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 115 STAT. 1384 PUBLIC LAW 107-107—DEC. 28, 2001 subsection (b), shall not result in any reduction in funds available to the Secretary for cleanup and closure of Rocky Flats. SEC. 3176. ADMINISTRATION OF RETAINED PROPERTY; CONTINU- ATION OF CLEANUP AND CLOSURE. (a) ADMINISTRATION OF RETAINED PROPERTY.— (1) IN GENERAL. — In administering the property retained under section 3175(d), the Secretary shall consult with the Secretary of the Interior to minimize any conflict between— (A) the administration by the Secretary of such property for a purpose relating to a response action; and (B) the administration by the Secretary of the Interior of land the administrative jurisdiction of which is transferred under section 3175(a). (2) PRIORITY IN CASE OF CONFLICT.— In the case of any such conflict, the Secretary and the Secretary of the Interior shall ensure that the administration for a purpose relating to a response action, as described in paragraph (1)(A), shall take priority. (3) ACCESS. —The Secretary of the Interior shall provide to the Secretary such access and cooperation with respect to the refuge as the Secretary requires to carry out operation and maintenance, future response actions, natural resources restoration, or any other obligations. (b) ONGOING CLEANUP AND CLOSURE. — (1) IN GENERAL.— The Secretary shall carry out to completion cleanup and closure at Rocky Flats. (2) CLEANUP LEVELS. — The Secretary shall carry out such cleanup and closure to the levels established for soil, water, and other media, following a thorough review by the parties to the RFCA and the public (including the United States Fish and Wildlife Service and other interested government agencies) of the appropriateness of the interim levels in the RFCA. (3) No RESTRICTION ON USE OF NEW TECHNOLOGIES.— Nothing in this subtitle, and no action taken under this subtitle, restricts the Secretary from using at Rocky Flats any new technology that may become available for remediation of contamination. (c) OPPORTUNITY TO COMMENT. —The Secretary of the Interior shall have the opportunity to comment with respect to any proposed response action as to the impacts, if any, of such proposed response action on the refuge. (d) RULES OF CONSTRUCTION.— (1) No RELIEF FROM OBLIGATIONS UNDER OTHER LAW.— Nothing in this subtitle, and no action taken under this subtitle— (A) relieves the Secretary, the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, the Secretary of the Interior, or any other person from any obligation or other liability with respect to Rocky Flats under the RFCA or any Federal or State law; (B) impairs or alters any provision of the RFCA; or (C) alters any authority of the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency under section 120(e) of CERCLA (42 U.S.C. 9620(e)), or any authority of the State of Colorado.

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