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Hearing Hearing Date: September 23, 2016 9:15 am 2154 Rayburn HOB

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

Controller
Office of Management and Budget

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The Honorable Gregory Parham

Assistant Secretary for Administration
Department of Agriculture

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Mr. Michael Gelber

Deputy Commissioner, Public Buildings Service
General Services Administration

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Mr. David Wise

Director, Physical Infrastructure
Government Accountability Office

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