The Office of Legacy Management( LM), established December 15, 2003, is responsible for the long-term care of legacy liabilities of former nuclear weapons production sites following completion of the environmental management cleanup effort. Programs of a similar nature from the Office of Worker and Community Transition and portions of the Office of Environmental Management have been incorporated into LM.
The establishment of the Office of Legacy Management demonstrates the Department's continued commitment to manage sites where active remediation has been completed, as well as our commitment to the contractor work force that will be affected by changing Departmental missions. The establishment of this new office is a significant step to ensuring the long-term protection of human health and the environment.
