US Code

Public Law 119-73 (01/23/2026)

42 U.S.C. § 2312

Authorization of appropriations

(a)
No appropriation shall be made to carry out the provisions and purposes of this chapter unless previously authorized by legislation enacted by Congress.
(b)
There are authorized to be appropriated the sum of $518,000 at Oak Ridge, the sum of $2,215,000 at Richland and the sum of $8,719,000 at Los Alamos for construction, modification, or expansion of municipal installations and utilities authorized to be transferred pursuant to subchapters VI and VII of this chapter.

Aug. 4, 1955, ch. 54369 Stat. 484July 25, 1956, ch. 73170 Stat. 654Pub. L. 87–719, § 2476 Stat. 666Pub. L. 90–190, § 481 Stat. 576(, ch. 11, § 118, ; , §§ 5, 6, ; , , ; , , .)

Editorial Notes

Amendments

Pub. L. 90–1901967—Subsec. (a). substituted provisions prohibiting making of appropriations to carry out provisions and purposes of this chapter unless previously authorized by legislation enacted by Congress for provisions granting authority to appropriate such sums as may be necessary and appropriate to carry out provisions and purposes of this chapter.

Pub. L. 87–7191962—Subsec. (b). authorized an appropriation of $8,719,000 at Los Alamos and use of appropriations for utilities.

1956—Subsec. (b). Act , § 6, substituted “$2,215,000” for “$2,165,000”.

section 2311(b) of this titleSubsec. (c). Act , § 5, repealed subsec. (c) which appropriated funds derived from disposal of property to pay any costs, losses, expenses, or obligations incurred by Commission. See .