§2810. Construction projects for environmental response actions

(a) Subject to subsection (b), the Secretary of Defense may carry out a military construction project not otherwise authorized by law (or may authorize the Secretary of a military department to carry out such a project) if the Secretary of Defense determines that the project is necessary to carry out a response action under chapter 160 of this title or under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq.).

(b)(1) When a decision is made to carry out a military construction project under this section, the Secretary of Defense shall submit a report in writing to the appropriate committees of Congress on that decision. Each such report shall include-

(A) the justification for the project and the current estimate of the cost of the project; and

(B) the justification for carrying out the project under this section.

(2) The project may then be carried out only after the end of the 21-day period beginning on the date the notification is received by such committees.

(c) In this section, the term "response action" has the meaning given that term in section 101 of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9601).

(Added Pub. L. 99–499, title II, §211(b)(1), Oct. 17, 1986, 100 Stat. 1725 .)

References in Text

The Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980, referred to in subsec. (a), is Pub. L. 96–510, Dec. 11, 1980, 94 Stat. 2767 , as amended, which is classified principally to chapter 103 (§9601 et seq.) of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 9601 of Title 42 and Tables.

Codification

Another section 2810 of this title was renumbered section 2811.