{"id":"01KG2TTKAH05RQGW1DVSXSF61G","cid":"bafkreicflow7fpbshjkp7mbbp4kf2zkjtktorlurx6fdy6kjofar5c2md4","type":"segment","properties":{"description":"# 3. In the event the referendum selects the option of termination of Navy activities\n\n## Overview\nThis entity is a textual segment extracted from a legal document titled [Vieques Remarks](arke:01KG2TSWADQKM6FJC6H5J03W80), dated November 29, 1999. It outlines specific provisions to be enacted if a referendum determines the termination of U.S. Navy activities on the island of Vieques, Puerto Rico. The segment was extracted on January 28, 2026, from a plain text file derived from a scanned PDF document and is part of the [Test Collection](arke:01KG2T49K0H5GDRB0G4YDTPG8H).\n\n## Context\nThe segment is part of a structured directive issued by President William Jefferson Clinton concerning the future of Navy training on Vieques. It follows a section describing the two referendum options and precedes a clause detailing alternative development measures should the Navy's proposal be selected. The full document reflects a response to public and political pressure following a 1999 accident during naval exercises, aiming to balance military readiness with environmental and community concerns on Vieques.\n\n## Contents\nThis segment specifies that if voters choose to end Navy operations, all Navy lands on the eastern side of Vieques—including the Eastern Maneuver Area and Live Impact Area—will be transferred within one year to the General Services Administration (GSA) for disposal under the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act, with conservation zones going to the Department of the Interior. The GSA is required to oversee environmental restoration of the Eastern Maneuver Area to meet CERCLA standards, after which the Government of Puerto Rico may request transfer of the land. The Live Impact Area must be cleared of ordnance and secured to standards comparable to those used at the closed South Weymouth Naval Air Station in Massachusetts. Crucially, the provision prohibits any future return of these lands to the Department of Defense or their use for military training.","description_generated_at":"2026-01-28T17:38:29.820Z","description_model":"Qwen/Qwen3-235B-A22B-Instruct-2507","description_title":"3. In the event the referendum selects the option of termination of Navy activities","end_line":697,"extracted_at":"2026-01-28T17:36:09.231Z","extracted_by":"structure-extraction-lambda","label":"3. In the event the referendum selects the option of termination of Navy activities","source_file":"01KG2TSDH74M9V91ZF5BXGKK3C","start_line":687,"text":"3. In the event the referendum selects the option of termination of Navy activities, then\n\n(a) Navy lands on the Eastern side of Vieques (including the Eastern Maneuver Area and the Live Impact Area) will be transferred within one year to the General Services Administration for disposal under the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act, except for conservation zones which will be transferred to the Department of the Interior for continued preservation.\n\n(b) The GSA will supervise restoration of the Eastern Maneuver Area to meet CERCLA environmental standards before it is transferred under the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act. The Government of Puerto Rico may request transfer of the restored lands in accordance with this Act. The Live Impact Area will be swept for ordnance and fenced to meet the same range standards used\n\n<!-- [Page 25](arke:01KG2TPQ9FHVDRCZZWX9E9BNJN) -->\nafter the closure of the live impact area used by Naval Air Station, South Weymouth, Massachusetts.\n\n(c) Under no conditions will the land described in this paragraph be returned to the Department of Defense or used for military training.\n","title":"3. In the event the referendum selects the option of termination of Navy activities"},"relationships":[{"peer":"01KG2TSWADQKM6FJC6H5J03W80","peer_label":"Vieques Remarks","peer_type":"legal_document","predicate":"in"},{"peer":"01KG2TSDH74M9V91ZF5BXGKK3C","peer_label":"pdf-01KG2T4RBKQNQRCMSR037EDY5M.txt","peer_type":"file","predicate":"extractedFrom"},{"peer":"01KG2T49K0H5GDRB0G4YDTPG8H","peer_label":"Test Collection","peer_type":"collection","predicate":"collection"},{"peer":"01KG2TTKCJX8Y0N5HX88817NFD","peer_label":"2. This referendum will present two alternatives","peer_type":"segment","predicate":"prev"},{"peer":"01KG2TTKDCJA7EAZG8DHBFYJN0","peer_label":"4. In the event the referendum selects the option submitted by the Navy, the U.S. government will further provide for the enhancement of infrastructure and housing on the Western portions of Vieques in the amount of $50 million","peer_type":"segment","predicate":"next"}],"ver":3,"created_at":"2026-01-28T17:36:09.751Z","ts":"2026-01-28T17:38:30.125Z","edited_by":{"method":"manual","user_id":"01KFF5C36SQEVDHC9CBNZZJH9K"}}