42 USC § 3142 - Base closings and realignments

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title: "42 USC § 3142 - Base closings and realignments"
title_number: 42
title_name: "THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE"
section_number: "3142"
section_name: "Base closings and realignments"
chapter_number: 38
chapter_name: "PUBLIC WORKS AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT"
subchapter_number: "II"
subchapter_name: "GRANTS FOR PUBLIC WORKS AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 89–136, title II, § 202, as added Pub. L. 105–393, title I, § 102(a), Nov. 13, 1998, 112 Stat. 3602.)"
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# § 3142. Base closings and realignments

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary may provide to an eligible recipient any assistance available under this subchapter for a project to be carried out on a military or Department of Energy installation that is closed or scheduled for closure or realignment without requiring that the eligible recipient have title to the property or a leasehold interest in the property for any specified term.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 89–136, title II, § 202, as added Pub. L. 105–393, title I, § 102(a), Nov. 13, 1998, 112 Stat. 3602.)

## Editorial Notes

### Prior Provisions

A prior section 3142, , , ; , , ; , §§ 107(c), (d), 108, , , authorized business loans and loan guarantees, prior to repeal by .

A prior section 3142–1, , , ; , , , which authorized loans for small business compliance with occupational safety and health standards, was omitted from the Code in view of the repeal of subchapter II of this chapter by .

A prior section 3142a, , , , which authorized purchase of indebtedness and loans for waterways projects, was transferred to , Navigation and Navigable Waters.

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date

Section effective , see , set out as a note under .