Sec. 2916. ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION OF RELINQUISHED WITHDRAWN LANDS OR UPON TERMINATION OF WITHDRAWAL
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## SEC. 2916 ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION OF RELINQUISHED WITHDRAWN LANDS OR UPON TERMINATION OF WITHDRAWAL ###
(a)Environmental Review ####
(1)Before submitting under section 2915 a notice of an intent to relinquish jurisdiction over lands withdrawn and reserved by this title, and in all cases not later than 2 years before the date of termination of withdrawal and reservation, the Secretary of the Air Force shall, in consultation with the Secretary of the Interior, complete a review that fully characterizes the environmental conditions of such lands (including any water and air associated with such lands) in order to identify any contamination on such lands. ####
(2)The Secretary of the Air Force shall submit to the Secretary of the Interior a copy of the review prepared with respect to any lands under paragraph (1). The Secretary of the Air Force shall also submit at the same time any notice of intent to relinquish jurisdiction over such lands under section 2915. ####
(3)The Secretary of the Air Force shall submit a copy of any such review to Congress. ###
(b)Environmental Remediation of Lands The Secretary of the Air Force shall, in accordance with applicable State and Federal law, carry out and complete environmental remediation— ####
(1)before relinquishing jurisdiction to the Secretary of the Interior over any lands identified in a notice of intent to relinquish under section 2915(b); or ####
(2)before the date of termination of the withdrawal and reservation, except as provided under subsection (d). ###
(c)Postponement of Relinquishment The Secretary of the Interior shall not accept jurisdiction over any lands that are the subject of activities under subsection
(b)until the Secretary of the Interior determines that environmental conditions on the lands are such that— ####
(1)all necessary environmental remediation has been completed by the Secretary of the Air Force; ####
(2)the lands are safe for nonmilitary uses; and ####
(3)the lands could be opened consistent with the Secretary of the Interior's public land management responsibilities. ###
(d)Jurisdiction When Withdrawal Terminates If the determination required by section
(c)cannot be achieved for any parcel of land subject to the withdrawal and reservation before the termination date of the withdrawal and reservation, the Secretary of the Air Force shall retain administrative jurisdiction over such parcels of land notwithstanding the termination date for the limited purposes of— ####
(1)environmental remediation activities under subsection (b); and ####
(2)any activities relating to the management of such lands after the termination of the withdrawal reservation for military purposes that are provided for in the integrated natural resources management plan under section 2909. ###
(e)Effect on Other Laws Nothing in this title shall affect, or be construed to affect, the obligations, if any, of the Secretary of the Air Force to decontaminate lands withdrawn by this title pursuant to applicable law, including the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq.) and the Solid Waste Disposal Act (42 U.S.C. 6901 et seq.).
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Sec. 2916
ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION OF RELINQUISHED WITHDRAWN LANDS OR UPON TERMINATION OF WITHDRAWAL
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