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      Base Realignment and Closure Statistics

      Funds for BRAC Activities. The Defense Authorization Acts for Fiscal Years 1995, 1996, and 1997 provide the following funds for BRAC activities (in US$M)

      1995 1996 1997
      BRAC I 87.6 -- --
      BRAC II 398.7 964.8 352.8
      BRAC III 2,189.9 2,149 971.9
      BRAC IV -- 784.6 1,182.7


      Number of Bases to be closed or realigned under each original BRAC round
      Major Base Closures Major Base Realignments Minor Base Closures or Realignments Date Action to be Completed
      BRAC I 86 (closures & realignments) 59 Sept 30, 1995
      BRAC II 34 (closures & realignment) 48 Sept 30, 1997
      BRAC III 31 12 122 Sept 30, 1999
      BRAC IV 33 26 62 Sept 30, 2001




      DOD Estimates of Overall Costs and Savings

      FY96 Figures (US$B)

      Closure Costs*

      Total Projected 20 Year Savings

      BRAC I 2.2 6.8
      BRAC II 4.0 15.8
      BRAC III 6.9 15.7
      BRAC IV 3.9 17.8

      * Excluding environmental costs and land sale revenues

      FY97 Figures (US$M)

      Costs

      Savings

      6-year costs Environmental Costs 6-year Savings Annual Savings
      BRAC I 1,931 820 2,352 700
      BRAC II 3,593 1,942 6,306 1,600
      BRAC III 6,320 1,705 7,530 1,900
      BRAC IV 3,600 550 3,900 1,600

      Revising FY96 figures, DOD projects BRAC IV savings over 20 years at $19B and annual recurring savings from all BRAC efforts at approximately $6B. (Secretary of Defense Annual Report to the President and Congress, March 1996.

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