(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.
(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 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.