[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 32, Volume 4]
[Revised as of July 1, 2002]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 32CFR644.21]

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                       TITLE 32--NATIONAL DEFENSE
 
              CHAPTER V--DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY (CONTINUED)
 
PART 644--REAL ESTATE HANDBOOK--Table of Contents
 
                       Subpart A--Project Planning
 
Sec. 644.21  General.

    (a) Purpose. Sections 644.21 through 644.30 describe the procedures 
of the Corps of Engineers relating to real estate planning and project 
authorization for the acquisition of land and interests therein for 
military projects, for the Department of Energy (DOE), and for other 
Federal agencies as required.
    (b) Applicability. Provisions of these sections are applicable to 
the Office of the Chief of Engineers and all Division and District 
Engineers having real estate responsibilities.
    (c) General Procedures. (1) AR 405-10 and AFR 87-1 outline the 
policies of the Department of the Army and the Department of the Air 
Force, respectively, with respect to real estate acquisitions.
    (2) The policies of the Department of Energy (DOE) with respect to 
acquisition of real estate are generally set forth in requests of that 
agency for preparation of real estate design memorandums.
    (3) The purpose of the planning function is to establish a sound 
basis for the acquisition of land and interests therein in accordance 
with existing law and broad procedures of higher authority; to collect 
all necessary real estate data; to correlate and evaluate these data 
from the standpoint of establishing the necessity for the proposed 
acquisition; to establish that no Government-owned or Government-
controlled lands are available for the intended use; to determine the 
required estate, in accordance with existing policies, sufficient to 
protect the interests of the Government; and in general, to prepare each 
project for submission

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to the head of the interested department or agency, or his designee, 
and, where necessary, to the Department of Defense and the Committees on 
Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives, for approval.
    (4) In the preparation of Real Estate Planning Reports, or Real 
Estate Summaries, consideration will be given to the procedures and 
criteria expressed in the regulations cited herein.