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Unit c o s t limitations.
Retroactive provision.
Camp P e n d l e ton, Calif., prohibition. 86 Stat. 1154.
Infra. 66 Stat. 9 5.
72 Stat. 1459. 10 USC 2674. 10 USC 2676.
63 Stat. 377. Safeguard s i t e, Malmstrom A F B, unobligated funds, u s e.
Boiling-Anac o s t i a Complex, D.C., construction.
PUBLIC LAW 93-166-NOV. 29, 1973
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tute, Bethesda, Maryland, that is contained in title II, section 201, under the heading "INSIDE THE UNITED STATES" of the Act of October 27, 1971 (85 Stat. 394,397). SEC. 606. None of the authority contained in titles I^ II, III, and IV of this Act shall be deemed to authorize any building construction projects inside the United States in excess of a unit cost to be determined in proportion to the appropriate area construction cost index, based on the following unit cost limitations where the area construction index 1.0: (1) $28.50 per square foot for permanent barracks; (2) $30.50 per square foot for bachelor officer quarters; unless the Secretary of Defense or his designee determines that because of special circumstances, application to such pro;ject of the limitations on unit costs contained in this section is impracticable. Notwithstanding the limitations contained in prior military construction authorization Acts on unit costs, the limitations on such costs contained in this section shall apply to all prior authorizations for such construction not heretofore repealed and for which construction contracts have not been awarded prior to the date of enactment of this Act. SEC. 607. Section 709 of Public Law 92-145 (85 Stat. 394, 414), as amended, is amended to read as follows: "SEC. 709. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, none of the lands constituting Camp Pendleton, California, may be sold, transferred, or otherwise disposed of by the Department of Defense unless hereafter authorized by law, but the Secretary of the Navy, or his designee, may, with respect to such lands, grant leases, licenses, or easements pursuant to chapter 159 of title 10, United States Code, and section 961 of title 43, United States Code." SEC. 608. Chapter 159 of title 10, United States Code, is amended as follows: (1) Section 2674(f) is amended by striking out the phrase "every six months" in the second line and inserting "annually" in place thereof. (2) Section 2676 is amended by adding at the end thereof a new sentence as follows: "The foregoing limitation shall not apply to the acceptance by a military department of real property acquired under the authority of the Administrator of General Services to acquire property by the exchange of Government property pursuant to the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949, as amended (40 U.S.C. 471 et seq.)." SEC. 609. The Secretary of Defense is authorized to use any unobligated funds, not in excess of $1,500,000, heretofore appropriated to carry out the provisions of section 610 of the Military Construction Authorization Act, 1971 (84 Stat. 1224) for the purpose of assisting communities near Malmstrom Air Force Base, Great Falls, Montana, to pay their respective shares of the cost under any Federal program providing assistance for the adoption, to the needs and uses of such communities, of the water system, and appurtenances thereto, installed to support the Safeguard Antiballistic Missile site near such air force base. SEC. 610. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the National Capital Planning Commission and other interested agencies, but without being subject to the approval of such Commission or any other agency, is directed, within available authorizations and appropriations, to proceed with
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