LOCAL STAKEHOLDER ORGANIZATIONS FOR 2006 CLOSURE SITES.

SEC. 3118. LOCAL STAKEHOLDER ORGANIZATIONS FOR 2006 CLOSURE SITES.(a) Establishment.—(1) The Secretary of Energy shall establish for each Department of Energy 2006 closure site a local stakeholder organization having the responsibilities set forth in subsection (c).(2) The local stakeholder organization shall be established in consultation with interested elected officials of local governments in the vicinity of the closure site concerned.(b) Composition.—A local stakeholder organization for a Department of Energy 2006 closure site under subsection (a) shall be composed of such elected officials of local governments in the vicinity of the closure site concerned as the Secretary considers appropriate to carry out the responsibilities set forth in subsection (c) who agree to serve on the organization, or the designees of such officials.(c) Responsibilities.—A local stakeholder organization for a Department of Energy 2006 closure site under subsection (a) shall—118 STAT. 2165(1) solicit and encourage public participation in appropriate activities relating to the closure and post-closure operations of the site;(2) disseminate information on the closure and post-closure operations of the site to the State government of the State in which the site is located, local and tribal governments in the vicinity of the site, and persons and entities having a stake in the closure or post-closure operations of the site;(3) transmit to appropriate officers and employees of the Department of Energy questions and concerns of governments, persons, and entities referred to paragraph (2) on the closure and post-closure operations of the site; and(4) perform such other duties as the Secretary and the local stakeholder organization jointly determine appropriate to assist the Secretary in meeting post-closure obligations of the Department at the site.(d) Deadline for Establishment.—The local stakeholder organization for a Department of Energy 2006 closure site shall be established not later than six months before the closure of the site.(e) Department of Energy 2006 Closure Site Defined.—In this section, the term “Department of Energy 2006 closure site” means the following: (1) The Rocky Flats Environmental Technology Site, Colorado. (2) The Fernald Plant, Ohio. (3) The Mound Plant, Ohio.