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(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at the begin-
ning of such subchapter is amended by adding at the end the 
following new item: 
‘‘2919. Department of Defense participation in programs for management of energy 
demand or reduction of energy usage during peak periods.’’. 
SEC. 2844. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE USE OF ELECTRIC AND HYBRID 
MOTOR VEHICLES. 
(a) PREFERENCE.—Subchapter II of chapter 173 of title 10, 
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following 
new section: 
‘‘§ 2922g. Preference for motor vehicles using electric or 
hybrid propulsion systems 
‘‘(a) PREFERENCE.—In leasing or procuring motor vehicles for 
use by a military department or Defense Agency, the Secretary 
of the military department or the head of the Defense Agency 
shall provide a preference for the lease or procurement of motor 
vehicles using electric or hybrid propulsion systems, including plug- 
in hybrid systems, if the electric or hybrid vehicles— 
‘‘(1) will meet the requirements or needs of the Department 
of Defense; and 
‘‘(2) are commercially available at a cost, including oper-
ating cost, reasonably comparable to motor vehicles containing 
only an internal combustion or heat engine using combustible 
fuel. 
‘‘(b) EXCEPTION.—Subsection (a) does not apply with respect 
to tactical vehicles designed for use in combat. 
‘‘(c) RELATION TO OTHER VEHICLE TECHNOLOGIES THAT REDUCE 
CONSUMPTION OF FOSSIL FUELS.—The preference required by sub-
section (a) does not preclude the Secretary of Defense from author-
izing the Secretary of a military department or head of a Defense 
Agency to provide a preference for another vehicle technology that 
reduces the consumption of fossil fuels if the Secretary of Defense 
determines that the technology is consistent with the energy 
performance goals and plan of the Department required by section 
2911 of this title. 
‘‘(d) HYBRID DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘hybrid’, with 
respect to a motor vehicle, means a motor vehicle that draws 
propulsion energy from onboard sources of stored energy that are 
both— 
‘‘(1) an internal combustion or heat engine using combus-
tible fuel; and 
‘‘(2) a rechargeable energy storage system.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at the begin-
ning of such subchapter is amended by adding at the end the 
following new item: 
‘‘2922g. Preference for motor vehicles using electric or hybrid propulsion systems.’’. 
(c) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary of Defense shall prescribe 
regulations to implement section 2922g of title 10, United States 
Code, as added by subsection (a), within one year after the date 
of the enactment of this Act.
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SEC. 2845. STUDY ON DEVELOPMENT OF NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS 
ON MILITARY INSTALLATIONS. 
(a) STUDY REQUIRED.—The Secretary of Defense shall conduct 
a study to assess the feasibility of developing nuclear power plants 
on military installations. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—As part of the study required by subsection 
(a), the Secretary shall— 
(1) summarize options available to the Department to enter 
into public-private partnerships or other transactions for the 
construction and operation of the nuclear power plants; 
(2) estimate the potential cost per kilowatt-hour and life- 
cycle cost savings to the Department; 
(3) consider the potential energy security advantages of 
generating electricity on military installations through the use 
of nuclear power plants; 
(4) assess the additional infrastructure that would be 
needed to enable the power plants to provide power through 
the general electricity grid and to military installations in 
the event of a commercial grid failure; 
(5) consider the potential impact on the quality of life 
of personnel stationed at military installations at which a 
nuclear power plant is installed and ways to mitigate those 
impacts; 
(6) review the range of Federal, State, and local regulatory 
processes governing the establishment of nuclear power plants 
on military installations; 
(7) assess the degree to which nuclear power plants might 
adversely affect operations on military installations, including 
consideration of training and readiness requirements; 
(8) assess potential environmental liabilities for the Depart-
ment; 
(9) consider factors impacting safe co-location and operation 
of nuclear power plants on military installations; and 
(10) consider other factors that affect the development of 
nuclear power plants on military installations. 
(c) SUBMISSION OF RESULTS OF STUDY.—Not later than June 
1, 2010, the Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Armed 
Services of the Senate and House of Representatives a report con-
taining the results of the study required by subsection (a). 
SEC. 2846. COMPTROLLER GENERAL REPORT ON DEPARTMENT OF 
DEFENSE RENEWABLE ENERGY INITIATIVES, INCLUDING 
SOLAR INITIATIVES, ON MILITARY INSTALLATIONS. 
(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall submit 
to Congress a report describing all renewable energy initiatives, 
including projects involving the installation of solar panels, that 
are currently producing energy or are under development on mili-
tary installations. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The report required by subsection (a) shall— 
(1) specify the costs associated with each renewable energy 
initiative; 
(2) address whether the renewable energy initiative has 
a clearly delineated set of goals or targets and whether the 
goals or targets are being met or are likely to be met by 
the completion of the renewable energy initiative; and
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(3) contain recommendations for legislative or administra-
tive actions that will assist— 
(A) renewable energy initiatives in meeting the goals 
or targets; and 
(B) the Department of Defense in achieving its renew-
able energy goal by 2025, as specified in section 2911(e) 
of title 10, United States Code. 
Subtitle E—Land Conveyances 
SEC. 2851. LAND CONVEYANCE, HAINES TANK FARM, HAINES, ALASKA. 
(a) CONVEYANCE AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary of the Army may 
convey to the Chilkoot Indian Association (in this section referred 
to as the ‘‘Association’’) all right, title, and interest of the United 
States in and to a parcel of real property, including improvements 
thereon, consisting of approximately 201 acres located at the former 
Haines Fuel Terminal (also known as the Haines Tank Farm) 
in Haines, Alaska, for the purpose of permitting the Association 
to develop a Deep Sea Port and for other industrial and commercial 
development purposes. To the extent practicable, the Secretary 
is encouraged to complete the conveyance by September 30, 2013, 
but not prior to the date of completion of all obligations referenced 
in subsection (e). 
(b) CONSIDERATION.—As consideration for the conveyance under 
subsection (a), the Association shall pay to the Secretary an amount 
equal to the fair market value of the property, as determined 
by the Secretary. The determination of the Secretary shall be final. 
(c) REVERSIONARY INTEREST.—If the Secretary determines at 
any time that the real property conveyed under subsection (a) 
is not being used in accordance with the purpose of the conveyance, 
all right, title, and interest in and to such real property, including 
any improvements and appurtenant easements thereto, shall, at 
the option of the Secretary, revert to and become the property 
of the United States, and the United States shall have the right 
of immediate entry onto such real property. A determination by 
the Secretary under this subsection shall be made on the record 
after an opportunity for a hearing. 
(d) PAYMENT OF COSTS OF CONVEYANCES.— 
(1) PAYMENT REQUIRED.—The Secretary shall require the 
Association to cover costs to be incurred by the Secretary, 
or to reimburse the Secretary for costs incurred by the Sec-
retary, to carry out the conveyance under subsection (a), 
including survey costs, costs related to environmental docu-
mentation, and other administrative costs related to the convey-
ance. If amounts are collected from the Association in advance 
of the Secretary incurring the actual costs, and the amount 
collected exceeds the costs actually incurred by the Secretary 
to carry out the conveyance, the Secretary shall refund the 
excess amount to the Association. 
(2) TREATMENT OF AMOUNTS RECEIVED.—Amounts received 
as reimbursements under paragraph (1) shall be credited to 
the fund or account that was used to cover the costs incurred 
by the Secretary in carrying out the conveyance. Amounts 
so credited shall be merged with amounts in such fund or 
account and shall be available for the same purposes, and
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subject to the same conditions and limitations, as amounts 
in such fund or account. 
(e) SAVINGS PROVISION.—Nothing in this section shall be con-
strued to affect or limit the application of, or any obligation to 
comply with, any environmental law, including the National 
Environmental Policy Act (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), the Comprehen-
sive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 
1980 (42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq.) and the Solid Waste Disposal Act 
(42 U.S.C. 6901 et seq.). 
(f) DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.—The exact acreage and legal 
description of the real property to be conveyed under this section 
shall be determined by a survey satisfactory to the Secretary. 
(g) ADDITIONAL TERM AND CONDITIONS.—The Secretary may 
require such additional terms and conditions in connection with 
the conveyance under this section as the Secretary considers appro-
priate to protect the interests of the United States. 
SEC. 2852. RELEASE OF REVERSIONARY INTEREST, CAMP JOSEPH T. 
ROBINSON, ARKANSAS. 
The United States releases to the State of Arkansas the rever-
sionary interest described in sections 2 and 3 of the Act entitled 
‘‘An Act authorizing the transfer of part of Camp Joseph T. Robinson 
to the State of Arkansas’ ’’’, approved June 30, 1950 (64 Stat. 311, 
chapter 429), in and to the surface estate of the land constituting 
Camp Joseph T. Robinson, Arkansas, which is comprised of 40.515 
acres of land to be acquired by the United States of America 
and 40.513 acres to be acquired by the City of North Little Rock, 
Arkansas, and lies in sections 6, 8, and 9 of township 2 North, 
Range 12 West, Pulaski County, Arkansas. 
SEC. 2853. TRANSFER OF ADMINISTRATIVE JURISDICTION, PORT CHI-
CAGO NAVAL MAGAZINE, CALIFORNIA. 
(a) TRANSFER REQUIRED; ADMINISTRATION.—Section 203 of the 
Port Chicago National Memorial Act of 1992 (Public Law 102– 
562; 16 U.S.C. 431 note; 106 Stat. 4235) is amended by striking 
subsection (c) and inserting the following new subsections: 
‘‘(c) ADMINISTRATION.—The Secretary of the Interior shall 
administer the Port Chicago Naval Magazine National Memorial 
as a unit of the National Park System in accordance with this 
Act and laws generally applicable to units of the National Park 
System, including the National Park Service Organic Act (39 Stat. 
535; 16 U.S.C. 1 et seq.) and the Act of August 21, 1935 (49 
Stat. 666; 16 U.S.C. 461 et seq.). Land transferred to the administra-
tive jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Interior under subsection 
(d) shall be administered in accordance with this subsection. 
‘‘(d) TRANSFER
OF LAND.—The Secretary of the Army shall 
transfer to the Secretary of the Interior administrative jurisdiction 
over of a parcel of land consisting of approximately five acres, 
depicted within the proposed boundary on the map entitled ‘Port 
Chicago Naval Magazine National Memorial, Proposed Boundary’, 
numbered 018/80,001, and dated August 2005, if the Secretary 
of the Army determines that the land is in excess to military 
needs. At the time of the transfer of administrative jurisdiction, 
the Secretary of the Army and the Secretary of the Interior shall 
enter into an agreement to determine the responsibilities of the 
respective agencies in the application of, or obligation to comply 
with, any applicable environmental law affecting the transferred