Sec. 205. Stakeholder Advisory Committee
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Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director shall establish a committee, to be known as the Stakeholder Advisory Committee, to consult with representatives of adversely affected communities, adversely affected workers, industry, labor unions, economic development experts, State, local, and Tribal governments, and other organizations and individuals, as determined appropriate by the Director, to address the needs of workers and communities affected by the United States energy transition to net-zero greenhouse gas emissions.
The Stakeholder Advisory Committee shall be comprised of members who have knowledge of, or experience relating to, workers and communities adversely affected by the United States energy transition to net-zero greenhouse gas emissions, with an emphasis on economic development and diversification activities in adversely affected communities, and shall include— representatives from labor unions, including at least one representative from— the mining sector; the electricity generation sector; the manufacturing sector; and the transportation sector; community leaders from adversely affected communities, including community leaders from Tribal and Indigenous communities; representatives from State, Tribal, and local governments; experts in economic development; experts in workforce development; representatives from nongovernmental organizations, including environmental organizations; and representatives from the private sector.
The Stakeholder Advisory Committee shall provide independent advice and recommendations to the Director with respect to issues relating to the duties of the Office of Energy and Economic Transition, including— improving participation, cooperation, and communication between the Office and adversely affected communities; recommending lessons learned and best practices from communities, regions, and countries that have gone through, are going through, or are planning for an energy-related economic transition; supporting community-based public meetings, as described in subsection (f); soliciting and receiving feedback from Community-Based Transition Hubs receiving grants pursuant to section 207; and producing a report within 2 years of establishment, and every 2 years thereafter, and make recommendations, including actions that could be taken under executive authority and new legislation.
The Director shall provide a written response to each recommendation submitted in a report under subsection
(c)to the Director by the Stakeholder Advisory Committee by not later than 180 days after the date of submission of such report. The Stakeholder Advisory Committee shall meet not less frequently than 3 times each calendar year. Each meeting of the Stakeholder Advisory Committee shall be held open to the public. The Director (or a designee) shall— be present at each meeting of the Stakeholder Advisory Committee; ensure that each meeting is conducted in accordance with an agenda approved in advance by the Director; provide an opportunity for interested persons— to file comments before or after each meeting of the Stakeholder Advisory Committee; or to make statements at such a meeting, to the extent that time permits; and ensure that a high-level representative from each department and agency from the Interagency Energy and Economic Transition Task Force convened pursuant to section 204 is invited to, and encouraged to attend, each meeting of the Stakeholder Advisory Committee. Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, and each year thereafter, the Director, in coordination with the Stakeholder Advisory Committee, shall hold public meetings to gather input with respect to the duties of the Office of Energy and Economic Transition and implementation of this title. The Director, in advance of the meetings described in subsection (a), shall hold meetings in multiple adversely affected communities to provide meaningful community involvement opportunities. The Director, in advance of the meetings described in subsection (a), shall coordinate and solicit comments from entities receiving grants under section 207. A member of the Stakeholder Advisory Committee may be allowed travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, at such rate as the Director determines to be appropriate while away from the home or regular place of business of the member in the performance of the duties of the Stakeholder Advisory Committee, including participation in a public meeting pursuant to subsection (f). The Stakeholder Advisory Committee shall remain in existence unless otherwise provided by law.