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Digitized from Box 33 of the White House Press Releases at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 19, 1976
Office of the White House Press Secretary
THE WHITE HOUSE
FACT SHEET
TRANSFERS OF FEDERAL PROPERTY
The President today announced the transfer of seven additional
parcels of Federally owned land in seven states to cities,
counties and states under the President's Legacy of Parks
Program. The seven properties total 432 acres with an es-
timated value of $2,178,000.
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 646 parks containing in
excess of 82,591 acres with a value of over $242
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 the 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 compliance responsibility for these
properties after deeding the properties on behalf
of the Secretary of the Interior.
PROPERTIES ANNOUNCED FOR TRANSFER
The seven properties announced for transfer are located in
seven states. The properties are listed in the attachment
along with the recipient organization and the estimated
value.
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LEGACY OF PARKS PROPERTIES
Approximate
Estimated
Name, Location and Recipients
Acres
Value
Bureau of Indian Affairs Native School
40
$ 150,000
Portion of Wrangell Institute
Wrangell, Alaska
Recipient: City of Wrangell, Alaska
Lock and Dam No. 21
15
$ 23,000
Meigs County, Ohio
Recipient: State of Ohio
Portion, Army Map Service Herndon Site
18
$
90,000
Fairfax County, Virginia
Recipient: Fairfax County, Virginia
Buckley Air National Guard Base
180
$ 600,000
Arapahoe County, Colorado
Recipient: City of Aurora, Colorado
Melville Ponds Area, Naval Supply Center 152
$ 300,000
Portsmouth, Rhode Island
Recipient: Town of Portsmouth,
Rhode Island
Portion, Lock and Dam No. 12
1
$ 15,000
Wheeling, West Virginia
Recipient: City of Wheeling,
West Virginia
Portion, U.S. Army Reserve Center
26
$1,000,000
Arlington Heights, Illinois
Recipients: Arlington Heights Park
District
Arlington, Illinois
Totals:
7 properties
406
$2,178,000
7 states
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