§2802. Military construction projects

(a) The Secretary of Defense and the Secretaries of the military departments may carry out such military construction projects as are authorized by law.

(b) Authority provided by law to carry out a military construction project includes authority for-

(1) surveys and site preparation;

(2) acquisition, conversion, rehabilitation, and installation of facilities;

(3) acquisition and installation of equipment and appurtenances integral to the project;

(4) acquisition and installation of supporting facilities (including utilities) and appurtenances incident to the project; and

(5) planning, supervision, administration, and overhead incident to the project.

(Added Pub. L. 97–214, §2(a), July 12, 1982, 96 Stat. 154 .)

Effective Date

For effective date and applicability of section, see section 12(a) of Pub. L. 97–214, set out as a note under section 2801 of this title.

Reports Relating to Military Construction for Facilities Supporting New Weapon Systems

Pub. L. 102–190, div. B, title XXVIII, §2868, Dec. 5, 1991, 105 Stat. 1562 , provided that:

"(a) Requirement.-The Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress with the budget submitted under section 1105 of title 31, United States Code, for the fiscal year in which the first construction of a facility for the permanent basing of a new weapon system is to be authorized a report describing-

"(1) the site or sites selected or planned for permanent basing of the planned force of that weapon system;

"(2) the rationale for selecting such site or sites; and

"(3) the military construction activities proposed for each such site.

"(b) New Weapon System Defined.-For purposes of this section, the term 'new weapon system' means any military aircraft or major naval combatant vessel for which a complete permanent basing plan has not been publicly announced before the date of the enactment of this Act [Dec. 5, 1991]."