Boy Scouts spokesman Chris Talley, an account executive in theSan Antonio office of public relations firm Fleishman-Hillard, saysthe organization has set few geographic limits on the search otherthan it must be located within 25 miles of an interstate or afour-lane divided highway and 150 miles of a commercial serviceairport with medium or large hub status. It also must have adequatemedical services and be accessible year-round via standard modes oftransportation.

"It could be anywhere in the country," Talley says. "We'vecommunicated with states in every region. We're looking at bothpublicly and privately owned land, but one of the priorities isspectacular natural beauty, access to natural water-basedrecreation and high adventure opportunities." He tells GlobeSt.comthe Boy Scouts, which will celebrate its centenary in 2010, is opento both sale and ground-lease opportunities, as long as it isguaranteed use of the site for a minimum of 100 years.

Talley adds that the organization is open to partnership orother shared investment options with public, non-profit orcorporate entities. The primary goal is to develop a facility thatnot only can accommodate the Jamboree but can also be used forother scouting-related activities throughout the year. "We'reoffering a unique opportunity, and we're looking for innovativeways as to how we can use that facility and associatedinfrastructure on a year-round basis," he says.