50 U.S.C. § 3733: Limitation on use of funds until certain permits obtained

The Secretary of Defense shall seek to obtain all the permits required to complete each phase of construction of a project under the Program in a state of the former Soviet Union before obligating more than 40 percent of the total costs of that phase of the project. determines the number and type of permits that may be required for the lifetime of the project in the proposed location or locations of the project; and obtains from the state in which the project is to be located any permits that may be required to begin construction. determines that it is necessary in the national interest to obligate funds for such project; and submits to the congressional defense committees a notification of the intent to obligate funds for such project, together with a complete discussion of the justification for doing so. The term “new construction project” means a construction project for which no funds have been obligated or expended as of November 24, 2003 . The term “permit” means any local or national permit for development, general construction, environmental, land use, or other purposes that is required for purposes of major construction.