Title 42The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-73

§2312 Authorization of appropriations

Title 42 › Chapter CHAPTER 24— - DISPOSAL OF ATOMIC ENERGY COMMUNITIES › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER I— - GENERAL PROVISIONS › § 2312

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

No money can be spent to carry out this chapter unless Congress first passes a law allowing it. Congress allows $518,000 for Oak Ridge, $2,215,000 for Richland, and $8,719,000 for Los Alamos to be provided to build, change, or expand local public facilities and utilities that may be transferred under subchapters VI and VII of this chapter.

Full Legal Text

Title 42, §2312

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(a)No appropriation shall be made to carry out the provisions and purposes of this chapter unless previously authorized by legislation enacted by Congress.
(b)There are authorized to be appropriated the sum of $518,000 at Oak Ridge, the sum of $2,215,000 at Richland and the sum of $8,719,000 at Los Alamos for construction, modification, or expansion of municipal installations and utilities authorized to be transferred pursuant to subchapters VI and VII of this chapter.

Legislative History

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Amendments

1967—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 90–190 substituted provisions prohibiting making of appropriations to carry out provisions and purposes of this chapter unless previously authorized by legislation enacted by Congress for provisions granting authority to appropriate such sums as may be necessary and appropriate to carry out provisions and purposes of this chapter. 1962—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 87–719 authorized an appropriation of $8,719,000 at Los Alamos and use of appropriations for utilities. 1956—Subsec. (b). Act
July 25, 1956, § 6, substituted “$2,215,000” for “$2,165,000”. Subsec. (c). Act
July 25, 1956, § 5, repealed subsec. (c) which appropriated funds derived from disposal of property to pay any costs, losses, expenses, or obligations incurred by Commission. See section 2311(b) of this title.

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Citation

42 U.S.C. § 2312

Title 42The Public Health and Welfare

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

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