10 U.S.C. § 6354: Pilot program relating to…

Summary

Allows the Secretary of Energy to keep part of the money from selling, leasing, or getting rid of certain Department of Energy assets to pay the cost of doing those transactions. Even if other rules usually send such money elsewhere, the Secretary can keep an amount equal to the cost and must use it to cover the sale, lease, or disposal expenses. Costs covered include running the sale or lease, getting the asset ready or recovered, and other related expenses. This rule applies to six specific transactions, such as selling heavy water and precious metals, leasing buildings at Hanford and Savannah River, and disposing of property at Rocky Flats and the Oak Ridge recycling center. It does not limit the use of subchapter II of chapter 5 or section 549 of title 40 for these disposals.

Title 10, §6354

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(a)Purpose.—

The purpose of this section is to encourage the Secretary of Energy to dispose of or otherwise utilize certain assets of the Department of Energy by making available to the Secretary the proceeds of such disposal or utilization for purposes of defraying the costs of such disposal or utilization.

(b)Use of Proceeds to Defray Costs.—

(1)Notwithstanding section 3302 of title 31, the Secretary may retain from the proceeds of the sale, lease, or disposal of an asset under subsection (c) an amount equal to the cost of the sale, lease, or disposal of the asset. The Secretary shall utilize amounts retained under this paragraph to defray the cost of the sale, lease, or disposal.

(2)For purposes of paragraph (1), the cost of a sale, lease, or disposal shall include—

(A)the cost of administering the sale, lease, or disposal;

(B)the cost of recovering or preparing the asset concerned for the sale, lease, or disposal; and

(C)any other cost associated with the sale, lease, or disposal.

(c)Covered Transactions.—

Subsection (b) applies to the following transactions:

(1)The sale of heavy water at the Savannah River Site, South Carolina, that is under the jurisdiction of the Defense Environmental Management Program.

(2)The sale of precious metals that are under the jurisdiction of the Defense Environmental Management Program.

(3)The lease of buildings and other facilities located at the Hanford Reservation, Washington, that are under the jurisdiction of the Defense Environmental Management Program.

(4)The lease of buildings and other facilities located at the Savannah River Site that are under the jurisdiction of the Defense Environmental Management Program.

(5)The disposal of equipment and other personal property located at the Rocky Flats Defense Environmental Technology Site, Colorado, that is under the jurisdiction of the Defense Environmental Management Program.

(6)The disposal of materials at the National Electronics Recycling Center, Oak Ridge, Tennessee that are under the jurisdiction of the Defense Environmental Management Program.

(d)Applicability of Disposal Authority.—

Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit the application of subchapter II of chapter 5 and section 549 of title 40 to the disposal of equipment and other personal property covered by this section.

Editorial Notes

Prior Provisions

Provisions similar to those in this section were contained in section 2813 of Title 50, War and National Defense, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 119–60, § 3111(b)(1).

Amendments

2025—Pub. L. 119–60, § 3111(d)(2)(B), realigned margins.

§6354 Pilot Program Relating to Use of Proceeds of Disposal or Utilization of Certain Department of Energy Assets

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Title 10, §6354

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