Sec. 512. Energy workforce transition plans and reemployment of affected workers
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The owner or operator of an energy-related facility shall to the extent practicable submit to the Director a workforce transition plan— with respect to a coal-fueled electric generating facility with a capacity of more than 50 megawatts, not later than 6 months before the closure of the facility; with respect to a coal mine with a capacity of more than 4,000,000 short tons of coal per year, not later than 6 months before the closure of the coal mine; and with respect to an energy-related facility not described under paragraph
(1)or (2), not later than 90 days before the closure of the facility. To the extent practicable, a workforce transition plan submitted under subsection
(a)shall include estimates of— the number of workers, including those employed by a contractor or subcontractor, employed by the energy-related facility before the closure of the facility; the total number of such workers, including those employed by a contractor or subcontractor, whose employment, as a result of the closure of the energy-related facility, will— be retained; be eliminated; and be given a reduction in hours; with respect to the workers, including those employed by a contractor or subcontractor, whose existing jobs will be eliminated as a result of the closure of the energy-related facility the total number, and the number by job classification, of workers— whose employment will end without being offered other employment; who will retire as planned, be offered early retirement, or leave on their own; who will be retained by being transferred to other activities under the employment of the owner or operator; and who will be retained to continue to work for the owner or operator in a new job classification; and with respect to the workers, including those employed by a contractor or subcontractor, whose existing jobs will be retained during the closure of the energy-related facility, the total number, and the number by job classification, of workers who will work on the decommissioning and environmental remediation of the facility; and if an owner or operator is replacing a energy-related facility with a new electric generating facility, the number of— workers from the closed energy-related facility who will be employed at the new electric generating facility; and jobs at the new electric generating facility that will be outsourced to contractors or subcontractors. A workforce transition plan submitted under subsection
(a)shall not include information that violates privacy of workers or confidential business information. Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall promulgate regulations to implement this subtitle. The owner or operator of an energy-related facility shall face a fine or fee, as determined appropriate by the Secretary, should they fail to submit a workforce transition plan in accordance with this section.