site at parcel 6. The agreement restricts the Irvine Company from any change in current use of these tracts without approval of the Government. However, the Navy Department is committed to initiate action within Fiscal Years 73, 74 and 75 to take acquisition action considered necessary to acquire permanent interests.

PROTECTION PLAN

In view of the terms of this agreement and in recognition of the fact that any reapproachment of the Congress should be on the basis of a complete plan, such a plan was developed.

This plan includes, in addition to tracts which were covered by the FY 1971 Authorization and those included in the Irvine Agreement, two additional parcels, #B-1 and #8. This plan emphasizes the requirement to attain compatible use of the property underlying aircraft approach and departure corridors with safety the primary consideration.

The goal is to provide restricted zones on approach and departure routes. The criteria is, nominally, a 3000 ft. wide strip extending outward from the base of the runway to the point where the typical flight profile attains an altitude of 500 feet above the terrain. This is somewhat extended in the case of the GCA approaches to Runway 34R at MCAS, El Toro, because of the shallow glide slope involved. The interests which are proposed for acquisition in these approach zones are only these required to ensure compatible land use. That is, agriculture. or certain types of recreation not involving large structures or concentration of people. These are the areas where an aircraft is most likely to impact with take-off or landing malfunction.

In addition, there is the matter of noise nuisance or pollution associated with military air operations. The impact of this nuisance can be minimized by acquiring restrictive interests in those areas contained within the composite noise rating-3 (CNR-3) contour.

This is the area subject to noise of an intensity likely to generate complaints. Specifically, this contemplates a requirement in areas outside the runway corridors that any structures within this area must include sound attenuation features. The proposal seeks authority to acquire tangible interests in the property. It is recognized that California State Law and zoning actions afford some measure of protection. However, zoning is subject to the vagaries of local politics. Therefore, authorization to acquire interests is being sought while pursuing the possibility of meeting the objective by zoning and thus obviating the need to exercise the acquisition authority.

AUTHORIZATION REQUEST

The plan calls for authorization of the full plan in FY 1973. This approach avoids piecemealing the problem to the Congress which has already been approached twice regarding these stations. With appropriate authorization, it is intended to vigorously pursue possible exchanges. It is recognized that it is optimistic to expect that all can be obtained by exchange. It is anticipated that appropriation requests would follow in FY 74 and FY 75 for anything which is not obtained by exchange or solid zoning and is still considered essential. This proposal is a major undertaking for the Marine Corps. It is proposed as the only alternative to the prospect of a $500 million requirement to provide replacement facilities at a new site.

TIMING

Timing is a key factor in this proposal. By acting now, negotiations are primarily with one land owner, the Irvine Company, which is under great pressure to release some of its Orange County holdings and should be in a trading mood. Delay would mean dealing with a large number of individual owners and, thereby, reduced hope for property exchange.

Senator SYMINGTON. Thank you.

Naval installations air pollution abatement facilities.

Admiral, $25.2 million is a substantial amount for air pollution abatement facilities. I recognize that these projects are necessary in order to comply with existing Federal and State laws. We do notice on page 110, however, that you propose to spend $508,000 for a sanitary land fill at Adak, which is, to say the least, a remote area. Why is this expenditure necessary, and what are we doing now that violates the existing station ordinance?

Admiral ENGER. Commander Groff.

Commander GROFF. Mr. Chairman, all refuse is currently burned in an open dump at Adak. This burning exceeds the 25 pounds per day Federal standard for nonurban areas.

Senator SYMINGTON. Would you repeat that?
Commander GROFF. Yes, sir.

All refuse is presently burned in an open dump. This burning exceeds the 25 pounds per day Federal standard for nonurban areas.

NAVAL FACILITY, RAMEY AFB, PUERTO RICO

Senator SYMINGTON. Thank you.

Going to Ramey, in Puerto Rico, a maintenance building, $207,000. We denied this project last year in the belief that you could find something existing on the Ramey base that would satisfy your purpose. It has now become apparent that this base will eventually be closed. And we wonder why you cannot find some facility on the base that will satisfy the purpose.

Admiral ENGER. Mr. Murphy.

Mr. MURPHY. Mr. Chairman, the naval facility at Ramey is located some 3 to 5 miles remote from the central Air Force base complex at Ramey. It is located on the coastline as required by its mission. It is also a complex that requires tight security, and it retains its own compound in which it supports and houses its people. This project is required within that compound to house emergency generator equipment, backup the power for the facility, and other functions that must be close to the operation. Hence it is not feasible for us to look for facilities at the remote Air Force complex.

NAVAL STATION, ROOSEVELT ROADS, PUERTO RICO

Senator SYMINGTON. The naval station at Roosevelt Roads, Puerto Rico, administrative space, $602,000.

What is the urgency in this project?

Admiral ENGER. Mr. Murphy.

Mr. MURPHY. Mr. Chairman, this facility uses an existing hospital that will be vacated upon occupancy of a new hospital, and will accommodate the Commandant 10th Naval District, the Commander Eastern Sea Frontier, and other administrative functions being relocated from the naval station in San Juan, which will close in mid-1973.

Senator SYMINGTON. What are you now doing for administrative space?

Mr. MURPHY. Presently in the San Juan area they occupy old buildings of some 40,000 square feet. They will vacate these and move completely to Roosevelt Roads.

SOUDA BAY, CRETE

Senator SYMINGTON. Very well.

Now, we go across the water, Souda Bay, Crete.

You are asking $5,308,000 for additional facilities at Souda Bay in Crete, and also $8,932,000 for additional facilities at Sigonella, Italy. We are worried about continuing heavy investments abroad, and we would like a rather complete explanation as to why you deem these facilities needed at this point in time.

Do you want to file that for the record?

Admiral ENGER. Yes, sir.

(The information follows:)

The marked shift by the Soviet Union over the past decade to a maritime strategy is manifested in the emergence of the Soviet Mediterranean Fleet, comprising missile ships, modern amphibious assault ships and submarines. This force is capable of operating for extended periods at sea and has access to several eastern Mediterranean ports for replenishment. United States policy commits the Navy to a strong role in the eastern Mediterranean to insure the strategic balance is not altered, that peacetime political and psychological advantage is not gained, and that our Middle East policy options are not limited. The Navy's successful performance of this mission is vital to the security of the United States.

An appraisal by CINCUSNAVEUR in early 1971 of shore based support facili ties in the eastern Mediterranean evidenced an urgent need to upgrade the present austere installations at the Naval Air Facility (NAF) Sigonella, Sicily, and Naval Detachment (NAVDET) Souda Bay, Crete. These bases are strategically located close to primary SIXTH FLEET operating areas in the central and eastern Mediterranean and offer in being operational airfields for use in Fleet air logistics, air antisubmarine warfare, and military airlift operations, with the Souda Bay port facilities also capable of supporting SIXTH FLEET ships. The existing base structure at Sigonella and Souda Bay is very austere, with only minimal parking apron, cargo handling, maintenance and personnel support facilities available.

Present Souda Bay facilities were actually intended to support only intermittent operations in contingency situations; however, continuous operations have been required there since the Arab-Israeli War in May, 1967. These shortcomings seriously hamper the Navy's ability to effectively carry out the mission assigned in support of national policy. Experience during the Jordanian crisis of September. 1970, showed conclusively that these bases are not capable of effectively supporting increased base loadings resulting from contingency operations. There has been no significant upgrading of facilities at Sigonella and Souda Bay over the past decade, while a gradual eastward shift in primary Fleet operating area has occurred. CINCUSNAVEUR had determined: (1) that NAF Sigonella must be upgraded to serve as the primary Military Airlift Command terminus in support of Navy operations in the Mediterranean, that Fleet Tactical Support Squadron VR-24 relocate from Rota to Sigonella, and required support facilities be provided for ASW patrol squadrons; and (2) NAVDET Souda Bay be upgraded to provide minimal support on a continuous basis for Fleet logistics support aircraft, ASW patrol aircraft, and ships transporting passengers and cargo in support of SIXTH FLEET operations. Facilities needed to achieve the foregoing capabilities were identified through an intensive, onsite planning and engineering effort completed in March, 1971. Projects other than those most urgently needed to support immediate demands have been included in the Navy's FY 73 MILCON budget. Those projects deemed most urgently needed at NAF Sigonella, amounting to $7.2 mil, were undertaken immediately using emergency authorization in August 1971, with the approval of Congressional committees. Construction of these urgent facilities is in progress. The current MAC terminal for all SIXTH FLEET personnel and most air cargo logistics is at Naval Station, Rota, Spain, outside the western end of the Mediterranean. SIXTH FLEET operations are now oriented predominantely to the central and eastern Mediterranean, a distance of about 1,200 to 2,500 miles eastward. Materials and personnel are distributed to the Fleet by Fleet Tactical Support Squadron VR-24. homeported in Rota with a detachment at NAF Naples. Further delivery to the Fleet is made by Carrier on Board Delivery aircraft having a range of 500 to 1.200 miles. Establishing a SIXTH FLEET MAC terminal at Sigonella and changing the homeport of VR-24 to Sigonella with a detachment at Souda Bay will extend the logistics support 1.200 miles further into the area of operations and put VR-24 aircraft within single flight range of the SIXTH FLEET carriers.

The ASW land-based patrol units will receive improved maintenance and personnel support facilities to correct severe crowding and other shortcomings now encountered during deployments to Sigonella. The proposed facilities at Souda Bay will enable a detachment if land-based ASW patrol aircraft to be stationed there. While these proposed facilities address only the normal intensity of operations anticipated. the improved base structure they provide will enable unforeseen contingency situations, during which loading surges of up to 50% can occur, to be handled with a reasonable amount of crowding and double loading.