10 U.S.C. § 2917

Current through P.L. 118-107 (published on www.congress.gov on 11/21/2024)

Section 2917 - Development of geothermal energy on military lands

(a) DEVELOPMENT AUTHORIZED.-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.

(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.

10 U.S.C. § 2917

Added Pub. L. 97-214, §6(c)(1), July 12, 1982, 96 Stat. 172, §2689; renumbered §2917, Pub. L. 109-364, div. B, title XXVIII, §2851(b)(1), Oct. 17, 2006, 120 Stat. 2494; amended Pub. L. 112-81, div. B, title XXVIII, §2822(c), Dec. 31, 2011, 125 Stat. 1692.

EDITORIAL NOTES

AMENDMENTS2011- Pub. L. 112-81 designated existing provisions as subsec. (a), inserted heading, and added subsec. (b).2006- Pub. L. 109-364 renumbered section 2689 of this title as this section.

STATUTORY NOTES AND RELATED SUBSIDIARIES

EFFECTIVE DATESection effective Oct. 1, 1982, and applicable to military construction projects, and to construction and acquisition of military family housing authorized before, on, or after such date, see section 12(a) of Pub. L. 97-214, set out as a note under section 2801 of this title.

Secretary concerned

The term "Secretary concerned" means-(A) the Secretary of the Army, with respect to matters concerning the Army;(B) the Secretary of the Navy, with respect to matters concerning the Navy, the Marine Corps, and the Coast Guard when it is operating as a service in the Department of the Navy;(C) the Secretary of the Air Force, with respect to matters concerning the Air Force and the Space Force; and(D) the Secretary of Homeland Security, with respect to matters concerning the Coast Guard when it is not operating as a service in the Department of the Navy.