ability with respect to Rocky Flats under the RFCA
or any applicable Federal or State law. Nothing in
this Act impairs or alters any provision of the
RFCA.
(2) DEGREE OF CLEANUP.—Except as provided
in paragraph (3), nothing in this Act shall be con-
strued to affect the degree of cleanup and closure at
Rocky Flats required under the RFCA or any Fed-
eral or State law.
(3) LEVEL
OF
CLEANUP.—(A) The require-
ments of this Act for establishment and manage-
ment of Rocky Flats as a national wildlife refuge
shall not affect the level of cleanup and closure.
(B) The Secretary is required to conduct clean-
up and closure of Rocky Flats to the levels hereafter
established for soil, water, and other media following
a thorough review by the parties to the RFCA and
the public of the appropriateness of the interim lev-
els in the RFCA.
(4) FEDERAL OBLIGATION TO CONTROL CON-
TAMINATION.—Nothing in this Act, and no actions
taken under this Act, shall affect any long-term obli-
gation of the United States for funding, construc-
tion, monitoring, or operation and maintenance of
any necessary and appropriate intercept and treat-
ment facilities or any other measures to control con-
tamination.
(c) PAYMENT OF RESPONSE ACTION COSTS.—Noth-
ing in this Act affects the obligation of a Federal depart-
ment or agency that had or has operations at Rocky Flats
resulting in the release or threatened release of a haz-
ardous substance, pollutant, or contaminant to pay the
costs of response actions carried out to abate the release
of, or clean up, the hazardous substance, pollutant, or con-
taminant.
(d) CONSULTATION.—In carrying out a response ac-
tion at Rocky Flats, the Secretary shall consult with the
Secretary of the Interior to ensure that the response ac-
tion is carried out in a manner that, to the maximum ex-
tent practicable, furthers the purposes of the refuge.
SEC. 7. ROCKY FLATS NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE.
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 30 days after
the transfer of jurisdiction under section 5(a)(3), the Sec-
retary of the Interior shall establish at Rocky Flats a na-
tional wildlife refuge to be known as the ‘‘Rocky Flats Na-
tional Wildlife Refuge’’.
(b) COMPOSITION.—The refuge shall consist of the
real property transferred under section 5(a)(1).
(c) NOTICE.—The Secretary of the Interior shall pub-
lish in the Federal Register a notice of the establishment
of the refuge.
(d) ADMINISTRATION AND PURPOSES.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Inte-
rior shall manage the refuge in accordance with all
applicable provisions of law, including this Act and
the National Wildlife Refuge System Administration
Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 668dd et seq.), including the
purposes specified in that Act.
(2) PURPOSES.—To the extent consistent with
applicable provisions of law, the refuge shall be man-
aged for the purposes of—
(A) restoring and preserving native eco-
systems;
(B) providing habitat for and population
management of native plants and migratory
and resident wildlife;
(C) conserving threatened species and en-
dangered species (including species that are
candidates for listing under the Endangered
Species Act of 1973);
(D) providing opportunities for compatible
environmental scientific research; and
(E) providing the public with opportunities
for compatible outdoor recreational and edu-
cational activities.
SEC. 8. PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT.
(a) IN GENERAL.—
(1) ESTABLISHMENT OF PROCESS.—Not later
than 90 days after the date of enactment of this
Act, in developing plans for the management of fish
and wildlife and public use of the refuge, the Sec-
retary of the Interior, in consultation with the Sec-
retary, the members of the Coalition, the Governor
of the State of Colorado, and the Rocky Flats trust-
ees, shall establish a process for involvement of the
public and local communities to accomplish the pur-
poses and objectives of this section.
(2) OTHER PARTICIPANTS.—In addition to the
entities identified in paragraph (1), the public in-
volvement process shall include the opportunity for
direct involvement of entities not presently members
of the Coalition, including the Rocky Flats Citizens’
Advisory Board and the cities in Colorado of Thorn-
ton, Northglenn, Golden, Louisville, and Lafayette.
(3) DISSOLUTION OF THE COALITION.—In the
event that the Coalition dissolves, or any Coalition
member chooses to leave the Coalition during the
public involvement process outlined in this section,
the public involvement process under this section
shall continue and an opportunity shall be provided
to each entity comprising the Coalition on Sep-
tember 1, 2000, for direct involvement in the public-
participation process.
(4) PURPOSES.—The public involvement proc-
ess developed under paragraph (1) shall provide
input and make recommendations to the Secretary
and the Secretary of the Interior on the following:
(A) The long-term management of the ref-
uge consistent with the refuge purposes identi-
fied in section 7(d) of this Act and the National
Wildlife Refuge System Administration Act of
1966 (16 U.S.C. 668dd et seq.).
(B) The identification of any land referred
to in section 4(e) that could be made available
for transportation purposes.
(C) The potential for leasing any land on
Rocky Flats for the National Renewable Energy
Laboratory to carry out projects related to the
National Wind Technology Center.
(D) The characteristics and configuration
of any perimeter fencing that may be necessary,
appropriate or compatible for cleanup and clo-
sure, refuge, or other purposes.
(E) The feasibility of locating, and poten-
tial location for, a visitor and education center
at the refuge.
(F) The establishment of a Rocky Flats
museum described in section 10.
(G) Any other issues relevant to the site.
(5) REPORT.—Not later than 2 years after the
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the
Interior shall submit to the Congress a report out-
lining the conclusions of the public involvement proc-
ess and, to the degree that any input or rec-
ommendations from the public involvement process
were not accepted, clearly stating the reasons for not
accepting such input or recommendations.
SEC. 9. PROPERTY RIGHTS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in subsection
(c), nothing in this Act limits any valid, existing property
rights at Rocky Flats which are owned by any party. Such
property rights include, but are not limited to—
(1) mineral rights;
(2) water rights and easements related thereto;
and
(3) facilities and rights-of-way for utilities.
(e) UTILITY EXTENSION.—The Secretary or the Sec-
retary of the Interior may allow not more than one exten-
sion from an existing utility right-of-way on Rocky Flats,
if necessary. Such extension, if any, shall be subject to
the conditions in subsection (c).
SEC. 10. ROCKY FLATS MUSEUM.
(a) IN GENERAL.—In order to commemorate the con-
tribution that Rocky Flats and its worker force provided
to the winning of the cold war and the impact it has had
on the nearby communities and the State of Colorado, the
Secretary is authorized to establish a Rocky Flats Mu-
seum.
(b) LOCATION.—The Rocky Flats Museum to be es-
tablished under subsection (a) shall be located in the city
of Arvada, unless after compliance with subsection (c) the
Secretary determines otherwise.
(c) STUDY.—The Secretary shall consult with the city
of Arvada, other local communities, and the Colorado
State Historical Society on the development of the mu-
seum, its siting, and any other issues relevant to its devel-
opment and construction.
(d) REPORT.—Not later than 3 years after the date
of enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in coordination
with the city of Arvada, Colorado, shall submit a report
to the Congress regarding the costs associated with the
construction of the museum and any other relevant issues
to its construction and development.
SEC. 11. FUNDING.
Beginning at the time of submission of the first Pres-
idential budget proposal submitted under section 1105(a)
of title 31, United States Code, after the date of enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary and the Secretary of the
Interior shall annually inform the Committee on Appro-
priations and the Committee on Resources of the House
of Representatives and appropriate Committees of the
Senate as to the costs incurred in implementing this Act
during the preceding fiscal year and the funds required
to implement this Act during the current and subsequent
fiscal years.
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