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Code · BILL · 115th Congress · H.R. 753 (Introduced in House) — To establish a fair and transparent process that will result in the timely consolidation, closure, and realignment of... · Sec. 12

Sec. 12. Implementation

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Subject to section 11, the Secretary shall— close all military installations recommended for closure by the Commission in the report transmitted to the Congress by the President pursuant to section 10; realign all military installations recommended for realignment by the Commission in the report; initiate all such closures and realignments no later than two years after the date on which the President transmits the report to the Congress that contains the recommendations for such closures or realignments; complete all such closures and realignments no later than the end of the 5-year period beginning on the date on which the President transmits the report containing the recommendations for such closures or realignments; and develop a schedule and plan for the implementation of the actions required by the preceding paragraphs in a manner that is suitable for reuse, minimizes the time required to dispose of excess and surplus real property and maximizes efficiency and return on investment.
In closing or realigning any military installation under this Act, the Secretary may take such actions as may be necessary for each approved recommendation to close or realign a military installation, including the acquisition of such land, the construction of such replacement facilities, the performance of such activities, and the conduct of such advance planning and design as may be required to transfer the functions from a military installation being closed or realigned to another military installation, and may use for such purposes funds in the Account or funds appropriated to the Department of Defense for use in planning and design, minor construction, or operation and maintenance.
Except as provided in section 14(c), in carrying out any closure or realignment action under this Act, the Secretary may not exceed, by more than 25 percent, the total cost specified for such closure or realignment action in the report transmitted by the Commission to the President pursuant to section 9(d). In closing or realigning any military installation under this Act, the Secretary may provide economic adjustment assistance to any community located near a military installation being closed or realigned, and community planning assistance to any community located near a military installation to which functions will be transferred as a result of the consolidation, closure, or realignment of a military installation, if the Secretary determines that the financial resources available to the community (by grant or otherwise) for such purposes are inadequate, and may use for such purposes funds in the Account or funds appropriated to the Department of Defense for economic adjustment assistance or community planning assistance.
In closing or realigning any military installation under this Act, the Secretary may carry out activities for the purposes of environmental restoration and mitigation at any such installation, and shall use for such purposes funds both appropriated to the Account (reference) and funds deposited in the Account from the proceeds of the lease, transfer, or disposal of any property at a military installation that is consolidated, closed, or realigned under this Act. The Secretary shall ensure that environmental restoration of any property made excess to the needs of the Department of Defense as a result of such consolidation, closure, or realignment be carried out as soon as possible to expedite the ability of the redevelopment authority to carry out its redevelopment plan for the property.
In closing or realigning any military installation under this Act, the Secretary may provide outplacement assistance to civilian employees employed by the Department of Defense at military installations being closed or realigned, an may use for such purposes funds in the Account or funds appropriated to the Department of Defense for outplacement assistance to employees. In closing or realigning any military installation under this Act, the Secretary may reimburse other Federal agencies for actions performed at the request of the Secretary with respect to any such consolidation, closure, or realignment, and may use for such purposes funds in the Account of funds appropriated to the Department of Defense and available for such purpose.
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