# § 18237. Supervision of construction: compliance with State law
**(a)** Any construction, expansion, rehabilitation, or conversion under section 18233(a)(1) of this title may be performed under the supervision of the Chief of Engineers of the Army or the head of such office or agency in the Department of the Navy as the Secretary of the Navy may designate.
**(b)** The construction, expansion, rehabilitation, or conversion of facilities in a State under paragraph (2), (3), (4), (5), or (6) of section 18233(a) of this title shall be done according to the laws of that jurisdiction and under the supervision of its officials, subject to the inspection and approval of the Secretary of Defense.
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**Source Credit**: (Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 123, § 2237; Pub. L. 85–861, § 1(41), Sept. 2, 1958, 72 Stat. 1457; Pub. L. 89–718, § 19, Nov. 2, 1966, 80 Stat. 1118; Pub. L. 97–214, § 3(d)(2), July 12, 1982, 96 Stat. 170; renumbered § 18237 and amended Pub. L. 103–337, div. A, title XVI, § 1664(b)(2), (9), div. B, title XXVIII, § 2852, Oct. 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 3010, 3011, 3072; Pub. L. 104–106, div. A, title XV, § 1501(b)(37), Feb. 10, 1996, 110 Stat. 498.)
| Revised section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2237 | 50:885. | Sept. 11, 1950, ch. 945, § 6, 64 Stat. 831. |
The words “of facilities” are omitted as surplusage. The words “Chief of Engineers” are substituted for the words “Chief, Corps of Engineers” to conform to . The words “of the Army” and “of the Navy” are inserted for clarity.
| Revised section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2237(a)2237(b) | 50:885(a).50:885 (less (a)). | Aug. 9, 1955, ch. 662, § 1(f), 69 Stat. 594. |
In subsection (b), the words “Territory, Puerto Rico, or the District of Columbia” are inserted to reflect 50:886(c).
## Editorial Notes
### Amendments
1996—Subsec. (a). , substituted “18233(a)(1)” for “2233(a)(1)”.
Subsec. (b). , substituted “18233(a)” for “2233(a)”.
1994—, renumbered as this section.
Subsec. (a). , which directed amendment of subsec. (a) by substituting “paragraph (2), (3), or (4) of section 18233(a)” for “section 2233(a)(2), (3) and (4)”, could not be executed because the words “section 2233(a)(2), (3) and (4)” did not appear subsequent to intervening amendment by . See below.
, substituted “under section 2233(a)(1)” for “under any provision of this chapter except section 2233(a)(2), (3), and (4)”.
Subsec. (b). , which directed amendment of subsec. (b) by substituting “paragraph (2), (3), or (4) of section 18233(a)” for “section 2233(a)(2), (3) or (4)”, could not be executed because the words “section 2233(a)(2), (3) or (4)” did not appear subsequent to intervening amendment by . See below.
, substituted “paragraph (2), (3), (4), (5), or (6) of section 2233(a)” for “section 2233(a)(2), (3), or (4)”.
1982—Subsec. (b). struck out “or Territory, Puerto Rico, or the District of Columbia” after “facilities in a State”.
1966—Subsec. (a). substituted “the head of such office or agency in the Department of the Navy as the Secretary of the Navy may designate” for “the Chief of the Bureau of Yards and Docks of the Navy”.
1958— inserted “: compliance with State law” in section catchline.
Subsec. (a). designated existing provisions as subsec. (a) and substituted “under any provision of this chapter except section 2233(a)(2), (3), and (4) of this title” for “under this chapter”.
Subsec. (b). added subsec. (b).
## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
### Effective Date of 1996 Amendment
Amendment by effective as if included in the Reserve Officer Personnel Management Act, title XVI of , as enacted on , see , set out as a note under .
### Effective Date of 1994 Amendment
Amendment by section 1664(b)(2), (9) of effective , except as otherwise provided, see , set out as an Effective Date note under .
### Effective Date of 1982 Amendment
Amendment by effective , and applicable to military construction projects, and to construction and acquisition of military family housing authorized before, on, or after such date, see , set out as an Effective Date note under .