Number of sites found in Tulare County:2

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Sites:

NameAcresLocatedDescription
Porterville Army Airfield850.00PortervilleBetween 1942 and 1944, the U.S. Government acquired 551.8 lease acres from the City of Porterville, 284.12 fee acres from 5 land owners, and a 1.53 easement acre was acquired by fee from the Hope School District. 13.79 fee acres were also acquired from 2 land owners for the contonment portion of the site. The property was used as an Army pilot training facility and a sub-base to the Lemoore Army Air Field, CA. In 1948 by Instrument of Transfer, fee, lease and easement acreage totaling 835.92 acres were returned to the City of Porterville for use as a minicipal airport. The remaining 13.79 acres were quitclaimed to the Tulare County Housing Authority on 28 April 1953. Based on the foregoing, the site has been determined to be formerly used by the DOD and is eligible for the Defense Environemental Restoration Program for Formerly Used Defense Sites, established under 10 U.S.C. 2701 et seq.
Visalia Army Airfield458.72VisaliaBetween 1942 and 1947, the Department of the Army acquired 193.95 fee acres and 291.77 lease acres to be used as an airfield. At the time of acquisition, the land was used for an airport, auto court, and agricultural land. On 16 November 1945, the airfield was surplused to the War Assets Administration (WAA) who then, on 27 February 1947, quitclaimed 193.95 acres to the City of Visalia. on 26 March 1947, 267.00 acres were leased to the U.S. Government and terminated on 30 June 1967. Based on the foregoing, the site has been determined to be formerly used by the DOD and is eligible for the Defense Environmental Restoration Program for Formerly Used Defense Sites established under 10 U.S.C. 2701 et seq.