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. DRAft TCAAP Bulletin News Update for Arden Hills Residents A Contaminated Sites map for the TCAAP property is available on the City's website . ENVIRONMENTAL CLEAN-UP Before title is transferred, the Army is typically responsible for environ- mental clean up. A procedure created by Congress called Early Transfer Authority allows a city, in most cases with the private sector as partner, to step into the shoes of the Federal Government and undertake environmen- tal remediation necessary to transfer title. The significant benefits associ- ated with the transfer of remediation responsibility along with title to the property include the control over the sequence, timing, and degree of remediation. In addition, there are likely cost savings associated with the integration of remediation and development. Using Early Transfer Author- ity to have a developer undertake the remediation has been used numerous times throughout the country to allow communities to develop excess federal property in an efficient manner. In the case of the Twin Cities Army Ammunitions Plant, the Army is re- sponsible for environmental clean up to industrial standards. For property that would be sold to the city of Arden Hills under Early Transfer Author- ity, the city will transfer the responsibility for clean up to the designated developer through a Development Agreement naming the Centex Homes, Centex Family Housing, the Glenn Rehbein Companies, and the Ryan Companies team as the master developer. The entire land transfer process .. is expected to take 18 months. . October 23, 2002 5 Issue 1