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Even if the Debtor Powderhorn no longer owned its site in <br />Colorado, it would still be obligated under 28 U.S.C. ~ 959(b) <br />and the Colorado Coal Act to reclaim its contaminated site, <br />notwithstanding this bankruptcy. See, In re Torwico <br />Electronics, Inc., 8 F.3d 196, 150-51 (3d Cir. 1993) (debtor <br />must comply with the State of Neva Jersey's cleanup order even <br />though debtor no longer owned or operated the contaminated <br />real property); In re Motel Investments, Inc., 172 B.R. 105, <br />107 (Bankr.M.D.Fla.1994) ("Debtor cannot escape compliance <br />with the law by selling the property."). <br />The Debtor Powderhorn agreed prepetition to reclaim its <br />site and to abate the hazards to human health and safety. <br />Powderhorn assumed this obligation when it obtained the <br />Permit, which obligated it to comply with the Colorado Coal <br />Act. Powderhorn has reaffirmed this obligation in its <br />communications with the Colorado Division of Minerals and <br />Geology over the years. These prepetition commitments by the <br />Debtor Powderhorn are enforceable postpetition. See, In re <br />Motel Investments, Inc., 172 B.R. 105, 107-OS <br />(Bankr.M.D.Fla.1994) (Chapter 11 debtor was operating in <br />violation of state law contrary to 28 U.S.C. ~ 959(b) by not <br />17 <br />