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118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 9652 

To incentivize innovative transportation corridors to reduce carbon and GHG 

emissions, to provide a tax structure that allows for certain investments 

in public transportation systems, and to enable the fossil fuel workforce 

to transition to sustainable work sectors. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024 

Mr. DESAULNIER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 

Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the 

Committees on Ways and Means, Education and the Workforce, and Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 

Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within 

the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 

A BILL 

To incentivize innovative transportation corridors to reduce 

carbon and GHG emissions, to provide a tax structure 

that allows for certain investments in public transportation systems, and to enable the fossil fuel workforce 

to transition to sustainable work sectors. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Jobs for a Carbon Free 

5 Transportation System Act’’. 


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1 TITLE I—LOW CARBON 

2 CORRIDORS 

3 SEC. 2. LOW CARBON CORRIDOR GRANT PROGRAM. 

4 (a) LOW CARBON CORRIDOR DEFINED.—In this sec5 tion, the term ‘‘low carbon corridor’’ means a connected 

6 systems-management corridor that connects different 

7 methods of transportation, including public transportation 

8 systems, rail transportation, roadways, and alternative 

9 methods of transportation. 

10 (b) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary of Transpor11 tation shall establish a program to provide grants to eligi12 ble entities to carry out projects to develop low carbon cor13 ridors. The purpose of such projects shall be to— 

14 (1) lower carbon emissions along the corridor; 

15 (2) increase transportation inter-connectivity; 

16 and 

17 (3) increase transportation infrastructure rein18 vestment. 

19 (c) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—The Secretary may award 

20 grants under the program to a State, local, or tribal gov21 ernment, or a subdivision thereof, or a metropolitan plan22 ning organization. 

23 (d) ELIGIBLE USES.—Funds provided under this sec24 tion may be used to incorporate low carbon and invest25 ment mechanisms into low carbon corridors, including— 


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1 (1) high occupancy vehicle lanes; 

2 (2) value capture; 

3 (3) transit-oriented development and high-den4 sity development; 

5 (4) carbon fees; 

6 (5) automated vehicle or electric vehicle lanes 

7 that are timed and connected to a transit system; 

8 (6) Smart Cities connectivity and innovation; 

9 (7) high-speed rail; and 

10 (8) facilities for alternative modes of transpor11 tation, including pedestrian and bicycle facilities. 

12 (e) LABOR REQUIREMENTS.— 

13 (1) IN GENERAL.—A project carried out with a 

14 grant under the program shall be subject to the pro15 visions of each of the following: 

16 (A) Subchapter IV of chapter 31 of title 

17 40 (commonly known as the ‘‘Davis-Bacon 

18 Act’’). 

19 (B) Chapter 65 of title 41, United States 

20 Code (commonly known as the ‘‘Walsh-Healy 

21 Act’’). 

22 (C) Chapter 67 of title 41, United States 

23 Code (commonly known as the ‘‘McNamara24 O’Hara Service Contract Act of 1965’’). 


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1 (D) Chapter 37 of title 40, United States 

2 Code (commonly known as the ‘‘Work Hours 

3 and Safety Standards Act’’). 

4 (E) Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 

5 U.S.C. 201 et seq.). 

6 (2) AUTHORITIES OF THE SECRETARY.—With 

7 respect to the labor standards in this subsection, the 

8 Secretary of Labor shall have the authority and 

9 functions set forth in Reorganization Plan Num10 bered 14 of 1950 (64 Stat. 1267; 5 U.S.C. App.) 

11 and section 3145 of title 40, United States Code, as 

12 applicable. 

13 (f) STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS.—A recipient of a 

14 grant under the program may enter into strategic partner15 ships with nonprofit organizations or universities to de16 velop plans for low carbon corridors. 

17 (g) DOT AND EPA BENCHMARKS.—The Secretary 

18 of Transportation and the Administrator of the Environ19 mental Protection Agency shall jointly monitor how low 

20 carbon corridors with respect to which grants were pro21 vided under this section reduce carbon emissions and how 

22 any mechanisms described in subsection (d) incorporated 

23 into such corridor contribute to carbon emission reduc24 tions. 

25 (h) USE OF AMERICAN PRODUCTS.— 


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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—A recipient of funds under 

2 this section shall ensure that any iron, steel, and 

3 manufactured products used in projects carried out 

4 with such funds are produced in the United States. 

5 (2) WAIVER AUTHORITY.— 

6 (A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may 

7 waive the requirement of paragraph (1) if the 

8 Secretary determines that— 

9 (i) applying paragraph (1) would be 

10 inconsistent with the public interest; 

11 (ii) iron, steel, and manufactured 

12 products produced in the United States are 

13 not produced in a sufficient and reasonably 

14 available amount or are not of a satisfac15 tory quality; or 

16 (iii) using iron, steel, and manufac17 tured products produced in the United 

18 States will increase the cost of the overall 

19 project by more than 25 percent. 

20 (B) PUBLICATION.—Before issuing a waiv21 er under subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall 

22 publish in the Federal Register a detailed writ23 ten explanation of the waiver determination. 

24 (3) CONSISTENCY WITH INTERNATIONAL

25 AGREEMENTS.—This subsection shall be applied in a 


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1 manner consistent with the obligations of the United 

2 States under international agreements. 

3 (4) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 

4 (A) PRODUCED IN THE UNITED STATES.— 

5 The term ‘‘produced in the United States’’ 

6 means the following: 

7 (i) When used with respect to a man8 ufactured product, the product was manu9 factured in the United States and the cost 

10 of the components of such product that 

11 were mined, produced, or manufactured in 

12 the United States exceeds 60 percent of 

13 the total cost of all components of the 

14 product. 

15 (ii) When used with respect to iron or 

16 steel products, or an individual component 

17 of a manufactured product, all manufac18 turing processes for such iron or steel 

19 products or components, from the initial 

20 melting stage through the application of 

21 coatings, occurred in the United States, ex22 cept that the term does not include— 

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1 finished steel or iron from the United 

2 States; and 

3 (II) steel or iron material or 

4 products manufactured in the United 

5 States from semi-finished steel or iron 

6 of foreign origin. 

7 (B) MANUFACTURED PRODUCT.—The 

8 term ‘‘manufactured product’’ means any con9 struction material or end product (as such 

10 terms are defined in part 25.003 of the Federal 

11 Acquisition Regulation) that is not an iron or 

12 steel product, including— 

13 (i) electrical components; and 

14 (ii) non-ferrous building materials, in15 cluding, aluminum and polyvinylchloride 

16 (PVC), glass, fiber optics, plastic, wood, 

17 masonry, rubber, manufactured stone, any 

18 other non-ferrous metals, and any un19 manufactured construction material. 

20 TITLE II—VALUE CAPTURE 

21 SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 

22 In this title: 

23 (1) AFFORDABLE TRANSIT-ORIENTED DEVEL24 OPMENT.—The term ‘‘affordable transit-oriented de25 velopment’’ means development of commercial and 


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1 residential areas located near public transportation 

2 stations that promotes affordable housing and af3 fordable commercial space. 

4 (2) CAPTURED ASSESSED VALUE.—The term 

5 ‘‘captured assessed value’’ means the amount, as a 

6 percentage or stated sum, of increased assessed 

7 value that is utilized from year to year to finance 

8 project costs pursuant to the district strategic plan. 

9 (3) CURRENT ASSESSED VALUE.—The term 

10 ‘‘current assessed value’’ means the assessed value 

11 of all taxable real property within a tax increment 

12 district as of October first of each year that the tax 

13 increment district remains in effect. 

14 (4) FINANCIAL PLAN.—The term ‘‘financial 

15 plan’’ means a statement of the project costs and 

16 sources of revenue required to accomplish the dis17 trict strategic plan. 

18 (5) INCREASED ASSESSED VALUE.—The term 

19 ‘‘increased assessed value’’ means the valuation 

20 amount by which the current assessed value of a tax 

21 increment district exceeds the original assessed value 

22 of the tax increment district. If the current assessed 

23 value is equal to or less than the original assessed 

24 value, there is no increased assessed value. 


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1 (6) LOCAL GOVERNMENT.—The term ‘‘local 

2 government’’ means— 

3 (A) any county, city, town, township, par4 ish, village, or other general purpose political 

5 subdivision of a State; and 

6 (B) any combination of political subdivi7 sions or appropriate government entities includ8 ing special assessment districts. 

9 (7) NOMINATED AREA.—The term ‘‘nominated 

10 area’’ means an area which is nominated by 1 or 

11 more local governments and the State or States in 

12 which it is located for designation under section 7. 

13 (8) ORIGINAL ASSESSED VALUE.—The term 

14 ‘‘original assessed value’’ means the assessed value 

15 of all taxable real property within a tax increment 

16 district as of October first of the tax year preceding 

17 the year in which the tax increment district was es18 tablished by the State or local government. 

19 (9) PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION.—The term 

20 ‘‘public transportation’’ has the meaning given the 

21 term in section 5302 of title 49, United States Code. 

22 (10) TAX INCREMENT.—The term ‘‘tax incre23 ment’’ means capital gain taxes assessed by the Fed24 eral Government upon the increased assessed value 

25 of property in the tax increment district. 


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1 (11) TAX INCREMENT DISTRICT.—The term 

2 ‘‘tax increment district’’ means that area wholly 

3 within the corporate limits of a municipality that 

4 has been established and designated in accordance to 

5 section 7. 

6 SEC. 4. VALUE CAPTURE POLICY AND PLANNING PRO7 GRAM. 

8 (a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 53 of title 49, United 

9 States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol10 lowing: 

11 ‘‘§ 5341. Technical assistance and value capture pol12 icy 

13 ‘‘(a) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND POLICY DEVEL14 OPMENT.— 

15 ‘‘(1) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary 

16 may make grants to States and local governments 

17 to— 

18 ‘‘(A) develop State and local value capture 

19 mechanisms for long-term funding that promote 

20 mobility, public transportation, and affordable 

21 transit-oriented development; 

22 ‘‘(B) improve public transportation and 

23 mobility for individuals; and 

24 ‘‘(C) develop strategic partnerships that 

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1 ments in public transportation, mobility, inclu2 sive economic development, and affordable tran3 sit-oriented development. 

4 ‘‘(2) VALUE CAPTURE POLICY.—Not later than 

5 October 1 of the fiscal year that begins 2 years after 

6 the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary, 

7 in collaboration with State departments of transpor8 tation, metropolitan planning organizations, and re9 gional governments, shall establish voluntary value 

10 capture standards for value capture mechanisms 

11 that promote greater investments into public trans12 portation and affordable transit-oriented develop13 ment. 

14 ‘‘(3) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary, 

15 through a competitive bid process, may enter into 

16 contracts, cooperative agreements, and other agree17 ments with nonprofit organizations that have a dem18 onstrated capacity to provide value capture-related 

19 technical assistance to grant recipients. 

20 ‘‘(b) REPORT.—Not later than 15 months after the 

21 date of enactment of this section, the Secretary shall cre22 ate a report, and make such report available to the public, 

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1 vestment in public transportation and affordable transit2 oriented development. 

3 ‘‘(c) BEST PRACTICES.—Based on the report re4 quired under subsection (b), the Secretary shall identify 

5 and disseminate to State departments of transportation, 

6 the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, 

7 Committee on Finance, Committee on Environment and 

8 Public Works, and the Committee on Appropriations of 

9 the Senate, and the Committee on Transportation and In10 frastructure, Committee on Ways and Means, and the 

11 Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representa12 tives examples of best practices where States and local 

13 governments have adopted value capture mechanisms that 

14 have successfully provided for greater investment in public 

15 transportation and affordable transit-oriented develop16 ment. 

17 ‘‘(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

18 ‘‘(1) VALUE CAPTURE.—The term ‘value cap19 ture’ means collecting from an entity a portion of 

20 the economic value created by government invest21 ments, activities, and policies that have generated al22 ternative revenue streams, assets, or other financial 

23 value and repurposing such economic value to assist 

24 in funding government investments and activities. 


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1 ‘‘(2) AFFORDABLE TRANSIT-ORIENTED DEVEL2 OPMENT.—The term ‘affordable transit-oriented de3 velopment’ means development of commercial and 

4 residential areas located near public transportation 

5 stations that promotes affordable housing and af6 fordable commercial space. 

7 ‘‘(3) LOCAL GOVERNMENT.—The term ‘local 

8 government’ means— 

9 ‘‘(A) any county, city, town, township, par10 ish, village, or other general purpose political 

11 subdivision of a State; and 

12 ‘‘(B) any combination of political subdivi13 sions or appropriate government entities includ14 ing special assessment districts. 

15 ‘‘(4) PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION.—The term 

16 ‘public transportation’ has the meaning given the 

17 term in section 5302 of title 49, United States 

18 Code.’’. 

19 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis for chap20 ter 53 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by add21 ing at the end the following: 

‘‘5341. Technical assistance and value capture policy.’’. 

22 SEC. 5. DESIGNATION OF FEDERAL VALUE CAPTURE TAX 

23 INCREMENT FINANCING DISTRICTS. 

24 (a) IN GENERAL.—From among the eligible areas 

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1 retary of Transportation shall designate Federal tax incre2 ment financing districts to help State and local govern3 ment finance the cost for certain improvements and in4 vestment in public transportation, affordable housing, and 

5 other community development activities in an eligible area. 

6 (b) NUMBER OF DESIGNATIONS.—The Secretary of 

7 Transportation may annually designate nominated areas 

8 as a Federal value capture tax increment financing district 

9 under this section. 

10 (c) PERIOD FOR WHICH DESIGNATION IS IN EF11 FECT.— 

12 (1) IN GENERAL.—Any designation under this 

13 section shall remain in effect during the period be14 ginning on the date of the designation and ending 

15 on the earliest of— 

16 (A) December 31, 2030; 

17 (B) the termination date designated by the 

18 State and local governments as provided for in 

19 a nomination; or 

20 (C) the date on which the Secretary re21 vokes the designation. 

22 (2) REVOCATION OF DESIGNATION.—If appro23 priate, the Secretary may revoke the designation 

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1 mines that the local government or the State in 

2 which it is located— 

3 (A) has modified the boundaries of the 

4 area; or 

5 (B) is not complying substantially with, or 

6 fails to make progress in achieving the bench7 marks set forth in section 4. 

8 (d) LIMITATIONS ON DESIGNATIONS.—No area may 

9 be designated under this section unless— 

10 (1) the area is nominated by 1 or more local 

11 governments and the State or States in which it is 

12 located for designation under this section; 

13 (2) such State or States and the local govern14 ments have the authority— 

15 (A) to nominate the area for designation 

16 under this section; and 

17 (B) meet the Federal requirements de18 scribed in this title; 

19 (3) such State or States and the local govern20 ments meet the Federal value capture policy stand21 ards as described in section 4; 

22 (4) the Secretary determines that any informa23 tion furnished is reasonably accurate; and 

24 (5) such State or States and local governments 

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1 ready included in a Federal tax increment financing 

2 district, an infrastructure value capture zone, or in 

3 an area otherwise nominated to be designated under 

4 this section. 

5 (e) APPLICATION.—An eligible applicant shall submit 

6 to the Secretary an application that at minimum con7 tains— 

8 (1) a tax increment financing district strategic 

9 plan, including— 

10 (A) the boundaries of the tax increment 

11 district by legal description; 

12 (B) a list of the tax identification numbers 

13 for all lots or parcels within the tax increment 

14 district; 

15 (C) a description of the present condition 

16 and uses of all land and buildings within the 

17 tax increment district; 

18 (D) a description of the public facilities, 

19 improvements or programs within the tax incre20 ment district anticipated to be added and fi21 nanced in whole or in part; 

22 (E) a description of the industrial, com23 mercial, residential, mixed-use or retail im24 provements, downtown development or transit25 oriented development within the tax increment 


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1 district anticipated to be financed in whole or in 

2 part; 

3 (F) a financial plan in accordance with 

4 subsection (c) of this section; 

5 (G) a plan for the proposed maintenance 

6 and operation of the tax increment district after 

7 the planned capital improvements are com8 pleted; and 

9 (H) the maximum duration of the tax in10 crement district, which may not exceed a total 

11 of thirty tax years beginning with the tax year 

12 in which the tax increment district is estab13 lished; and 

14 (2) a financial plan for a tax increment financ15 ing strategic plan, including— 

16 (A) cost estimates for the public improve17 ments and developments anticipated in the dis18 trict strategic plan; 

19 (B) the maximum amount of indebtedness 

20 to be incurred to implement the district stra21 tegic plan; 

22 (C) sources of anticipated revenues; 

23 (D) a description of the terms and condi24 tions of any agreements, including any antici25 pated assessment agreements, contracts or 


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1 other obligations related to the district strategic 

2 plan; 

3 (E) estimates of increased assessed values 

4 of the tax increment district; and 

5 (F) the portion of the increased assessed 

6 values to be applied to the district strategic 

7 plan as captured assessed values and resulting 

8 tax increments in each year of the plan. 

9 SEC. 6. ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA. 

10 A nominated area shall be eligible for designation 

11 under section 5 only if the appropriate State or local gov12 ernment or agency— 

13 (1) designates a contiguous area within its ju14 risdiction as a transit-oriented development or tran15 sit-serve corridor; and 

16 (2) has created a tax increment financing dis17 trict or other value capture that meet the value cap18 ture standards as described in section 4. 

19 SEC. 7. VALUE CAPTURE TAX INCREMENT FINANCING DIS20 TRICTS; SPECIAL RULE FOR CAPITAL GAINS. 

21 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Treasury (or 

22 the Secretary’s delegate), after consultation with the Sec23 retary of Transportation, shall, with respect to designated 

24 Federal value capture tax increment financing districts as 

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1 (1) establish a procedure to certify the original 

2 assessed value of the Federal capital gain taxes 

3 within the boundaries of a Federal value capture tax 

4 increment financing district, 

5 (2) in each year after the establishment of a 

6 Federal value capture tax increment financing dis7 trict, certify with respect to such district the amount 

8 of— 

9 (A) the assessed value of capital gains col10 lected, 

11 (B) the amount by which the current as12 sessed value has increased or decreased from 

13 the original assessed value, subject to any as14 sessment agreements, and 

15 (C) the amount of the captured assessed 

16 value, and 

17 (3) conduct such analysis as is necessary to de18 termine the maximum amount available of Federal 

19 guarantees of qualified transit-oriented development 

20 bonds, but not to exceed an annual amount to be de21 termined by the Secretary. 

22 (b) FEDERAL VALUE CAPTURE TAX INCREMENT FI23 NANCING DISTRICT.—For purposes of this section, the 

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1 nicipality, county, or other government entity, from which 

2 all or a portion of projected future property tax revenue 

3 increases is temporarily dedicated to finance infrastruc4 ture improvements (or other investments) with the objec5 tive of stimulating economic development. 

6 (c) RULEMAKING AND REGULATIONS.—Not later 

7 than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the 

8 Secretary of the Treasury shall issue such rules or regula9 tions as may be necessary or appropriate to carry out the 

10 purposes of this section. 

11 (d) NOTIFICATION TO CONGRESS.—At least 30 days 

12 before issuing a letter of intent for establishment of a Fed13 eral value capture tax increment district, the Secretary of 

14 the Treasury shall notify in writing the Committee on 

15 Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, the Committee on 

16 Finance, Committee on Environment and Public Works 

17 and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate and 

18 the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 

19 Committee on Ways and Means, and the Committee on 

20 Appropriations of the House of Representatives of the des21 ignated Federal value capture tax increment districts. The 

22 Secretary shall include with the notification a copy of the 

23 nomination application and designation as well as the eval24 uations and ratings for each designation. 


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1 (e) ASSESSMENT AGREEMENT.—For purposes of this 

2 section, the term ‘‘assessment agreement’’ means an 

3 agreement that establishes, with respect to a Federal value 

4 capture tax increment financing district— 

5 (1) the tax base, 

6 (2) the amount of increased tax collections to 

7 be dedicated to such district, 

8 (3) procedures for collecting funds, and 

9 (4) approved uses for funds. 

10 SEC. 8. EXPANSION OF LONG-TERM LOCAL FUNDING FOR 

11 PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE AND AFFORDABLE 

12 TRANSIT-ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT. 

13 (a) IN GENERAL.—Subpart A of part IV of sub14 chapter B of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 

15 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new 

16 section: 

17 ‘‘SEC. 147A. QUALIFIED TRANSIT-ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT 

18 BONDS. 

19 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—In this section, the term ‘quali20 fied transit-oriented development bond’ means any private 

21 activity bond issued as part of an issue for the purposes 

22 of the acquisition, construction, reconstruction, or im23 provement of land or property that is within one half-mile 

24 of an existing or planned major public transportation facil25 ity including fixed-guideway transit stations (rail and bus 


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1 rapid transit), designated High Speed Rail or existing 

2 intercity rail stations, or an intermodal transportation sta3 tion. 

4 ‘‘(b) A bond shall not be treated as a qualified tran5 sit-oriented development bond unless the issue described 

6 in subsection (a) is issued pursuant to relevant local gov7 ernment-adopted policies, as determined by the Secretary, 

8 that— 

9 ‘‘(1) promote long-term affordable housing or 

10 affordable commercial spaces, 

11 ‘‘(2) promote high-density, mixed-use develop12 ment near public transportation stations, 

13 ‘‘(3) encourage value capture and value sharing 

14 that promotes greater investment in public transpor15 tation and affordable transit-oriented development, 

16 including any strategy developed under section 5341, 

17 ‘‘(4) the payment of the principal and interest 

18 on such issue is primarily secured by taxes of gen19 eral applicability imposed by a general purpose gov20 ernmental unit, 

21 ‘‘(5) a 25 to 50 percent increase, as determined 

22 by the Secretary, in real property tax revenues (at23 tributable to increases in assessed value) by reason 

24 of the carrying out of such purposes in such area is 

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1 (and similar issues) to the extent such increase does 

2 not exceed such debt service, or 

3 ‘‘(6) other value capture mechanisms including 

4 user fees, sales tax revenues, or other revenue 

5 sources dedicated to the project by property owners 

6 and businesses. 

7 ‘‘(c) TRANSIT-ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT VOLUME

8 CAP.— 

9 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The aggregate face amount 

10 of Transit-oriented development bonds issued pursu11 ant to an issue, when added to the aggregate face 

12 amount of transit-oriented development bonds pre13 viously issued by the issuing authority during the 

14 calendar year, shall not exceed such issuing 

15 authority’s Move America volume cap for such year. 

16 ‘‘(2) ALLOCATION OF VOLUME CAP.—Each 

17 State may allocate the transit-oriented development 

18 volume cap of such State among governmental units 

19 (or other authorities) in such State having authority 

20 to issue private activity bonds. 

21 ‘‘(d) APPLICATION OF DAVIS-BACON ACT REQUIRE22 MENTS WITH RESPECT TO FEDERAL VALUE CAPTURE

23 TAX INCREMENT FINANCING DISTRICTS.—Subchapter IV 

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1 apply to projects financed with the proceeds of qualified 

2 transit-oriented development bonds.’’. 

3 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The table of sec4 tions for subpart A of part IV of subchapter B of chapter 

5 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by 

6 adding at the end the following new item: 

‘‘Sec. 147A. Qualified transit-oriented development bonds.’’. 

7 (c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 

8 this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after 

9 the Secretary has determined the procedure described in 

10 section 8(a)(1). 

11 TITLE III—PROTECTING WORK12 ERS FOR A CLEAN FUTURE 

13 ACT 

14 SEC. 9. FINDINGS. 

15 Congress finds the following: 

16 (1) The fossil fuel and fossil fuel-dependent in17 dustries have been major drivers of employment and 

18 economic growth in regions throughout California. 

19 Yet, despite the success of these industries, many 

20 local residents are unemployed or live in poverty. In 

21 addition, nearby communities often suffer from pol22 lution, poor air and water quality, and other health 

23 hazards. The goal of community transition grants is 

24 to develop a vision for a future economy based on 

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1 gional approach requires bringing together a diverse 

2 set of stakeholders that represent the whole commu3 nity. This coalition must be capable of developing 

4 and implementing strategies to support workers and 

5 communities that will be affected by the transition 

6 away from fossil fuels. To be effective, coalitions 

7 should work closely with high road employers and in8 dustry leaders to identify in-demand skills and work9 force strategies that promote emerging and expand10 ing sectors of the regional economy. 

11 (2) These strategies should provide pathways 

12 for impacted workers to transition to other sustain13 able jobs and careers. They should also include the 

14 frontline communities who have historically been ex15 cluded from the economic benefits of the fossil fuel 

16 industry, while bearing the greatest costs of pollu17 tion and ecological damage. 

18 (3) Partnerships should include organizations 

19 representing workers and communities impacted by 

20 the fossil fuel industry and the transition to a car21 bon-constrained economy. Workers, residents, and 

22 community leaders have inherent knowledge of re23 gional dynamics, issues, and needs, and should func24 tion at the center of developing regional solutions. 


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1 (4) In addition, coalitions should be diverse and 

2 represent a wide range of regional interests and 

3 stakeholders, including organizations representing 

4 labor, environmental justice, industry, economic de5 velopment, local tribal and municipal government, 

6 and educational institutions. 

7 (5) As the United States and global economies 

8 shift from fossil fuels to more sustainable sources of 

9 energy, the fossil fuel workforce cannot be left be10 hind. They must be part of the conversation and 

11 have a role in shaping the transition. 

12 SEC. 10. RENEWABLE ENERGY TRANSITION GRANT PRO13 GRAM. 

14 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Labor, in con15 sultation with the Secretary of Energy, shall establish a 

16 grant program for local governments for the purpose of 

17 developing a plan to transition workers from employment 

18 in fossil fuel industries to employment in sustainable in19 dustries. 

20 (b) ELIGIBILITY.—The Secretary of Labor may 

21 award grants under subsection (a) to a local or Tribal gov22 ernment that— 

23 (1) establishes industry or sector partnerships 

24 (as defined in section 3 of the Workforce Innovation 

25 and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3102)); 


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1 (2) is in a locality that the Secretary of Energy 

2 determines to have a percentage of traditional en3 ergy sector jobs that is average or above average rel4 ative to the United States; and 

5 (3) certifies that such local or Tribal govern6 ment will develop the transition plan described in 

7 subsection (a) in consultation with relevant State 

8 and other experts, including experts in energy labor, 

9 green economy policies, and energy policy, and with 

10 relevant State officials, if applicable. 

11 (c) DETERMINATION OF PERCENTAGE OF TRADI12 TIONAL ENERGY SECTOR JOBS.—In making the deter13 mination under subsection (b)(2), the Secretary of Labor 

14 shall take into consideration information from the report 

15 entitled ‘‘U.S. Energy and Employment Report’’ issued by 

16 the Secretary in January, 2017. 

17 (d) USE OF FUNDS.—Funds under subsection (a) 

18 may be used for the following purposes: 

19 (1) To develop a transition plan described in 

20 subsection (a). 

21 (2) To support an existing apprenticeship pro22 gram for apprenticeable occupation or, if in a non23 traditional industry, to develop an apprenticeship 

24 program. 


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1 (3) To train individuals who are new to the 

2 workforce for jobs in sustainable industries, includ3 ing but not limited to, manufacturing, autonomous 

4 vehicles, electric vehicles, renewable energy, 

5 CERCLA remediation, and may include a partner6 ship or agreements with employers to provide jobs 

7 for trainees. 

8 (e) TRANSITION PLAN REQUIREMENTS.—A transi9 tion plan funded under subsection (a)— 

10 (1) shall include assistance for accessing all ex11 isting applicable Federal and State aid for displaced 

12 workers, including unemployment insurance, job 

13 transition training, and community services for the 

14 affected community as well as trade adjustment as15 sistance and other programs, if applicable; and 

16 (2) may also include assistance to supplement 

17 existing Federal and State aid, including funds for 

18 bridges to retirement for older workers, wage insur19 ance for workers who find employment in lower wage 

20 jobs, and funding for significant career change train21 ing for workers who wish to change careers, includ22 ing case management and career path counseling. 

23 (f) AUTHORIZATION.—There are authorized to be ap24 propriated such sums as necessary to carry out this sec25 tion. 


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1 SEC. 11. NATIONAL EMPLOYMENT CORPS. 

2 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established within 

3 the Department of Labor a National Employment Corps. 

4 (b) JOB GUARANTEE GRANTS.— 

5 (1) IN GENERAL.—If local government or Tribe 

6 described in section 10(b) executes a plan under sec7 tion 10 in good faith, but all workers described in 

8 section 10(a) are not successfully transitioned, the 

9 Secretary of Labor, acting through the National 

10 Employment Corps, shall establish a program (here11 inafter referred to as the ‘‘program’’) to provide 

12 grants to local and Tribal governments to provide di13 rect employment projects for the purpose of guaran14 teeing a job and job training to any eligible worker 

15 not successfully transitioned under such plan. 

16 (2) USE OF FUNDS.—The grants under para17 graph (1) shall cover wage, benefits, and material 

18 expenses of eligible workers. 

19 (3) ELIGIBLE WORKER.—In this section, the 

20 term ‘‘eligible worker’’ means any individual who 

21 loses a job or reasonably anticipates losing a job due 

22 to a transition from traditional energy sources to 

23 sustainable energy sources. 

24 (c) COORDINATION OF FEDERAL EFFORTS.—The 

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1 cluding infrastructure, energy efficiency, retrofitting, elder 

2 care, child care, job training, education, and health serv3 ices. 

4 (d) FEDERAL COMPONENT.— 

5 (1) IN GENERAL.—If projects funded under the 

6 program under subsection (b) are inadequate to 

7 maintain full employment in the locality or Tribe, 

8 the Secretary shall intervene in the locality or Tribe 

9 to provide adequate employment opportunities to 

10 guarantee employment to workers described in such 

11 subsection. 

12 (2) ADDITIONAL SERVICES.—The Corps shall 

13 also offer the following services to eligible workers: 

14 (A) Supportive services. 

15 (B) Wrap-around services, including: 

16 (i) Transportation. 

17 (ii) Childcare. 

18 (iii) Job preparation services. 

19 (iv) Counseling. 

20 (C) Adult education and literacy activities. 

21 (D) Activities to assist justice-involved in22 dividuals. 

23 (3) WEBSITE AND DATABASE.—To assist with 

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1 ment Corps, the Secretary shall establish a website 

2 and database listing individuals employed under the 

3 program as available for, and seeking, employment. 

4 Individuals shall be allowed up to one day (8 hours) 

5 per employed month to seek alternative employment 

6 and for professional development. 

7 (e) COORDINATION OF LOCAL EFFORTS.—Any local 

8 or Tribal government that receives a grant shall develop 

9 employment proposals in coordination with community 

10 leaders, labor organizations, and local residents to ensure 

11 the proposals will serve the needs of the constituents and 

12 available pool of labor. The employment proposals may not 

13 be used to employ individuals who will replace or speed 

14 the displacement of existing employees or individuals who 

15 would otherwise perform similar work. 

16 (f) EMPLOYMENT PROTECTIONS.— 

17 (1) COLLECTIVE BARGAINING UNITS.—Partici18 pants shall be included in an established bargaining 

19 unit and covered by any applicable collective bar20 gaining agreement upon the establishment of such 

21 agreement. 

22 (2) WAGES UNDER THE PROGRAM.—Wage vari23 ation shall be built into the program, as determined 

24 by the Secretary of Labor, to account for workers’ 

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1 dence, as well as the prospect of promotion within 

2 the National Employment Corps. 

3 (3) WEBSITE.—To manage projects past, 

4 present, and future, the National Employment Corps 

5 shall create a website where all projects will be list6 ed. 

7 (4) MINIMUM WAGE.—Any individual employed 

8 using funds under this section shall be paid wages 

9 at a rate that is not less than $15.00 per hour and 

10 that are comparable to wages in the region, plus 

11 benefits, and indexed for inflation. 

12 (g) APPRENTICESHIP DEFINED.—In this section, the 

13 term ‘‘apprenticeship’’ means an apprenticeship program 

14 registered under the Act of August 16, 1937 (commonly 

15 known as the ‘‘National Apprenticeship Act’’) (50 Stat. 

16 664, chapter 663; 29 U.S.C. 50 et seq.), including any 

17 requirement, standard, or rule promulgated under such 

18 Act, as such requirement, standard, or rule was in effect 

19 on December 30, 2019. 

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