106 STAT. 1942 PUBLIC LAW 102-396—OCT. 6, 1992 following enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall provide directly such property within the control of the Department of Defense or any component thereof as mutually agreed to by the Regional Equipment Center and the Secretary and as necessary to carry out the provisions of this section: Provided further. That of the funds available to the Defense Logistics Agency, $1,000,000 shall be available only to establish the Regional Equipment Center in Cambria Country Pennsylvania. SEC. 9149. For expenses necessary for the purpose of acquiring, transporting and drawing down crude oil to be stored in the Strategic Petroleimi Reserve for national defense purposes, $125,625,000 is appropriated to the Secretary of Defense, which shall be transferred to the Secretary of Energy by November 1, 1992, to remain available until expended: Provided, That the Secretary of Energy may transfer up to $700,000 to the Strategic Petroleum Reserve Account for purposes of operating, maintaining and managing the Strategic Petroleum Reserve: Provided further. That the acquisition and storage of crude oil authorized under this heading shall be in addition to any acquisition or storage of crude oil for the Strategic Petroleum Reserve authorized or required by any other law, except that the crude oil acquired under this heading may be comingled with other petroleum products in the Strategic Petroleum Reserve: Provided further. That upon the Presidential findings under section 161(d) of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6241(d)), and upon the recommendation of the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of Energy shall draw down and distribute for the Department of Defense, for its use, sale, or exchange, the amount of crude oil acquired under this heading: Provided further, That crude oil acquired under this heading may be stored, drawn down and distributed, used, sold, or exchanged, without regard to: (a) the Strategic Petroleum Reserve Plan; (b) otherwise applicable Federal contracting statutes and regulations; and (c) requirements of section 154(b)-(e), 159 (a)-(f) and 161(e) of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6234 (b)-(e), 6239(a)-(f) and 6241(e)): Provided further. That the costs of the draw down shall be reimbursed to the Strategic Petroleum Reserve Account, Department of Energy, from funds available to the Secretary of Defense at the time of the draw down: Provided further. That upon draw down and sale of the oil acquired under the authority hereunder, the receipts of sale shall be deposited in this account and shall remain available until expended for the acquisition of oil and related expenses for the purposes herein stated: Provided further. That no amendment to the Strategic Petroleum Reserve Plan is required for the implementation under this heading: Provided further. That outlays under this heading shall not be counted against any outlay ceiling established in the SPR Petroleum Account: Provided further. That any appropriation under this heading shall not be counted as an appropriation for the purposes of section 160(g)(4) of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6240(g)(4)). SEC. 9150. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of Defense is authorized to expend up to $5,000,000 of funds available to the Department of Defense during the current fiscal year or hereafter for the purpose of acquiring approximately one thousand five hundred and two acres of tidelands in the Stote of Washington from the Coast Oyster Company: Provided, That as soon as practicable following such acquisition, such tidelands shall be conveyed without a requirement for compensation to the
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