Which option correctly names the disposal method for DoD land?

Which option correctly names the disposal method for DoD land?

• A. Leasing only
• B. Donation
• C. Transfer
• D. Sale or Out-Lease

Answer: (D)

Disposing DoD land is handled chiefly through two routes that define how ownership or long-term use rights are transferred: sale or out-leasing. A sale transfers title to another party, turning the asset into cash and ending the government’s ownership. An out-lease provides long-term use to a private party while the government retains ownership, ensuring continued control and the ability to recover value over time. This combination covers the primary ways DoD converts excess land into either cash or revenue-generating use without giving up ownership in the case of a lease. Donating land is a separate, narrower process with specific eligibility and statutory requirements, while a general “transfer” or “leasing only” do not name the complete disposal pathway for land in the same way that sale or out-lease does.

Disposing DoD land is handled chiefly through two routes that define how ownership or long-term use rights are transferred: sale or out-leasing. A sale transfers title to another party, turning the asset into cash and ending the government’s ownership. An out-lease provides long-term use to a private party while the government retains ownership, ensuring continued control and the ability to recover value over time. This combination covers the primary ways DoD converts excess land into either cash or revenue-generating use without giving up ownership in the case of a lease. Donating land is a separate, narrower process with specific eligibility and statutory requirements, while a general “transfer” or “leasing only” do not name the complete disposal pathway for land in the same way that sale or out-lease does.