Pub. L. 91-511, tit. VI, sec. 610

Sec. 610. (a) The Secretary of Defense is authorized to assist communities located near Grand Forks Air Force Base, Grand Forks, North Dakota, and Malmstrom Air Force Base, Great Falls, Montana, in meeting the costs of providing increased municipal services and facilities to the residents of such communities, if the Secretary determines that there is an immediate and substantial increase in the need for such services and facilities in such communities as a direct result of work being carried out in connection with the construction, installation, testing, and operation of the Safeguard Anti-ballistic Missile-System and that an unfair and excessive financial burden will be incurred by such communities as a result, of the increased need for such services and facilities. (b) The Secretary of Defense shall carry out the provisions of this section through existing Federal programs. The Secretary is authorized to supplement funds made available under such Federal programs to the extent necessary to carry out the provisions of this section, and is authorized to provide financial assistance to communities described in subsection (a) of this section to help such communities pay their share of the costs under such programs. The heads of all departments and agencies concerned shall cooperate fully with the Secretary of Defense in carrying out the provisions of this section on a priority basis. (c) In determining the amount of financial assistance to be made available under this section to any local community for any community service or facility, the Secretary of Defense shall consult with the head of the department or agency of the Federal Government concerned with the type of service or facility for which financial assistance is being made available and shall take into consideration (1) the time lag between the initial impact of increased population in any such community and any increase in the local tax base which will result from such increased population, (2) the possible temporary nature of the increased population and the long-range cost impact on the permanent residence of any such community and (3) such other pertinent factors as the Secretary of Defense deems appropriate. (d) Any funds appropriated to the Department of Defense for the84 Stat. 1225 fiscal year beginning July 1, 1970, for carrying out the Safeguard Anti-ballistic Missile System shall be utilized by the Secretary of Defense in carrying out the provisions of this section to the extent that funds are unavailable under other Federal programs. Funds appropriated to the Department of Defense for any fiscal year beginning after June 30, 1971, for carrying out the Safeguard Anti-ballistic Missile System may, to the extent specifically authorized in an annual military construction authorization Act, be utilized by the Secretary of Defense in carrying out the provisions of this section to the extent that funds are unavailable under other Federal programs. (e) The Secretary shall transmit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives semiannual reports indicating the total amount expended in the case of each local community which was provided assistance under authority of this section during the preceding six-month period, the specific projects for which assistance was provided during such period, and the total amount provided for each such project during such period.