; (2) is open to the public and allows interested persons to be heard in a meaningful way; (3) is flexible and allows decisions to be reviewed and modified in response to new information or new technical, social, or political developments; and (4) is based on sound science and meets public health, safety, and environmental standards. 305. Storage facilities (a) Establishment of storage facility program The Administrator shall establish a storage program to license, construct, and operate through 1 or more non-Federal sector partners, 1 or more government or non-federally owned storage facilities to provide interim storage, as needed, for spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste. (b) Pilot program for the storage of priority waste (1) Request for proposals (A) In general Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall issue a request for proposals for cooperative agreements for a pilot program for the storage of priority waste— (i) to obtain any license from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and any other Federal or State entity that is necessary for the construction of 1 or more storage facilities; (ii) to demonstrate the safe transportation of spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste, as applicable