§ 2688.
(a)
Conveyance Authority.—
The Secretary of a military department may convey a utility system, or part of a utility system, under the jurisdiction of the Secretary to a municipal, private, regional, district, or cooperative utility company or other entity. The conveyance may consist of all right, title, and interest of the United States in the utility system or such lesser estate as the Secretary considers appropriate to serve the interests of the United States.
(h)
Assistance for Construction, Repair, or Replacement of Utility Systems.—
In lieu of carrying out a military construction project to construct, repair, or replace a utility system, the Secretary concerned may use funds authorized and appropriated for the project to facilitate the conveyance of the utility system under this section by making a contribution toward the cost of construction, repair, or replacement of the utility system by the entity to which the utility system is being conveyed.
(Added [Pub. L. 105–85, div. B, title XXVIII, § 2812(a)], Nov. 18, 1997, [111 Stat. 1992]; amended [Pub. L. 106–65, div. A, title X, § 1067(1)], div. B, title XXVIII, § 2812, Oct. 5, 1999, [113 Stat. 774], 851; [Pub. L. 106–398, § 1 [[div. A]], title X, § 1087(a)(15), div. B, title XXVIII, § 2813], Oct. 30, 2000, [114 Stat. 1654], 1654A–291, 1654A–418; [Pub. L. 108–136, div. A, title X, § 1031(a)(32)], Nov. 24, 2003, [117 Stat. 1600]; [Pub. L. 109–163, div. B, title XXVIII, § 2823(a)]–(d), Jan. 6, 2006, [119 Stat. 3514–3516]; [Pub. L. 110–417, div. B, title XXVIII, § 2813], Oct. 14, 2008, [122 Stat. 4728]; [Pub. L. 111–84, div. B, title XXVIII, § 2821], Oct. 28, 2009, [123 Stat. 2664]; [Pub. L. 112–81, div. A, title X, § 1061(21)], Dec. 31, 2011, [125 Stat. 1584]; [Pub. L. 113–66, div. B, title XXVIII, § 2813], Dec. 26, 2013, [127 Stat. 1014]; [Pub. L. 114–92, div. B, title XXVIII, § 2813], Nov. 25, 2015, [129 Stat. 1175]; [Pub. L. 115–91, div. B, title XXVIII, § 2834], Dec. 12, 2017, [131 Stat. 1858];