Record of Decision for the Disposal and Reuse of Naval Air Warfare Center, Aircraft Division, Warminster, Pennsylvania.

Abstract

The Department of the Navy (Navy), pursuant to Section 102(2) (C) of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA), 42 U.S.C. S 4332(2) (C) (1994), and the regulations of the Council on Environmental Quality that implement NEPA procedures, 40 C.F.R. Parts l5OO-15O8 hereby announces its decision to dispose of Naval Air Warfare Center, Aircraft Division, Warminster (NAWC), which is located in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. Navy analyzed the impacts of the disposal and reuse of NAWC Warminster in an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS), as required by NEPA. The EIS analyzed four reuse alternatives and identified the Proposed Reuse Plan, Naval Air Warfare Center, Bucks County, approved on June 10, 1997, (Reuse Plan) as the Preferred Alternative. The Preferred Alternative proposed to use the base for residential, commercial, municipal, and assisted living activities; to provide low income and homeless assistance services; to develop public parks and recreational areas; and to build access roads.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1999
Accession Number
ADA369989

Entities

Organizations

  • United States Department of the Navy

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aerial Warfare
  • Aircrafts
  • Base Closures
  • Buildings And Structures
  • Department Of Defense
  • Dielectric Gases
  • Drinking Water
  • Economic Development
  • Employment
  • Environment
  • Environmental Health
  • Environmental Protection
  • Flight Simulators
  • Fossil Fuels
  • Inertial Navigation
  • Test Facilities
  • United States

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) of Proposed Air Force Base Actions.
  • Maritime and Naval Warfare Studies