Vacant Federal Properties
- Subject
- Vacant Federal Properties
- Date
- September 23, 2016
- Time
- 9:15 am
- Place
- 2154 Rayburn HOB
PURPOSE:
- To examine properties held by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the statutory requirements for real property disposal.
- To consider potential legislative solutions for handling vacant federal properties.
BACKGROUND:
- The federal government is the largest single holder of real property in the United States, with more than 273,000 buildings at an operating cost exceeding $18.7 billion. USDA owns a significant number of buildings.
- Federal real property management has been on the Government Accountability Office’s High Risk List since 2003.
- Federal agencies are required to dispose of excess real property, but are hindered by statutory disposal requirements, costs of preparing properties for disposal, conflicts with stakeholders, and other constraints.
- H.R. 4665, the Federal Assets Sale and Transfer Act, introduced by Rep. Denham ( R-CA) and cosponsored by Chairman Chaffetz and Ranking Member Cummings was marked-up by the Committee and passed by the full House earlier this year.
Witnesses and testimonies:
The Honorable David Mader
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