,,ii  #aadth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #bebc  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,february #i1  
#bjaf ,mr4 ,paul introduced the         
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,armed   
,services  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend title   
#aj1 ,united ,states ,code1 to provide  
for continued energy self-sufficiency at
 ,fort ,knox1 ,kentucky4  #a4 ,short    
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,fort ,knox ,energy ,security ,act4  #b4
 ,natural gas production1 treatment1    
management1 and use1 ,fort ,knox1       
,kentucky  7a7 ,in general ,chapter #ddi
 of title #aj1 ,united ,states ,code1 is
 amended by adding at the end of the    
following3  #dgha4 ,natural gas         
production1 treatment1 management1 and  
use1 ,fort ,knox1 ,kentucky  7a7        
,authority ,the ,secretary of the ,army 
7referred to in this section as the     
,secretary7 may provide1 by contract or 
otherwise1 for the production1          
treatment1 management1 and use of       

natural gas located under ,fort ,knox1  
,kentucky1 without regard to section #c 
of the ,mineral ,leasing ,act for       
,acquired ,lands 7#cj ,u4,s4,c4 #ceb74  
7b7 ,limitation on uses ,any natural gas
 produced pursuant to subsection 7a7--  
7#a7 may only be used to support        
activities and operations at ,fort      
,knox2 and  7#b7 may not be sold for use
 elsewhere4  7c7 ,ownership of          
facilities ,the ,secretary may take     
ownership of any gas production and     
treatment equipment and facilities and  
associated infrastructure from a        
contractor in accordance with the terms 
of a contract or other agreement entered
 into pursuant to subsection 7a74  7d7  
,no application elsewhere  7#a7 ,in     
general ,the authority provided by this 
section applies only with respect to    
,fort ,knox1 ,kentucky4  7#b7 ,effect of
 section ,nothing in this section       
authorizes the production1 treatment1   
management1 or use of natural gas       
resources underlying any ,department of 

,defense installation other than ,fort  
,knox4  7e7 ,applicability ,the         
authority of the ,secretary under this  
section is effective beginning on       
,august #b1 #bjjg4  4  7b7 ,clerical    
amendment ,the table of sections of     
chapter #ddi of title #aj1 ,united      
,states ,code1 is amended by adding at  
the end the following3  #dgha4 ,natural 
gas production1 treatment1 management1  
and use1 ,fort ,knox1 ,kentucky4  4