Sec. 12618. Coal community resource clearinghouse
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Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Energy shall publish, maintain, and make publicly available a clearinghouse, to be known as the Coal Community Resource Clearinghouse , on the website of the Department of Energy for the purpose of increasing awareness of Federal and State programs, grants, loans, loan guarantees, and other assistance resources the Secretary determines will assist economic development activities in economically distressed communities.
In carrying out subsection (a), the Secretary shall, not less frequently than once per calendar year, update the Coal Community Resource Clearinghouse to address changes to the needs of economically distressed communities. The term economically distressed community means a unit of local government, an Indian Tribe, or a political subdivision thereof, that is significantly impacted by the closure occurring on or after January 1, 2010, of an electric generating station that primarily consumes coal as a fuel source, including by the loss of— employment directly from or associated with the electric generating station, including an associated mine; tax revenue, lease payments, or royalties directly from or associated with the electric generating station; or access to affordable energy.