The base was designated for closure in the 1995 round of defense base closures and realignments and closed Sept. 30, 1996. On behalf of Secretary of the Navy Richard Danzig, Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Installation and Environment William J. Cassidy Jr. presented the ROD to Kathleen M. Dominick, chair of the Federal Lands Reuse Authority of Bucks County, during a ceremony at the base last month. NEPA requires federal agencies such as the Department of the Navy to consider impacts major federal actions, such as disposal and reuse of NAWC, may have on the environment. The ROD is an environmental document and does not convey the NAWC property. Conveyance or transfer of title of the property is a separate matter that will be undertaken during later discussions between the Navy and the Federal Lands Reuse Authority.
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