§491 Establishment and development of land-based air warning and control installations and facilities; extent of appropriation; procurement of communication services

Summary

The Secretary of the Air Force may set up and develop land-based air warning and control sites inside or outside the continental United States to meet air defense needs. He may build, install, or equip temporary or permanent public works like buildings, utilities, access roads, and handle the needed planning and administration. He may do this without following section 3324(a) and (b) of title 31. No more than $85,500,000 may be appropriated for those construction projects. The Secretary may buy the communication services needed for the semiautomatic ground environment system. No contract for those services may run more than ten years from the date service starts. The government’s total contingent liability under contract termination rules may not exceed $222,000,000. The Government Accountability Office may see carrier records and accounts for audits. When buying services, the Secretary must use local communication carriers and rural telephone cooperatives, and must use public utilities and rural electric cooperatives for power, as much as practicable. Negotiations and regulatory representation must follow sections 501–505 of title 40.