Reports - Mississippi Renewal

THE GOVERNOR’S COMMISSION REPORT | 119or reassigned to other areas. The federalgovernment should accelerate the ownershiptransfer process to assist efforts instimulating the economy.NASA is prepared to accept MSAAPat its Stennis location, and the officialclosing of NSP would allow Pascagoulato move forward with existing plans toincorporate that land in its economicdevelopment plan.The governor and the Mississippicongressional delegation should urgethe Department of the Army and theDepartment of Defense to transfer immediatelythe facilities with federalfunding necessary to transition the facilitiesfor other jobs creating opportunitiesat Stennis. NASA has identifiedprograms that could utilize the facilities.MSAAP sits on about 4,200 acres andapproximately 1.7 million square feet ofspace, with a large portion of the facilityavailable for growth. This square footagewould almost double the square footageof Stennis; however, a recently completedfacility assessment of the buildings atMSAAP found them to be in poor tofair condition with repair needs totaling$49.2 million. 3NASA’s concern with assumingownership is the liability of approximately1 million square feet of buildingsthat have been unoccupied andpoorly maintained for over 15 years.This liability may be reduced by the recentannouncement of an expansion ofPratt Whitney Rocketdyne operations,as well as expansions of other enterprisesat the installation. There remains,Fishing pier at Naval Station,Pascagoula.