Caringfor America’s Heroes JOINT PUBLIC PUBLICHEARING Austin, Texas August 21 Governor’s Strategic Military Planning Commission Senate Committee on Veterans Affairs & Military Installations House Committee on State, Federal and International Affairs “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
Texas Major Military Installations As of August, 2002 As of August, 2002 Camp Mabry
TEXANS EMPLOYED by DoD TEXANS EMPLOYED by DoD 39,000 DIRECT HIRE CIVILIANS CIVILIANS 82,803 GUARD & RESERVE RESERVE 107,572 ACTIVE DUTY 229,325 TEXANS 229,325 TEXANS TOTAL ON DoD PAYROLL As of December, 2001
ECONOMIC IMPACT of DoD EXPENDITURES in TEXAS $ 20.9 billion expenditure expenditure x 2.36% multiplier 2.36% multiplier = $ 49.3 billion As of December, 2000
ECONOMIC IMPACT OF 1995 BRAC AUSTIN AND SAN ANTONIO AREAS AUSTIN AND SAN ANTONIO AREAS 11,000 (SAN ANTONIO) 5,000 (AUSTIN) 5,000 (AUSTIN) $8 BILLION DoD SPENDING REDUCTION $8 BILLION DoD SPENDING REDUCTION 16,000 JOBS LOST As of August, 2002 As of August, 2002
BRAC in REVIEW BRAC HISTORY PROCESS STATE & FEDERAL ISSUES OVERVIEW OF MIILITARY INSTALLATIONS STATUS & CRITERIA
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT SUCCESS STORIES BROOKS CITY/BASE PARTNERSHIP PROJECTS ABILENE / DYESS AFB ABILENE / DYESS AFB COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS BENEFITS improved improvedrelationships infrastructure environmental stewardship stewardship reduced base reduced base operating costs As of August, 2002
ECONOMIC REDEVELOPMENT SUCCESS STORIES As of August, 2002 AUSTIN BERGSTROM INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT SAN ANTONIO GREATER KELLY DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY creating 4,400 new AUTHORITY creating 4,400 new industry jobs industry jobs
INVITED TESTIMONY PARTICIPANTS Major General (Ret.) Josue “Joe” Robles Jr. Former BRAC Commission Member and Current Member of the Texas Strategic Military Planning Commission TOPIC: History of BRAC Mr. Gary Bushell Attorney and Government Consultant TOPIC: The BRAC Process Mr. David Davis Chief of Staff, Kay Bailey Hutchison TOPIC: Current BRAC Status & Criteria Mr. William Ehrie (U.S. Air Force) Chairman, Governor’s Strategic Military Planning Commission Major General (Ret.) James Maloney (U.S. Army) Member, Governor’s Strategic Military Planning Commission Mr. Richard Messbarger (U.S. Navy) Executive Director, Greater Kingsville Economic Development Corporation TOPIC: Overview of Military Installations Mr. Ed Perez Director, Office of State-Federal Relations TOPIC: State & Federal Issues
Caringfor America’s Heroes JOINT PUBLIC PUBLICHEARING Austin, Texas August 21 Governor’s Strategic Military Planning Commission Senate Committee on Veterans Affairs & Military Installations House Committee on State, Federal and International Affairs “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