PUBLIC LAW 106-181—APR. 5, 2000 114 STAT. 173 SEC. 740. AUTHORITY TO SELL AIRCRAFT AND AIRCRAFT PARTS FOR 10 USC 2576 USE IN RESPONDING TO OIL SPILLS. note (a) AUTHORITY.— (1) SALE OF AIRCRAFT AND AIRCRAFT PARTS.—Notwithstanding section 202 of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C. 483) and subject to subsections (b) and (c), the Secretary of Defense may sell, during the period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act and ending September 30, 2002, aircraft and aircraft parts referred to in paragraph (2) to a person or entity that provides oil spill response services (including the application of oil dispersants by air) pursuant to an oil spill response plan that has been approved by the Secretary of the Department in which the Coast Guard is operating. (2) AIRCRAFT AND AIRCRAFT PARTS THAT MAY BE SOLD.— The aircraft and aircraft parts that may be sold under paragraph (1) are aircraft and aircraft parts of the Department of Defense that are determined by the Secretary of Defense to be— (A) excess to the needs of the Department; and (B) acceptable for commercial sale. (b) CONDITIONS OF SALE. —A ircraft and aircraft parts sold under subsection (a)— (1) shall have as their primary purpose usage for oil spill spotting, observation, and dispersant delivery and may not have any secondary purpose that would interfere with oil spill response efforts under an oil spill response plan; and (2) may not be flown outside of or removed from the United States except for the purpose of fulfilling an international agreement to assist in oil spill dispersing efforts, for immediate response efforts for an oil spill outside United States waters that has the potential to threaten United States waters, or for other purposes that are jointly approved by the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Transportation. (c) CERTIFICATION OF PERSONS AND ENTITIES. — The Secretary of Defense may sell aircraft and aircraft parts to a person or entity under subsection (a) only if the Secretary of Transportation certifies to the Secretary of Defense, in writing, before the sale, that the person or entity is capable of meeting the terms and conditions of a contract to deliver oil spill dispersants by air, and that the overall system to be employed by that person or entity for the delivery and application of oil spill dispersants has been sufficiently tested to ensure that the person or entity is capable of being included in an oil spill response plan that has been approved by the Secretary of the Department in which the Coast Guard is operating. (d) REGULATIONS.— (1) ISSUANCE.—As soon as practicable after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Secretary of Transportation and the Administrator of General Services, shall prescribe regulations relating to the sale of aircraft and aircraft parts under this section. (2) CONTENTS. —The regulations shall— (A) ensure that the sale of the aircraft and aircraft parts is made at a fair market value, as determined by the Secretary of Defense, and, to the extent practicable, on a competitive basis;
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