Military Bases: Environmental Impact at Closing Installations.

Abstract

Since 1988, the Department of Defense (DOD) has been closing and realigning military installations. A major problem confronting DOD is the billions of dollars it will cost to clean up the hazardous waste contaminating these installations. Congress has been concerned that this environmental cleanup has significantly affected DOD's ability to transfer property to nonfederal users. Therefore, the former Chairman, Subcommittee on Environment, Energy and Natural Resources, Rouse Committee on Government Operations, and Representative George Milie: asked GAO to review the (1) cleanup costs, transferability, and reuse of property by nonfederal users and (2) progress, difficulties, and plans to address the problems.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 1995
Accession Number
ADA296373

Entities

Organizations

  • United States Government Accountability Office

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Force Facilities
  • Base Closures
  • Environment
  • Environmental Protection
  • Environmental Restoration And Remediation
  • Hazardous Waste
  • Landing Fields
  • Law
  • National Governments
  • National Security
  • Natural Resources
  • Naval Air Stations
  • Naval Shore Facilities
  • Unexploded Ammunition
  • Waste Disposal Facilities
  • Waste Management

Readers

  • Defense Acquisition Program Management
  • Environmental Engineering.
  • Government and Public Administration Law.