(a) Authorized Types of Easements.— If the Secretary of a military department finds that it will not be against the public interest, the Secretary may grant, upon such terms as the Secretary considers advisable, easements for rights-of-way over, in, and upon public lands permanently withdrawn or reserved for the use of that department, and other lands under the Secretarys control for
(1) railroad tracks;
(2) gas, water, sewer, and oil pipe lines;
(3) substations for electric power transmission lines and pumping stations for gas, water, sewer, and oil pipe lines;
(4) canals;
(5) ditches;
(6) flumes;
(7) tunnels;
(8) dams and reservoirs in connection with fish and wildlife programs, fish hatcheries, and other improvements relating to fish-culture;
(9) roads and streets;
(10) poles and lines for the transmission or distribution of electric power;
(11) poles and lines for the transmission or distribution of communications signals (including telephone and telegraph signals);
(12) structures and facilities for the transmission, reception, and relay of such signals; and
(13) any other purpose that the Secretary considers advisable.
(c) Termination.— The Secretary of the military department concerned may terminate all or part of any easement granted under this section for
(1) failure to comply with the terms of the grant;
(2) nonuse for a two-year period; or
(3) abandonment.
