An Act making appropriations for military construction for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1968, and for other purposes
PL 90-180 (H.R.13606), enacted 12/08/1967

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PUBLIC LAW 90-180-DEC. 8, 1967 
[81 STAT. 
Dece mber 8,1967 
[H. R. 13606] 
Military Con-
struction Appro-
priation Act, 
1968. 
72 Stat. 1459, 
1460. 
78 Stat. 1034. 
Public Law 90-180 
AN ACT 
Making appropriations for military constnic-tioii for the Department of Defense 
for the tiscal year ending June 30, 1968, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate arid Houne of RepreHentdtives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled. That tlie following 
sums are appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise 
appropriated, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 19H8, for military 
construction functions administered by the Department of Defense, 
and for other purposes, namely: 
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, ARMY 
For acquisition, construction, installation, and equipment of tem-
porary or permanent public works, military installations, and facili-
ties for the Army as currently authorized in military public works or 
military construction Acts, and in sections 2673 and 2675 of title 10, 
United States Code, $372,228,000, to remain available until expended: 
Provided^ That the unexpended balance of funds as determined by 
the Secretary of Defense, heretofore allocated or transferred to the 
Secretary of Defense from appropriations for "Military assistance'' 
to support construction, may be transferred to this appropriation. 
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION. XAVY 
For acquisition, construction, installation, and equipment of tem-
porary or permanent public w^orks, naval installations, and facilities 
for the Navy as currently authorized in military public works or mili-
tary construction Acts, in Public Law 88-637, and in sections 2673 
and 2675 of title 10, United States Code, including personnel in the 
Naval Facilities Engineering Command and other personal services 
necessary for the purposes of this appropriation, $486,661,000, to 
remain available until expended. * 
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, AIR FORCE 
For acquisition, construction, installation, and equipment of tem-
porary or permanent public works, military installations, and facili-
ties for the Air Force as currently authorized in military public works 
or military construction Acts, in sections 2673 and 2675 of title 10, 
United States Code, $400,662,000, to remain available until expended. 
MILITARY CONSITJUCTION, DEFENSE AGENCIES 
For acquisition, construction, installation, and equipment of tem-
porary or permanent public works, installations, and facilities for 
activities and agencies of the Department of Defense (other than the 
military departments and the Office of (^ivil Defense), as currently 
authorized in military public works or military construction Acts, and 
in sections 2673 and 2675 of title 10, United States Code, $114,540,000, 
to remain available until expended; and, in addition, not to exceed 
$20,000,000 to be derived by transfer from the appropriation "Research, 
development, test, and evaluation. Defense Agencies'' as determined by 
the Secretary of Defense: Provided, That such amounts of this appro-
priation as may be determined by the Secretary of Defense may be 
transferred to such appropriations of the Department of Defense 
available for military construction as he may designate. 
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MILITARY COXSTKUCTIDX. ARMY XATIOXAL GIARD 
For construction, acquisition, expansion, rehabilitation, and con-
version of facilities for the training and administration of the Army 
National Guard as authorized by chapter 133 of title 10, United States 
Code, as amended, and the Reserve Forces Facilities Acts, $3,000,000, 
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to remain available until expended. 
MILITARY CoNSTRucmoN, AIR NATIONAL GUARD 
For construction, acquisition, expansion, rehabilitation, and conver-
sion of facilities for the training and administration of the Air 
National Guard, and contributions therefor, as authorized by chai>ter 
133 of title 10, United States Code, as amended, and the Reserve Forces 
Facilities Acts, $9,500,000, to remain available until expended. 
MILITARY CoNsntucnoN. ARMY RESERVE 
For construction, acquisition, expansion, rehabilitation, and conver-
sion of facilities for the training and administration of the Army 
Reserve as authorized by chapter 133 of title 10, United States Code, 
as amended, and the Reserve Forces Facilities Acts, $3,000,000, to 
remain available until expended. 
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, NAVAL RESERVE 
For construction, acquisition, expansion, rehabilitation, and conver-
sion of facilities for the training and administration of the reserve 
components of the Navy and Marine Corps, as authorized by chapter 
133 of title 10, United States Code, as amended, and the Reserve 
Forces Facilities Acts, $5,000,000, to remain available until expended. 
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, AIR FORCE RESERVE 
For construction, acquisition, expansion, rehabilitation, and conver-
sion of facilities for the training and administration of the Air Force 
Reserve as authorized by chapter 133 of title 10, United States Code, 
as amended, and the Reserve Forces Facilities Acts, $3,900,000, to 
remain available until expended. 
LORAN STATIONS, DEFENSE 
For construction of additional loran stations by the Coast Guard, 
$3,600,000, to remain available until expended: Provided^ That this 
appropriation may be transferred on approval of the Secretary of 
I)efense to the appropriation, "Acquisition, construction, and improve-
ments". Coast Guard. 
FAMILY HOUSING, DEFENSE 
For expenses of family housing for the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, 
Air Force, and Defense agencies, for construction, including acquisi-
tion, replacement, addition, expansion, extension and alteration and 
for operation, maintenance, and debt payment, including leasing, 
minor construction, principal and interest charges, and insurance 
premiums, as authorized by law, $671,271,000, to be obligated and 
expended in the Family Housing Management Account established 
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[81 STAT. 
76 Stat. 236. 
42 u s e 1594a-l. 
80 Stat. 1291. 
42 u s e 3374. 
Prior appropri-
ations. 
eontracts. 
Expediting 
costs. 
Bakery facili-
ties, etc. 
Motor vehicle 
hire. 
Access roads. 
72 Stat. 908. 
pursuant to section 501 (a) of Public Law 87-554, in not to exceed tlie 
following amounts: 
For the Army: 
(Construction, $32,447,000; 
Operation, maintenance, $131,010,000: 
Debt payment, $46,852,000. 
For the Navy and Marine Corps: 
Construction, $65,430,000; 
Operation, maintenance, $77,525,000: 
Debt payments, $31,999,000. 
For the Air Force: 
Construction, $55,944,000; 
Operation, maintenance, $136,192,000; 
Debt payment, $87,989,000. 
For Defense agencies: 
Construction, $610,000; 
Operation, maintenance, $5,273,000. 
Provided^ That the amounts provided under this head for construction 
and for debt payment shall remain available until expended. 
HOMEOWNERS ASSISTANCE FUND, DEFENSE 
For use in the Homeowners Assistance Fund established pursuant 
to section 1013(d) of the Demonstration Cities and Metropolitan 
Development Act of 1966 (Public Law 89-754, approved November 3, 
1966), $20,000,000. 
GENERAL PROVISIONS 
SEC. 101. Funds appropriated to the Department of Defense for 
construction in prior years are hereby made available for construction 
authorized for each such department by the authorizations enacted 
into law during the first session of the Ninetieth Congress. 
SEC. 102. None of the funds appropriated in this Act shall be 
exf>ended for payments under a cost-plus-a-fixed-fee contract for work, 
where cost estimates exceed $25,000, to be performed within the United 
States, except Alaska, without the specific approval in writing of the 
Secretary of Defense setting forth the reasons therefor. 
SEC. 103. None of the funds appropriated in this Act shall be 
expended for additional costs involved in expediting construction 
unless the Secretary of Defense certifies such costs to be necessary to 
protect the national interest and establishes a reasonable completion 
date for each project, taking into consideration the urgency of the 
requirement, the type and location of the project, the climatic and sea-
sonal conditions affecting the construction, and the application of 
economical construction practices. 
SEC. 104. None of the funds appropriated in this Act shall be used 
for the construction, replacement, or reactivation of any bakery, 
laundry, or dry 
cleaning facility in the United States, its territories, or 
possessions, as to which the Secretary of Defense does not certify, in 
writing, giving his reasons therefor, that the services to be furnished 
by such facilities are not obtainable from commercial sources at 
reasonable rates. 
SEC. 105. Funds appropriated to the Department of Defense for con-
struction are hereby made available for hire of passenger motor 
vehicles. 
SEC. 106. Funds appropriated to the Department of Defense for 
construction may be used for advances to the Bureau of Public Roads, 
Department of Transportation, for the construction of access roads 
as authorized by section 210 of title 23, United States Code, when 
projects authorized therein are certified as important to the national 
defense by the Secretary of Defense. 
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SEC. 107. None of tlie funds appropriated in this Act nniy be used 
to be^in construction of new bases inside the Continental Ignited States 
for which specific appropriations liave not been made. 
SEC. 108. No part of tlie funds contained in tliis Act shall be used 
for the construction of hospitals or composite medical facilities in the 
United States which do not provide facilities for obstetrical services. 
SEC. 109. No part of the funds provided in this Act shall be used for 
purchase of land or land easements in excess of 100 per centum of the 
value as determined by the Corps of Engineers or the Naval Facilities 
Engineering Command, except: (a) where there is a determination of 
value by a Federal court, (b) purchases negotiated by the Attorney 
General or his designee, and (c) where the estimated value is less than 
$25,000. 
SEC. 110. None of the funds appropriated in this Act may be used 
to make payments under contracts for any project in a foreign country 
unless the Secretary of Defense or his designee, after consultation with 
the Secretary of the Treasury or his designee, certifies to the Congress 
that the use, by purchase from the Treasury, of currencies of such 
country acquired pursuant to law is not feasible for the purpose, stating 
the reason therefor. 
SEC. 111. None of the funds appropriated in this Act shall be used 
to (1) acquire land, (2) provide for site preparation, or (3) install 
utilities for any family housing, except housing for which funds have 
been made available in annual military construction appropriation acts. 
SEC. 112. This Act may be cited as the "Military Construction 
Appropriation Act, 1968". 
Approved December 8, 1967. 
New bases. 
Obstetrical 
services. 
Land ease-
ments. 
Foreign proj-
ects. 
Family housing 
limitation. 
Short title. 
Public Law 90-181 
AN ACT 
To Ki'init the consent of Congress to the Wheeling Creek Wsiterslied Protection 
and F'lood Prevention District Coniiuict. 
December i\, 1967 
[S.2514] 
Be it enacted by the !^en(tte and House of Ueprexetdat'ire^ of the 
I rated ^States of America in Congre-HH aHHembled^ Tliat the consent of 
Congress is given to the interstate compact rehiting to tlie Wheeling 
(^reek Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention District between 
the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the State of West Virginia, 
ratified by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in an Act a})i)roved by 
the Governor of such Commonwealth on August 2, 1967, and by the 
State of West Virginia in an Act approved by the (jovernor of such 
State on March 1,1967. Such compact reads as follows: 
"WHEELING ( l i E E K 
WATEKSHED PR()TE(^TI()N 
FLOOD PREVENTION DISTKK^T (X)MPACT 
AND 
"ARTICLE L RECITATION OF REASONS FOR COMPACT. 
''Whereas, Wheeling Creek, a tributary of the Ohio River, arises in 
Pennsylvania, flows through Washington and Greene (\)unties of that 
commonwealth, enters the State of West Virginia, flows through Mar-
shall and Ohio Counties, West Virginia, and empties into the Ohio 
River at Wheeling, West Virginia; and 
"Whereas, The inhabitants of Marshall and Ohio Counties, West 
Virginia, and, also, but to a much lesser degree, the inhabitants of 
Washington and Greene Counties, Pennsylvania, living along Wheel-
ing Creek have over the years experienced loss of life and property 
from flooding of that stream; and 
Wheeling Creek 
Watershed Pro-
tection and Flood 
Prevention Dis-
trict Compact.