(f) TREATMENT OF USER FEES AND SALVAGE RE-
CEIPTS.—Monies collected pursuant to subsections (d)
and (e) shall be covered into the Treasury and constitute
a special fund to be known as the Midewin National
Tallgrass Prairie Restoration Fund. Deposits in the
Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie Restoration Fund
shall be available to the Secretary of Agriculture, in such
amounts as are provided in advance in appropriation Acts,
for restoration and administration of the Midewin Na-
tional Tallgrass Prairie, including construction of a visitor
and education center, restoration of ecosystems, construc-
tion of recreational facilities (such as trails), construction
of administrative offices, and operation and maintenance
of the MNP.
SEC. 106. SPECIAL DISPOSAL RULES FOR CERTAIN ARSE-
NAL PARCELS INTENDED FOR MNP.
(a) DESCRIPTION OF PARCELS.—Except as provided
in subsection (b), the following areas are designated for
disposal pursuant to subsection (c):
(1) Manufacturing Area—Study Area 1—
Southern Ash Pile, Study Area 2—Explosive Burn-
ing Ground, Study Area 3—Flashing Grounds,
Study Area 4—Lead Azide Area, Study Area 10—
Toluene Tank Farms, Study Area 11—Landfill,
Study Area 12—Sellite Manufacturing Area, Study
Area 14—Former Pond Area, Study Area 15—Sew-
age Treatment Plant.
(2) Load Assemble Packing Area—Group 61:
Study Area L1, Explosive Burning Ground: Study
Area L2, Demolition Area: Study Area L3, Landfill
Area: Study Area L4, Salvage Yard: Study Area L5,
Group 1: Study Area L7, Group 2: Study Area L8,
Group 3: Study Area L9, Group 3A: Study Area
L10, Group 4: Study Area L14, Group 5: Study
Area L15, Group 8: Study Area L18, Group 9:
Study Area L19, Group 27: Study Area L23, Group
62: Study Area L25, PVC Area: Study Area L33,
including all associated inventoried buildings and
structures as identified in the Joliet Army Ammuni-
tion Plant Plantwide Building and Structures Re-
port and the contaminate study sites for both the
Manufacturing and Load Assembly and Packing
sides of the Joliet Arsenal as delineated in the
Dames and Moore Final Report, Proposed Future
Land Use Map, dated May 30, 1995.
(b) EXCEPTION.—The parcels described in subsection
(a) shall not include the property at the Arsenal des-
ignated for disposal under title II.
(c) INITIAL
OFFER
TO
SECRETARY
OF
AGRI-
CULTURE.—Within 6 months after the construction and
installation of any remedial design approved by the Ad-
ministrator and required for any lands described in sub-
section (a), the Administrator shall provide to the Sec-
retary of Agriculture all existing information regarding
the implementation of such remedy, including information
regarding its effectiveness. Within 3 months after the Ad-
ministrator provides such information to the Secretary of
Agriculture, the Secretary of the Army shall offer the Sec-
retary of Agriculture the option of accepting a transfer
of the areas described in subsection (a), without reim-
bursement, to be added to the Midewin National Tallgrass
Prairie and subject to the terms and conditions, including
the limitations on liability, contained in this Act. In the
event the Secretary of Agriculture declines such offer, the
property may be disposed of as the Army would ordinarily
dispose of such property under applicable provisions of
law. Any sale or other transfer of property conducted pur-
suant to this subsection may be accomplished on a parcel-
by-parcel basis.
TITLE II—OTHER REAL PROP-
ERTY DISPOSALS INVOLVING
JOLIET ARMY AMMUNITION
PLANT
SEC. 201. DISPOSAL OF CERTAIN REAL PROPERTY AT ARSE-
NAL FOR A NATIONAL CEMETERY.
(a) TRANSFER REQUIRED.—Subject to section 301,
the Secretary of the Army shall transfer, without reim-
bursement, to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs the parcel
of real property at the Arsenal described in subsection (b)
for use as a national cemetery.
(b) DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.—The real property
to be transferred under subsection (a) is a parcel of real
property at the Arsenal consisting of approximately 982
acres, the approximate legal description of which includes
part of sections 30 and 31 Jackson Township, T34N
R10E, and part of sections 25 and 36 Channahon Town-
ship, T34N R9E, Will County, Illinois, as depicted in the
Arsenal Land Use Concept.
(c) SECURITY MEASURES.—The Secretary of Veter-
ans 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 pre-
vent members of the public from gaining unauthorized ac-
cess to the portion of the Arsenal that is under the admin-
istrative 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 Sec-
retary of the Army to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs
shall be borne solely by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
SEC. 202. DISPOSAL OF CERTAIN REAL PROPERTY AT ARSE-
NAL FOR A COUNTY LANDFILL.
(a) TRANSFER REQUIRED.—Subject to section 301,
the Secretary of the Army shall transfer, without com-
pensation, to Will County, Illinois, all right, title, and in-
terest 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
to be transferred under subsection (a) is a parcel of real
property at the Arsenal consisting of approximately 455
acres, the approximate legal description of which includes
part of sections 8 and 17, Florence Township, T33N
R10E, Will County, Illinois, as depicted in the Arsenal
Land Use Concept.
(c) CONDITION ON CONVEYANCE.—The conveyance
shall be subject to the condition that the Army (or its
agents or assigns) may use the landfill established on the
real property transferred under subsection (a) for the dis-
posal 
of 
construction 
debris, 
refuse, 
and 
other
nonhazardous materials from the restoration and cleanup
of the Arsenal property as provided for in this Act. Such
use shall be at no cost to the Federal Government.
(d) REVERSIONARY INTEREST.—During the 5-year
period beginning on the date the Secretary of the Army
makes the conveyance under subsection (a), if the Sec-
retary of the Army determines that the conveyed real
property is not being operated as a landfill or that Will
County, Illinois, is in violation of the condition specified
in subsection (c), then, at the option of the United States,
all right, title, and interest in and to the property, includ-
ing improvements thereon, shall be subject to reversion to
the United States. In the 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. Any determination of the Secretary of the Army
under this subsection shall be made on the record after
an opportunity for a hearing.
(e) SURVEYS.—All costs of necessary surveys for the
transfer of real property under this section shall be borne
by Will County, Illinois.
(f) ADDITIONAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—The Sec-
retary of the Army may require such additional terms and
conditions in connection with the conveyance under this
section as the Secretary of the Army considers appropriate
to protect the interests of the United States.
SEC. 203. DISPOSAL OF CERTAIN REAL PROPERTY AT ARSE-
NAL FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.
(a) TRANSFER REQUIRED.—Subject to section 301,
the Secretary of the Army shall transfer to the State of
Illinois, all right, title, and interest of the United States
in and to the parcel of real property at the Arsenal de-
scribed in subsection (b), which shall be used for economic
redevelopment to replace all or a part of the economic ac-
tivity lost at the Arsenal.
(b) DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.—The real property
to be transferred under subsection (a) is a parcel of real
property at the Arsenal consisting of—
(1) 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 Merid-
ian, in Channahon Township, and an area of 511’
x 596’ 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 Kan-
kakee Cut-Off in Will County, Illinois, as depicted in
the Arsenal Re-Use Concept, and the connecting pip-
ing to the northern industrial site, as described by
the United States Army Report of Availability, dated
13 December 1993; and
(2) approximately 1,100 acres, the approximate
legal description of which includes part of sections
16, 17, 18 Florence Township, Township 33 North,
Range 10 East, Will County, Illinois, as depicted in
the Arsenal Land Use Concept.
(c) CONSIDERATION.—The conveyance under sub-
section (a) shall be made without consideration. However,
the conveyance shall be subject to the condition that, if
the State of Illinois reconveys all or any part of the con-
veyed property to a non-Federal entity, the State shall pay
to the United States an amount equal to the fair market
value of the reconveyed property. The Secretary of the
Army shall determine the fair market value of any prop-
erty reconveyed by the State as of the time of the
reconveyance, excluding the value of improvements made
to the property by the State. The Secretary may treat a
lease of the property as a reconveyance if the Secretary
determines that the lease was used in an effort to avoid
operation of this subsection. Amounts received under this
subsection shall be deposited in the general fund of the
Treasury for purposes of deficit reduction.
(d) OTHER CONDITIONS OF CONVEYANCE.—
(1) REDEVELOPMENT
AUTHORITY.—The con-
veyance under subsection (a) shall be subject to the
further condition that the Governor of the State of
Illinois establish a redevelopment authority to be re-
sponsible for overseeing the economic redevelopment
of the conveyed land.
(2) TIME FOR ESTABLISHMENT.—To satisfy the
condition specified in paragraph (1), the redevelop-
ment authority shall be established within one year
after the date of the enactment of this Act.
(e) REVERSIONARY INTEREST.—During the 20-year
period beginning on the date the Secretary of the Army
makes the conveyance under subsection (a), if the Sec-
retary determines that a condition specified in subsection
(c) or (d) is not being satisfied or that the conveyed land
is not being used for economic development purposes,
then, at the option of the United States, all right, title,
and interest in and to the property, including improve-
ments thereon, shall be subject to reversion to the United
States. In the 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. Any
determination of the Secretary under this subsection shall
be made on the record after an opportunity for a hearing.
(f) SURVEYS.—All costs of necessary surveys for the
transfer of real property under this section shall be borne
by the State of Illinois.
(g) ADDITIONAL TERMS
AND CONDITIONS.—The
Secretary of the Army may require such additional terms
and conditions in connection with the conveyance under
this section as the Secretary considers appropriate to pro-
tect the interests of the United States.
TITLE III—MISCELLANEOUS
PROVISIONS
SEC. 301. DEGREE OF ENVIRONMENTAL CLEANUP.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Nothing in this Act shall be con-
strued to restrict or lessen the degree of cleanup at the
Arsenal required to be carried out under provisions of any
environmental law.
(b) RESPONSE ACTION.—The establishment of the
Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie under title I and the
additional real property disposals required under title II
shall not restrict or lessen in any way any response action
or degree of cleanup under CERCLA or other environ-
mental law, or any response action required under any en-
vironmental law to remediate petroleum products or their
derivatives (including motor oil and aviation fuel), re-
quired to be carried out under the authority of the Sec-
retary of the Army at the Arsenal and surrounding areas,
except to the extent otherwise allowable under such laws.
(c) ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY OF PROPERTY.—Any
contract for sale, deed, or other transfer of real property
under title II shall be carried out in compliance with all
applicable provisions of section 120(h) of CERCLA and
other environmental laws.
Passed the House of Representatives July 31, 1995.
Attest:
Clerk.