S.Amdt. 4072

SA 4072. Mr. PAUL submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the bill S. 2943, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year
2017 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy,
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the end of subtitle I of title X, add the following:

SEC. 1097. 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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