Sec. 2219. Grants for economic adjustment
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Section 209 of the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 ( 42 U.S.C. 3149 ) is amended— in subsection (c)— in paragraph (4), by striking or at the end; in paragraph (5)— by inserting , travel and tourism, natural resource-based, blue economy, or agricultural after manufacturing ; and by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and by adding at the end the following: economic dislocation in the steel industry due to the closure of a steel plant, primary steel economy contraction events (including temporary layoffs and shifts to part-time work), or job losses in the steel industry or associated with the departure or contraction of the steel industry, for help in economic restructuring of the communities; or limited water for industrial consumption in areas impacted by decreased water supplies due to drought or extreme heat. ; by redesignating subsections
(d)and
(e)as subsections
(f)and (g), respectively; and by inserting after section
(c)the following: In this subsection: The term coal economy means the complete supply chain of coal-reliant industries, including— coal mining; coal-fired power plants; transportation or logistics; and manufacturing. The term contraction event means the closure of a facility or a reduction in activity relating to a coal-reliant industry, including an industry described in any of clauses
(i)through
(iv)of subparagraph (A). On the application of an eligible recipient, the Secretary may make grants for projects in areas adversely impacted by a contraction event in the coal economy. In carrying out this subsection, the Secretary shall determine the eligibility of an area based on whether the eligible recipient can reasonably demonstrate that the area— has been adversely impacted by a contraction event in the coal economy within the previous 25 years; or will be adversely impacted by a contraction event in the coal economy. No regulation or other policy of the Secretary may limit the eligibility of an eligible recipient for a grant under this subsection based on the date of a contraction event except as provided in subparagraph (A)(i). For the purposes of this paragraph, an eligible recipient may demonstrate an adverse impact by demonstrating— a loss in employment; a reduction in tax revenue; or any other factor, as determined to be appropriate by the Secretary. In this subsection: The term Commission means the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. The term community advisory board means a community committee or other advisory organization that— primarily focuses on the economic impacts of decommissioning activities; and aims to foster communication and information exchange between a licensee planning for and involved in decommissioning activities and members of the community that decommissioning activities may affect. The term decommission has the meaning given the term in section 50.2 of title 10, Code of Federal Regulations (or successor regulations). The term licensee has the meaning given the term in section 50.2 of title 10, Code of Federal Regulations (or successor regulations). The term nuclear host community means an eligible recipient that has been economically impacted, or reasonably demonstrates to the satisfaction of the Secretary that it will be economically impacted, by a nuclear power plant licensed by the Commission that— is not co-located with an operating nuclear power plant; is at a site with spent nuclear fuel; and as of the date of enactment of the Economic Development Reauthorization Act of 2024 — has ceased operations; or has provided a written notification to the Commission that it will cease operations. On the application of an eligible recipient, the Secretary may make grants— to assist with economic development in nuclear host communities; and to fund community advisory boards in nuclear host communities. In carrying out this subsection, to the maximum extent practicable, the Secretary shall implement the recommendations described in the report submitted to Congress under section 108 of the Nuclear Energy Innovation and Modernization Act ( Public Law 115–439 ; 132 Stat. 5577) entitled Best Practices for Establishment and Operation of Local Community Advisory Boards Associated with Decommissioning Activities at Nuclear Power Plants . The Secretary shall establish a methodology to ensure, to the maximum extent practicable, geographic diversity among grant recipients under this subsection. .
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