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10 U.S.C. § 2917 — Development of geothermal energy on military lands
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**(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.
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**(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.
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**(a)** The term “military construction” as used in this chapter or any other provision of law includes any construction, development, conversion, or extension of any kind carried out with respect to a military installation, whether to satisfy temporary or permanent requirements, or any acquisition of land or construction of a defense access road (as described in [section 210 of title 23](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title23-section210&num=0&edition=prelim)).
**(b)** A military construction project includes all military construction work, or any contribution authorized by this chapter, necessary to produce a complete and usable facility or a complete and usable improvement to an existing facility (or to produce such portion of a complete and usable facility or improvement as is specifically authorized by law).
**(c)** In this chapter and chapter 173 of this title:
(1) The term “appropriate committees of Congress” means the congressional defense committees and, with respect to any project to be carried out by, or for the use of, an intelligence component of the Department of Defense, the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate.
(2) The term “facility” means a building, structure, or other improvement to real property.
(3) The term “life-cycle cost-effective”, with respect to a project, product, or measure, means that the sum of the present values of investment costs, capital costs, installation costs, energy costs, operating costs, maintenance costs, and replacement costs, as estimated for the lifetime of the project, product, or measure, does not exceed the base case (current or standard) for the practice, product, or measure.
(4) The term “mil
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**(a)** Subject to subsection (b), the Secretary of a military department may enter into contracts for periods of up to 30 years—
(1) under [section 2917 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section2917&num=0&edition=prelim); and
(2) for the provision and operation of energy production facilities on real property under the Secretary’s jurisdiction or on private property and the purchase of energy produced from such facilities.
**(b)** A contract may be made under subsection (a) only after the approval of the proposed contract by the Secretary of Defense.
**(c)** The costs of contracts under this section for any year may be paid from annual appropriations for that year.
**(d)** The Secretary concerned shall ensure energy security and energy resilience are included as critical factors in the provision and operation of energy production facilities under this section.
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TITLE 10—ARMED FORCES
§ 2918
designated subsec. (b) of section 2911, relating to the de-
velopment of an energy performance master plan, as
(d), not (c).
AMENDMENTS
2019—Subsec. (b)(3)(B). Pub. L. 116–92 substituted
‘‘shall be provided directly to the commander of the
military installation in which the geothermal energy
resource is located to be used for—’’ for ‘‘shall be avail-
able, for military construction projects described in
paragraph (2) or for installation energy or water secu-
rity projects directly coordinated with local area en-
ergy or groundwater governing authorities, for the
military installation in which the geothermal energy
resource is located.’’ and added cls. (i) and (ii).
2018—Subsec. (b)(1). Pub. L. 115–232, § 313(1), sub-
stituted ‘‘Except as provided in paragraph (3), pro-
ceeds’’ for ‘‘Proceeds’’.
Subsec. (b)(3). Pub. L. 115–232, § 313(2), added par. (3).
2017—Subsec. (b)(2). Pub. L. 115–91, § 2831(c)(3), sub-
stituted ‘‘2911(c)’’ for ‘‘2911(b)’’.
Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 115–91, § 2801(e)(2), struck out ‘‘in
writing’’ after ‘‘notify Congress’’ and ‘‘or, if earlier, the
end of the 14-day period beginning on the date on which
a copy of the notification is provided’’ after ‘‘received
by Congress’’ and substituted ‘‘14-day period’’ for ‘‘21-
day period’’.
2006—Pub. L. 109–364, § 2851(b)(1), renumbered section
2867 of this title as this section.
Subsec. (b)(2). Pub. L. 109–364, § 2851(b)(3)(B), sub-
stituted ‘‘2911(b)’’ for ‘‘2865(a)’’.
2003—Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 108–136 inserted before pe-
riod at end ‘‘or, if earlier, the end of the 14-day period
beginning on the date on which a copy of the notifica-
tion is provided in an electronic medium pursuant to
section 480 of this title’’.
1997—Pub. L. 105–85 renumbered sectio
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