10 U.S.C. § 2918 — Fuel sources for heating systems; prohibition on converting certain heating facilities

submitted 44 years ago by Pub. L. 97-214 to r/title-10-ARMED-FORCES · 145 words · no verdicts yet

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This section covers Fuel sources for heating systems; prohibition on converting certain heating facilities. It states: (a) (1) The Secretary of the military department concerned must provide that the primary fuel source to be used in any new heating system constructed on lands under the jurisdiction of the military department is the most cost effective fuel for that heating.

(a) (1) The Secretary of the military department concerned must provide that the primary fuel source to be used in any new heating system constructed on lands under the jurisdiction of the military department is the most cost effective fuel for that heating system over the life cycle of the system. (2) The Secretary of Defense must prescribe regulations for the determination of the life-cycle cost effectiveness of a fuel for the purposes of paragraph (1). (b) The Secretary of a military department may not convert a heating facility at a United States military installation in Europe from a coal-fired facility to an oil-fired facility, or to any other energy source facility, unless the Secretary determines that the conversion— (1) is required by the government of the country in which the facility is located; or (2) is cost-effective over the life cycle of the facility.

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(a)

(1)

The Secretary of the military department concerned shall provide that the primary fuel source to be used in any new heating system constructed on lands under the jurisdiction of the military department is the most cost effective fuel for that heating system over the life cycle of the system.

(2)

The Secretary of Defense shall prescribe regulations for the determination of the life-cycle cost effectiveness of a fuel for the purposes of paragraph (1).

(b)

The Secretary of a military department may not convert a heating facility at a United States military installation in Europe from a coal-fired facility to an oil-fired facility, or to any other energy source facility, unless the Secretary determines that the conversion—

(1)

is required by the government of the country in which the facility is located; or

(2)

is cost-effective over the life cycle of the facility.

Source credit: (Added Pub. L. 97–214, § 6(c)(1), July 12, 1982, 96 Stat. 173, § 2690; amended Pub. L. 99–661, div. A, title XII, § 1205(a)(1), Nov. 14, 1986, 100 Stat. 3971; Pub. L. 105–85, div. A, title X, § 1041(a), Nov. 18, 1997, 111 Stat. 1885; renumbered § 2918, Pub. L. 109–364, div. B, title XXVIII, § 2851(b)(1), Oct. 17, 2006, 120 Stat. 2494.)

history & why it existsrecord from the source credit

1982Enacted · Pub. L. 97-214 · 96 Stat. 173
1986Amended · Pub. L. 99-661 · 100 Stat. 3971
1997Amended · Pub. L. 105-85 · 111 Stat. 1885
2006Amended · Pub. L. 109-364 · 120 Stat. 2494

A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by Pub. L. 97-214 on 1982-07-12.

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