§2872a — Title 10 Armed Forces | U.S. Code

§2872a Utilities and services

Title 10 › Subtitle Subtitle A— - General Military Law › Part PART IV— - SERVICE, SUPPLY, AND PROPERTY › Chapter CHAPTER 169— - MILITARY CONSTRUCTION AND MILITARY FAMILY HOUSING › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER IV— - ALTERNATIVE AUTHORITY FOR ACQUISITION AND IMPROVEMENT OF MILITARY HOUSING › § 2872a

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Secretary in charge may provide certain utilities and services to military housing that was acquired or built using the authorities in this subchapter, as long as the housing is on a military installation. It covers 14 kinds of services, for example electric power, water, natural gas, telecommunications, fire and police protection, pest control, snow and ice removal, and other similar services. The Secretary must be reimbursed for any utilities or services provided. If the cost was paid with money appropriated before October 1, 2014, the repayment must go back to the same appropriation or working capital account that paid the cost. If the cost was paid with money provided on or after October 1, 2014, the repayment must go to the appropriation or working capital account currently available for providing those utilities or services. Money credited this way is merged into that account and can be used under the same rules and limits as the rest of the funds.

Title 10, §2872a

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(a)The Secretary concerned may furnish utilities and services referred to in subsection (b) in connection with any military housing acquired or constructed pursuant to the exercise of any authority or combination of authorities under this subchapter if the military housing is located on a military installation.

(b)The utilities and services that may be furnished under subsection (a) are the following:

(1)Electric power.

(2)Steam.

(3)Compressed air.

(4)Water.

(5)Sewage and garbage disposal.

(6)Natural gas.

(7)Pest control.

(8)Snow and ice removal.

(9)Mechanical refrigeration.

(10)Telecommunications service.

(11)Firefighting and fire protection services.

(12)Police protection services.

(13)Street sweeping.

(14)Tree trimming and removal.

(c)(1)The Secretary concerned shall be reimbursed for any utilities or services furnished under subsection (a).

(2)The amount of any cash payment received under paragraph (1) as reimbursement for the cost of furnishing utilities or services shall—

(A)in the case of a cost paid using funds appropriated or otherwise made available before October 1, 2014, be credited to the appropriation or working capital account from which the cost of furnishing utilities or services concerned was paid; or

(B)in the case of a cost paid using funds appropriated or otherwise made available on or after October 1, 2014, be credited to the appropriation or working capital account currently available for the purpose of furnishing utilities or services under subsection (a).

(3)Amounts credited under paragraph (2) to an appropriation or account shall be merged with funds in such appropriation or account, and shall be available to the same extent, and subject to the same terms and conditions, as such funds.

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Editorial Notes

Amendments

2019—Subsec. (b)(13), (14). Pub. L. 116–92 added pars. (13) and (14). 2013—Subsec. (c)(2), (3). Pub. L. 113–66 substituted “under paragraph (1) as reimbursement for the cost of furnishing utilities or services shall—” for “under paragraph (1) shall be credited to the appropriation or working capital account from which the cost of furnishing the utilities or services concerned was paid.”, added subpars. (A) and (B), designated second sentence of par. (2) as par. (3), and substituted “Amounts credited under paragraph (2)” for “Amounts so credited”. 2002—Subsec. (b)(11), (12). Pub. L. 107–314 added pars. (11) and (12).