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 PUBLIC LAW 106-79—OCT. 25, 1999 113 STAT. 1277 Construction, Army National Guard", to remain available until September 30, 2004, for construction, and, contributions therefor, of an Army Aviation Support Facility at West Bend, Wisconsin. SEC. 8168. (a) PURPOSE.— The purpose of this section is to evaluate and demonstrate methods for more efficient operation of military installations through improved capital asset management and greater reliance on the public or private sector for lesscostly base support services, where available. (b) AUTHORITY.—(1) The Secretary of the Air Force may carry out at Brooks Air Force Base, Texas, a demonstration project to be known as the "Base Efficiency Project" to improve mission effectiveness and reduce the cost of providing quedity installation support at Brooks Air Force Base. (2) The Secretary may carry out the Project in consultation with the Community to the extent the Secretary determines such consultation is necessetry and appropriate. (3) The authority provided in this section is in addition to any other authority vested in or delegated to the Secretary, and the Secretary may exercise any authority or combination of authorities provided under this section or elsewhere to carry out the purposes of the Project. (c) EFFICIENT PRACTICES.— (1) The Secretary may convert services at or for the benefit of the Base from accomplishment by military personnel or by Department civilian employees (appropriated fund or non-appropriated fund), to services performed by contract or provided as consideration for the lease, sale, or other conveyance or transfer of property. (2) Notwithstanding section 2462 of title 10, United States Code, a contract for services may be awarded based on "best value" if the Secretary determines that the award will advance the purposes of a joint activity conducted under the Project and is in the best interest of the Department. (3) Notwithstanding that such services are generally funded by local and State taxes and provided without specific charge to the public at large, the Secretary may contract for public services at or for the benefit of the Base in exchange for such consideration, if any, the Secretary determines to be appropriate. (4)(A) The Secretary may conduct joint activities with the Community, the State, and any private parties or entities on or for the benefit of the Base. (B) Payments or reimbursements received from peuticipeuits for their share of direct and indirect costs of joint activities, including the costs of providing, operating, and maintaining facilities, shall be in an. £unount and type determined to be adequate and appropriate by the Secretary. (C) Such payments or reimbursements received by the Department shall be deposited into the Project Fund. (d) LEASE AUTHORITY.— (1) The Secretary may lease real or personal property located on the Base and not required at other Air Force installations to any lessee upon such terms and conditions as the Secretary considers appropriate and in the interest of the United States, if the Secretary determines that the lease would facilitate the purposes of the Project. (2) Consideration for a lease under this subsection shall be determined in accordance with subsection (g). (3) A lease under this subsection— 69-194 -01-9:QL3Part2

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