(c) The environmental impact statement process re-
ferred to in subsections (a) and (b), including records of 
decision by the Secretary and the Commission, shall be 
completed as soon as reasonably practicable. 
(d) The Secretary shall hold and undertake meetings 
on a quarterly basis at a location at or near the Center, 
to which members of the local educational, scientific, and 
political communities shall be invited, so that the Sec-
retary can advise such participants of the status of the 
environmental impact statement process, including current 
results, and in order to receive public comment. 
(e) The Secretary shall make available to any member 
of the public, at a public reading room at the Center, for 
inspection, upon reasonable notice, at reasonable hours 
and without payment of a fee or charge, those documents 
related to the preparation of the environmental impact 
statement referred to in this section, including background 
information subject to disclosure under section 552 of title 
5, United States Code (popularly known as the Freedom 
of Information Act), that are requested in writing by such 
member of the public. Copies of any such documents shall 
be provided by the Secretary upon the payment of the 
charges provided for under such section 552. 
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SEC. 9. ASSUMPTION OF POSSESSION AND TRANSFER OF 
TITLE. 
(a) Not later than 30 days after execution of the Co-
operative Agreement provided for in section 10, the Sec-
retary shall assume exclusive use and possession of the 
entire Center. 
(b) Upon completion of all remediation required 
under this Act, or 20 years after the date of enactment 
of this Act, whichever comes sooner, the Secretary shall 
take title to any land or facilities at the Center that have 
not been approved by the Commission for release for unre-
stricted use, and title to all radioactive and nonradioactive 
wastes and materials located at any such portions of the 
Center in accordance with all applicable Federal and State 
laws and requirements. 
(c) So long as the Secretary remains in possession 
or holds title to the Center, or any portion thereof, neither 
the Secretary nor any other person or entity, including 
any governmental entity, shall transport or allow the 
transport of any solid, hazardous, or radioactive waste to 
the Center for the purpose of storing, treating, or dis-
posing of such waste at the Center. 
SEC. 10. COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT. 
Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary shall enter into a Cooperative 
Agreement with the New York State Energy Research and 
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Development Authority, or such other agency as the Gov-
ernor of the State shall designate, which shall contain the 
following: 
(1) Such provisions as may be necessary to ef-
fectuate the possession and transfer of title provi-
sions contained in section 9 and to facilitate the re-
lease 
and 
transfer 
to 
third 
parties 
of 
uncontaminated portions of the Center, as appro-
priate. 
(2) Provisions for the Secretary to assist the 
New York State Energy Research and Development 
Authority, or such other agency as the Governor of 
the State may designate, in making such permit or 
license applications as may be necessary to carry out 
this Act. 
(3) Sharing with the New York State Energy 
Research and Development Authority, or such other 
agency as the Governor of the State shall designate, 
of information and plans relevant to the remediation 
of the Center by the Secretary and to license or per-
mit applications as may be necessary to carry out 
this Act. 
(4) Indemnification of the State, and any rel-
evant instrumentality of the State that may hold 
title to the Center, by the Secretary against any 
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claims, damages, losses, and expenses (including rea-
sonable attorney’s and expert witness’ fees) or liabil-
ities, arising out of or resulting from the perform-
ance by the Secretary or the Secretary’s agents or 
contractors of (or failure to perform) the Secretary’s 
obligations under this Act. 
SEC. 11. REPEAL OF THE WEST VALLEY DEMONSTRATION 
PROJECT ACT. 
Upon assumption of exclusive use and possession of 
the entire Center by the Secretary, as provided for in sec-
tion 9, the West Valley Demonstration Project Act is re-
pealed. 
SEC. 12. APPROPRIATIONS. 
(a) To implement the requirements of this Act, there 
are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary 
$110,000,000 for each fiscal year until the remediation 
of the Center required by section 4 is completed. After 
the remediation of the Center is completed, there are au-
thorized to be appropriated for each fiscal year thereafter 
such sums as are necessary for the Secretary to carry out 
the activities required under this Act and any licenses or 
permits concerning the Center issued to the Secretary 
under Federal or State law. 
(b) There are authorized to be appropriated to the 
Secretary an additional amount of 5 percent of the 
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