Facilities Engineering Army Facilities Management

1 army Regulation 420 1 Facilities EngineeringArmy FacilitiesManagementHeadquartersDepartme nt of the ArmyWashington, DC12 February 2008 UNCLASSIFIEDSUMMARY of CHANGEAR 420 1 army Facilities ManagementThis administrative revision, dated 12 February 2008-o Corrects personnel housing requirements (para 3-18k(1)).o Updates typographical errors throughout the of the ArmyWashington, DC12 February 2008 Facilities EngineeringArmy Facilities Management * army Regulation 420 1 Effective 19 February 2008H i s t o r y . T h i s i s a n a d m i n i s t r a t i v er e v i s i o n . T h e p o r t i o n s a f f e c t e d b y t h i sa d m i n i s t r a t i v e r e v i s i o n a r e l i s t e d i n t h esummary of This regulation addresses themanagement of army Facilities .

2 Specifi-cally, it describes the Management of pub-l i c w o r k s a c t i v i t i e s , h o u s i n g , a n d o t h e rfacilities operations and Management , mil-i t a r y c o n s t r u c t i o n p r o g r a m d e v e l o p m e n tand execution, master planning, utilitiesservices and energy Management , and fireand emergency services. Also, it identifiesand synopsizes other regulations that pro-v i d e d e t a i l e d f a c i l i t i e s m a n a g e m e n This regulation applies tot h e A c t i v e A r m y , t h e A r m y N a t i o n a lGuard/ army National Guard of the UnitedStates, and the army Reserve unlessotherwise stated. Also, it applies to ten-ants on Active army installations, or asnoted in each program chapter.

3 This regu-lation does not apply to installations anda c t i v i t i e s , o r p a r t s t h e r e o f , w h i c h h a v ebeen licensed to the District of Columbiao r t o a n y s t a t e , t e r r i t o r y , o r c o m m o n -wealth of the United States for use by theNational Guard; single project-owned orleased civil works Facilities of the Corps of Engineers; national ceme-teries; Facilities occupied by army activi-ties as tenants when support is providedby another government agency. In areasoutside the United States, Status of ForcesA g r e e m e n t s o r o t h e r c o u n t r y - t o - c o u n t r yagreements may take precedence over and exception proponent of this regulation is theAssistant Chief of Staff for InstallationManagement.

4 The proponent has the au-thority to approve exceptions or waiversto this regulation that are consistent withcontrolling law and regulations. The pro-ponent may delegate this approval author-ity, in writing, to a division chief withinthe proponent agency or its direct report-ing unit or field operating agency, in thegrade of colonel or the civilian may request a waiver to thisregulation by providing justification thatincludes a full analysis of the expectedbenefits and must include a formal reviewby the activity s senior legal officer. Allwaiver requests will be endorsed by thecommander or senior leader of the requ-e s t i n g a c t i v i t y a n d f o r w a r d e d t h r o u g ht h e i r h i g h e r h e a d q u a r t e r s t o t h e p o l i c yproponent.

5 Refer to AR 25 30 for Management control regulation contains Management con-trol provisions and identifies key manage-ment controls that must be evaluated (seeappendix T).S u p p l e m e n t a t i o n . S u p p l e m e n t a t i o n o fthis regulation and the establishment ofcommand and local forms are prohibitedwithout prior approval from the AssistantC h i e f o f S t a f f f o r I n s t a l l a t i o n M a n a g e -ment (DAIM FDF), 600 army Pentagon,Washington, DC 20310 improvements. Users areinvited to send comments and suggestedimprovements on DA Form 2028 (Recom-m e n d e d C h a n g e s t o P u b l i c a t i o n s a n dBlank Forms) directly to HQDA, Assist-ant Chief of Staff for Installation Manage-m e n t , F a c i l i t y P o l i c y D i v i s i o n ,( D A I M F D F ) , 6 0 0 A r m y P e n t a g o n ,Washington, DC 20310 o m m i t t e e C o n t i n u a n c e A p p r o v a l.

6 The Department of the army committeemanagement officer concurs in the estab-lishment and/or continuance of the com-m i t t e e ( s ) o u t l i n e d h e r e i n , i n a c c o r d a n c ewith AR 15 1, Committee AR 15 1 requires the proponent toj u s t i f y e s t a b l i s h i n g / c o n t i n u i n g i t s c o m -m i t t e e ( s ) , c o o r d i n a t e d r a f t p u b l i c a t i o n s ,and coordinate changes in committee sta-t u s w i t h t h e D e p a r t m e n t o f t h e A r m yC o m m i t t e e M a n a g e m e n t O f f i c e , A T T N :SAAA RP, Office of the AdministrativeAssistant, Resources and Programs Agen-cy, 2511 Jefferson Davis Highway, TaylorB u i l d i n g , 1 3 t h F l o o r , A r l i n g t o n , V A22202 3926.

7 Further, if it is determinedt h a t a n e s t a b l i s h e d g r o u p i d e n t i f i e dwithin this regulation later takes on thecharacteristics of a committee, the propo-nent will follow all AR 15 1 requirementsfor establishing and continuing the groupas a This publication is availa-ble in electronic media only and is in-tended for command levels C, D, and Efor the Active army , the army NationalGuard/ army National Guard of the UnitedStates, and the army Reserve.*This regulation supersedes AR 420 1, dated 2 November 420 1 12 February 2008iUNCLASSIFIEDC ontents (Listed by paragraph and page number)Part OneGeneral Installation Management , page 1 Chapter 1 Introduction, page 1 Purpose 1 1, page 1 References 1 2, page 1 Explanation of abbreviations and terms 1 3, page 1 Responsibilities 1 4, page 1 Installation Management Board of Directors 1 5, page 5 Chapter exponents 1 6, page 5 Chapter 2 Management of Public Works Activities, page 6 Section IIntroduction, page 6 Overview 2 1, page 6 Applicability 2 2, page 6 Chapter exponent 2 3, page 6 Chapter responsibilities 2 4, page 6 Section IIGeneral Public Works Operations Policy, page 7 Basic functions 2 5, page 7 Work and cost reporting 2 6, page 8 Work planning 2 7.

8 Page 8 Customer service 2 8, page 8 Alternative methods and sources 2 9, page 8 Host-tenant relationship 2 10, page 9 Government furnished, contractor occupied Facilities 2 11, page 9 Section IIIO peration and Maintenance Project Approval and Execution (see chapter 3 for army Family Housing), page 9 General 2 12, page 9 World War II temporary buildings 2 13, page 10 Authorization for minor construction projects 2 14, page 10 Minor construction prohibitions and limitations 2 15, page 11 Authorization for maintenance and repair projects 2 16, page 11 Project costs 2 17, page 12 Project technical review 2 18, page 13 Damaged Facilities 2 19, page 13 Combined funded construction projects 2 20, page 13 Real property Facilities project files 2 21, page 13 Section IVUtilization of Personnel and Administration, page 14 Manpower guidance 2 22, page 14 Assignment of personnel 2 23, page 14 Use of civilian personnel.

9 Inmate labor, or troops 2 24, page 14 Training and education programs 2 25, page 15 Contract performance 2 26, page 15iiAR 420 1 12 February 2008 Contents ContinuedSection army Corps of Engineers Installation Support Services, page 15 Description 2 27, page 15 Installation Support Program policy 2 28, page 15 Types of installation support offered 2 29, page 16 Installation Support Program functions 2 30, page 16 Non-reimbursable installation support services and funding 2 31, page 16 Section VIArmy Corrosion Prevention and Control Policy for Facilities , page 17 General 2 32, page 17 Corrosion program manager 2 33, page 17 Section VIIP ublic Works Annual Awards Program, page 17 General 2 34, page 17 Eligibility and nominations 2 35, page 17 Chapter 3 Housing Management , page 18 Section IIntroduction, page 18 Overview 3 1, page 18 Applicability 3 2, page 18 Chapter exponent 3 3, page 18 Chapter responsibilities 3 4, page 18 Statutory authority 3 5, page 20 Policy overview 3 6, page 20 Section IIFinancial Management , page 23 General 3 7, page 23 Planning, programming, and budgeting formulation 3 8, page 24 Budget execution and records 3 9, page 25 Fund use and control policies directly applicable to army Family housing 3 10.

10 Page 26 army Family housing costing 3 11, page 28 Dollar limitations and approval authorities 3 12, page 30 Section IIIA ssignment, Occupancy, and Termination, page 32 General 3 13, page 32 Assignment of Family housing 3 14, page 33 Occupancy of Family housing 3 15, page 40 Termination of Family housing 3 16, page 40 Commercial endeavors in Government Family housing 3 17, page 43 Eligibility, assignment, and termination of permanent party unaccompanied personnel housing 3 18, page 43 army policy on liability for damage to military permanent party housing and related furnishings and equipment 3 19, page 48 Section IVAdequacy Standards, page 53 Scope 3 20, page 53 Types of standards 3 21, page 53 Adequate housing 3 22, page 54iiiAR 420 1 12 February 2008 Contents ContinuedSubstandard Family housing 3 23, page 57 Section VOccupancy and Disposal, page 58 Scope 3 24, page 58 Goals 3 25, page 58 Occupancy 3 26, page 59 Changes in functional use 3 27, page 59 Family housing 3 28, page 59 Unaccompanied personnel housing 3 29, page 62 Host-tenant and logistic support agreements 3 30, page 64 Unit moves and base realignments 3 31, page 65 Maintenance downtime guidelines for Family housing 3 32.