Base Realignments: Information on Blytheville AFB, Arkansas

Abstract

In March 1985, DOD proposed legislation to amend 10 U.S.C. 2687, by adding a section on "Emergency Base Closures and Realignments." The legislative proposal's purpose was to shorten the time required to close a base by exempting DOD from the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and other legal requirements. The act generally requires that major federal actions such as base closures be studied and comments obtained from other affected federal agencies. According to DOD officials, the NEPA process can take up to 14 months, and possibly longer. The legislative proposal package that DOD submitted included a list of 22 bases and facilities illustrative of the type of installations that might have been considered for closure if the required legislation were passed and funding were provided. One of the bases listed was Blytheville AFB near Blytheville, Arkansas. We were requested to survey several issues associated with the illustrative listing of Blytheville AFB.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1986
Accession Number
AD1178362

Entities

People

  • Harry R. Finley

Organizations

  • United States Government Accountability Office

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Biomedical
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accounting
  • Air Force
  • Air Force Facilities
  • Air Launched
  • Base Closures
  • Civilian Personnel
  • Congress
  • Control Systems
  • Department Of Defense
  • Economic Analysis
  • Environment
  • Families (Human)
  • Law
  • Military Personnel
  • Money
  • National Security
  • Refueling
  • Refueling In Flight
  • Tanker Aircraft
  • United States

Readers

  • Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) of Proposed Air Force Base Actions.
  • Government and Public Administration Law.