§ 656. — Use of moneys appropriated for acquisition, construction, and improvement; for research, development, test, and evaluation; and for the alteration of bridges over the navigable waters.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 14USC656]
TITLE 14--COAST GUARD
PART I--REGULAR COAST GUARD
CHAPTER 17--ADMINISTRATION
Sec. 656. Use of moneys appropriated for acquisition,
construction, and improvement; for research, development, test,
and evaluation; and for the alteration of bridges over the
navigable waters
(a) Funds appropriated to or for the use of the Coast Guard for
acquisition, construction, and improvement of facilities, for research,
development, test, and evaluation; and for the alteration of bridges
over the navigable waters shall remain available until expended.
(b) The Secretary may use any funds appropriated to or for the use
of the Coast Guard for other construction purposes to restore, repair,
or replace facilities that have been damaged or destroyed, including
acquisition of sites.
(c) The Secretary may use any funds appropriated to or for the use
of the Coast Guard for other construction purposes to acquire,
construct, convert, extend, and install at Coast Guard installations and
facilities, needed permanent or temporary public works, including the
preparation of sites and the furnishing of appurtenances, utilities, and
equipment, but excluding the construction of family quarters, costing
not more than $200,000 for any one project.
(Added Pub. L. 88-45, Sec. 2, June 21, 1963, 77 Stat. 68; amended Pub.
L. 93-283, Sec. 1(9), May 14, 1974, 88 Stat. 140.)
Amendments
1974--Pub. L. 93-283, Sec. 1(9)(A), substituted ``Use of moneys
appropriated for acquisition, construction, and improvement; for
research, development, test, and evaluation; and for the alteration of
bridges over the navigable waters'' for ``Use of appropriations to
restore, replace, establish, or develop facilities'' in section
catchline.
Pub. L. 93-283, Sec. 1(9)(B), (C), added subsec. (a) and
redesignated former subsecs. (a) and (b) as (b) and (c), respectively.
Current Coast Guard Plans for Capital Investment, Cutters, Aviation, and
Shore Facilities; Submittal to Congress With Budget Requests
Pub. L. 96-376, Sec. 12, Oct. 3, 1980, 94 Stat. 1511, which had
provided that the President submit to the Congress, with the fiscal year
1982 budget request for the Coast Guard and each subsequent budget
request, the current copy of the Coast Guard's Capital Investment Plan,
Cutter Plan, Aviation Plan, and Shore Facilities Plan, was repealed and
reenacted as section 663 of this title by Pub. L. 97-295,
Secs. 2(20)(A), 6(b), Oct. 12, 1982, 96 Stat. 1303, 1315.
Funds Appropriated to or for Use of Coast Guard After Fiscal Year 1977;
Limitation
Pub. L. 94-406, Sec. 5, Sept. 10, 1976, 90 Stat. 1236, which had
provided that after fiscal year 1977, funds may not be appropriated to
or for the use of the Coast Guard for the operation and maintenance of
the Coast Guard; for acquisition, construction, rebuilding, or
improvement of aids to navigation, shore or offshore establishments,
vessels, or aircraft, including equipment related thereto; for
alteration of obstructive bridges; or for research, development, tests,
or evaluation related to any of the above, unless the appropriation of
such funds had been authorized by legislation enacted after December 31,
1976, was repealed and reenacted as section 662 of this title by Pub. L.
97-295, Secs. 2(20)(A), 6(b), Oct. 12, 1982, 96 Stat. 1303, 1314.
