United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office National Security and International Affairs Division author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 1995-08-10 monographic deposited born digital 126 p. GA 1.13:NSIAD-95-139 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-95-139 P0b002ee1803898ce f:ns95139 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-28 GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-95-139 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-95-139 NSIAD-95-139 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 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 Letter Report NSIAD 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.<p/>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. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-95-139/html/GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-95-139.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-95-139/pdf/GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-95-139.pdf GAO/NSIAD-95-139 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-95-139 Letter Report GAO/NSIAD-95-139; Military Bases: Case Studies on Selected Bases Closed in 1988 and 1991; 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 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 Public Law 102-484