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only slowed the pace of redevelopment efforts, but also resulted in increased caretaker requirements on the part ofDOD while these negotiations were ongoing. Negotiations created tension between the . military department and the local community. In October 1999, Congress authorized the no-cost EDC, which allows the transfer of property from the military department to an approved LRA at no-cost, if the transfer supports the LRA's long-term job creation and economic redevelopment efforts. This legislation is designed to address the two major hurdles base closure communities currently face while attempting to effectively reuse closed or realigned bases. First, delays in obtaining control or possession of former base assets delay planning, infrastructure improvements, and job creation. Second, the costs of basic infrastructure work at a former base necessary to allow these assets to compete for new economic activity is typically extremely high. The "no-cost EDC" authority provides an opportunity for a collaborative relationship by assisting communities with creating new jobs on the former bases and relieving the DOD of needless caretaker expenses. . Leaseback authority Often, large parcels of surplus BRAC property are conveyed to an LRA for use in accordance with the LRA's redevelopment plan. But federal users have priority claim on the property, and claim small parcels or even individual buildings within or adjacent to the large . parcel. When the federal entity departs the property in the future, federal law requires that the GSA dispose of that property. This requires the community to go through another lengthy federal real property disposal process, may result in uses that are incompatible with the community's redevelopment plans, and disrupts local economic recovery efforts. In 1996, Congress provided DOD with a new property conveyance authority called a leaseback. A leaseback is when the DOD transfers nonsurplus BRAC property (property that is still needed by the federal government) by deed or through a lease in furtherance of conveyance to an LRA. The transfer requires that the LRA lease the property back to the federal government for no rent to satisfY a federal need for the property . Congress recognized that this piecemeal approach could be harmful to long-range planning and development opportunities. As a result, Congress changed the law to enable more community control over redevelopment while stilI allowing the federal government the ability to utilize government property without additional costs. The leaseback authority is designed to be used in those situations where small parcels or individual buildings needed by the federal government are surrounded by, or adjacent to, a large parcel of property which \viIl be conveyed to the local community. It is not intended to convey property . that is needed by DOD or another federal agency that is easily segregated from thc rest of the property being conveyed to the community for redevelopmcnt purposes. The leaseback authority is especially useful when a federal entity only requires use of part of a