Hon. WILLIAM L. DAWSON, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, Chairman, Committee on Government Operations, DEAR MR. DAWSON: In the absence of Mr. Tallamy, I am furnishing the information requested in your letter of February 16, 1959. The enclosed tabulation lists the public domain properties under the control of the Bureau of Public Roads as of June 30, 1959. Except for the Seward Equipment Depot, all installations reported last year were transferred to the State of Alaska on June 30, 1959, under the provisions of the Alaska Omnibus Act (73 Stat. 141). Two new installations have been listed this year. If we can be of further service, please do not hesitate to call on us. Sincerely yours, ELLIS L. ARMSTRONG, Commissioner of Public Roads. Hon. WILLIAM L. DAWSON, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY, Chairman, Executive and Legislative Subcommittee of the Committee on The tabulated information does not include 1.37 acres of unimproved land transferred by this bureau from the Sitka, Alaska, site to the Forest Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, on August 6, 1958, under Public Land Order 1707. If additional information is required, we will be glad to comply with your request. Sincerely yours, H. ARNOLD KARO, Rear Admiral, Coast and Geodetic Survey, Director. Tucson Magnetic Observatory 1. Number of acres and location: a. Acres: 173. b. Location: Tucson, Puma County, Ariz. 2. Description of property: a. Land: Desert land located 10 miles east of Tucson. b. Buildings, all permanent: Type Office Houses. Storage. Observatories_ Total c. Facilities, all permanent: Fencing, 4,400 feet. Gasoline storage tank, 280 gallons. Well, 200 feet, with 5,000-gallon storage tank. Sewage system. 3. Use of land and buildings: Primary magnetic observatory and seismograph stations. b. Location: Sitka, Baranoff Island, Alaska. 2. Description of property: a. Land: Wooded land on northern outskirts of Sitka. b. Buildings, all permanent: Floor space (Square feet) 3. Use of land and buildings: A primary magnetic observatory and seismological DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE Acreage and estimated current value of public domain lands used for military and civil functions, by location, as of June 30, 1959 Acreage and estimated current value of public domain lands used for military functions, by military department and location, as of June 30, 1959 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, Hon. WILLIAM L. DAWSON, OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY, Washington, D.C., December 8, 1959. Chairman, Committee on Government Operations, DEAR MR. DAWSON: By letter of February 25, 1959, you requested this Department to furnish the House Committee on Government Operations certain data pertaining to the value of public domain lands, with the improvements thereon, which are under the control of this Department. You also requested that we again assume responsibility for reporting the estimated value of all public domain mineral resources which are under the jurisdiction of all Federal departments and agencies. Further, you requested a report on public domain acreage or properties including transfers to other departments and agencies. Pursuant to this request and our understanding of your requirements as expressed in our letter to you of March 10, 1959, there are enclosed: Table I. Estimated market value of public domain lands administered by the U.S. Department of the Interior, June 30, 1959. Table II. Cost of buildings on public domain lands (administered by the U.S. Department of the Interior) as of June 30, 1959. Table III. Cost of structures and facilities on public domain lands (administered by the U.S. Department of the Interior) as of June 30, 1959. Table IV. Mineral resource value of the public domain (under the jurisdiction of all Federal departments and agencies) including the Outer Continental Shelf. Table V. Changes in public domain withdrawals and restorations by Federal agencies, fiscal year 1959. You asked that a further report be made on properties presently being carried at no value. As we indicated in our reply of March 10, 1959, to your letter of February 25, 1959, properties in this Department are listed in the GSA Annual Inventory of Owned Real Property at no value only under three conditions; namely, the land was public domain, the full market value at time of acquisition was less than $500, or else the lands were obtained for historical site purposes. Only the last category is subject to this special reporting requirement, and all of these lands are held by the National Park Service of this Department. There is enclosed also this special report, consisting of a summary sheet showing the required data for the entire United States, and then detailed sheets showing such data by States. The usage of the subject facilities is shown in block 26 of each report. All cost figures are in thousands of dollars, with the value of land shown in block 16 and the cost of buildings and structures shown in blocks 22 and 24. |