[CPEO-IRF] Escanaba DFSP (MI) transferred to Hannah Indian Community

[Lenny Siegel <lennysiegel@gmail.com>]

Air Force transfers former fuel supply site for redevelopment

by Eduardo Salinas
Air Force Real Property Agency Public Affairs
June 29, 2007

WASHINGTON (AFPN) -- A former jet fuel supply depot in Michigan once 
used to supply a nearby Air Force base could soon enjoy new life as part 
of a waterfront resort development.

Air Force officials transferred the 40-acre Defense Fuel Supply Point 
Escanaba on the shores of Lake Michigan June 18 to the Hannah Indian 
Community, a federally recognized Native American tribe based in 
Hannahville, Mich.

The property, which the tribe purchased for $10,000, will become part of 
a larger waterfront development. In addition to the cash payment, the 
tribe will assume the environmental responsibility to complete the 
environmental cleanup of the site.

The transfer of DFSP Escanaba is a significant milestone for the Air 
Force. It marks the first time the Air Force has transferred BRAC 
property to a party under Section 2905(e) of the Defense Base Closure 
and Realignment Act of 1990, which allows an agreement to transfer 
property by deed to any party who agrees to perform all environmental 
restoration, waste management and environmental compliance obligations 
for the property.

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For the entire story, see
http://www.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123059099

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Lenny Siegel
Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
c/o PSC, 278-A Hope St., Mountain View, CA 94041
Voice: 650/961-8918 or 650/969-1545
Fax: 650/961-8918
<lsiegel@cpeo.org>
http://www.cpeo.org


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