Community Provides Information to BRAC Commission
Wednesday, August 10, 2005
Community Provides Information to BRAC Commission
WASHINGTON, DC - Inland Empire communities supporting the Naval Station Weapons Center, Corona, provided key information to the Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) Commission in response to their questions at a hearing on July 14th in Los Angeles.
The information provided to the BRAC Commission includes a report completed by Bechtel, a widely respected engineering firm, which estimates the costs of replicating two, one-of-a-kind facilities at Pt. Mugu to be more than $59.3 million. These facilities are currently located at NSWC Corona and are critical to its mission. The Navy allocated no money for new construction of two highly customized facilities in their closure proposal.
"The proposed move of NSWC Corona to NAS, Point Mugu, is fundamentally flawed and would cause significant operational risk with no financial benefit whatsoever, " Rep. Ken Calvert (R-Corona) said. "NSWC Corona has an exemplary track record of providing critical service to our nation's warfighters while simultaneously saving millions of dollars in the process. Risking this established, highly efficient national treasure for some illusory benefit is both risky and not in our nation's best interest."
The community also provided information about the military value of the base as it relates to similar work completed by other Department of Defense facilities across the country.
Later this month the Commission will deliberate on keeping or removing installations that were put on the list by the Department of Defense. The BRAC Commission then must deliver their recommendations to the President no later than September 8th. President Bush will have 45 days to accept or reject the list in its entirety. If accepted, the Congress will have an additional 45 days to vote on the list with a up or down vote.
For additional information about the report, please contact Brian Oulman with the City of Norco Redevelopment Agency at (951) 270-5645.
http://calvert.house.gov/pressreleases.asp?ARTICLE4024=9838