§2473d. Use of abandoned and underutilized buildings, grounds, and facilities

(a) In general

In any case in which the Administrator considers the purchase, lease, or expansion of a facility to meet requirements of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, the Administrator shall consider whether those requirements could be met by the use of one of the following:

(1) Abandoned or underutilized buildings, grounds, and facilities in depressed communities that can be converted to National Aeronautics and Space Administration usage at a reasonable cost, as determined by the Administrator.

(2) Any military installation that is closed or being closed, or any facility at such an installation.

(3) Any other facility or part of a facility that the Administrator determines to be-

(A) owned or leased by the United States for the use of another agency of the Federal Government; and

(B) considered by the head of the agency involved-

(i) to be excess to the needs of that agency; or

(ii) to be underutilized by that agency.

(b) Definition

For the purposes of this section, the term "depressed communities" means rural and urban communities that are relatively depressed, in terms of age of housing, extent of poverty, growth of per capita income, extent of unemployment, job lag, or surplus labor.

( Pub. L. 106–391, title III, §325, Oct. 30, 2000, 114 Stat. 1600 .)

Codification

Section was enacted as part of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act of 2000, and not as part of the National Aeronautics and Space Act of 1958 which is classified principally to this chapter.

Prior Provisions

Provisions similar to those in this section were contained in the following prior appropriation authorization act:

Pub. L. 102–588, title II, §220, Nov. 4, 1992, 106 Stat. 5118 .

Definitions

For definition of the term "Administrator" used in subsec. (a) of this section, see section 3 of Pub. L. 106–391, set out as a note under section 2452 of this title.