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 110 STAT. 2848 PUBLIC LAW 104-201—SEPT. 23, 1996 (2) In the case of a defense nuclear facility at which another program, in addition to environmental management operations, is carried out, and such other program is subject to management by a site manager, field office manager, or operations office manager, the Secretary shall appoint such manager to be the Site Manager for such facility for purposes of this subtitle. (b) AUTHORITY. — (1) In addition to other authorities provided for in this Act, the Secretary may delegate to the Site Manager of a defense nuclear facility authority to oversee and direct environmental management operations at the facility, including the authority to— (A) enter into and modify contractual agreements to enhance environmental restoration and waste management at the facility; (B) request that the Department headquarters submit to Congress a reprogramming package shifting funds among accounts in order to facilitate the most efficient and timely environmental restoration and waste management of the facility, and, in the event that the Department headquarters does not act upon the request within 60 days, submit such request to the appropriate congressional committees for review; (C) subject to paragraph (2), negotiate amendments to environmental agreements for the Department; (D) manage Department personnel at the facility; (E) consider the costs, risk reduction benefits, and other benefits for the purposes of ensuring protection of human health and the environment or safety, with respect to any environmental remediation activity the cost of which exceeds $25,000,000; and (F) have assessments prepared for environmental restoration activities (in several documents or a single document, as determined by the Site Manager). (2) In using the authority described in paragraph (1)(C), a ^^ Site Manager may not negotiate an amendment that is expected to result in additional life cycle costs to the Department without the approval of the Secretary. (3) In using any authority described in paragraph (1), a Site Manager of a facility shall consult with the State where the facility is located and the advisory board for the facility. (4) The delegation of any authority pursuant to this subsection shall not be construed as restricting the Secretary's authority to delegate other authorities as necessary. (c) INFORMATION TO SECRETARY.— The Site Manager of a defense nuclear facility shall regularly inform the Secretary, Congress, and the advisory board for the facility of the progress made by the Site Manager to achieve the expedited environmental restoration and waste management of the facility. 42 USC 7274k SEC. 3174. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY ORDERS. An order imposed after the date of the enactment of this Act relating to the execution of environmental restoration, waste management, or technology development activities at a defense nuclear facility under the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.) may be imposed by the Secretary at the defense nuclear facility only if the Secretary finds that the order is necessary for the protection of human health and the environment or safety.

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