Sec. 402. Good Climate Resilience Jobs Grant Program
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Not later than 90 days after the enactment of this Act, the Department of Labor Secretary shall establish a Good Climate Resilience Jobs Grant program. The purpose of the grant program is to incentivize entities receiving Federal funds from existing Federal programs that fund climate disaster recovery and rebuilding activities to adhere to the minimum labor standards outlined in section 401 in employing workers hired using Federal funds. Entities receiving Federal funds from the following programs are eligible to apply for the Good Climate Resilience Jobs Grant program:
Community Development Block Grant of the Department of Housing and Urban Development, including but not limited to amounts appropriated for disaster relief. National Flood Insurance Program. Federal Highway Emergency Funds. United States Army Corps of Engineers Disaster Relief Funds. The Infrastructure and Communities Grant Program of the Federal Emergency Management Administration. The Coastal Resilience Grant Program of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Entities that attest that they are applying for or currently receiving Federal funds through the grant programs named in subsection (c)(1) shall be eligible for a matching grant of up to the full amount received through the programs named in subsection (c)(1).
Entities must be wiling to submit to Department of Labor any information requested to verify that the entity is complying with the minimum labor standards outlined in section 401 of this Act. Entities may use matching funds for the following purposes: Payment of the non-Federal share required in connection with a Federal grant-in-aid program undertaken as part of the programs listed in subsection (c)(1). Payment of the premium for the National Flood Insurance Program. For the projects for which entities have received funding through the grant programs named in subsection (c)(1).
Not later than 90 days after the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, Federal Emergency Management Administrator, Secretary of Department of Transportation, the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and Director of the United States Army Corps must amend the application processes pertaining to the programs named in subsection (c)(1) to include information about the Good Climate Resilience Jobs Grant program. Existing applicants and recipients to the programs listed in subsection (c)(1) shall be notified of the grant program and given the opportunity to apply with 60 days of notification.
The Department of Labor Secretary shall establish processes for reviewing grant applications, notifying applicants of award decisions, administering grant funds, verifying compliance with the minimum labor standards outlined in section 401 of this Act, and penalties for noncompliance. The Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency shall direct companies participating in the Write Your Own Program to maintain records pertaining to the labor standards outlined in section 401 of this Act for all workers hired using National Flood Insurance Program funds.