---
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"
date: "2026-07-12"
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/42/7385s.md?p=3) is authorized to provide for, construct, or maintain the following for employees and their dependents stationed at remote locations:
  - (1) Emergency medical services and supplies;
  - (2) Food and other subsistence supplies;
  - (3) Messing facilities;
  - (4) Audio-visual equipment, accessories, and supplies for recreation and training;
  - (5) Reimbursement for food, clothing, medicine, and other supplies furnished by such employees in emergencies for the temporary relief of distressed persons;
  - (6) Living and working quarters and facilities; and
  - (7) Transportation of schoolage dependents of employees to the nearest appropriate educational facilities.
- (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/42/7385s.md?p=3).
- (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reimbursement proceeds—** Proceeds from reimbursements under this section shall be deposited in the Treasury and may be withdrawn by the [Secretary](/usc/42/7385s.md?p=3) to pay directly the cost of such work or services, to repay or make advances to appropriations of funds which will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 otherwise established by law, including the fund established pursuant to [section 7263 of this title](/usc/42/7263.md), and used under the law governing such fund, if the fund 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.)