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Caring Caring for for America’s Heroes America’s Heroes JOINT JOINT PUBLIC PUBLIC HEARING HEARING Austin, Texas Austin, Texas August 21 August 21 Governor’s Strategic Military Governor’s Strategic Military Planning Commission Planning Commission Senate Committee on Senate Committee on Veterans Affairs & Veterans Affairs & Military Installations Military Installations House Committee on State, House Committee on State, Federal and International Federal and International Affairs Affairs “ “ When you go home, When you go home, Tell them of us and say, Tell them of us and say, For their Tomorrow, For their Tomorrow, We gave our Today We gave our Today .” .” James Maxwell Edmunds James Maxwell Edmunds
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Caring Caring for for
America’s HeroesAmerica’s Heroes
JOINTJOINT PUBLIC PUBLIC HEARINGHEARING
Austin, TexasAustin, TexasAugust 21August 21
Governor’s Strategic MilitaryGovernor’s Strategic MilitaryPlanning CommissionPlanning CommissionSenate Committee on Senate Committee on
Veterans Affairs & Veterans Affairs & Military InstallationsMilitary Installations
House Committee on State,House Committee on State,Federal and International Federal and International
AffairsAffairs
““When you go home,When you go home, Tell them of us and say,Tell them of us and say, For their Tomorrow,For their Tomorrow, We gave our TodayWe gave our Today.”.” James Maxwell EdmundsJames Maxwell Edmunds
Texas Major Military InstallationsTexas Major Military Installations
As of August, 2002As of August, 2002
Camp Mabry
TEXANS EMPLOYED by DoDTEXANS EMPLOYED by DoD
39,00039,000 DIRECT HIRE DIRECT HIRE
CIVILIANSCIVILIANS
82,80382,803 GUARD & GUARD &
RESERVERESERVE
107,572107,572 ACTIVE DUTY ACTIVE DUTY
229,325 TEXANS229,325 TEXANS
TOTAL ON DoD PAYROLLTOTAL ON DoD PAYROLLAs of December, 2001As of December, 2001
ECONOMIC IMPACT of DoD EXPENDITURES in TEXASECONOMIC IMPACT of DoD EXPENDITURES in TEXAS
$ 20.9 $ 20.9 billion billion
expenditureexpenditure
xx
2.36% 2.36% multipliermultiplier
==$ 49.3 billion$ 49.3 billionAs of December, 2000As of December, 2000
ECONOMIC IMPACT OF 1995 BRACECONOMIC IMPACT OF 1995 BRAC
AUSTIN AND SAN ANTONIO AREASAUSTIN AND SAN ANTONIO AREAS
11,00011,000 (SAN ANTONIO)(SAN ANTONIO)
5,0005,000 (AUSTIN)(AUSTIN)
$8 BILLION $8 BILLION DoD SPENDING DoD SPENDING REDUCTIONREDUCTION
16,000 16,000 JOBS JOBS LOSTLOST
As of August, 2002As of August, 2002
BRAC in BRAC in REVIEWREVIEW
BRAC
HISTORY
PROCESSSTATE & FEDERALISSUES OVERVIEW
OF MIILITARYINSTALLATIONS
STATUS &CRITERIA
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT SUCCESS STORIESECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT SUCCESS STORIES
BROOKS CITY/BASEBROOKS CITY/BASE
PARTNERSHIP PROJECTSPARTNERSHIP PROJECTS ABILENE / DYESS AFBABILENE / DYESS AFB
COOPERATIVE COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTSAGREEMENTS
BENEFITSBENEFITS
improvedimproved
relationshipsrelationships improvedimproved
infrastructureinfrastructure
improvedimproved
environmental environmental
stewardshipstewardship reduced basereduced base
operating costsoperating costsAs of August, 2002As of August, 2002
ECONOMIC ECONOMIC REDEVELOPMENT REDEVELOPMENT
SUCCESS STORIESSUCCESS STORIES
As of August, 2002As of August, 2002
AUSTINAUSTIN BERGSTROM BERGSTROM INTERNATIONAL AIRPORTINTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
SAN ANTONIO GREATER KELLY DEVELOPMENTSAN ANTONIO GREATER KELLY DEVELOPMENT
AUTHORITY AUTHORITY creating creating 4,4004,400 new new
industry jobsindustry jobs
INVITED TESTIMONY PARTICIPANTSINVITED TESTIMONY PARTICIPANTS
Major General (Ret.) Josue “Joe” Robles Jr.Major General (Ret.) Josue “Joe” Robles Jr.Former BRAC Commission Member and Current Member of the Texas Former BRAC Commission Member and Current Member of the Texas
Strategic Military Planning CommissionStrategic Military Planning Commission
TOPIC: TOPIC: History of BRACHistory of BRACMr. Gary BushellMr. Gary Bushell
Attorney and Government ConsultantAttorney and Government Consultant
TOPIC:TOPIC: The BRAC ProcessThe BRAC ProcessMr. David DavisMr. David Davis
Chief of Staff, Kay Bailey HutchisonChief of Staff, Kay Bailey Hutchison
TOPIC:TOPIC: Current BRAC Status & CriteriaCurrent BRAC Status & CriteriaMr. William Ehrie (U.S. Air Force)Mr. William Ehrie (U.S. Air Force)
Chairman, Governor’s Strategic Military Planning CommissionChairman, Governor’s Strategic Military Planning CommissionMajor General (Ret.) James Maloney (U.S. Army)Major General (Ret.) James Maloney (U.S. Army)Member, Governor’s Strategic Military Planning CommissionMember, Governor’s Strategic Military Planning Commission
Mr. Richard Messbarger (U.S. Navy)Mr. Richard Messbarger (U.S. Navy)Executive Director, Greater Kingsville Economic Development CorporationExecutive Director, Greater Kingsville Economic Development Corporation
TOPIC:TOPIC: Overview of Military InstallationsOverview of Military InstallationsMr. Ed PerezMr. Ed Perez
Director, Office of State-Federal RelationsDirector, Office of State-Federal Relations
TOPIC:TOPIC: State & Federal IssuesState & Federal Issues
Caring Caring
forfor America’s HeroesAmerica’s Heroes
JOINTJOINT PUBLIC PUBLIC HEARINGHEARING
Austin, TexasAustin, TexasAugust 21August 21
Governor’s Strategic MilitaryGovernor’s Strategic MilitaryPlanning CommissionPlanning CommissionSenate Committee on Senate Committee on
Veterans Affairs & Veterans Affairs & Military InstallationsMilitary Installations
House Committee on State,House Committee on State,Federal and International Federal and International
AffairsAffairs
““When you go home,When you go home, Tell them of us and say,Tell them of us and say, For their Tomorrow,For their Tomorrow, We gave our TodayWe gave our Today.”.” James Maxwell EdmundsJames Maxwell Edmunds
