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Civilian Property Realignment Act of 2015 (CLEAR Act)
Introduced VersionsCosponsor HistoryTwo or More CosponsorsCommittee HistoryRelated BillsNoneMatch BillTry searching...CLEAR Act The CLEAR Act, short for Civilian Property Realignment Act, is a piece of American federal legislation that will make it easier for the federal government to dispose of surplus government property throughout the United States.
“The federal government unnecessarily sits on thousands of properties it no longer needs — office buildings, warehouses, military bases and land tracts,” the release says. “While these excess properties sit idle, they continue to cost American taxpayers hundreds of millions of dollars each year to maintain and secure. The Controlled Inventory of Real Estate Act (CLEAR) will speed up the disposal process and save taxpayer dollars.”
The bill would establish a panel, similar to the Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) Commission, that would review unused government property and make recommendations on how to dispose of it as quickly as possible. Options would include selling it, leasing it, demolishing it or reusing it. Congress would be forced to approve or deny the decision by the panel during a predetermined period, otherwise the panel’s decision would stand.
By Advocate BK Singh
Supreme Court | High Court | Tribunals
