H.C.R. 4

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RESOLUTION SUPPORTING REALIGNMENT
2 OF AIR FORCE BASE WORKLOAD
3 1997 GENERAL SESSION
4 STATE OF UTAH
5 Sponsor: Blake D. Chard
6 A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION OF THE LEGISLATURE AND THE GOVERNOR
7 EXPRESSING SUPPORT FOR THE REALIGNMENT OF AIR FORCE WORKLOAD;
8 ENCOURAGING HILL AIR FORCE BASE TO OFFER ITS FACILITIES AND EXPERTISE
9 TOWARD THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A DUAL USE SYSTEM; AND SUPPORTING
10 CHANGES IN FEDERAL LAW TO ALLOW DUAL USE PAYMENTS TO REMAIN AT
11 THE BASES RATHER THAN DEPOSITED IN THE GENERAL FUND.
12 Be it resolved by the Legislature of the state of Utah, the Governor concurring therein:
13 WHEREAS data provided by the United States Air Force and the Department of Defense
14 Joint Service Depot Maintenance Working Group to the 1995 Base Closure Commission showed
15 that significant excess capacity existed at the five major Air Force Depots;
16 WHEREAS Base Closure Commission analysis of all data demonstrated that by closing
17 McClellan Air Force Base and the Depot at Kelly Air Force Base, the Air Force would save
18 $342,000,000 annually, and that additional savings would be realized by efficiencies gained by
19 relocating the workload from those bases to Hill Air Force Base, Robins Air Force Base, Georgia,
20 and Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma;
21 WHEREAS the 1995 Base Closure Commission recommendations, which have since
22 become law, called for the closure of McClellan Air Force Base and the San Antonio Air Logistics
23 Center;
24 WHEREAS since the recommendations became law, however, the Air Force has been
25 directed to privatize the workloads at McClellan and Kelly Air Force Bases, and not consolidate
26 them to any other location;
27 WHEREAS because of this, the Air Force is not gaining the savings from reducing the

1 excess capacity or consolidating the work, with a resulting increase in work costs, and tax payers
2 are not getting the best return on their investment due to the effect excess capacity issues have on
3 private sector decisions;
4 WHEREAS after the workload is consolidated and the excess capacity at McClellan and
5 Kelly Air Force Bases is removed, any excess capacity at the other bases can be dealt with by
6 pursuing dual use of facilities and/or private use of facilities that are excess to Department of
7 Defense needs;
8 WHEREAS the state of Utah appropriated $10,000,000 to acquire development rights on
9 property located within Noise Zones and Accident Potential Zones to stop encroachment around
10 Hill Air Force Base;
11 WHEREAS current law, which requires that any reimbursement by the private sector for
12 use of Air Force facilities go to the general fund rather than to offset overhead costs of the base,
13 does not provide incentive for military installations to encourage private sector use of excess
14 capacity;
15 WHEREAS if private reimbursement for use of military facilities were allowed to remain
16 with the base in question, then use of excess capacity by the private sector, particularly at the depot
17 industrial complexes, would help reduce overhead and thus reduce the unit sales rate charged to
18 military customers; and
19 WHEREAS consolidating military depot maintenance work and encouraging private sector
20 use of remaining excess capacity will bring about the best, most efficient use of resources:
21 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Legislature of the state of Utah, the
22 Governor concurring therein, express support for the realignment of Air Force workload as
23 expressed in the 1995 Base Closure Commission Recommendations.
24 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Legislature and the Governor encourage Hill Air
25 Force Base to offer its facilities and expertise toward the establishment of a dual use system.
26 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Legislature and the Governor support changes in
27 the law necessary to allow payments made for dual use to be kept at the base rather than deposited
28 in the general fund.
29 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that copies of this resolution be sent to the Secretary of
30 Defense, Hill Air Force Base, and to the members of Utah's congressional delegation.


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Legislative Review Note
as of 1-9-97 12:38 PM

A limited legal review of this bill raises no obvious constitutional or statutory concerns.

Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel

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