Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 117.djvu/1455

 117 STAT. 1436

PUBLIC LAW 108–136—NOV. 24, 2003

(1) A list of all military installations described in subsection (a)(1) at which civilian community encroachment is occurring. (2) A description and analysis of the types and degree of such civilian community encroachment at each military installation included on the list. (3) An analysis, including views and estimates of the Secretary of Defense, of the current and potential future impact of such civilian community encroachment on operational training activities, research, development, test, and evaluation activities, and other significant operational, test and evaluation, maintenance, storage, disposal, or other support functions performed by military installations included on the list. The analysis shall include the following: (A) A review of training and test ranges at military installations, including laboratories and technical centers of the military departments, included on the list. (B) A description and explanation of the trends of such encroachment, as well as consideration of potential future readiness problems resulting from unabated encroachment. (4) An estimate of the costs associated with current and anticipated partnerships between the Department of Defense and non-Federal entities to create buffer zones to preclude further development around military installations included on the list, and the costs associated with the conveyance of surplus property around such military installations for purposes of creating buffer zones. (5) Options and recommendations for possible legislative or budgetary changes necessary to mitigate current and anticipated future civilian community encroachment problems. (c) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED WITH RESPECT TO COMPLIANCE WITH SPECIFIED LAWS.—With respect to paragraphs (2) and (3) of subsection (a), the study shall include the following: (1) A list of all military installations and other locations at which the Armed Forces are encountering problems related to compliance with the laws specified in such paragraphs. (2) A description and analysis of the types and degree of compliance problems encountered. (3) An analysis, including views and estimates of the Secretary of Defense, of the current and potential future impact of such compliance problems on the following functions performed at military installations: (A) Operational training activities. (B) Research, development, test, and evaluation activities. (C) Other significant operational, test and evaluation, maintenance, storage, disposal, or other support functions. (4) A description and explanation of the trends of such compliance problems, as well as consideration of potential future readiness problems resulting from such compliance problems. (d) PLAN TO RESPOND TO ENCROACHMENT ISSUES.—On the basis of the study conducted under subsection (a), including the specific matters required to be addressed by subsections (b) and (c), the Secretary of Defense shall prepare a plan to respond to the encroachment issues described in subsection (a) affecting military installations and operational ranges.

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