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(9) Study Area L1, load assemble packing area, group 61.
(10) Study Area L4, landfill area.
(11) Study Area L7, group 1.
(12) Study Area L8, group 2.
(13) Study Area L9, group 3.
(14) Study Area L10, group 3A.
(15) Study Area L14, group 4.
(16) Study Area L15, group 5.
(17) Study Area L18, group 8.
(18) Study Area L19, group 9.
(19) Study Area L33, PVC area.
(20) Any other lands proposed for transfer as depicted
on the map described in section 2912(e)(1) and not otherwise
specifically identified for transfer under this subtitle.
(b) INFORMATION REGARDING ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITION OF
PARCELS; ASSESSMENT
OF
REQUIRED
ACTIONS
UNDER
OTHER
ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS.—
(1) INFORMATION.—Not later than 180 days after the date
on which the Secretary of the Army and the Administrator
concur in finding that, with respect to a parcel of Arsenal
property described in subsection (a), all response actions have
been taken under CERCLA necessary to protect human health
and the environment with respect to any hazardous substance
remaining on the parcel, the Secretary of the Army and the
Administrator shall provide to the Secretary of Agriculture
all information that exists on such date regarding the environ-
mental condition of the parcel and the implementation of any
response action, including information regarding the effective-
ness of the response action.
(2) ASSESSMENT.—At the same time as information is pro-
vided under paragraph (1) with regard to a parcel of Arsenal
property described in subsection (a), the Secretary of the Army
shall provide to the Secretary of Agriculture an assessment,
based on information in existence at the time the assessment
is provided, indicating what further action, if any, is required
under any environmental law (other than CERCLA) with
respect to the parcel.
(3) SUBMISSION
OF
ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION.—The Sec-
retary of the Army and the Administrator shall have a continu-
ing obligation to provide to the Secretary of Agriculture any
additional information regarding the environmental condition
of a parcel of the Arsenal property described in subsection
(a) as such information becomes available.
(c) OFFER OF TRANSFER.—Not later than 180 days after the
date on which information is provided under subsection (b)(1) with
regard to a parcel of the Arsenal property described in subsection
(a), the Secretary of the Army shall offer the Secretary of Agri-
culture the option of accepting a transfer of the parcel, without
reimbursement, to be added to the Midewin National Tallgrass
Prairie. The transfer shall be subject to the terms and conditions
of this subtitle, including the liability provisions contained in section
2913. The Secretary of Agriculture has the option to accept or
decline the offered transfer. The transfer of property under this
section may be made on a parcel-by-parcel basis.
(d) EFFECT OF ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT.—
(1) AUTHORITY OF SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE TO DECLINE
TRANSFER.—If a parcel of Arsenal property described in sub-
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section (a) includes property for which the assessment under
subsection (b)(2) concludes further action is required under
any other environmental law, the Secretary of Agriculture may
decline any transfer of the parcel. Alternatively, the Secretary
of Agriculture may decline immediate transfer of the parcel
and enter into a memorandum of understanding with the Sec-
retary of the Army providing for the performance by the Sec-
retary of the Army of the required actions identified in the
Army assessment with respect to the parcel. The memorandum
of understanding shall be entered into within 90 days, or such
later date as the Secretaries may establish, after the date
on which the Secretary of Agriculture declines immediate trans-
fer of the parcel and shall include a schedule for the completion
of the required actions as soon as practicable.
(2) EVENTUAL
TRANSFER.—The Secretary of Agriculture
may accept or decline at any time for any reason the transfer
of a parcel covered by this section. However, if the Secretary
of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Army enter into a
memorandum of understanding under paragraph (1) providing
for transfer of the parcel, the Secretary of Agriculture shall
accept transfer of the parcel as soon as possible after the
date on which all required further actions identified in the
assessment have been taken and the requirements of the memo-
randum of understanding have been satisfied.
(e) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION REGARDING CONCURRENCES.—For
the purpose of the reaching the concurrence required by subsection
(b)(1), if a response action requires construction and installation
of an approved remedial design, the response action shall be consid-
ered to have been taken when the construction and installation
of the approved remedial design is completed and the remedy is
demonstrated to the satisfaction of the Administrator to be operat-
ing properly and successfully.
(f) INCLUSIONS AND EXCEPTIONS.—
(1) INCLUSIONS.—The parcels of Arsenal property described
in subsection (a) shall include all associated inventoried build-
ings and structures as identified in the Joliet Army Ammunition
Plant Plantwide Building and Structures Report and the
contaminate study sites for both the manufacturing and load
assembly and packing sites of the Arsenal as shown in the
Dames and Moore Final Report, Phase 2 Remedial Investigation
Manufacturing (MFG) Area Joliet Army Ammunition Plant,
Joliet, Illinois (May 30, 1993, Contract No. DAAA15–90–D–
0015 task order No. 6 prepared for the United States Army
Environmental Center).
(2) EXCEPTION.—The parcels described in subsection (a)
shall not include the property at the Arsenal designated for
transfer or conveyance under subtitle B.
Subtitle B—Other Land Conveyances
Involving Joliet Army Ammunition Plant
SEC. 2921. CONVEYANCE OF CERTAIN REAL PROPERTY AT ARSENAL
FOR A NATIONAL CEMETERY.
(a) CONVEYANCE AUTHORIZED.—Subject to section 2931, the
Secretary of the Army may transfer, without reimbursement, to
the Secretary of Veterans Affairs the parcel of real property at
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the Arsenal described in subsection (b) for use as a national ceme-
tery operated as part of the National Cemetery System of the
Department of Veterans Affairs under chapter 24 of title 38, United
States Code.
(b) DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.—The real property authorized
to be transferred under subsection (a) is a parcel of real property
at the Arsenal consisting of approximately 982 acres, the approxi-
mate legal description of which includes part of sections 30 and
31, Jackson Township, Township 34 North, Range 10 East, and
part of sections 25 and 36, Channahon Township, Township 34
North, Range 10 East, Will County, Illinois, as depicted in the
Arsenal land use concept.
(c) SECURITY MEASURES.—The Secretary of Veterans Affairs
shall provide and maintain physical and other security measures
on the real property transferred under subsection (a). Such security
measures (which may include fences and natural barriers) shall
include measures to prevent members of the public from gaining
unauthorized access to the portion of the Arsenal that is under
the administrative jurisdiction of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs
and that may endanger health or safety.
(d) SURVEYS.—All costs of necessary surveys for the transfer
of jurisdiction of Arsenal properties from the Secretary of the Army
to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall be borne solely by the
Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
SEC. 2922. CONVEYANCE OF CERTAIN REAL PROPERTY AT ARSENAL
FOR A COUNTY LANDFILL.
(a) CONVEYANCE AUTHORIZED.—Subject to section 2931, the
Secretary of the Army may convey, without compensation, to Will
County, Illinois, all right, title, and interest of the United States
in and to the parcel of real property at the Arsenal described
in subsection (b), which shall be operated as a landfill by the
County.
(b) DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.—The real property authorized
to be conveyed under subsection (a) is a parcel of real property
at the Arsenal consisting of approximately 455 acres, the approxi-
mate legal description of which includes part of sections 8, 9,
16, and 17, Florence Township, Township 33 North, Range 10
East, Will County, Illinois, as depicted in the Arsenal land use
concept.
(c) CONDITION ON CONVEYANCE.—The conveyance shall be sub-
ject to the condition that the Department of the Army, the Depart-
ment of Veterans Affairs, and the Department of Agriculture (or
their agents or assigns) may use the landfill established on the
real property conveyed under subsection (a) for the disposal of
construction debris, refuse, and other materials related to any res-
toration and cleanup of Arsenal property. Such use shall be subject
to applicable environmental laws and at no cost to the Federal
Government.
(d) REVERSIONARY INTEREST.—If, at the end of the five-year
period beginning on the date of the conveyance under subsection
(a), the Secretary of Agriculture determines that the conveyed prop-
erty is not opened for operation as a landfill, then, at the option
of the Secretary of Agriculture, all right, title, and interest in
and to the property, including improvements thereon, shall revert
to the United States. Upon any such reversion, the property shall
be included in the Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie. In the
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event the United States exercises its option to cause the property
to revert, the United States shall have the right of immediate
entry onto the property.
(e) INFORMATION REGARDING ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS.—
At the request of the Secretary of Agriculture, Will County, the
Secretary of the Army, and the Administrator shall provide to
the Secretary of Agriculture all information in their possession
at the time of the request regarding the environmental condition
of the real property to be conveyed under this section. The liability
and responsibility of any person under any environmental law
shall remain unchanged with respect to the landfill, except as
provided in this title, including section 2913.
(f) SURVEYS.—All costs of necessary surveys for the conveyance
of real property under this section shall be borne by Will County,
Illinois.
(g) ADDITIONAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—The Secretary of the
Army may require such additional terms and conditions in connec-
tion with the conveyance under this section as the Secretary of
the Army considers appropriate to protect the interests of the
United States.
SEC. 2923. CONVEYANCE OF CERTAIN REAL PROPERTY AT ARSENAL
FOR INDUSTRIAL PARKS.
(a) CONVEYANCE AUTHORIZED.—Subject to section 2931, the
Secretary of the Army may convey to the State of Illinois, all
right, title, and interest of the United States in and to the parcels
of real property at the Arsenal described in subsection (b), which
shall be used as industrial parks to replace all or a part of the
economic activity lost at the Arsenal.
(b) DESCRIPTION
OF PROPERTY.—The real property at the
Arsenal authorized to be transferred under subsection (a) consists
of the following parcels:
(1) A parcel of approximately 1,900 acres, the approximate
legal description of which includes part of section 30, Jackson
Township, Township 34 North, Range 10 East, and sections
or parts of sections 24, 25, 26, 35, and 36, Township 34 North,
Range 9 East, in Channahon Township, an area of 9.77 acres
around the Des Plaines River Pump Station located in the
southeast quarter of section 15, Township 34 North, Range
9 East of the Third Principal Meridian, in Channahon Town-
ship, and an area of 511 feet by 596 feet around the Kankakee
River Pump Station in the Northwest Quarter of section 5,
Township 33 North, Range 9 East, east of the Third Principal
Meridian in Wilmington Township, containing 6.99 acres,
located along the easterly side of the Kankakee Cut-Off in
Will County, Illinois, as depicted in the Arsenal land use con-
cept, and the connecting piping to the northern industrial site,
as described by the United States Army Report of Availability,
dated 13 December 1993.
(2) A parcel of approximately 1,100 acres, the approximate
legal description of which includes part of sections 16, 17,
and 18 in Florence Township, Township 33 North, Range 10
East, Will County, Illinois, as depicted in the Arsenal land
use concept.
(c) CONSIDERATION.—
(1) DELAY IN PAYMENT OF CONSIDERATION.—After the end
of the 20-year period beginning on the date on which the