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PLRD-83-32 1 (1983-01-13)

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 B-197273                                       JANUARY 13,1983



 The Honorable John Meicher
 United States Senate                                         Buh!DU
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Dear Senator Melcher:

     Subject: Air Force's Plans To Convert the Heating
               System From Gas to Coal Fired at Malmstrom
               Air Force Base, Montana (GAO/PLRD-83-32)

     In your letter of June 17, 1982, you asked us to assess the
cost effectiveness of the Air Force's plans to convert the heating
system at Malmstrom Air Force Base to a central coal-fired system.
Your request was based on a constituent's letter indicating
that by using high efficiency conventional gas equipment, the
Government could save about 80 percent of the Air Force's
estimated costs of $50 million for the coal-fired system and an
additional 30 percent on fuel costs.

     We reviewed the Air Force's proposal for constructing
the coal-fired system and discussed the justification for the
proposed system with Air Force engineering officials at Malmstrom
and at the Air Force Engineering and Construction Division of the
Directorate of Engineering and Services, Bolling Air Force Base,
Washington, D.C.

     The Air Force's planned construction of a coal-fired system
complies with Department of Defense and Air Force policy and
directives requiring the use of coal or other alternate fuels
in lieu of natural gas and petroleum as a primary energy source
in new major fuel-burning installations. These directives imple-
ment the provisions of (1) Public Law 95-620, the Powerplant and
Industrial Fuel Use Act of 1978 and (2) Public Law 96-418, the
Military Construction Authorization Act, 1981, as codified under
Public Law 97-214, the Military Construction Codification Act.
We believe the Air Force's decision to use a coal-fired system
was consistent with the cited legal requirements.




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