50 USC 2750 - Transfer of defense environmental cleanup funds

U.S Code last checked for updates: Nov 23, 2024

§ 2750.

Transfer of defense environmental cleanup funds

(a)

Transfer authority for defense environmental cleanup funds

(b)

Limitations

(1)

Number of transfers

(2)

Amounts transferred

(3)

Determination required

A transfer may not be carried out by a manager of a field office under subsection (a) unless the manager determines that the transfer is necessary—

(A)

to address a risk to health, safety, or the environment; or

(B)

to assure the most efficient use of defense environmental cleanup funds at the field office.

(4)

Impermissible uses

(c)

Exemption from reprogramming requirements

(d)

Notification

(e)

Definitions

In this section:

(1)

The term “program or project” means, with respect to a field office of the Department of Energy, a program or project that is for defense environmental cleanup activities necessary for national security programs of the Department, that is being carried out by that office, and for which defense environmental cleanup funds have been authorized and appropriated.

(2)

The term “defense environmental cleanup funds” means funds appropriated to the Department of Energy pursuant to an authorization for carrying out defense environmental cleanup activities necessary for national security programs.

(Pub. L. 107–314, div. D, title XLVII, § 4710, formerly div. C, title XXXVI, § 3629, Dec. 2, 2002, 116 Stat. 2760; renumbered div. D, title XLVII, § 4710, and amended Pub. L. 108–136, div. C, title XXXI, § 3141(j)(2)(A)–(C), (D)(iv), Nov. 24, 2003, 117 Stat. 1781; Pub. L. 113–66, div. C, title XXXI, § 3146(h)(2), Dec. 26, 2013, 127 Stat. 1081; Pub. L. 113–291, div. C, title XXXI, § 3142(q), Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3901.)

cite as: 50 USC 2750