Pub. L. 104-106, div. B, tit. XXIX, subtit. C, sec. 2932
RETENTION OF PROPERTY USED FOR ENVIRONMENTAL CLEANUP.
SEC. 2932. RETENTION OF PROPERTY USED FOR ENVIRONMENTAL CLEANUP. (a) Retention of Certain Property.— Unless and until the Arsenal property described in this subsection is actually transferred or conveyed under this title or other applicable law, the Secretary of the Army may retain jurisdiction, authority, and control over real property at the Arsenal to be used for— (1) water treatment; (2) the treatment, storage, or disposal of any hazardous substance, pollutant or contaminant, hazardous material, or petroleum products or their derivatives; (3) other purposes related to any response action at the Arsenal; and (4) other actions required at the Arsenal under any environmental law to remediate contamination or conditions of non-compliance with any environmental law. (b) Conditions.— The Secretary of the Army shall consult with the Secretary of Agriculture regarding the identification and management of the real property retained under this section and ensure that activities carried out on that property are consistent, to the extent practicable, with the purposes for which the Midewin National Tailgrass Prairie is established, as specified in section 2914(c), and with the other provisions of sections 2914 and 2915. (c) Priority of Response Actions.— In the case of any conflict between management of the property by the Secretary of Agriculture and any response action required under CERCLA, or any other action required under any other environmental law, including actions to remediate petroleum products or their derivatives, the response action or other action shall take priority.