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 100 STAT. 1670

PUBLIC LAW 99-499—OCT. 17, 1986 "(f) STATE AND LOCAL PARTICIPATION.—The Administrator and

each department, agency, or instrumentality responsible for compliance with this section shall afford to relevant State and loceil officials the opportunity to participate in the planning and selection of the remedial action, including but not limited to the review of all applicable data as it becomes available and the development of studies, reports, and action plans. In the case of State officials, the opportunity to participate shall be provided in accordance with section 121. "(g) TRANSFER OF AUTHORITIES.—Except for authorities which are delegated by the Administrator to an officer or employee of the Environmental Protection Agency, no authority vested in the Administrator under this section may be transferred, by executive order of the President or otherwise, to any other officer or employee of the United States or to any other person. Real property.

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"(h) PROPERTY TRANSFERRED BY FEDERAL AGENCIES.—

"(1) NOTICE.—After the last day of the 6-month period beginning on the effective date of regulations under paragraph (2) of this subsection, whenever any department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States enters into any contract for the sale or other transfer of real property which is owned by the United States and on which any hazardous substance was stored for one year or more, known to have been released, or disposed of, the head of such department, agency, or instrumentality shall include in such contract notice of the type and quantity of such hazardous substance and notice of the time a t which such storage, release, or disposal took place, to the extent such information is available on the basis of a complete search of gigency files. "(2) FORM OF NOTICE; REGULATIONS.—Notice under this subsection shall be provided in such form and manner as may be provided in regulations promulgated by the Administrator. As promptly as practicable after the enactment of this subsection but not later than 18 months after the date of such enactment, and after consultation with the Administrator of the General Services Administration, the Administrator shall promulgate regulations regarding the notice required to be provided under this subsection. "(3) CONTENTS OF CERTAIN DEEDS.—After the last day of the 6month period beginning on the effective date of regulations under paragraph (2) of this subsection, in the case of any real property owned by the United States on which any hazardous substance was stored for one year or more, known to have been released, or disposed of, each deed entered into for the transfer of such property by the United States to any other person or entity shall contain— "(A) to the extent such information is available on the basis of a complete search of agency files— "(i) a notice of the type and quantity of such hazardous substances, "(ii) notice of the time at which such storage, release, or disposal took place, and "(iii) a description of the remedial action taken, if any, and "(B) a covenant warranting that— "(i) all remedial action necessary to protect human health and the environment with respect to any such

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