otherwise engaged in activities which makes the carrying of firearms desirable. This bill is sponsored by the Department of Defense. H. R. 11805: This bill is the fiscal 1959 construction bill for NACA. It involves a total authority in the amount of $29,933,000. The items which are to be constructed are set out in the bill itself and are described in greater detail in the backup books similar to those used during the consideration of the military construction bill. Among the larger items involved in the program are a high-temperature structural dynamics facility at Langley Air Force Base, a hypersonic missile propulsion facility at Lewis Laboratory, a modification of the Materials Research Laboratory, also at the Lewis Laboratory. Some of the other items are improvements to existing facilities, and the committee found that the program seemed to be a well-conceived one. This bill is a part of the legislative program of the NACA for fiscal 1959. H. R. 12897: This bill would authorize the Secretary of the Army to convey to the city of Durham, N. C., a waterline and related facilities that service the former Camp Butner Military Reservation. These facilities were built on land not owned by the United States and during the use of the camp, water was furnished by the city of Durham at virtually no charge. It now appears that although the waterline is valueless to anyone but the city of Durham, GSA expects a payment of approximately $20,000 for the line and the pumps. All of the equities of the situation dictate that this be conveyed to the city free of charge. I would like to state that at the present time, when this State bought all of this property there, it was thought that everything was turned over. But several years later they found that this pipeline was down the middle of a road, which was later hard surfaced. Now, to tear it up and take it out of there I don't know what it would cost and then have to replace the road. So the change in the road has made some difficulty. And, too, it parallels the city of Durham's lines, and at the present time is not being used and hasn't been used since World War II. So in face of the fact that the city of Durham furnished the water for nothing for about 45,000 or 50,000 troops for 5 years, I feel it is justified to turn it over to the city without charge, due to the fact that it would cost us more to dig it up and take it out than you would ever get out of it, in my opinion. S. 628: This bill would direct the Secretary of the Army to convey 33.79 acres of land in Rhode Island to the State for National Guard purposes. The property is now used by the National Guard and will continue to be used in the same fashion. This represents one of a large number of bills of this kind which have been reported out of this committee and passed by the Congress in the last several years. The Department of Defense has no objection to the bill, although it is pointed out that the Bureau of the Budget feels that action should be deferred pending a study of all of the National Guard facilities of the United States. If you did that, why I don't know how many years it would be before we would get any action. So the committee felt like action should be taken on this, and it is primarily like we have been doing for the last several years. Mr. Chairman, I recommend the favorable report of the number of bills that I have just reported. Mr. KILDAY. You mean with Mr. DURHAM. With the committee amendments. Mr. HARDY. Mr. Chairman, may I ask just one question? Mr. KILDAY. The gentleman from Virginia. Mr. HARDY. In connection with 10173, the proposal to transfer title to certain land at Sand Island to the Territory of Hawaii, is there any indication as to what use the Territory will make of that land? Mr. DURHAM. Is Mr. Burns here? Mr. BURNS. Yes, sir. Mr. KILDAY. Mr. Burns. Mr. BURNS. The land will be placed to any use. It would have to be for industrial use because it is in the mouth of our harbor. Mr. DURHAM. It was given to the Department of Defense by the Territory of Hawaii. Mr. LANKFORD. What is it being used for presently? Mr. BURNS. Nothing. Mr. VAN ZANDT. Mr. Chairman. Mr. KILDAY. Mr. Van Zandt. Mr. VAN ZANDT. Will my colleague tell me if Sand Island is the island that was used as a quarantine station? Mr. BURNS. Yes, sir. That was the detention camp in the early days of the war. Mr. KILDAY. The gentleman from North Carolina moves to report favorably the bills upon which he has reported with the amendments recommended by the subcommittee. Is there any objection? (No response.) Mr. KILDAY. The Chair hears none. There is a quorum present. The bills are favorably reported as amended. The next item on the agenda is a report of the Real Estate and Construction Committee. The gentleman from South Carolina, Mr. Rivers. Mr. FISHER. Mr. Chairman. Mr. KILDAY. The gentleman from Texas, Mr. Fisher. Mr. FISHER. The Subcommittee on Real Estate and Construction considered a large number of real estate projects yesterday. With the exception of four, all are recommended for favorable consideration by the subcommittee. Because there are so many projects I am going to ask your permission to give a brief summary of the projects and ask that there be inserted in the record a more detailed report. ARMY In the case of the Army the subcommittee recommends the favorable consideration of 12 projects. Three of the Army projects were passed over. Three of the Army projects are mere continuations of existing leases, 2 in Chicago and 1 in Atlanta, Ga. The fourth Army project involves an acquisition of 50 acres at Carlisle Barracks, Pa. The fifth is the acquisition of 487 areas constituting a training area in California. This area was intensively used for training range during World War II and cannot be de-dudded so as to make it safe for occupancy. The last seven projects are all disposals involving either declarations to GSA or leases of Government property. The disposals to GSA include A part of Raritan Arsenal, N. J. Four and five-tenths acres in Oakland, Calif., formerly used in connection with the sub-port of embarkation there. Part of Sunflower Ordnance Works, Kans. The West Virginia Ordnance Works. The St. Louis Chemical Corps plant, Illinois. A portion of the Kingsbury ordnance plant, Indiana. The last Army project, No. 101A, contemplates the outleasing of 39 industrial installations. I think it can be correctly said that as long as these installations continue in their present state the United States is bearing the cost of maintenance and, of course, is not receiving income from them. Therefore, the subcommittee recommends. that this project be approved, with the exception of item 12 involving the Joliet Arsenal, Ill., and item 30 which involves the Lone Star ordnance plant and the Red River Ordnance Depot, Tex. NAVY The Navy projects involve acquisitions under the fight clearance program at seven installations. This program was authorized several years ago by this committee and by the Congress. The other Navy projects involve the continued leasing of a reservoir area near China Lake, Calif.; and the renewal of a lease at the Naval Air Reserve training facility in Columbus, Ohio. Also the Navy projects include the continued outleasing of the naval facilities at the Puget Sound Bridge & Dredging Co., Seattle, Wash.; and the declarations as excess of the following installations: A commissary store at Key West, Fla. A metal fabrication plant at Warren, Ohio. Four thousand seven hundred acres at the Naval Ammunition Depot, Shumaker, Ark. The transfer to the Coast Guard of a radio station on Long Island. The subcommittee also considered Navy project involving Fentriss, Va. This project involves the acquisition of 1,430 acres at a cost of $340,000, and the subcommittee recommends its approval. AIR FORCE Most of the Air Force projects involve SAC dispersal, SAC alert, or land required for Bomarc facilities. The installations involved are Truax Field, Wis. (Bomarc). Richards-Gebaur Air Force Base, Mo. (ammunition storage). Olmstead Air Force Base, Pa. (land for dispensary, dormitory, dining hall, etc.). Pinecastle Air Force Base, Fla. (SAC alert). Niagara Falls Airport, N. Y. (Bomarc). Duluth Airport, Minn. (Bomarc). Two projects for Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., both involving land needed for instrumentation stations. Gibbsboro, N. J. (Missile Master facility). Castle Air Force Base, Calif. (land needed for bachelor officers' quarters and a future hospital). Amendment and renewal of a GSA lease in Indianapolis, Ind. Selfridge Air Force Base, Mich. (an approach clear zone and runway extension). Keesler Air Force Base, Miss. (land for Capehart housing). Wurtsmith Air Force Base, Mich. (land for Capehart housing). Mr. Chairman, the subcommittee recommends that all of these projects be favorably considered by the full committee, and I will insert in the record at this point the more detailed report of the subcommittee. Mr. FISHER. I move its adoption. Mr. KILDAY. Without objection, the report will be included in the record. (The report referred to is as follows:) Acquisition Project No. 300c-1 Chicago Ordnance District. ARMY Area: 63,567 square feet for $187,522. This project involves the continued leasing of approximately 63,567 square feet of space for the use of the Chicago Ordnance District in Chicago, Ill. Acquisition Project No. 300d-1 Area: 107,260 square feet for $150,164. This project involves the continued leasing by General Services Administration of 107,260 square feet of space at 226 West Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, Ill., to provide continued use and occupancy for Department of the Army activities. Acquisition Project No. 301 This project involves the proposed continuation of the leasing of space for the following activity in the space currently occupied-part of South Atlantic Division Engineer Office, 90 Fairlie Street, Atlanta, Ga. Acquisition Project No. 303 Carlisle Barracks, Pa. Area: 49.97 acres for $342,800. This project involves the fee acquisition of 49.97 acres of land in Cumberland County, Pa., to provide a site for construction of family housing and hospital facilities to serve the Carlisle Barracks Military Reservation, Pa. Acquisition Project No. 305 Former Baywood Park training area, California. Area: 487.28 acres at $101,650. This project involves the proposed acquisition of 487.28 acres of contaminated land in San Luis Obispo County, Calif., part of the former Baywood Park training area, California. Disposal Project No. 95 Part of Raritan Arsenal, N. J. Area: 12.4 acres. This project involves the proposed reporting of 12.4 acres of land, a part of Raritan Arsenal, township of Raritan, Middlesex County, N. J., to Ĝeneral Services Administration as excess real property. This project involves the proposed reporting of approximately 4.57 acres of land and improvements thereon, constituting the 12th and Pine Streets facility, Oakland, Calif., to the General Services Administration as excess real property. Disposal project No. 103 Part of Sunflower Ordnance Works, Lawrence, Kans. Area: 186.92 acres. This project involves the proposed reporting of approximately 186.92 acres of land and improvements thereon, constituting principally Sunflower Village, a portion of the Sunflower Ordnance Works, Lawrence, Kans., to the General Services Administration as excess real property. Disposal project No. 105 West Virginia Ordnance Works, Point Pleasant, W. Va. Area: 659.24 acres. This project involves the proposed reporting of approximately 659.24 acres of land and improvements thereon constituting the major remaining portion of the West Virginia Ordnance Works, W. Va., to the General Services Administration as excess real property. This project involves the proposed reporting of approximately 15.74 acres of land with improvements thereon constituting the St. Louis Chemical Corps plant, St. Clair County, Ill., to General Services Administration as excess real property. Disposal project No. 111 Portion of Kingsbury Ordnance plant, Indiana. Area: 74 acres. This project involves the proposed reporting of approximately 74 acres of land and the improvements thereon, constituting a portion of the Kingsbury Ordnance plant, La Porte, Ind., to GSA as excess real property. Disposal project No. 101A All or parts of 37 industrial installations. This project involves the proposed leasing of industrial facilities at the 37 Department of the Army installations. Acquisition project No. 254 Outlying field, Whitehouse, Fla. Area: 4,246 acres at $280,000. Acquisition project No. 255 NAVY Outlying field, Kaiser, to the Naval Air Station, Pensacola, Fla. Acquisition project No. 256 Outlying field site 5 to the Naval Air Station, Pensacola, Fla. Outlying fields to the Naval Air Station, Pensacola, Fla. Area: 254 acres (fee) 897 acres (ease) at $109,185 and $129,905. Acquisition Project No. 260 United States Naval Air Station, Cecil Field, Fla. Area: 1,795 acres (fee) and 1,040 acres (ease) at $304,975 and $27,750. Acquisition Project No. 262 United States Naval Air Development Center, Johnsville, Pa. Area: 40.948 acres at $69,150. Acquisition Project No. 264 Marine Corps Auxiliary Air Station, Beaufort, S. C. Area: 65 acres (fee) at $17,950; 789 acres (easements) at $57,950. Acquisition Project No. 265 United States Naval Ordnance Test Station, China Lake, Calif. Acquisition Project No. 271 United States Naval Air Station, Columbus, Ohio, $27,000. |