 On 3 November 1986, the United States Congress authorized the Secretary of the Navy to dispose of Naval Training Center, Bainbridge by sale to private parties or transfer to other government agencies.NTCB is the federal facilities equivalent of a brownfield site; the Navy's primary goal was effective re-use of the former property by the State of Maryland and the people of Cecil County.Congress specified that before any sale, the Secretary of the Navy was required to "restore such property to a condition that meets all applicable Federal and State of Maryland environmental protection regulations" (Public Law 99-956).