2011 US Code
Title 42 - The Public Health and Welfare
Chapter 84 - DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY (§§ 7101 - 7386k)
Subchapter VI - ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS (§§ 7211 - 7279a)
Part C - General Administrative Provisions (§§ 7251 - 7279a)
Section 7257 - Acquisition, construction, etc., of laboratories, research and testing sites, etc.
View MetadataPublication Title | United States Code, 2006 Edition, Supplement 5, Title 42 - THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE |
Category | Bills and Statutes |
Collection | United States Code |
SuDoc Class Number | Y 1.2/5: |
Contained Within | Title 42 - THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE CHAPTER 84 - DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY SUBCHAPTER VI - ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS Part C - General Administrative Provisions Sec. 7257 - Acquisition, construction, etc., of laboratories, research and testing sites, etc. |
Contains | section 7257 |
Date | 2011 |
Laws in Effect as of Date | January 3, 2012 |
Positive Law | No |
Disposition | standard |
Source Credit | Pub. L. 95-91, title VI, §647, Aug. 4, 1977, 91 Stat. 599. |
Statutes at Large References | 91 Stat. 599 92 Stat. 53 113 Stat. 496, 915, 917, 950 117 Stat. 155 |
Public Law References | Public Law 95-91, Public Law 95-238, Public Law 106-60, Public Law 106-65, Public Law 108-7 |
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The Secretary is authorized to acquire (by purchase, lease, condemnation, or otherwise), construct, improve, repair, operate, and maintain laboratories, research and testing sites and facilities, quarters and related accommodations for employees and dependents of employees of the Department, personal property (including patents), or any interest therein, as the Secretary deems necessary; and to provide by contract or otherwise for eating facilities and other necessary facilities for the health and welfare of employees of the Department at its installations and purchase and maintain equipment therefor.
(Pub. L. 95–91, title VI, §647, Aug. 4, 1977, 91 Stat. 599.)
Pilot Program for Project Management Oversight Regarding Department of Energy Construction ProjectsPub. L. 106–65, div. C, title XXXI, §3175, Oct. 5, 1999, 113 Stat. 950, provided that:
“(a)
“(2) The purpose of the pilot program shall be to provide a basis for determining whether or not the use of competitively procured, external PMO services for those construction projects would permit the Department to control excessive costs and schedule delays associated with those construction projects that have large capital costs.
“(b)
“(2) Each project selected by the Secretary shall be a project having capital construction costs anticipated to be not less than $25,000,000.
“(c)
“(1) Monitoring the overall progress of a project.
“(2) Determining whether or not a project is on schedule.
“(3) Determining whether or not a project is within budget.
“(4) Determining whether or not a project conforms with plans and specifications approved by the Department.
“(5) Determining whether or not a project is being carried out efficiently and effectively.
“(6) Any other management oversight services that the Secretary considers appropriate for purposes of the pilot program.
“(d)
“(1) on a competitive basis; and
“(2) from among commercial entities that—
“(A) do not currently manage or operate facilities at a location where the pilot program is being conducted; and
“(B) have an expertise in the management of large construction projects.
“(e)
Pub. L. 106–60, title III, §310, Sept. 29, 1999, 113 Stat. 496, which provided that no funds in an Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act were to be expended after December 31 of each year under certain contracts unless the funds were expended pursuant to a Laboratory Funding Plan approved by the Secretary of Energy, and which also provided for directives, approval, and exceptions by the Secretary, was repealed by Pub. L. 108–7, div. D, title III, §310, Feb. 20, 2003, 117 Stat. 155.
Termination or Changes in Activities of Government-Owned and Contractor-Operated Facilities, National Laboratories, Etc.; Reports by Secretary of Energy Concerning Proposals Prior to Implementation; Contents; Submission DatePub. L. 95–238, title I, §104(c), Feb. 25, 1978, 92 Stat. 53, provided that: “As part of the Department of Energy's responsibility to keep the Congress fully and currently informed, the Secretary shall make the following reports:
“(i) any proposal by the Secretary of the Department of Energy to terminate or make major changes in activities of the Government-owned and contractor-operated facilities, the national laboratories, energy research centers and the operations offices managing such laboratories, shall not be implemented until the Secretary transmits the proposal, together with all pertinent data, to the Committee on Science and Technology [now Committee on Science, Space, and Technology] of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate, and waits a period of thirty calendar days (not including any day on which either House of Congress is not in session because of an adjournment of more than three calendar days to a day certain) from the date on which such report is received by such committees; and
“(ii) by January 31, 1978, the Secretary shall file a full and complete report on each such proposal which he has implemented, as described in the preceding paragraph, and any major program structure change with the Committee on Science and Technology [now Committee on Science, Space, and Technology] of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate.”
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