6 “The Atomic Energy Commission, the Department of Defense and the Department of the Interior are cooperating in the resettlement effort. Tne AEC and the Defense Department jointly have assumed United States responsibility for clearing the habitable islands of Bikini and Fnyu of unusable structures and debris, which must be done before redevelopment can proceed, Other islands of the atoll which are neither safe for continuous human occupation#lar which are no longer productive in an agricultural context will be cleared of all dangerous debris. To determine the problems and develop estimates of redevelopment costs the Atomic Energy Commission, the Department of Defense, the Department of the Interior and the Trust Territory of the Pacific Tslands conducted an one site survey of Bikini in late August. Until conditions on the islands had been inspected no reliable redevelopment cost estimates could be projected. Following the August-September survey trip the Atomic Energy Commission prepared estimates of the cost of clearing the islands of debris and scrub vegetation and the Trust Territory developed estimates for replanting, redevelopment resettlement. Cleanup costs are estimated to be approx- imately $1,200,000 and it is further estimated that the cleanup job could be completed within a six-month period after funds are made available. Detailed estimates are attached. Redevelopment costs are currently estimated to total about $2,881,800 over a five-year period. An additional sum is required to provide improvements to the island of Kili and t Uselang atoll where the former Eniwetok people were moved.\ The bulk of the redevelopment expense is encountered in the first year of new construction. For program planning purposes the costs have been allocated to eight major # — ae oo OD categories: iy greenies n+ «