REPORT IDENTIFYING BEST PRACTICES FOR ESTABLISHMENT AND OPERATION OF LOCAL COMMUNITY ADVISORY BOARDS.

SEC. 108. REPORT IDENTIFYING BEST PRACTICES FOR ESTABLISHMENT AND OPERATION OF LOCAL COMMUNITY ADVISORY BOARDS. (a) Best Practices Report.—Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commission shall submit to Congress, and make publicly available, a report identifying best practices with respect to the establishment and operation of a local community advisory board to foster communication and information exchange between a licensee planning for and involved in decommissioning activities and members of the community that decommissioning activities may affect, including lessons learned from any such board in existence before the date of enactment of this Act. (b) Contents.—The report described in subsection (a) shall include— (1) a description of— (A) the topics that could be brought before a local community advisory board; (B) how such a board’s input could be used to inform the decision-making processes of stakeholders for various decommissioning activities; (C) what interactions such a board could have with the Commission and other Federal regulatory bodies to support the board members’ overall understanding of the decommissioning process and promote dialogue between the affected stakeholders and the licensee involved in decommissioning activities; and (D) how such a board could offer opportunities for public engagement throughout all phases of the decommissioning process; (2) a discussion of the composition of a local community advisory board; and (3) best practices relating to the establishment and operation of a local community advisory board, including— (A) the time of establishment of such a board; (B) the frequency of meetings of such a board; (C) the selection of board members; (D) the term of board members; (E) the responsibility for logistics required to support such a board’s meetings and other routine activities; and (F) any other best practices relating to such a local community advisory board that are identified by the Commission. (c) Consultation.—In developing the report described under subsection (a), the Commission shall consult with any host State, any community within the emergency planning zone of an applicable nuclear power reactor, and any existing local community advisory board. (d) Public Meetings.— (1) In general.—The consultation required under subsection (c) shall include public meetings. (2) Public participation.—The public meetings under paragraph (1) shall be conducted under the requirements applicable to category 3 meetings under the policy statement of the Commission entitled “Enhancing Public Participation in NRC Meetings; Policy Statement” (67 Fed. Reg. 36920 (May 28, 2002)) (or a successor policy statement). (3) Number of meetings.— (A) In general.—The Commission shall conduct not less than 10 public meetings under paragraph (1) in locations that ensure geographic diversity across the United States. (B) Priority.—In determining locations in which to conduct a public meeting under subparagraph (A), the Commission shall give priority to States that— (i) have a nuclear power reactor currently undergoing the decommissioning process; and (ii) request a public meeting under this paragraph. (4) Written summary.—The report under subsection (a) shall include a written summary of the public meetings conducted under paragraph (1).