PUBLIC LAW 97-99—DEC. 23, 1981
95 STAT. 1377
(h) COST AND FLOOR AREA VARIATIONS—SOLAR ENERGY.—The Secretary of Defense shall encourage the utilization of solar energy as a source of energy for projects authorized by this Act where utilization of solar energy would be practical and economicall^r feasible. In order to equip any project authorized by this Act with solar heating equipment, solar cooling equipment, or both solar heating and solar cooling equipment, the Secretary of Defense may authorize increases in the cost limitations or floor area limitations for such project by such amounts as may be necessary for such purpose. Any increase under this subsection in the cost or floor area of a project authorized by this Act shall be in addition to any other increase in such cost or variation in floor area limitations authorized by this or any other Act. CONSTRUCTION SUPERVISION
SEC. 704. Contracts for construction made by the United States for performance within the United States and its possessions under this Act shall be executed under the jurisdiction and supervision of the Corps of Engineers, Department of the Army, the Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Department of the Nav^, or such other department or Government agency as the Secretanes of the military departments recommend and the Secretary of Defense approves to assure the most efficient, expeditious, and cost-effective accomplishment of the construction herein authorized. The Secretaries of the military departments shall report annually to the President of the Senate and Speaker of the House of Representatives a breakdown of the dollar v^ue of construction contracts completed by each of the several construction agencies selected together with the design, construction supervision, and o v e r h ^ fees charged by each of the several agents in the execution of the assigned construction. Further, such contracts (except architect and engineering contracts which, unless specifically authorized by the Congress shall continue to be awarded in accordance with presently established procedures, customs, and practices) shall be awarded, insofar as practicable, on a competitive basis to the lowest responsible bidder, if the national security will not be inmaired and the award is consistent with chapter 137 of title 10, United States Code. The Secretaries of the lo use 2301 et military departments shall report annually to the President of the ^^ ^^ Senate and Speaker of the House of Representatives with respect to all contracts awarded on other than a competitive basis to the lowest responsible bidder. Such reports shall also show, in the case of the ten arcnitedrengineering firms which, in terms of total dollars, were awarded the most business, the names of such firms, the total number of separate contracts awarded each firm, and the total amount paid or to be paid in the case of each such action under all such contracts awarded such firm. REPEAL OF PRIOR YEAR AUTHORIZATIONS: EXCEPTIONS
SEC. 705. (a) As of October 1, 1982, or the date of the enactment of the Military Construction Authorization Act for fiscal year 1983, whichever is later, all authorizations for military public works, including family housing, to be accomplished by the secretary of a military department in connection with the establishment or development of installations and facilities, and all authorizations for appropriations therefor, that are contained in titles I, n. III, IV, and V of the Military Construction Authorization Act, 1981 (Public Law 96-418; 94 Stat. 1749), and all such authorizations contained in Acts?^ ^tat 1749 1 (OiS,
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