---
kind: "section"
citation: "42 U.S.C. § 7258"
title: "42"
title_heading: "The Public Health and Welfare"
number: "7258"
heading: "Facilities construction"
release: "119-102"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/42/7258"
units:
  - "Chapter 84 — Department of Energy"
  - "Subchapter VI — Administrative Provisions"
  - "Part C — General Administrative Provisions"
---

# §7258. Facilities construction

- (a) **Employees and dependents stationed at remote locations—** As necessary and when not otherwise available, the [Secretary](/usc/42/242q–4.md?p=2) is authorized to provide for, construct, or maintain the following for [employees](/usc/42/1320a–7h.md?p=e-7) and their dependents stationed at remote locations:
  - (1) Emergency medical services and supplies;
  - (2) Food and other subsistence supplies;
  - (3) Messing [facilities](/usc/42/11049.md?p=4);
  - (4) Audio-visual equipment, accessories, and supplies for recreation and [training](/usc/42/285e–2.md?p=b-2);
  - (5) Reimbursement for food, clothing, medicine, and other supplies furnished by such [employees](/usc/42/1320a–7h.md?p=e-7) in emergencies for the temporary relief of distressed [persons](/usc/42/1320a–7k.md?p=d-4-C-i);
  - (6) Living and working quarters and [facilities](/usc/42/11049.md?p=4); and
  - (7) Transportation of schoolage dependents of [employees](/usc/42/1320a–7h.md?p=e-7) to the nearest appropriate educational [facilities](/usc/42/11049.md?p=4).
- (b) **Medical treatment at reasonable prices—** The furnishing of medical [treatment](/usc/42/11851.md?p=11) under [paragraph (1)](#a-1) of subsection (a) and the furnishing of services and supplies under paragraphs [(2)](#a-2) and [(3)](#a-3) of subsection (a) shall be at prices reflecting reasonable value as determined by the [Secretary](/usc/42/242q–4.md?p=2).
- (c) **Use of reimbursement proceeds—** Proceeds from reimbursements under this section shall be deposited in the Treasury and may be withdrawn by the [Secretary](/usc/42/242q–4.md?p=2) to pay directly the cost of such work or services, to repay or make advances to appropriations of [funds](/usc/42/12854.md?p=3) which will initially bear all or a part of such cost, or to refund excess sums when necessary. Such payments may be credited to a working [capital fund](/usc/42/1437a.md?p=b-12) otherwise established by law, including the [fund](/usc/42/12854.md?p=3) established pursuant to [section 7263 of this title](/usc/42/7263.md), and used under the law governing such [fund](/usc/42/12854.md?p=3), if the [fund](/usc/42/12854.md?p=3) is available for use by the Department for performing the work or services for which payment is received.

## Source credit

(Pub. L. 95–91, title VI, § 648, Aug. 4, 1977, 91 Stat. 600.)