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Jason H. Schechter
04/21/99 03:30:30 PM
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Subject: Fact Sheet: Community Reuse of Former Military Bases
COMMUNITY REUSE OF FORMER MILITARY BASES
April 21, 1999
Despite significant improvements since 1993, the federal process for making closing military
bases available for community reuse is still too cumbersome and slow. To promote more rapid
reuse, President Clinton today announced:
The Department of Defense (DoD) will ask Congress for the authority to
transfer former base property to local communities at no cost if they use
it for
job-generating economic development. This policy of no-cost
Economic
Development Conveyances (EDC) will eliminate the need for
time-consuming
property appraisals and negotiations, thereby speeding property
transfer and reuse and
reducing DoD's cost to maintain and operate the
property.
DoD is organizing a Base Reuse "Red Team" composed of senior military and DoD
civilian officials to implement the EDC policy and tackle remaining
problems.
Between 1988 and 1995, the federal government selected 97 military bases for closure, and 62 of
the 74 closures that involve a significant community impact have already occurred, most since
1993. In July 1993, President Clinton announced a five-part program to give priority to rapid
redevelopment of closing bases and job creation by host communities. This program, which
represented a sharp departure from past federal policy, has produced significant achievements:
Most important, DoD has completed 35 EDCs of property totaling 30,500
acres.
EDCs allow communities to acquire base property at a discount if it will
be used to
create jobs.
The federal government has provided more than $1 billion in transition
assistance to workers and communities affected by base closures.
By providing larger economic planning grants, DoD has helped communities
reduce
the time it takes them to develop a base reuse plan from 57 months to
only 21
months.
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