ENGINEERING SERVICES This activity provides for the costs of operation of the 17 district and area public works offices. These offices provide technical engineering services to all Naval and Marine Corps field activities located in their respective areas both continental and overseas. In addition, support is provided for specific engineering investigations and feasibility studies which are accomplished by contract. As indicated on page 5-5 of the justification book, some of the services provided by these offices include: contract administration for navywide annually funded maintenance and repair projects; prosecution of navywide maintenance management improvement programs; and implementation of newly assigned programs including the facilities planning system and management of navywide family housing. The fiscal year 1962 estimate provides $21,747,000 for these functions which is approximately the same level as fiscal year 1961. MAINTENANCE AND OPERATION OF SHORE ESTABLISHMENTS This activity funds the routine maintenance and operation of the Shore Establishments assigned to the Bureau of Yards and Docks for management including six public works centers, three construction battalion centers and two public works transportation centers and other facilities and functions in support of the Naval Shore Establishment. The public works centers and the public works transportation centers are located at large naval base complexes and provide maintenance and transportation services to over 156 separate naval activities located in these concentrated areas. The construction battalion centers have two major missions. The first is homebase and logistics support for construction battalion units commonly known as the Seabees. Secondly, they are the stocking and outloading points for material support of the Seabees in their peacetime, cold war, and mobilization assigned tasks. As indicated on pages 5-11 of the justfication book, $44,090,000 is the estimated amount required for these programs in fiscal year 1962 which is $2,537,000 less than the amount provided in fiscal year 1961. CONSTRUCTION BATTALION SUPPORT This activity finances the operating support of active and reserve construction battalion units (Seabees). These construction battalion units, as detailed on pages 5-16, 5-17, and 5-18, are an integral part of the Fleet Marine Forces and the Naval Operating Forces. Support is also provided for the maintenance and resupply costs of Operation Deep Freeze in the Antarctic. The funds requested in this budget activity total $7,681,000 which is $227,000 more than the amount provided in fiscal year 1961. The total increase is for additional cost requirements of Operation Deep Freeze. MAINTENANCE AND OPERATION OF NAVAL HOUSING This budget activity provides for the maintenance and operation for most of the Navy's family housing. As of the end of fiscal year 1962, a total of 69,615 housing units will be maintained and operated from funds made available to this budget activity. Page 5-25 of the justification book indicates the types of housing. It also indicates that $50,383,000 is required for maintenance and operation of these units which is an increase of $3,153,000 over the funds provided in fiscal year 1961. The table on page 5-25 also indicates that the increase in fiscal year 1962 funding is primarily for the maintenance and operation of 3,874 additional units being acquired under the Capehart housing program. I would like to point out that this consolidated budget for family housing is being presented under this budget activity for the first time. Heretofore, family housing budgets were scattered among the various other major activities of this appropriation and sponsored by several bureaus and offices. DEPARTMENTAL ADMINISTRATION This budget activity provides for the cost of operation for the Bureau of Yards and Docks at the seat of government in Washington, D.C. These costs include support for a 671-man-year level of employment for fiscal year 1962 which is the same as that provided in fiscal year 1961. With the $6,609,000 estimate for fiscal year 1962 there is a slight reduction ($62,000) indicated for other administrative costs. Finally, I would like to indicate that the funds provided in the past years to the Bureau of Yards and Docks have facilitated navywide programs with increasing success. Such programs include the maintenance management for shore establishments, utilities conservation program, minimum fuel program, cathodic protection program, and the facilities disposal program. These programs have all worked to the advantage of the Shore Establishment. With the funds requested in fiscal year 1962, we expect to continue our progress in the engineering and maintenance fields in support of the shore facilities and fleet operating forces of the Navy. The Bureau of Yards and Docks has technical responsibility for development and installation of improved maintenance management programs for the entire Navy. Mr. SIKES. We will insert the summary page from the justifications at this point. (The matter referred to follows:) DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY-OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, NAVY Mr. SIKES. Is the Capehart housing additional housing, new housing, or is it acquisition of Wherry housing which is a statutory requirement? Admiral PELTIER. In this case it is newly completed Capehart housing. I will have to check my record to see if there is any Wherry on it. There is no additional Wherry. Mr. SIKES. Is this housing which has been programed or newly completed? Admiral PELTIER. Newly completed. We do not put it in the budget until it becomes an actual operating unit and occupied. Mr. SIKES. How carefully are you screening actual housing requirements before you ask for authorization to build additional housing? I ask that question realizing housing is a critical problem with you in many instances, and with a sympathetic interest in wanting to see military personnel have adequate housing, but also with the realization that there are situations where the people in charge of particular bases never seem to know when they have enough housing. I have in mind one particular facility which is seeking to get additional Capehart housing when there are good enough private facilities available all around the base. How carefully do you people screen these requirements before you embark on them? Admiral SYLVESTER. Mr. Chairman, we attempt to screen the requirements very carefully. We operate under the Department of Defense rules for this which require us to determine the availability of privately owned housing in the area and to take it into account in determining the allowable number of houses that can be requested for authorization. Admiral PELTIER. I am sure you understand the process. We have to get the units authorized by the Armed Services Committee. Mr. SIKES. I understand. Admiral PELTIER. Before we go into that process we make a survey of what is local support against our requirements. Then, after we have the project authorized and before we go out for bids with this Capehart, we have to again make a check and get a certification from the FHA and from the Department of Defense before we can go out for bids. It does have late checks just before you commit yourself to construction. Mr. SIKES. Please identify the locations of the housing which is included in this program. (The information requested follows:) |