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HLRA Overview

The HLRA, Horsham Township Authority for NAS-JRB (Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base) is a corporation established on November 7, 2005 under the authority of the Pennsylvania Authorities Act. The HLRA is located in the Horsham Township Municipal Building at 1025 Horsham Road, Horsham, PA 19044. The articles of Incorporation were filed with the Secretary of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania on November 23, 2005.

The HLRA Executive Board consists of nine members. In addition to the Executive Board, there are five subcommittees including Reuse Planning, Economic Development, Environmental, Housing and Homeless and the Bucks County Housing committees.

The federal government's process for the U.S. Department of Defense to transform its infrastructure to meet future needs is known as Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC). The 2005 Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission published their recommendations in September 2005 and were signed into law in November 2005. The BRAC 2005 round was the fifth and largest of the base closure and realignment rounds in a systematic process to bring the nation's military infrastructure into line with the needs of the nation's armed forces.

The Department of Defense has declared three properties to be surplus. The Navy declared the largest property as surplus on September 16, 2010, NAS-JRB Willow Grove, a 892 acre parcel located in Horsham Township, PA which contains the main base with its runway and associated support facilities. It also contains facilities to support the U.S. Marine Corps and the U.S. Army Reserve. The Navy declared the off-site military housing located in Warminster Township and Ivyland Borough, Bucks County, PA as surplus on January 2, 2009.  These housing sites provide support for the main base.  The Army declared the Horsham Memorial Army Reserve Center located in Horsham Township, PA as surplus on  May 9, 2006.

The military will continue to have a significant presence in Horsham on the former U.S. Air Force Reserve Center. The U.S. Army Reserve, Pennsylvania Air National Guard, and Pennsylvania Army National Guard units will be located on the approximately 200-acre base that is located near the intersection of County Line and Easton Roads. The name of the new installation will be "Horsham Air Guard Station".