REPORT ON IMPLEMENTATION OF UTILITY SYSTEM CONVEYANCE AUTHORITY.

SEC. 2815. REPORT ON IMPLEMENTATION OF UTILITY SYSTEM CONVEYANCE AUTHORITY. Not later than March 1, 1999, the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Secretaries of the military departments, shall submit to Congress a report containing— (1) the criteria to be used by the Secretary of a military department to select utility systems, and related improvements, easements, and rights-of-way, under the jurisdiction of the Secretary, for conveyance to a municipal, private, regional, district, or cooperative utility company or other entity under the authority of section 2688 of title 10, United States Code; (2) an assessment of the need to include, as part of the conveyance authority under such section, authority for the Secretary to convey real property associated with a utility system conveyed under such section; and (3) a description of the manner in which the Secretary will ensure that any conveyance under such section does not adversely affect the national security of the United States.