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42 U.S.C. § 2303

Title 42 Chapter 24 Current through PL 119-73 Last updated: March 29, 2026 View on OLRC →
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§ 2303. Purpose of chapter

It is the purpose of this chapter to effectuate the policies set forth above by providing for—

  • (a) the maintenance of conditions which will not impede the recruitment and retention of personnel essential to the atomic energy program;
  • (b) the obligation of the United States to contribute to the support of municipal functions in a manner commensurate with—
    • (1) the fiscal problems peculiar to the communities by reason of their construction as national defense installations, and
    • (2) the municipal and other burdens imposed on the governmental or other entities at the communities by the United States in its operations at or near the communities;
  • (c) the opportunity for the residents of the communities to assume the obligations and privileges of local self-government; and
  • (d) the encouragement of the construction of new homes at the communities.

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