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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 10, 2004

SCHUMER: CONGRESS APPROVES TRANSFER OF GRIFFISS AIR FORCE PROPERTY

Measure is part of Department of Defense Authorization bill passed by Congress

Language now authorizes transfer of property from former Griffis Air Force Base to Oneida County Industrial Development Agency to be used for area economic development

US Senator Charles E. Schumer today announced that Congress has approved language authorizing the transfer of property at the former Griffiss Air Force Base to the Oneida County Industrial Development Agency, the local re-use authority for the former Griffiss Air Force Base. The news came as Congress approved the Fiscal Year 2005 Department of Defense Authorization bill which will now await the President’s final signature.

"This language is yet another step in allowing Oneida County to use former Griffiss Air Force Base to drive the area's economic development," said Schumer. "We are on our way to opening up the former base for business by allowing for Oneida County to re-use Griffiss' retired buildings.

The language is another step in converting the former Griffiss Air Force Base. It will allow the Oneida County Industrial Development Agency to utilize these buildings for the further development of the Griffiss Business and Technology Park. The buildings to be conveyed include:

• Building 240 (117,323 square feet);
• Building 247 (13,199 square feet);
• Building 248 (4,000 square feet);
• Building 302 (20,577 square feet).

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