ENVIRONMENTAL PLAN FOR JEFFERSON PROVING GROUND, INDIANA.

SEC. 2824. ENVIRONMENTAL PLAN FOR JEFFERSON PROVING GROUND, INDIANA. (a) Plans Required.—The Secretary of Defense shall prepare a proposed and final plan containing the environmental response actions and corrective actions required for the environmental restoration and cleanup of the entire 55,000 acres of the Jefferson Proving Ground, Indiana, including all areas north and south of the firing line. (b) Content of Plans.—The plans required under subsection (a) shall include the following information: (1) An identification of the categories of potential alternative uses, including unrestricted use, for the entire installation following closure. (2) For each of the potential use categories identified pursuant to paragraph (1), the following information: (A) An identification and detailed description of the environmental response actions and corrective actions required for the environmental restoration and cleanup of the installation to a condition suitable for the uses in such category. (B) A schedule (including milestones) for completing such environmental response actions and corrective actions. (C) The total estimated cost of completing such activities and the estimated cost of such environmental response actions and corrective actions for each fiscal year through fiscal year 1998. 105 STAT. 1549 (D) A description of any impediments to achieving successful completion of such environmental response actions and corrective actions. (c) Proposed Plan.—Within 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall— (1) prepare the proposed plan required under subsection (a); (2) publish simultaneously in the Federal Register and in at least 2 newspapers of general circulation in Madison, Indiana, and the surrounding area a notice of the availability of the proposed plan, including the Secretary’s request for comments on the proposed plan from the public; and (3) provide copies of the proposed plan to appropriate State and local agencies authorized to develop and enforce environmental standards. (d) Opportunities for Public Comment.—(1) There shall be a period of at least 60 days for public comment on the proposed plan. (2) The Secretary shall hold at least 1 public meeting on the proposed plan in the area of the Jefferson Proving Ground not earlier than 45 days after the date of the publication of the notice in the Federal Register required by subsection (c). The public may submit comments on the proposed plan at the meeting. The comments may be in either oral or written form. (e) Availability of Public Comments.—The Secretary shall make available to the public all comments received by the Secretary on the proposed plan. (f) Final Plan.—(1) At the same time that the President submits the budget to Congress for fiscal year 1994 pursuant to section 1105 of title 31, United States Code, the Secretary shall submit the final plan required by subsection (a) to Congress. (2) The final plan shall include the Secretary’s recommendations for uses of the Jefferson Proving Ground, the environmental response actions and corrective actions required to permit such uses, and the Secretary’s specific responses to each comment received on the proposed plan pursuant to subsection (d). (g) Effect on Other Laws.—Nothing in this section shall be construed as preempting, limiting, superseding, affecting, or modifying any Federal, State, or local law or regulation, including the Solid Waste Disposal Act (42 U.S.C. 3251 et seq.) and the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq.).