NATIONAL CAPITAL PLANNING COMMISSION 401 9TH STREET, NW, SUITE 500, WASHINGTON, DC 20004 202-482-7200 Fax 202-482-7272 www.ncpc.gov [email protected] Adopted November 3, 2011 FEDERAL CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS PROGRAM FYs 2012-2017 Contents FCIP Summary for Fiscal Years 2012-2017 ................................................................................................................... 1 FCIP Function and Process .............................................................................................................................................. 6 Role of the FCIP ............................................................................................................................................................ 6 Legal Authority ............................................................................................................................................................... 7 FCIP Preparation Process ............................................................................................................................................. 7 Project Evaluation .......................................................................................................................................................... 8 Commission-Released Plans and Programs ............................................................................................................. 11 Projects Submitted by Agencies ..................................................................................................................................... 18 Analysis of Projects Submitted by Agencies ............................................................................................................ 18 Project Descriptions and Recommendations by Agency ........................................................................................... 27 Department of Agriculture .......................................................................................................................................... 31 Department of Commerce .......................................................................................................................................... 39 Department of Defense ............................................................................................................................................... 41 Department of Health and Human Services ............................................................................................................ 45 Department of Homeland Security ............................................................................................................................ 49 Department of State ..................................................................................................................................................... 53 Department of the Air Force ...................................................................................................................................... 55 Department of the Army ............................................................................................................................................. 61 Department of the Interior .......................................................................................................................................... 79 Department of the Navy .............................................................................................................................................. 83 Department of Transportation ................................................................................................................................... 87 National Aeronautics and Space Administration ..................................................................................................... 91 National Archives and Records Administration ...................................................................................................... 95 Smithsonian Institution ................................................................................................................................................ 97 National Capital Planning Commission Submitted Projects: Recommended and Strongly Endorsed ................... 107 National Capital Planning Commission Submitted Projects: Recommended for Future Programming ................. 113 Projects by Jurisdiction .................................................................................................................................................. 121 District of Columbia ................................................................................................................................................... 122 Maryland ....................................................................................................................................................................... 126 Montgomery County ............................................................................................................................................... 127 Prince George’s County ......................................................................................................................................... 128 Virginia .......................................................................................................................................................................... 130 Arlington County ..................................................................................................................................................... 131 Fairfax County ......................................................................................................................................................... 132 Prince William County ............................................................................................................................................ 133 Appendix A: Projects Listed By Recommendation and Initial Submission Year ................................................. 134 Appendix B: Status of Federal Construction .............................................................................................................. 140 Appendix C: Funding Status of Projects Previously Recommended and Strongly Endorsed ........................... 141 Appendix D: Public Comments ................................................................................................................................... 142 Abbreviations................................................................................................................................................................... 150 Acknowledgments........................................................................................................................................................... 151 FEDERAL CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS PROGRAM FYs 2012-2017 FEDERAL CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS PROGRAM FYs 2012-2017 FCIP Summary for Fiscal Years 2012–2017 The National Capital Planning Commission (NCPC or the Commission) is responsible for planning the orderly development of the federal establishment in the National Capital Region (NCR), which consists of the District of Columbia, the official seat of the national government, the surrounding counties within the states of Maryland and Virginia—Montgomery, Prince George’s, Arlington, Fairfax, Loudoun, and Prince William counties—and the incorporated cities therein. NCPC has authority to evaluate proposed federal capital projects for their conformity with its own adopted plans and policies. NCPC also uses its review through the Federal Capital Improvements Program (FCIP) to help guide its planning activities in the region. At an early stage, the FCIP identifies projects that are important to the federal establishment and that may have potential adverse impacts or planning problems. Each year, NCPC reviews and makes recommendations on proposed federal capital improvements within the six-year FCIP. NCPC’s project recommendations assist the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) in reaching budgetary decisions about proposed regional federal capital projects and aid the Commission in initiating the early coordination of federal projects with state and local governments. However, a project’s inclusion in the FCIP does not represent a commitment by the respective federal agency to include funding for the project in subsequent budgets. This year’s FCIP contains changes to the format of sections of the report presenting agency budget estimates and individual project budget expenditures. In anticipation of budget constraints and limits on capital expenditures, the breakdown of proposed expenditures for each project on a year-by-year basis for the six-year period has been removed. Prior Funding, Total Six-Year Cost, and Total Project Cost are provided as a more reasonable indicator of the projects cost until budget forecasts become clearer. NCPC’s recommendations are based on the extent to which proposed projects conform to planning and development policies in the region as described in plans and programs adopted by the Commission, regional planning bodies, and local and state governments (including the Comprehensive Plan for the National Capital: Federal Elements and federal agency systems plans and master plans). The first year of this FCIP represents funding requests contained in the President’s fiscal year (FY) 2012 budget transmitted to Congress in early 2011. Projects scheduled in the second to sixth years involve extended funding, or are