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B-174594 1 (1972-02-16)

handle is hein.gao/gaobabkou0001 and id is 1 raw text is: 10 y? RESTmICTED , e1t t. efoe bi Hiteieece nth fic rovaR 0-M Ofi i Congreesa81 RAU. COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED 'VrES RELEASED B-174594 FE7 Dear Mr. White: Your letter of November 15, 1971, requested that we un- dertake a review of the preliminary negotiations between the General Services Administration (GSA) and other parties con- cerning the disposition of the Castner Range area before its transfer to the jurisdiction of GSA. The Castner Range, adjacent to the city of El Paso, T6xas, and now a part of Fort Bliss, consists of about 8,300 acres. At the meeting held in your office on December 16, 1971, our representatives presented the results of our review of the GSA files and of our discussions with GSA and other Fed- eral agency officials. We pointed out that (1) GSA had not malde a formal appraisal of the land, (2) GSA had not entered into formal arrangements with other parties relating to the disposition of the Castner Range, and (3) the Forest Service, Department of Agriculture, had not made a prior formal ar- rangement for the sale of the land. By Executive Order No. 11508 dated February 12, 1970, the Administrator of General Services was directed to insti- tute, and conduct on a continuing basis, a survey of the real property holdings of all executive agencies for the purpose of identifying properties that are not utilized, are under- utilized, or are not being put to their optimum use. Ac- cording to a GSA survey report dated July 10, 1970, the greater part of the Castner Range lyd, estimated to be worth about $10 million, wa-fi_6_fbing used. GSA recommended that the Castner Range, except for three small areas, be reported as exce§spjqrKty. A GSA official told us that the $10 mil- lion estimate of value was a guess, intended to give the sur- vey report reader some idea of the value of the land. GSA procedures provide that an appraisal be made by an independent contract appraiser to determine the fair market value of Government-owned property to be disposed of by GSA through sale, transfer, donation, or exchange. At the time of our review in December 1971, an appraisal of the Castner Range had not been made.

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