PUBLIC LAW 97-214—JULY 12, 1982
96 STAT. 173
- § 2689. Development of geothermal energy on military lands
"The Secretary of a military department may develop, or authorize the development of, any geothermal energy resource within lands under the Secretary's jurisdiction, including public lands, for the use or benefit of the Department of Defense if that development is in the public interest, as determined by the Secretary concerned, and will not deter commercial development and use of other portions of such resource if offered for leasing. "§ 2690. Restriction on fuel sources for new heating systems "(a) Except as provided in subsection (b), a new heating system that requires a heat input rate of fifty million British thermal units per hour or more and that uses oil or gas (or a derivative of oil or gas) as fuel may not be constructed on lands under the jurisdiction of a military department. "(b) The Secretary of the military department concerned may Waiver. waive the provisions of subsection (a) in rare and unusual cases, but such a waiver may not become effective until after the Secretary has notified the appropriate committees of Congress in writing of the waiver. "(c) The Secretary of the military department concerned may not provide service for a new heating system in increments in order to avoid the prohibition contained in subsection (a).". (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new items: "2689. Development of sources of energy on or for military installations. "2690. Restriction on fuel sources for new heating systems.". REPEALER
SEC. 7. The following provisions of law are repealed: (1) Sections 2212, 2661, 2673, 2674, 2678, 2681, 2684, 2686, 2688, 4774, and 9774 of title 10, United States Code. (2) Section 504 of the Act entitled "An Act to authorize certain construction at military and naval installations, and for other purposes", approved September 28, 1951 (31 U.S.C. 723). (3) Sections 103 and 406(a) of the Act entitled "An Act to authorize certain construction at military installations, and for other purposes", approved August 30, 1957 (42 U.S.C. 1594h and 1594i). (4) Section 420 of the Military Construction Act of 1959 7 USC 1704b. (Public Law 86-149; 73 Stat. 324). (5) Sections 501, 503, and 507 of the Act entitled "An Act to authorize certain construction at military installations, and for other purposes", approved July 27, 1962 (42 U.S.C. 1594a-l, 1594h-l, and 1594a-2). (6) Section 507 of the Military Construction Authorization Act. 1964 (42 U.S.C. 1594k). (7) Sections 610 and 611 of the Military Construction Authori- 10 USC 1077 note, 2662 note. zation Act, 1966 (Public Law 89-188; 79 Stat. 818). (8) Sections 610 and 612 of the Military Construction Authorization Act, 1967 (Public Law 89-568; 50 U.S.C. App. 2287; 31 U.S.C. 723a). (9) Section 61(Ka) of the Military Construction Authorization Act, 1968 (42 U.S.C. 1594h-2).
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