There have been concerns and questions about environmental costs. To what extent did environmental costs factor into recommending a base for realignment or closure?

In accordance with the BRAC statute (BRAC Act of 1990, as amended), the Air Force will base all its recommendations on approved selection criteria that reflect military value as the primary consideration. The selection criteria address the impact of costs related to environmental restoration, waste management and environmental compliance. In previous rounds environmental restoration or cleanup costs were not included as a selection criteria or factor because it was viewed these costs would have to be expended regardless of the recommendation.

Back to Table of Contents 13. BRAC 2005 IMPLEMENTATION 13.1 How is BRAC 2005 different from past rounds? BRAC 05 is dramatically different from previous rounds.

While the Air Force is confronted with the same problem of owning too many old and under-maintained facilities, many important factors have changed. To start with, the nature of the excess capacity is much different. There are very few large blocks of property that are currently unused.

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