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 PUBLIC LAW 106-398 —APPENDIX 114 STAT. 1654A-349 (b) TRANSFER AUTHORITY.— The Secretary of Defense may transfer amounts of authorizations made available to the Department of Defense in subsection (a) to any agency or office of the United States Government in order to implement the projects for which the Vieques supplemental appropriation is made available. The transfer authority under this section is in addition to any transfer authority provided in Public Law 106-65 or any other Act. (c) NOTICE TO CONGRESS.— The advance notice required by the Vieques supplemental appropriation of each proposed transfer shall also be submitted to the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives. (d) DEFINITION.— In this section, the term "Vieques supplemental appropriation" means the paragraph under the heading " OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, DEFENSE-WIDE" in chapter 1 of title I of the Emergency Supplemental Act, 2000 (division B of Public Law 106-246; 114 Stat. 525). SEC. 1502. CONVEYANCE OF NAVAL AMMUNITION SUPPORT DETACH- MENT, VIEQUES ISLAND. (a) CONVEYANCE REQUIRED. — (1) PROPERTY TO BE CONVEYED.— The Secretary of the Navy shall convey, without consideration, to the Municipality of Vieques, Puerto Rico, all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to the land constituting the Naval Ammunition Support Detachment located on the western end of the island of Vieques, Puerto Rico, except for— (A) the property that is exempt from conveyance under section 1506; (B) the property that is required to be transferred to the Secretary of the Interior under section 1508(a); and (C) any property that is conveyed pursuant to section 1508(b). (2) TIME FOR CONVEYANCE. —The Secretary of the Navy shall complete the conveyance required by paragraph (1) not later than May 1, 2001. (b) DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY. —The Secretary of the Navy, in consultation with the Secretary of the Interior on issues relating to natural resource protection under section 1508, shall determine the exact acreage and legal description of the property required to be conveyed pursuant to subsection (a), including the legal description of any easements, rights of way, and other interests that are retained pursuant to section 1506. (c) ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION.— (1) OBJECTIVE OF CONVEYANCE.—An important objective of the conveyance required by this section is to promote timely redevelopment of the conveyed property in a manner that enhances employment opportunities and economic redevelopment, consistent with all applicable environmental requirements and in full consultation with the Governor of Puerto Rico, for the benefit of the residents of the island of Vieques. (2) CONVEYANCE DESPITE RESPONSE NEED.— If the Secretary of the Navy, by May 1, 2001, is unable to provide the covenant required by subparagraph (A)(ii)(I) of section 120(h)(3) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9620(h)(3)) with respect to the property to be conveyed, the Secretary shall still complete

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