BRAC / Base Realignment and Closure
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BRAC OverviewBase Realignment and Closure (BRAC) is the process for the Department of Defense to transform its infrastructure to meet the future needs of the military. There have been several previous rounds of BRAC. Most notably in this region was the closure of the former Naval Air Warfare Center located in Bucks County. BRAC 2005 became law in November 2005. In the case of downsizing, civilian reuse of a former military installation is often one of the greatest challenges a community will face. The LRA is charged with finding potential uses for the property and developing a comprehensive redevelopment reuse plan based on community input and goals derived from that input.
BRAC 2005 closes the Horsham Memorial US Army Reserve Center on Easton Road in Horsham and NAS-JRB Willow Grove also primarily located in Horsham Township. The military housing for Willow Grove consists of approximately 50 acres in Bucks County A military enclave consisting of the relocated Army Reserve Units and the 111th Air National Guard and the 270th Engineers will remain at the Willow Grove Site. The Navy and Marines at NAS-JRB Willow Grove are expected to relocate operations during the year 2010. The units at the Horsham Memorial US Army Reserve Center are also expected to relocate to their yet to be built facility at Willow Grove in 2010. All BRAC activities must be completed no later than March 2011. All branches of the military, will dispose of surplus property, as a result of closures and realignments, by way of very specific methods and processes mandated by law. The methodology for Base Redevelopment and Realignment is contained in a manual issued by the Office of the Deputy Under Secretary of Defense. The manual as well as other valuable information is available on the Office of Economic Adjustment web page, www.OEA.gov . Both of the bases can be redeveloped for either government, public or private use or some combination thereof. The uses have yet to be determined. The LRA is charged with finding potential uses for the property and developing a comprehensive redevelopment reuse plan based on community input and goals derived from that input. The plan will be submitted to HUD for review and to the Navy and Army respectively for approval. Under the Base Closure Community Redevelopment and Homeless Assistance Act of 1994, HUD is responsible for ensuring that the reuse plans address the needs of the homeless in the vicinity of the bases and that the reuse plan is balanced in terms of economic redevelopment, other redevelopment and homeless assistance needs of the community. For additional information, see the HUD Guidebook on Military Base Reuse and Homeless Assistance on the OEA webpage. The HLRA is tasked with the preparation of a financially feasible reuse plan for both properties in accordance with federal government guidelines. The Office of Economic Adjustment (within the Department of Defense) will provide a federal planning grant to the HLRA. This grant money will help fund the work necessary to develop a reuse plan --including professional consulting fees. Consultants who are experienced in base closures will assist the LRA with the economic and market analysis, public outreach, development of potential reuse plans and eventually a preferred reuse plan that reflects the region's long-term best interests. BRAC Closures-Legislated* Timeline
*P.L. 101-510 as amended; P.L. 103-160; Redevelopment Act, P.L. 103-421 32 CFR Parts 174-76 |
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