1. Office of Legacy Management Land Transfer and Reuse November 2006 Steven R. Schiesswohl Senior Realty Officer, Office of Legacy Management

2. November 2006 2 DOE Land, Facilities, and Property Rights Transfers  Department is the fourth largest federal land manager, conducting its mission on 3.1 million acres across the United States  Authority –DOE has unique authority under the Atomic Energy Act to dispose of property under certain conditions –DOE can also dispose of excess real property through the General Services Administration

3. November 2006 3 DOE Land, Facilities, and Property Rights Transfers Experience  DOE transferred land, facilities, or property rights (e.g., easements) at more than 30 sites in the last 10 years  Sizes of disposal parcels vary from less than 1 acre to tens of thousands of acres  Property transfer recipients include other federal agencies, Tribal Nations, local governments, and private entities

4. November 2006 4 U. S. Department of Energy Office of Legacy Management  Office of Legacy Management (LM) mission is to manage DOE post-closure responsibilities and to ensure future protection of human health and the environment; LM has control and custody of legacy land, structures, and facilities and is responsible for maintaining them at levels suitable for their long-term use  LM manages legacy land and assets, emphasizing safety, reuse, and disposition

5. November 2006 5 DOE Office of Legacy Management Manage, Reuse, and Transfer Real Property  Excess DOE property can be reused or disposed if –The property is no longer needed to protect human health and the environment –All state and federal compliance measures are met, including the Record of Decision and other regulatory restrictions (e.g., Uranium Mill Tailings Radiation Control Act of 1978) –Property institutional controls are adequate to protect human health and the environment during reuse or if the property is transferred –Other federal, state, and local government agencies concur with the reuse or transfer option within the risk parameters

6. November 2006 6 Formerly Utilized Sites Remedial Action Program (FUSRAP)  In 1974, DOE assumed responsibility to identify and remediate sites around the country that were contaminated in the 1940s and 1950s as a result of researching, developing, processing, and producing uranium and thorium and storing the processing residues  DOE completed the cleanup of 25 of the 46 FUSRAP sites when the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) took over responsibility for the administration and execution of the program in 1997

7. November 2006 7 Formerly Utilized Sites Remedial Action Program (FUSRAP)  Once USACE completes cleanup of a FUSRAP site to state and federal standards, the property reverts back to DOE land management  LM is currently engaged in the transfer of real property, facilities, or property rights in Colorado, Mississippi, Missouri, New Jersey, Ohio, and Pennsylvania

8. November 2006 8 Wayne Interim Storage Site (WISS)  Thorium processed at WISS from 1948 to 1971 under a license from the U.S. Government that allowed waste to be stored on site  U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission conducted soil and ground water monitoring on the site from 1971 to 1981; U.S. Environmental Protection Agency listed WISS as a Superfund site in 1984  DOE and, later, USACE excavated contaminated soil from the site and 25 vicinity properties; contaminated soil shipped to a disposal site in Utah and excavated site filled with clean soil Wayne, New Jersey, Site

9. November 2006 9 Wayne Interim Storage Site (WISS)  Site declared clean in 2001, but New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection required 5 years of sampling before the final closeout report could be completed  In September 2006, the former Wayne Interim Storage FUSRAP Site was transferred to Wayne Township, New Jersey, through the National Park Service Land to Parks program  Wayne Township plans to build four ball fields on the site for soccer, lacrosse, baseball, and softball Wayne, New Jersey, Site