PUBLIC LAW 97-214—JULY 12, 1982
96 STAT. 159
"§ 2824. Authorization for acquisition of existing family housing in lieu of construction "(a) In lieu of constructing any family housing units authorized by law to be constructed, the Secretary concerned may acquire sole interest in existing family housing units that are privately owned or that are held by the Department of Housing and Urban Development, except that in foreign countries the Secretary concerned may acquire less than sole interest in existing family housing units. "(b) When authority provided by law to construct military family housing units is used to acquire existing family housing units under subsection (a), the authority includes authority to acquire interests in land. "(c) The net floor area of a family housing unit acquired under the authority of this section may not exceed the applicable limitation specified in section 2826 of this title. "(d) Family housing units may not be acquired under this section through the exercise of eminent domain authority.
Land interests.
"§ 2825. Improvements to family housing units "(a)(1) Authority provided by law to improve existing military family housing units and ancillary family housing support facilities is authority to make alterations, additions, expansions, and extensions. "(2) In this section, 'improvement' includes rehabilitation of a housing unit and maintenance or repair work to be accomplished concurrently with an improvement project. "(b)(1) Funds may not be expended for the improvement of any single family housing unit, or for the improvement of two or more housing units that are to be converted into or are to be used as a single family housing unit, if the cost per unit of such improvement will exceed an amount specified by law for such purpose multiplied by the area construction cost index as developed by the Department of Defense for the location concerned at the time of contract award. "(2) In determining the applicability of the limitation contained in paragraph (1), there shall be included as part of the cost of the improvement the cost of repairs undertaken in connection with the improvement and any cost in connection with (A) the furnishing of electricity, gas, water and sewage disposal, (B) the construction or repair of roads and walks, and (C) grading and drainage work. "(c) This section does not apply to projects authorized for restoration or replacement of housing units that have been damaged or destroyed. "§ 2826. Limitations on space by pay grade "(a) In the construction, acquisition, and improvement of military family housing units, the following are the space limitations for the applicable numbers of bedrooms permitted for each pay grade: Pay grade
Number of bedrooms
Net floor area (square feetl
0-7 and above 0-6 0-4 and 0-5
4 4 4 3
2,100 1,700 1,550 1,400
0-1 through 0-3; W-1 through W-4; and E-7 through E-9
5
1,550
Infra.
'Improvement.'
Limitations.
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