2. Project 57-g-2, chemistry cave for radioactive materials, Argonne National Laboratory, $800,000. 3. Project 57-g-3, transient housing, Argonne National Laboratory, $533,000. 4. Project 57-g-4, materials testing reactor maintenance shops, National Reactor Testing Station, $235,000. (h) PHYSICAL RESEARCH. 1. Project 57-h-1, permanent research buildings, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, $5,780,000. 2. Project 57-h-2, physics building, Brookhaven National Laboratory, $3,040,000,16 3. Project 57-h-3, engineering building, Brookhaven National Laboratory, $1,879,000. 4. Project 57-h-4, engineering service building, University of California Radiation Laboratory, $1,080,000. 5. Project 57-h-5, cosmotron target area, Brookhaven National Laboratory, $3,550,000.17 6. Project 57-h-6, eighteen-inch cyclotron building, Brookhaven National Laboratory, $300,000. 7. Project 57-h-7, addition to heavy ion accelerator building, University of California Radiation Laboratory, $200,000. (i) BIOLOGY AND MEDICINE. 1. Project 57-i-1, reclamation plant and hot laundry, Brookhaven National Laboratory, $400,000. (j) COMMUNITY.— 1. Project 57-j-1, real estate development program, Los Alamos, New Mexico, $359,000. 2. Project 57-j-2, elementary school classrooms, Los Alamos, New Mexico, $195,000. (k) ADMINISTRATIVE.— 1. Project 57-k-1, conversion of barracks for Albuquerque Operations Office headquarters, Sandia Base, Albuquerque, New Mexico, $600,000. 2. Project 57-k-2, renovation of building for technical information services, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, $517,000. (1) RAW MATERIALS. 1. Project 57-1-1, off-site access roads, $2,873,000. (m) REACTOR DEVELOPMENT. 1. Project 57-m-1, purchase of Bettis Field property, $400,000. (n) GENERAL PLANT PROJECTS.-$21,000,000. LIMITATIONS SEC. 102. (a) The Commission is authorized to start any project set forth in subsections 101 (a) through 101(d) only if the currently estimated cost of that project does not exceed by more than 25 per centum the estimated cost set forth for that project. 18 Public Law 85-590 (1958), sec. 112(a), amended this figure. Before amendment it was $2.140.000. 17 Public Law 85-162 (1957), sec. 107 (b), amended this figure. Before amendment it was $350,000. (b) The Commission is authorized to start any project set forth in subsections 101 (e) through 101(k) only if the currently estimated cost of that project does not exceed by more than 10 per centum the estimated cost set forth for that project. (c) The Commision is authorized to start the project set forth in subsection 101 (1) and (m) only if the currently estimated cost of the project does not exceed the estimated cost set forth for the project. (d) The Commission is authorized to start a project under subsection 101(n) only if it is in accordance with the following: 1. For community operations, the maximum currently estimated cost of any project shall be $100,000 and the maximum currently estimated cost of any building included in such project shall be $10,000. 2. For all other programs, the maximum currently estimated cost of any project shall be $500,000 and the maximum currently estimated cost of any building included in such a project shall be $100,000. 3. The total cost of all projects undertaken under subsection 101 (n) shall not exceed the estimated cost set forth in that subsection by more than 10 per centum. SEC. 103. There are hereby authorized to be appropriated funds for advance planning, construction design, and architectural services, in connection with projects which are not otherwise authorized by law, and the Atomic Energy Commission is authorized to use funds currently or otherwise available to it for such purposes. SEC. 104. There are hereby authorized to be appropriated funds necessary to restore or to replace plants or facilities destroyed or otherwise seriously damaged, and the Atomic Energy Commission is authorized to use funds currently or otherwise available to it for such purposes. SEC. 105. In addition to the sums authorized to be appropriated to the Atomic Energy Commission by section 101 of this Act, there are hereby authorized to be appropriated to the Atomic Energy Commission to accomplish the purposes of this Act such sums of money as may be currently available to the Atomic Energy Commission. SEC. 106. Funds authorized to be appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act may be used to start any other new project for which an estimate was not included in this Act if it be a substitute for a project authorized in subsection 101 (a), 101(b), or 101 (f), and the estimated cost thereof is within the limit of cost of the project for which substitution is to be made, and the Commission certifies that (a) the project is essential to the common defense and security; and (b) the new project is required by changes in weapon characteristics or weapon logistic operations; (c) it is unable to enter into a contract with any person, including a licensee, on terms satisfactory to the Commission to furnish from a privately owned plant or facility the product or services to be provided in the new project. Approved May 3, 1956. LEGISLATIVE HISTORY INDEX TO PUBLIC LAW 84-506 (Page references are to Congressional Record, 84th Cong., 2d sess.) Introduced by Mr. Durham; referred to Joint Committee on Atomic Energy, 5384. Reported (H. Rept. 1933), 5383. Made special order of business, 5862. Amended and passed, 5863. Passed Senate in lieu of S. 3673, 5914. Examined and signed, 6127, 6171. Presented to President, 6284. Approved (Public Law 84-503), 6809. COMPANION BILL-S. 3673 Mr. Anderson; reported from Joint Committee on Atomic Energy (S. Rept. 1763), 5774. Debated, indefinitely postponed, and H.R. 10387 passed in lieu of, 5914. PUBLIC LAW 84-981 AMENDMENT (H.R. 11709) (Supplemental Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1957) AN ACT To amend Public Law 506, Eighty-fourth Congress, second session, to increase the authorization for appropriations to the Atomic Energy Commission for acquisition, or condemnation of real property or any facilities, or for plant or facility acquisition, construction, or expansion, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 101 of Public Law 506, Eighty-fourth Congress, second session, is hereby amended by striking the figure "$295,495,000" and inserting in lieu thereof the figure "$319,595,000." SEC. 2. Section 101 (c)2 of Public Law 506, Eighty-fourth Congress, second session, is amended by striking the figure "$15,900,000" and inserting in lieu thereof the figure "$25,000,000." SEC. 3. Section 101 (c) of Public Law 506, Eighty-fourth Congress, second session, is amended by adding at the end thereof a new subsection, reading: "10. Project 57-c-10, amended reactor development project, $15,000,000." Approved August 6, 1956. LEGISLATIVE HISTORY INDEX TO PUBLIC LAW 84-981 (H.R. 11709) (Page references are to Congressional Record, 84th Cong., 2d sess.) Introduced by Mr. Durham; referred to Joint Committee on Atomic Energy, 9106. Amended and passed House, 13558. Passed Senate, 13634. Examined and signed, A 6459, A 6466. Approved (Public Law 981), A 6470. COMPANION BILL-S. 4288 Introduced by Mr. Anderson; reported from Joint Committee on Atomic Energy (S. Rept. 2808), 13358. Laid aside and H.R. 11709 passed in lieu of, 13634. PUBLIC LAW 85-162 (AEC AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 1958) (71 Stat. 403) AN ACT To authorize appropriations for the Atomic Energy Commission in accordance with section 261 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SEC. 101. AUTHORIZATION.-There is hereby authorized to be appropriated to the Atomic Energy Commission, in accordance with the provisions of section 261 a. (1) of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, the sum of $259,480,000 18 for acquisition or condemnation of any real property or any facility or for plant or facility acquisition, construction, or expansion, as follows: (a) RAW MATERIALS.— 1. Project 58-a-1, offsite access roads. (b) SPECIAL NUCLEAR MATERIALS.— 1. [Project 58-b-1, fabrication plant, $5,000,000] 19 2. Project 58-b-2, mechanical production line, Hanford, Washington, $1,500,000. 3. [Project 58-b-3, metal treatment plant, Fernald, Ohio, $850,000.] 20 4. Project 58-b-4, improvements to production and supporting installations, Hanford, Washington, and Savannah River, South Carolina, $10,000,000. 5. [Project 58-b-5, additions to scrap plants, various sites, $1,500,000] 20a 6. [Project 58-b-6, additions to gaseous diffusion plants, $6,600,000] 21 18 Public Law 85-412 (1958), sec. 1, amended this figure from $222,230,000 to $257,230.000. Public Law 85-519 (1958), sec. 1, subsequently amended the figure from $257,230.000 to $259,480.000. 10 Public Law 85-590 (1958), sec. 107 (a), rescinded authorization for this project except for funds theretofore obligated. 20 Public Law 85-590 (1958), sec. 107 (a), rescinded authorization for this project except for funds theretofore obligated. 20 Public Law 86-457 (1960), sec. 108 (c), rescinded authorization for this project except for funds theretofore obligated. 21 Public Law 87-315 (1961), sec. 108 (d), rescinded authorization for this project except for funds therefore obligated. 7. Project 58-b-7, reduction in fire hazards gaseous diffusion plants, Oak Ridge, Paducah, and Portsmouth, $12,000,000. 8. Project 58-b-8, production reactor for special nuclear materials; development, design, and engineering only, $3,000,000. The Commission shall proceed with sufficient design work, together with appropriate engineering and development work, necessary for the Commission to begin construction as soon as practicable after authorization by the Congress, of a large scale single or dual purpose reactor for the production of special nuclear materials. The Commission shall submit to the Joint Committee on Atomic Energy a report on its design for this project, including cost estimates and schedule of construction, not later than April 1, 1958. (c) ATOMIC WEAPONS. 1. Project 58-c-1, weapons production and development plant, $10,000,000. 2. [Project 58-c-2, weapons special component plant, $6,000,000..21a (d) ATOMIC WEAPONS. 1. Project 58-d-1, manufacturing plant, expansion, Albuquerque, New Mexico, $3,325,000. 2. Project 58-d-2, storage site modifications, $2,000,000. 3. Project 58-d-3, high explosive development plant, Livermore, California, $2,100,000. 4. Project 58-d-4, engineering and laboratory building, Los Alamos, New Mexico, $1,013,000. 5. Project 58-d-5, ventilation system replacements, Los Alamos, New Mexico, $618,000. 6. Project 58-d-6, reclamation foundry, shop, and warehouse, Sandia Base, New Mexico, $308,000. 7. Project 58-d-7, reactor, area III, Sandia Base, New Mexico, $2,900,000. 8. Project 58-d-8, base construction, Nevada test site, $350,000. 9. Project 58-d-9, base construction, Eniwetok Proving Ground, $7,917,000. (e) REACTOR DEVELOPMENT.— 1. Project 58-e-1, power reactor development acceleration project, $11,500,000. 2. Project 58-e-2, Puerto Rico power reactor. 3. Project 58-e-3, fuels technology center, Argonne National Laboratory, Illinois, $10,000,000. 4. Project 58-e-4, modifications and additions, aircraft nuclear propulsion ground test plant, area numbered 1, National Reactor Testing Station, Idaho, $8,000,000. 5. Project 58-e-5, test installations for classified project, $9,000,000. 21 Public Law 86-457 (1960), sec. 108 (c), rescinded authorization for this project except for funds theretofore obligated. |