Assessment of the Need for Assistance to Communities Affected by Chemical Demilitarization: Final Report

摘要

Congress is concerned about the negative economic consequences that construction, operation, and closure of eight chemical demilitarization facilities might have on their surrounding communities. IDA used a regional economic model called REMI to determine whether federal compensation to those communities is needed. The model estimated the incremental costs and benefits associated with each facility. The results suggest that the net economic impacts are usually negative for the counties where the facilities reside as well as for the greater local regions. But at the state level, the model consistently predicts a positive economic impact that outweighs the local losses.