110 STAT. 596 PUBLIC LAW 104-106—FEB. 10, 1996 of Agriculture may enter upon the Arsenal property for purposes related to planning, resource inventory, fish and wildlife habitat manipulation (which may include prescribed burning), and other such activities consistent with the purposes for which the Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie is established. SEC. 2912. TRANSFER OF MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITIES AND JURISDICTION OVER ARSENAL. (a) GENERAL RULE FOR TRANSFER OF JURISDICTION. — (1) TRANSFER REQUIRED SUBJECT TO RESPONSE ACTIONS.— Subject to subsection (d), not later than 270 days after the date of the enactment of this title, the Secretary of the Army shall transfer, without reimbursement, to the Secretary of Agriculture those portions of the Arsenal that— (A) are identified on the map described in subsection (e)(1) as appropriate for transfer under this subsection to the Secretary of Agriculture; and (B) the Secretary of the Army and the Administrator concur in finding that 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 property. Memorandum. (2) EFFECT OF LESS THAN COMPLETE TRANSFER.— I f the concurrence requirement in paragraph (1)(B) results in the transfer, within such 270-day period, of less than all of the Arsenal property covered by paragraph (1)(A), the Secretary of the Army and the Secretary of Agriculture shall enter into a memorandum of understanding providing for the performance by the Secretary of the Army of the additional response actions necessary to allow fulfillment of the concurrence requirement with respect to such Arsenal property. The memorandum of understanding shall be entered into within 60 days of the end of such 270-day period and shall include a schedule for the completion of the additional response actions as soon as practicable. Subject to subsection (d), the Secretary of the Army shall transfer Arsenal property covered by this paragraph to the Secretary of Agriculture as soon as possible after the Secretary of the Army and the Administrator concur that all additional response actions have been taken under CERCLA necessary to protect human health and the environment with respect to any hazardous substance remaining on the property. The Secretary of the Army may make transfers under this paragraph on a parcel-by-parcel basis. (3) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION REGARDING CONCURRENCES. — For the purpose of reaching the concurrences required by this subsection and subsection (b), if a response action requires construction and installation of an approved remedial design, the response action shall be considered 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 operating properly and successfully. (b) SPECIAL TRANSFER REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTAIN PARCELS. — Subject to subsection (d), the Secretary of the Army shall transfer, without reimbursement, to the Secretary of Agriculture the Arsenal property known as LAP Area Sites L2, L3, and L5 and Manufacturing Area Site 1. The transfer shall occur as soon as possible after
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