110 STAT. 2816 PUBLIC LAW 104-201—SEPT. 23, 1996 SEC. 2925. DURATION OF WITHDRAWAL AND RESERVATION. The withdrawal and reservation made under this subtitle shall terminate 25 years after the date of the enactment of this subtitle. SEC. 2926. CONTINUATION OF ONGOING DECONTAMINATION ACTIVITIES. Throughout the duration of the withdrawal and reservation made under this subtitle, and subject to the availability of funds, the Secretary of the Navy shall maintain a program of decontamination of the lands withdrawn under this subtitle at least at the level of decontamination activities performed on such lands in fiscal year 1995. Such activities shall be subject to applicable laws, such as the amendments made by the Federal Facility Compliance Act of 1992 (Public Law 102-386; 106 Stat. 1505) and the Defense Environmental Restoration Program established under section 2701 of title 10, United States Code. SEC. 2927. REQUIREMENTS FOR EXTENSION. (a) NOTICE OF CONTINUED MILITARY NEED. — Not later than five years before the termination date specified in section 2925, the Secretary of the Navy shall advise the Secretary of the Interior as to whether or not the Navy will have a continuing military need for any or all of the lands withdrawn and reserved under this subtitle after the termination date. (b) APPLICATION FOR EXTENSION.—If the Secretary of the Navy determines that there will be a continuing military need for any or all of the withdrawn lands after the termination date specified in section 2925, the Secretary of the Navy shall file an application for extension of the withdrawal and reservation of the lands in accordance with the then existing regulations and procedures of the Department of the Interior applicable to extension of withdrawal of lands for military purposes and that are consistent with this subtitle. Such application shall be filed with the Department of the Interior not later than four years before the termination date. (c) EXTENSION PROCESS. —The withdrawal and reservation established by this subtitle may not be extended except by an Act or Joint Resolution of Congress. SEC. 2928. EARLY RELINQUISHMENT OF WITHDRAWAL. (a) FILING OF RELINQUISHMENT NOTICE.— If, during the period of withdrawal and reservation specified in section 2925, the Secretary of the Navy decides to relinquish all or any portion of the lands withdrawn and reserved under this subtitle, the Secretary of the Navy shall file a notice of intention to relinquish with the Secretary of the Interior. (b) DETERMINATION OF PRESENCE OF CONTAMINATION. —Before transmitting a relinquishment notice under subsection (a), the Secretary of the Navy, in consultation with the Secretary of the Interior, shall prepare a written determination concerning whether and to what extent the lands to be relinquished are contaminated with explosive, toxic, or other hazardous wastes and substances. A copy of such determination shall be transmitted with the relinquishment notice. (c) DECONTAMINATION AND REMEDIATION.— In the case of contaminated lands which are the subject of a relinquishment notice, the Secretary of the Navy shall decontaminate or remediate the land to the extent that funds are appropriated for such purpose
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