Sec. 2873. Survey of certain counties for placement of facilities
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Not later than one year afer the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress the results of a survey of the counties described in subsection
(b)to assess potential placement of operational, training, or other facilities for use by the military departments in such counties. The counties described in this subsection are located in the State of North Carolina and are as follows: Buncombe County. Cherokee County. Clay County. Graham County. Haywood County. Henderson County. Jackson County. Macon County. Madison County. McDowell County. Polk County. Rutherford County. Swain County. Transylvania County. Yancey County. The survey required under subsection
(a)shall include the following: An assessment of the mountainous and varied terrains in the areas described in subsection
(b)and the feasibility of programs that use this geography, including programs for basic survival skills, dam and reservoir exercises, whitewater rafting exercises, thick vegetation exercises, air drop exercises, and mountainous warfare exercises. An evaluation of defense assets located in the State of North Carolina and the lack of defense assets in the area described in subsection (b). The survey shall assesses the feasibility of the placement of operational, training, and other facilities as follows: Consideration of relevant civilian assets in the area described in subsection (b). Consideration of assets of Department of Defense contractors in such area. Proximity of such to current defense assets, including Fort Liberty. Consideration of the geographic similarities of such area to geographic regions critical to United States defense policy, including the Indo-Pacific region, Europe, the Middle East, and Africa.