------------ Appendix III:26

Base description:  Pease is located on 4,257 acres at Portsmouth in
southeastern New Hampshire.  It started operations in 1956 as a
Strategic Air Command base; its mission was to maintain a force
capable of long-range bombardment and air-to-air refueling
operations. 



   (See figure in printed
   edition.)

Date of closure recommendation:  1988. 

Date of military mission termination:  September 1990. 

Date of base closure:  March 1991. 

Summary of reuse plan:  The Air Force retained 230 acres for the Air
National Guard and transferred 1,095 acres to the Fish and Wildlife
Service for a wildlife refuge.  Local authorities requested a
2,305-acre airport public benefit transfer and a 600-acre economic
development conveyance, which would include revenue-generating
property to support airport operations.  The New Hampshire state
transportation agency will receive a 27-acre conveyance for highway
widening. 

Golf course:  The local authority requested that the golf course be
included as part of the economic development conveyance, but they are
reevaluating their request.  Meanwhile, the golf course is being
leased to the local authority for $100,000 annually. 

Implementation status:  A portion of the base, including the
airfield, is under lease to the local authority, and 41 tenants have
created more than 1,000 jobs thus far.  A commercial airport and an
aircraft maintenance complex are in operation.  Other tenants include
the U.S.  Department of State's passport and visa processing center
and a biotechnology firm.  The state has made a large financial
commitment to the fledgling airport, including $16 million a year in
operating loans and over $100 million in bonding guarantees for
business development.  The Air Force remains the caretaker of about
1,050 acres that have not been leased. 

Although it has been 3 years since property disposition decisions
were made, no deeds have been transferred.  According to base
officials, considerable time and effort have been spent on preparing
environmental studies and reports and seeking cleanup approvals, but
no end is in sight.  On August 29, 1994, in a suit brought by the
Conservation Law Foundation and the town of Newington, the U.S. 
District Court ruled that the Air Force violated section 120(h) of
the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability
Act by transferring property under a long-term lease without an
approved remedial design.  However, the lease was not invalidated. 
This ruling has affected DOD's leasing practices at other closing
bases.  The court also ordered the Air Force to prepare a
supplemental environmental impact statement, which will be complete
in July 1995. 

Civilian jobs lost due to closure:  400. 

Civilian jobs created as of 3/31/95:  1,038. 

                     (Federal Assistance)

-----------------------------  -----------------------------
Office of Economic Adjustment            $859,790
 planning grants
Economic Development                    10,200,000
 Administration grants
Federal Aviation                         7,774,618
 Administration grants
Department of Labor job                      0
 training grants
============================================================
Total                                   $18,834,408
------------------------------------------------------------
To assist with industrial development, the Economic Development
Administration awarded grants amounting to $8,475,000 to the Pease
Development Authority to renovate or demolish buildings and to widen
the main roadway entrance to the base to facilitate public access. 
In addition, the Pease community and the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard
community are expected to share the benefits of a $3,450,000 Economic
Development Administration grant to the New Hampshire state port
authority for the construction of a barge facility in the area. 
Federal Aviation Administration grants were awarded for planning,
preparing a noise compatibility study, installing equipment, and
improving the airport.  The largest of the grants was $3.8 million to
rehabilitate a runway. 

In addition to the grants shown above, the Department of
Transportation provided $400,000 for a surface transportation study
and the Environmental Protection Agency provided $120,000 for a
watershed restoration study. 

Environmental cleanup: 

National Priorities List site:  Yes. 

Contaminants:  Volatile organic compounds, organic solvents, spent
fuels, waste oils, petroleum/oils/lubricants, pesticides, paints, and
elevated metals. 

Estimated cleanup cost:  $140 million. 

Estimated date cleanup complete or remedy in place:  November 1997. 


   PHILADELPHIA NAVAL
   STATION/NAVAL HOSPITAL/NAVAL
   SHIPYARD, PENNSYLVANIA
------------------------------------------------------ Appendix III:27

Base description:  These naval facilities are located on 1,502
waterfront acres, 4 miles south of Philadelphia's central business
district.  The 348-acre shipyard includes piers and water acres that
contain a mothballed fleet.  The BRAC Commission determined that the
shipyard should be closed and preserved so that it would be available
if needed in the future.  The 1,105-acre naval station is adjacent to
the shipyard.  The property was deeded to the Navy by the city in
1868.  The 49-acre hospital property is located about 1 mile from the
base.  The main hospital building was completed in 1935. 



   (See figure in printed
   edition.)

Date of closure recommendation:  Hospital--1988, Naval Station and
Shipyard--1991. 

Estimated date of military mission termination:  September 1995. 

Estimated date of base closure:  Naval Station--January 1996 and
Shipyard--September, 1996. 

Summary of reuse plan:  Under the current plan, the Navy will retain
550 acres, including the shipyard.  The plan calls for the National
Park Service to receive 1 acre and for most of the hospital property
to be public benefit transfers--30 acres for park land and 6 acres
for a nursing home.  The remaining 13 acres of hospital property to
be sold for residential development. 

Reuse plans for 902 acres containing most of the naval station
property have not been determined.  The emphasis of the reuse plan is
on economic development and job creation.  The reuse authority hopes
to encourage businesses, both large and small, to use existing
buildings, and there is one large open site, the former airfield,
that is suitable for large site development. 

Golf course:  None. 

Implementation status:  Local authorities' initial challenge of the
closure decision delayed the start of reuse planning for the closing
facilities.  In early 1994, the U.S.  Supreme Court ruled against the
challenge. 

The local reuse committee has completed a conceptual reuse plan,
which seeks to attract private business and redevelop the area
through economic development transfers and long-term leases. 
According to the base closure officer, although base cleanup will
take 5 more years, most base property could be leased and no
environmental issues should prevent reuse from occurring.  In
November 1994, the Navy and the city executed a master lease that
permits the city to sublease the preserved shipyard facilities, thus
allowing for job creation at the facility. 

Civilian jobs lost due to closure:  8,119. 

Civilian jobs created as of 3/31/95:  Base not yet closed. 

                     (Federal Assistance)

-----------------------------  -----------------------------
Office of Economic Adjustment           $52,008,890
 planning grants
Economic Development                     2,700,000
 Administration grants
Federal Aviation                             0
 Administration grants
Department of Labor job                 11,150,000
 training grants
============================================================
Total                                   $65,858,890
------------------------------------------------------------
The Office of Economic Adjustment has provided about $2 million in
planning grants.  In April 1995, the Office also awarded a $50-
million grant to establish a revolving loan fund to invest in
projects that would accelerate the conversion of the naval station
and shipyard to civilian use. 

Economic Development Administration grants awarded to the city of
Philadelphia included $1.6 million to establish a revolving loan fund
to assist in the conversion of defense dependent industries and $1.1
million for a feasibility study on the potential commercial reuse of
shipyard and hospital buildings and specialized equipment to
determine the best use and whether there are market matches.  The
study also was to determine the feasibility of extensive asbestos
removal from the hospital building. 

In addition, the Navy is expending $16 million in military
construction funds to improve utility systems on the retained portion
of the base.  Furthermore, the 1995 Defense Appropriations Act
directed the Navy to spend $14.2 million for similar utility
improvements on the portion of the base that is being disposed of. 

Environmental cleanup: 

National Priorities List site:  No. 

Contaminants:  Heavy metals, polychlorinated biphenyls,
petroleum/oil/lubricants, solvents, and volatile organic compounds. 

Estimated cleanup cost:  $120 million. 

Estimated date cleanup complete or remedy in place:  1999. 


   PRESIDIO OF SAN FRANCISCO,
   CALIFORNIA
------------------------------------------------------ Appendix III:28

Base description:  The Presidio is located on 1,480 acres in San
Francisco fronting the ocean and San Francisco Bay.  It has been a
military garrison for 220 years, occupied by Spain, Mexico, and the
United States, and was designated a national historic landmark in
1962.  The property includes the Letterman Army Medical Center and
the Army Institute of Research, as well as a former Public Health
Service hospital.  Legislation enacted in 1972 to create the Golden
Gate National Recreation Area included a provision mandating the
transfer of the Presidio to the National Park Service if DOD
determined the base was in excess of its needs. 



   (See figure in printed
   edition.)

Date of closure recommendation:  1988. 

Date of military mission termination:  September 1994 (Sixth Army
Headquarters--September 1995). 

Estimated date of base closure:  September 1995. 

Summary of reuse plan:  The Army is transferring the entire
1,480-acre base to the National Park Service to become part of the
Golden Gate National Recreation Area.  The plan calls for the
creation of a nonprofit corporation called the Presidio Trust to
manage the conversion of the base into a park and to be responsible
for the renovation and leasing of facilities. 

Golf course:  The golf course will be transferred to the Park Service
by October 1995.  The Park Service is seeking a concessionaire to
operate the course, and it plans to use revenues from the course,
which could exceed $1 million annually, to help support park
operations. 

Implementation status:  After months of discussions and considerable
controversy, the Army and the Park Service agreed on the transfer
terms, and the property was transferred to the Park Service on
October 1, 1994.  The Army retained an irrevocable special use permit
for a portion of the base to be used by Sixth Army headquarters. 
However, in December 1994, the Army announced that it would cease
operations at the Presidio by October 1995, at which time the Park
Service will have sole responsibility for the costly maintenance of
the Presidio. 

Since the 1994 Congress did not authorize the Presidio trust, the
Park Service is handling conversion efforts.  The Park Service had
hoped to lease the Letterman complex to the University of California
Medical Complex, but the university announced in December 1994 that
it would not lease the facility. 

Civilian jobs lost due to closure:  3,150. 

Civilian jobs created as of 3/31/95:  725. 

                     (Federal Assistance)

-----------------------------  -----------------------------
Office of Economic Adjustment               $0
 planning grants
Economic Development                         0
 Administration grants
Federal Aviation                             0
 Administration grants
Department of Labor job                   500,000
 training grants
============================================================
Total                                    $500,000
------------------------------------------------------------
In addition, before turning the property over to the Park Service,
the Army spent $69 million to upgrade various features of the base's
infrastructure, including its sewer systems, water treatment
facilities, electrical systems, and roofs.  However, these repairs do
not address bringing the base's buildings up to local codes. 

Environmental cleanup: 

National Priorities List site:  No. 

Contaminants:  Petroleum hydrocarbons, heavy metals, solvents, and
pesticides. 

Estimated cleanup cost:  $104.6 million. 

Estimated date cleanup complete or remedy in place:  July 1996. 


   PUGET SOUND NAVAL STATION (SAND
   POINT), WASHINGTON
------------------------------------------------------ Appendix III:29

Base description:  The 151-acre base is located on Lake Washington in
Seattle.  In 1922, the Navy established a 366-acre air station at the
site.  The Navy surplused 215 acres, including the airfield in 1973,
which became home to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration and the city's Magnuson Park.  The remaining property
has served as a Navy administrative facility and includes a small
research facility for the Fish and Wildlife Service. 



   (See figure in printed
   edition.)

Date of closure recommendation:  1988--partial closure; 1991--full
closure. 

Estimated date of military mission termination:  September 1995. 

Estimated date of base closure:  September 1995. 

Summary of reuse plan:  The Navy plans to transfer 10 acres to the
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, which it will use to
expand operations at its adjacent facility.  The Fish and Wildlife
Service is to receive 4 acres, which is the site of an on-base
laboratory it currently operates. 

Seattle's reuse plan calls for the remainder of the base to be public
benefit transfers of 18 acres for homeless assistance, 82 acres for
parks and recreation, 21 acres for educational activities, and 16
acres for roadways.  Under this plan, homeless providers would
receive 18 acres, including
3 family housing units and 197 single housing units.  Under the
provisions of the Base Closure Community Redevelopment and Homeless
Assistance Act of 1994, the city is interested in incorporating the
homeless housing with the development of mixed housing on that
property. 

The Bureau of Indian Affairs requested the majority of the base (85
acres) on behalf of the Muckleshoot Indian tribe, which seeks to use
the property for educational and economic development activities. 
The Muckleshoots have indicated a willingness to reduce the size of
their request if the city is willing to negotiate. 

Golf course:  None. 

Implementation status:  The city of Seattle opposes the Muckleshoot
plan, saying it is incompatible with the community's reuse plan.  The
city also opposes the tribe's gaining sovereignty over base property,
which would remove it from local zoning and land use regulations. 
The Department of Interior has asked DOD to give the Bureau of Indian
Affairs' request priority under federal rules for disposing of excess
property.  As long as 2 years ago, DOD asked the parties to work on a
joint reuse plan.  DOD's property disposition decision is pending
because of the issue, which is delaying reuse progress at the base. 
Base closure and community officials doubt that the stalemate at the
local level will be broken without a DOD policy decision more clearly
defining Native American status in the base closure screening process
and the concept of sovereignty as it applies to base closure sites
not located on a reservation. 

Civilian jobs lost due to closure:  754. 

Civilian jobs created as of 3/31/95:  Base not yet closed. 

                     (Federal Assistance)

-----------------------------  -----------------------------
Office of Economic Adjustment            $182,000
 planning grants
Economic Development                         0
 Administration grants
Federal Aviation                             0
 Administration grants
Department of Labor job                      0
 training grants
============================================================
Total                                    $182,000
------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental cleanup: 

National Priorities List site:  No. 

Contaminants:  Petroleum products and metals. 

Estimated cleanup cost:  $5.2 million. 

Estimated date cleanup complete or remedy in place:  January 1995. 


   RICHARDS-GEBAUR AIR RESERVE
   STATION, MISSOURI
------------------------------------------------------ Appendix III:30

Base description:  The station is located on 428 acres on the
southern edge of Kansas City.  The city conveyed the property to the
Air Force to establish the base in 1953.  Until 1970, the Air Defense
Command had the primary mission on the base.  In 1979, the Air Force
phased down the base, and in 1980, the Air Force Reserve assumed
operational control.  In 1985, the Air Force transferred ownership of
much of the airfield to the city, but the city was unable to develop
a successful commercial airport, and the Air Force Reserve has
remained the biggest user. 



   (See figure in printed
   edition.)

Date of closure recommendation:  1991. 

Date of military mission termination:  July 1994. 

Date of base closure:  September 1994. 

Summary of reuse plan:  DOD plans to retain 238 acres--184 acres for
the Army Reserves and 54 acres for the Marine Corps.  Most of the
remaining property, about 178 acres, will be a public benefit
transfer to the city to expand the airport.  The city of Belton plans
to purchase the remaining
12 acres at fair market value. 

Golf course:  None.  The golf course was disposed of when the Air
Force property was transferred in 1985. 

Implementation status:  The Air Force has turned responsibility for
control tower operations and navigational maintenance over to the
city.  In addition, annual Air Force payments of $265,000 to partly
cover airfield operations ceased as of October 1994.  A final
decision on property disposition was signed in April 1995. 

Civilian jobs lost due to closure:  569. 

Civilian jobs created as of 3/31/95:  0. 

                     (Federal Assistance)

-----------------------------  -----------------------------
Office of Economic Adjustment            $241,985
 planning grants
Economic Development                         0
 Administration grants
Federal Aviation                         1,572,000
 Administration grants
Department of Labor job                      0
 training grants
============================================================
Total                                   $1,813,985
------------------------------------------------------------
The Federal Aviation Administration grants awarded to the Kansas City
aviation department included $228,000 for an airport master plan,
$744,000 for facilities and equipment, and $600,000 for grading and
drainage.  In addition, prior to the 1991 closure decision, the
department received $955,800 in Federal Aviation Administration funds
in 1990 for new runway approach lights. 

Environmental cleanup: 

National Priorities List site:  No. 

Contaminants:  Petroleum/oil/lubricants, aqueous film-forming foam,
polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons, and solvents. 

Estimated cleanup cost:  $5 million. 

Estimated date cleanup complete or remedy in place:  September 1998. 



   RICKENBACKER AIR GUARD BASE,
   OHIO
------------------------------------------------------ Appendix III:31

Base description:  The base is located on 2,015 acres about 12 miles
southeast of downtown Columbus.  Construction of the base began in
January 1942, and it was activated as a training center for Army Air
Corps glider pilots.  The base was deactivated in 1949 and
reactivated in 1951 as a Strategic Air Command base supporting the
Korean War build-up.  The Air Force base closed in 1978, and the
airfield was leased long-term to the community in 1984.  However,
most of the support for airport operations has continued to come from
the Air National Guard.  Air Guard base property to be disposed of
under the current closure will include conveyance of property
included in the long-term lease, as well as other runways and
taxiways. 



   (See figure in printed
   edition.)

Date of closure recommendation:  1991. 

Date of military mission termination:  No active duty missions. 

Date of base closure:  September 1994. 

Summary of reuse plan:  The Air Force will retain 203 acres for use
by the Air National Guard, and it will transfer 164 acres to the Army
for use by the Army National Guard and Reserves.  The remaining 1,648
acres will be an airport public benefit transfer to the port
authority. 

Golf course:  None.  The golf course was disposed of when the Air
Force base was closed in 1979. 

Implementation status:  Final property screening of acreage and
buildings under the McKinney Homeless Assistance Act was completed,
and no formal homeless requests have been received.  The public
comment period on the environmental impact statement has concluded,
and the statement was issued in February 1995.  A final decision on
property disposition was signed in May 1995. 

The port authority has been having difficulty attracting sufficient
tenants to support airport operations.  It currently receives an
annual $3 million subsidy from the county.  However, a local official
reported that the port authority recently has had much greater
success in attracting businesses. 

Civilian jobs lost due to closure:  1,129. 

Civilian jobs created as of 3/31/95:  8 (these jobs are related to
caretaker operations). 

                     (Federal Assistance)

-----------------------------  -----------------------------
Office of Economic Adjustment            $111,000
 planning grants
Economic Development                         0
 Administration grants
Federal Aviation                         1,110,803
 Administration grants
Department of Labor job                   684,545
 training grants
============================================================
Total                                   $1,906,348
------------------------------------------------------------
The Federal Aviation Administration grants were awarded for planning
and airport improvements.  In addition, prior to the 1991 closure
decision, the Federal Aviation Administration had provided grants
totaling $13.5 million to help develop civilian airport facilities. 

Environmental cleanup: 

National Priorities List site:  No. 

Contaminants:  Pesticides, paint, spent fuel, waste oil, solvents,
and heavy metals. 

Estimated cleanup cost:  $41.7 million. 

Estimated date cleanup complete or remedy in place:  June 1997. 


   SACRAMENTO ARMY DEPOT,
   CALIFORNIA
------------------------------------------------------ Appendix III:32

Base description:  The depot is located on 487 acres in an industrial
area,
7 miles southeast of downtown Sacramento.  The depot first occupied
its present site in 1945. 



   (See figure in printed
   edition.)

Date of closure recommendation:  1991. 

Date of military mission termination:  March 1994. 

Date of base closure:  March 1995. 

Summary of reuse plan:  DOD plans to retain 80 acres for use by the
Army Reserve and the Navy.  The Department of Health and Human
Services has approved requests by homeless assistance providers for
28 acres of property, including warehouse and cold storage space for
food distribution to homeless groups.  The city opted for an
alternative to another approved request from a homeless provider for
two buildings on either side of the main administration building. 
Adopting the view that the operation of a homeless facility in the
location would likely disrupt the economic development plan, the city
instead agreed to fund the acquisition of facilities elsewhere for
the homeless provider.  According to a city official, the increased
property tax revenue from economic development at the depot is
expected to more than offset the cost of the relocation.  California
State University Sacramento is receiving about
8 acres for a manufacturing technology center.  The remaining 371
acres have been transferred to the city of Sacramento through an
economic development conveyance.  Under the terms of the conveyance,
the city will pay the Army $7.2 million for the property after 10
years. 

Golf course:  None. 

Implementation status:  Army officials consider the depot to be a
model of successful fast-track efforts to clean up contaminants,
convert facilities to civilian use, and create jobs at a closing
base.  Central to this success was the city's ability to convince
Packard Bell to locate its computer manufacturing operations at the
depot.  Key factors contributing to the company's decision were the
state's approval of an enterprise zone, which enabled the company to
qualify for tax breaks, and the city's offer to finance renovation
costs at the base.  The city is financing $17 million in renovation
costs to be covered by lease payments from Packard Bell.  The city is
allowing Packard Bell to sublease some of the property it has
received and use the proceeds to help with renovation costs.  Packard
Bell has an option to buy the 269 acres it is leasing from the city
for $8.9 million.  Local officials expect the Packard Bell move to
Sacramento will create 2,500 to 3,000 direct manufacturing jobs and
up to
2,500 additional jobs for suppliers in the area.  The total more than
offsets the jobs lost due to depot closure. 

Civilian jobs lost due to closure:  3,164. 

Civilian jobs created as of 3/31/95:  630. 

                     (Federal Assistance)

-----------------------------  -----------------------------
Office of Economic Adjustment            $436,010
 planning grants
Economic Development                         0
 Administration grants
Federal Aviation                             0
 Administration grants
Department of Labor job                  1,750,000
 training grants
============================================================
Total                                   $2,186,010
------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental cleanup: 

National Priorities List site:  Yes, the base is expected to be
removed from the list in June 1996. 

Contaminants:  Waste oil and grease, solvents, metal plating wastes,
and wastewaters containing caustics, cyanide, and metals. 

Estimated cleanup cost:  $62.4 million. 

Considerable progress has been made in base cleanup so that the
property being transferred to Packard Bell was suitable for transfer. 
Some additional base cleanup activities have been slowed by a
contract award bid protest. 

Estimated date cleanup complete or remedy in place:  June 1996. 


   TUSTIN MARINE CORPS AIR
   STATION, CALIFORNIA
------------------------------------------------------ Appendix III:33

Base description:  The station is located on 1,620 acres in the
Orange County town of Tustin south of Los Angeles.  It was first
commissioned in 1942 and was used to support observation blimps and
personnel conducting antisubmarine patrols off the coast during World
War II.  It was decommissioned in 1949 but reactivated in 1951 and
used solely for helicopter operations.  DOD's estimate of revenues
from the disposal of property at the station is higher than for any
other 1988 or 1991 base closure. 



   (See figure in printed
   edition.)

Date of closure recommendation:  1991. 

Estimated date of military mission termination:  June 1997.  The 1993
BRAC Commission redirected the planned relocation of Tustin military
missions, which resulted in a delay in terminating these missions at
Tustin. 

Estimated date of base closure:  July 1997. 

Summary of reuse plan:  DOD plans to retain 10 acres for the Army
Reserves.  The city has agreed to include in its reuse plan about 38
acres for homeless assistance programs, including family and single
housing units and a facility to be used for a children's shelter. 
The plan calls for
219 acres to be educational public benefit transfers for public
schools and an educational coalition involving the community college. 
In addition, public benefit transfer for parks and recreation will
total 103 acres.  The current reuse plans call for 1,142 acres of the
base property to be an economic development conveyance with terms to
be negotiated. 

The remaining 108 acres are undetermined.  Disputes have arisen about
additional federal requests:  12 acres by the Army Reserves, 25 acres
by the Air National Guard, and 55 acres of housing, consisting of 274
family housing units, by the Coast Guard.  These requests for
property with high-market value are opposed by the community or
Marine Corps headquarters or both.  Other acreage requested by two
Indian groups and a local homeless services' coalition also conflict
with local reuse plans. 

Golf course:  None. 

Implementation status:  The local authority has completed its reuse
plan, and preparation of the environmental impact statement based on
the plan is underway.  DOD granted a request from the authority to
delay the federal screening decision.  The authority is concerned
that if too much of the property is given to federal and homeless
assistance agencies, the local tax base will be diminished and will
be insufficient to support the many infrastructure improvements that
are needed to develop the base, such as construction of new roads. 
One local official estimated that these infrastructure improvements
will cost about $200 million, which will reduce the estimated revenue
from developing base property. 

The authority has agreed that homeless assistance requests will be
incorporated into the community plan in accordance with the Base
Closure Community Redevelopment and Homeless Assistance Act of 1994. 
Homeless requesters want more property than has been agreed to by the
authority.  Determination of how much property will go to homeless
requesters awaits a final decision on how much property will be
transferred to federal entities.  Resolution of the Indian requests
for property at Tustin is on hold pending clarification at the
federal level of where such requests should fit in the property
screening process. 

Civilian jobs lost due to closure:  348. 

Civilian jobs created as of 3/31/95:  Base not yet closed. 

                     (Federal Assistance)

-----------------------------  -----------------------------
Office of Economic Adjustment            $838,500
 planning grants
Economic Development                         0
 Administration grants
Federal Aviation                             0
 Administration grants
Department of Labor job                      0
 training grants
============================================================
Total                                    $838,500
------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental cleanup: 

National Priorities List site:  No. 

Contaminants:  Dichloroethane, naphthalene, pentachlorophenol,
petroleum hydrocarbons, trichloroethylene, benzene, toluene,
ethylbenzene, and xylene. 

Estimated cleanup cost:  $86.2 million. 

Estimated date cleanup complete or remedy in place:  November 1999. 


   WARMINSTER NAVAL AIR WARFARE
   CENTER, PENNSYLVANIA
------------------------------------------------------ Appendix III:34

Base description:  The center is located on 840 acres in Warminster,
a populated suburban area about 20 miles north of the Philadelphia
city center.  The facility includes an airport, as well as office and
research space.  The Navy acquired the facilities in 1944 from
Brewster Aeronautical Corporation, which manufactured aircraft during
World War II.  The facility has served as the principal naval
research, development, and evaluation center for aircraft, airborne
antisubmarine warfare, and aircraft systems other than
aircraft-launched weapon systems. 



   (See figure in printed
   edition.)

Date of closure recommendation:  1991. 

Estimated date of military mission termination:  July 1996. 

Estimated date of base closure:  September 1996. 

Summary of reuse plan:  The Navy planned to retain 100 acres,
including its dynamic flight simulator (centrifuge) and its inertial
navigation laboratory, leaving 740 acres for reuse.  The community
has decided that it does not want to reuse the center as an airport. 
Instead, the community hopes to attract research facilities to the
site.  Discussions are also underway with a consortium of eight
universities for a satellite campus, and the school district is
interested in obtaining property for a new junior high school. 
County homeless assistance providers may also be interested in
obtaining some center property. 

The community finalized its reuse plan in February 1995, which
emphasizes public benefit and economic development transfers.  Parks
and recreation will account for approximately 296 acres, economic
development conveyance 296 acres, education 67 acres, and the
homeless 7 acres.  The reuse authority has not developed a plan for
how the remaining 74 acres will be disposed of, but has earmarked 44
acres for residential and 30 acres for municipal use. 

DOD has recommended to the 1995 BRAC Commission that the 100 acres
the Navy was retaining also be closed.  According to a base official,
if the Commission approves this recommendation, this property will
likely be added to the economic development conveyance. 

Golf course:  None. 

Implementation status:  The closure process is on schedule, and
environmental remediation measures are expected to be in place by the
time the base closes in 1996. 

Civilian jobs lost due to closure:  1,979. 

Civilian jobs created as of 3/31/95:  Base not yet closed. 

                     (Federal Assistance)

-----------------------------  -----------------------------
Office of Economic Adjustment            $756,000
 planning grants
Economic Development                         0
 Administration grants
Federal Aviation                             0
 Administration grants
Department of Labor job                  1,600,000
 training grants
============================================================
Total                                   $2,356,000
------------------------------------------------------------
The Federal Lands Reuse Authority of Bucks County, Pennsylvania,
plans to establish a 35,000-square foot business incubator program in
hangar and office space.  According to a base official, the Economic
Development Administration has promised a future grant of over $2
million to assist this program. 

Environmental cleanup: 

National Priorities List site:  Yes. 

Contaminants:  Firing range wastes, fuels, heavy metals, industrial
wastewater sludges, nonindustrial solid wastes, paints,
polychlorinated biphenyls, sewage treatment sludge, solvents,
unspecified chemicals, and volatile organic compounds. 

Estimated cleanup cost:  $11.1 million. 

Estimated date cleanup complete or remedy in place:  September 1996. 



   WILLIAMS AIR FORCE BASE,
   ARIZONA
------------------------------------------------------ Appendix III:35

Base description:  Williams is located on 4,043 acres in Mesa, which
is in the Phoenix metropolitan area.  It was activated in 1941 as a
flight training school, and pilot training was the base's primary
mission throughout its history. 



   (See figure in printed
   edition.)

Date of closure recommendation:  1991. 

Date of military mission termination:  January 1993. 

Date of base closure:  September 1993. 

Summary of reuse plan:  The reuse plan calls for the base to be
converted into a civilian airport and for a consortium of educational
and job training programs involving Arizona State University and
Maricopa Community College.  The local authority is to receive a
2,547-acre airport public benefit transfer.  The colleges are to
receive 657 acres through an educational public benefit transfer. 
This transfer would include the housing for the campus and the
hospital, which would be operated jointly by Arizona State University
and the Veterans Administration.  The housing units will be leased
until the university students occupy them.  Two homeless providers
will receive 42 acres, including 88 housing units and a chapel.  The
Army Reserve will receive 11 acres and the National Weather Service 1
acre.  The Air Force will convey 16 acres as a public benefit
transfer for public health purposes. 

The Air Force currently plans to sell the remaining 769 acres.  The
Gila River Indian Community is to receive the 158-acre golf course
and an additional 144 acres through a negotiated sale.  The remaining
467 acres, including property the local authority wanted to support
the airport, is slated for negotiated sale.  However, Public Law
102-484 authorized the Air Force to do a land exchange with the state
of Arizona, whereby some of this property at Williams would be given
to the state in exchange for about 85,000 acres of rangeland that the
Air Force leases from the state.  The Air Force has not acted on this
prerogative, and the local authority does not favor property at
Williams being conveyed to the state. 

Golf course:  The golf course will be a negotiated sale to the Gila
River Indian Community. 

Implementation plan:  Negotiations are ongoing between the local
airport authority, the education consortium, the homeless coalition,
the Gila Indians, the Federal Aviation Administration, and the Air
Force over property disposition issues and details.  The airport
authority and the Gila Indians are negotiating over possible Gila
partnership in the airport authority.  The education and job training
programs are underway, with enrollment of over 600 students expected
for the fall of 1995. 

Civilian jobs lost due to closure:  781. 

Civilian jobs created as of 3/31/95:  368. 

                     (Federal Assistance)

-----------------------------  -----------------------------
Office of Economic Adjustment           $1,515,339
 planning grants
Economic Development                      587,500
 Administration grant
Federal Aviation                         3,018,000
 Administration grants
Department of Labor job                  2,000,000
 training grants
============================================================
Total                                   $7,120,839
------------------------------------------------------------
The Economic Development Administration grant was awarded to the city
of Mesa to fund the educational consortium plan, a land use and
economic development plan, and a transportation plan.  The Federal
Aviation Administration grants included $125,000 for developing an
airport master plan and $2,893,000 for facilities and equipment. 

Environmental cleanup: 

National Priorities List site:  Yes. 

Contaminants:  Volatile organic compounds, waste solvents, fuels,
petroleum/oil/lubricants, and heavy metals. 

Estimated cleanup cost:  $42.7 million. 

Estimated date cleanup complete or remedy in place:  December 1997. 


   WOODBRIDGE ARMY RESEARCH
   FACILITY, VIRGINIA
------------------------------------------------------ Appendix III:36

Base description:  The facility is located on 580 acres, 25 miles
south of Washington, D.C.  It is bounded on the west by the Marumsco
National Wildlife Refuge and consists of some laboratory buildings
and a wetlands area.  The Army acquired the property in 1951 for use
as a military radio station.  The facility became inactive in 1969. 
In 1971, it became a satellite installation of the Harry Diamond Army
Research Laboratory at Adelphi, Maryland. 



   (See figure in printed
   edition.)

Date of closure recommendation:  1991. 

Date of military mission termination:  September 1994. 

Date of base closure:  September 1994. 

Summary of reuse plan:  The Army plans to transfer the entire 580
acres at no cost to the Department of the Interior to be incorporated
into the Fish and Wildlife Service's Mason Neck Wildlife Refuge.  An
earlier community plan had called for the developed portion of the
facility to be conveyed to the community for a regional employment
center and environmental education, but August 1994 legislation gave
the entire property to Interior. 

Golf course:  None. 

Implementation status:  No date has been established for transferring
the facility to the Department of the Interior.  At present, the
facility remains under Army stewardship and continues to be
maintained in a caretaker status.  The Army is continuing the
environmental restoration program at the base, and it will remain
responsible for remediation activities until completion.  According
to a base official, Interior is reluctant to sign for ownership of
the property because it lacks operations and maintenance funds to
care for the property and upgrade or demolish buildings, particularly
until the lease expires on space occupied by local Fish and Wildlife
Service staff in the nearby community.  Furthermore, Interior is
reluctant to assume ownership until the cleanup is complete due to
concern that DOD's environmental restoration budget will be cut,
leaving insufficient DOD funds to complete the cleanup. 

The operator of a homeless assistance seed distribution program has a
no-cost temporary lease from the Army for a small warehouse operation
at the base.  It must make arrangements with Interior, if it wants to
continue this activity after the transfer occurs. 

Civilian jobs lost due to closure:  90. 

Civilian jobs created as of 3/31/95:  Not available; the property is
being retained by a federal agency. 

                     (Federal Assistance)

-----------------------------  -----------------------------
Office of Economic Adjustment             $50,000
 planning grants
Economic Development                         0
 Administration grants
Federal Aviation                             0
 Administration grants
Department of Labor job                      0
 training grants
============================================================
Total                                     $50,000
------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental cleanup: 

National Priorities List site:  No. 

Contaminants:  Polychlorinated biphenyls, petroleum products. 

Estimated cleanup costs:  $4.1 million. 

Other potential contaminants include ethylene glycol from a previous
research and development activity and possible heavy metals in soils
from past sewage sludge injection activities.  Site investigation and
sampling activities are continuing to confirm or deny potential
remediation sites. 

Estimated date cleanup complete or remedy in place:  April 1997. 


   WURTSMITH AIR FORCE BASE,
   MICHIGAN
------------------------------------------------------ Appendix III:37

Base description:  Wurtsmith is located in northeast Michigan on the
coast of Lake Huron in the township of Oscoda.  It is located on
2,205 acres of Air Force property and 2,995 acres of land leased from
the state, the Forest Service, and the local power company.  The base
was initially established in 1924 and used as an Army Air Service
gunnery range.  It was closed in 1945, then reactivated in 1947.  In
1958, the base was expanded to host a Strategic Air Command unit. 



   (See figure in printed
   edition.)

Date of closure recommendation:  1991. 

Date of military mission termination:  December 1992. 

Date of base closure:  June 1993. 

Summary of reuse plan:  The plan calls for 2 acres to be transferred
to the Fish and Wildlife Service.  Public benefit transfers will
include 1,700 acres for a civilian airport, 15 acres for parks, 10
acres for an educational consortium, and 5 acres for a health
facility.  Two homeless assistance providers are requesting about 7
acres of property, including 9 family housing units and a 72-bed
dormitory.  The local authorities are planning to request the
remaining 466 acres, including housing units, utilities, and property
available for commercial development.  Since Wurtsmith is a
qualifying rural area, it may be a no-cost economic development
conveyance.  The Chippewa Indian tribe has expressed interest in
buildings for a casino, as well as some base housing, but it had not
made a formal request at the time of our review. 

Golf course:  None. 

Implementation status:  As of December 1994, the airfield facilities
were being operated on a 30-year, long-term lease.  Under the lease
agreement, local authorities gave up the right to restoration, which
otherwise would have required the Air Force to remove unwanted
buildings and a runway from land originally leased from the state. 
The Air Force will continue to handle caretaker costs for the rest of
the base.  The local authority is subleasing some of the facilities
to an aircraft remanufacturer, which has created over 200 jobs.  A
final decision on disposition of the remaining property cannot be
reached until decisions are made on requests from the homeless
assistance providers and the Indian tribe. 

Civilian jobs lost due to closure:  705. 

Civilian jobs created as of 3/31/95:  553. 

                     (Federal Assistance)

-----------------------------  -----------------------------
Office of Economic Adjustment           $1,226,318
 planning grants
Economic Development                     9,717,500
 Administration grants
Federal Aviation                          508,000
 Administration grants
Department of Labor job                  1,250,000
 training grants
============================================================
Total                                   $12,701,818
------------------------------------------------------------
The Economic Development Administration granted Iosco County
$7,717,500 for infrastructure improvements and other assistance,
including funds to connect the base to municipal water and wastewater
systems and to improve and expand the capacity of those systems to
handle the increased load.  The grant also included $375,000 for
marketing and promotion and $750,000 for technical assistance to
survey and subdivide the property and map public streets and the
utility lines.  The Economic Development Administration granted the
county an additional $2 million to establish a revolving loan fund
for financing the expansion of existing businesses and for attracting
new businesses to the area.  The Federal Aviation Administration
grants were for airport facilities, equipment, and planning. 

Environmental cleanup: 

National Priorities List site:  No. 

Contaminants:  Waste fuel and oil, spent solvents, and volatile
organic compounds. 

Estimated cleanup cost:  $70 million. 

Cleanup of groundwater contamination under the housing area will take
some time, but base officials hope to have remediation measures in
place by 1999. 

Estimated date cleanup complete or remedy in place:  1999. 


SUMMARY OF JOBS CREATED AT 37
BASES CLOSED IN THE 1988 AND 1991
ROUNDS
========================================================== Appendix IV



                          Table IV.1
           
             Summary of Jobs Created at 37 Bases
              Closed in the 1988 and 1991 Rounds

                                            Jobs    Recovery
Base                       Jobs lost     created   (Percent)
------------------------  ----------  ----------  ----------
Army Materials                   540           0        0.00
 Technology Laboratory
Bergstrom Air Force Base         942           0        0.00
Cameron Station                4,355           0        0.00
Castle Air Force Base          1,164           0        0.00
Chanute Air Force Base         1,035       1,002       96.81
Chase Naval Air Station          914       1,520      166.30
Davisville Naval                 125          29       23.20
 Construction Battalion
 Center
Eaker Air Force Base\a           792         106       13.38
England Air Force Base           697         718      103.01
Fort Benjamin Harrison         4,240           0        0.00
Fort Devens                    2,178           0        0.00
Fort Ord                       2,835          92        3.25
Fort Sheridan                  1,681          18        1.07
Fort Wingate Army Depot           90           0        0.00
George Air Force Base            506         209       41.30
Grissom Air Force Base           807          28        3.47
Jefferson Proving Ground         387           0        0.00
Lexington Army Depot           1,131           0        0.00
Long Beach Naval                 417           0        0.00
 Station/Naval Hospital
Loring Air Force Base\a        1,326         144       10.86
Lowry Air Force Base           2,290         104        4.54
Mather Air Force Base          1,012         241       23.81
Moffett Naval Air                633         194       30.65
 Station
Myrtle Beach Air Force           799         588       73.59
 Base
Norton Air Force Base          2,133          25        1.17
Pease Air Force Base             400       1,038      259.50
Philadelphia Naval             8,119           0        0.00
 Station/Naval Hospital/
 Naval Shipyard
Presidio of San                3,150         725       23.02
 Francisco
Puget Sound Naval                754           0        0.00
 Station (Sand Point)
Richards-Gebaur Air              569           0        0.00
 Reserve Station
Rickenbacker Air Guard         1,129           8        0.71
 Base\a
Sacramento Air Depot           3,164         630       19.91
Tustin Marine Corps Air          348           0        0.00
 Station
Warminster Naval Air           1,979           0        0.00
 Warfare Center
Williams Air Force Base          781         368       47.12
Woodbridge Air Research           90           0        0.00
 Facility
Wurtsmith Air Force Base         705         553       78.44
============================================================
Totals                        54,217       8,340       15.38
------------------------------------------------------------
\a Jobs created related to caretaker operations

Source:  Office of Economic Adjustment


CASH GRANTS GIVEN TO FACILITATE
REUSE PLANS AT 37 BASES CLOSED IN
THE 1988 AND 1991 ROUNDS
=========================================================== Appendix V



                                    Table V.1
                     
                      Cash Grants Given to Facilitate Reuse
                     Plans at 37 Bases Closed in the 1988 and
                                   1991 Rounds

                       Total OEA    Total FAA  Total EDA  Total DOL    Total all
Base                    grants\a     grants\b   grants\c   grants\d       grants
---------------------  ---------  -----------  ---------  ---------  -----------
Army Materials          $185,000           $0   $262,500         $0     $447,500
 Technology
 Laboratory
Bergstrom Air Force      200,000  110,841,266          0  1,228,260  112,269,526
 Base
Cameron Station                0            0          0          0            0
Castle Air Force Base    920,706    2,143,000  4,500,000          0    7,563,706
Chanute Air Force        962,978      937,830  2,500,000  3,000,000    7,400,808
 Base
Chase Naval Air        1,105,411      134,000  4,162,500    875,151    6,277,062
 Station
Davisville Naval         133,000            0          0          0      133,000
 Construction
 Battalion Center
Eaker Air Force Base   2,287,786       90,000  1,962,600          0    4,340,386
England Air Force      2,174,047      149,850  6,411,800    500,000    9,235,697
 Base
Fort Benjamin            471,923            0     50,000  4,592,752    5,114,675
 Harrison
Fort Devens            2,312,381            0  1,625,000  2,000,000    5,937,381
Fort Ord               6,984,223      155,700  19,592,00    800,000   27,531,923
                                                       0
Fort Sheridan            509,470            0          0          0      509,470
Fort Wingate Army              0            0          0          0            0
 Depot
George Air Force Base    533,648      118,638  6,525,000  1,000,000    8,177,286
Grissom Air Force      1,139,528            0     50,000    612,500    1,802,028
 Base
Jefferson Proving        329,500            0    900,000    875,000    2,104,500
 Ground
Lexington Army Depot     100,000            0          0          0      100,000
Long Beach Naval         349,188            0          0          0      349,188
 Station/Naval
 Hospital
Loring Air Force Base  1,903,263       50,000  2,267,000  2,100,000    6,320,263
Lowry Air Force Base   1,771,525            0    112,500    800,000    2,684,025
Mather Air Force Base    933,670      238,526     75,000  1,750,000    2,997,196
Moffett Naval Air              0            0          0  3,558,678    3,558,678
 Station
Myrtle Beach Air       1,180,006   18,948,100  3,500,000    925,000   24,553,106
 Force Base
Norton Air Force Base    726,000    3,438,638  6,825,000  2,916,000   13,905,638
Pease Air Force Base     859,790    7,774,618  10,200,00          0   18,834,408
                                                       0
Philadelphia Naval     52,008,89            0  2,700,000  11,150,00   65,858,890
 Station/Naval                 0                                  0
 Hospital/Naval
 Shipyard
Presidio of San                0            0          0    500,000      500,000
 Francisco
Puget Sound Naval        182,000            0          0          0      182,000
 Station (Sand Point)
Richards-Gebaur Air      241,985    1,572,000          0          0    1,813,985
 Reserve Station
Rickenbacker Air         111,000    1,110,803          0    684,545    1,906,348
 Guard Base
Sacramento Army Depot    436,010            0          0  1,750,000    2,186,010
Tustin Marine Corps      838,500            0          0          0      838,500
 Air Station
Warminster Naval Air     756,000            0          0  1,600,000    2,356,000
 Warfare Center
Williams Air Force     1,515,339    3,018,000    587,500  2,000,000    7,120,839
 Base
Woodbridge Air            50,000            0          0          0       50,000
 Research Facility
Wurtsmith Air Force    1,226,318      508,000  9,717,500  1,250,000   12,701,818
 Base
================================================================================
Totals                 $85,439,0  $151,228,96  $84,525,9  $46,467,8  $367,661,84
                              85            9         00         86            0
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
\a Office of Economic Adjustment. 

\b Federal Aviation Administration. 

\c Economic Development Administration. 

\d Department of Labor. 


MAJOR CONTRIBUTORS TO THIS REPORT
========================================================== Appendix VI

NATIONAL SECURITY AND
INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS DIVISION,
WASHINGTON, D.C. 

James F.  Wiggins
John J.  Klotz
John M.  Schaefer
Gary W.  Ulrich
Donald J.  Porteous


RELATED GAO PRODUCTS
============================================================ Chapter 0

GAO has issued the following reports related to military base
closures and realignments: 

Military Base Closures:  Analysis of DOD's Process and
Recommendations for 1995 (GAO/T-NSIAD-95-132, Apr.  17, 1995). 

Military Bases:  Analysis of DOD's 1995 Process and Recommendations
for Closure and Realignment (GAO/NSIAD-95-133, Apr.  14, 1995). 

Military Bases:  Challenges in Identifying and Implementing Closure
Recommendations (GAO/T-NSIAD-95-107, Feb.  23, 1995). 

Military Bases:  Environmental Impact at Closing Installations
(GAO/NSIAD-95-70, Feb.  23, 1995). 

Military Bases:  Reuse Plans for Selected Bases Closed in 1988 and
1991 (GAO/NSIAD-95-3, Nov.  1, 1994). 

Military Bases:  Letters and Requests Received on Proposed Closures
and Realignments (GAO/NSIAD-93-173S, May 25, 1993). 

Military Bases:  Army's Planned Consolidation of Research,
Development, Test and Evaluation (GAO/NSIAD-93-150, Apr.  29, 1993). 

Military Bases:  Analysis of DOD's Recommendations and Selection
Process for Closure and Realignments (GAO/T-NSIAD-93-11, Apr.  19,
1993). 

Military Bases:  Analysis of DOD's Recommendations and Selection
Process for Closures and Realignments (GAO/NSIAD-93-173, Apr.  15,
1993). 

Military Bases:  Revised Cost and Savings Estimates for 1988 and 1991
Closures and Realignments (GAO/NSIAD-93-161, Mar.  31, 1993). 

Military Bases:  Transfer of Pease Air Force Base Slowed by
Environmental Concerns (GAO/NSIAD-93-111FS, Feb.  3, 1993). 

Military Bases:  Navy's Planned Consolidation of RDT&E Activities
(GAO/NSIAD-92-316, Aug.  20, 1992). 

Military Bases:  Observations on the Analyses Supporting Proposed
Closures and Realignments (GAO/NSIAD-91-224, May 15, 1991). 

Military Bases:  An Analysis of the Commission's Realignment and
Closure Recommendations (GAO/NSIAD-90-42, Nov.  29, 1989). 

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