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PUBLIC LAW 102-426 [H.R. 40161; October 19, 1992 COMMUNITY ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSE FACILITATION ACT For Legislative History of Act, see Report for P.L. 102-426 in U.S.C.C. & A.N. Legislative History Section. An Act to amend the Comprehensive Environmental Response,Compensation,.and liability Act of 1980 to require the Federal Government,before termination of Federal activities on any _, real property owned by the Government, to identify real property where no hazardous substance was stored, released, or disposed of. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION I.SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the "Community Environmental Response Facilitation Act". SEC.2.FINDINGS. The Congress finds the following: (1) The closure of certain Federal facilities is having ; adverse effects on the economies of local communities by �! eliminating jobs associated with such facilities, and delay in remediation of environmental contamination of real property at such facilities is preventing transfer and private development of such property. (2) Each department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States, in cooperation with local communities, should expeditiously identify real property that offers the greatest opportunity for reuse and redevelopment on each facility under the jurisdiction of the department, agency, or instrumentality where operations are terminating. (3) Remedial actions, including remedial investigations and feasibility studies, and corrective actions at such Federal facili- ties should be expedited in a manner to facilitate environmental protection and the sale or transfer of such excess real property for the purpose of mitigating adverse economic effects on the surrounding community. (4) Each department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States, in accordance with applicable law, should make available without delay such excess real property. (5) In the case of any real property owned by the United States and transferred to another person, the United States Government should remain responsible for conducting any remedial action or corrective action necessary to protect human health and the environment with respect to any hazardous substance or petroleum product or its derivatives, including aviation fuel and motor oil, that was present on such real property at the time of transfer. 106 STAT. 2174