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111TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 330 

To establish grant programs to encourage energy-efficient economic development and green job training and creation, and to establish the Metro 

Area Green Institute to produce and disseminate best practice information to economic and workforce development initiatives undertaken by 

metropolitan communities nationally. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JANUARY 8, 2009 

Ms. LEE of California introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 

Committee on Education and Labor 

A BILL 

To establish grant programs to encourage energy-efficient 

economic development and green job training and creation, and to establish the Metro Area Green Institute 

to produce and disseminate best practice information 

to economic and workforce development initiatives undertaken by metropolitan communities nationally. 

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 ‘‘Metro Economies 

5 Green Act’’ or ‘‘MEGA’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 

2 In this Act: 

3 (1) GREEN JOBS.—The term ‘‘green jobs’’ 

4 means well-paying, high-skill, career-track jobs that 

5 contribute directly to preserving or enhancing envi6 ronmental quality and promote energy efficiency and 

7 energy technology deployment, including jobs involv8 ing— 

9 (A) energy-efficient construction; 

10 (B) retrofitting public and private build11 ings; 

12 (C) installing solar panels, wind turbines, 

13 and other low-carbon or carbon-neutral power 

14 sources; 

15 (D) constructing transit lines; 

16 (E) environmental remediation activities; 

17 (F) installation of low-carbon infrastruc18 ture; 

19 (G) landscaping; and 

20 (H) developing or deploying— 

21 (i) sustainable energy technologies; 

22 (ii) low-carbon electricity technologies; 

23 (iii) advanced bio-fuels; 

24 (iv) carbon dioxide capture and stor25 age systems; 


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1 (v) electric and plug-in hybrid electric 

2 vehicles; and 

3 (vi) high-efficiency consumer prod4 ucts. 

5 (2) GREEN INDUSTRY.—The term ‘‘green in6 dustry’’ means existing or emerging industry sectors, 

7 small businesses, and micro-enterprise initiatives 

8 that create or involve green jobs. 

9 (3) HIGH NEEDS.—The term ‘‘high needs’’ 

10 means, with respect to an individual, an individual 

11 who is— 

12 (A) unemployed, with a high school degree 

13 or lesser educational attainment; 

14 (B) working full-time, but living in pov15 erty, as determined by national poverty indica16 tors; or 

17 (C) marginally employed, as defined by the 

18 Bureau of Labor Statistics of the Department 

19 of Labor. 

20 (4) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 

21 the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. 

22 (5) UNIT OF GENERAL LOCAL GOVERNMENT.— 

23 The term ‘‘unit of general local government’’ has the 

24 meaning given such term in section 102 of the 


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1 Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 

2 (42 U.S.C. 5302). 

3 SEC. 3. FINDINGS. 

4 The Congress makes the following findings: 

5 (1) WORKFORCE TRENDS.— 

6 (A) The U.S. Conference of Mayors in its 

7 report ‘‘U.S. Metro Economies: Engines of 

8 America’s Growth’’ states that the metropolitan 

9 areas of the United States generated 85.9 per10 cent of jobs in the United States, 90.1 percent 

11 of labor income, and 89.9 percent of gross do12 mestic product in 2007. Since 2000, United 

13 States metropolitan economies contributed 90.5 

14 percent, or more than $4 trillion, of the growth 

15 in the national economy. In 2007, such commu16 nities accounted for 92 percent of national eco17 nomic growth. In sum, the gross metropolitan 

18 product of the 10 largest metropolitan areas in 

19 2007 ($4.72 trillion) exceeded the combined 

20 output of 36 States. 

21 (B) Similarly, in its report ‘‘MetroNation: 

22 How U.S. Metropolitan Areas Fuel American 

23 Prosperity’’, the Brookings Institution states 

24 that the 100 largest metropolitan economies 

25 gather significant shares of innovative activity 


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1 (78 percent of patent activity in the United 

2 States), educated workers (75 percent of grad3 uate degree holders), and critical infrastructure 

4 (79 percent of air cargo in the United States). 

5 (C) The American workforce is diversifying 

6 at a time when many minority and urban com7 munities continue to encounter barriers to gain8 ful employment. Projections from the Census 

9 Bureau show that non-Hispanic Whites will 

10 represent less than half of the Nation’s prime 

11 working-age (25 to 64) population by 2050. Be12 tween 2008 and 2050, Blacks and Hispanics 

13 will grow from about 25 percent to nearly 40 

14 percent of the working-age population, and will 

15 account for more than 90 percent of total 

16 growth in that age range. Individuals from mi17 nority communities are largely concentrated in 

18 metropolitan areas. Furthermore, such commu19 nities remain disproportionately affected by nu20 merous challenges related to education, employ21 ment, and incarceration. 

22 (D) In its report ‘‘Renewable Energy and 

23 Energy Efficiency: Economic Drivers for the 

24 21st Century American’’ the American Solar 

25 Energy Society estimates that, in 2006, more 


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1 than 8 million Americans worked in green in2 dustries, generating $933 billion of revenue. By 

3 2030, the Society further estimates that green 

4 industries will account for more than 40 million 

5 American jobs, generating over $4.5 trillion in 

6 annual revenue. 

7 (E) As indicated in ‘‘Green-Collar Jobs in 

8 American Cities’’, issued jointly by Green for 

9 All and the Apollo Alliance, green industries 

10 promote employment opportunities that are nec11 essarily local. Therefore, jobs in emerging green 

12 industries will offer sustainable employment op13 portunities to Americans for decades to come. 

14 (2) CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES IN THE

15 NATION’S METRO COMMUNITIES.— 

16 (A) According to the report ‘‘Cities in Cri17 sis: A Special Analytic Report on High School 

18 Graduation’’, of the Editorial Projects in Edu19 cation Research Center, nearly 40 percent of 

20 the Nation’s 50 largest metropolitan areas suf21 fer high school graduation rates below 50 per22 cent. Metropolitan communities with historical 

23 ties to traditional manufacturing industries are 

24 among those demonstrating particularly dis25 couraging high school graduation rates. The 


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1 dual challenges associated with contracting 

2 labor markets and fledgling academic capacities 

3 have left these, and many other metropolitan 

4 communities, with compounding barriers to job 

5 creation and economic development. 

6 (B) According to the Department of Jus7 tice, Office of Justice Programs, nearly 650,000 

8 people are released from Federal and State in9 carceration into communities nationwide each 

10 year, about 1,600 a day, with the majority of 

11 these individuals returning to the Nation’s met12 ropolitan communities. 

13 (C) Transitional jobs programs have been 

14 proven to help people with criminal records to 

15 successfully return to the workplace and to the 

16 community, and therefore can reduce recidi17 vism. Such programs, along with traditional 

18 technical training programs provide at-risk indi19 viduals in our Nation’s metropolitan commu20 nities with concrete opportunities for long-term 

21 economic self-sufficiency. 

22 SEC. 4. METRO AREA GREEN ZONES. 

23 (a) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this section is to em24 power communities to provide stable employment in green 


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1 industries, so such communities may become self-sufficient 

2 and gain long-term economic stability. 

3 (b) METRO AREA GREEN ZONE GRANT PROGRAM.— 

4 The Secretary may establish a competitive program to 

5 make grants to units of general local government to sup6 port and establish green job programs that— 

7 (1) target low-income, difficult-to-employ, and 

8 formerly incarcerated persons residing in the area or 

9 community served by such unit of general local gov10 ernment; and 

11 (2) involve local business, academia, trade asso12 ciations, nonprofits, and other stakeholders in en13 ergy-efficient economic development and green job 

14 training and creation. 

15 (c) ELIGIBILITY.—Grants may be made only to units 

16 of general local government that— 

17 (1) have a population in excess of 300,000; and 

18 (2) submit to the Secretary a multi-year imple19 mentation plan that provides assurances to the Sec20 retary that such unit of general local government 

21 will use such grant amounts to carry out the activi22 ties under subsection (e). 

23 (d) PRIORITY.—In awarding grants under this sec24 tion, the Secretary may give priority to any applicant unit 

25 of general local government that provides assurances to 


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1 the Secretary, or demonstrates to the Secretary, as appli2 cable, that such unit of general local government— 

3 (1) has entered, or will enter into partnership 

4 agreements with local nonprofit organizations, com5 munity and technical colleges, organized labor orga6 nizations, and local economic development boards to 

7 develop and implement a coordinated, systemic, and 

8 sustainable strategy to promote economic develop9 ment through efforts to increase green jobs and 

10 technologies in low-income communities; 

11 (2) has engaged and consulted, or will engage 

12 and consult with relevant county and State agencies 

13 to help develop and implement a strategy to promote 

14 economic development through efforts to increase 

15 green jobs and technologies in low-income commu16 nities; 

17 (3) has the ability to complement and con18 tribute to national, regional, and State goals related 

19 to green jobs and green industries; 

20 (4) has a demonstrable commitment to green 

21 economic and workforce development; 

22 (5) has the ability to coordinate with activities 

23 identified in the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 

24 (29 U.S.C. 2801 et seq.) and other federally spon25 sored programs; 


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1 (6) has a plan to engage local industry and 

2 small business in creating green jobs both locally 

3 and regionally; 

4 (7) is located within a 50 mile radius of a De5 partment of Energy National Energy Laboratory 

6 and technology centers or a research-intensive insti7 tution of higher education engaged in energy re8 search or green job creation; 

9 (8) has a local unemployment rate at least 1.5 

10 times greater than the national rate; 

11 (9) has at least 20 percent of the local work12 force employed in the lowest-paying economic sec13 tors; 

14 (10) has not less than 35 percent of households 

15 that have female head-of-households; 

16 (11) has more than 20 parolees, probationers, 

17 or parolees and probationers per 1,000 residents; 

18 (12) serves individuals in families that meet the 

19 lower living standard income level, as defined by the 

20 Department of Labor, Employment and Training 

21 Administration; 

22 (13) has a local population of which at least 8 

23 percent are classified as high-need with regard to 

24 employment opportunities; and 


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1 (14) meets any other criteria the Secretary de2 termines appropriate. 

3 (e) ELIGIBLE ACTIVITIES.—A unit of general local 

4 government receiving a grant under this section may use 

5 grant funds to— 

6 (1) create model curricula, education, and train7 ing opportunities to provide low-income, under8 served, or otherwise displaced program participants 

9 with skills necessary to acquire long-term green jobs; 

10 (2) provide job placement services, in partner11 ship with local green industries; 

12 (3) support program partners, subdivisions of 

13 municipal government, small business, and non14 profits for further coordination with national, State, 

15 and regional efforts, local industry, local small busi16 ness, and nationally sponsored activities in the 

17 Metro Area Green Zone to support overall program 

18 enhancement and expand local and regional green 

19 employment opportunities, including providing— 

20 (A) stipends; 

21 (B) tax credits; 

22 (C) financing mechanisms; and 

23 (D) technical and other assistance; 


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1 (4) provide green job creation incentives 

2 through support of local businesses and industry sec3 tors to create green jobs; 

4 (5) provide services such as childcare, alcohol 

5 and drug dependence treatment, and mental health 

6 services, as necessary, to underserved, low-income, 

7 displaced, hard-to-employ, and formerly incarcerated 

8 individuals to facilitate the use of the training and 

9 job placement services provided by paragraphs (1) 

10 and (2); 

11 (6) provide underserved, low-income, displaced, 

12 hard-to-employ, and formerly incarcerated individ13 uals with green jobs and business opportunities; and 

14 (7) carry out any other activity the Secretary 

15 considers appropriate. 

16 (f) NUMBER AND AMOUNT OF GRANTS.— 

17 (1) NUMBER.—The Secretary may make grants 

18 under this section to not more than 10 units of gen19 eral local government. 

20 (2) AMOUNT.—Subject to the availability of ap21 propriations, the Secretary shall make a grant to 

22 each unit of general local government selected of not 

23 more than $15,000,000 each fiscal year for 5 years. 

24 (g) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 

25 authorized to be appropriated for grants under this section 


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1 $150,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2010 through 

2 2015. 

3 SEC. 5. MINI-METRO GREEN GRANT PROGRAM. 

4 (a) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this section is to en5 sure the participation of smaller, developing municipalities 

6 that are ineligible by population to receive grants under 

7 section 4 in activities such as the activities authorized 

8 under such section. 

9 (b) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary may establish 

10 a competitive program to make grants to units of general 

11 local government eligible under subsection (c) to support 

12 and establish programs that engage smaller communities 

13 in green economic and workforce development. 

14 (c) ELIGIBILITY.—Grants may be made only to units 

15 of general local government that— 

16 (1) have a population of not less than 50,000 

17 and not more than 125,000; and 

18 (2) submit to the Secretary a multi-year imple19 mentation plan that provides assurances to the Sec20 retary that such unit of general local government 

21 will use such grant amounts to carry out the activi22 ties under subsection (e). 

23 (d) PRIORITY.—In awarding grants under this sec24 tion, the Secretary may give priority to any applicant unit 

25 of general local government that provides assurances to 


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1 the Secretary, or demonstrates to the Secretary, as appli2 cable, that such unit of general local government— 

3 (1) has a commitment to promoting green jobs 

4 and green technologies; 

5 (2) has a plan to engage local industry and 

6 small business in creating green jobs both locally 

7 and regionally; 

8 (3) has a local unemployment rate at least 25 

9 percent greater than the national rate, or for the 10- 

10 year period ending upon application for a grant 

11 under this section has a local unemployment rate at 

12 least 10 percent greater than the national rate; 

13 (4) serves individuals in families that meet the 

14 lower living standard income level, as defined by the 

15 Department of Labor, Employment and Training 

16 Administration; 

17 (5) has a population of which more than 20 

18 percent are involved in gang activity; 

19 (6) has a population of which more than 0.5 

20 percent are current parolees; 

21 (7) has a high school drop-out rate at least 10 

22 percent greater than the national average; 

23 (8) has at least one local publicly funded work24 force investment system; 


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1 (9) has been identified pursuant to State or 

2 Federal law as an enterprise zone; 

3 (10) has an existing partnership with a local 

4 publicly funded workforce investment system; 

5 (11) is a designated Environmental Protection 

6 Agency Nonattainment area; and 

7 (12) meets any other criteria the Secretary de8 termines appropriate. 

9 (e) ELIGIBLE ACTIVITIES.—A unit of general local 

10 government receiving a grant under this section may use 

11 grant funds to— 

12 (1) participate in programs and activities pro13 vided by the Metro Area Green Institute established 

14 under section 6; 

15 (2) provide job placement services, in partner16 ship with local green industries; 

17 (3) provide higher level job skills, and higher 

18 paying employment opportunities (including micro19 enterprise business in underserved communities) to 

20 low-income and formerly incarcerated individuals; 

21 (4) provide incentives for further coordination 

22 with local industry and small business to expand 

23 local and regional green jobs; 

24 (5) provide services such as childcare, alcohol 

25 and drug dependence treatment, and mental health 


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1 services, as necessary, to underserved, low-income, 

2 displaced, hard-to-employ, and formerly incarcerated 

3 individuals to facilitate the use of the training, job 

4 placement, and employment services provided by 

5 paragraphs (3) and (4); and 

6 (6) carry out any other activity the Secretary 

7 considers appropriate. 

8 (f) NUMBER AND AMOUNT OF GRANTS.— 

9 (1) NUMBER.—The Secretary may make grants 

10 under this section to not more than 10 units of gen11 eral local government. 

12 (2) AMOUNT.—Subject to the availability of ap13 propriations, the Secretary shall make a grant to 

14 each unit of general local government selected of not 

15 more than $1,000,000 each fiscal year for 5 years. 

16 (g) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 

17 authorized to be appropriated for grants under this section 

18 $10,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2010 through 

19 2015. 

20 SEC. 6. METRO AREA GREEN INSTITUTE. 

21 (a) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this section is to es22 tablish the Metro Area Green Institute to serve as a na23 tional center for technical assistance, training, research, 

24 information dissemination, and resource center to support 


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1 municipally based, green economic and workforce develop2 ment efforts. 

3 (b) GRANT OR CONTRACT AWARD.—The Secretary 

4 shall select one unit of general local government or non5 profit organization designated by a unit of general local 

6 government to establish and operate a Metro Area Green 

7 Institute in accordance with this section and may make 

8 a grant or enter into a contract under this section to pro9 vide assistance for such Institute. 

10 (c) GRANT OR CONTRACT AMOUNT.—The amount 

11 provided for a grant or contract under this section shall 

12 not exceed $5,000,000 each fiscal year for 5 years. 

13 (d) ELIGIBILITY.—The Secretary may not make a 

14 grant or enter into a contract under this section to an 

15 applicant unit of general local government or an applicant 

16 nonprofit organization designated by a unit of general 

17 local government unless the applicant provides assurances 

18 to the Secretary, or demonstrates to the Secretary, as ap19 plicable, that such unit or designated nonprofit organiza20 tion— 

21 (1) is within a 20-mile radius of at least one 

22 Department of Energy National Energy Laboratory 

23 and at least one research-intensive institution of 

24 higher education; 


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1 (2) has demonstrable experience with green 

2 workforce development and job creation; 

3 (3) has an existing green jobs collaborative in4 volving regional, local, county, State, and public and 

5 private stakeholders that targets low-income under6 served populations residing in metropolitan areas; 

7 (4) has entered into or is prepared to enter into 

8 a partnership agreement with a Department of En9 ergy National Energy Laboratory and a research-in10 tensive institution of higher education that are with11 in a 20-mile radius of such unit of general local gov12 ernment or the area served by such nonprofit orga13 nization designated by a unit of general local govern14 ment; and 

15 (5) is in a community meeting the criteria 

16 under paragraphs (8) to (14) of section 4(d) of this 

17 Act. 

18 (e) ACTIVITIES.—To carry out the purposes of this 

19 section, the Metro Area Green Institute shall— 

20 (1) evaluate the efficacy of programs funded 

21 under sections 4, 5, and 7; 

22 (2) sponsor workshops and conferences on 

23 green jobs, technology transfer, business develop24 ment, green economic development strategies for 

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1 come under-served and other displaced populations, 

2 and any other topics relevant to green industries; 

3 (3) compile for dissemination to green work4 force development and job creation programs nation5 ally, and so disseminate, information and data re6 lated to the programs under sections 4, 5, and 7, 

7 and other related national, regional, and local activi8 ties related to green workforce development and eco9 nomic development, including best practice data and 

10 green worker training techniques; 

11 (4) monitor and investigate green workforce de12 velopment and job creation programs nationally with 

13 a focus on initiatives targeting high-poverty commu14 nities and high-need communities; 

15 (5) assess the efficacy of green economic and 

16 workforce development programs; 

17 (6) create and maintain a certification program 

18 to train workers in green jobs; 

19 (7) encourage local and municipal governments 

20 to engage in workforce development and job creation 

21 activities in green industry; 

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1 ceiving funding under sections 4 and 5 of this Act; 

2 and 

3 (9) produce and make available to local govern4 ments, nonprofits, academic institutions, and the 

5 Department of Housing and Urban Development lit6 erature and media tools codifying best practice tech7 niques and supplemental metadata analysis. 

8 (f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 

9 authorized to be appropriated for the grant or contract 

10 under this section $5,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 

11 2010 through 2015. 

12 SEC. 7. ALTERNATIVE GREEN ACADEMIES PROGRAM. 

13 (a) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this section is to en14 able municipalities to partner with nonprofit organiza15 tions, local education agencies, community and technical 

16 colleges, trade associations, and local businesses to provide 

17 green job training, employment opportunities, and other 

18 life skills to high school drop-outs, formerly incarcerated 

19 youth, and individuals unable to attend traditional institu20 tions of higher education. 

21 (b) ESTABLISHMENT OF GRANT PROGRAM.—The 

22 Secretary may establish a competitive program to make 

23 grants to units of general local government to support and 

24 establish programs that— 


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1 (1) provide green job training, employment op2 portunities, and other life skills to high school drop3 outs, formerly incarcerated youth, and individuals 

4 unable to attend traditional institutions of higher 

5 education; and 

6 (2) involve collaboration between local or mu7 nicipal governments, community or technical col8 leges, local businesses, trade associations and others. 

9 (c) PRIORITY.—In awarding grants under this sec10 tion, the Secretary may give priority to any applicant unit 

11 of general local government that provides assurances to 

12 the Secretary, or demonstrates to the Secretary, as appli13 cable, that such unit of general local government— 

14 (1) has a plan to engage at least one commu15 nity or technical college in green job training; 

16 (2) has a plan to engage local industry, trade 

17 associations, and small business in creating green 

18 jobs in underserved communities; 

19 (3) has projected growth, over the next five 

20 years, in net new jobs requiring at minimum a high 

21 school diploma; 

22 (4) has an estimated high school drop-out rate 

23 of greater than 35 percent based upon 2007 statis24 tical data, or 10 percent greater than the national 

25 rate; 


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1 (5) has a local unemployment rate at least 1.5 

2 times greater than the national rate; 

3 (6) has at least 20 percent of the local work4 force employed in the lowest-paying economic sec5 tors; 

6 (7) has not less than 35 percent of households 

7 that have female head-of-households; 

8 (8) has more than 20 parolees, probationers, or 

9 parolees and probationers per 1,000 residents; 

10 (9) has a local population of which at least 8 

11 percent are classified as high-need with regard to 

12 employment opportunities; and 

13 (10) meets any other criteria the Secretary de14 termines appropriate. 

15 (d) ELIGIBLE ACTIVITIES.—A unit of general local 

16 government receiving a grant under this section may use 

17 grant funds to collaborate with local community and tech18 nical colleges and local businesses, trade associations, and 

19 other entities to— 

20 (1) establish an inclusive education and training 

21 center or centers to serve as an alternative academy 

22 for high school drop-outs, formerly incarcerated, and 

23 other difficult-to-employ individuals; 


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1 (2) develop curricula to provide program par2 ticipants with skills necessary to achieve sustainable 

3 employment in green industries; 

4 (3) establish mentorship programs with local 

5 green industries and small businesses to provide pro6 gram participants with access to on-the-job training; 

7 (4) provide job placement services, in partner8 ship with local green industries and small busi9 nesses; 

10 (5) provide wage stipends to program partici11 pants receiving green job training; and 

12 (6) provide services such as childcare, alcohol 

13 and drug dependence treatment, and mental health 

14 services, as necessary, to underserved, low-income, 

15 displaced, hard-to-employ, and formerly incarcerated 

16 individuals to facilitate the use of the training, job 

17 placement, and employment provided by paragraphs 

18 (1) to (5). 

19 (e) NUMBER AND AMOUNT OF GRANTS.— 

20 (1) NUMBER.—The Secretary may make grants 

21 under this section to not more than 10 units of gen22 eral local government. 

23 (2) AMOUNT.—Subject to the availability of ap24 propriations, the Secretary shall make a grant to 


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1 each unit of general local government selected of 

2 $2,000,000 each fiscal year for 5 years. 

3 (f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 

4 authorized to be appropriated for grants under this section 

5 $20,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2010 through 

6 2015. 

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