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Digitized from Box 28 of the White House Press Releases at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
JUNE 24, 1976
Office of the White House Press Secretary
THE WHITE HOUSE
FACT SHEET
TRANSFERS OF FEDERAL PROPERTY
The President today announced that eleven parcels of Federal
Property with an estimated value of $5,878,000 will be trans-
ferred to State and local governments.
BACKGROUND
As part of a commitment to the reduction of unneeded
Federal landholdings, surplus Federal properties are
made available for public park and recreational purposes.
Since 1971, a total of 626 parks containing in excess of
81,259 acres with a value of more than $234 million have
been announced under this program. Every state, including
the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and
the District of Columbia, has received land for at least
one park.
In 1970 the General Services Administration was assigned
responsibility for conducting surveys of Federal land
holdings for purposes of identifying excess lands, and
the Property Review Board was created to coordinate the
program (Executive Order No. 11508). In June 1973, the
Federal Property Council was created within the Executive
Office of the President to assume the functions of the
Property Review Board.
Within the Department of the Interior, the Bureau of
Outdoor Recreation has responsibility for assisting
applicants to apply for properties and exercises com-
pliance responsibility for these properties after
deeding the properties on behalf of the Secretary of
the Interior.
PROPERTIES ANNOUNCED FOR TRANSFER
The eleven properties announced for transfer are located in
the following states: California, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana,
Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan Missouri, New York,
and Texas.
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