94 STAT. 1776
Report to conSdttees
PUBLIC LAW 96-418—OCT. 10, 1980
(2) The head of each department and agency of the Federal Government concerned shall cooperate fully with the Secretary in carrying out the provisions of this section on a priority basis. (3) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary, in cooperation with the heads of other departments and agencies of the Federal Government, is authorized to provide facilities and services in anticipation of the work to be carried out in connection with the MX Weapon System and the East Coast Trident Base. No department or agency may charge a management fee for assisting the Secretary in carrying out the provisions of this section. (c) In determining the amount of financial assistance to be made available under this section to any local community for any community service or facility, the Secretary shall consult with the head of the department or agency concerned with the type of service or facility for which financial assistance is being made available and shall take into consideration (1) the time lag between the initial impact of increased population in any such community and any increase in the local tax base which will result from such increased population, (2) the possible temporary nature of the increased population and the long-range cost impact on the permanent residents of any such community, (3) the initial capitalization required for municipal sewer and water systems, (4) the initial operating cost for upgrading municipal services, and (5) such other pertinent factors as the Secretary considers appropriate. (d) Funds appropriated to the Department of Defense for carrying out the MX Weapon System and the East Coast Trident Base may, to the extent specifically authorized in Military Construction Authorization Acts, be utilized by the Secretary in carrying out the provisions of this section. (e) The Secretary shall transmit to the Committees on Armed Services and Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives, not later than sixty days after the end of each fiscal year beginning after fiscal year 1981, a written report indicating the total amount transferred to and the amount obligated and expended by each local community or State which has been provided assistance under the authority of this section during the preceding fiscal year, the specific projects for which assistance was provided during such year, and the total amount for each such project during such year. COMMUNITY IMPACT ASSISTANCE STUDY
SEC. 803. (a) The Congress finds that— (1) the Department of Defense is required from time to time, for national security reasons, to provide for the construction in the United States of major, new military facilities which have a serious adverse impact on the communities and the areas in which such facilities are constructed; and (2) neither the impacted local governments nor the States in which such facilities are constructed should be expected to bear the full cost of such impact. Qy) The President shall conduct a thorough study of the adverse impact on communities in areas in which major, new military facilities are constructed with a view to determining the most effective and practicable means of promptly mitigating such impact. In carrying out such study the President shall, as a minimum— (1) identify those potential Department of Defense actions that are sufficient in scope to warrant impact assistance by the Federal Government;
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