§ 2917. Development of geothermal energy on military lands

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

1. 1982

   Military Construction Codification Act

   Pub. L. 97–214 § 6(c)(1) · 96 Stat. 153

   Enacted · 10 U.S.C. § 2917

   Added Pub. L. 97–214, § 6(c)(1), July 12, 1982, 96 Stat. 172, § 2689

   Source evidence

   Code source credit
   Added Pub. L. 97–214, § 6(c)(1), July 12, 1982, 96 Stat. 172, § 2689

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (1) Chapter 159 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new sections: “§ 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. 2006

   Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007

   Pub. L. 109–364 div. B title XXVIII § 2851(b)(1) · 120 Stat. 2083

   Changed · 10 U.S.C. § 2917

   Pub. L. 109–364 renumbered section 2689 of this title as this section

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Pub. L. 109–364 renumbered section 2689 of this title as this section.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (1) Transfer and redesignation of chapter 159 and 169 provisions.— Sections 2857, 2867, 2689, and 2690 of title 10, United States Code, are— (A) transferred to chapter 173 of such title, as added by subsection (a)(1); (B) inserted after section 2914; and (C) redesignated as sections 2915, 2916, 2917, and 2918, respectively.

3. 2011

   Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012

   Pub. L. 112–81 div. B title XXVIII § 2822(c) · 125 Stat. 1298

   1. Amended · 10 U.S.C. § 2917

      Pub. L. 112–81 designated existing provisions as subsec. (a)

   2. Inserted · 10 U.S.C. § 2917

      Pub. L. 112–81 inserted heading

   3. Added · 10 U.S.C. § 2917

      Pub. L. 112–81 added subsec. (b)

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Pub. L. 112–81 designated existing provisions as subsec. (a), inserted heading, and added subsec. (b).

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (c) Development of Geothermal Energy on Military Lands.— Section 2917 of such title is amended— (1) by striking “The Secretary” and inserting “(a) Development Authorized.—The Secretary”; and (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection: “(b) Consideration of Energy Security.— The development of a geothermal energy project under subsection (a) should include consideration of energy security in the design and development of the project.” .

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