How much the state spent on BRAC

Submitted by ryanteaguebeckwith on January 17, 2008 - 2:23pm.
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North Carolina spent $1.5 million defending its military bases.

Starting in 2003, the legislature began appropriating money to lobby the federal Base Realignment and Closure commission that was looking at closing and streamlining military bases.

In the 2003-04 budget, the legislature set aside $2 million. It set aside the same amount in the 2004-05 budget, and another $1 million in 2005-06. All of the money came from the state's emergency and contingency fund and was approved by the Council of State.

In the end, however, only $1,535,800 was spent from 2003 to 2006.

Much of the money went to outside sources: $200,000 for the law firm of Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice for lobbying, $120,000 to International Capital Partners to develop a strategy and $170,000 to hire Leigh Harvey McNairy as a consultant.

In addition, $150,000 each to Craven, Onslow and Wayne counties for local efforts.

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Re: How much the state spent on BRAC

Submitted by Anglico on January 17, 2008 - 2:47pm.


With all the money they're making on so many fronts, it's really hard to understand why Womble Carlyle has decided to help a mercenary army pull more taxpayer dollars into Erik Prince's filthy pockets.

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