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Contact Us - Port Conveyance Program

Mr. James Simmons, Acting Director Maritime Administration Office of Deepwater Port Licensing and Port Conveyance 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, W21-309 (MAR-530) Washington, DC 20590 Telephone: 202-366-4871 E-Mail: James.Simmons@dot.gov Fax: 202-366-6988

Dr. Linden Houston,...

Frequently-Asked Questions

Who is eligible to apply for surplus property?

See our Eligibility page for details.

How many acres of property have been conveyed to grantees?

Nearly 3,000 acres of land have been conveyed to eligible grantees since the inception of the Public Benefit Conveyance Program in...

Central Gulf & Southern Rivers Gateway (New Orleans)

The Central Gulf & Southern Rivers Gateway region encompasses the southern heartland of the United States to include all or a portion of the states of Alabama, Louisiana, and Mississippi.

This region includes the downstream reach of the Mississippi River and its tributaries – a...

Conveyed Properties

Approved Applications

America’s Central Port (Granite City, IL): Charles Melvin Price Support Center

Disposal Agency: Department of the Army

Legislative Guidance: Section 2833 of Public Law 106-398

City of Dillingham, AK: Dillingham Small Boat Basin

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Non-BRAC

Disposal Process: Non-BRAC Property

The General Services Administration determines the current condition of surplus real property, including any environmental contamination and cleanup required. Pursuant to the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act, the Department of Housing and Urban...

BRAC (Base Realignment and Closure)

BRAC Property (Military)

The disposal of surplus Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) property through the Public Benefit Conveyance (PBC) is handled differently from the disposal of former civilian agency or non-BRAC Department of Defense (DOD) property. As noted in the disposal process for...

Application Process

After the property is declared excess to a Federal agency’s needs, an applicant initiates a letter of interest to the General Services Administration (or the military department, if it is surplus BRAC property) and the Maritime Administration to express interest in applying for a...

Eligibility for Conveyance

To acquire surplus Federal real and related personal property at public benefit discount for port uses, an applicant must be both organizationally eligible and programmatically eligible.

Organizational Eligibility

The following entities, or any political subdivision, municipality,...