[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2523 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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114th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 2523

To amend title 10, United States Code, to provide for continued energy 
                self-sufficiency at Fort Knox, Kentucky.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            February 9, 2016

   Mr. Paul introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
              referred to the Committee on Armed Services

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend title 10, United States Code, to provide for continued energy 
                self-sufficiency at Fort Knox, Kentucky.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Fort Knox Energy Security Act''.

SEC. 2. NATURAL GAS PRODUCTION, TREATMENT, MANAGEMENT, AND USE, FORT 
              KNOX, KENTUCKY.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 449 of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end of the following:
``Sec. 4781. Natural gas production, treatment, management, and use, 
              Fort Knox, Kentucky
    ``(a) Authority.--The Secretary of the Army (referred to in this 
section as the `Secretary') may provide, by contract or otherwise, for 
the production, treatment, management, and use of natural gas located 
under Fort Knox, Kentucky, without regard to section 3 of the Mineral 
Leasing Act for Acquired Lands (30 U.S.C. 352).
    ``(b) Limitation on Uses.--Any natural gas produced pursuant to 
subsection (a)--
            ``(1) may only be used to support activities and operations 
        at Fort Knox; and
            ``(2) may not be sold for use elsewhere.
    ``(c) Ownership of Facilities.--The Secretary may take ownership of 
any gas production and treatment equipment and facilities and 
associated infrastructure from a contractor in accordance with the 
terms of a contract or other agreement entered into pursuant to 
subsection (a).
    ``(d) No Application Elsewhere.--
            ``(1) In general.--The authority provided by this section 
        applies only with respect to Fort Knox, Kentucky.
            ``(2) Effect of section.--Nothing in this section 
        authorizes the production, treatment, management, or use of 
        natural gas resources underlying any Department of Defense 
        installation other than Fort Knox.
    ``(e) Applicability.--The authority of the Secretary under this 
section is effective beginning on August 2, 2007.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections of chapter 449 of 
title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
following:

``4781. Natural gas production, treatment, management, and use, Fort 
                            Knox, Kentucky.''.
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