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B-301367 1 (2003-10-23)

handle is hein.gao/gaobacylr0001 and id is 1 raw text is: Ili . . Accountabilty * Integrity Reliability United States General Accounting Office Washington, DC 20548 De . DecisioII Matter of: File: Date: Department of the Air Force--Purchase of Decals for Installation on Public Utility Water Tower B-301367 October 23, 2003 DIGEST 1. The Air Force Reserve Operation and Maintenance appropriation is available for affixing decals of the major units assigned to Grissom Air Reserve Base onto a nearby utility company water tower to inform the public of the military's activities in the area. 2. Affixing decals of units assigned to Grissom Air Reserve Base to a utility company water tower would not violate the rule against using appropriated funds for improvements to non-federal property because the decals would not enhance the water tower's value. DECISION The Comptroller of the 434' Air Refueling Wing, Grissom Air Reserve Base, (Grissom) has requested an advance decision on whether the Air Force Reserve Operation and Maintenance appropriation is available to purchase and install decals on a public utility water tower. The decals would include the patches and designations of the major reserve units assigned to the base. As explained below, we conclude that the appropriation is available for this purpose. BACKGROUND On October 1, 1994, Grissom Air Force Base was realigned to what it is now, Grissom Air Reserve Base (Grissom). As a result, the Wing Commander, in charge of Grissom's operations, believes that the Base's footprint became much smaller. He believes that the public generally is not aware that Grissom is still in operation. To address this, the Wing Commander would like to have decals of the major units assigned to the Base (Air Force, Navy, Marines, and Army Reserves), showing their unit patch and unit designations, affixed to a water tower owned by Peru Utilities, Comptroller General of the United States