Sec. 2219. GRANTS FOR ECONOMIC ADJUSTMENT
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## SEC. 2219 GRANTS FOR ECONOMIC ADJUSTMENT Section 209 of the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3149) is amended— ####
(1)in subsection (c)— #####
(A)in paragraph (4), by striking “or” at the end; #####
(B)in paragraph (5)— ######
(i)by inserting “, travel and tourism, natural resource-based, blue economy, or agricultural” after “manufacturing”; and ######
(ii)by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and #####
(C)by adding at the end the following: > > #### “(6) > > 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 > > > #### “(7) > > limited water for industrial consumption in areas impacted by decreased water supplies due to drought or extreme heat.” > ; ####
(2)by redesignating subsections
(d)and
(e)as subsections
(f)and (g), respectively; and ####
(3)by inserting after section
(c)the following: > > ### “(d) Assistance to Coal Communities > > > #### “(1) Definitions > > In this subsection: > > > ##### “(A) Coal economy > > The term ‘coal economy’ means the complete supply chain of coal-reliant industries, including— > > > ###### “(i) > > coal mining; > > > ###### “(ii) > > coal-fired power plants; > > > ###### “(iii) > > transportation or logistics; and > > > ###### “(iv) > > manufacturing. > > > ##### “(B) Contraction event > > 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). > > > #### “(2) Authorization > > 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. > > > #### “(3) Eligibility > > > ##### “(A) In general > > 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— > > > ###### “(i) > > has been adversely impacted by a contraction event in the coal economy within the previous 25 years; or > > > ###### “(ii) > > will be adversely impacted by a contraction event in the coal economy. > > > ##### “(B) Prohibition > > 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). > > > ##### “(C) Demonstrating adverse impact > > For the purposes of this paragraph, an eligible recipient may demonstrate an adverse impact by demonstrating— > > > ###### “(i) > > a loss in employment; > > > ###### “(ii) > > a reduction in tax revenue; or > > > ###### “(iii) > > any other factor, as determined to be appropriate by the Secretary. > > > ### “(e) Assistance to Nuclear Host Communities > > > #### “(1) Definitions > > In this subsection: > > > ##### “(A) Commission > > The term ‘Commission’ means the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. > > > ##### “(B) Community advisory board > > The term ‘community advisory board’ means a community committee or other advisory organization that— > > > ###### “(i) > > primarily focuses on the economic impacts of decommissioning activities; and > > > ###### “(ii) > > 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. > > > ##### “(C) Decommission > > The term ‘decommission’ has the meaning given the term in section 50.2 of title 10, Code of Federal Regulations (or successor regulations). > > > ##### “(D) Licensee > > The term ‘licensee’ has the meaning given the term in section 50.2 of title 10, Code of Federal Regulations (or successor regulations). > > > ##### “(E) Nuclear host community > > 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— > > > ###### “(i) > > is not co-located with an operating nuclear power plant; > > > ###### “(ii) > > is at a site with spent nuclear fuel; and > > > ###### “(iii) > > as of the date of enactment of the Economic Development Reauthorization Act of 2024— > > > ###### “(I) > > has ceased operations; or > > > ###### “(II) > > has provided a written notification to the Commission that it will cease operations. > > > #### “(2) Authorization > > On the application of an eligible recipient, the Secretary may make grants— > > > ##### “(A) > > to assist with economic development in nuclear host communities; and > > > ##### “(B) > > to fund community advisory boards in nuclear host communities. > > > #### “(3) Requirement > > 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’. > > > #### “(4) Distribution of funds > > 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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