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 120 STAT. 2498

PUBLIC LAW 109–364—OCT. 17, 2006

Subtitle F—Other Matters SEC. 2861. AVAILABILITY OF RESEARCH AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE UNDER DEFENSE ECONOMIC ADJUSTMENT PROGRAM.

Section 2391 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting after subsection (b) the following new subsection: ‘‘(c) RESEARCH AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary of Defense may make grants to, or conclude cooperative agreements or enter into contracts with, another Federal agency, a State or local government, or any private entity to conduct research and provide technical assistance in support of activities under this section or Executive Order 12788 (57 Fed. Reg. 2213), as amended by section 33 of Executive Order 13286 (68 Fed. Reg. 10625) and Executive Order 13378 (70 Fed. Reg. 28413).’’. SEC. 2862. AVAILABILITY OF COMMUNITY PLANNING ASSISTANCE RELATING TO ENCROACHMENT OF CIVILIAN COMMUNITIES ON MILITARY FACILITIES USED FOR TRAINING BY THE ARMED FORCES.

Section 2391(d)(1) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new sentence: ‘‘For purposes of subsection (b)(1)(D), the term ‘military installation’ includes a military facility owned and operated by any of the several States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, or the Virgin Islands, even though the facility is not under the jurisdiction of the Department of Defense, if the Secretary of Defense determines that the military facility is subject to significant use for training by the armed forces.’’. SEC. 2863. PROHIBITIONS AGAINST MAKING CERTAIN MILITARY AIRFIELDS OR FACILITIES AVAILABLE FOR USE BY CIVIL AIRCRAFT.

(a) PROHIBITIONS.—With respect to each military installation specified in subsection (b), the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of the Navy may not enter into an agreement, or authorize any other person to enter into an agreement, that would— (1) authorize civil aircraft to regularly use an airfield or any other property at the installation; or (2) convey any real property at the installation, including any airfield at the installation, for the purpose of permitting the use of the property by civil aircraft. (b) COVERED INSTALLATIONS.—The prohibitions in subsection (a) apply with respect to the following military installations: (1) Marine Corps Air Station, Camp Pendleton, California. (2) Marine Corps Air Station, Miramar, California. (3) Marine Corps Base, Camp Pendleton, California. (4) Naval Air Station, North Island, California. (c) REPEAL OF EXISTING LIMITED PROHIBITION.—Section 2894 of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1996 (division B of Public Law 104–106; 110 Stat. 592) is repealed. SEC. 2864. MODIFICATION OF CERTAIN TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS.

(a) HIGH PRIORITY PROJECTS.—The table in section 1702 of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (Public Law 109–59; 119 Stat. 1256) is amended—

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